ART + CREATIVE DIRECTOR + artist

MA in Visual Performance & Time-Based Arts
BA in Communication, Advertising & Design Management
(Degree Thesis: The Dialectic of Need vs Want: Communicating towards Sustainability)

SKILLS + EXPERIENCE
- 10+ years of experience in the creative industry, working as singer-songwriter, Editor in Chief, and Art + Creative Director on campaigns of different scales, content creation, and other creative projects.
- Experience in working in print, installation, digital, music, and video with a keen interest in innovation and experimentation leading to creative solutions for commercial and not-for-profit projects.
- Front-runner on current movements and trends, with strong knowledge in music, (sustainable) fashion, graphic & fine arts, design, photography & film, as well as the wellness industry - and the ability to translate this insight into creative solutions for commercial projects.
- Passionate about creating innovative content across all platforms and working strategically with varied (internal + external) team members to deliver inventive campaigns and content.

SELECTED CLIENTS
Sony Publishing, NIKE, Palladium, Stedelijk Museum, Scotch&Soda, VICE, Diesel, Red Bull Studios, Press Only, Monki, W.Green, Spice PR, Soroptimists International, Women for Water Partnership, Young In Prison, MaMa Cash, IMA (Influencer Management Agency)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), Vondel Pavilion (Amsterdam), Design Center De Winkelhaak (Antwerp), Delta Centre of Contemporary Art (The Hague), The Institute for Live Arts Research (Greece), Royal Academy of Art (The Hague), Stadsschouwburg (Utrecht), Meneer de With Gallery (Amsterdam), WM Gallery (Amsterdam), TENT (Rotterdam), Mediamatic (Amsterdam)

FEATURED in SELECTED PRESS
Dazed & Confused (South Korea), Cultural China, Metro (NL), VICE, City Press (South Africa), Istanbul Calling, ELLE (FR/NL), VOGUE (Italy), L’Officiel, Linda Magazine (NL), I-D.

SELECTED MUSIC PERFORMANCES
The Great Escape (UK), Glastonbury (UK), Sonar (Barcelona), Lowlands (NL), Pinkpop (NL), Exit (Serbia), Sines (Portugal), Plastic (Milan), La Machine du Moulin Rouge (Paris), Amsterdam Dance Event (NL), RecBeat (Brazil), Rocking the Daisies (South Africa), Vive Latino (Mexico), SXSW (USA)

SELECTED WORKS



PORTFOLIO

CATARINA AIMÉE DAHMS aka CATA.PIRATA