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* 14th of June 1965 in The Hague, The Netherlands

1983 - 1988 Studied at the Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague

Solo Exhibitions (Selection)

1992	Loerakker Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
1994	Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, NL
1995	Loerakker Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
1998	Loerakker Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2000	Garth Clark Gallery, New York, USA
2003	Museum Het Princessehof, Leeuwarden, NL
2004	Loerakker Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2008	Maliebeeld, The Hague, NL
	Studio Loerakker, Amsterdam, NL
2009	Ministry of OCW, The Haque, NL
	SVB Amstelveen, NL
	C-Space, Beijing, China
	Alternative Gallery, Miami, USA
2010	DeKetelFactory, Schiedam, NL
2012	Stijlkamers, Gemeente Museum, The Hague, NL
	Group Exhibitions (Selection)
1992	Palau Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain
1997	'Brandend Zand', Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen, NL
1998	'The Nude in Clay', Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, USA
2000	Museum Für Kunst & Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
	'Den Haag Sculptuur', The Hague, NL
2001	Showroom MAMA, Rotterdam, NL
	'Topografie des Gedachtnis', Bremen, Germany
	'Floating Time', Den Bosch, NL
	'Hot Heads', Museum Het Princessehof, Leeuwarden, NL
	'Den Haag Sculptuur', The Hague, NL 2002 'LOVE/HATE',
	Vlietskant Gallery, Leerdam, NL 2003 K-03,
	Lappeenranta, Finland
	'Armour', fort Asperen, NL
	'Den Haag Sculptuur', The Hague, NL
2004	'Body Talk', Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen, NL
2006	Boumbaclaque, Dakar Biennial, Senegal
2007	'Fragiles' at Design Miami, USA
2008	Four Step Snake, Two Cities Gallery, Shanghai, China
	World Ceramic Arts Museum, Fuping, China
	'Illustrative' Art Fair, Zürich, Switzerland
	Theatre of Obsessions, Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, NL
2009	GLAS, Designhuis, Eindhoven, NL
2010	Palazzo Ubaldini, Apecchio, Italy
	Presentation Yintai Building, Art Beijing, CN
	Direktorenhaus, Berlin, DE
2011	'Chandeliers!' Piet Hein Eek, Eindhoven, NL

Commissions (Selection)

1993	Sculpture for 'Rottemeren', Rotterdam, NL
1997	Sculptures for 'Haagsche Hogeschool, The Hague, NL
1999	Sculpture for Royal Library, The Hague, NL
2002	Monument Marten Toonder, with Artoonists, Rotterdam, NL
	Sculptures for 'Getsewoud', Hoofddorp, NL
2003	'World Garden', School at Schagen, NL
	'Glassculptures: Gnome Sweet Gnome' SKOR, Keukenhof, NL
2004	Chandeliers for Escher Museum, The Hague, NL
	Sculptures for School, Breda, NL
2005	'GUARD', Skatepark Rotterdam, NL
	Sculptures for 'Shri Vishnu' School, The Hague, NL
2006	Sculptures for Dutch Embassy, Pretoria, South Africa
2007	Sculptures for Roundabout, Barendrecht, NL
	Sculpture for Dudok Wonen, Hilversum, NL
2008	Chandeliers for Cruiseship Holland-America Line
	Sculpture for Zoetermeer, NL
	Sculpture for Zandpol, NL
2009	Sculpture for 'Sokkel-Project'STROOM, The Hague, NL
2010	Lightsculpture Pimpernelstraat, Rotterdam, NL
	SPACEDUCKRACER, city centre, The Hague, NL
2012	Fruit Face Fountain for Wateringseveld, The Hague, NL

Projects (Selection)

2001 - 2004	"Artoonism', Rotterdam, NL
2005 -	'Dance for Orion', Savitaipale, Finland
2005 - 2006	'Boumbaclaque', NL/Senegal
2006 - 2008	'Four Step Snake', Jingdezhen, China
2007 - 2009	Workshops Sandberg Institute / EKWC, NL