About

Suzanne Dikker (NL) is clothing and textile designer, artist and art educator (MEd) with a strong focus on ecological sustainability. Specialised in plant-based dyeing, felting and weaving, she combines traditional crafts with contemporary aesthetics. In recent years her work has been shown at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Nieuwe Instituut and De Wasserij in Rotterdam. Her essays were published by Mister Motley, APRIA and Textur Mag. Dikker considers it her mission to share her passion for, and extensive knowledge of, tactile making techniques with others, and in this way stimulate the collective sensory and ecological consciousness.

 
 

Education

MA Education in Arts at ArtEZ University
Zwolle, 2021-2023

BA Fashion Design at Willem de Kooning Academy
Rotterdam, 2005-2009

 

 

Artist-in-residence

Ricklundgården
Saxnäs, Zweden (2018)

Not Quite
Fengersfors, Zweden (2018)

Textílsetur Íslands (Icelandic Textile Centre)
Blönduós, Iceland (2017)

 
 

Banner image: portrait by Jasper Spoelstra

 
 

Exhibitions

‘Strings attached’ - ArtEZ Finals exhibition
Zwolle, The Netherlands (2023)

‘SUD by Suzanne Dikker’ showroom - De Wasserij
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2019)

‘Tactiele experimenten’ - De vitrine
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2019)

’Space becomes place’ - Not Quite
Fengersfors, Sweden (2018)

Textílsetur Íslands (Icelandic Textile Centre)
Blönduós, Iceland (2017)

’The New Haberdashery’ - Nieuwe Instituut
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2017)

‘Project Rotterdam’ - Museum Boijmans van Beuningen - Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2016)

‘Showroom’ - Singer Sweat Shop
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2012)

‘Fashion Clash’ - SAM Décorfabriek
Maastricht, The Netherlands (2012)

’Modebelofte’ - Krabbedans
Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2009)

 

 

Publications (text-based)

‘Klotsende, spetterende, kolkende solidariteit’ - Mister Motley (2024)
https://www.mistermotley.nl/klotsende-spetterende-kolkende-solidairiteit/

‘Sloshing, splashing, swirling solidarity
Or: The sound of a pounding heart is so much more intense when you’re under water’ - Textur Mag Issue 5 (2023)
https://texturmag.com/issue-5/sloshing-splashing-swirling-solidarity-by-suzanne-dikker/

‘Voelbaar verbinden’ - APRIA Platform for Research Interventions of the Arts (2022) https://apria.artez.nl/voelbaar-verbinden/

 
 
 

Banner image: exhibition ‘Project Rotterdam’ at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

 
 
 

Presentations and talks

Annual Master Kunsteducatie Symposium
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2023)

ArtEZ Finals presentation for (art education) branch professionals
Zwolle, The Netherlands (2023)

Opening event De Wasserij
In conversation with Nanette Hogervorst (Sustainable Fashion Giftcard and atelier an.nur)
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2019)

 
 
 

Banner image: presentation MAKING SENSE project at Culture Club Amsterdam (2023)