1963-1968: Royal Conservatory of The Hague, classical guitar
1964-2000: Music teacher and later deputy director at arts centre "Het Klooster" in Woerden, NL
2000-now:  After moving to Portugal working as independent plastic artist

• 2021 "Cor no Douro" retrospective exposition Museu do Douro, Peso da Régua, Portugal, (may 3rd - august 16th)
• 2019 participation: "Textile in Art", CMM Adriano Moreira, Bragança (20 sept. - 16 nov.)
• 2018 "Going On" selected for Contextile 2018 International Exhibition, Guimarães. Portugal (1 sept - 20 oct)
• 2018 solo exhibition "Colorful Nature" at Vidago Palace Hotel, Vidago, Portugal (March-May)
• 2016 "TEXTILE in ART" | 21 and 22 september, Alfândega in Porto
• 2016 solo exhibition "Going On" in “H48 Gallery”  in Nieuwpoort, Netherlands
• 2010 solo exhibition "Color naturally" in “H48 Gallery”  in Nieuwpoort, Netherlands
• 2006 solo exhibition "Kleur op de berg" in “De Prins” in Breedenbroek, Netherlands
• 1988 - 1998 Member of the artists collective "Het Wervelrad" with exhibitions on a common theme in
  • “Slot Zuilen” in Oud Zuilen, Netherlands
  • RAI Internation Recycling Fair, Amsterdam Netherlands
  • “Kunst in de kelder” in Putten, Netherlands

Various works on commission