Olga Scholten

Graduated from and taught graphic design at The Royal Art Academy in 's-Hertogenbosch. Was employed at Thonik, Anton Beeke Studio, and Atelier René Knip. Started up her own graphic studio in 1999. She works in collaboration with René Knip for the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. From 2006-2010 together with Joep van der Made she was the head designer for Zuiderzee Museum, for which they developped a new identity including a new font. Together with Joep she designed a book for the 50th anniversary of the Dutch musical scene called 'De musical
Het boek'; publisher d'Jonge Hond and Stage entertainment.

Besides her commissioned work she experiments with self–initiated art projects. She published a book containing drawings and text. Designed a cover for The 1000 Journal Project. Participated in an exhibition, by Max Kisman, at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht with a performance of live drawings. In 2008 she was invited by Dave Eggers to be a part of his exhibition at Apexart 'Lots of things like this' in New York. For Eggers' Foundation 826 Michigan, she was asked by Jared Hawkley to design a cover and flipbook animation for a student book.

In 2008 she started a project called 'A Perfect Day'. Based on the Apexart exhibition, she is organizing to get the show to Amsterdam.This will be an Festival about Image + Text from 9 - 24 of february 2012 at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. http://www.aperfectday.info

We are producing this show together with Non-Fiction.
Together with this festival she developped an educational
program for high school students, who will be able to do the workshops at the festival location.

She is initiating this with Paul Faaassen, Corine Haitjema
and Jesse Nathan, partners are Bekijk 't, Cultuurfabriek and Westergasfabriek. The foundation is named 'En nog meer van die dingen', consisting out of Teun Anders, Jonne Verburg and Sacha Happée.

The foundation is very proud to have recieved donations from VSBfonds, SNS Reaalfonds, AFK, Letterenfonds and Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. Soon more about this great adventure.

Studio address: Willem Beukelsstraat 42, 1097 CT Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

If you have any questions please email me at voorolga@planet.nl, thank you, cheers, olga