Education & Qualifications
- Diploma Royal Academy of Art & Design (‘s-Hertogebosch), Graphic Art and Visual Communication.
- Masterclasses in Botanical Illustration, Edinburgh.
- Certificate Botanical Illustration (distinction), Edinburgh.
- Diploma Botanical Illustration, Edinburgh (distinction & top student prize).
Children’s books Illustrations and Other Work
- Much published illustrator of children’s books up to present. Works for several publishers including Lemniscaat, Unicef, Leopold, Floris Books, Nederlands Jeugdinstituut/Extern, de Vier Windstreken, Holland, Moon, Zwijsen, The House of Books, Ploegsma, Malmberg, van Goor.
- Illustrations and design for pictureprints commissioned by Council Vught.
- Illustrations and design of the recognizable mascot ‘Adriaan’ children’s books for bookshop Heinen.
- Illustrations commissioned by Letterkundig Museum (Literary Museum), The Hague.
- Animation of illustrations by Dutch Television to broadcast a programme about adoption.
- Illustrations for the Reading Guide CPNB (Collective Promotion for the Dutch Book) for the purposes of Children’s Book Week.
- Postcards for the ‘Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland’ (a Children’s Charity Foundation).
Workshops
- Delivered workshops and visited schools during The Edinburgh International Book Festival.
- Guest lecturer for Introduction to Illustration for Diploma in Art and Design (Lewis Castle College, Scotland). (Taigh Chearsabhagh, North-Uist. Scotland).
- Lecture for workshop in Botanical Illustration (Claddach Kirkibost Centre, North-Uist. Scotland).
- Delivered other workshops and school/library visits to promote published books.
Exhibitions
- Bologna Book Fair, Italië.
- Kunsthal Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- World museum Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- Taigh Cearsabhagh, Scotland.
- Art on the Map (Uist Art Association).
- Solo and group exhibitions at different locations nationally and internationally.
Publications
- Miscellaneous articles, interviews and reviews in newspapers and weekly magazines.
- Portfolio in BC (Magazine for Art and Culture).
- Month-diary about the life of an illustrator in Brabants Dagblad (daily newspaper).
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