1965-1971 Dutch Language and Literature, University of Amsterdam
1980-1988 Art History, University of Amsterdam
Freelance writer and exhibition curator, specialized in contemporary American, African American, African and Surinam art and artist’s books
Exhibitions in Amsterdam (1985, 1987, 1992, 2005), Berlin (2008), Breda (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2002), Brussels (1993), Haarlem (1999), Houston (1988), Istanbul (2004), New York (1985) and Rotterdam (1991, 1996, 2000)
On the editorial board of Kunstbeeld Magazine, Amsterdam
Co-founder of the Con Rumore Foundation, Amsterdam
Lives and works in Amsterdam and New York