Jenske Dijkhuis
Dutch artist
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Biography
Dijkhuis attended the Gerrit Rietveld Academy[1] where she studied under Frank Tjepkema,[2] Peik Suyling,[3] and Thonik.[4] While there, she worked under Marcel Wanders[5] and interned at Droog Design.[6] Since graduating, Dijkhuis has founded her own studio and won the Wood Challenge 2007.[7] This project has been widely covered and can found in Frame Magazine[8] and a number of books including Spacecraft (Klanten/Feireiss 2007)[9] and Bodyscape (Danoi 2007).[10] Other projects include a design that was included in Robodock,[11] a festival of art and theater in Amsterdam. In Platform 21,[12] an exhibition of architectural maquettes, as both examplar and concepts.
Recent projects
Currently, she is working on an exhibition design for Amsterdam International Fashion Week[13] at Horse Move Project Space,[14] a pavilion for the art and theater festival Licht aan Zee (Light at Sea) in Den Helder, as well participating the exhibition Jong Land at the Kunstzomer in Anna Paulowna.[15]