Artist; photographer (fine art, portrait, documentary)
ceramist (maker of not very useful bowls),
ed. of dag-droom-boek,
composing melodies of loneliness.
She has lived and worked in the Netherlands, in Algeria, in the Caribbean, in Chile, in Portugal. Making her way through a biology study with philosophy in Wageningen (the Netherlands),
bronze casting, painting, etching (work in the BKR),
publications of poetry and translations (Hollands Maandblad, uitg. Cadans),
ceramics, photography.
Currently she lives with her family in Italy.
Nomination in the category Still Life in the 6th B&W Spider Awards
Bronze in the Canon Creative Asia Award
in the category portraits - children.
Bronze Award in people and portraits, International Aperture Awards 2010
- honorable mention in the International Photographic Awards (IPA 2010) with 'a song of loneliness' (tulips)
- honorable mention in the 'Deeper Perspective' category, Lucie Awards with 'Herenstraat 1'
- honorable mention ArtTension Milan 2010 with " Herenstraat 1"
- honorable mention in the International Photographic Awards (IPA 2008).
- honorable mention in the 'premio fotografico Tau Visual 2008' (Italy).
- finalist with the documentary "My Backyard", LPA 2009
- finalist for the contest "Love & Pain & Beauty", LPA october 2009
Pictures from "a Song of Loneliness"
participate in November (6th-30th)
at the Lens Based Art Show 2010
in Torino (Italy)
see also:
http://www.margrietajeltema.com
and
http://twitter.com/margrij