Curriculum Vitae

Education

Paier Collage of Art, Hamden, Connecticut USA

Training

2009Workshop 'Het papieroffensief' (papierexpressie), Loyers, Belgium
2009Workshop 'Exotic fibers', Carriage House, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2009Workshop 'Hedendaags papierscheppen', Waver, Belgium
2007Masterclass Royal Talens BV, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
2005Workshop 'Pulp painting', Pyramid Atlantic Center for Print, Paper & Book Arts, Silver Springs, MD, USA
2003Workshops 'Papier maken', Bemmel, The Netherlands
2003Workshops 'Constructie' and 'Papier speciaal', De Middelste Molen, Loenen, The Netherlands

Grants & Fellowships

2019Grant from IAPMA for the organization of the International Paper Art Event at De Middelste Molen, Loenen, NL.
2005Government grant for the project 'Made in Arnhem', CBKG, Arnhem, NL.

Projects

2019 International Paper Art Event (September): Initiator and co-organizer of this event held at the paper mill De Middelste Molen in Loenen, The Netherlands. Sixteen top professional paper artists from the Netherlands, France, Norway, Malaysia, Australia, Germany, India, and Argentina participated in this extraordinary event, which attracted nearly 2,000 visitors in two days.

Exhibitions

2026Lost & Found groepsexpositie, Grensverleggers – Kunstcentrum Kadmium, Delft
2025Climate Change in the Netherlands, Grensverleggers – Haagse Kunstkring, Den Haag
2025Duurzame Kunst, Grensverleggers – Huis Kernhem, Ede
2025IJssel Biënnale, (Nieuwe Ruimte Artists) – Turnhal, Ellecom
2024Lek Art – 'Kunst op de Noord', Grensverleggers, Culemborg
2023Grensverleggers – Frame de Galerie, Amersfoort
2021Beelden in Zandvoort, Zandvoorts Museum, Zandvoort
2021CODA Paper Art 2021, Tour de Papier op 3 locaties, Apeldoorn
2021Approach, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota City, Japan
2021Feasts on Paper, Shanghai International Paper Art Biennale, Fengxian Museum, Shanghai, China
2020International Paper Art Event, De Middelste Molen, Loenen
2019Artist of the Month, Nieuwe Ruimte, Velp
2019Zoom Festival & Exhibition, Turnhal, Ellecom
2018Kunstschouw Installation, Algae Blooms, Heemstede
2017Feasts on Paper, The First Shanghai International Paper Art Exhibition, Fengxian Museum, Shanghai, China
2017Mata Hari, Galerie Halte de Engel, De Steeg
2017De Papiertuin, 't Sprengenhus, Laag-Soeren
2016A Feast on Paper, 30 years IAPMA touring group exhibition, Guangzhou, China
2016Mail Art Project, Association of Cyprus Paper Artists, Cyprus
2016De Papiertuin, Galerie Halte de Engel, De Steeg
2016Van Papier, Fort Kijkduin, Huisduinen, Den Helder
2015Kunst en Vliegwerk, Galerie Halte de Engel (groepstentoonstelling), De Steeg
2015KUNSTSCHOUW Installation, Creusen (Japanse Oesters), Westerschouwen
2014Reizen door de Papiertuin, Galerie De Swarte Ram, Doesburg
2013Couperus in De Steeg, Galerie Halte de Engel (groepsexpositie), De Steeg
2013K-Art, CODA Museum (groepsexpositie), Apeldoorn
2013The Art & Soul of Paper, Norwich, UK
2012Sieraadvormen, CODA Museum (groepsexpositie), Apeldoorn
2010Geleende Ogen, Galerie Zelhem, Oosterbeek collaboratief groep, Zelhem
2010Terugblik, Galerie Halte de Engel (groepsexpositie), De Steeg
2009Boom en Blad, Huis Kernhem, Ede
2009Imaginary Journeys, Ferrara Museum of the Estense Castle, Ferrara, Italy