Curriculum Vitae

Selected Exhibitions

2026
Moya Museum
Art Karlsruhe (Chiefs and Spirits)
Art The Hague (Chiefs and Spirits)
Object Rotterdam

2025
Art Miami (Chiefs and Spirits)
Art The Hague
Rotterdam Art Week, Kunst & Complex, Rotterdam
KunstRAI, Amsterdam
Object Rotterdam

2024
Rotterdam Architecture Month, large-scale sculpture at Museumplein, Rotterdam
Isola, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
BAD Foundation Expo
Research into the development of sculptures using advanced manufacturing techniques (2024–2025)

2023
Dutch Design Week, selected for the exhibition at Ketelhuisplein, Eindhoven
MoMA Design Store, New York – ON/OFF included in the collection
Object Rotterdam
Milan Design Week, Milan, Italy

2022
Lecture for BNO/Zefir7, Stroom Den Haag, The Hague
Big Art, Bijlmerbajes, Amsterdam
Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
Brutus, Summer of Art, Rotterdam
Amsterdam UMC (AMC), Amsterdam
Big Art, Hembrugterrein, Zaandam
Object Rotterdam
Catawiki Auction, OBJECT

2021
Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend, Open Studios, Rotterdam
Gallery Withtsjalling, duo exhibition with Beth Namenwirth, Groningen
Object Rotterdam, Design Fair, Rotterdam
Kunst & Complex, Open Studios during Art Rotterdam Week, Rotterdam
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Summer Exhibition, Schiedam
GalleryViewer, Different Dimensions, RAM Gallery, Rotterdam

2020
Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend, Open Studios, Rotterdam
Kunst & Complex, Open Studios during Art Rotterdam Week, Rotterdam

2019
Kunsthal KAdE, One Way Ticket to Mars, Amersfoort
Kunst & Complex, Open Studios during Art Rotterdam Week, Rotterdam
Object Rotterdam, auction curated by Rolf Bruggink

2018
Kunst & Complex, Open Studios during Art Rotterdam Week, Rotterdam
Kunst & Complex, exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the studio building, Rotterdam

2017
Solyanka Gallery, Ceiling, Moscow, Russia
Art Rotterdam, RAM Gallery

2015
RAM Gallery, Rotterdam
Scheltema Bookstore, Amsterdam
Kunsthal KAdE, MOVE ON, Amersfoort

2014
De Pont Museum, HOWTO, curated by Hans Aarsman, Tilburg
RAM Gallery, CKOM, Rotterdam
Museum Castle Sypesteyn, Luchtkastelen, Loosdrecht

2013
Onomato, Düsseldorf, Germany
ABC Architectuurcentrum, solo exhibition, Haarlem
Ampelhaus, Germany

2012
Secret Postcards, Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts, Maastricht
Point de Vue, 200 Years of the Art Academy, 's-Hertogenbosch
RAM Foundation, France
Ampelhaus, Germany
A Perfect Day, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
Art Amsterdam, RAM Gallery

2011
Bijbels Museum, Amsterdam
CBK Schiedam
De Fabriek, Eindhoven
Between You and Me, animation screening, Tilburg
Onomato Künstlerverein, Düsseldorf, Germany

2010
Kunsthal KAdE, Shadow Dance, Amersfoort
Verzameld Werk, Ghent, Belgium
Onomatopee, Eindhoven

2008
Art Amsterdam, RAM Gallery
Museum Night Rotterdam, RAM Gallery
Hudson Museum, Rotterdam

2007
VHDG, solo exhibition, Leeuwarden
Centraal Museum, animation screening, Utrecht
Pictura, duo exhibition, Dordrecht
Museum de Fundatie, Shelter, Heino / Zwolle
Breda's Museum, exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of Lokaal 01, Breda
RAM Gallery, Future Glimpse, Rotterdam
Art Rotterdam, RAM Gallery

2006
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, reopening exhibition, Schiedam
RAM Gallery, Rotterdam
Art Rotterdam, RAM Gallery

2005
Nieuwe Vide, Lopend Beeld, Haarlem
RAM Gallery, Rotterdam
RAM Gallery, Project Rotterdam, Rotterdam
CBK Rotterdam, Rechtsachter, Rotterdam

2004
RAM Gallery, Small Works, Rotterdam
RAM Foundation, Transforming Home, Rotterdam
De Verschijning, Kabine, Tilburg
De Fabriek, Eindhoven

2003
TENT., Kabine, Rotterdam
Lokaal 01, Eenzaam zonder God, Antwerp, Belgium

2002
De Krabbedans, Hier, Eindhoven
Art Primeur, Dordrecht
Artis, Prefab 1/2/3, 's-Hertogenbosch

Public Commissions

2026
Sculpture design and realization for MOVE (school)

2025
Commissioned award sculptures for the Municipality of Rotterdam

2022
Lumberjack's Home and Turning Man acquired by the Dudok Group

2021
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, permanent wall drawing spanning 18 floors, FMH Government Building, The Hague

2020
Municipality of Rotterdam, drawings for the implementation of new legislation
ERA Contour, site-specific wall drawing, Rotterdam

2019
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, drawings for the P-Direkt Government Building, Zwolle
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, wall drawing, P-Direkt Government Building, Zwolle
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, wall drawing, FMH Government Building, The Hague
Drawings acquired for the collection of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Embassy of the Netherlands, Jakarta, Indonesia

2018
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, drawings for the exhibition Boijmans in the War, Rotterdam
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, drawings for the exhibition Rembrandt Etchings, Rotterdam
ERA Contour, site-specific wall drawings, Rotterdam

2017
Architectuurdagen Gent, commissioned works for Duravit, BuzziSpace, Rockfon and others, commissioned by Ann Maes, Ghent, Belgium
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), acquisition of 50 animations, Japan

2016
Zon achter Wolk acquired by Amnesty International, Amsterdam

2015
Wooll-E lamp design
National Lottery Belgium, drawing acquired, Belgium

2014
RAM Gallery, design for the International Poetry Festival Rotterdam relationship gift
VPRO, presentation of Covers during Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven

2013
VPRO, design of Christmas gifts
Commission for Thomas van Dalen, organisational strategist, Amsterdam
Stichting Lezen & Schrijven, wall drawing and signage, The Hague

2012
Municipality of Amsterdam, commissioned sketch design for the entrance of the Albert Cuyp Market

2010
Commissioned rooftop sculpture, Amsterdam
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, drawings for the Education Department

2007
Caldic Collection, signage, Wassenaar
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, signage

Awards & Nominations

2023
German Design Award for Swing

2022
LOOP Design Award for Lumberjack's Home

2016
Nominated for the Warsteiner BLOOOM Award with Brighten Up
Selected for the Dutch Animation Competition, Holland Animation Film Festival

2015
Nominated for the Warsteiner BLOOOM Award with Cloud-Plaster

2007
Vers Film Festival (NFTVM), nomination for animation Lamppost, Amsterdam
Leids Film Festival, second prize for animation Boom, Leiden
Kinofest International Digital Film Festival, nominations for animations Boom and Lamppost, Bucharest, Romania
Nederlands Online Film Festival, nomination for animation Lamppost
KAN International Film Festival, nomination for animation Boom, Wrocław, Poland
Vers Film Festival, nomination for animation Boom, Amsterdam
Paris Tout Court, animation Lamppost selected for the international competition, Paris, France

2006
NPS New Arrivals, nomination for animation Lamppost
Orange Depict Award, animation Boom shortlisted, United Kingdom
1minute Film & Sound Awards, animation Boom shortlisted, Belgium
Basic Stipend, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam

2002
Start Stipend, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam

2001
Lucas Prize, KABK, 's-Hertogenbosch

Selected Screenings

2016
Holland Animation Film Festival, animations screened in competition, Utrecht

2015
Little Big Shots: Australia’s International Film Festival for Kids, Australia

2014
The One Minutes on Tour, Power Station of Art, Shanghai, China

2008
Tribeca Film Festival, New York, USA
Amsterdam Shorts, Amsterdam
Rotterdam VHS Festival, Chicago, USA
NIAF, animation screening tour
NAFF 2008, Festival of Animated Film, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Urbanscreens08, Melbourne, Australia

2007
Festival de Parade
Sapporo International Short Film Festival, Sapporo, Japan
Polderlicht, animation screening in VHS Film Festival compilation, Amsterdam
Theaterfestival Boulevard, 's-Hertogenbosch
The Short List, animations screened on North American television (PBS, Cox Cable), USA
Filtr.tv, New York, USA
4th Istanbul International Animation Festival, Istanbul, Turkey
A Movie in the Backpack Film Festival, Bologna, Italy
International Amsterdam Film Festival, Dutch Mix
Tehran International Short Film Festival, Iran
CASZuidas, moving images in public space, Amsterdam
Cinekid Film Festival, Amsterdam
Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden
Cinema St. Louis International Film Festival, USA
International Festival of Cinema and Technology
De Loop, Melbourne, Australia
Monkey Town Festival, New York, USA
Real Institute Alternative Film Nights, Wales, United Kingdom
FilmFestival Weiterstadt, Germany
One Minute Film Festival Aarau, Switzerland
KAFF International Film Festival, Kecskemét, Hungary
Images Film Festival, animation screenings, Toronto, Canada
International Film Festival Aarhus, Denmark
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
Future Shorts Film Festival, Rome, Italy
Le Cargo, animation screenings, Caen, France

2006
Encounters Short Film Festival, United Kingdom
Rotterdam VHS Film Festival, animation screening at Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam
The First Post
Dutch Punch, St. Petersburg / Moscow / Pskov, Russia
NPS Korte Film
Future Shorts Film Festival, United Kingdom
Encounters Short Film Festival, Bristol, United Kingdom
Kassel Documentary Film & Video Festival, Germany
Holland Animation Festival, Utrecht
Zwelgfilmavond (Lazy Marie), Ekko, Utrecht
One Minute Film Festival Aarau, Switzerland
Streaming International Film Festival, The Hague
Bimini International Animation Festival, Riga, Latvia
Multivision International Animation Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia

2005
Kassel Documentary Film & Video Festival, Germany
't Hoogt, Cinematiek nr. 8, Utrecht
Dutchopen International Film and Video Art Festival, Amsterdam
De Wereld van Witte de With (Picos de Europa), Rotterdam
NPS Arena
Kassel Documentary Film & Video Festival, Germany
VPRO Nachtpodium, animation screenings

2004
Holland Animation Festival, Utrecht

Commissioned Work

I regularly work for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad and the Dutch public broadcasting organisation VPRO.

Other clients include:

The New York Times
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
Onomatopee, Eindhoven
De Unie, Rotterdam
Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam
Bijbels Museum (in collaboration with Paul Mertz)
Tirade
Trouw
de Volkskrant
Elsevier Weekblad
Knack
De Morgen
VARA Gids
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce
Amnesty International
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, The Netherlands
MKB-Nederland
RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment)
Rijkswaterstaat
Municipality of Rotterdam
Municipality of Amersfoort
Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
Stichting Lezen & Schrijven
TU Delft

Art Editions

Art editions are available through the museum shops of:

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort
Magritte Museum Shop, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels