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infoTextwork banners in expo 'Het Woord'. Pictura
See the text, read the image
My work is a record of attempts to read the world in all its absurdity. To this end, I use both language and image in ever new ways, especially through translations and transformations. My drawings, paintings and text works – drawn interventions in newspapers, magazines and books are created in open work processes in which new and self-imposed rules mix with anarchy. New meanings are revealed and constructed on familiar surfaces. Some of the works undergo further translation into music, performance or video.
Keywords: transformation, meaning processes, drawing, painting, photography, video, performance, music, paper, ink, egg tempera, watercolor, language, text, literature, writing, book, layers, structures, patterns; rhythm, process, collaboration, content, play
Websites
artist's website
www.tanjasmit.comSocial media
Member of Artists’ Initiative/Collective/Incubator
Alte Wik, TATO(A)GE, De DCR
Platform
De DCR
Curriculum vitae
Education
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2021 - 2021teaching online b. KABK Den Haag
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2018 - 2018Chinese calligraphy and painting Cheng Haitau, Xiamen
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2015 - 2016schrijfcursus STROOM, Den Haag
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2009 - 2010writings Lyotard W139, Amsterdam
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2009 - 2010writings Georges Bataille W139, Amsterdam
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2007 - 2007performance, by Joan Jonas MACBA, Barcelona
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2004 - 2004Walter Benjamin, by Eric Beltran Hangar, Barcelona
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2004 - 2004analysis of film, by Harun Farocki en Roger M. Buergel MACBA, Barcelona
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1994 - 1995Zen calligraphy, Jacques Foussadier Zendoyo, Barcelona
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1979 - 1984drawing/painting Den Haag, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten diploma
exhibitions
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2023TATO(A)GE Pictura Dordrecht, Netherlands communal drawing project withGeerten Ten Bosch en Ton Kraayeveld www.pictura.nl Duo
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2022Books Galerie Vincenz Sala Berlin, Germany textworks and artists books www.vsala.com/books.html Group
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2022Anonymous Drawings Galerie im Körnerpark Berlin, Germany textwork www.anonyme-zeichner.de/en/current.html Group
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2022Rolling Snowball 14 Powerlong Art Center Xiamen, China installation large textworks banners, original textworks and ink drawings resartis.org/news-listing/chinese-european-art-center-rolling-snowball-14-xiamen-2022/ Group
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2021
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2021Time Zones Galerie Helder The Hague, Netherlands textworks galleryviewer.com/nl/tentoonstelling/1877/time-zones Group
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2019Anachronisms Helder Gallery The Hague, Netherlands video, artist's book and recent textworks. 5 artists. www.galeriehelder.nl/exhibitions?id=129 Group
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2019
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2019Studio exhibition Studio The Hague, Netherlands recent work villanextdoor2.wordpress.com/2019/12/11/studio-visit-8-tanja-smit/?fbclid=IwAR0Vd648gUHcZpkff6p8agLwI-Rmfw0RQ4BjHywCiMTHwH1wWquP3XIGpbU Solo
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2018Revenge of Fish CEAC Xiamen, China works made during 3 months residency in Xiamen www.facebook.com/ceac99xiamen/ Solo
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2017Apprentices/Masters Project Das Spectrum Utrecht, Netherlands Apprentice-Master Project www.dasspectrum.org Group
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2016Drawing Front (and back) Quartair The Hague, Netherlands drawings www.drawingfront.nl/quartair-den-haag/ Group
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2016Mujeres Alejandro Sales Barcelona, Spain Selection from the collection of the gallery Group
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2016Locatie Z Den Haag, Netherlands Baraka, The Director's Cut Group
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2015Baracca on tour Baraka Roubaix, France guerilla expo with kunstenaarsinitiatief Baracca www.facebook.com/pages/category/Arts---Entertainment/Baracca-139980666079139/ Group
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2014The Drawing Game etHall Barcelona, Spain drawings expo after internet drawing project with 4 artists www.ethall.net Group
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2009Off the Record Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Municipal acquisitions: 12 photos series Vaho www.stedelijk.nl/en Group
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2008Possibilitat d´acció MACBA, Museu d´Art Contemporani Barcelona, Spanje Barcelona, Spain Possibility of Action, textworks and video www.macba.cat/en/exhibitions Group
Projects
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2023
TATO(A)GE Pictura Dordrecht/The Hague, Netherlands Communal drawing project with Geerten Ten Bosch en Ton Kraayeveld, 2021-ongoing
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- 2016
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2013
Ephémère: Genetic Choir sings Tanja Smit Studio Loos, Den Haag The Hague www.studioloos.com/ephemere/ephemere-january-2013 Genetic Choir performs Tanja Smit's textworks, with images
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2011
Of music in language, sonifications Zeebelt, Den Haag The Hague, Netherlands www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMUQrHt_BMs 2 multi-media performances
International exchanges/Residencies
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2024
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2022
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2018Chinese European Art Center (CEAC), Xiamen, China Xiamen, China 3 months residency www.facebook.com/ceac99xiamen/
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2005Nau Coclea, Camallera, Spanje
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2004Hangar, Barcelona
Commissions
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2019
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2015Anarchistisch tijdschrift De As Den Bosch, NL textwork Naum Chomsky finished
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2013Genetic Choir Amsterdam, NL compositie opdracht finished
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2011Theater Zeebelt Den Haag, NL avondvullende multimedia performance finished
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2008Fundació Gresol Madremaña, Spanje installatie in festival over de godin Sibylle finished
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2006Ensemble Chronophonie Freiburg, Duitsland multimediawerk met componist Christopher Williams finished
Sales/Works in collections
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2024Untitled Guus Boudestein The Hague, Nederland watercolour
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2023E=MC4, Pink Parade Mariët Hendrikx The Hague, Nederland 2 drawings TATO(A)GE project
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2023Hippopotamus Annemarie Dekker The Hague, Nederland drawing TATO(A)GE project
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2023Untitled and Green Dragon Bas Ascha The Hague, Nederland two watercolours
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2022various textworks Bicker Caerten The Hague, Nederland various textworks large frame
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2022textwork Anke Becker Berlin, Duitsland textwork
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2019Nolde Strijbosch Collection Dordrecht, Nederland textwork
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2019Japón Peter Heuzingveld Architecten The Hague, Nederland textwork
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2019textwork Jeanne van der Horst Dordrecht, Nederland textwork
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2019Untitled (super animal run) textwork The Hague, Nederland drawing
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2019Untitled (dijins) van Moorsel-Aukema Deventer, Nederland ink drawing
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2019Untitled (calligraphy dance) Ron Ford The Hague, Nederland ink drawing
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201811 textworks Cees van den Burg The Hague, Nederland 11 textworks in large frame
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2018Untitled (red walkers) Carlie Janszen Rotterdam, Nederland watercolour
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2018Untitled (doo wop) Eliane Beyer Amsterdam, Nederland watercolour
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2015collection Ron Ford The Hague textworks
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2014collección Centro de Arte Collblanc Culla, Spanje watercolours
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2013ayuntament de Culla Culla, Spanje, Spanje ink on newspaper
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2013collección Dop-Verhalle Rijswijk, Nederland Chinese ink
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2013´t Hoen&de Baeds The Hague, Nederland silk print and textwork
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2012collectie Jadranka Njegovan The Hague, Nederland textworks and video
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2010Anna Más (galería +R) Barcelona, Spanje, Spanje egg tempera
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2010Heden The Hague, Nederland egg tempera
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2009Museu d´Art Contemporaneo Barcelona Barcelona, Spanje, Spanje betekende boeken
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2009Tomás March Valencia, Spanje egg tempera
Publications
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2022Rolling Snowball 14 Catalog CEAC various Xiamen, China catalogue
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2019NOACH DECONSTRUCTED een tekstwerkconcert Catalog Pictura, dordrecht Tanja Smit Dordrecht, Netherlands Pictura.nl illustrated program booklet
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2018Vrouwen van Museum Gouda Catalog Museum Gouda Gouda, Netherlands museumgouda.nl Choice Hedy d'Ancona Museum collection
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2014Extaze 11 In de Knipscheer, Haarlem literair tijdschrift, inkttekeningen en textworks
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2013Apen, beren, krakers en kunstenaars vereniging Alte Wik, Den Haag boek over ateliergebouw
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2012De Nieuwe, nr.27 magazine Arti, Amsterdam artikel van Kees Koomen
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2009Off the record Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam catalogus groepstentoonstelling
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2008Possibility of action Museu d´Art Contemporaneo Barcelona catalogus groepstentoonstelling
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2008Drawing on writing Jandl Books/Serge Onnen, NY boek met tekeningen div. kunstenaars over teksten
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2006The HTV, nr. 61: Shadows HTV de Ijsberg, Amsterdam 2 tekeningen in kunsttijdschrift
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2006Libro de fantasmas/Book of ghosts Nau Coclea, Camallera, Spanje kunstenaarsboek 96 pagina´s
reviews
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2020Tanja Smit Website Manuela Klerkx Netherlands galleryviewer.com/en/collection/61/the-end-of-an-eventful-year-in-6-art-works text on textwork Tanja Smit
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2020NRC Jubileum prize Newspaper nrc Rotterdam, Netherlands article
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2019Woorden in beeld, Picturablad Magazine Evertine van Alphen Dordrecht, Netherlands pictura.nl article expo
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2019Studio visit Tanja Smit Blog/Vlog Bertus Pieters The Hague, Netherlands villanextdoor2.wordpress.com/2019/12/11/studio-visit-8-tanja-smit/?fbclid=IwAR0Vd648gUHcZpkff6p8agLwI-Rmfw0RQ4BjHywCiMTHwH1wWquP3XIGpbU Teport visit studio presentation
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2019Anachronisms Blog/Vlog Kees Koomen The Hague, Netherlands chmkoome.wordpress.com/2019/01/20/anachronisms/#comment-5195 about expo Anachronisms
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2019Opening exhibition Anachronisms Website Lucette Ter Borgh Amsterdam, Netherlands www.galeriehelder.nl/cont_files/Anachronistisch_praatje_Ton_Kraayeveld_c.s..pdf Opening speech exhibition Anachronisms
Awards and grants
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2024contribution publication Het Cultuurfonds Amsterdam, Netherlands bijdrage tekst door Merel van Tilburgpublication textworks
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2024SPOT subsidy (sinds 2004) Stroom, Den Haag The Hague, Netherlands contribution text on the textworks
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2021Corona Overbrugging mondriaan fonds Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2020NRC Jubilee Prize NRC Rotterdam, Netherlands winner NRC Jubileumprijs
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2019financial support Stichting Stokroos Utrecht, Netherlands support sound/image performances Genesis Deconstructed
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2019Spot-Documentation subsidy (sinds 2004) Stroom, Den Haag Den Haag, Netherlands
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2018Pro-Subsidy (sinds 2004) Stroom, Den Haag The Hague, Netherlands for residency Xiamen, China
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2012Pro-subsidie STROOM, Den Haag
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2011Spot-subsidie STROOM, Den Haag
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2011Broedplaatssubsidie via Zeebelt Gemeente Den Haag
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2007grant Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam
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2006Pro-subsidie STROOM, Den Haag Netherlands
Secondary art-related activities
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2023 - 2023Brush&ink class Talent class Art-s-Cool
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2019 - 2019Masterclass brush&ink at Koorenhuis, The Hague
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2018 - 2018lecture China at Stroom Den Haag
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2018 - 2018Lezing in Museum Gouda
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2018 - 2018lecture and workshops Xiamen University
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2017 - 2017workshops kids Art-s-cool
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2017 - 2017workshops Anders Bekeken, The Hague
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2016 - 2017Apprentice Masters Project
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2016 - 2016brush&ink workshops Mariscollege
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2015 - 2024painting teacher Practicum Articum KABK On-going
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2013 - 2023workshop penseeltekenen aan kunstenaars, Hangar, Barcelona On-going
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2012 - 2013voorzitter vereniging Alte Wik (ateliergebouw)
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2012 - 2012docente module ideeontwikkeling, Willem de Kooningacademie, R´dam
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2010 - 2011gastdocentschap KABK, Den Haag
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2010 - 2012voorzitter stichting De Lagere School (ateliergebouw)
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2010 - 2023teacher art lessons and workshop On-going
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2009 - 2009lezing afdeling filologie, Universidad de Barcelona
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2008 - 2008gastdocente 16 lessen schildertechniek, Escola Massana, Barcelona
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2006 - 2009jaarlijks 3 maanden gastdocente tekenen en schilderen, Escola Massana, Barcelona
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2005 - 2010gastdocentschap 1 week per jaar aan kunststudenten Foundation Course, Carlisle van de University of Cumbria, UK