RESEARCH

Research is often part of my work, for example when I'm developing an exhibition concept, or when I'm working with art collections of companies and government bodies. My own research focusses on Spanish art in Dutch (museum) collections, in an international political and social context. In 2020-21 I lived in Barcelona, where I researched the Catalan 20th-century artist-designer Jordi Fornas for a private client. Recently, I contributed to the research for a Mondriaan Fund publication on 130 years of Dutch participation at the Venice Biennale. My research focused on the editions of the 1930s. The book, supervised by art historian Nathalie Zonnenberg, was published in May 2026.

Collection management

For QKunst I work with corporate and government collections. This involves the collection inventory, registration and online (public) access, research on the collection, creating exhibitions and presentations for the offices, writing texts and hosting art tours. I work(ed) with the collections of: the Province of Zuid-Holland, the municipality of Amersfoort, Wageningen University, Delft University, KPN, Nationale Nederlanden, Rabobank, Achmea and Alliander.

review committee

In 2024 I was a member of an independent committee regarding the membership for professional visual artists of contemporary art space Kunstgarage Franx in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. In several meetings, I reviewed the candidates' work with fellow art professionals.

events & programmes

I co-organised Vuelta//Arte, an event related to La Vuelta Holanda, connecting the Spanish and Dutch art worlds. The event took place 17-18-19 June 2022, in Utrecht, Breda and Den Bosch. In this project, I worked together with artist-in-residence platform Witte Rook and Stedelijk Museum Breda. The Spanish art professionals who participated included the artists Fernando Sánchez Castillo and Susanna Inglada and the curator Agustín Pérez Rubio. Partners were the Instituto Cervantes in Utrecht and the Noordbrabants Museum in Den Bosch, among others.

art in public space

For QKunst, I'm working on the initial stages of art in public space projects in Utrecht and Amsterdam. They connect art, design, heritage and history, mobility, community, landscape and urban planning. In 2023-24 I was one of the organizers and mediators of the art project BUILD! by Stichting Buitenstaander, in which six emerging artists created new large outdoor pieces for the public space of Lage Weide business park in Utrecht. They reflected on topical issues in the area, such as sustainability, and worked with local materials. The sculptures were on show in autumn 2024 at Lage Weide, Utrecht, and in the summer of 2025 at the sculpture biennial ARTZUID in Amsterdam. In May 2026, one of the sculptures, Palletstapel by Wouter van der Giessen, was installed at the creative hub De Zonnebaan of De Plaatsmaker at Lage Weide, Utrecht.

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art guide & public speaker

I give art tours and speak on the occasion of exhibitions and events. In the second half of 2026, I will be giving lectures at the Instituto Cervantes in Utrecht. Photo: Fred Ernst

mentor for artists

In 2023 I was one of the 3 mentors of the 18th edition of De Belofte (The Promise), a development program for recently graduated artists by artists’ association Kunstliefde in Utrecht. Over the course of 3,5 months, the 8 participants created a group show at Kunstliefde, titled Façade. We also organised several sessions to support their professional development. For QKunst, I help recent art graduates create exhibitions at the Social Impact Factory (see Exhibitions).

gallery & Fair assistant

I worked for Galerie Sanaa (Utrecht), Gallery O-68 (Velp) and the art magazine Tableau (Amsterdam) as art fair assistant, gallery host and assistant at openings. I also worked as art advisor at the art loan Kunstuitleen Utrecht.