Activities 2010
Artist in residence
In January I will be an artist in residence on board the Oasis of the Seas, the newest and largest cruise ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet. My work is represented in their collection that is one of the largest private art collections in the world. In 2005 I created a photographic installation in the central staircase of the Serenade of the Seas. For the Art Actual Gallery on board the Oasis I have made an exclusive edition of photographs of white roses behind blue glass.
Works in progress: In my studio in Amsterdam I am working on several ongoing photographic series.
-THE CAUSE OF ALL THINGS
A series inspired by a text from the Greek philosopher Dionysius written in 3 AD.
-WHITE
A series of black and white photographs of white things; an ode to PURITY.
-THE SCHOLARS GARDEN
An installation inspired by the ancient Chinese Scholar’s Garden; a landscaped environment where nature was contemplated for the purpose of calming the mind and cultivating virtues such as clarity and awareness.
Work in Collections
Netherlands Museum of Textiles, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Gemeente Museum, The Hague, The Netherlands
Savaria Museum, Scombathely, Hungary
City of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
City of Monnikadam, The Netherlands
The Hogeschool, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
City of Wassenaar, The Netherlands
Center for Visual Arts, Amsterdam The Netherlands
Royal Caribbean Cruises International
Private Collections
My work is represented in private collections in the USA, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, and Canada.
Selected Grants
The Netherlands Council For The Arts, 1987,1988,1989,1994,1997
Amsterdam Council For The Arts, 1988,1989,1990,1991
Education
1978 Post Graduate studies, Gerrit Rietvield Academy of Art, Amsterdam, NL
1976 Masters of Fine Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
1974 Bachelor of Arts, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
