Babette Wagenvoort

Current

• Tutor at KABK, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
• Curator Volkskrant OOG at Volkskrant
• Illustrator at VPRO gids, Intermediair, Opzij, Hollands Maandblad, Dazed & Confused, Vrij Nederland and others...

• Visual Artist (Self-employed)

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Past

• External examiner (during 'externendag') at the Fine Art department at HKU, Academy of Art, Utrecht
• Tutor at HKU, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
• Jury member 'Stroom aanmoedigingsprijs KABK' at Stroom Den Haag

• Advisor 'Online Imaging' (Color Bites 2006) at BNO
• Visiting Tutor MA Drawing as Process at Kingston University
• Curator/Co-ordinator College-wide Lecture Series 'Writ Large' at Royal College of Art, London
• Tutor at Camberwell College of Art, London
• Visiting Lecturer at Buffalo State College, USA
• Co-ordinator College-wide Lecture Series 'Strange & Charmed' at Royal College of Art & The Gulbenkian Foundation, London
• Visiting Lecturer at ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Enschede
• Co-ordinator 'JayNews' - RCA Newsletter at Royal College of Art, London
• Visiting Lecturer Drawing Studio at Royal College of Art, London

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Education

• Royal College of Art
• AKI/ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten

Connections

221 connections

Industry

Fine Art

Websites

• Babette Wagenvoort
• Volkskrant Oog
• Oogblog

Babette Wagenvoort’s Summary

As a visual artist & illustrator I spend most of my time drawing, writing or doing commissioned work - to view my work & read the latest news please visit my website:
http://www.babettewagenvoort.com

I'm a tutor at the KABK in The Hague where I teach 'drawing' & 'image concept' to BA Graphic Design students. In recent years I have also taught illustration and drawing to both fine art and illustration students (MA and BA level).

Since January 2008 I am curator of Volkskrant/oog - an online project of one of the main Dutch newspapers. http://www.volkskrant.nl/oog
‘Oog’ (Eye) is an online platform where artist respond in image and/or sound to news and topical events.

Babette Wagenvoort’s Specialties:

Drawing

Babette Wagenvoort’s Experience

• Tutor

  KABK, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

• Curator Volkskrant OOG

  Volkskrant

  (Public Company; Newspapers industry)

  September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

• Illustrator

  VPRO gids, Intermediair, Opzij, Hollands Maandblad, Dazed & Confused, Vrij Nederland and others...

  (Public Company; Publishing industry)

  January 2003 — Present (6 years 7 months)

• Visual Artist

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Arts and Crafts industry)

  July 1997 — Present (12 years 1 month)

• External examiner (during 'externendag') at the Fine Art department

  HKU, Academy of Art, Utrecht

  (Higher Education industry)

  June 2008 — June 2008 (1 month)

• Tutor

  HKU, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht

  (Higher Education industry)

  August 2004 — June 2008 (3 years 11 months)

• Jury member 'Stroom aanmoedigingsprijs KABK'

  Stroom Den Haag

  (Fine Art industry)

  June 2008 — June 2008 (1 month)

  http://www.stroom.nl/activiteiten/prijs.php?pri_id=5826672

• Advisor 'Online Imaging' (Color Bites 2006)

  BNO

  (Arts and Crafts industry)

  November 2005 — July 2006 (9 months)

  it never happened....

• Visiting Tutor MA Drawing as Process

  Kingston University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

• Curator/Co-ordinator College-wide Lecture Series 'Writ Large'

  Royal College of Art, London

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year)

  The lecture series 'Writ Large' surveyed the work of eminent artists and designers from Europe and America who use words as an integral part of their image-making.
  The series was curated and organised by architectural historian Joe Kerr, typographer Alan Kitching and visual artist Babette Wagenvoort.
  
  Speakers: Graham Rawle, Artist/Illustrator, UK; Thomson & Craighead, Artists, UK; Emma Kay, Artist, UK; David Shrigley, Artist, UK; Kyle Cooper, Director/Designer, USA; Richard Wentworth, Artist, UK
  
  Chairs (all RCA): Andrzej Klimowski, Senior Tutor, Communication Art & Design; Irene McAra-McWilliam, Head of Interactive Design; David Crowley, History of Design; Debbie Cook, Visiting Tutor, Communication Art & Design; Al Rees, Senior Research Fellow in Film, School of Communications; Joe Kerr, Critical and Historical Studies

• Tutor

  Camberwell College of Art, London

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years)

• Visiting Lecturer

  Buffalo State College, USA

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2002 — 2002 (less than a year)

• Co-ordinator College-wide Lecture Series 'Strange & Charmed'

  Royal College of Art & The Gulbenkian Foundation, London

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  May 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 9 months)

  Series of collaborative lectures with the Gulbenkian Foundation, 'Strange and Charmed - Science and Contemporary Art & Design' brought prominent artists, designers and scientists together in chaired discussions.
  
  With (a.o.):
  Tracey Warr, Editor & Senior Lecturer in Fine Art, Oxford Brookes University; Professor Adrian Forty, Bartlett School, University College London; Jack Mama, Wearable Electronics, Philips; Dr Mark A. Miodownik, Mechanical Engineering Department, Kings College; Dr Mike Page, Cognitive Psychologist, University of Hertfordshire; Max Bruinsma, Editorial Design and former editor of Eye Magazine and Items; Dr Susan Blackmore, Author of 'The Meme Machine'; Arts Catalyst, Science-art agency; Professor Semir Zeki, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College ; Diane Samuels, Playwright; Charles Pither, Consultant Pain Specialist, St. Thomas Hospital; Dr Anita Holdcroft, Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist, Imperial College, London

• Visiting Lecturer

  ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Enschede

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2001 — 2001 (less than a year)

• Co-ordinator 'JayNews' - RCA Newsletter

  Royal College of Art, London

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years)

• Visiting Lecturer Drawing Studio

  Royal College of Art, London

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

Babette Wagenvoort’s Education

• Royal College of Art

  MA , Communication Art & Design , 1998 — 2000

• AKI/ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten

  BA , Illustration , 1992 — 1997

Additional Information

Babette Wagenvoort’s Websites:

• Babette Wagenvoort
• Volkskrant Oog
• Oogblog

Babette Wagenvoort’s Groups:

Haagse Dames, Ponyclub, DCR, Sparknow

•    Royal College of Art
•    ArtEZ hogeschool voor de kunsten
•    Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunst | Royal Academy of Art [KABK]
•    University of the Arts London: Camberwell Alumni
•    de Volkskrant
•    TodaysArt

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