Karen Zeedijk

In 2001 Karen (Kaat) Zeedijk (b. 1970) started her stained glass studio Fabrikaat in Tilburg. Since 2003 she has also been working as a tufter at the TextielLab in Tilburg. In 2015 her glass studio Fabrikaat continued as a tuft studio and she works full-time as a tufter. Both with Fabrikaat and at the TextielLab, Zeedijk works commissioned by artists such as; Catharina van de Ven, Robert Zandvliet, Lizan Freijsen, Otobong Nkanga, Victor de Bie, Kiki van Eijk, Rop van Mierlo, Sandra Keja Planken, Jan Koen Lomans, Charlotte Jonkheer, Jan Taminiau, Els van 't Klooster and others. Works created by her have been exhibited in museums at home and abroad. In 2020, Zeedijk founded the Tuftlokaal, where she shares her knowledge by giving workshops and master classes to interested parties. Several art academies in the Netherlands and Belgium have also called on her knowledge. Zeedijk lives and works in Tilburg.