Wobby

Wobby.club is a platform for autonomous illustration and visual art / Risoprint magazine / Tilburg

Wobby.club is the platform for autonomous illustration, visual art, and literature in the Netherlands. It was established in 2015 by a small group of artists rooted in the absurdist tradition in the Southern Netherlands. Wobby.club organises the risoprinted quarterly Wobby, the two-week course To Riso or Not, the Wobby Workout, and many more projects.

12/10/2025

🖨️ The seventh edition of the residency ‘To Riso or Not’ started last week at .
Wobby.club and Make Eindhoven host the seventh edition of this intensive work period, where five young artists dive into the world of graphic techniques. They are experimenting not only with the fast and playful Risograph printer but also with other printing methods. Some of the techniques they have used so far: drypoint, monoprint, toyobo, silkscreen and risoprint.

The selected artists for this edition are: Doris Kolpa , Katharina Busl , Malte Hultgren , Niek Opstals and Yubin Lee , guided by Dutch artist as mentor.

During , they’ll present their brand-new work in a group exhibition that gives a peek into their creative process. The exhibition ‘To Riso or Not’ will be on show from 18–26 October at Make Eindhoven.

20/09/2025

🎉Last weekend we celebrated 10 years of Wobby with a special expo at
Cross Comix Rotterdam. All issues from the past decade were on display - half of them long sold out - while at the Makers Market we shared the titles still available, along with fresh art prints. It was a rare chance to see the entire Wobby archive together: ten years of bold, visually distinctive work, shaped by a wide range of artists who have contributed to the magazine.

Alongside the expo, we took part in the Meet the Editor portfolio sessions, where we exchanged feedback and ideas with young artists, and we hosted a playful drawing session with illustration diva .

Thank you Cross Comix and Rotterdam (our number one favorite city after Tilburg) for the hospitality - see you next year!

17/09/2025

Marijke Klamer .maan is an artist from Groningen (NL). She studied Fine Arts at Minerva Art Academy. She paints, draws and works with textile and ceramics.
An aspect that keeps coming back in her work is the relation between creatures and their surroundings and how these merge into each other. For Wobby #41 - Get well soon- she made 3 new drawings.

Repost• .maan Another one for Get well soon, Wobby #41
It’s about calling in sick to practice the flute. Swipe for peaceful landscape

11/09/2025

✏️ WOBBY’S WORK-SHOP
During Illustrada Festival/ We are Playgrounds on 6 and 7 September, Wobby.club celebrated its 10th anniversary with a special exhibition in a pop-up shop in the city centre of Tilburg, showcasing all 41 published Wobby issues, art prints, and special editions from the archives.
Besides this, we hosted free workshops where illustration served as a tool for dialogue, expression, and connection. Three groups took part, each bringing their own energy and perspectives.

In workshops led by feminist activist group and q***r community , participants discussed safety on the streets, sharing personal stories and insights. These sessions encouraged dialogue, inviting everyone to share perspectives and creatively translate them into powerful activist posters.

In the RPG character design workshop, multidisciplinary artist shared examples and ideas to inspire participants to create autobiographical characters using analogue techniques. By rooting characters in their own identities and backgrounds, the workshop opened space for diversity, representation, and personal storytelling.

We thank all workshop hosts and participants for their openness, which helped create a creative and collaborative atmosphere. Posters were printed on the spot with the risograph printer, resulting in bold and colourful prints. You can find more pictures and all results on our website!

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05/09/2025

✏️ WOBBY’S WORK-SHOP - 6 & 7 September
Our team has been working hard to get our Pop-up Shop ready, and we’re looking forward to welcoming you this weekend!

🎉10 years of Wobby!
During .playgrounds, Wobby.club celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special exhibition showcasing all 41 published issues and the special editions of Wobby. It’s a unique chance to experience the complete archive in real life and look back on ten years of visual boldness. The colourful presentation highlights the many artists who have contributed to shaping the magazine over the past decade. And this weekend only: special prices on all available back issues!

🖨️Join in! On September 6 and 7, Wobby.club is hosting a free workshop program where illustration becomes a tool for dialogue and expression: ✏️✊ Create activist posters with feminist action group
✏️🖼️ Design your own RPG character with illustrator  ✏️🌈 Poster-making with q***r community  All works will be printed live on the spot with the risoprinter — a fast, colorful, and experimental print technique.
There are still a few spots left for the workshops — sign up now via the Workshops page on our website!

📅 Opening hours Pop-up Shop: Sat 6 Sept — 10:00–17:00 // Sun 7 Sept — 12:00–17:00
📌 Location: Pop-up Shop, Stadhuisplein 327, Tilburg
🖨️ Workshops + Risoprint 🖼️ Exhibition: 10 Years of Wobby 🔗 Sign up for the free workshops via our website ✏️ Image by

30/08/2025

✏️ WOBBY’S WORK-SHOP
During .playgrounds festival on 6 & 7 September, Wobby Club presents a free workshop program using illustration as a tool for dialogue and expression. Led by , & , you’ll actively participate and print your results on the spot using a Risograph; a fast, colorful, experimental print technique. A special exhibition in the pop-up shop celebrates 10 years of Wobby. Sign up via our website! https://wobby.club/news-archive/wobbys-work-shop

📅 Sat 6 Sept, 10:00–17:00 // Sun 7 Sept, 12:00–17:00
📌 Pop-up Shop, Stadhuisplein 327, Tilburg
🖨️ Workshops + risoprint
🖼️ Expo: 10 years of Wobby
🔗 Sign up via our website
✏️ Image by

✊Workshop: Activist Poster Designing w/ Dolle Mina’s
📅 6 Sept, 10:30–13:00
A feminist action group from the 1970s, returns to fight for gender equality. This workshop centers on ‘Public safety on the streets’. Through dialogue, participants will turn personal stories into activist posters using analog techniques like drawing, collage, stamping, and hand-lettering, then printed in bold risograph style.

🖼️Workshop: RPG Character Creation w/ Keanu Schipper
📅 6 Sept, 14:00–16:30
is a multidisciplinary artist with Surinamese-Dutch roots. In this workshop, you’ll draw an autobiographical RPG character based on your own identity & background, offering representation in a genre that often lacks it.

🌈Workshop: Activist Poster Designing w/ Qult
📅 7 Sept, 12:30–16:00
With , a q***r community from Tilburg, we’ll explore ‘Queer & Safe’ - addressing public space safety from q***r perspectives. Through dialogue and shared stories, we’ll create posters as personal and political statements. No drawing skills needed; use text, color, collage or image.

09/08/2025

🎨 Artist Tara Booth (US) contributed a two-page comic and an illustrated page for Wobby #41 - Get Well Soon. We transformed her full-color paintings into two-color Risograph printed pages.

Her autobiographical comics tackle issues relating to mental health, addiction, gender and sexuality. Known for her painterly approach to comics, often using bright colors and dizzying patterns - Tara’s work has been featured in Best American Comics, The New York Times, Vice and Bloomberg Businessweek, among others.

We’re thrilled to congratulate Tara on winning the Eisner Award for Best Humour Publication for her book 'Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It', published by Drawn and Quarterly. The Eisner Award is one of the most prestigious awards given to comics, often referred to as the 'Oscar of comics'.

Two of her pages from Wobby #41 have also been Risoprinted into vibrant four-color art prints, now available in our webshop!

29/07/2025

🕷️Details of a 4 page comic by Viktor Hachmang (NL) for Wobby # 41 - Get well soon

Repost• Bits from ‘Daddy’, 4 pg short for no. 41

23/07/2025

❤️‍🩹 Wobby #41 - ‘Get well soon’- is OUT NOW!
‘Get well soon’, is co-curated by Dutch artists G.C. Heemskerk and Kim David Bots . It explores the layered meaning of that familiar phrase, often found on greeting cards, expressing both the hope for recovery and the reassurance that someone cares. Thirteen artists share what sickness and recovery mean to them, and how we can find healing and comfort in a world that, like many of us, isn’t always feeling its best.

Artists of Wobby #41 - Get well soon:
Annemieke Dannenberg (NL), Aurélie Salavert (FR/BE) .salavert, G.C. Heemskerk (NL), Gijs Deddens (NL) , Joost Krijnen (NL) , Kim David Bots (NL) , Leomi Sadler (UK) , Lucie Lučanská (CZ) , Marijke Klamer (NL) .maan, Marnix van Uum (NL) , Nik Heemskerk (NL) , Tara Booth (US) , Viktor Hachmang (NL)

Cover by (NL)

🚀 Wobby #41 is now available in our webshop, worldwide shipping

04/07/2025

📚 Launch Event - Wobby #41 ‘Get well soon’.
We warmly invite you to the launch of the new issue of Wobby on 13 July at Huis van het boek, The Hague.

Wobby #41, themed ‘Get well soon’, is co-curated by Dutch artists G.C. Heemskerk and Kim David Bots. This issue explores the layered meaning behind the familiar phrase, often found on greeting cards, expressing both the hope of recovery and the reassurance that someone is thinking of you. In this Wobby, thirteen artists offer their interpretations of what recovery means to them, and how we can find healing and comfort, both individually and collectively.

The afternoon will feature a live music performance by Kim Davis Bots & Lyckle de Jong. Visitors are invited to find comfort in the act of drawing their own ‘Get well soon’ postcard.

📅 Sunday 13 July, 14:00
📌 Huis van het Boek, Prinsessegracht 30- 31, The Hague
✏️ Marnix van Uum

25/06/2025

🎉 NS16 turns 20!
Since 2015, Wobby has been based at , a studio complex and creative hub for cultural entrepreneurs in the heart of Tilburg, where artists and designers from a wide range of disciplines practice their craft.

At our studio in NS16, we printed the very first Wobby all the way up to the upcoming Wobby #41, and supported young talented artists through the Wobby Workout residency program. We also organised events like Wobby Wonderland and Wobby Club Night at NS16.

🎉 This year, NS16 celebrates its 20th anniversary, and we’re celebrating from 27–29 June!
Join us for a festive weekend featuring a party, group exhibition, and art market.
🎈 Friday, 20:00 – Party
🖼️ Saturday & Sunday, 13:00–17:00 – Group expo + art market
📍 NS16, NS Plein 16, Tilburg
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22/06/2025

📖 Readers' Favourites: Trusted Wobby Reviews For and From Readers Around The World

🎤 Nicole N:
"I like these pages the most, because the colors feel fresh and vibrant, offering a nice contrast to the visuals I'm used to seeing nowadays."

This beautiful spread is one of four pages Violette Le Gendre (FR) .legendre has created for Wobby #40 - Critter Tales.

This work is also available as a print in our webshop!

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NS Plein 16
Tilburg
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