Born 1959 Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Lives/works in Toronto, ON

EDUCATION

1984-89 MFA (photography), Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam

SOLO/2-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:

2006 AXENEO7, Hull, PQ
2006 Galerie VU, Quebec City
2006 AKA Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
2006 Skew gallery, Calgary, AB
2005 Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005 Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC
2005 Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2005 PLATFORM, Winnipeg, MB
2005 Eye Level, Halifax
2005 Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago
2005 Artcite, Windsor, ON
2004 Robert Birch gallery, Toronto
2002 VIA Rail station, Montreal
2002 Lee Ka-Sing Gallery, Toronto
2002 HO, Dazibao Gallery, Montreal
2001 Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto
2000 2 from Canada, CEPA, Buffalo, N.Y.
1999 Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto
1997 Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto
1996 Art Cite, Windsor, Canada
1996 Birganart Gallery, Toronto
1995 Napier University, Edinburgh (Fotofeis ‘95)
1995 La Chambre Blanche, Quebec City
1994 Desmet, Amsterdam
1993 BIRGANART Gallery, Toronto
1992 Capi Lux, Amsterdam
1990 Artotheek Oost, Amsterdam

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005 Beyond/in Western NY, CEPA, Buffalo, NY
2005 Le Mois de la photo, Montreal
2005 SNAP, Toronto
2005 Dislocation #15, Drake Hotel, Toronto
2005 Diorama, University of St. Francis, Chicago
2004 Drive, Skew Gallery, Calgary
2004 Connect the dots, CBC Radio 3 tour, across Canada
2002 the Home Show, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg
2001 Argument, Spin Gallery, Toronto
2000 Documenting Eye, Art Cite, Detroit Focus 2000
2000 Intersections, Toronto, Montreal
1999 Persistent Documents, Canadian Embassy, Tokyo
1998 Persistent Documents, The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
1998 Urban Spaces, Berlage Instituut, Amsterdam
1997 Plastic Fantastic, E3 Gallery, New York
1997 Contact ‘97, Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto
1997 CEPA, Buffalo, N.Y.
1996 Eastern Edge, St. Johns, Canada
1996 Floating Gallery, Winnipeg 1995 Beauty #2, The Power Plant, Toronto
1995 Le mois de la Photo, Montreal
1995 Beauty #2, The Power Plant, Toronto
1995 Feeding the Fire, White Water Gallery, North Bay, ON
1994 The Family, Canadian Museum for Contemporary Photography, Ottawa
1994 CEPA, Buffalo, NY
1994 Fifth Anniversary, Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto
1994 Toronto after dark, Market Gallery of the City of Toronto Archives, Toronto
1994 Feeding the Fire, Floating Gallery, Winnipeg
1994 Feeding the Fire , Modern Fuel, Kingston, Ontario
1993 Birganart Gallery, Toronto
1992 Round-Up '92, Toronto
1991 Gallery 44, Latent Images, Toronto
1991 Round-Up '91, Toronto
1989 Amsterdam Foto '89: Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
1989 Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles
1987 Canon Gallery, Amsterdam

GRANTS/AWARDS

2004 Canada Arts Council Travel Grant (Art Chicago)
1995 The Banff Centre for the Arts Photography program
1995 Canada Council B Grant
1995 Ontario Arts Council B Grant
1994 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
1994 Canada Council Short Term Grant
1993 Ontario Arts Council B Grant
1993 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
1992 Canada Council B Grant
1989 The Netherlands Council for the Arts, Early Career Award
1989 Kodak Award, Nederland

PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS

2005 Beyond Magazine: Small Magenta Foundation: Calendar 2005: Photo Pictorial: HO
2004 Canadian Art Magazine: National Capital Subject Matters: new photographic realism by Blake Fitzpatrick
2004 Macleans’s Magazine: Master of Illusion
2004 the Globe and Mail: Contact 2004
2004 Fotopost 21: Contact 2004
2003 Home Show (catalogue by James Patten, WAG)
2002 the Globe and Mail: Home is where the art is
2002 Prefix Photo Magazine
2002 Now Magazine, Toronto: Guns and Toys: Rineke Dijkstra and Toni Hafkenscheid
2001 Argument (catalogue by P. Elaine Sharpe)
2000 Canadian Art Magazine
1998 FOTO, Holland
1996 Border Crossings, Canada
1995 Beauty #2, Toronto (catalogue by Philip Monk)
1995 Le Mois de la Photographie a Montreal (catalogue)
1995 Fotofeis 95, Edinburgh
1994 Black flash: Burning Desires, Saskatoon
1994 Alliances: The family, CMCP, Ottawa
1994 Parallelogramme: La Fabrication des sexes.
1990 Panorama: 17 Years Old: 40 portraits

COLLECTIONS

Canadian Museum for Contemporary Photography, Ottawa
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) Art Rental Program, Toronto
Kodak France
Kodak Netherlands
Fidelity Investments, Toronto
Sun Life Insurance
University of Toronto
Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Art (CEPA), Buffalo, N.Y.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

2004 Member of Exhibition Selection Committee, Gallery 44, Toronto
1990 Member of Gallery 44, Toronto
1992-94 Member of the Executive board, Gallery 44, Toronto
1998-2002 Member of 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 Gallery, Amsterdam

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1996-2002 Teacher of Photography, Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam
1992-96 Photography Seminars, Gallery 44, Toronto