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Tara Fallaux (1972, NL) is a visual artist based in Amsterdam. She mainly works on long-term investigative and narrative projects involving photography, film and sound. Tara studied visual arts at the Netherlands Film Academy and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, as well as at the Carnegie Mellon University in the US. Tara is known as a director of award-winning documentary films Over The Rainbow and Love Letters. In 2022, her solo exhibition The Love Line consisting of a film and sound installation was shown at The Dutch National Portrait Studio and her film installation with photography Mobile Home was shown at BIG ART Amsterdam. The work of Fallaux has been shown internationally at festivals and museums, a.o. Hot Docs Toronto, Rencontres D’Arles, IDFA, Fotofestival Naarden, Guernsey Photography Festival, Technische Sammlungen Museum Dresden, NYC Independent Film Festival, Lincoln Center and the Melkweg Gallery.
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Tara Fallaux (1972, NL) is a visual artist based in Amsterdam. She mainly works on long-term investigative and narrative projects involving photography, film and sound. Tara studied visual arts at the Netherlands Film Academy and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, as well as at the Carnegie Mellon University in the US. Tara is known as a director of award-winning documentary films Over The Rainbow and Love Letters. In 2022, her solo exhibition The Love Line consisting of a film and sound installation was shown at The Dutch National Portrait Studio and her film installation with photography Mobile Home was shown at BIG ART Amsterdam. The work of Fallaux has been shown internationally at festivals and museums, a.o. Hot Docs Toronto, Rencontres D’Arles, IDFA, Fotofestival Naarden, Guernsey Photography Festival, Technische Sammlungen Museum Dresden, NYC Independent Film Festival, Lincoln Center and the Melkweg Gallery.
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Born in 1972, Amsterdam, NL
Education
Dutch Film and Television Academy | Amsterdam (NL) | 1993-1995
Gerrit Rietveld Academy | Amsterdam (NL) | 1995-1996
School of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh (US) | 1996-1998
Workshop in residence with photographer Nan Goldin | Yamaguchi (JP) | 1998
Assistant to photographers Dana Lixenberg and Koto Bolofo | New York (US) | 1998-1999
Kids en Docs masterclass worksho | IDFA/ Mediafonds | Amsterdam (NL) | 2012
Seminar Storytelling Robert Mc Kee | 2014
Masterclass digital storytelling | Photostories | Amsterdam (NL) | 2015
Exhibitions
2023
The Best Dutch Book Designs 2022 | Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam | Amsterdam (NL)
I Write This Letter in Bed, duo with Sarah Mei Herman, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Amsterdam (NL)
2022
MOBILE HOME Film-installation at BIG ART Amsterdam
Perfect Pearl the book at Athens Photo Festival & Encontros de Imagem Portugal
Perfect Pearl at Nuit de L’Année, Rencontres D’Arles
MOBILE HOME at Rolling Snowball #15, Iceland
Perfect Pearl at Portraits Hellerau in the Technical Collections Museum in Dresden
2021
The Love Line, solo show at The Dutch Portrait Studio
Perfect Pearl, solo show Guernsey Photography Festival
2020
LOVE LETTERS film, AFSAD Festival in Ankara
LOVE SICK short dance film at Dance film festival SPACE in Pittsburgh
OVER THE RAINBOW and women portraits, Solo show at Vizualizator Festival Belgrade
2019
Wild Poppy, Prix de la Photographie, Paris
Wild Poppy Love me Tender at Docfield Barcelona, SOLAR Festival Brazil and Lagos Festival Nigeria
Wild Poppy at Photo Festival Naarden
LOVE SICK short dance film at Leiden experimental Film festival
2018
Today, Tomorrow, Forever video installation, solo exhibition at C.E.A.C, Xiamen, China
LOVE LETTERS film, The Helsinki International Film Festival- Love and Anarchy
2017
LOVE LETTERS, photography and video installation, Photo Festival Naarden.
LOVE LETTERS film, IDFA, Sleepwalkers Film Festival Estonia, Eindhovens Filmfestival, The
Atlantic Selects
LOUIS THE FERRIS WHEEL KID at Movies that Matter Go Short, Nijmegen
2016
OVER THE RAINBOW at Berlin Short Film Festival, PINK APPLE filmfestival, Zürich, Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney
2015
OVER THE RAINBOW at NYC Independent Film Festival, MIX Copenhagen, Denmark; Nederlands Film Festival, Utrecht; Festival Asterisco, Buenos Aires; Hot Docs Toronto (International Premiere); Roze Filmdagen (World Premiere). Jury Award Best Documentary and Audience Award
Gedanst. Permanent exhibition at Korzo theater The Hague
LOUIS THE FERRIS WHEEL KID at OZU film festival, Modena, Italy. "Ozu Doc” award
2014
LOUIS THE FERRIS WHEEL KID at Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, PSAROLOCO filmfestival, Athens, AFIDOCS Documentary Festival, Washington, 16th Mo&Friese Children's Short Film Festival Hamburg, 4th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, Dehli, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary festival. Toronto
2013
LOUIS THE FERRIS WHEEL KID at Cinekid Amsterdam. World Premiere
Mariecruz, 25 hours’, YIP Art, Cristies, Amsterdam
2012
Sarina, One Minute Film at The One Minutes Amsterdam, London, New York and Torino.
Sarina, One Minute Film at Filminute New York USA
Gedanst, Moving Pink, Hooffzaak, Amsterdam
Brides, Wonder of Woman, Photoville, Brooklyn New York
2011
Mennonites Mennonites, De Gang, Haarlem
Gedanst, Verkade Fabriek, Den Bosch
2010
Pride Photo Award, Het Sieraad, Amsterdam
2009
Harlem/Haarlem Mennonites, De Gang, Haarlem
Gedanst,Solo show, The Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam
Circus Harlekino; The Ambassadors, Amsterdam.
2006
Young in prison; photography auction, Amsterdam.
2005
Young in prison; photography auction, Amsterdam.
Haarlem girls; ABC Architecture museum, Haarlem
Gedanst; solo exhibition in Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany
2004
Gedanst; solo exhibition during Cadance Festival, The Hague
The world according to Carp; group show in Las Palmas, Rotterdam
Moving, group show with Art Walk; Amsterdam
Clairvoyants; Solo show in the Parel Gallery, PAKT, Amsterdam
2003
Gedanst; Solo show in Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam
Clairvoyants; Solo show in Photo festival Naarden
Haarlem girls; the ‘Parel’ gallery, PAKT, Amsterdam
2002
Haarlem girls; group show, De Vishal, Haarlem.
Open Mind; traveling group exhibition and Book publication about refugees
Z Glossy; group exhibition and book publication about homeless people.
1998
Akiyoshidai Mon Amour; group show, Akiyoshidai Art Center, Yamaguchi, Japan
First She Said Yes Dancefilm; 8mm, 15 min, The Screening Room, Pittsburgh, P.A , New York Dance Film Festival, Lincoln Center, New York, U.S.A and Choreographer’s Continuum, Eddie Theatre, Pittsburgh, P.A, U.S.A
F Forum; video compilation of six female video artists, by Plan Z
1997
Love Taps; Video Installation for Laboratory Dance Cy, J.C.Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Laboratory Dance Art; Video/Dance Installation, The Brew House, Pittsburgh, P.A
Grants / Awards
2023
Nominee The Best Dutch Book Designs 2022, Perfect Pearl the book
2022
Development Budget Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
Shortlist Prix du Livre, Rencontres d’Arles with Perfect Pearl the book
Shortlisted Belfast Photography Festival, Perfect Pearl
Shortlisted Landskrona festival, Perfect Pearl
Finalist Portraits Hellerau Photography Award, Perfect Pearl
2021
PH Museum; Featured in curators pick of 2021
Amarte project fund for The Love Line
Corona Bridging Artist Grant from Mondriaan Fund.
Development grant Fast&Furious from the Netherlands Film Fund.
Research grant for film by VEVAM Director Fund.
Artist developing grant by PPO Werktuig.
Publishing grant for the book ‘Perfect Pearl’ by Stichting Stokroos & Tijlfonds.
Shortlisted Belfast Photo Festival with ‘Living on the Edge’.
2020
Honorable Mention Prix de la Photographie for ‘Living on the Edge’.
Nomination Rabo Dutch National Portrait.
2019
Selected for WORLD PRESS PHOTO Instagram take-over with ‘Wild Poppy’
Nominated by PHMUSEUM grant for ‘Wild Poppy’
Nomination SO Award for ‘Wild Poppy’
2018
LEICA Award from Leica International for ‘Wild Poppy’
Selected for ‘Love me Tender’ by Slideluck Editorial with ‘Wild Poppy’.
2017
Development Budget Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
Selected for artist in residence program Chinese European Art Center
Selected for international COMPETITION best short doc with ‘Love Letters’.
2015
Jury AWARD, Audience AWARD Best Doc at Roze Filmdagen for 'Over the Rainbow’
2014
Project GRANT by Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst for ‘Over The Rainbow’ 2014 OZU
DOC AWARD for 'Louis van het Reuzenrad’
Honorable mention MIFA Moscow Foto Awards for 'The Ferris Wheel Kids'
Nomination SO2014 for 'The Ferris Wheel Kids'
Silver Award for 'The Ferris Wheel Kids' at Prix de la Photographie. Paris
Nomination at The Color Awards Mastercup for 'The Ferris Wheel Kids'
2012
Tommy Award for Best short movie. 'Sarina' The One Minutes. Amsterdam.
2nd jury Commendation 2012 for 'Sarina' at Filminute. United States.
Honorable Mention FilmOneFest ‘One Minute Portaits’ Sarina and Leny.
2008
Honorable mention, IPA, New York.
Honorable mention, Prix de la photographie Paris.
Photography Annual of the Netherlands; Silver award in the category ‘Portraits’
2007
Honorable mention, Prix de la photographie Paris.
Photography Annual of the Netherlands; Silver Award in the category 'Documentary'.
2003
Photography Annual of the Netherlands; Nomination in the category ‘Editorial’.
Project grant plus a basic-stipend from Fonds voor beeldende kunsten Amsterdam.
2002
Photography Annual of the Netherlands; Silver Award in the category ‘Portraits’
1998
Workshop by Nan Goldin, Japan, funded by The Atlantic Center for the Arts.
Choreographer’s Continuum ’98 Grant, from ‘The Pittsburgh Art Council’
Education
Dutch Film and Television Academy | Amsterdam (NL) | 1993-1995
Gerrit Rietveld Academy | Amsterdam (NL) | 1995-1996
School of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh (US) | 1996-1998
Workshop in residence with photographer Nan Goldin | Yamaguchi (JP) | 1998
Assistant to photographers Dana Lixenberg and Koto Bolofo | New York (US) | 1998-1999
Kids en Docs masterclass worksho | IDFA/ Mediafonds | Amsterdam (NL) | 2012
Seminar Storytelling Robert Mc Kee | 2014
Masterclass digital storytelling | Photostories | Amsterdam (NL) | 2015
Exhibitions
2023
The Best Dutch Book Designs 2022 | Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam | Amsterdam (NL)
I Write This Letter in Bed, duo with Sarah Mei Herman, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Amsterdam (NL)
2022
MOBILE HOME Film-installation at BIG ART Amsterdam
Perfect Pearl the book at Athens Photo Festival & Encontros de Imagem Portugal
Perfect Pearl at Nuit de L’Année, Rencontres D’Arles
MOBILE HOME at Rolling Snowball #15, Iceland
Perfect Pearl at Portraits Hellerau in the Technical Collections Museum in Dresden
2021
The Love Line, solo show at The Dutch Portrait Studio
Perfect Pearl, solo show Guernsey Photography Festival
2020
LOVE LETTERS film, AFSAD Festival in Ankara
LOVE SICK short dance film at Dance film festival SPACE in Pittsburgh
OVER THE RAINBOW and women portraits, Solo show at Vizualizator Festival Belgrade
2019
Wild Poppy, Prix de la Photographie, Paris
Wild Poppy Love me Tender at Docfield Barcelona, SOLAR Festival Brazil and Lagos Festival Nigeria
Wild Poppy at Photo Festival Naarden
LOVE SICK short dance film at Leiden experimental Film festival
2018
Today, Tomorrow, Forever video installation, solo exhibition at C.E.A.C, Xiamen, China
LOVE LETTERS film, The Helsinki International Film Festival- Love and Anarchy
2017
LOVE LETTERS, photography and video installation, Photo Festival Naarden.
LOVE LETTERS film, IDFA, Sleepwalkers Film Festival Estonia, Eindhovens Filmfestival, The
Atlantic Selects
LOUIS THE FERRIS WHEEL KID at Movies that Matter Go Short, Nijmegen
2016
OVER THE RAINBOW at Berlin Short Film Festival, PINK APPLE filmfestival, Zürich, Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney
2015
OVER THE RAINBOW at NYC Independent Film Festival, MIX Copenhagen, Denmark; Nederlands Film Festival, Utrecht; Festival Asterisco, Buenos Aires; Hot Docs Toronto (International Premiere); Roze Filmdagen (World Premiere). Jury Award Best Documentary and Audience Award
Gedanst. Permanent exhibition at Korzo theater The Hague
LOUIS THE FERRIS WHEEL KID at OZU film festival, Modena, Italy. "Ozu Doc” award
2014
LOUIS THE FERRIS WHEEL KID at Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, PSAROLOCO filmfestival, Athens, AFIDOCS Documentary Festival, Washington, 16th Mo&Friese Children's Short Film Festival Hamburg, 4th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, Dehli, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary festival. Toronto
2013
LOUIS THE FERRIS WHEEL KID at Cinekid Amsterdam. World Premiere
Mariecruz, 25 hours’, YIP Art, Cristies, Amsterdam
2012
Sarina, One Minute Film at The One Minutes Amsterdam, London, New York and Torino.
Sarina, One Minute Film at Filminute New York USA
Gedanst, Moving Pink, Hooffzaak, Amsterdam
Brides, Wonder of Woman, Photoville, Brooklyn New York
2011
Mennonites Mennonites, De Gang, Haarlem
Gedanst, Verkade Fabriek, Den Bosch
2010
Pride Photo Award, Het Sieraad, Amsterdam
2009
Harlem/Haarlem Mennonites, De Gang, Haarlem
Gedanst,Solo show, The Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam
Circus Harlekino; The Ambassadors, Amsterdam.
2006
Young in prison; photography auction, Amsterdam.
2005
Young in prison; photography auction, Amsterdam.
Haarlem girls; ABC Architecture museum, Haarlem
Gedanst; solo exhibition in Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany
2004
Gedanst; solo exhibition during Cadance Festival, The Hague
The world according to Carp; group show in Las Palmas, Rotterdam
Moving, group show with Art Walk; Amsterdam
Clairvoyants; Solo show in the Parel Gallery, PAKT, Amsterdam
2003
Gedanst; Solo show in Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam
Clairvoyants; Solo show in Photo festival Naarden
Haarlem girls; the ‘Parel’ gallery, PAKT, Amsterdam
2002
Haarlem girls; group show, De Vishal, Haarlem.
Open Mind; traveling group exhibition and Book publication about refugees
Z Glossy; group exhibition and book publication about homeless people.
1998
Akiyoshidai Mon Amour; group show, Akiyoshidai Art Center, Yamaguchi, Japan
First She Said Yes Dancefilm; 8mm, 15 min, The Screening Room, Pittsburgh, P.A , New York Dance Film Festival, Lincoln Center, New York, U.S.A and Choreographer’s Continuum, Eddie Theatre, Pittsburgh, P.A, U.S.A
F Forum; video compilation of six female video artists, by Plan Z
1997
Love Taps; Video Installation for Laboratory Dance Cy, J.C.Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Laboratory Dance Art; Video/Dance Installation, The Brew House, Pittsburgh, P.A
Grants / Awards
2023
Nominee The Best Dutch Book Designs 2022, Perfect Pearl the book
2022
Development Budget Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
Shortlist Prix du Livre, Rencontres d’Arles with Perfect Pearl the book
Shortlisted Belfast Photography Festival, Perfect Pearl
Shortlisted Landskrona festival, Perfect Pearl
Finalist Portraits Hellerau Photography Award, Perfect Pearl
2021
PH Museum; Featured in curators pick of 2021
Amarte project fund for The Love Line
Corona Bridging Artist Grant from Mondriaan Fund.
Development grant Fast&Furious from the Netherlands Film Fund.
Research grant for film by VEVAM Director Fund.
Artist developing grant by PPO Werktuig.
Publishing grant for the book ‘Perfect Pearl’ by Stichting Stokroos & Tijlfonds.
Shortlisted Belfast Photo Festival with ‘Living on the Edge’.
2020
Honorable Mention Prix de la Photographie for ‘Living on the Edge’.
Nomination Rabo Dutch National Portrait.
2019
Selected for WORLD PRESS PHOTO Instagram take-over with ‘Wild Poppy’
Nominated by PHMUSEUM grant for ‘Wild Poppy’
Nomination SO Award for ‘Wild Poppy’
2018
LEICA Award from Leica International for ‘Wild Poppy’
Selected for ‘Love me Tender’ by Slideluck Editorial with ‘Wild Poppy’.
2017
Development Budget Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
Selected for artist in residence program Chinese European Art Center
Selected for international COMPETITION best short doc with ‘Love Letters’.
2015
Jury AWARD, Audience AWARD Best Doc at Roze Filmdagen for 'Over the Rainbow’
2014
Project GRANT by Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst for ‘Over The Rainbow’ 2014 OZU
DOC AWARD for 'Louis van het Reuzenrad’
Honorable mention MIFA Moscow Foto Awards for 'The Ferris Wheel Kids'
Nomination SO2014 for 'The Ferris Wheel Kids'
Silver Award for 'The Ferris Wheel Kids' at Prix de la Photographie. Paris
Nomination at The Color Awards Mastercup for 'The Ferris Wheel Kids'
2012
Tommy Award for Best short movie. 'Sarina' The One Minutes. Amsterdam.
2nd jury Commendation 2012 for 'Sarina' at Filminute. United States.
Honorable Mention FilmOneFest ‘One Minute Portaits’ Sarina and Leny.
2008
Honorable mention, IPA, New York.
Honorable mention, Prix de la photographie Paris.
Photography Annual of the Netherlands; Silver award in the category ‘Portraits’
2007
Honorable mention, Prix de la photographie Paris.
Photography Annual of the Netherlands; Silver Award in the category 'Documentary'.
2003
Photography Annual of the Netherlands; Nomination in the category ‘Editorial’.
Project grant plus a basic-stipend from Fonds voor beeldende kunsten Amsterdam.
2002
Photography Annual of the Netherlands; Silver Award in the category ‘Portraits’
1998
Workshop by Nan Goldin, Japan, funded by The Atlantic Center for the Arts.
Choreographer’s Continuum ’98 Grant, from ‘The Pittsburgh Art Council’
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