Nita Tandon

1959 born in Ajmer/India, lives and works in Vienna/Austria

1975–1978 studied English literature at Delhi University

1979–1980 studied art history at Vienna University

1980–1986 studied painting, class
of Maria Lassnig at the University of Applied Arts Vienna

1997–2010 assistant professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna

2010 member of the TransArts directorial team, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Nita Tandon has translated and copy-edited numerous art-related publications and texts for various renowned art institutions and magazines in Austria and abroad.

Selected exhibitions

2020
ABSTRAKT. geometrie + konzept | Museum Moderner Kunst Klagenfurt, A

2017
Fragile Narratives | Kuratiert von Klaus Speidel | MemphisMemphis | Linz, A

2016
BildBilder | with Daniel Wisser | Nestroyhof Wien

2015
Dissonance, Transgressed Boundaries between Desire and Fear, Percept Art, Mumbai

2014
Dimensions of the Surface, Ambra, Vienna (cat.)
Book review at Parnass

2013
Artists in Multifunctions, Lalit Kala
Akademi, National Academy of Fine Art, New Delhi

2012
Reverse Engineering, das weisse haus, Vienna

2011
Fingerprint – Die Rückseite der Vorder-seite, Schauraum, University of Applied Arts Vienna at MQ, Quartier 21, Vienna (S)
Quadratur des Kabinetts, with Sabine Ott, Fluc, Vienna

2010
(No) Relation, Galerie Raum mit Licht, Vienna
Skulptur (with G. Tagwerker, M. Kienzer, R. Split), Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, Bregenz
Ein Moment mit Plinque und Gästen, MQ, Quartier 21, Vienna (cat.)

2009
Third Woman, collaborative project, Kunsthalle Project Space, Vienna
2nd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, e-MobiLArt, Thessaloniki
Gemalter Raum, Collegium Hungaricum, Vienna

2008
Pictorial Space, curated by Pia Jardi, Tatranská Galéria, Poprad;
Austrijski kulturni forum, Beograd;
Napóleon-Ház, Győr (cat.)
Mit eigenen Augen, Heiligenkreuzerhof, Vienna (cat.)

2007
North-West by South-East, National Gallery, Skopje (cat.)

2006
‘It looks like … ’, a project of the artists group SERUM at the Vienna Art Fair

2005
Various public art competitions in Vienna, RAMSAR-Zentrum Schrems and Oberalm, Salzburg

2004
The Jetty, special exhibition of Art Bodensee by the artists group SERUM

2003
Fiat Lux, Galerie Thoman, Innsbruck
Galerie Sechzig, together with Rini
Tandon, Feldkirch

2002
Mega: Manifeste der Anmaßung, Künstlerhaus, Vienna
Unter Freiem Himmel, Schloss Ambras and Galerie Thoman, Innsbruck (cat.)

2001
Unter Freiem Himmel, Sculpture in Schlosspark Ambras, Innsbruck

2000
West-östlicher Divan, Museum auf Abruf, Vienna
Works in Space, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg
Abstraktion in Österreich, Frauen Bad, Baden

1998
Compression, curated with Simon Wachsmuth, Schallautzerstrasse, Vienna
Die Spitze des Eisbergs, Messepalast, Vienna

1997
Conjunction, curated with Gerold Tagwerker, Schallautzerstrasse, Vienna
Sponsoring Guruplant, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna

1996
Hinter: Sinnig, Galerie Eugen Lendl, Graz

1995
Nita Tandon, Villa Allerart, Bludenz (S)
Ilse Haider, Suse Krawagna, Nita Tandon, Galerie Academia, Salzburg

1994
Nita Tandon, Secession, Vienna (S) (cat.)
Galerie Steinek, Vienna (S)
Lokalzeit: Wiener Material im Spiegel des Unbehagens, Kunstraum Strohal,
Vienna; Moderna Galerija Ljubljana (cat.)

1993
First Prize Römerquelle Graphic Competition
Spiel ohne Grenzen, with Alfred Graf, Gallery No. 5, Budapest (S)

1992
Austrian State Scholarship for Fine Arts
Nita Tandon, Ringgalerie, Salzburger Kunstverein/Künstlerhaus Salzburg (S)
… and we did it once for five weeks …, Galerie Steinek, Vienna
Galerie Sergio Tossi, Prato (S)

1991
Reich: Weite, Kärntner Landesgalerie, Klagenfurt (cat.)
Bildlicht: Malerei zwischen Materialität und Immaterialität, Museum des
20. Jahrhunderts, Vienna (cat.)
Wall Works, La Fabbrica di Seta,
Pieve a Presciano (S) (cat.)

1990
Raum Annehmen III, Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna

1989
Beton, Galerie Altnöder, Salzburg
Museum des 21. Jhdts., Vienna (cat.)
Nita Tandon, Galerie Grita Insam,
Vienna (S) (cat.)
Junge Szene Wien, Secession, Vienna (cat.)

1988
Beton, Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna (cat.)
Leipzig-Warschau-Wien-Berlin, Künstlerwerkstatt im Bahnhof Westend, Berlin (cat.)

1987
Theseus Tempel (with H. Durstmüller, H. Hoffmann), Vienna (cat.)

(S) solo show
(cat.) catalogue