Marieke de Jong

Marieke de Jong is a visual artist and Lecturer at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in the Netherlands. She holds a Master of Fine Art from the Sandberg Institute (2011) and dual Bachelor degrees in Autonomous Spatial Design and Fine Arts Teacher Training from ArtEZ. Since 2013, she has served as a Time Surfing instructor and trainer at ArtEZ, focusing on time management techniques rooted in Zen philosophy. Notably, she was nominated for the prestigious Prix de Rome in 2013.

Her professional contributions include curating selections from ArtEZ's Studium Generale archive alongside Heike Rowold, emphasizing themes of time, creativity, and contemplative practice. This work explores how artists and educators navigate temporal pressures through intuitive processes and structured reflection.

Her research interests intersect art practice, pedagogy, and the intersection of time with creative production. She advocates for intentional time management frameworks that prioritize mindfulness and implicit knowledge in artistic processes.