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ABOUT
Tarona (b. 1985, Curaçao) is a visual artist, film director and educator. She explores identity, culture, and how people see the world. Her work focuses on giving space to the Black Diaspora and on the experiences of people with mixed and multicultural backgrounds. She also looks for ‘hidden magic’ that appears when different cultures and identities meet each other. She hopes to inspire people to fully embrace themselves — in ways that will last across time and generations. Currently based in The Netherlands; working on her upcoming film AWA and a resident at Beeld & Geluid.
2025 Script Writing, Scenariovakschool, Amsterdam, NL
2018 Caviar, Traineeship, Film Producer / 2nd & 3rd AD, Antwerp, BE
2017 Willem de Kooning Academy, Bachelor, Photography, Rotterdam, NL
2016 Willem de Kooning Academy, Minor, Critical Studies, Rotterdam, NL
2015 School Of Visual Arts, Colour Correction For Film, New York, USA
2015 All:Expanded, Internship, Film Production, New York, USA
2025 Sounds Familiar, Beeld en Geluid, Hilversum, NL
2024 Hangar, Lisbon, PT
Collections
De Nederlandsche Bank
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
2025 Walk On By, TENT, Group, Rotterdam, NL
2024 Walk On By, Creative Alliance, Group, Baltimore, MA, USA
2024 40 Jaar Zomercarnaval, Kunsthal, Group, Rotterdam, NL
2023 Everyone An Island After All? (Part II), Group, GAK, Bremen, DE
2023 Hend’i Mundu, Group, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Schiedam, NL
2022 Black Cinematic Continuum, Group, ICA at VCU, Richmond, VA, USA
2022 ECOSYSTEM, Duo, Maastunnel, Rotterdam, NL
2022 Art Rotterdam, Prospects, Group, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam, NL
2021 Worlds Between Words, Group, Showroom Mama, Rotterdam, NL
2020 Natan Collective IV, Group, XBank, Amsterdam, NL
2019 Caribbean Ties, Group, Museon, Den Haag, NL
2019 De Kracht Van Rotterdam, Group, Rotterdam, NL
2018 Photography x Mental Health, Group, SAI, Amsterdam, NL
2018 Typical Girls Magazine, Group, Lighthouse, Brighton, UK
2016 GUP New 2017, Group, 5&33 Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2016 Trespassers W, Group, Wijnhaven Festival, Rotterdam, NL
2016 Unstated (or, Living Without Approval), Group, BAK, Utrecht, NL
2014 Tension, Group, Fenixloodsen, Rotterdam, NL
2014 Bring Your Own Beamer, Group, SingerSweatShop, Rotterdam, NL
2024 Crack Magazine, Pivot, Social First, UK
2022 Art Rotterdam, #MeetTheArtist, Tarona, NL
2022 Museumtijdschrift, #1, Klimaat, Kleur en Science Fiction, NL
2021 Blender Studio, Black History Month, Pivot, DE
2020 Rotterdam, Postkoloniale Stad In Beweging, Boom Publishers, NL
2020 A Photo Editor, The Daily Promo, Colors, USA
2020 Numeró Netherlands, First Edition Of Natan Collective, NL
2019 NRC, Onalledaagse Beelden Van Leven In De Stad, NL
2019 Algemeen Dagblad, De Achtste Kracht Van Rotterdam, NL
2018 Vice, Deze Fotografen Willen Geestelijke Gezondheid Bespreekbaar Maken, NL
2018 i-D, 8 Jonge Creatievelingen Over Hun Antilliaanse Roots, NL
2018 Typical Girls Magazine, #4 The Typical Issue, UK
2016 GUP, New 2017 (New Dutch Photography Talent), NL
Grants, Nominations & Awards
2022 Berry Koedam, Award, Nomination
2021 Mondriaan Fund, Stipendium Established Artist, Grant
2020 Mondriaan Fund, Stipendium Emerging Artist, Grant
2019 De Kracht Van Rotterdam, Award, Nomination
2024 Workshop, Finding The Subject In The World Around You, St Joost, Breda, NL
2023 Workshop, Finding The Subject In The World Around You, St Joost, Breda, NL
2022 Tutor, Ethics & Engagement, Photo, Film & the Digital, St Joost, Breda, NL
2022 Workshop, Finding The Subject In The World Around You, St Joost, Breda, NL
2022 Core Tutor, Photography, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, NL
2021 Core Tutor, Photography, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, NL
2020 Tutor, Critical Dialogues, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, NL
2020 Tutor, Photography, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, NL
2019 Guest Tutor, Photography, Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam, NL
2025 Meet & Greet The Artist, Walk On By, TENT, Rotterdam, NL
2025 Panel Talk, Imagine The City Otherwise, IFFR, Rotterdam, NL
2024 Artist Talk, Walk On By, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD, USA
2024 Panel Talk, Impact Of Visual Culture & Identity, CM x Fotodok, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, NL
2024 Guest, Living Room Session #5 (Memory), Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, NL
2024 RTM Curator, Rotterdams Open Doek, Lantaren Venster, Rotterdam, NL
2023 Panel Talk, In The Black Fantastic, Lantaren Venster, Rotterdam, NL
2023 Guest, Get Well Podcast, Sammie Sedano, Rotterdam, NL
2022 Artist Talk, Afrovisualism, Afrikana Film Fest, Richmond, VA, USA
2022 Guest , An Afropean Evening With Johny Pitts, De Balie, Amsterdam, NL
2021 Podcast (Women Moving In Public Spaces), The Niteshop, Rotterdam, NL
2020 Panel Talk, Culture & Solidarity In Times Of Corona, Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, NL
2019 Panel Talk, Caribbean Ties, Museon, The Hague, NL
2019 Artist Talk, PictureThis, Museon, The Hague, NL