Visual Arts and Post Contemporary Practice
Meet the dedicated tutor team of the Master of Arts in Fine Arts & Design, a group of practicing artists, designers, and researchers committed to guiding your development. They bring diverse perspectives from contemporary practice to help you shape your own artistic and professional direction.
Martine Stig
Martine Stig (Nijmegen, 1972) lives and works in Amsterdam. She studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Art (The Hague) and at the University of Amsterdam, philosophy. She is interested in the entanglement of image, gaze and technology. Point of departure in her work is the photographic image; the voyeuristic act: photography (verb) and the autonomic product: photo (noun). Whilst using the medium (and moving away from it) she researches its role in the perception of reality. Stig published five books and some artist publications and her work has been shown at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Aperture Foundation (NYC), Huis Marseille (Amsterdam). Her work is part of collections of Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), the Netherlands Fotomuseum (Rotterdam), H+F collection & ABN/ Amro collection. She co-founded the practice and research-based art foundation Radical Reversibility and the online meeting space wealgo.org.
Marga Rotteveel
Marga Rotteveel (1966) is an artist, researcher, and educator. She teaches Rethinking the Artist Economy at Master of Arts in Fine Arts & Design and is part of the master’s programme Photography and Society at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. She is also a member of the Economy in Common research group at Avans University of Applied Sciences. Her artistic research investigates how art practices generate meaning and value beyond traditional art contexts. Working within active, real-world settings, her approach is grounded in reciprocity and ecological thinking, supporting students in developing livelihoods aligned with their own values and beliefs.
Erik Hagoort
Erik Hagoort’s practice centers on thinking together differently. Through improvisational and conversational formats, he explores alternative ways of thinking, speaking, writing, and relating, allowing ideas to emerge in unexpected ways. His symprovisations and conversational works have taken place internationally at museums and institutions such as Museum Arnhem, the Van Abbemuseum, and the Smart Museum of Art in Chicago. Hagoort received his PhD in Arts in 2017 and has extensive experience in art education, with a focus on performative teaching and learning. He has published widely on contemporary and social art practices, including the book I Don’t Know What You Are Going to Say (2018).
Mariska van den Berg
I’m Mariska van den Berg, an art historian working closely with artists. I’ve produced numerous books and exhibitions, and currently create audio documentaries exploring our relationship with the living world. I also advise the Mondriaan Fund. In the master’s program, I supervise theses and research seminars for VA-PCP and have taught modules on narrativity, art film, and exhibition models. My interests include ecological debates, urban public space, and how theory flows into artistic practic exploring the connection between thinking, making, imagination, and material.