Bart Aalbers Illustrations (Winkel)

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Bart (1986) started his creative endeavors in his local punk rock scene helping out bands with designs for their flyers, posters, T-shirts and album covers. Although he loved illustrating, he decided to study web development. But after he got his Bachelor degree in this area, he quickly returned to where his heart really was; drawing.

Now, a couple of years later, he creates illustrations that are strong, graphical, colorful and witty, for any purpose you can think of and for a variety of clients. Besides illustration he also creates hand drawn animations. In 2011 Bart teamed up with creative agency Shop Around to handle his commercial projects.

Bart loves creating wonderful things together with you. From a single character to a whole series of drawings, animations, artist talks, workshops and anything else you might need. Let’s talk!

Selected Clients
Liberty Global, Booking.com, NCRV, BNN, Radio 1, Eastpak, Kamer van Koophandel, Robeco, Wereld Natuur Fonds, De Lijn, OOM, Mangrove, Freshcotton, Mortierbrigade, Tupalo, Tjunk, Uitgeverij Snor, CBK Rotterdam

Selected Press
web Life of a freelance illustrator - BoingBoing.net
web Pitches can be Bitches - Comics Alliance
web Frustrations of a Freelance Designer – Design Taxi
web Pitches can be Bitches - Drawn!
web Last Week - NewWork
print ”Exposure” article - Computer Arts Magazine – ’11
print ”Tips & Tricks” article – Digital Arts Magazine – ’11
print ”Versch Werk” showcase – DZone – ’11
print ”Pitches can be Bitches” – AdFormatie – ’11

Publications
Grote Rotterdamse Kunstkalender 2013 – Trichis – ’12
T-Shirt Design 2 - Feierabend Unique Books – ’11
Vectorism - Viction:ary publishers – ’11
STRAK - Issue #1 – ’11
The Tote Bag Book - Laurence King Publishing – ’11
Tierartz Kollektiv magazine - Issue #1 – ’11
New Textile Design - Feierabend Unique Books – ’10

Exhibitions
Group Beermat Character Show by Inkygoodness - London, UK – ’13
Solo Bart Aalbers at Lungo - Rotterdam, NL – ’12
Group Fiend Projects Art Festival - Antwerp, BE – ’12
Group Bart Aalbers VS Toy Factory - Rotterdam, NL – ’11
Group PUP at Museumnacht Amsterdam - Amsterdam, NL – ’11
Group Popjugend shows Character - Cologne, GE – ’11
Group VIERKWART - Rotterdam, NL – ’11
Group STRAK release party - Rotterdam, NL – ’11
Group Tierartz Magazine release party - Amsterdam, NL – ’11
Group V.O.R.K. - Rotterdam, NL – ’10
Group Happy Chaos - Arnhem, NL – ’10

Various
Guest lecturer Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam - ’13
Internship supervisor illustration student Daphne Prochowski - ’12
Keynote speaker at MAD fest Deventer – ’12
Keynote speaker at Image Festival Rotterdam - ’11
Live drawing on Dutch television / TV Lab BNN - ’11
Live drawing Radio 1 / Casa Luna - ’10
Winner Freshcotton’s “Design your own label” t-shirt contest - ’09

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