Virginie Gauthier (1991) is a French independent graphic designer based in Amsterdam. She earned a BA in Graphic Design from ENSBA Lyon (FR, 2013) and an MA in Design from Werkplaats Typografie (NL, 2015).
Virginie primarily operates within the cultural sector, collaborating with small-scale organizations and cultural practitioners. In her work, she focuses on editorial forms and related questions, which she explores across various media and disciplines, from bookmaking to web design. In 2021, she also became senior designer at the fashion magazine Fantastic Man. At the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) she teaches ‘Image and Context’ to Year 2 students and aims to introduce a variety of (graphic) design voices and positions to Year 1 and 2 students in the ‘Professional Practice Skills’ course. Next to her teaching at KABK, she contributes to the Critical Fashion Practices program (MA, ArtEZ) through a portfolio course on online representation.
In possession of the Certificate Basic Qualification Didactic Competence and Examination (BKE).