art in public space
I am co-organiser and mediator of the art project BUILD!, in which six emerging artists created new outdoor pieces for the public space of Lage Weide business park in Utrecht. BUILD! marks the 10th anniversary of the Waterworks sculpture project by artist Ruud Kuijer. The works were festively unveiled on Sept. 14th and will be on show until the end of November 2024, at Waterwerken, Isotopenweg 55, Utrecht (outdoors and always accessible).
RESEARCH
In 2020/2021 I lived in Barcelona, where I researched the life and oeuvre of the Spanish Catalan twentieth century artist and designer Jordi Fornas (1927-2011) for a private client. My independent research focusses on Spanish art in Dutch (museum) collections, such as Spanish abstract postwar art, for example of Manolo Millares (1926-1972) and Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) - in the context of the international political relations at the time. In general, research is part of many of my projects.
events
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.
gallery & Fair assistant
I worked for Galerie Sanaa, Gallery O-68 and Tableau Magazine as art fair assistant and gallery host. I also worked as gallery assistant and art advisor at the art loan Kunstuitleen Utrecht.
Collection management
For QKunst I work with art collections of companies and government bodies. This involves the collection inventory and registration, organizing the depots, creating exhibitions and presentations at the offices, writing texts on the pieces and giving tours. Clients are or have been: Rabobank, Wageningen University, Delft University, the Province of Zuid-Holland, KPN, Nationale Nederlanden, the municipality of Amersfoort, among others.
host & art guide
I hosted several openings (Façade at Kunstliefde in Utrecht, BUILD! and several exhibitions at the Social Impact Factory in Utrecht for QKunst); I moderated an artist talk with artists Susanna Inglada (ES) and Bente Wilms (NL) at museum Kunstlinie in Almere; I gave a brief presentation about COBRA artist Lotti van der Gaag at Stedelijk Museum Schiedam. Besides, I regularly give art tours and increasingly do pitches about projects too.
online communication
I have assisted Gallery O-68 and art magazine Tableau with their (approach to) social media. Currently I'm assisting in the development and implementation of the online communication strategy of QKunst.