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EDUCATION

1993-1995 State Academy of Visual Arts, (Rijksakademie van

         beeldende kunsten), Amsterdam
1989-1992 Rietveld Academy, painting
1986-1989 Rietveld Academy, photography

C.V.

2012-'Fear & Desire', solo-exhibition Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo

         -Publication of catalogue 'Fear & Desire'

          -Interview in 'Dagblad De Limburger', by Adri Gorissen

         -Interview in 'Zuiderlucht', by Duncan Liefferink

2011-'IKOB Art Prize', exhibition IKOB, Museum for Contemporary Art, Eupen (B)

          (with Kati Heck, Tatjana Gerhard, Vera Hilger and Brigitte Reisz)

         -'A Different View', live atelier in Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo

         -'From the Collection', Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo

         -'Maria', Museum Flehite, Amersfoort

         -'Black-White Plus', Museum Nairac, Barneveld

         -'Mens en Boom', group show Museum Het Tongerlohuys, Roosendaal

         -Article in 'Kunst-Echo', Das Euregio Kunst- und Kulturmagazin

         -Publication in 'Sanquin', works from the collection

         -Interview in 'Zuiderlucht', by Duncan Liefferink

         -Publication in 'Het Beeldende Kunstjournaal'

         -Acquisition work by City of Meerssen

2010-'Languages of Drawing', Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo

        -'Recent Acquisitions', Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht

        -'More precious than Pure Gold', Museum Catharijneconvent,

         Utrecht

        -'Portraitists Today', group exhibition

         Museum De Fundatie/Nijenhuis, Zwolle

        -'Sinners and Saviors', solo exhibition at Galerie 10, Utrecht

        -'Viva Maria', solo exhibition at Galerie 37, Haarlem

        -Acquisition work by Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht

        -Acquisition works by Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo

        -Interview in book Portraits of Portraitists by C. Huizing and

         H.Stoop-de Meester

        -'Languages of Drawing', Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo

        -Publication in art magazine, 'Catharijne.'

        -Publication in national newspaper 'NRC'

2009-Acquisition of works by Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht

        -'Viva Maria', solo exhibition at Galerie 37, Haarlem

        -'Something and Something Else', works from the Océ

         collection at the Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo

        -'The White Child and the Red Sky' on permanent display 

         at Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht

        -'MaterDolorosa', solo exhibition at Wittem Monestery

        -Group exhibition at the Meerssen Synagoge

        -Special guest at 'Soeterbeeck', television programme, on

        theMaterDolorosa project

        -Acquisition of work by the Province of Limburg

        -Interview in art magazine 'Catharijne',

        -Publication in art magazine 'Kunstbeeld'

        -Publication in 'Bulletin’ Museum De Fundatie

2008-'Something and Something Else', works from the Océ collection

         in the Museum Van Bommel Van Dam, Venlo

        -'Disembody',duo exhibition at Galerie 10, Utrecht

        -'MaterDolorosa',solo exhibition Museum Jacob van Horne, Weert

       -'Season Starters', Galerie10, Utrecht

        -‘Open Art Fair’ Galerie 10, Utrecht

        -‘AAF’, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam

        -Group exhibition ‘PvH40’,  Church of the Fathers, Weert

        -'Cultuurcafé', discussion with a cultural philosopher
          and a theatre maker, radio L1

        -Support grant, alotted on evaluation of artist’s oeuvre

        -Cultural Fund ‘Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds’,

         support grant for publication book
        -Publication of book 'MaterDolorosa'
        -Examinor CABK, Academie for Visual Arts, Zwolle
        -Art of the Day’, galeries.nl

        -Article in the  Financieel Dagblad (Financial Times) 

        'MaterDolorosa',
        -Interview in CHAPEAU MAGAZINE
        -Interview in Dagblad Newspaper De Limburger
        -Interview on L1 radio

        -Acquisitions by PGGM Collection
        -Portrait commissions
2007-Acquisition of work by Collection Océ van der Grinten
        -'Reve was here', group exhibition, Art College, Weert
        -Acquisition by Lapinska Collection, New York
        -Acquisition by Buiting Collection, Amsterdam
        -Portrait commissions
2006-‘Look at me’, group exhibition, Museum Nairac
        -Portrait commissions (state minister Brinkman)
2005-Working period in Spain
        -Start project ‘MaterDolorosa'
        -Exhibition at Galerie VanWijngaarden/Hakkens
        -Portrait commissions (Brinkman family)

2004-'Salon',  Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo
        -Acquisition of work by Sanders Collection
        -Exhibition at Galery Van Wijngaarden/Hakkens, Amsterdam
        -Interview in national newspaper NRC Handelsblad
        -Acquisition of work by CBK Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht
        -Exhibition of works collected by Weert Municipal Museum
        -Portrait commissions
2003-‘Art Amsterdam’, Galerie Van Wijngaarden
        -'Airbag', group exhibition, Schiedam Museum
        -Interview in women's magazine Marie Claire
        -Working period in Spain
        -Acquisition of work by Lapinska Collection, New York
2002-“The ‘hofvijver’ (Court Pond) in Poetry and Image”, The Hague

         (i.e.of the Royal Palace)
        -Exhibition Galerie van Wijngaarden
        -Acquisition of work by AEGON Collection
        -Acquisition of work by Museum van Bommel Van Dam, Venlo
2001-'Dreamland', exhibition Weert Municipal Museum
        -'Dreamscape', exhibition at Galerie Van Wijngaarden
        -'Tongue, the Battle of Roosendaal', Museum De Ghulden Roos,
         with fellow artists Gijs Assman, Berend Hoekstra, Q.S.Serafijn

         and Koen Vermeule

        -Acquisition of work by the Weert Municipal Museum

2000-‘HSAL’, exhibition at Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town,
         South Africa
        -‘HSAL’, exhibition at Loods 6, Amsterdam
        -Working period in Cape Town, South Africa
        -Exhibition at Galerie Van Wijngaarden
        -Interview in national newspaper NRC Handelsblad
1999-‘Art Amsterdam’, section Galerie Van Wijngaarden
        -Acquisition of works by ABN Amro Collection
        -Acquisition of work by CLB Collection
        -Acquisition of work by Océ van der Grinten Collection
        -Exhibition at Kunsthuis 13, Velp
        -Publication work in the Prix de Rome catalogue
        -Exhibition at Galerie Van Wijngaarden, Amsterdam
1998-'Made in India', Galerie Van Wijngaarden,  Amsterdam
        -Review in the national newspaper NRC Handelsblad
        -Acquisition of works by ABN AMRO Collection
        -Acquisition of work by Lapinska Collection, New York
        -Group exhibition at Veilinghallen Venlo
1997-Working period in India with fellow artists Juul Kraayer,

         V.N.Aji,Anne Marie Spijker and Remy Jungerman
        -Group exhibition at Museum Het Domein, Sittard
        -Group exhibition ‘Self Portrait’, Weert Municipal Museum
        -Group exhibition at ICCD, Trivandrum, India
1996-'Young Art’, Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht
        -Interview in the art magazine ‘Kunstbeeld’
        -'Attitudes', Art Fair Knokke
        -Exhibition Galerie Van Wijngaarden, Amsterdam
        -Acquisition of work by Generali
1995-Exhibition at CLB, Amsterdam
        -Acquisition of work by CLB, Amsterdam
        -'Uitgelicht' (In the Spotlight), Art Amsterdam
        -Group exhibition at the Damsquare Palace, Amsterdam
        -Grant for promising young artists

1994-Study at theState Academy of Art, Amsterdam
        -Selected by panel (Jan Hoet, Fumio Nanjo, Thijmen van

         Grootheest, Theo Scholten) for acquisition of work by State

         Academy Collection
        -Nominated for Buning Brongers Award
        -Publication work in Prix de Rome catalogue
        -Acquisition of work by Océ Van der Grinten Collection
1993-Study at State Academy of Visual Arts,Amsterdam
        -Exhibition at the Weert Municipal Museum
1990-Group exhibition Fondation Cartier, Paris
1989-Group exhibition Canon Gallery, Amsterdam  

WORK INCLUDED IN MUSEUM ,COMPANY AND PRIVATE ART COLLECTIONS:

       -Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht

       -Museum van Bommel van Dam

       -Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht

       -Weert Municipal Museum
       -SBK Schiedam Museum
       -ABN AMRO

       -Océ van der Grinten

       -AEGON

       -PGGM
       -Kredietbank
       -SANQUIN

       -Province of Limburg
       -Generali Company

       -Amsterdam State Art Academy

       -City of Meerssen
       -Collection De Heus-Zomer 
       -Collection Sanders 
       -Collection Brinkman 
       -Collection Des Bouvrie

       -Collection Wittebol, Amsterdam
       -Collection Lapinska, New York

       -Collection Harrison, New York
       -Collection Gerlach, Amsterdam
       -Collection Roger, Parijs

       -Collection Gümmer-Vossen, Bad Homburg
       -Collection Buiting, Amsterdam

       -Collection Sleper, Utrecht

 PROJECTS AND WORKING PERIODS ABROAD:

       -Two month working period with Juul Kraaijer, Anne Marie

        Spijker,V.N.Aji and Remy Jungerman in Trivandrum, India

       -HSAL, four month exchange project with Dutch and South

        African artists (such as Tiong Ang, Kevin Brand), in Amsterdam

        and Cape Town

       -Working period in Alcalali, Spain, start of project

        'MaterDolorosa'