CURRICULUM VITAE:  

1979 born in Leiden, The Netherlands.

Lives and works in Rotterdam,The Netherlands.

EDUCATION:

1997- 2001    Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, The Netherlands.

                     Graduated in Photography Design. B.A. 2001.

AWARDS:

2010       Award show, Fotosommer Stuttgart, Germany.

                Nomination Top 20 SCREENing Awards 2010.

                Nomination Bouw in Beeldprijs, The Netherlands.

2009     The Johanna and Tom Baruch Honorary Fellowship Award, CA, United States of America.

                2nd Jury Prize, Conceptual Photography, Viewbook PhotoStory 2009. Viewbook.com.

                Award of Excellence 2009, 50th Annual Photography Exhibition. Communication Arts, United States of America.

2006     Silver Award, in the category "People/Portraits" PANL Awards #15.

            Photographers Association of the Netherlands.

            Best of Members Award, in the category "People/Portraits" PANL Awards #15. Photographers Association of the Netherlands.

2003     Members Choice Award, in the category “Autonomous” PANL Awards #12.  Photographers Association of the Netherlands.

GRANTS:

2008     Contribution to working budget, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts,

            Design and Architecture.

2005     Startstipendium, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture.                  

RESIDENCIES:

2009      Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA, United States of America.

2008      Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan.

2005      Van Doesburghuis, Meudon, France. (former house of Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg).

EXHIBITIONS:

2011       M - ACF Amsterdams Centrum voor Fotografie, The Netherlands.

                Nieuwe Aanwinsten - CBK Amsterdam Oost, The Netherlands.

2010       BackHome - Bouw in Beeldprijs 2010 – TU, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

                Fantastische Fotografie,  CBK Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

                BackHome - Bouw in Beeldprijs 2010 - Belvédère, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

                Stories of the Unseen, CBK Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

                Solo exhibition - Short & Sweet, CBK Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

                Award Show - Fotosommer Stuttgart 2010 -  Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Germany.

                Update - Salon for Photography, Frankfurt, Germany.

                BackHome - Bouw in Beeldprijs 2010 - Cobra Museum, Museum of modern art, Amstelveen, The Netherlands.

2009     Simulacre-La Galerie la Ferronnerie a 20 ans (9), La Galerie la Ferronnerie, Paris, France.

            Sons & Daughters of Amersfoort, Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.

            Fotofestiwal 2009, Tickle Attack, Artistic Centre Fabryka Trzciny,Warsaw, Poland.

2008     Gup Magazine 3 years, Smart Project Space, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

            Backlight Photo Festival, Tickle Attack, Northern Photographic Centre, Oulu, Finland.

            Backlight Photo Festival, Tickle Attack, Fluss, Wien, Austria.

            PANL # 17, Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2007     Exploring new identities, W139/Basement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2006     Skart collective, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

            Maison Royale, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

            Solo exhibition, Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie, Selbsicht der Schritt ins Bild,Museum im Residenzschloss, Darmstad, Germany.

2005     Skart collective, Festival Todays Art,  Vrije Academie, The Hague,  The Netherlands.

2004     Skart collective, Arty House, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2003     PANL, Melkweg gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

            PANL, Photo Festival Naarden, The Netherlands.

            Solo exhibition, Kleurgamma, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

            Solo exhibition, Dutch Dialogue #1, Galerie Haags, The Hague, The Netherlands.                  

            Skart collective, Photo Biennale Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

            Skart collective, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Festival Wereld van Witte de With, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PUBLICATIONS BOOKS:

2010      Fotosommer Stuttgart, 2010.

2009     Fotofestiwal, 8th International Festival of Photography in Lodz, 2009.

2008     Monat der Fotografie, Wien, 2008.

            Backlight International Photo Festival 08 Tickle Attack, 2008.

            PANL, Photography Annual of the Netherlands # 17, 2008.

2006     Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie, Selbsicht der Schritt ins Bild, April 2006.

            PANL, Photography Annual of the Netherlands # 15, 2006.

            Met Stip, Startstipendia, Fonds voor BKVB 2004-2005, April 2006.

2005     KM3 MVRDV, publisher Actar, December 2005.

2003     Grenzeloos/Boundless, Fotofestival Naarden, May 2003.

            PANL, Photography Annual of the Netherlands #12, 2003.

PUBLICATIONS MAGAZINES:

2011      Eyemazing, Spring issue 2011.

2010      Update 10 - The Magazine, 14 mai 2010.

2009     Communication Arts, 2009 Photography Annual 50, October 2009.

2007     Le Figaroscope, January 2007.

2006     C International Photo Magazine #01, January 2006.

            Standard magazine, March 2006.

2005     Gup magazine #01, October 2005.

2004     Eyemazing #02, Spring 2004.

2003     Credits, June 2003.

COLLECTIONS:

2010   Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam (Centre for Visual Art Rotterdam), The Netherlands.

            Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst Amsterdam (Centre for Visual Art Amsterdam), The Netherlands.

2009   Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.

EXTRA:

2003-2005   Teacher of Photography, Fotogram, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2002-2005   Teacher of Photography, Scholen in de Kunst, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.

2001-2009   Initiator and member of photographers collective Skart.