Tamar Frank
Personal Data
Mailadress: Stationsstraat 60, 1211 EP Hilversum, Holland Studio: Vlampijpstraat 50, Utrecht, ateliernr. 109 Birth date: 19th May 1974
Birth place: Amsterdam
Phone: +31(0)35-6247503/+31(0)6-27466532 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.lightspace.org Education
1992-1997 Theatex 1st degree teaching in art and craft, Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht, one year
OBV Creative Therapy, Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht, completed with diploma
Fine Arts Bachelor, Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht, completed with diploma
Solo Exhibitions
2003 Moira Exhibitionspace, Wolvenstraat, Utrecht, Holland 1997 Hedah Achter Glas(Hedah Behind Glass), Hedah Centre for
Comtempory Art Maastricht, location: Cortenstraat, Maastricht, Holland
Group Exhibitions
2006 Targetti Light Art Award MUAR Museum of Architecture, Moscow, Russia
2005 Audiotoop Extrapool, Arnhem, Holland 'Spatial Transition'
lightinstallation with phosphorescent pigment i.c.w. Marten de Windt (sound)
2004 Eindmanifestatie’Hooghuis Art initiative, Arnhem, Holland ‘Artificial Cosmos II’ light installation with phosphorescent pigment i.c.w. David Testas (sound)
Artificial Cosmos light installation with phosphorescent pigment i.c.w. David Testas (sound)
2002 Open Ateliers(Open Studios) Villa Veldhoeve Ateliers, Hilversum, Holland: light installation in studio
Galerii Sztuki Wspolczesnej, Opole, Poland, light print
2001 Open Nacht(Open Night) Villa Veldhoeve Ateliers, Hilversum, Holland: lightinstallation in hallway, glowing ball in garden
2000 Switch on-Switch off Exedra Centre for Contempory Art Design and Architecture, Hilversum, Holland: direct reaction on the open space 1998 Contact Hedah Centre for Contempory Art Maastricht, locatie:
Koestraat, Maastricht, Holland: selection of Dutch and Chinese artists Amnifestatie Ezelmarkt, Maastricht, Holland: for Amnesty International
in the smallest house of Maastricht
1997 Galerie van Laethem, Oud Rekem, Belgium: selection of art students from Maastricht and Hasselt Art Academies
Finals presentation, Hof van Tilly, Maastricht, Holland: two light installations and a computer presentation
Landbouwbelang, Maastricht, Holland: slide projections Neuer Achener Kunstverein, Aken, Germany: light print 1996 Art Initiatief ‘De Deur’ Maastricht, Holland: happening
Projects on Location
2006 Light Arch installation in old church for art route,Oldeberkoop,Holland 2005 Magdat? opening of cutural youth centre Tagrijn, Hilversum, Holland 2004 Moira op Locatie(Moira on Location): Fort Ruigenhoek de Bilt,
Holland: light installation in former explosives storage room with phosphorescent pigment
Belicht Heimwee Haarlem, Holland: light installation connecting the penitentiary: Koepelgevangenis and the copper bridge watcher’s house, title: ‘Mother and Daughter’
2003 Dag aan de Gracht(A day at the kanal) Plompetorengracht, Utrecht, Holland: five light panels hung in the kanal
Polderlicht Verheij Sporthal, Amsterdam, Holland: light installation in old gasholder of the East gas factory to be viewed from outside 2000 Hedah Buiten(Hedah Outside) Citypark Maastricht, Holland: light
installation with nylon threads under bridge
1997 Evangelische Brücke Monschau,Germany: light installation with pigment and sunlight under bridge
Assignments
2006 Sketch assignment for light art route 'Lumineus Amersfoort' assigned by Zonnehof, Amersfoort, Holland
Sketch assignment for light artwork in home for elderly 'Ave Maria' in Geulle, Holland assigned by SKOR, Amsterdam, Holland
2005 Theater de Lampegiet: seven light pillars in front of theatre, i.c.w. Huibers en Jarring Architects, Veenendaal, Holland, assigned by Council of Veendaal, Afdeling Regie en Beleid
Sketch assignment for plan ‘stadsentrees’(city entrances), artwork planned for Diependaalselaan Hilversum, assigned by the Council of Hilversum, Holland
2003 Sketch assignment for school in Alkmaar assigned by Council of Alkmaar, Holland
2002 Villa Zebra Childrens Museum: windows to terrace, Museumplein, Rotterdam, Holland
2001 Sketch assignment for water purifying industry in Hengelo, Holland, assigned by TIME, Ranonkelstraat, Eindhoven, Holland
Expotech office, light installation, Kollenbergweg, Amsterdam, Holland, assigned by Artolive, Amsterdam, Holland
1999 Dinkelwegtunnel: light installation, assigned by Council of Hoorn, i.c.w. Arcadis Architectenbureau Afdeling MSO/ Projectenbureau, Hoorn, Holland
1998 Café de Witte Ballons: Light-wall installation, Brusselsestraat 101, Maastricht, Holland,
1999 Dinkelwegtunnel: light installation, assigned by Council of Hoorn, i.c.w. Arcadis Architectenbureau Afdeling MSO/ Projectenbureau, Hoorn, Holland
Performance
2002 Waanzin voor theatre production ‘Het Verdriet van Zeedijk’ Perdu Theatre, Amsterdam, Holland, light projections
2001 Dream On i.c.w. ‘De Rode Mutsen’ performance duo, Villa Veldhoeve, Hilversum, Holland, light projections
Prizes and Grants
2006 Targetti Light Art Award, 2nd prize in the category 'light works' Targetti,
Florence, Italy
2003-2005 Basisstipendium, Fonds van Beeldende Kunsten en Vormgeving, Amsterdam, grant for artists who have been professionally active for
at least four years
1999-2000 Startstipendium, Fonds van Beeldende Kunsten en Vormgeving, Amsterdam, Holland, grant for beginning artists
1997 Prix Céramique’design for an artwork for Céramique Square, designed by Jo Coenen, Maastricht, Holland
Press and Publications
2006 Open Stal 2006: catalogue
Lighting Today Magazine Singapore: 'Targetti Light art awards 2006' Audiotoop, Extrapool Nijmegen: publication
Basta Maastricht: 'Het licht van Tamar Frank (the light of Tamar Frank)'
2004 Polderlicht Amsterdam, dvd
2003 Utrechts Nieuwsblad: ‘Licht van kilometers Nylondraad’(light with kilometers of nylon thread) about solo exhibition in Moira
Interview Meertv Utrecht about solo exhibition in Moira
2002 Radio Rijnmond, Interview for cultural program ‘Hier’ about work in Villa Zebra
Exedra: ‘Tussen Lijn Feit en Fictie’(between line fact and fiction) ISBN 90-9015303-9
2001 H5 CDROM 5 Years Hedah
2000 Cultuurkrant Hilversum: ‘Tamar Frank en Hugo Lammerink: een ruimtelijke verkenning van Exedra’(Tamar Frank and Hugo Lammerink a spatial exploration of Exedra)
1997 Dagblad de Limburger: ‘Kunst in Monschau’(Art in Monschau)
Other Activities
2002-present Moira Exhibition space Utrecht Holland: commission member, design and maintenance website
Baas en Roost Advies Houten, Holland: designadvice for website Goldfinger Stage and Styling Amsterdam Holland: design website
Vox Von Braun: design website
1999-2001 Exedra Centre for Contempory Art, Design and Architecture Hilversum,Holland: advice, production support, text translation 1999-1998 Hedah Centre of Contempory Art Maastricht,Holland: production
