The team of the Werkplaats is small (coordinators, technical supervisors and board) surrounded by a flexible layer of trainees, volunteers and teachers. The enthusiastic team has a great passion for art and design.
Coördinator & Supervisors
Raymond Browne
Director
Jurjen Ravenhorst
Technical Advisor
He masters all techniques, but his real specialty is lithography.
Skills: litho, etching, silkscreen analog (not digital)
Julian Sirre
Technical Supervisor
Originally a graphic designer. He has many digital skills, but printing posters on the semi-automatic machine is his greatest passion.
Skills: digital design/ printing, silkscreen and riso
Annika Syrjämäki
Artistic director
She is specialized in silkscreen printing on and the manipulation of textiles, masters most techniques and has good digital skills.
Ilse Versluijs
Technical Advisor
Visual artist, generalist, specialized in silksscreen printing on textiles relief printing and lithography. She coordinates the Verftuin in Mariahoeve and knows everythinga lot about natural inks.
Skills: natural inks, silkscreen, litho, lino.
Teachers
Rik Buter
Visual artist and teacher of the OPSTAP etching course.
Bertus Gerssen
Bertus is a photographer, maintains our riso machines and gives the OPSTAP riso workshops.
Hanna de Haan
Graphic artist specialized in intaglio and wood printing. She teaches (CKV) workshops.
Anastasia Krylova
Anastasia is visual storyteller and printmaker. She was an intern of the Werkplaats. She teaches (CKV) worhops.
Eric de Vries
Photographer Eric de Vries is our specialist OPSTAP toyobo teacher.
Ilse Versluijs
Ilse is a real generalist and gives the OPSTAP silkscreen printing course on textiles, the OPSTAP natural inks, and (CKV) workshops.
Stefanie Scholte
Visual artist Stefanie Scholte teaches (CKV) workshops. She is a ,aster drawer and allround printer.
Jerney de Wilde
Illustrator and visual artist Jerney de Wilde is the general workshops coordinator. She specialises in drawing, silkscreen printing and lino cutting and teaches (CKV) workshops.
Mariska Gewald
Illustrator Mariska teaches (CKV) workshops.
Dan Dickhof
Artist and arthistorican teaches (CKV) workshops.
The Board of the Werkplaats
- Sanne Luteijn, chairmain
- Valentin Neevel, treasurer
- Tanja Engelberts, secretary
- Dieuwke Spaans, member
Titles and ancillary positions
Tanja Engelberts Secretary 1 January 2023 – March 2025 (extension possible)
Tanja Engelbrechts works as a self-employed visual artist. Besides serving on the board and as part of the advisory board group from her position on the board at the GWP, Tanja has no other ancillary positions. No conflicts of interest have been identified.
Sanne Luteijn Chairman 1 January 2023 – March 2026 (extension possible)
Sanne Luteijn is the director of The Ekard Residency and manager at The EKARD Collection. She has worked there in permanent employment since 2024 and has no other ancillary positions besides being a board member at the GWP. There is no conflict of interest.
Valentin Neevel Treasurer 1 January 2023 – October 2026 (extension possible)
Valentin Neevel is a senior policy advisor at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. No other relevant ancillary positions besides being a board member at the GWP. There is no
conflict of interest.
Dieuwke Spaans General 1 January 2023 – October 2025 (extension possible)
Dieuwe Spaans works as an independent visual artist and as a lecturer at the HKU. No other ancillary positions besides board membership at the GWP. There is no conflict of interest.
Point of Trust contact
Until 2026, one of the board members will fill the position of trust contact for one year. After that, we will appoint an external trust person. This is part of the plan of action to promote professionalisation.
Focal point for trust 2024: Tanja Engelberts, tanjaengelberts@gmail.com
Advisory Group
- Melle de Boer
- Lisa Blaauwbroek
- Eugène van Veldhoven
- Qasim Arif
- Tanja Engelberts
Volunteers
The Grafische Werkplaats enjoys working with volunteers. They support the workshops, help with the exhibitions or perform various other services. In addition, there is a group of volunteers that maintains the Verftuin in Mariahoeve.
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer? Send an email to annika@grafischewerkplaats.nl
The current volunteer team consists of:
- Lidewij Corstiaans
- Dan Dickhof
- Gert-Jan van der Kooij
- Hans Jansen
- Ed Verschoor
- Peter van der Heijden
- Wander Otten
- Sheersha Mukherjee
Verftuin:
- Lidewij Corstiaans
- Carola van der Heijden
- Ilse Versluijs
- Ellen Toet
- Marian Zult
- Farah Rahman
- Nadia Gorchakova
- Jesse Greulich
In collaboration with the Tuinen van Mariahoeve / the Gardens of Mariahoeve (Jan Morsch).