Mieke Gerritzen

Mieke Gerritzen

Mieke Gerritzen is a designer, artist, author, filmmaker, and educator. Born in Amsterdam in 1962, she studied audio visual media at the Rietveld Academy, graduating in 1987. In the early nineties she became a leading pioneer of digital art and design. In 2001 she started the All Media Foundation for the organization and production of movies, publications, and events like “International Browserday” in New York, Berlin, and Amsterdam and, more recently, “The Biggest Visual Power Shows.” Gerritzen is head of the design department Sandberg Institute, the post-graduate course connected to Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Mieke Gerritzen has received many prizes and gives lectures and presentations worldwide. She has authored and co-authored numerous books, including Style First, Creativity for All, and Mobile Minded.