° 26 june 1983 – Belgium, Lokeren
Education
2001-2005 Master of Plastic Arts 3D Design Option glassart University of Science and Art Departement Plastic Arts
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Januari 2004 – March 2004 Erasmusproject glassblowing
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2005 – 2007 Master of Arts, the Sandberg instituut connected to the Gerrit Rietveld academie, glassdesign
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Summer 2007 Pilchuck, Funcadelic Hyena Holliday- sandcasting and glassblowing with Hank Murta Adams
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Summer 2011 Penland School of crafts, Hot Sculpting with Jasen Johnsen & Karen Willenbrinck-Johnsen
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Summer 2014 The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass Hot Sculpting course with Martin Janecky (made possible with the support of ‘Boël-Sofina Grant 2014’ from ‘Koning Boudewijnstichting’)
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Working experience
November – December 2008 Assistant glass-studio “Indigo”Sarpsborg, Norway |
January 2009 – June 2013 September 2019 – present Teacher Ika-glassdepartmentMechelen, Belgium |
2016
Sculpting commissions Koen Vanmechelen Gent Glas Ghent, Belgium
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August 2016 Glassculpting commision “AWAKENER/LIFEBANK” for Koen Vanmechelen Expo Glassfever @ DortYart Dordrecht, The Netherlands |
Residencies
April 2008 – July 2008 Artist in residence – Creative Glass Center of America at Wheaton Arts New Jersey, USA |
Spring 2019 50 Years Rietveld Glass – 1 day residence ‘Vrij Glas’ Zaandam, The Netherlands |
Selection awards
Bernardine De Neve award, selection in 2009 With a 3 day working experience in the glass studio at Leerdam, The Netherlands Participation glassfair edition september 2009
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Mark Macken Award 2014 Belgian sculpture award, vzw Artos
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Award
‘Arnoevoo’, December 2010 2nd price, Fine art, organised by Cultural Service of Bredene
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