Education
2021 Master of Painting, Frank Mohr Institute, Groningen, NL
2017 Bachelor of Arts, Minerva art academy, Groningen, NL
2010 Pre-academic art education at KROT kunstfagskole, Trondheim, NO
2009 Pre-academic art education at Kunstfagskolen I Bergen, Bergen, NO
2006 Social science at University of Cape Town, Cape Town, SA
Collections/Commissions
2022 Mirror/Mirror at Eurosonic/Noorderslag | commissioned by Kunstpunt and ESNS, Groningen, NL
2022 Multiple | Kunstpunt, Groningen, NL
2019 Compressed, temporary outdoor sculpture for VHDG, Leeuwarden, NL
2019 Fureza Bruta, group-exhibition for VHDG and New Nordic Wave, Leeuwarden, NL
2018 Achilles, permanent outdoor sculpture for Hanze University of Applied sciences, Groningen, NL
2018 Liquid/Solid, group-exhibition Water/Waterstof for CBK-Groningen at Cultural Embassy, Leeuwarden, NL
2017 Sculpture included in MALcollection, Loppersum, NL
2017 Janus 1 and Janus 2 included in IN4ART collection, Rotterdam, NL
Recidencies/Awards
2022 Nominated for the Jan Naaikensprijs, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg, NL
2021 Corona bridging grant, Mondriaan Fonds, NL
2019 Artist in recidency at VHDG/Mannen van Staal, Leeuwarden, NL
2019 Artist in recidency, Transborder collective, Mureck, SL/AT
2016 Artist in recidency at kunsthuis SYB, Beetzterswaar, NL
2017 Nominated for Klaas Dijkstraa award, NL
Exhibitions & performances
2024
Metal Alchemy | Solo exhibition, Kunstpunt, Groningen, NL
Synapsis and Mirror #2 and #3 | Hemel en Aarde, Utrecht, NL
Stichting WEP | Collaborative installation w/ Abiha Naderi, Groningen, NL
2023
Mirror/Mirror | Permanent outdoor sculpture at Artphy, Onstwedde, NL
Mirror/Mirror | ESNS, Commissioned by Kunstpunt and ESNS, Groningen, NL
Kunstmaand Ameland | Installation, Hotel Nordsee, Ameland, NL
Jubileum exhibition - Galerie Bart | Amsterdam, NL
2022
No fun #2 - Season highlights | Kunstpodium T, Tilburg, NL
No fun - Apprentice master | Kunstpodium T, Tilburg, NL
Transformations - Transmutations | Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
2021
Metamorphosis, Big Art together with Galerie Bart, Zaandam/Amsterdam, NL
Leisure Love, Het resort, Groningen, NL
Transformation, Lucht/Kunstpunt, Groningen, NL
Overflowing Overgrowth, group-exhibition at Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, NL
Call for Graduates, Nest/1646, Den Haag, NL
Graduation show with Frank Mohr institute at Suikerterrein, Groningen, NL
Achilles, Art Away, group-exhibition, Groningen, NL
2020
This road show by MILK/This art fair, Amsterdam, NL
Re-cover, installation at NP3, Groningen, NL
Re-present, group-exhibition at Frank Mohr Institute, Groningen, NL
2019
Compressed, temporary outdoor sculpture for VHDG, Leeuwarden, NL
Fuerza Bruta, Exhibition for VHDG at Mannen van Staal, Leeuwarden, NL
Transborder festival, performance, Mureck, Slovenia/Austria, SL/AT
Eigen Risico, group performance at OT301, Amsterdam, NL
Achilles, group-exhibition at Kunsthal 45, Den Helder, NL
2018
Achilles, permanent outdoor sculpture for Hanze University of applied sciences, Groningen, NL
Liquid/Solid, group-exhibition Water/Waterstof for CBK-Groningen at Cultural Embassy Leeuwarden, NL
Kickstart 2, group-exhibition at In4Art project-space, Amsterdam, NL
2017
Group exhibition at Artphy, ruimte vor levenskunst, Onstwedde, NL
Farbenrausch, performance at Ted-x Groningen, Stadsschouwburg, Groningen, NL
Graduation show/solo exhibition and performances at SIGN, Groningen, NL
Tents, group-exhibition at Machinefabriek NNT, Groningen, NL
2016
March expo, group-exhibition at Minerva art Academy, Groningen, NL
Farbenrausch, group-exhibition/performance at Flutgraben E.V, Berlin, DE
Bird-up, group-exhibition at Werfstraat, Groningen, NL
De Osloos, group-exhibition/performance at Oude Glasfabriek, Groningen, NL
Publicity/other activities
23.11.18 Hanzemag, Bijzundere kunstwerken in Wiebenga gebouw (starts at 01:40)
Zomaar Radio #162, artist talks at cultural Embassy Leeuwaarden (starts at 16.35)
Formed the audio-visual performance duo "Farbenrausch" together with Simon Schmidt (spotify:Blindsmith)
Part of the performance group Eigen Risico
14.11.2017 TEDxTalks Laboratory, performance by Farbenrausch