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Gerard van Santen graduated in monumental design, graphic techniques, and portrait, figure drawing and painting at the Utrecht School of the Arts. During his studies he gave drawing lessons for a while in the Centraal Museum Utrecht, and later on "pro bono" lessons in all graphic techniques in graphic studios and workshops. He was also committed to the development and acceptance of the new digital media and regularly gave demonstrations and lectures at, among others, the University of Utrecht and the Hogeschool Holland about the seemingly limitless possibilities offered by these techniques, in a period in which these techniques were not yet widely used. circle were accepted. Has had many exhibitions at home and abroad and has its own gallery in Hilversum.