Folkert Somhorst

about

Across illustration, graphic design, painting and metalwork, I work to explore the emotional and tactile qualities of materials and images. Whether designing digitally or shaping metal, I’m drawn to natural variation, process, and the quiet tension between fragility and strength. I guide myself by curiosity, a love of craft, and a desire to make work that feels both personal and open, inviting attention, touch, and reflection.

Working as a freelance graphic designer, always looking for new opportunities.

Education:

2018-2025
Crossmedia Design English HBO Bachelor
AKI ArtEZ University of the Arts
Enschede, the Netherlands

Exchange:

2024
Illustration bachelor year 3 semester
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Vancouver BC,
Canada

2014-2018
Media vormgeving MBO niveau 4 BOL
ROC van Twente
Enschede, the Netherlands

Internship:

2017-2018 at Crossmedia Design
Hengelo OV,
the Netherlands

2017 at SQOOP online marketing
Enschede,
the Netherlands

Exhibitions:

Red Bull Doodle Art 2023
National finalist from the Netherlands

Folkert Somhorst

about

©2025

iamfolkert@gmail.com