Tirzo Martha, Curacao 1965
Trinidadweg # 51
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
T +5999 546 4546
www.tirzomartha.com
www.absolutearts.com/tirzo
tirzo1@gmail.com
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Education

1985-1986 Akademia di Arte Korsou, Curacao
1987-1989 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, The Netherlands
1989-1991 Molenaar Fashion School, The Netherlands
1999 Training and refreshment course dealing with problem children

Solo Exhibition

2011 Afro-Victimize, Frost Art Museum, Miami Florida, USA.
2010 San Juan San Pedro, Centre Contemporary Art, Dordrecht, Netherlands
2010 Performance Captain Caribbean “The Conquest of the Netherlands”, Amsterdam
2010 “Performance Captain Caribbean, ‘ The Initiation of Captain Caribbean’ National Heroes Park, Kingston, Jamaica”
2008 The Republic Of The Caribbean, Instituto Buena Bista, Curacao Netherlands Antilles
2006 “Made in Curacao with a Dutch Component”, intervention
2004 “Digestion”, Art Studio Insight, Aruba
2003 “Destiny; Shunning the Journey”, BCN Art Directe, Barcelona
2002 “De Drenkeling”, Center For Contemporary Art Dordrecht, The Netherlands
2001 “Requiem”, Curacao Museum, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
2000 “To do Stations of the Cross”, Curacao Post Office, Curacao, N.A.
1999 “Climaxx”, Buurtcentrum Otrabanda, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
1986 Collection of designed fashion for men and women

Group Exhibition

2011 6a Bienal de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil
2011 The Global Contemporary. Art Worlds After 1989, Museum Contemporary Arts ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
2011 16th Bienal de Cerveira, Cerveira, Portugal
2011 Adios Holanda, WhiteBox, Munich, Germany
2011 In the Spirit, Inter American Development Bank (Staff Gallery), Washington, DC, USA
2010 Antepasado di Futuro, Museum di Korsou, Curacao
2010 Vous êtes ici, Habitation Clément, Martinique
2010 1st International Triennial of the Caribbean, Museo Arte Moderno, Rep. Dominicana
2010 Art Pie, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2009 Licht aan Zee, Kunsthal 52, Den Helder, The Netherlands
2009 Caribbean Crossroad of the World, Curacao
2009 Bienale de Habana, Habana Cuba
2008 Jorge and Jimmy and the Piraten Club, Gallery Metis-NL together with David Bade, Amsterdam, Netherland
2007 Dealing with reality, Museum of Modern Art Arnhem, Netherlands
2007 Infinite Island, Brooklyn Museum, New York
2007 Caribbean Crosscurrents, Art Miami, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
2006 Galvanize, CCA 7, Trinidad & Tobago
2006 International Assemblage Artist exhibition, Gallery 24, Berlin
2006 Art Channel, Cornette de Saint Cyr, Arludik gallery, Paris
2005 “Release”, Net Gallery, Florence, Italy
2005 After Hiroshima, Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth, UK
2005 Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
2005 “Lieve Koningin hierbij schenk ik U..”, Gallery Bloemhof, Curacao N.A..
2005 “After Hiroshima”, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London, England
2005 “Arad Biennale, Arad, Romania
2004 “Inyeccion Crioyo”, Exhibition by RBTT Bank at Art Studio Insight, Aruba
2004 “International Assemblage Artist exhibition”, Gallery 24, Berlin
2004 “Kere den Arte”, Gallery Landhuis Bloemhof, Curacao N.A.
2003 Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
2003 “Flores”, BCN Art Directe, Barcelona, Spain
2003 “International Assemblage Artist Exhibition”, Gallery 24, Berlin
2003 “De Erfenis Van Slavernij”, Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam, Netherland
2003 Gallery International, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2003 “Laman”, Riffort Village, Curacao, N.A.
2003 “Resusita”, Temporary Art Gallery, Curacao
2003 “Estetica Nobo”, Acces Art Gallery, Aruba
2003 “Memorianan fragmenta y su marginalidat”, Galeria Insight, Aruba
2003 “Made In Curacao”, Gallery Bloemhof, Curacao N.A.
2002 “Otrabanda Vieja” Temporary art Gallery, Curacao
2002 Gallery “Le Balize Art”, Curacao
2002 “Salon Internacional de la Plastica”, Santiago, Cuba
2002 “Forever Green”, Galeria Insight, Aruba
2001 “Artvision ’01″, Villa Maria, Curaçao N.A.
2001 “Sè Suá”, duo exhibition in Oud Krispijn by the Center for Contemporary Art, Netherland
2001 “IV Biennial of the Caribbean”, Sto.Domingo
2001 “Galeria Mi Soño”, Dordrecht, Netherland
2001 “Art Project 2001″, Curaçao Museum, Curaçao N.A.
2001 “I came by boat”, Maritiem Museum, Curaçao N.A.
2001 “Open Monumentendag”, Curaçao N.A.
2001 “Project San Pedro”, environmental art project together with artist Yubi Kirindongo
2000 “Watamula the Breathing Holes”, International artist workshop, Galeria Bloemhof, Curaçao N.A.
2000 “Laman Chiki”, Maritiem Museum, Curaçao N.A.
1998 “Artistanan Di Kòrsou”, Curaçao Museum, Curaçao N.A.
1993 “Artistanan Di Kòrsou”, Curaçao Museum, Curaçao N.A.

Projects

2009 Invited to design 3 altars for a exhibition about religion at the Museum of Anthropology and
2008 Invited to build an installation at the National Museum of Antropology and Archeology
2008 Art project in the neighbourhood Buena Vista with schools from this neighbourhood
2007 Art project in Venserpolder to start a radio station for teens, Amsterdam, Netherland
2007 Arte Swa project The Hague, Netherlands
2006 Initiator, together with David Bade, of Instituto Buena Bista, Curacao Center for Contemporary art, Curacao Netherlands Antilles
2006 Workshop with the different cultures living in the city of Nijmegen the Netherlands
2006 Workshop with students at the Juan Pablo Duarte school
2006 Workshop Arte Swa with the neighbourhood Kortijn
2005 Workshops Arte Swa at Verriet Instituut (patients with a physical and/or
mental handicap)
2005 Workshop Arte Swa at Amsterdam Bijlmer with 750 partisipants from the Bijlmer district.
2005 Workshops with Foundation Arte Swa: workshop at Capriles Kliniek (institution for psychiatric patients)
2004 “Digesting Yourself”, workshop for artists, Gallery Insight, Aruba
2003 Workshop with children at Public School, Johnson, Vermont
2003 Workshop for unemployed people
2002 Project to reorganize the Akademia di Arte Kòrsou
2002 “Reclasering; Recycling the spirit”, workshops at the prison Bon Futuro by Tirzo Martha
2001 International Workcamp, Tirzo Martha gives workshops to a group of international
volunteers
2001 Project “Sè Suá” in Krispijn Dordrecht, The Netherlands
2001 Art Project 2001, workshops and lectures by Tirzo Martha and Yubi Kirindongo
on all the islands of the Dutch Antilles
2000 Art at the Vlakte of San Pedro
2000 International artists workshop “Watamula, Curacao; organized by CCA7 (Trinidad)
and The Triangle Trust (London)
1999 Painting of a mural with children in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

Commissions

2009 Commission by the Public Liberary of the Coty of Amsterdam to create a portrait of Curacao writer and poet Elis Juliana
2009 Commission to build an installation for Foundation MAI
2008 Designed a sculprture and a poster for 70th Anniversary of Parliament of the Antilles
2007 Commissioned to build an installation with objects of the National Archeological and Anthropological Museum Netherlands Antilles
2005 Commisioned to make an artwork as a gift to the Queen of The Netherlands
2005 Commissioned to design a special coin to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Queen of The Netherlands
2004 Invited to design a special Euro Coin
2004 Commissioned by Gallerie Bloemhof to make a special piece for an exhibition about art and religion
2000 Commission by Notary Office to make 8 pieces of assemblages for office
1992-1996 Commissioned to design furnitures for different offices
1992 Commissioned to design furnitures and interior of an office

Awards

2010 Special guest artis 1st Trienial of the Caribbean, Museo Arte Moderno, Dominican Republic
2010 Nominated for the Fritschy Prize, Museum Het Domein, The Netherlands
2009 Cola Debrot Prize for culture. Cultural prize by the Curacao Government
2009 Basic Stipend granted by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture
2003 The Reed Foundation Award, New York

Collections

Notary Office Van Der Pluijm Vrede, Curacao
Notary Office F. Gijsbertha, Sint Maarten
Luidens & Luidens Lawyers N.V., Curacao
Neven Tax, The Netherlands
Oder 24, Berlin Germany
Museum Of Curacao, Curacao
Gallery Bloemhof, Curaçao
Collection of the Kingdom of The Netherlands
Various collectors in Aruba, Curacao, USA, The Netherlands, Belgium, Japan and Germany

Visiting Lecturer

2010 Lecture/interview with Kitty Zijlmans at Centre Contemporary Art Dordrecht, The Netherlands
2010 Lecture for students and public at Edna Manley Academy, Jamaica
2008 Lecture about is own work at the National Archeological and Anthropological Museum
2007 Guest teacher at the Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, Netherland
2007 Sandberg institute, lecture about works Tirzo Martha by Tirzo Martha
2006 Guest teacher at the Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005 Guest teacher at the Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004 “Tradition, Art and Tirzo; lecture about the developments in his work and the impact of it in the community
2003 Lecture at schools about his work, Curacao
2003 Art Alphabetize, lecture about the link between work and the community, Curacao
2002 Lectures at schools about his work, Curacao
2002 Lecture about his work, Pictura, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
2001 Lecture about his work, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2001 Lecture about his work, Juliana’s, Saba
2001 Lecture about his work, Cultureel Centrum Curacao
2001 Lecture about his work, Jubilee Lirary, Sint Maarten
2001 Lecture about his work, Library, St. Eustatius
2001 Lecture about his work, Sentro di Bario Nikiboko, Bonaire
2001 Lecture about his work, Instituto di Cultura, Aruba

Other activities

2006- Co-founder of the Instituto Buena Bista – Curacao Center for Contemporary Art
2006- Teaching/preparing young talents at Instituto Buena Bista for a career in the visual arts
2005- Giving guidance and support to teenagers in a problamatic district of Curacao
1999 Art teacher at a continuing-education course for teeners
1999 Creative activities with elderly people at a home for the elderly
1992-1998 Designed furniture for offices or private residences