# Jay Tang Art - Multi-award winning fine art photographer - Amsterdam

> Fine Art Photographer


## Posts

- [2026: Honorable Mention for 'In the Air' at NIPA 2026](https://jaytang.art/2026-honorable-mention-for-in-the-air-nipa-2026/): In the Air is recognised as an Honorable Mention at the Nexus International Photography Awards 2026.
- [2026: 'Unseen' shortlisted for the Creative category at the Sony World Photography Awards 2026](https://jaytang.art/2026-unseen-shortlisted-for-the-creative-category-at-the-sony-world-photography-awards-2026/): I am honoured to be shortlisted for Creative category with my entry ‘Unseen’, featuring model Silvia, in the Open Competition at the Sony World Photography Awards 2026. The work has previously already been recognised at the 1839 Awards 2025 Photographer of the Year Awards (Nude) and at the Exposure One Awards, Silver and People’s Vote Award (Nude). The work will be part of the Sony World Photography Awards 2026 Exhibition, held at Somerset House, London, UK, between 17th April to 5th May 2026.
- [2026: Arrival Gallery New York, Brooklyn - March 2026](https://jaytang.art/2026-arrival-gallery-new-york-brooklyn-march-2026/): Debuted in NYC, Brooklyn with a video version of Everyday Landscapes at the Arrival Gallery New York March 2026 exhibition, which ran from March 13-16, 2026 at 35 Meadow Street Brooklyn, NY 11206 United States.
- [2026: CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2026 – 18th Edition](https://jaytang.art/2026-contemporary-venice-2026-18th-edition/): Honoured to be part of CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2026 – 18th edition, from March 6-20, 2026, a new international exhibition at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, courtesy of ITSLIQUID, in collaboration with ACIT Venice – Italian-German Cultural Association. CONTEMPORARY VENICE explores the evolving relationship between the body and the spaces we inhabit, reflecting on how identities are shaped, transformed, and hybridised within today’s cultural, physical, social, and urban environments. Exhibited digitally with the award-winning series ‘Unseen’ and ‘ The Silent Duet’ as well as brand new works ‘Body Lines’, ‘The Gerbera’, ‘Blossom in Azure’ and ‘As She Moves with the Wind’.
- [2025: 'The Silent Duet' wins at Photora Awards 2025](https://jaytang.art/2025-the-silent-duet-wins-at-photora-awards-2025/): ‘The Silent Duet’ wins 2nd place in the category Portrait and 3rd place in the category Fine Art at the Photora Awards 2025. This work has previously won Silver at the 1839 Awards 2025 Photographer of the Year contest in the category Fashion & Beauty and was finalist at the Spotlight Awards 2025 in the category Portraiture & Celebrities.
- [2025: 'Unseen' Nominee Portrait and Fine Arts at the reFocus Awards 2025 World Photo Annual](https://jaytang.art/2025-unseen-nominee-portrait-and-fine-arts-at-the-refocus-awards-2025-world-photo-annual/): The work Unseen is nominated at the reFocus Awards 2025 World Photo Annual in the categories Portrait and Fine Arts. Previously, the work received the honours of Photographer of the Year (Nude) at the 1839 Awards 2025 Photographer of the Year contest and silver at the Exposure One Awards 2025 Photographer of the Year (Nude).
- [2025: art3f Bordeaux Art Fair](https://jaytang.art/2025-art3f-bordeaux-art-fair/): Participating artist at the MUSA International x Interno65 Spazio Contemporaneo booth at art3f Bordeaux Art Fair 2025, an art fair focused on contemporary art, held at Parc des Expositions de Bordeaux from December 5-7 2025. Curated by Natalia Gryniuk and Laura Francesca Di Trapani.
- [2025: Paris Art Expo 2025: Winter Edition](https://jaytang.art/2025-paris-art-expo-2025-winter-edition/): Paris Art Expo 2025: Winter Edition is a contemporary art exhibition by MUSA International, held at Galerie 24b in Paris from December 3-7 2025. Curated by Natalia Gryniuk.
- [2025: Sex and Politics exhibition](https://jaytang.art/2025-sex-and-politics-exhibition/): Group exhibition Sex and Politics by Art-Icon, curated by Danila Tkachenko and Slavica Veselinovic held at Bastille Design Center during Paris Photo 2025 from November 13-15 2025.
- [2025: 1839 Awards 2025 Photographer of the Year (Nude)](https://jaytang.art/2025-1839-awards-2025-photographer-of-the-year-nude/): Received the honor of 1839 Awards Photographer of the Year (Nude) title for the series ‘Unseen’ as well as the Silver Award in the category Fashion & Beauty for ‘The Silent Duet’.
- [2025: Exposure One Awards 2025 Photographer of the Year (Nude)](https://jaytang.art/2025-exposure-one-awards-2025-photographer-of-the-year-nude/): The photo ‘Solitude’ received the Gold Award at Exposure One Awards 2025 Photographer of the Year – Nude. The series ‘Unseen’ received the Silver Award and People’s Choice Award at Exposure One Awards 2025 Photographer of the Year – Nude.
- [2024: 1839 Awards 2024 Photographer of the Year (Abstract)](https://jaytang.art/2024-1839-awards-2024-photographer-of-the-year-abstract/): 1839 Awards honors Jay Tang in its 2024 Photographer of the Year contest with the title Photographer of the Year (Abstract) with the series entry ‘Everyday Landscapes’. It also received Honorable Mention in the category Minimalism. The 2024 Photographer of the Year Contest received diverse entries from 60 countries. The esteemed group of judges who participated in this year’s panel included those from The New York Times, Maddox Gallery, Phillips Auction House, Getty Images, SF Camerawork, Foto Forum Santa Fe, the Centre Pompidou, and others. 1839 Awards, named after one of the most formative years in the history of photography, is… Read More »2026: Honorable Mention for ‘In the Air’ at NIPA 2026
- [2024: Exposure One Awards 2024 Photographer of the Year (Minimalism)](https://jaytang.art/2024-exposure-one-awards-2024-photographer-of-the-year-minimalism/): At the Exposure One Awards 2024 Photographer of the Year contest, Jay Tang received the honor of Exposure One Awards Photographer of the Year  (Minimalism) title as well as a nominee in the category Abstract for the  abstract photo serie Everyday Landscapes. This annual competition attracted remarkable submissions from artists worldwide, each bringing a unique perspective to monochromatic photography. Winners were chosen based on their artistic innovation, technical expertise, and the emotional resonance they conveyed by using black, white, and every shade in between. The Exposure One Awards honor exceptional black and white images that explore the rich traditions and enduring power of… Read More »2026: Honorable Mention for ‘In the Air’ at NIPA 2026
- [2024: Group Exhibition: Abstraction](https://jaytang.art/2024-group-exhibition-abstraction/): ‘Thoughts About Home’ from the Everyday Landscapes series is part of the ‘Abstraction’ is group exhibition hosted by PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont in the USA and curated by Janet Jeffers.  Juror’s StatementI find abstraction to be one of the most deceptively complex genres of photographic art, so it was with great excitement but also a touch of nervousness that I accepted the invitation to serve as juror for this exhibition. It has been said with tongue in cheek, that if you look at a photograph and say, “What is it?” it’s an abstract photograph. But in a compelling abstract, the… Read More »2026: Honorable Mention for ‘In the Air’ at NIPA 2026
- [2024: Nominee 10th Edition of Fine Art Photography Awards](https://jaytang.art/2024-nominee-10th-edition-of-fine-art-photography-awards/): Awarded Nominee in the 10th Fine Art Photography Award in the category Abstract for the serie ‘Everyday Landscapes’.
- [2023: Luxembourg Art Prize 2023](https://jaytang.art/2023-luxembourg-art-prize-2023/): Awarded the Certifcate of Artistic Achievement by The Pinocothèque for my participation in the international selection of the Luxembourg Art Prize 2023.
- [2023: OAN 2023](https://jaytang.art/2023-oan-2023/): For the first time since 2020’s Everyday Flora, Jay Tang returns to the scene with complete new work in the Everyday Landscapes serie, themed ORDER & CHAOS.
- [2022: Luxembourg Art Prize 2022](https://jaytang.art/2022-luxembourg-art-prize-2022/): Awarded the Certifcate of Artistic Achievement by The Pinocothèque for my participation in the international selection of the Luxembourg Art Prize 2022.
- [2022: Transiency or the Floriade](https://jaytang.art/2022-transiency-or-the-floriade/): Two years after the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Anita Neve Galerie returns with a group exhibition titled ‘Transiency or the Floriade’ to coincide with the 2022 edition of the Floriade Expo. This exhibition is themed on transiency and features work from visual artist Jay Tang, flower photographer Alexandra Wieringa and visual artist Wim Adema.
- [2021: OAN 2021](https://jaytang.art/2021-oan-2021/): After two postponements due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Open Ateliers Amsterdam Noord returns in its biggest form with over 100 visual artists participating in the two-day event. During OAN 2021, Jay Tang exhibited work that debuted in his 2020 solo alongside his latest work ‘Everyday Flora’.
- [2020: Solo Exhibition: Everyday Landscapes](https://jaytang.art/2020-solo-exhibition-everyday-landscapes/): The very first solo exhibition that documents the journey of Jay Tang’s body of work ‘Everyday Landscapes’, a serie of abstract landscape photographs created with everyday materials, like paper, tissues, plastic bags and even cushion fillings. This exhibition includes the early works that led to the iconic minimalistic black and white landscapes, as well as the analogue experiments. The exhibition officially ran from February 15 till March 22, 2020. However, due to the pandemic and the lockdown, the exhibition didn’t finish its run. To make up for it, Anita Neve Galerie collaborated with Simone Henken (Beeldvoorziening / Smart by Art) to… Read More »2026: Honorable Mention for ‘In the Air’ at NIPA 2026
- [2019: FINE International Fine art and Antiques Fair 2019](https://jaytang.art/2019-fine-international-fine-art-and-antiques-fair-2019/): FINE art & antiques fair is the annual international art fair in and around Groeneveld Castle in Baarn. At FINE 2019 Anita Neve Galerie exhibited work from Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk, Cara Louwman, Christine Mooijer, Nathalie Dekker and Jay Tang.
- [2019: OAN 2019](https://jaytang.art/2019-oan-2019/): The 30th anniversary edition of OAN, the annual art festival of Amsterdam Noord, where local visual artists open the doors to their ateliers to the public to meet, talk and sell. In this edition of OAN new work in the series ‘Everyday Landscapes’ was shown.
- [2018: Great Heights](https://jaytang.art/2018-great-heights/): Anita Neve Galerie represented Jay Tang for the first time in 2018 for the ‘Great Heights’ group exhibition, along with other photographers Christine Mooijer, Tony Tangel, Ruud de Jong, Enk Hartveld and Aloys Ginjaars.
- [2018: OAN 2018](https://jaytang.art/2018-oan-2018/): May 26 – 27 2018 • Amsterdam OAN is the annual art festival of Amsterdam Noord, where local visual artists open the doors to their ateliers to the public to meet, talk and sell. In this edition of OAN new work in the series ‘Everyday Landscapes’ was shown.
- [2017: Hikari Revive](https://jaytang.art/2017-hikari-revive/): At the 9th edition of the bi-annual local arts festival weekend Noordwaarts, Jay Tang exhibited his works ‘Hikari Revive’.
- [2016: Mountains](https://jaytang.art/2016-mountains/): At the 2016 ‘The Perfect Imperfections’ charity show which debuted the collection of fashion designer Angelle Chang, Jay Tang showcased his works ‘Mountains’ of what would later become known as ‘Everyday Landscapes’.
- [2015: Nomination & Runner-up Keep an Eye Fotovakschool Grant 2015](https://jaytang.art/2015-nomination-runner-up-keep-an-eye-fotovakschool-grant-2015/): The Keep an Eye Fotovakschool Grant 2015 is a collaborative initiative between the Keep an Eye Foundation and the Fotovakschool (University of Applied Photography) to support upcoming photography talent. Jay Tang presented his upcoming project ‘Son, this is your home’ / 孩子，這是你家鄉 (working title) to the judges, consisting of Ellen Dosse, Theo Audenaerd and Ahmet Polat, in an emotional pitch and was awarded second place of the Keep an Eye Fotovakschool Grant 2015. His peers Misho Pipercic (‘Bosnian Dreams’) and Annemoon van Hemel (‘Geraakt door water, portretten van dijkgraven’) were awarded first and third prize respectively.
- [2015: Graduation Show](https://jaytang.art/2015-graduation-show/): The 2015 edition of the Graduation Show, displaying the 2015 graduation projects by students of the Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Boxtel, Rotterdam and Venlo branches. Jay Tang exhibited his ‘Stalker’ project, which displayed a room of a stalker who targets a young woman through her social media, following her in real life. This project earned him the Cumma Sum Laude honour in the Class of 2015.
- [2015: Double Exposure: Extended Edition](https://jaytang.art/2015-double-exposure-extended-edition/): An extended edition of the Double Exposure exhibition, displayed at the 12 meter wide media wall at the Rotterdamse Schouwburg.
- [2015: Double Exposure](https://jaytang.art/2015-double-exposure/): An exchange program between the Fotovakschool in Amsterdam and Rotterdam and the Columbia College Chicago, which resulted in a simultaneous group exhibition of selected students at three locations (Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Chicago).
- [2015: Summa Cum Laude](https://jaytang.art/2015-summa-cum-laude/): In 2015 Jay Tang graduated with the highest honour from the study ‘Photographic Design’ at the Fotovakschool in Amsterdam.  His graduation project ‘Stalker’ was exhibited along with the work of his peers during the ‘Nieuw Licht’ group exhibition.

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- [Exhibitions & Achievements](https://jaytang.art/exhibitions-and-achievements/): Exhibitions & Achievements Jay TangFine art photographer Since his graduation from the University of Applied Photography (Fotovakschool) in Amsterdam in 2015, Jay Tang has participated in various exhibitions in major cities like Amsterdam, Paris and Hong Kong and he has earned numerous prestigious international awards in the categories Fine Art, Abstract, Minimalism, Nude, Portrait and Fashion & Beauty. Exhibitions Achievements
- [Everyday Landscapes: The Digital Collection](https://jaytang.art/series/everyday-landscapes-the-digital-collection/): Everyday Landscapes: The Digital Collection Unique pieces, only available as digital collection Everyday Landscapes is Jay Tang’s award-winning abstract photography series, which earned him Photographer of the Year 2024: Abstract (Exposure One Awards) and Photographer of the Year 2024: Minimalism (1839 Awards). Tang uses ordinary materials to create captivating landscapes, challenging the user’s perception of reality. All pieces in this collection are released on Foundation – A prominent platform for buying, selling, and trading limited-edition digital art as NFT –  as an exclusive digital edition of 10, it offers collectors a unique counterpart to the original. This exclusive NFT collection presents… Read More »2026: Honorable Mention for ‘In the Air’ at NIPA 2026
- [Everyday Landscapes](https://jaytang.art/series/everyday-landscapes/): Everyday Landscapes Award-winning fine art abstract photography series. Jay Tang first began exploring the transformation of simple materials during his final year at the Fotovakschool in Amsterdam, where he created Papercuts, a series of photographs of colored cardboard. Conceived as a creative exercise in search of a graduation theme, the project laid the groundwork for his next series, Drop Shadow—a six-part work that distilled the same concept to its essentials. These early experiments became the foundation for Everyday Landscapes, Tang’s ongoing body of work that reimagines everyday materials like paper, tissues, pillow stuffing, and plastic bags, into abstract landscapes and still… Read More »2026: Honorable Mention for ‘In the Air’ at NIPA 2026
- [Everyday Flora](https://jaytang.art/series/everyday-flora/): Everyday Flora Shadows of flowers created with cling foil and paper The photographs in the ‘Everyday Flora’ is spun off from the works in the ‘Everyday Landscapes’ series. Both are similar in the process: using minimalist tools and material to create shadows that resemble landscapes or flora. The works are fine art prints on Hahnemühle Velvet 185 grams paper, mounted on aluminium dibond in a black wooden floater frame. Size: 40×50 (printed), 43×54 (framed)Edition: 9 + 1AP Everyday Flora: Blossoming Flower Everyday Flora: Dying Flower Everyday Flora: Wind blowing through the flower Everyday Flora: Two flowers on a stem Everyday Flora: Two… Read More »2026: Honorable Mention for ‘In the Air’ at NIPA 2026
- [Series](https://jaytang.art/series/): Art series To learn more about the series, continue to the individual pages for the series: Everyday Landscapes and Everyday Flora. Everyday Flora: Blossoming Flower Everyday Flora: Dying Flower Everyday Flora: Wind blowing through the flower Everyday Flora: Two flowers on a stem Everyday Flora: Two flowers on a stem #2 Everyday Flora: Two flowers on a stem #3 Everyday Flora: Flower hanging from the tree Everyday Flora: Flower hanging from the side
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- [Biography](https://jaytang.art/biography-jay-tang/): Biography Jay TangFine art photographer Jay Tang (1981) is born in The Netherlands to Hong Kong Chinese parents. He was raised with traditional values of the Chinese culture and grew up with the sober and open-minded attitude of the Dutch. The duality and, some times, contradicting nature of both cultures has shaped him as a person and as an artist. ‘Identity’ and ‘Legacy’ have become themes that are influential to his work, especially since he became a father of three. In 2012, Tang enrolls in the study Photographic Design (Fotografische Vormgeving) at the University of Applied Photography (Fotovakschool) in Amsterdam from… Read More »2026: Honorable Mention for ‘In the Air’ at NIPA 2026
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- [飛雪鳥](https://jaytang.art/): Everyday Landscapes by Jay TangFine art photographer View Artwork About the photographer and visual artist Jay Tang is a visual artist, freelance photographer and visual designer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, or as he likes to call himself: a visual creature. He helps organisations and brands to visualise their ideas and to better visual communication efforts.  As a photographer, he graduated with the highest honours from the study Fotografisch Vormgeving (Photographic Design) at the Fotovakschool School (University of Applied Photography) in Amsterdam in 2015. In that same year he was awarded 2nd prize at the Keep an Eye Fotovakschool Grant 2015… Read More »2026: Honorable Mention for ‘In the Air’ at NIPA 2026


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