Sharan Bala
NL
- resident
- 2026 – 2027
Sharan Bala
Residents, Advisors, Team
Huidige residents, guest residents, tech fellows, advisors en teamleden. Voor een overzicht van Rijksakademie alumni, bezoek onze database.
Residents
- Kenneth Aidoo
- Waèl el Allouche
- Mario Sergio Alvarez Gonzalez
- Clara Amaral
- AYO
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- Hamza Badran
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- Sharan Bala
- Zuzanna Bartoszek
- Antón Ceballos
- Avril Corroon
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- Aishwarya Das
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- Mîrkan Deniz
- Goulven Derrien
![The water very blue, 2025.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1654 1169"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Krystel Geerts
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- Dan Guthrie
![Empty Alcove Rotting Figure, Chisenhale Gallery, London, 2025. Photographer Andy Keate.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 1500 1000"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- S*an D. Henry-Smith
- Choi Heong-uk
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- Helena Hoogenraad
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- Hu Liwei
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- Joanne Igbuwe
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- Astrit Ismaili
- Lotte Louise de Jong
- Ana Linhares
- Li Yi-Fan
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- Nazif Lopulissa
- Lucas Lugarinho
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- Eugene Macki
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- Olga Micińska
- Priss Niinikoski
- Chathuri Nissansala
![Rijksakademie_OpenStudios2025_ChathuriNissansala_photoTomPhilipJanssen_HR_3.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 8244 5496"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Bahar Noorizadeh
- Bodil Ouédraogo
- Ashis Kumar Palei
- Debashish Paul
- amy pickles
![amypickles_website1.png](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 900 636"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Sandra Poulson
- Ashfika Rahman
![HR.RijksOpen2025.Ashfika.Rahman.photo.by.Sander.van.Wettum-2.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 8190 5460"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Smári Róbertsson
- Nestor Siré
![07. PC Gamer [GOMA]_TOKYO_ Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo 2024.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 2100 1500"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Dicky Takndare
![dicky.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 4624 2604"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Hasan Özgür Top
- Chin Tsao
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- Pam Virada
- vo ezn
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- Lotte Werkema
![Fuck Pilates II 2025.jpg](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 5184 3456"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
- Baha Görkem Yalım
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- Abdo Zin Eldin
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Guest Residents
Advisors
- Maria Barnas
- Kirsty Bell
- Ansuya Blom
- Stéphane Calais
- Banu Cennetoğlu
- Isabelle Cornaro
- Yael Davids
- Jaki Irvine
- Meiro Koizumi
- Metahaven (Vinca Kruk & Daniel van der Velden)
- Aernout Mik
- Mihnea Mircan
- Melvin Moti
- Mike Nelson
- Wendelien van Oldenborgh
- Christodoulos Panayiotou
- Paul Perry
- Willem de Rooij
- Natasha Soobramanien
- Ho Tzu Nyen
- Antonio Vega Macotela
- Helen Verhoeven
- Tirdad Zolghadr
Guest Advisors
Team
- DevelopmentZee Landstra medewerker development
- DevelopmentMoetoesingi Schmidt senior medewerker development
- DirecteurPatricia de Weichs de Wenne
- ICTClive Andrews
- ICTHarold Verbakel
- SupportAlmiqui Deetman-Wingens medewerker support
- SupportRobbie Peters management and support assistant
- SupportKaitlyn Smeeth medewerker support
- Zakelijk leiderLoïc Aballéa
- ResidencyNasam Abboud residency coordinator
- CantinaMartine Albitrouw-Segijn cook
- Building / OperationsPeter Amponsah caretaker
- HR & Social WelfareNiels Andree Wiltens
- Building / OperationsAnita Autar cleaning
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsJosé Miguel Biscaya media lab
- CantinaRené Blits cook
- Building / OperationsIngmar Bruin coördinator gebouw
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsSeamus Cater wood workshop
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsRoger Cremers wood workshop
- Building / OperationsFeras Dahhan caretaker
- Library & collectionMarietta Dirker
- Public ProgrammeAndrea Elera coordinator
- ResidencySandra Felten bureau alumni & residents documentation
- CommunicationVanessa Groenewegen
- CantinaArchie Hyde cleaning & cash register assistant
- FinanceTatjana Koopal financieel beheerder
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsStephan Kuderna metal workshop
- DevelopmentIsabella Leitz events & friends support
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsMauricio van der Maesen electronics workshop
- CantinaBas Magnée coordinator
- DevelopmentMaría Virto Marcilla director development
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsLotte Nijhof mould making workshop
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsArend Nijkamp paint workshop
- CommunicationMarguerite Nolan
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsMarianne Peijnenburg ceramics workshop
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsKees Reedijk electronics workshop
- CantinaNicole Roozemond cook
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsPieter Verweij print workshop
- Workshops / Technical SpecialistsMonique de Wilt laser cutter & CNC