Jan Veninga

Jack of all trades, master of none
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Part-time painter, full-time creative director.
Working and living in The Netherlands.
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Bio:
I was born on March, 29th, 1961 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. I started drawing from the moment I could hold a pencil. Oh yeah! :-) Besides the fact that it was fun, I collected prizes. I earned my first money and even a 17 jewels incabloc-wrist-watch in drawing and colouring contests.

When I was 18 I joined the Art Academy 'Vredeman de Vries' in Leeuwarden, which doesn't exist anymore but in those days was well known by it's high level of education. I studied each evening at the Academy. And earned a living as a freelance photographer and art director in an advertising agency during the day.
After 5 years I graduated and I began my career working as a freelance designer, illustrator, art-director and creative director.
In 2005, together with two fellow employees, we started our own (graphic and web) design studio. Its very succesful and the creative work for cultural-, educational- and care-organisations is very rewarding.
In 2019 I handed in my shares and accepted a position as creative director at a Dutch design and cr...

Academy of Fine Arts.
Leeuwarden, Holland.