HENK STOLKER
12 juli 1961, Breda

EDUCATION
1983 – 1987: Art Academy St-Joost in Breda, department Graphic Design
1979 – 1983: Art Academy Beeldende Vorming in Tilburg, department Fine Arts
1973 – 1979: KSE in Etten-Leur, department VWO

STUDIES
2011: Cultuur Ondernemen, presentation training
2010: BNO Academie, presentation training

EXPERIENCE
1987 – present day: Freelance illustrator, animator and grafisch designer BNO. Publications in many magazines at home and abroad, among which AllerHande, Playboy, Quest, Rails, Viva, Volkskrant, MacAddict.
1991 – present day: Affiliated with agency Comic House, which represents an extensive group of leading authors in the field of comics, cartoons, illustration, etc.
2021: Certificate BNO: Instagram for professional image makers
2004 – 2018: Internship supervisor for students Illustration
2005 – 2015: Coordinator Regio Zuid Stichting Teken Mijn Verhaal
2009: Extern supervisor for the final exams at Willem de Kooning Academie, course Illustration
2007 – 2009: Designer and DTP-er at Zone 5300, magazine about comics, culture & more.
2008: Cultural Ambassador Etten-Leur
1988 – 1993: Designer and DTP-er at NIC Bulletin, clubmagazine Nederlandse Illustratoren Contact

KNOWLEDGE
Foreign languages: English (very good), German (Niveau B2), French (limited)
Software: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Cinema4D, Toon Boom Harmony, Word, Excel, Mac en Windows.

HOBBIES
Running, playing piano.

FAMILY
Father: Michel Stolker, Dutch professional racing cyclist
Daughter: Merel Stolker, artist