Curriculum Vitae
I started studying in at the Wackers Art Academy for classical painting- and drawing techniques in Amsterdam in 2015. A year later, I was offered the chance to spend an extended period in the United States. Wanting to take full advantage of this exciting opportunity, I applied and was accepted by the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. There, I pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts with the concentration Painting for two years. Back in The Netherlands I resumed my study at the Wackers Art Academy. Graduation will be in June 2020.
While I used to focus on classical painting- and drawing techniques, my time in the U.S. strengthened my interest in experimentation, abstraction and working bigger.
I use all kinds of mediums but oil paint is my favourite. I love the tactile quality and the directness of paint. In a world where we spend many hours a day on the computer, it is liberating to also use other senses like smell and touch and it is soothing to focus on one image for a longer period of time.
EDUCATION
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Wackersacademie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Classical painting & drawing education University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC BFA, concentration Painting, GPA 4.0 |
2018-2020
2016-2018 |
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Wackersacademie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Classical painting & drawing education |
2015-2016 |
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University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands Bachelor’s degree Physical Therapy |
2010-2014 |
AWARDS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2019 - Honorable Mention, Exhibition Kunstuitleen Amstelveen, The Netherlands
2018 - Winner 3rd prize Public Health, Art and Design at University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
2017 - Winner 1st prize Student Art Showcase, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
2017 - Winner 2nd prize Bodyscapes, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
2016 - Winner 2nd prize Student Art Showcase, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020 - With Andrea Leber, Graduation Exhibit Wackersacademie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands -Upcoming-
2018 - With Aoibhin Maguire, Baku Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Exhibition Kunstuitleen, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
New Years Exhibition, Wackersacademie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2018
'Resist, An Activist Art Show', OBRA Collective. C3 Lab Charlotte, NC
Hart Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Spirit Square Centre for the Arts Charlotte, NC
National Public Health, Art and Design Exhibition, University of North Carolina, NC
Sanskrit Literary-Arts magazine Exhibition, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
Annual Juried Exhibition, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
Rowe Hall Gallery, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
2017
Student Art Showcase, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
Bodyscapes, Rowe Side Gallery, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
Hart Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Rowe Hall Gallery, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
Sanskrit Literary-Arts magazine Exhibition, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
2016
Student Art Showcase, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
Student exhibition Wackersacademie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PUBLICATIONS
2019 - Sanskrit Literary-Arts magazine, Charlotte
2018 - Sanskrit Literary-Arts magazine, Charlotte
2017 - Atlantis Magazine, Wilmington, Issue 76
2017 - Atlantis Magazine, Wilmington, Issue 75
2017 - Sanskrit Literary-Arts magazine, Charlotte
2016 - Atlantis Magazine, Wilmington, Issue 74
PROJECTS
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Participant PakJe Kunst Utrecht Collaboration on mural for Storrs Library at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC |
2019 2017 |