Middelburg
The Netherlands

Born 1960 April 6 – Utrecht, The Netherlands.
 

• 1996 & 1999 Workshops at the European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC), Den Bosch, NL.
• 1986-1988 Postgraduate Jan van Eyck Academy, postgraduate institute for visual arts. Maastricht, NL, mixed media.
• 1983-1986 AKI Academy for Visual Art, Enschede, NL, monumental design.

• Fonds BKVB, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture fonds bkvb (now "Mondriaanfonds").
• SBKM, The Middelburg Foundation for Visual Arts de vleeshal
• 1991 Kunstpreis der Stadt Nordhorn, Germany

• Work especially made for Museum Beelden aan Zee (2014)
• Public collections: Museum Beelden aan zee, National Ceramics Museum Princessehof, Jan van Eijck Academy.
  
• Public art sculptures to be found in: Zoetermeer (2022), Beverwijk (2020), Oldenzaal (2014), Roermond (2010), Schijndel (2005), Middelburg (2002/2003), Nieuwegein (1999/2000), (Maastricht 1993).
• Private collectors.

• 2022 - 23 "Studio aan Zee" Museum Beelden aan Zee, The Hague, NL.
• 2016, 2015, 2012, 2010, 2007 Galerie de Witte Voet, Amsterdam, NL.
• 2016 Spaceburo, Antwerp, Belgium.
• 2010 "Still" Museum Beelden aan Zee, The Hague, NL.
• 2007/2008 "Hangen en staan" (hanging and standing), National Ceramics Museum Princessehof, Leeuwarden, NL.
• 2008 "Zoom", Kunstenlab Deventer, NL.
• 2002 De Kabinetten van de Vleeshal, Middelburg, NL.
• 1997, 1996 Museum Van Nagsael, Rotterdam, NL.
• 1995 Hermen Molendijk Stichting, CBK Utrecht, Amersfoort, NL.
• 1993 De Fabriek, Eindhoven, NL.
• 1991 Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, Germany.

• 2021 Korean International Ceramic Biennale: A Story Beyond the Sea: Dutch Ceramics Now. Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Korea.
  
• 2020 MIC Faenza, 61st Faenza Prize
  
• 2018 European Ceramic Context 2018 (Curated). Bornholm art museum, Denmark.
• 2018, 2015, 2011 Estate Anningahof, Zwolle, NL.
• 2013 "Fragile Movements", CBK Zeeland, Middelburg, NL.
• 2010 "BICC 2010", Biennale Internationale de Vallauris, Création Contemporaine et Céramique. Le musée Magnelli, musée de la Céramique, Vallauris, France.
• 2003 "Actes de Fe i de Generositat", Espais Sagrats, Gresol Art, La Bisbal D'Emporda, Spain.
• 2001 gemeentemuseum, (now called "kunstmuseum") The Hague, NL.
• 1998 Cultureel Centrum Knokke-Heist, Belgium.
• 1997 "Smallsculpture, Lipchitzz and now", Stedelijke Musea Gouda, NL.
• 1997 "Klei", (Clay) Witte Zaal, Sint-Lucas, LUCA School of Arts Gent, Belgium.
• 1994 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, USA.
• 1989 Atrium, Neue Galerie, Sammlung Ludwig, Elisenbrunnen Aachen, Germany.
• 1987 Quadriënnale Prague, Tsjecho-Slowakia.

• 2021 61ste FAENZA Prize The book, published by Gli Ori, presents the works of the 55 artists selected at the 61st Faenza Prize. MIC Faenza, Italy.
  
• 2016 Tongue    Book size: 230 x 290 mm / full colour / 208 pages / ca. 200 pictures, With text from: Roos Gortzak, Carel Blotkamp (bilingual, English and Dutch), Design: Pieter Slagboom, Photography: Peter Cox. Publisher: MER.Paper Kunsthalle, ISBN 9789492321336.
• 2013 Fragile Movements, publication CBK Zeeland.
• 2010 Biennale Internationale- Création Contemporaine et Céramique, Vallauris 2010, Somogy éditions D'ART, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7572-0382-8
• 2008 Book "Hedendaagse keramiek in Nederland", (contemporary ceramics in the Netherlands), Piet Augustijn. Published by the former NVK (Dutch association of ceramists).
• 2008 Book rtbooks, ISBN 9789086902019,
• 2007 Pretty Dutch, exhibition catalog museum Princessehof, Leeuwarden, NL.
• 2007 Keramika, Year 19 number 4, winter 2007. ISSN: 0925 - 997x
• 2004 kM, Uitgeverij De Doelenpers. Article: "Monumentale zachtheid". text by Harald Schole.
• 1997 Newspaper z8jes, Begane Grond, Utrecht, NL / Kunstverein Bremenhaven, Germany.
• 1997 Catalog "A nova expresión da terra", Coruña, Spain.
• 1991 Catalog "Wenn das Herz singt lachen die Blätter", text by Irene Veenstra, Nordhorn, Germany.