Staff

Marie-José van den Hout (Director)
Born in Roermond in the Netherlands, Marie-José van den Hout grew up in a family of three generations of ecclesiastical gold- and silversmiths. It was in the workshop of her grandfather, a renowned craftsman who specialised in repoussé and chasing, that her passion for gold grew and flourished. Alongside two of her brothers, Marie-José worked in her father’s studio before studying gold- and silversmithing and then fine art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Maastricht. She established Galerie Marzee in Nijmegen in 1979 and was honoured with the title of Officer of the Order of Oranje-Nassau at the gallery’s 40th anniversary celebrations in June 2019. 

Niki Heffels
Niki has worked with Marzee since the gallery moved into its current location on the Waalkade in 1995. She is responsible for the operational management of the gallery. 

Michiel Heffels

Michiel has worked with Galerie Marzee for many years. As well as his involvement with the gallery, Michiel is a partner at Heffels Spiegeler Attorneys-at-Law in The Hague. He is a member of the board of the Foundation for Modern Music Nijmegen and has previously been a member of the Supervisory Board of Droog Design Foundation. 

Lizzie Atkins

Lizzie has worked with Marzee since 2002. She holds a degree in English Literature from the University of Birmingham and studied jewellery at Middlesex University. Lizzie is also a writer, researcher and a visiting lecturer at the RCA in London. Her work has featured in international publications including Art Jewelry Forum and Art Aurea and she has also written for the Crafts Council and the WCC-BF. Lizzie is writer for the gallery and is involved in most of the projects.

Marloes van Essen

Marloes has worked with Marzee since 2022. She graduated (MA) in Art History from Radboud University Nijmegen.