Fiona Tan
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Fiona Tan is an artist in photography as well as film and video installations. She grew up in Australia and currently lives in Amsterdam
in the Netherlands
. She studied at Gerrit Rietveld Academie
, and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunst
and teaches at the postgraduate academy De Ateliers.
, Washington, DC
2010 Frith Street Gallery, London, Vox Populi
2009 Disorient – Fiona Tan. She was the representative of the Netherlands at the Dutch Pavilion, 53rd Venice Biennale
2009 Saint Sebastian, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
, Washington DC
2008 Provenance at Rijksmuseum
, Amsterdam
2008 Countenance, Williams College Museum of Art
, Williamstown, MA
2007 A Lapse of Memory, Royal Institute of British Architects
, London and Frith Street Gallery, London
2007 80 Tage, Vox Populi, Countenance; Pinakothek der Moderne
, Munich
2006 Short Voyages, Frith Street Gallery, London
2005 Fiona Tan, Saint Sebastian, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Montréal, Canada
2004 Time Zones, Tate Modern
, London
2003 Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul
2003 Link, Stedelijk Museum
Amsterdam
2002 Documenta
11, Kassel, Germany
2001 Venice Biennale
, Venice
1999 Stimuli, Witte de With, Rotterdam
1997 2nd Johannesburg Biennale, Johannesburg
2010 Rethink Kakotopia, Tensta Konsthall
, Stockholm
2009 Rethink Kakotopia, Nikolaj, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center
2009 Self and Other, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
2008 Art Unlimited, Art Basel
2008 Breeze, cur. Marja Bloem, Gallery Nelson Freeman, Paris
2008 The Tropics Martin- Gropius-Bau, Berlin
2008 Be(com)ing Dutch Van Abbemuseum
, Eidenhoven
2007 Cine y Casi Cone, Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid
2007 Global Multitude, Rotunde, Luxemburg
2007 L’oeil ecranou la nouvelle image, Casino Luxembourg
2007 Museum of Contemporary Art of Bucharest, Romania
2007 Contour, Museum Prinsenhof, Delf
2007 Biennial of Moving Images, Geneva
2007 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, Photographer’s Gallery; Berlin
2007 Gallery, Berlin; Neue Börse, Frankfurt
2004 ICP Infinity Award for Art, New York
2003 Artes Mundi Prize, Cardiff (nominee)
1998 J.C. van Lanschot Prize for sculpture, Belgium/The Netherlands
2001-02 DAAD scholarship and residency, Berlin
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. She studied at Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Gerrit Rietveld Academie
-Profile:More than 45% of the student population comes from abroad, originating from over 60 different countries around the world. Most of the classes are in English...
, and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunst
Rijksakademie
The Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten is a two-year residency for visual artists, based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Funded by the Dutch government, residents are granted a stipend and are allotted a personal studio in the former military barracks building in which the Rijksakademie is housed...
and teaches at the postgraduate academy De Ateliers.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010-11 Rise and Fall, Arthur M. Sackler GalleryArthur M. Sackler Gallery
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery joins the Freer Gallery of Art to form the Smithsonian Institution's national museums of Asian art. The Sackler celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2012....
, Washington, DC
2010 Frith Street Gallery, London, Vox Populi
2009 Disorient – Fiona Tan. She was the representative of the Netherlands at the Dutch Pavilion, 53rd Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
2009 Saint Sebastian, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery joins the Freer Gallery of Art to form the Smithsonian Institution's national museums of Asian art. The Sackler celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2012....
, Washington DC
2008 Provenance at Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam or simply Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum in Amsterdam, located on the Museumplein. The museum is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and a substantial collection of Asian art...
, Amsterdam
2008 Countenance, Williams College Museum of Art
Williams College Museum of Art
The Williams College Museum of Art is a teaching museum located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is a department of Williams College. The museum's mission is to "advance learning through lively and innovative approaches to art for the students of Williams College and communities beyond the...
, Williamstown, MA
2007 A Lapse of Memory, Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
, London and Frith Street Gallery, London
2007 80 Tage, Vox Populi, Countenance; Pinakothek der Moderne
Pinakothek der Moderne
The Pinakothek der Moderne is a modern art museum, situated in the city centre of Munich, Germany. Together with its two predecessors Alte Pinakothek and Neue Pinakothek The Pinakothek der Moderne (= "(Art) Gallery of the Modern"; from Greek: "pinax" = "board", "tablet") is a modern art museum,...
, Munich
2006 Short Voyages, Frith Street Gallery, London
2005 Fiona Tan, Saint Sebastian, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Montréal, Canada
2004 Time Zones, Tate Modern
Tate Modern
Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London, England. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group . It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year...
, London
2003 Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul
2003 Link, Stedelijk Museum
Stedelijk Museum
Founded in 1874, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is a museum for classic modern and contemporary art in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It has been housed on the Paulus Potterstraat, next to Museum Square Museumplein and to the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and the Concertgebouw, in Amsterdam Zuid...
Amsterdam
2002 Documenta
Documenta
documenta is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau which took place in Kassel at that time...
11, Kassel, Germany
2001 Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
, Venice
1999 Stimuli, Witte de With, Rotterdam
1997 2nd Johannesburg Biennale, Johannesburg
Selected Group Exhibitions and Performances
- 2010: Ich zweifellos, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, WolfsburgWolfsburgWolfsburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig , and is mainly notable as the headquarters of Volkswagen AG...
2010 Rethink Kakotopia, Tensta Konsthall
Tensta Konsthall
Tensta Konsthall is a centre for contemporary art on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1998, the art centre has exhibited works by international artists which include: Wolfgang Tillmans, Julian Opie, On Kawara, Shirin Neshat, Susan Hiller, Tracey Moffat, Kutlug Ataman, Mark Wallinger...
, Stockholm
2009 Rethink Kakotopia, Nikolaj, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center
2009 Self and Other, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
2008 Art Unlimited, Art Basel
Art Basel
Art Basel is an international contemporary art fair held each June in Basel, Switzerland. Similar to the Venice Biennale, it has been called "the Olympics of the art world". Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa...
2008 Breeze, cur. Marja Bloem, Gallery Nelson Freeman, Paris
2008 The Tropics Martin- Gropius-Bau, Berlin
2008 Be(com)ing Dutch Van Abbemuseum
Van Abbemuseum
Van Abbemuseum is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in central Eindhoven, Netherlands, on the east bank of the Dommel river. Established in 1936, the Abbe Museum is named after its founder, Abbe Henri. Abbe was a lover of modern art and wanted to enjoy it there from Eindhoven...
, Eidenhoven
2007 Cine y Casi Cone, Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid
2007 Global Multitude, Rotunde, Luxemburg
2007 L’oeil ecranou la nouvelle image, Casino Luxembourg
Casino Luxembourg
The Casino Luxembourg is currently a forum for contemporary art which was adapted and renovated in 1995 to fit its new role of housing temporary exhibitions of Luxembourg art...
2007 Museum of Contemporary Art of Bucharest, Romania
2007 Contour, Museum Prinsenhof, Delf
2007 Biennial of Moving Images, Geneva
2007 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, Photographer’s Gallery; Berlin
2007 Gallery, Berlin; Neue Börse, Frankfurt
Prizes and Awards
2007 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize (nominee)2004 ICP Infinity Award for Art, New York
2003 Artes Mundi Prize, Cardiff (nominee)
1998 J.C. van Lanschot Prize for sculpture, Belgium/The Netherlands
Residencies
2003 IASPIS grant and residency, Stockholm2001-02 DAAD scholarship and residency, Berlin