Jonathan Tang (he/him) (1997) is a Cantonese-Dutch visual artist with an architecture background. His artistic practice reflects on topics such as the disciplined landscape, cultural control and the traces of institutional violence Through his work, he seeks a new understanding of how human behaviour and actions are influenced by power structures. As instruments of intervention in these structures, he creates photographs, archival materials and sculptures.
His practice is generously supported by The Mondriaan Fund, the public fund for visual arts and cultural heritage.
education
2021 - 2023 // photography and society (ma), kabk
2016 - 2020 // architecture and the built environment (bsc), tu delft
2010 - 2016 // gymnasium (n&t n&g), het amsterdam lyceum
selected exhibitions
upcoming
UPDATE -Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam (NL)
Kunstgarage Franx, Zoetermeer (NL)
solo exhibition
past
2026
Prospects, Art Rotterdam (NL)
2025
The Clean that Stains - TROEF Leiden (NL)
co-curation with Charmaine de Heij, group exhibition
Thuis - Gallery Naerden, Foto Festival Naarden 2025 (NL)
curated by Guinevere Ras, group exhibition
Home is ***, Hiphophuis Rotterdam (NL)
curated by Bao Yao Fei, group exhibition
2024
The Hand that Searched in the Void, Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen (NL)
curated by Rabiaâ Benlahbib, group exhibition
2023
In Times of Trouble We Must Dream with Open Eyes, The Grey Space in the Middle, The Hague (NL)
initiated by Arianna Cavalensi, group exhibition
Sight, Sites, Situations, BK Expo, Delft (NL)
curated by Ir. Alex Kirschstein, group exhibition
Toko Mokum, Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam (NL)
commissioned by Riboet Verhalenkunst, group exhibition
2022
Windows and Walls, window exhibition Bleijenburg 36, The Hague (NL)
in collaboration with Daniel Zduniuk and Alina Lupu
Yolun Dişinda, pop-up exhibition, Izmir (TR)
in collaboration with Daragaç, group exhibition
Countercurrents, Waterkant, The Hague (NL)
curation by He Bo and Beatrice Cera, led by Newsha Tavakolian and Rabiaâ Benlahbib, group exhibition
selected speaking engagements
2024
Disciplined Landscapes, artists talk, Art and Social Innovation Lab, Chengdu (CN)
NDSM x QISSA: Young Curator: Charmaine de Heij (NL)
2023
Cafe Riboet, artist talk, Tong Tong Fair, The Hague (NL)
2022
Countercurrents, artists talk, Waterkant, The Hague (NL)
Designing Cities for All: Breaking the Mould, artist talk, Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam (NL)
Designalism Newsroom, participant and speaker aced.site, The Hague (NL)