Education:

1975 - 1981              Academie voor Kunst en Vormgeving , 's-Hertogenbosch,                                    The Netherlands

Awards:

1986                        Honourable mention, Museum Boymans Van Beuningen,                                Rotterdam, The Netherlands                   1998                        Award, Poisson D'or,                                                                                 Trienalle de la Porcelain, Nyon, Swiss 1994                                                   Member: Academie International de la Ceramique                                Genève, Swiss

Professional experience:  

1995 - 1996          Stipend, European Ceramic Work Centre                                                        's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands                 1998                     Artist in residence, Takeo, Japan                            

                            Artist in residence, Kecskemet, Hungary                                                      Artist in residence, Bemis, Centre for Contemporary Arts,                             Omaha, U.S.A.                                                                                        Lecture, Vigo, Spain  

2007                     Masterclass, SBB Gouda, The Netherlands

Main exhibitions:

2004                              Galerie Luca, The Netherlands                                                                             ABN AMRO, Amsterdam,The Netherlands                       2002                              Galerie 2x de afstand, The Netherlands                                      RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2001                              Museum of Modern Art, Zwolle, The Netherlands                                      Galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2000                              Gallery Kirchberg, Swiss                                                                                      Art Fair, Amsterdam, The Netherlands                                      Galerie Verzameld Werk, Gent, Belgium 1998                              Culture Hall, Takeo, Japan                                                                             Galerie Handwerk, Munchen, Germany                                      Fundasion Luis Seoanne, Coruna, Spain 1997                              Bienalle de Chateauroux, France                                                    Museum Grimmerhus, Middelfart, Denmark 1996                              Nijmeegs Museum Commanderie van Sint-Jan,                                      The Netherlands                                                                                 Perfectural Art Museum, Saga, Japan                  1995                              Museum van der Toght, Amstelveen, The Netherlands                                      Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Gera, Germany                                      Zwolsche Algemeene, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands                                      American Craft Museum, New York, U.S.A.                                      City of Ottawa, Karsh, Masson Gallery, Canada                                      Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Canada                                      Galerie De Witte Voet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands      2007                             La Maison de la Ceramigue Contemporaine de Giroussens,                                      France

Work in public collections

Prefecture Museum, Saga, Japan                                                                   Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam, The Netherlands                                                  Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, The Netherlands                                             Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam ,The Netherlands                     Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, Den haag, The Netherlands                            Nordenfield Kunst Inustrie Museet, Trontheim, Norway                                   Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands                                            Museum of Fine Art, Boston, U.S.A.                                                                National Committee Aidsprevention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands                  European Ceramic Workcentre, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands                                

Publications

2006                  Catalogue Net(ty) Work, Productions Studio-n, The Netherlands