Curriculum Vitae

Education

2006-2008

Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam
Fine Art (MA)

1996-2000

AKI, academy for autonomous art & design, Enschede
Fashion design (BA)

Exhibitions

2008

My Travels with Barry, TENT., Rotterdam
City Choreographies, the Nunnery, London
Kunstvlaai, Westerpark, de Gashouder, Amsterdam
Art Amsterdam, Mart House, stand 46, Amsterdam

2007

To an other commonplace, Mart House, Amsterdam
Esmé Valk, Kim Rikken, Anne Walk, Mart House, Amsterdam
Exposorium 1967 – 2007, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
This is how it must feel to be there, Pakhuismeesteren, Rotterdam | view
Exploring new identities, W139, Amsterdam
Tupajumi White Edition, W139, Amsterdam
Choreography for the Selfish Herd, Galerie SO, Solothurn

2006

Ball of Fame, Umspannwerk, Berlin
Jeroen Kuster en Esmé Valk, Sanquin, Amsterdam
Absolut Invasion, CBK, Rotterdam
Kontext Error, Lucky Loft, Hamburg
In transit, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam

2005

Anonymous art expo, Kattenbak, Amsterdam
Rotterdam fashion city, CBK, Rotterdam
Art for sail, Loods 6, Amsterdam
Happy garden, Hang, Amsterdam
Alles van waarde moet weg, Cacaofabriek, Helmond

2004

Tupajumi, the Cable factory, Helsinki
Scenario 2020, Vrije universiteit, Amsterdam

2001

Pro-zak, Villa de Bank, Enschede
Private in public, Vrije universiteit, Amsterdam

2000

Destilaat III, Extrapool, Nijmegen
Défimode 2000, Atomiumpark, Brussel
Curious interieur, Intermezzo, Dordrecht
Eindexamens, Frozen Fountain, Amsterdam
Eindexamen 2000, Aki, Enschede

1999

Bodyfashion contest, Textielmuseum, Tilburg
Bodyfasioncontest, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht (Second Prize Leg Fashion)

1998

Modamas, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam

Activities

2008

Coordinating editor of the publication Small Talk with the Janitor
19 July, Public artist talk about my work in TENT..
17 March, Artist talk at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
17 February, Public artist talk at an exhibition of students of the Royal Academy of Fine Art in The Hague

2007

Co-organiser of the exhibition This is how it must feel to be there.

2006

Artist in residence Altes Spital, Solothurn, Zwitserland.
Art Partner of Krans & van Hilten Advocaten
Co-initiator and organisor of the exhibition in Transit.

2005

Curator and organisor of the exhibition Happy Garden.
Initiator and founder of an artist workgroup.

Work in Collections

Caldic Collectie
CBK Zuid-Oost
de Nederlandse Bank
Sanquin
Several private collections