16 Notable alumni of
ArtEZ Institute for the Arts
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ArtEZ Institute for the Arts is 2009th in the world, 676th in Europe, and 18th in the Netherlands by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from ArtEZ Institute for the Arts sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Junkie XL
- Occupations
- manufacturercomposerengineerrecord producerfilm score composer
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Tom Holkenborg, also known as Junkie XL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer. Originally known for his trance productions, he has moved to producing electronica and big beat music and film scores. His remix of Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" became a worldwide hit in 2002.
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Iris van Herpen
- Enrolled in ArtEZ Institute for the Arts
- In 2006 studied fashion design
- Occupations
- fashion designerdesignercostume designer
- Biography
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Iris van Herpen is a Dutch fashion designer known for fusing technology with traditional haute couture craftsmanship. Van Herpen opened her own label Iris van Herpen in 2007. In 2011, the Dutch designer became a guest-member of the Parisian Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, part of the Fédération française de la couture. Since then, Van Herpen has continuously exhibited her new collections at Paris Fashion Week. Van Herpen's work has been included in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York and the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
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Jeangu Macrooy
- Occupations
- singer-songwritersinger
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Jeangu Macrooy is a Surinamese–Dutch singer-songwriter and actor. He was born in Paramaribo and has been living in the Netherlands since 2014. Macrooy's music is described as modern soul. His audience is mainly based in the Netherlands, Suriname, and increasingly in Belgium, France and Germany. He was due to represent host nation the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song "Grow", but the contest was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, he represented the country in the 2021 contest with "Birth of a New Age".
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Marcel Wanders
- Occupations
- graphic artistarchitectjewelry designersculptordesigner
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Marcel Wanders is a Dutch industrial and interior designer. He is the art director of the Marcel Wanders studio in Amsterdam and co-founder of the furniture and interior design company Moooi.
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Daan Roosegaarde
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- computer artistmultimedia artistdesignerenvironmental artistarchitect
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Daan Roosegaarde is a Dutch artist, pioneer and founder of Studio Roosegaarde, which develops projects that merge technology and art in urban environments. Some of the studio's works have been described as "immersive" and "interactive" because they change the visitors' surroundings in reaction to the behavior of those visitors. Other works are intended to increase environmental awareness and to add an aesthetic dimension that complements the technical solutions to environmental problems.
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Simin Tander
- Enrolled in ArtEZ Institute for the Arts
- 2002-2008 graduated with Master of Music
- Occupations
- composerbandleadersingeruniversity teacher
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Simin Tander is a German jazz musician (vocals and piano) and composer.
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Lidewij Edelkoort
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- visual artistexhibition curatordesignerpublisher
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Lidewij de Gerarda Hillegonda Edelkoort, often called Li, is a Dutch trend forecaster, someone who anticipates future fashion and design trends. She has been the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Trend Union since 1986.
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Irma Boom
- Enrolled in ArtEZ Institute for the Arts
- Studied graphic design
- Occupations
- postage stamp designerbook designertypographerdesignergraphic designer
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Irma Boom is a Dutch graphic designer who specializes in bookmaking. Boom has been described as the "Queen of Books," having created over 300 books and is well reputed for her artistic autonomy within her field. Her bold experimental approach to her projects often challenges the convention of traditional books in both physical design and printed content.
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Maya Wildevuur
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- painterwatercoloristtextile artistgallerist
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Martje Lammigje "Maya" Wildevuur was a Dutch painter. She began making art professionally with flower arrangements and silk landscape collages. She founded art galleries in 1984 and 1992, the former becoming the subject of a long legal battle with her son. She is recognized for her use of bold, contrasting colors in her paintings.
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Simon van der Geest
- Occupations
- children's writerplaywrightwriter
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Simon van der Geest is a Dutch writer and poet.
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Axel Dörner
- Enrolled in ArtEZ Institute for the Arts
- 1988-1989 studied piano
- Occupations
- musiciantrumpetercomposerrecording artistjazz trumpeter
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Axel Dörner is a German trumpeter, pianist, and composer.
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Martin Majoor
- Occupations
- typographergraphic designerpostage stamp designer
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Martin Majoor is a Dutch type designer and graphic designer. As of 2006, he had worked since 1997 in both Arnhem, Netherlands, and Warsaw, Poland.
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Annie Abrahams
- Occupations
- installation artistperformance artistpaintermultimedia artistvideo artist
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Annie Abrahams is a Dutch performance artist specialising in video installations and internet based performances, often deriving from collective writings and collective interaction. Born and raised in Hilvarenbeek in the Netherlands, she migrated to and settled in France in 1987. Her performance work challenges and questions the limitations and possibilities of online communication and collaboration. Abrahams describes her body of work as "an aesthetics of trust and attention." Studying biology became an inspiration for her future line of work. "When studying biology I had to observe a colony of monkeys in a zoo. I found this very interesting because I learned something about human communities by watching the apes. In a certain way I watch the internet with the same appetite and interest. I consider it to be a universe where I can observe some aspects of human attitudes and behaviour without interfering."
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Wilbert Das
- Enrolled in ArtEZ Institute for the Arts
- In 1988 studied fashion design
- Occupations
- fashion designer
- Biography
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Wilbert Das is a Dutch fashion designer.
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A Mili
- Occupations
- singer
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Milaisa Breeveld, known professionally as A Mili, is a Surinamese singer. She has had two chart hits in Suriname: "Omin lobi" (2014) and "Blindfolded" (2015). She won the first prize at the Open Podium Twente in 2018; later that year, she also received the Paul Smits Award, a public prize of the Popronde Amsterdam festival. During the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, she performed onstage as part of Jeangu Macrooy's rendition of "Birth of a New Age".
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Jason Alder
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United States - Occupations
- music educatoraudio engineermusician
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Jason Alder is an American-born clarinetist, bass clarinetist, and saxophonist. He is best known for his work in contemporary music, free improvisation, and electro-acoustic music.
