07-06-1979, Utrecht, The Netherlands
My work has to do with space, colour and rhythm also ordering and chaos. Through the manipulation of readymades and industrial scratch-material (the ordering of colour, self made forms and plain material use) I try to create a certain atmosphere that can be seen as landscape-like, scale-model-like but also as an abstract composition of material and form. When moving through a sculpture of mine, it is as if one is experiencing different facets of perception- from the microscopic detail to the blown up confrontation.
By exploring and playing with the duality of defining 'things' I try to expose the different perceptions we have when it comes to looking at our surrounding world.
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curriculum vitae
(last updated: 07-10-2003)
education
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1997-2001
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Aki, academy of visual art and design, Enschede, The Netherlands
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2000
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EmillyCarr Institute, Vancouver, Canada
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internship
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2001
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visual artist, Jens Pfeifer, Amsterdam
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Niki now resides in San Francisco for a period of at least 9 months, where she's
studying for her master at the San Francisco Art Institute. This is her weblog:
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exhibitions
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2003
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'Muzak klozak' groupproject/performance with Delphine Courtillot and Ellemieke Schoenmaker, cucosa, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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2003
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'Lust rum' group exhibition, cucosa, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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2003
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'De grote verbeelding' group exhibition, de grote kerk den haag, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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2003
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'Agronomie' solo exhibition, cucosa, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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2002
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'Piripiri' group exhibition, cucosa, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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2002
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'Battle of bitches' groupproject/exhibition, ACEK building, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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2002
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'Bijlage 3' groupproject/exhibition with Dwight Marica and Saskia Dekker, cucosa, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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2002
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groupexhibition, Aki, Enschede, The Netherlands
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2002
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'Scales' solo exhibition, cucosa, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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2001
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group exhibition, kunst vereniging Diepenheim, Diepenheim, The Netherlands
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2001
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group exhibition, Aki, Enschede, The Netherlands
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2001
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'Where' solo exhibition, In Charge, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2000
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solo exhibition, Het Torentje, Hengelo, The Netherlands
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professional activities
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2003-..
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board member 'art for youth'
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2002-2003
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Firstyear tutor at Aki [Academy of visual art and design] Enschede, The Netherlands
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2001-..
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part of art initiative 'Cucosa' Rotterdam
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subsidies
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2002
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'starters stipendium' of fonds voor de beeldende kunsten vormgeving en bouwkunst Amsterdam
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