| 1965 |
Born in Elsloo, province of Limburg,
Holland |
| 1981 |
Emigrated to New Zealand |
| 1987 |
Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing |
| 1988 |
Diploma in Practice Nursing |
| 1988-1992 |
Travelled through Europe, Bali and the
Pacific Islands |
| 1990-1994 |
Business in fashion knitwear design for
children |
| 1994-1998 |
Business in pottery |
| 1998 |
Became a full-time artist and began
exhibiting |
| 1998-1999
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Finalist,Waitakere Licensing Trust Art
Award |
| 1999 |
Waitakere Licensing Trust Art Award Merit for unreserved use of colours |
| 2000 |
Finalist, Norsewear Art Awards |
| 2000 |
Attended night classes at Whitecliffe
College of Art & Design |
| 2001 |
Finalist Nelson Wearable Art Awards
Oceania section |
| 2001 |
Tutored Pacific art at secondary school |
| 2002 |
Finalist, Westfield Style Pasifika
Fashion Awards, Bridal section |
| 2002
|
Course in steel, mosaics and concrete
sculpture |
| 2003 |
Finalist, Westfield Style Pasifika
Fashion Awards, evening wear section |
| 2003 |
Selected by Artfind in conjunction with a
US Pharmaceutical Company for a 4 day painting symposium at The Viaduct
Basin, Auckland for the America’s Cup |
| 2003 |
Exhibited at the National Maritime
Museum, Auckland |
| 2004 |
Conducted painting workshops |
| 2004 |
Travelled to Rarotonga |
| 2005 |
Finalist, Goldwater Art Awards |
| 2005 |
Travelled to Australia |
| 2005 |
Attended Beijing Art Festival, China |
| 2006 |
Double page spread in “Pink” magazine |
| 2006 |
New Zealand Embassy, De Hague, Holland,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism |
| 2006 |
Featured in new art book by Denis
Robinson “ New Zealand’s favourite artists”, by Saints publishing
October 2006 |
| 2007 |
Featured in Artfind NZ calendar 2008 |
| 2007 |
Artworks featured on Disney movie "
Johnny Kapahala" |
| 2007 |
Featured in " New Zealand's favourite
artists calendar" 2008, Saints Publisher |
| 2007 |
Commissioned large triptych by Governor
General Hon. Anand Satyanand to be given as a gift from New Zealand to
the Tokelau Islands |
| 2007 |
Live radio interview on the arts, Radio
531PI |
| 2007 |
Featured artist on TV3 "Pacific Beat St"
programme |
| 2007 |
Featured artist on Corporate Calendar
2008, Eli Lilly, Saints Publisher |
| 2007
|
Artwork was bought by North Shore City
Council and featured on Xmas card |
| 2007 |
Artwork featured on Xmas tree Government
house, Wellington
|
| 2008
|
Commissioned by His Excellency
Governor-General Anand Satyanand to create the official Xmas card for
Government House |
| 2008 |
Work featured on Artfind wall calendar
for 2009 |
| 2008 |
Work commissioned by Quigg Partners,
Wellington, NZ for their corporate Xmas card 2008 |
| 2008 |
Work commissioned by NZ High Commissioner
of Samoa for their 2008 Xmas card |
| 2009 |
10 artworks bought by Ormiston Hospital,
Auckland |
| 2009 |
Finalist in the 2009 walker & Hall Art
awards with painting " City Life" |
| 2009 |
Sell-out show, Exhibitions Gallery,
Wellington |
| 2010 |
Signed contract with International
Publishing House " Brown Trout" to produce a 2011 wall calendar of my
work. |
| 2010 |
Produced my very first limited edition
10 colour hand-cut screen print through Artrite NZ |
| 2010 |
Commissioned artwork by the President of
the Pharmacy Guild Mr Ian Johnson |
| 2010 |
Invited by Port Ahuriri school in Napier
to hold a 1 day painting symposium on my art. |
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