Helin Tazelaar
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​i​llustration, design and research

As an illustrator and art historian I want to tell stories and help others tell theirs. Illustrated design is a great way to communicate on different levels. I work mostly with private clients, museums and publishers on historical research and design-projects. I also advise heritage institutions how to bring their collections to the public via original presentations and storytelling techniques. In the future I plan on working on a variety of projects to discover new ways of bringing art and design into the three-dimensional world.


​After finishing my education at AKV St. Joost I pursued a more theoretical path at Radboud University to deepen my understanding of my line of work. 
​During my studies I specialised in researching visual communication processes in art. I graduated cum laude with my thesis 'From Image to Imagination: On J.R.R. Tolkien's Illustrations and World-building in The Hobbit​'. My academic interests lie mostly with art of the modern period (ca. 1850 - contemporary art, medieval revival). Illustration and graphic design related research hold a special place in my heart.

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Interested in working together? Send me an e-mail by clicking the icon below. Need a bit more inspiration? Visit my Instagram page to see my most recent projects!


​Education

2012 - 2016  AKV|St. Joost, Breda | Bachelor design and visual communication, specialisation illustration
2014 - 2015  University of Amsterdam | Minor conservation and restoration, specialisation book and paper
2016 - 2017  Radboud University, Nijmegen | Premaster arts and culture, specialisation art history
2018 - 2020  Radboud University, Nijmegen | Master arts and culture, specialisation art history

Public projects and exhibitions (artist)

2015              De panden van mijn jeugd | Culturele Route juni, Studio AnnemA, Gorinchem
2015              Nachtwerk | Internship exhibition, AKV|St. Joost, Breda
2016              Terug naar Start (Launch 2016) | Graduation exhibition, AKV|St. Joost, Breda
2019              OSKNUS expositie | Student exhibition, De Vasim, Nijmegen
​2022              Boeiend?! 1572 | Installation art 'Het wonderbaarlijke bloemstruikje', Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem
​2022              De kleurrijke stad | Installation art 'De kleurrijke stad', De Spreekkamer van de stad (Botersteeg), Gorinchem
2024              Bastion in bloei | Artist in residence, Symposion (Kruitmagazijn), Gorinchem

Exhibitions (design, curation or conservation)

2021              KleurTonen | temporary exhibition, Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem | curation, research, text and copy
2022              Boeiend?! 1572, Boeiend?! 1672 | temporary exhibition, Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem | curation, research, design, text and copy
2022              Schitterende Scherven | temporary exhibition and auction, Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem | research, design, text and copy
2023              Te land, ter zee en in de lucht | temporary exhibition, Gorcums Museum, Gorinchem | text and copy
2023              Gorcumse gezichten, Gorcumse goederen | redesign permanent historical presentation, Gorcums Museum Gorinchem | project management, curation, research, text and copy
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  • About
  • Books and packaging
    • Eclips
    • Essays
    • Resiliency
  • Illustration projects
    • Botanical
    • Fukushima
    • planner
    • Siebold
    • Wizarding world