I'm the curator of Power of the People, a solo exhibition by the Spanish artist Fernando Sánchez Castillo at the newly reopened Valkhof Museum in Nijmegen. Widely present in Dutch public spaces, his playful work reflects on power structures and collective historical memory. Sánchez Castillo is also working on three large sculptures for the square in front of the museum. The exhibition is on view until November 2026. Photo: Ivar Pel

For the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, I conducted research and coordinated with artists and their representatives to develop the exhibition texts for the acquisitions exhibition. Curated by the museum, the exhibition takes its title from the recently acquired painting Centrifugal Forces – Rumour about Freedom by Raafat Ballan, which will be on display alongside works by Madeleine Berkhemer, Wim T. Schippers, Helen Verhoeven, and others. On view until September 2026.

For QKunst, I organized the exhibition Denkpatroon, showing works that deal with mental health. They are created by Utrecht based emerging artist Katinka Kuipers. The exhibition took place at the workplaces of the Social Impact Factory, Vredenburg, Utrecht, and was on show in 2024.

For QKunst, I curated the exhibition Symbiose featuring works of Emmy van de Grift and Jamie Nee, who share an interest in natural ecosystems. On view at the Social Impact Factory (Vredenburg) in Utrecht in 2023.

For QKunst, I curated the group show Vrijheid van denken at the new location of the Social Impact Factory in Utrecht (Aan de Gracht). Honouring the feminist writer and composer Belle van Zuylen (1740-1805), who used to live in the historic building, the exhibition showed pieces by Utrecht based women artists. On view in 2023.

As a junior curator at Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, I worked on this introduction to the oeuvre of Schiedam sculptor Piet van Stuivenberg (1901-1988), on show in 2022-2023. Photo: Aad Hoogendoorn

As a junior curator at Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, I worked on an exhibition that showed recent acquisitions of artists like Alicia Framis, Yael Bartana, Susanna Inglada, Shertise Solano and Jennifer Tee. The exhibition was part of the reopening of the renovated museum in May 2022. 

During my second MA internship in 2017, I worked for one year as the assistant curator of the exhibition González, Picasso & friends at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, a collaboration with the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, the IVAM in Valencia and the MNAC in Barcelona, among others. Photo: Gerrit Schreurs

For QKunst, I organized an exhibition featuring emerging artists Nathalie van Dalfsen and Emi Veld. The exhibition 'Marés Amigas' is on view until the end of 2026 at the workspaces of the Social Impact Factory, a hub for social entrepreneurship in Utrecht. 

For QKunst, I organized the exhibition Onderweg, with works by emerging artist Sam Reekers. His paintings show people in daily moments of self-reflection and contemplation. The exhibition took place at the Social Impact Factory Vredenburg in Utrecht in 2025.

For Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, I worked with artists Susanna Inglada (Cataluña, Spain), Koen Taselaar (The Netherlands) and Fatima Barznge (Iraqi-Kurdistan) on curating the exhibition Liefde voor tekenen. The 3 artist-curators chose works from the former NOG collection that relate to their own artistic practice. They also created the design of the museum galleries. Liefde voor tekenen was on view in the summer of 2024. The exhibition came with an extensive catalogue, to which I also contributed (see Publications). Photo: Fred Ernst

For QKunst, I worked on the exhibition Samenweven at the provincial government building in The Hague, on view in 2023. The exhibition connected a new generation of textile artists to the pioneers from the 20th century in the collection of the Province of South Holland.

For QKunst, I curated the exhibition Roots at the Social Impact Factory, a hotspot for social entrepreneurship in Utrecht. The emerging artists Samira Charroud & Ibraheem Paling showed intriguing pieces that reflect on their dual cultural identity. 

As a junior curator at Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, I worked on an exhibition of a lesser known part of the oeuvre of sculptor Lotti van der Gaag (1923-1999): her vibrant paintings and drawings from the 1960s to the 1990s, on show in 2022-2023. Photo: Aad Hoogendoorn

For QKunst, I co-curated this exhibition at the Social Impact Factory, a hotspot for social entrepreneurship in Utrecht. At SIF, we organize exhibitions with emerging Utrecht based artists. This edition they were Britte Koolen and Tim Wunderink.

During my first MA internship in 2016, I worked as an assistant curator on an art festival featuring contemporary art in an ecological neighbourhood in Culemborg.