Isa Tenhaeff
isa@isatenhaeff.eu
www.isatenhaeff.eu
Short Bio
Isa Tenhaeff (‘74) is a
Dutch sculptor, living and working in Amsterdam. She obtained degrees in Fine
Art, Sociology and Art Education. Half South-African,
she has lived in India, the UK and South Africa. The combination of her studies and an international background, has contributed to an open and
interdisciplinary style making installations, collages and artist books.
As of 2006 Isa also works in the field of cultural education - teaching, coordinating and developing projects expressing an interdisciplinary view with room for the arts.
As of 2006 Isa also works in the field of cultural education - teaching, coordinating and developing projects expressing an interdisciplinary view with room for the arts.
Obtained degrees
2008-2009
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Subject teaching
certificate for the arts
(BIK, 1 year Post BA)
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1996-2004
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Sociology of
Culture (MASc), University of
Amsterdam
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1996-2001
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Fine Art (BA), Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK)
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Exhibitions |
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| Solo | |
| 2012 | The Invisible Girl @ Stadsdeelkantoor Oost, Amsterdam |
| 2011 | Maybe Yes /\ Maybe No @ Bijlmerdreef Studios, Amsterdam |
| 2010 | Classics in Space @ Rechtbank Amsterdam |
| 2010 | Suffer like Sushi @ Andokides Window, NL |
Group |
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| 2015 2013 |
Pop Oud Store - exhibiting week @ Pop Oud Store* Kleren dragen de vrouw @ CBK Oost, Het Badhuis Theater en De Meevaart, Amsterdam |
| 2013 | Boek & Beeld @ Grafisch Atelier Den Bosch, NL |
| 2013 | Nomadica @ Beehive Oost, Amsterdam, NL |
| 2012 | Under Cover @ Artist Book Fair Glasgow (GIAB), UK |
| 2011 | Nuit Blanche @ De Brakke Grond, NL |
| 2010 | Representation @ design fair in Gent by BK Interiors, BE |
| 2010 | The Secret Life of Nature @ Andokides Window, NL |
| 2009 | Normalizing the Unthinkable @ Punt WG, NL |
| 2009 | Quantumvis V @ R.C. De Ruimte & De Service Garage, NL |
| 2008 | Group exhibition @ The Humberstone Gallery, UK |
| 2008 | Group exhibition @ The Michaelhouse Gallery, UK |
| 2007 | Time & Place @ The Humberstone Gallery, UK |
* Involved as coach, curator and teacher, see projects below.
Cultural Educational Work
2014-2015
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Pop Oud Store, a Community Art project, working
with people above 55 in Almere, NL.
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2013-2014
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Kleren dragen de vrouw, a Community Art project, working
with women in Amsterdam-Oost and Almere.
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2013-2014
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Artist teacher and support for
Community Art projects such as Allerzielen Alom by Studio Ritual Art en De Groene Boulevard
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2009-2014
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Artist teacher and project coordinator
for educational projects in primary schools in The Netherlands and in the UK.
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2011-2012
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Project coordinator and educational
design for HOLY Animation, Amsterdam
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2010-2011
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Artist teacher / Atelierista for
Stichting Pedagogiek 0-7 in child centre De Platanen, Amsterdam
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2008-2009
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BIK artist-teacher training including
four internships in primary schools in The Netherlands
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2006-2008
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Founder and Event Coordinator for the
Cultural Night Cambridge, UK
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Collections
Isa’s work is found in
private collections in The Netherlands, Germany, the U.S., Denmark, and in the
UK. She has exhibited in The Netherlands, Belgium and in the UK.
Publications
| 2015 | Acht. Poem Board Game with book |
| 2014 | Me and G., artist book with box |
2012
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Getting ready for the Future, artist book, presentation at GIAB Glasgow 2012
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2011
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“Repurposing with a Passion”, in: Public
Art and Ecology written
by D.Dominick Lombardi
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2011
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The Invisible Girl, hand-stitched
artist book with photographs and parables, diverse book presentations from 2012-2014
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2011
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Tale of Natural Large Stages and
Sound Chips, artist
book, presentation in conjunction with Soil Ensemble music performances Fall
2011
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