Meet our team

This is our team of more than 70 dedicated colleagues, whom take care of every aspect of your grant application, report th results of our funding and organise a varied range of activities.

The Board

The Board is responsible for the general management of the Mondriaan Fund, as well as strategic policy development and relations with external contacts.

Eelco van der Lingen

executive director

Since 1 March 2019 Eelco van der Lingen is the executive director of the Mondriaan Fund. He is responsible for general management, strategic policy development, and external contacts of the Mondriaan Fund. As advisor and chairman of advisory committees, he had already become acquainted with the fund. Until his appointment, he worked as curator of modern and contemporary art at the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden. From 2007 to 2017 he was director and curator of presentation institute Nest in The Hague, which he also founded. As guest curator he organized exhibitions at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, Museum Kranenburgh in Bergen and TENT in Rotterdam. In addition, he was advisor for various funds, published articles, and was a guest lecturer and examiner at a number of art academies.

Management Team

The Management Team (MT) is comprised of our heads of department. The members of the MT work closely together with the Board to develop future-oriented policy, and with the departments to implement this policy.

Daan Strating

head of IT & Information Management

Daan Strating is Head of IT and Information Management. He is responsible for a secure and efficient digital working environment. He leads the IT department, which includes application management, IT organization, and archive and information management. Daan studied Cultural Heritage, completed training as a Software Engineer, and previously worked at the Scheepvaartmuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and the Netherlands Film Fund.

Edgar Tepe

chief financial officer and facilities

Edgar Tepe is chief financial officer and operations. He is a member of the management team and the board meetings of the Mondriaan Fund. He formerly worked at Toneelgroep Amsterdam and Amsterdam Partners. Edgar studied Business Administration at the School for Business Administration and Economics (HEAO), with extra accountancy courses.

Eva Postema

head of fund office

Madelon van de Pas

head of public & communication

As head of public & communication, Madelon van de Pas forms the connection between the Mondriaan Fund, interested parties, and the public. She ensures a smooth communication, making sure that artists, institutes and other applicants find their way to the fund, and that the public interest of heritage and art becomes visible. Previously, Madelon worked for public television, the last ten years as head of communication at BNNVARA. Madelon started her career at De Balie Debate Centre in Amsterdam, as head of communication and marketing. She is affiliated with Tedx Amsterdam as strategist.

Wouter Koelman

head of visual arts & heritage

Wouter Koelman is head of visual arts & heritage. He contributes to policy development in the area of visual arts and heritage. The coordination of fund grants and of the realization of schemes by employees lies with him, just like the coordination of the recruitment of new advisors. Previously, Wouter worked at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht and the former artist’s initiative Artis in Den Bosch. He studied History of Art and Art Management.

Staff

Our staff advise the Board on specific areas.

Duygu Wijnen

secretary of the board

Duygu Wijnen is the secretary of the board at the Mondriaan Fund. In this role, she prepares the decision-making process for the Management Team (MT) and the board of directors, serves as the liaison between the board and the Supervisory Board, acts as the contact person for national policy with the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science (OCW), and coordinates commissioned research. Previously, she worked for 7.5 years at the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science, where she was active in the field of European cultural policy. She studied Political Science and Cultural Studies at Columbia University and Development Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Emily Visser

HR manager

Esmée Ruijgrok

management and operational assistent

Esmée is responsible for planning and organizing meetings and events at the Mondriaan Fund, such as those of the Supervisory Board and the management team. Additionally, Esmée manages the agenda of director Eelco, organizes the recruitment and selection of advisors and chairpersons and supports project leaders with various activities. Esmée previously interned at the Fotomuseum Den Haag and has gained work experience in the hospitality industry. She holds a bachelor's degree in Language and Culture Studies and a master's degree in Art History from Utrecht University.

Judith de Jonge

legal officer

Judith is a legal officer at the Mondriaan Fund.

Neeltje Timmers

regio coordinator

Sandra Nicolai

grant officer and legal officer

Sandra Nicolai is grant officer for artist grants and grants for cultural institutions. As legal officer, she is also involved with notices of objection. Previously, Sandra worked at Amnesty International as a theatre and culture officer. She studied Cultural Studies at the University of Amsterdam.

Fund Office

Our colleagues at the Fund Office guide your application through the committee process. The Fund Office comprises the Administration Department, the Help Desk and the Grant Team.

Eva Postema

head of fund office

Wouter Koelman

head of visual arts & heritage

Wouter Koelman is head of visual arts & heritage. He contributes to policy development in the area of visual arts and heritage. The coordination of fund grants and of the realization of schemes by employees lies with him, just like the coordination of the recruitment of new advisors. Previously, Wouter worked at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht and the former artist’s initiative Artis in Den Bosch. He studied History of Art and Art Management.

Administration

Grant administration colleagues provide support in the application process and are responsible for the administrative processing of applications. They also take care of the address file.

Ana Arroyo Hoebens

teamlead grant administration

Sandra de Boer

teamlead grant administration

As teamlead administration, Sandra coordinates the activities together with the other teamlead, manages the department, and is involved in the administrative processing of schemes. Previously, she worked as a project assistant supporting Prospects and as a project assistant at the NIOD Institute in Amsterdam. She completed the basic year of a photography program at Fotoschool Statief in Utrecht and studied at the Amsterdam School of Economics.

Astrid van Loon

grant administration officer

Astrid van Loon is involved in grant administration for the Kunstenaar Start, Kunstenaar Project, Voucher Ambachten, Residencies, Kunst Presentatie Internationaal, Voucher Internationaal, and Kunst Erfgoed Presentatie grants. Previously, Astrid worked at the Van Gogh Museum and also volunteered at the Oude Kerk.

Berivan Zafer

grant administration officer

Florence Riel-den Aantrekker

grant administration officer

Florence Riel-den Aantrekker is involved in grant administration. She is responsible for supporting and managing the schedules of her colleagues at the fund office. Additionally, she oversees the support and administrative processing of several grants. Previously, she worked at an advertising agency as a Front Office Manager and as an Office Manager/Junior Recruiter at a staffing agency in the cultural sector.

Gijs de Visser

grant administration officer

Gijs is responsible within the Mondriaan Fund for ensuring that grant applications are as complete and smooth as possible when reaching the grant staff. In addition, he provides applicants with information about the entire application process where needed. With his background as a trained artist, Gijs acts as a bridge between the fund and artists. Gijs studied Media Design at Koning Willem I College and Arts & Research at St. Joost in 's-Hertogenbosch.

Jeanette Wagenaar

grant administration officer

Katja Ganicheva

grant administration officer

Katja Ganicheva is involved as a grant project administration officer in various grants, such as Art Fair International, Art Presentation International, Residencies, Curator Observer, Artist Start, Art Heritage Presentation, Heritage Innovation, Voucher Co-Creation, Voucher Development, Voucher Artist with Child, and Heritage Digitization. She has worked as an operations officer at the Scheepvaartmuseum. Additionally, she has done volunteer work at the Westfries Museum. Katja is studying part-time at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and is in her third year of the Communication and Creative Business program.

Liesbeth Enzer

grant administration officer

Liesbeth Enzer works at grant administration. She studied Textile Crafts at d’Witte Lelie Academy in Amsterdam. Before she started working at the Mondriaan Fund, she mainly worked in organisations outside the cultural sector.

Lina Rechterschot

administration officer

Linda-Ellen Boateng

grant administration officer

Linda-Ellen Boateng works at grant administration and at the fund’s helpdesk. She is involved with processing applications of artists and institutions. She also takes care of relation management. Linda-Ellen has a background in accounting. She previously worked as Operational Accountant with a transporting company at Schiphol.

Mada Bakarbessy

grant administration officer

Mada Bakarbessy works at grant administration and is involved in the processing of applications. She also takes care of account management, and she supports the helpdesk. Mada has a background in accounting. Before she joined the Mondriaan Fund, she was a financial officer at the Van Gogh Museum and De Balie. For a long time, she was also a volunteer host at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.

Nina Fransen

grant administration officer

Grant Team

The Grant Team ensures that all applications are submitted to the committee in full and on time, and that following the committee meeting, decisions are swiftly communicated to applicants. Questions regarding the grants are handled by the Project Team. They are happy to consult you. The applicable contact person is mentioned with every grant.

Bonnie Dumanaw

teamlead visual arts institutions

Bonnie Dumanaw is teamlead visual arts institutions.

Carmen Muskee

teamlead pilots

Carmen Muskee is teamlead pilots. She works on projects for which no existing scheme is in place, but which do contribute to innovation within the field. In this way, the Mondriaan Fund can respond to current developments and the needs of artists, critics, and institutions. Carmen studied Dutch Language & Culture and Art History.

Sjoerd Houben

teamlead visual arts individual

Sjoerd Houben is teamlead visual arts individual in the visual arts grants at the Mondriaan Fund. He studied photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, where he obtained both his bachelor's and master's degrees. Previously, he worked as an Office and Venue/Event Manager at Mediamatic and as a Creative Producer at Kunstlinie Almere. Sjoerd believes it is important to support the visual arts sector in a way that ensures everyone is heard, seen, and taken seriously.

Tibisay Sankatsing Nava

teamlead cultural heritage

As a teamlead cultural heritage, Tibisay coordinates the implementation of the heritage grants at the Fund, including the Art Heritage Presentation, Heritage Innovation, and Incidental Purchases grants. Previously, Tibisay conducted research on co-creation in heritage at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and was involved in the Caribbean program of NWO. Additionally, she served as a committee member at the Fund for Cultural Participation and contributed to a major archaeological research project.

Veysel Yuce

teamlead visual arts international

As a teamlead visual arts international, Veysel Yuce is involved in the grants International Art Presentation, Residencies, International Art Fair., Voucher International and Voucher Manifestaties He is also the contact person for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. For 10 years he worked at DutchCulture, where he was involved in cultural exchange with Turkey, India, Indonesia and promoting cultural cooperation around shared heritage. He previously worked at Kickstart Cultuurfonds and the Province of Noord-Holland as Policy Advisor Culture and Heritage.

Douke IJsselstein

senior project officer

Douke IJsselstein is senior project officer and guides the grants for artists and curators/observers. She is also involved in the mentoring programme for starting artists in collaboration with Cultuur+Ondernemen and the grant Art Platform Programme. She studied History of Art at the University of Amsterdam.

Haco de Ridder

senior project officer international relations

Haco de Ridder is senior grant officer of international relations. He familiarizes foreign professionals with Dutch current art and in turn organizes the annual orientation journey abroad. Haco attended Hotel School and studied Art Management. He is chairman of the Golden Palace theatre company. He previously worked freelance for Art Basel Miami Beach, the Prins Claus Fund, the Dakar Biennale and the Venice Biennale, amongst others.

Akkemay Lammers

grant officer

Akkemay Lammers is a grant officer involved in the Kunst Opdracht, Kunst Verbinding, Kunst Media, and Publications grants. Before joining the Fund, she worked as a freelancer in the arts sector, including for the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Patty Morgan, and the Amsterdam Light Festival. Akkemay began her career after studying Art History as a project coordinator at Foam Fotografiemuseum, where she organized projects both nationally and internationally.

Emma Parmentier

grant officer and contact person for interdisciplinary projects

Emma Parmentier is involved as a grant assistant in the Kunstenaar Basis and Curator Beschouwer grants. She also serves as the point of contact on behalf of the six national cultural funds. Before joining the Mondriaan Fund, Emma worked at Club Guy & Roni, the Architecture Institute Rotterdam, and Poetry International. She was also active at the Performing Arts Fund. Emma studied Dutch Language and Culture at the University of Groningen.

Fenna Lampe

grant officer

Fenna Lampe is involved as a grant assistant with the international programs. Before joining the Mondriaan Fund, she worked at De Pont in Tilburg, Galerie Ron Mandos in Amsterdam, and Foam, the photography museum in Amsterdam. She also contributed to projects by artists such as Jan Hoek and Duran Lantink. Fenna studied museology at the Reinwardt Academy.

Iris van Hest

grant officer

Iris van Hest is a grant officer involved in the visual arts programs of the Mondriaan Fund. Iris studied Sociology at the University of Amsterdam, where she focused on intersectionality, art, and activism. Previously, she worked as a freelance researcher, writer, and exhibition maker. Additionally, Iris was a co-founder and editor-in-chief of Accent, a thematic journal that conducted research on social sciences and the arts, aimed at creating space for an intersectional perspective on art and societal discourse.

Lara Riga

grant officer

Lara is a grant officer at the Mondriaan Fund.

Lotte Hemelrijk

grant officer

Lotte Hemelrijk is a grant officer and is involved with cultural heritage grants. Lotte studied at the University of Amsterdam, and the Breitner Academy of the Amsterdam University of the Arts. Previously, she worked on a project basis in the area of art education, and as lecturer in Language, Reasoning, Rhetoric and Dutch as a Second Language at the University of Amsterdam.

Menno Vuister

grant officer pilots

As a grant officer for pilot projects, Menno focuses on projects that do not fall under existing regulations but still contribute to innovation within the field. This allows the Mondriaan Fund to respond to current developments and the needs of artists and institutions. Before joining the fund, Menno was active in various roles within the visual arts: he worked at Gerhard Hofland Gallery, served as head of the artist program at Stichting Roodkapje, and was involved as a teacher, exhibition curator, and writer, including for the HKU. In all these roles he worked closely with visual artists and wrote extensively about their work, from essays to grant applications. He studied art history at Utrecht University and obtained a Research Master's in Cultural Analysis from the University of Amsterdam. What appeals to him about the pilot projects supported by the fund is that they offer direct opportunities to bring new ideas into practice and shape the future of the sector. Visual art and heritage are always evolving, and these projects help move the sector forward.

Minouche Wardenaar

grant officer

Minouche Wardenaar is involved as a grant officer in institutional grants. Previously she worked through a consultancy firm for various art and heritage institutions, where she was co-responsible for recruitment campaigns. Minouche was also active at Framer Framed and Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam. She studied art history at the University of Amsterdam.

Mirthe Wacki

grant officer

Mirthe is a grant officer in Visual Arts at the Mondriaan Fund. In this role, she is responsible for supporting institutions in the visual arts, managing publications, and coordinating art media, art commissions, and art connections. Mirthe studied Cultural and Social Education and completed a year of General Cultural Studies before graduating from the Academy for Visual Education.

Samantha Hoekema

grant officer

Sandra Nicolai

grant officer and legal officer

Sandra Nicolai is grant officer for artist grants and grants for cultural institutions. As legal officer, she is also involved with notices of objection. Previously, Sandra worked at Amnesty International as a theatre and culture officer. She studied Cultural Studies at the University of Amsterdam.

Talitha van Ooyen

grant officer

Talitha van Ooyen is a grant officer involved in the Project Grant for Institutes, the Mobile Heritage Grant, Open Oproep 75 jaar Vrijheid and the Individual Acquisitions Grant. She is also the contact person for the Caribbean and Residency Instituto Buena Bista at Curaçao. Talitha holds a bachelor’s degree from the Reinwardt Academy and previously worked as a gallery employee at Billytown and as a project officer at CultuurSchakel in The Hague.

Tessa Ebbers

grant officer

Tessa Ebbers is a grant officer involved in visual arts institutional grants, such as Artist Honorarium, Art Media, Art Assignment, and Art Connection. Tessa studied Literary Studies and Cultural Analysis and previously worked as an exhibition maker at the Eye Filmmuseum.

Tessa Ver Loren van Themaat

grant officer

Tessa Ver Loren van Themaat is involved as a grant officer in various heritage grants, including Art Heritage Presentation, Heritage Innovation and Collection Mobility. Tessa studied history at Vrije Universiteit and previously worked for the Cultural Heritage Research Group at the Reinwardt Academy, the Amsterdam Light Festival, and Vrije Universiteit.

Public & Communications

The Public & Communications department consists of three teams: Activities, Communications, and Reception.

The Activities Team is responsible for organizing the recurring events of the Mondriaan Fund: the Venice Biennale, HERE, the Johannes Vermeer Award, the Prix de Rome Visual Arts, Prospects, and all associated publications. They are also responsible for producing the essay collections.

The Communications team is responsible for all information provided by the Mondriaan Fund, both online and offline. They manage the website and social media channels, and handle the distribution of news and job openings. They also organize (online) consultation sessions, public (knowledge) events, and inform applicants and interested parties about the fund’s grant schemes and activities.

The Reception is the first point of contact for the Mondriaan Fund: by phone, email, and upon arrival at the office. This team supports the daily operations at the office, welcomes guests, and manages general correspondence.

Madelon van de Pas

head of public & communication

As head of public & communication, Madelon van de Pas forms the connection between the Mondriaan Fund, interested parties, and the public. She ensures a smooth communication, making sure that artists, institutes and other applicants find their way to the fund, and that the public interest of heritage and art becomes visible. Previously, Madelon worked for public television, the last ten years as head of communication at BNNVARA. Madelon started her career at De Balie Debate Centre in Amsterdam, as head of communication and marketing. She is affiliated with Tedx Amsterdam as strategist.

Brianne Wind

communications officer

Brianne Wind is communications officer. She is responsible for the supervision of the social media, website and other communications. She studied Arts and Culture Studies at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. Previously, she was the communications manager of Arttenders and worked for various fashion organisations, among which Vogue Netherlands, Amsterdam Fashion Week and Modefabriek.

Caroline Soons

communications advisor

Caroline Soons is communications advisor. The general communication of the fund, press briefings, and communication about the Dutch submission to the Venice Biennale and the Prix de Rome rest with her, just as the editing of the annual report and other fund publications. Previously, Caroline worked as a communication professional at AKV/St.Joost in Breda and ’s-Hertogenbosch. She studied Art History and was trained as a communication advisor.

Esther Schussler

communications advisor

Esther is a communications advisor at the Mondriaan Fund.

Francesca Karsomenawi

communications officer

Ingrid Mokiem

reception and secretariat officer

Ingrid Mokiem is reception officer. She is the first contact person and provides general information about the grant opportunities at the Mondriaan Fund. She handles the support and administrative processing of applications. Ingrid supports management and takes care of book orders. She is a familiar face to many visitors of the Mondriaan Fund: after the start of her career at the ministry of culture, Ingrid has been a staff member at the fund for thirty years.

Marjolijn van Heemstra

reception and secretariat officer

Milo Vermeire

editor

Milo Vermeire is an editor at the Mondriaan Fund.

Noura Habbab

project manager activities

Noura Habbab is project manager activities. She is responsible for supervising the jury and directing the presentation of the Johannes Vermeer Prize, the Dutch state prize for the arts. She previously worked for the Prince Claus Fund, and was a project manager for artist Alicia Framis and My First Art Collection Amsterdam.

Oekje van Asten

communication intern

Facility Management

The Facility Management Department manages the building, ensures that our offices are up to scratch, that our meetings are at their prime, and that the post gets to where it needs to be.

Edgar Tepe

chief financial officer and facilities

Edgar Tepe is chief financial officer and operations. He is a member of the management team and the board meetings of the Mondriaan Fund. He formerly worked at Toneelgroep Amsterdam and Amsterdam Partners. Edgar studied Business Administration at the School for Business Administration and Economics (HEAO), with extra accountancy courses.

Martien de Groot

facility services

Rodney Aalse

facility services officer

Rodney is a facility services officer.

Finance

The colleagues from the Finance department are responsible for budget management and the fund’s (annual) reports, among other things. In addition, they check the budgets and the accounts of applicants. They are also closely involved in measuring the effects of our fund contributions.

Edgar Tepe

chief financial officer and facilities

Edgar Tepe is chief financial officer and operations. He is a member of the management team and the board meetings of the Mondriaan Fund. He formerly worked at Toneelgroep Amsterdam and Amsterdam Partners. Edgar studied Business Administration at the School for Business Administration and Economics (HEAO), with extra accountancy courses.

Bart Fuijkschot

senior finance officer

Bart Fuijkschot is senior finance officer. He is responsible for taking care of reports and delivering and checking data for the annual account. He also takes care of budgetary control, the supervision of budgets and the final reports of applicants. Furthermore, he is involved in the impact assessment of fund grants.

Ingrid Senff

finance officer

Ingrid Senff is a finance officer. She takes care of the day-to-day running of the finance department, such as the accounts receivable and accounts payable. She is also responsible for the financial settlement of committee meetings, and for checking the budgets of applications. She has a background in administration. Ingrid previously worked at Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education in The Hague. She studied European Studies at the University of Amsterdam.

Maria Lopes David

finance officer

Zuzana Hermanova

finance officer

Zuzana Hermanova is a finance officer. She takes care of the day-to-day running of the finance department, such as the accounts receivable and accounts payable. She is also responsible for the financial settlement of committee meetings, for checking the budgets of applications, and for the preparation of payments. She has a background in accountancy and previously worked at the Concertgebouw.

IT & Information Management

The IT & Information Management department is responsible for the automation of the fund’s application and work processes; the management of the application system, the network management, but also ensuring that all equipment works properly for the employees. Our colleagues are also on hand to help with practical questions concerning our application system.

Daan Strating

head of IT & Information Management

Daan Strating is Head of IT and Information Management. He is responsible for a secure and efficient digital working environment. He leads the IT department, which includes application management, IT organization, and archive and information management. Daan studied Cultural Heritage, completed training as a Software Engineer, and previously worked at the Scheepvaartmuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and the Netherlands Film Fund.

Jasmin Farag

process and information manager

Jasmin Farag is a Process and Information Manager. In this role she focuses on designing and optimizing digital workflows for employees and applicants. Jasmin studied Art History and Film Studies at the University of Amsterdam. She has a background in both the business world and the cultural sector, having previously worked at, among others, the Van Gogh Museum, Rituals, Veem House for Performance, and Kunstinstituut Melly. Jasmin believes it is important to contribute to a diverse cultural landscape that allows for experimentation, the telling of new stories, and the creation of connections.

Jelle Nagelkerken

service desk officer

Jelle Nagelkerken works at grant administration, where applications are reviewed for completeness and formal requirements and are then processed administratively. He furthermore works at the helpdesk supporting applicants when they encounter obstacles in the online submission process. Before Jelle joined the fund in 2014, he worked in various functions at the Amsterdam municipality.

Liesbeth Filius

application manager

Liesbeth Filius is application manager. The set-up and management of the system for online applications form the main part of her work, but she is also always ready to help with all kinds of technical questions and ideas. Previously, Liesbeth worked in education. She attended d’Witte Lelie Academy for Drawing and Art History in Amsterdam, and after that she studied Behavioural Sciences.

Mouin Mcharrafieh

application manager

Stacey Carrilho

service desk officer

Stacey Carrilho is involved with the fund’s help desk and supports users in the online application system. As an grant administration officer he also processes applications. Before joining the Mondriaan Fund, Stacey worked in pension administration in Utrecht, but after nine years he was ready for a change. Stacey has been at home in the world of art and culture since he was a child as his father is a sculptor. ‘That’s also why the Mondriaan Fund attracted me,’ says Stacey. ‘It’s a better fit.’

Questions?

We are happy to help you. You can reach us by phone during office hours. Do you have a question about a specific grant? E-mail directly to the contact person as stated at the bottom of the page of each grant.

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Photos: Annemieke van der Togt