Education:
Training Social Media Expert (certificate 2014)
Studio Sem Tuscany, Italy, specialization sculpture in marble (2012)
HBO / UN DTP and Web Design shortened 1-year course (certificates 2004)
HBO Royal Academy of Visual Arts, Den Bosch
HBO Dance Academy, Amsterdam Theater School
HBO Royal Conservatoire preparatory training for classical ballet, Tilburg
MBO Fashion and Design, Eindhoven
Secondary school Sint Joseph College Eindhoven, King Willem II Tilburg
Teachers of the Art Academy:
Marius van Beek, Pjotr Mueller, Johan Claassen, Pieter Engels, Ruud Dijkers, Jan Vaes, Edo Vos, Margriet Heijman, Shlomo Kohen, Siet Suyderland, Ge Verhulst, Jurrien Strelitzki
Languages:
Native speaker: Dutch
Fluent: English, German
Good: French
Starter: Italian, Spanish
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MAIN PROFESSION:
2000 – present
Visual artist & Teacher of arts
2002 – present
Yogini & Yoga teacher
Until 1998
Ballet dancer & Teacher of dance
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ENTREPENEURSHIP AND EXPERIENCE
2021:
Owner MySleepSheep
2017 – 2019:
Galerie ArtiBrak official exhibition designer (temp. on hold due to assignment monument)
2002 – present:
Planning and executing exhibitions: transport, technical solutions for creating, placing and hanging systems. Planning, problem solving and communication. PR via web design, Social Media, creating and delivering texts and photos for newspaper, magazines, radio, technical support.
2004 – present
Owner Atelier van Bavel
Owner Webstudio Rijswijk
Yoga teacher
Up to 2012:
HTML editor at Sibren Designs
Webdesign, HTML editor and design assistant at Marcellos Art Factory
Trainer of Basic Computer skills
Teacher of Arts
2008 – 2010:
Freelance teacher of Arts, Skills4Kids
2007:
IIAV Amsterdam, Webmaster (HTML, Photoshop, Powerpoint) (part-time, annual contract)
Teacher of Arts
PR & DTP (The Lions, magazine Exclusive in South Holland, Rotary Rijswijk)
2005 – 2006:
DTP & Webdesign
Teacher of Arts, Haagse Kinderateliers
2004:
Full-time education (HBO / UN) DTP & Webdesign, Institute: Opatel Rotterdam (Certificates: September 24, 2004)
Course entrepreneurship Chamber of Commerce
2000 – 2004:
ANWB: Software tester (TIC)
Edipoort: Helpdesk and database developper, trainer of software
IBM: ICT: Helpdesk employee, German department
1998 – 2000:
Production manager at Pandora Danstheater.
Planning the production. Planning schedules of the dancers and musicians, contracts, auditions, timeframe to premiere, costumes, scenery, lighting, transport. Communication between the artistic director and dancers or musicians, teachers, choreographers and other staff. Solving problems on and off the workfloor.
1985 -1998:
Professional dancer in various companies: Joeka, Pandora, Lichtstad Operetta, International shows with Xandra Remer Gerard Joling, Lee Towers, Hans Klok, Sitta and performer in Circus Charles Knee.
Diciplines: modern-dance, classical ballet, jazz-ballet, musical-dance, flamenco, tap, singing and acting.
1985 – 1998:
Dance Teacher: Rotterdam Hofland Youth theatre school, Rabarber Youth theatre school, De Vluchtheuvel child refuge centre Scheveningen, Maria Koppers Ballet School, Dansstudio Violet Nous and others.