Graduating from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in 2002 (BA Graphic Design, Amsterdam) and Werkplaats Typografie (MA, Arnhem) in 2005, Chantal Hendriksen (1978, NL) has been working as a graphic designer from her Amsterdam studio. Her projects originate from a deep affinity with contemporary art and culture, which is reflected in her collaborations with art institutions, museums, galleries, individual artists, designers, photographers, writers, and editors, alongside a wide range of self-initiated projects. With a strong foundation in graphic and editorial design, typography, and printmaking, her studio explores the boundaries of the field’s autonomy by engaging with various other disciplines.
Alongside her design practice, Hendriksen is a very experienced art educator who taught at a great variety of European institutions. Since 2006, she has been active as a tutor in graphic design and typography at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (KABK), where she currently serves as Head of Graphic Design in collaboration with designer and researcher Lauren Alexander.
The coalescence of these roles is essential to Hendriksen’s engagement with the field and manifests across diverse formats and media. This includes lectures, workshops, presentations, exhibitions, interviews, and educational activities, alongside the production of publications, books, magazines, textiles, identities, animations, and in-house Riso printing. All these expressions are characterized by a conceptual and experimental approach with a distinctive usage of colors and designs.
In possession of the Certificate Basic Qualification Didactic Competence and Examination (BKE)