Jeroen de Bruin
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Curriculum Vitae
    Education

1997 – 1998

 

Fine Art at Fontys Academy of Fine Arts in Tilburg, the Netherlands

1993 – 1997   Fine Art at SISA in Antwerp, Belgium
    Workshops

March 2005

 

Japanese Woodblock Printing at Edinburgh Printmakers;
tutored by Paul Furneaux

Autumn 2004   Painting and Mixed Media at Leith School of Art, Edinburgh;
tutored by Jenny Smith and Charlotte Cadzow
    Exhibitions
April-May 2008 The Portal - shared exhibition at the Portal, Edinburgh
October 2007   Home - a solo exhibition. Main hall; Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
May 2007   Shared exhibition of paintings, Festival of the Nations Conference, Hernhutt, Germany
May 2006   Shared exhibition of paintings at Shalom, Heerhugowaard, the Netherlands
December 2004   A triptich exhibited at the Holistic Health Festival, Edinburgh
August 2004   Eternity - shared exhibition of paintings at the King’s Hall, Edinburgh
    Recent Commissions
June 2007   Home - A painting commissioned by Foster Care Connect to produce work in response to Foster Caring
December 2004 Healings Streams - A painting commissioned by ECM, Scotland for a stand at a paranormal fair
   

Art related employment and development

2004 – 2009

 

  Worked in a small missionary community in Edinburgh, encouraging and supporting young artists, work on projects and events. Also worked part-time as a freelance artist.
2000 – 2004   Worked fulltime for a charity in the Netherlands, where I designed logos and illustrations.
1998 – 2000   Self-employed as a freelance decorative painter; murals for businesses and homes. Occasional theatre set design. Commissions for portraits in pen and ink, watercolour drawings etc.
    Worked for a stained-glass workshop, restoring old stained glass windows, and designing and creating new windows.