Nina van Tuikwerd is a designer and visual storyteller who is not only investigates the ecological crisis but also gives it form and voice. Her work stems from a deep awareness of the deteriorating relationship between humans and nature. Unbound by a single medium but driven by a clear message, she creates new narratives in which the Earth is not passive, but an autonomous force. Through fiction, imagery, and science, she reveals what is at stake and what we might still be able to save. Her worlds are as magical as they are confronting, urging a fundamental rethinking of our human presence on this planet. Nina graduated with distinction from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (2019) and completed the master’s program ‘F for Fact’ at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam (2024).
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Affiliation:
Member of ARK amsterdam collective
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Affiliation:
Member of ARK amsterdam collective
Photo by Lucca Roelvink︎︎︎ Education:
2022 – 2024
◦ MA, F for Fact
Sandberg Instituut Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2015 – 2019
◦ BA, Graphic Design
Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (KABK)
The Hague, the Netherlands
2025
◦ Oorzaken Podcast Academy x NPO-fonds
2022 – 2024
◦ MA, F for Fact
Sandberg Instituut Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2015 – 2019
◦ BA, Graphic Design
Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (KABK)
The Hague, the Netherlands
2025
◦ Oorzaken Podcast Academy x NPO-fonds
︎︎︎ Selected Exhibitions:
◦ Sandberg Instituut’s Graduation Exhibition
DOOR OPEN SPACE, Amsterdam, NL
8–11 June, 2024
Participant: Nina van Tuikwerd, Ecologies of Memories
◦ Door de bomen het bos
Kröller-Müller Museum, NL
March 23 — September 15 2024
Curator: Jannet De Goede
Graphic Design: Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ F for Fire, warm feet cold back
Sandberg Instituut, NL
November 6, 2023
Interactive performances, talks and installation
(Coordinator/Participant/Design)
◦ De Nieuwe Vrouw
Singer Laren, NL
September 14, 2022 — January 8, 2023
Curated by Maaike Rikhof
Exhibition Design/Graphic Design: ARK / Roosje Klap & Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ DOWN TO EARTH The High Ground
IABR, Rotterdam, NL
July 3 — August 14, 2020
Curator: George Brugmans
Graphic Design: ARK / Roosje Klap, Nóra Békés, Loes Claessens, Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ DOWN TO EARTH Reclaiming the Commoms.
IABR, Rotterdam, NL
June 9 — July 11, 2021
Curator: George Brugmans
Graphic Design: ARK / Roosje Klap, Nóra Békés, Loes Claessens, Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ MOAM x Hortus
Plants in the Phusicene
Hortus Amsterdam, NL
16 Oktober — 15 November 2020
(Participant)
◦ Landschap als Cult.
November 28, 2019 — May 3, 2020
Bureau Europa, Maastricht, NL
Curator: Saskia van Stein
Graphic Design: Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ 1001 vrouwen in de 20ste eeuw
Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam, NL
Oktober 4, 2018 — 10 March 2019
Initiator: Els Kloek
Exhibition Design/Graphic Design: Irma Boom, Eva van Bemmelen,
Esther de Vries & Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ Sandberg Instituut’s Graduation Exhibition
DOOR OPEN SPACE, Amsterdam, NL
8–11 June, 2024
Participant: Nina van Tuikwerd, Ecologies of Memories
◦ Door de bomen het bos
Kröller-Müller Museum, NL
March 23 — September 15 2024
Curator: Jannet De Goede
Graphic Design: Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ F for Fire, warm feet cold back
Sandberg Instituut, NL
November 6, 2023
Interactive performances, talks and installation
(Coordinator/Participant/Design)
◦ De Nieuwe Vrouw
Singer Laren, NL
September 14, 2022 — January 8, 2023
Curated by Maaike Rikhof
Exhibition Design/Graphic Design: ARK / Roosje Klap & Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ DOWN TO EARTH The High Ground
IABR, Rotterdam, NL
July 3 — August 14, 2020
Curator: George Brugmans
Graphic Design: ARK / Roosje Klap, Nóra Békés, Loes Claessens, Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ DOWN TO EARTH Reclaiming the Commoms.
IABR, Rotterdam, NL
June 9 — July 11, 2021
Curator: George Brugmans
Graphic Design: ARK / Roosje Klap, Nóra Békés, Loes Claessens, Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ MOAM x Hortus
Plants in the Phusicene
Hortus Amsterdam, NL
16 Oktober — 15 November 2020
(Participant)
◦ Landschap als Cult.
November 28, 2019 — May 3, 2020
Bureau Europa, Maastricht, NL
Curator: Saskia van Stein
Graphic Design: Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ 1001 vrouwen in de 20ste eeuw
Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam, NL
Oktober 4, 2018 — 10 March 2019
Initiator: Els Kloek
Exhibition Design/Graphic Design: Irma Boom, Eva van Bemmelen,
Esther de Vries & Nina van Tuikwerd
︎︎︎Workshops:
◦ Riso Workshops
2022 — onging
Mk24, Graphic Design class/ Private parties
◦ Species Spectacle
Dutch Design Week, Natlab, Eindhoven
October 19, 2019
Conny Groenewegen & Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ Workshop at Une Saison Graphique
Le Havre, FR
May 9 — 12, 2017
︎︎︎Teaching:
MKstart, Graphic Design (2020-2022)
MK24, Graphic Design (2021-2023)
Design Lab, Beyond Human Perspectives/
More then Human Perspectives,
HKU (2021-2023)
◦ Riso Workshops
2022 — onging
Mk24, Graphic Design class/ Private parties
◦ Species Spectacle
Dutch Design Week, Natlab, Eindhoven
October 19, 2019
Conny Groenewegen & Nina van Tuikwerd
◦ Workshop at Une Saison Graphique
Le Havre, FR
May 9 — 12, 2017
︎︎︎Teaching:
MKstart, Graphic Design (2020-2022)
MK24, Graphic Design (2021-2023)
Design Lab, Beyond Human Perspectives/
More then Human Perspectives,
HKU (2021-2023)
︎︎︎ Clients:
Amnesty NL, Brass Rave Unit, Bureau Europa, Gallowstreet, Inez Stodel Antique Jewellery, INSIDE Magazine, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, Kröller-Müller, Linda Valkeman, Lucca Roelvink, Mediamatic Inhuman Carnaval, MoTo TroKo, de Muziekstraat, Noorderlicht Fotofestival, OPEN architects, Polder Theater, Sabine van Wechem, Sexyland, Skatecafé, Singer Laren, Stadscuratorium Amsterdam, Yasmijn Karhof
Amnesty NL, Brass Rave Unit, Bureau Europa, Gallowstreet, Inez Stodel Antique Jewellery, INSIDE Magazine, International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam, Kröller-Müller, Linda Valkeman, Lucca Roelvink, Mediamatic Inhuman Carnaval, MoTo TroKo, de Muziekstraat, Noorderlicht Fotofestival, OPEN architects, Polder Theater, Sabine van Wechem, Sexyland, Skatecafé, Singer Laren, Stadscuratorium Amsterdam, Yasmijn Karhof