Nikki Gonnissen, Netherlands (2012)
Nikki Gonnissen is director of studio Thonik, which she co-founded with Thomas Widdershoven in 1993. Thonik made visual identities and develops communication concepts and publicity campaigns for many cultural institutions...
Read full biographyNikki Gonnissen is director of studio Thonik, which she co-founded with Thomas Widdershoven in 1993. Thonik made visual identities and develops communication concepts and publicity campaigns for many cultural institutions like the Urbanism\Architecture Bi-city Biennale Shenzhen, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Spiral Art Center in Tokyo, Museum Marta Herford in Germany, the Architecture Biennale Venice, the Power Station of Art in Shanghai, Manifesta 9 in Genk/Belgium and the Holland Festival in Amsterdam.
In the public sector the studio works for the Dutch Central Government, The Amsterdam Public Library, Broadcast Corporation VPRO and a major Dutch political party. With their work for this political party they show how design can enhance political debate and democracy.
As a designer, Nikki belongs to a group of engaged creatives that hold values such as empowerment, democracy, social justice and sovereignty in high regard. She is actively involved in the design debate about these values and initiates projects that touch upon these topics.
Nikki Gonnissen has been the International President of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) from 2015 until 2018.
Publications
Galerie Anatomie Petit Journal No.6
(2010)
- Hugues Boekraad
Uitgave Galerie Anatome
Thonik A in Paris
(2010)
- Hugues Boekraad
Institut Néerlandais
Thonik en
(2009)
- Noriko Kawakami,
- Thomas Widdershoven,
- Nikki Gonnissen
Kentro Oshita
POWER thonik design
(2008)
- Hugues Boekraad,
- Marina De Vries,
O Art Centre
Thonik, New Dutch Graphic Design #1
(2001)
- Ineke Schwartz,
- Ed Van Hinte,
- Gert Staal
Bis Publishers
Exhibitions
Self-Unself
2013
Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
Group exhibition
City of Interface
2013
Power Station of Art, Shanghai
Group exhibition
Thonik in Paris
2013
Centre Pompidou, Paris
Part of the collection display
Printed works
2013
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Permanent collection
Carpets
2013
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Permanent collection
Thonik Alphabets
2012
Sera, Kyoto
Solo exhibition
Graphic Happiness in China
2012
Museum of Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing
Group exhibition
Printed work
2012
Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Hong Kong
Permanent collection
Connecting Concepts
2011
Museu de Arte, Sao Paolo
Premsela, Amsterdam
Traveling group exhibition
Printed works
2011
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Permanent collection
Printed works
2011
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
Permanent collection
Thonik in Paris
2010
Galerie Anatome, Paris
Institut Néerlandais, Paris
Solo exhibition and installation
Woordbeeld
2010
Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Solo exhibition
Thonik en
2009
Spiral Art Centre, Tokyo
Solo exhibition
Carpet Centraal Museum
2009
Museum of the Image, Breda
Permanent collection
Thonik: Made in China by You
2009
Graphic Design Museum, Breda
Solo exhibition
Power
2008
Power Station of Art, Shanghai
Solo exhibition
Thonik in Venice
2008
International Architecture Biennale, Venice
Solo exhibition
Festival International de l'affine et du Graphisme
2008
de Chaumont Awards, Chaumont
Awards exhibition
Printed work
2009
Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Permanent collection
Raad van Cultuur printed works
2004
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco
Permanent collection
Education
Design tutor
- Postgraduate
2011 – 2014
- Design Academy Eindhoven, masters department (The Netherlands)
Guest lecturer, workshops, external advisor
- Postgraduate
2002 – 2014
- Hogeschool der Kunsten Utrecht (the Netherlands)
- Rietveld Academy Amsterdam (the Netherlands)
- Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam (the Netherlands)
- St. Joost Academy Breda (the Netherlands)
Lectures
Brand New Conference
(2016)
- Brand New Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
La Parole
(2016)
- Centre Pompidou Paris, France
Graphic Empowerment
(2016)
- Grafist 20, Istanbul, Turkey
DDP Forum Vol.3
(2016)
- Dongdaemun Design Plaza Seoul, Korea
Design for Change
(2015)
- Lahe, Rio, Brazil
AGI Open
(2014)
- AGI, Sao Paulo
Graphic Empowerment
(2014)
- Weissraum Innsbruck, Austria
Collective Conversation
(2014)
- Collective Design Fair, New York City, United States of America
Babel #2, So Social
(2013)
- International Type Symposium hfg Offenbach, Germany
AGI London: Paradise and Protest
(2013)
- AGI Congress London, United Kingdom
Awards
2016
2012
2007 / 2008
2005
2003
1998 / 1999
Other Professional Activities
International committee Creative Industries Fund
2012 – currently
Committee member Fonds BKVB
2005 – 2008
Committee member Mondriaan Stichting, publications and design
2003 – 2006