Studies and courses

Bachelor: Art and Education (DBKV), ArtEZ Zwolle, Netherlands
I am currently enrolled in my sixth semester (third year) at ArtEZ.

Graphic Design, Spacial Design and Audiovisual Design, CIBAP Zwolle, Netherlands
I have used a gap-year to explore the creative industry and have switched between multiple MBO studies (niveau 4). I did the first- and the second grade classes in the same year.

(Long) pre-study ‘Art and Design’, ArtEZ Zwolle, Netherlands
I did an HBO pre-study on ArtEZ, exploring the creative industry.

Work experience

Volunteer at ‘Vrije Evangelisatie Zwolle’ (VEZ), Netherlands
Started as a sound-engineer, presently active as a worship-leader at the Youth Church of the VEZ(18-25 y.o.), band-leader to that same church. Also a worship-leader at ‘Huis van Gebed en Aanbidding’.
Employee at ‘Roscom Promoties‘ and ‘Ziggo’, Netherlands
Part-time working on various locations in the Netherlands as a service employee for ‘Ziggo’, as a part for their promotion team, run by ‘Roscom Promoties‘. (2018-)

Employee at ‘Bookcafe Joy’, te Ommen, Netherlands
I helped with the startup and opening (3rd of July) of the new company and have worked there as a designer and allround employee. Employee ‘Bookcafe Joy’, te mmen, Netherlands
I helped with the startup and opening (3rd of July) of the new company and have worked there as a designer and allround employee.

‘Graphics and technical’ employee at Grafisch Proeflokaal Ommen’ (GPO), Netherlands
Museum with working, nineteen century printing presses. Here I was designing, working with the machines, (also contemporary printing and pressing). I have also done some work inside the organisation itself (communication).

Volunteer at Crosspoint, te Ommen
Here I was active in band-communication and PR.

Internship at Laurence Aëgerter, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Internship of five months, one day a week. Studying Laurence’s working methods, assisting in her needs, etc.

Community Art Project, commissioned by Cultuurplein Noord Veluwe, at Berkenoord 2 (Vaassen, Netherlands)
A project of six months, where I and three other students researched the possibilities to make the inhabitants of a secluded, solitary neighbourhood have more contact with each other. This search for dialogue has been done in cooperation with Fiona Kelatw, the director of Theatre production DENGAR.

Internship at ‘Etty Hillesum Lyceum’ (Middle School), Deventer, Netherlands
Internship of six months, two days a week. Independently giving classes to first, second and third grade HAVO pupils. Here I have learned to write (teacher-based, personal) syllabi and have experienced the organisation behind a school.

Internship at ‘Pius X’ Almelo (Middle/High School), Netherlands
Internship of two weeks, where I experienced the school from a teacher-based perspective for the first time. I gave an individual lesson to a senior class HAVOVWO.

‘Child and Art project’ Zwolle, Netherlands
One-day project with primary-school children. I wrote a creative story with them and built the scenes from that story in life scale.

Exhibition at ‘Stadsstrand Zwolle’, Netherlands
Solo-exhibition in a contemporary-style cafe.

Group-exhibition in the Monestary of the Dominican Order, Zwolle, Netherlands.
I was part of a group-exhibition centered around the theme ‘silence’.