Tjibbe Hooghiemstra

Tjibbe Hooghiemstra (Netherlands, 1957) studied at the Minerva Art Academy in Groningen and at the Academie Sint-Lucas in Ghent. Since 1991, he has been working as a visual artist, living alternately in Ireland and the Netherlands. He has taught at art schools in Cork, Dublin, Sligo, Belfast, Groningen and Enschede. His work has been exhibited worldwide, and is held in various public and private collections. Hooghiemstra has published the books Poem for Eire (1992) and Twelve x 12.00 (2003).