TONA CURRICULUM VITAE

photography © by j.gerull

Name: TONA

Web: https://www.facebook.com/mistertonaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tona_one/

email: tonastreetarts@gmx.net

About: In a world that often seems to be unfair, mean and brutal and people are blinkered, it is the motivation of the Hamburg artist TONA to confront this distorted perception with a dreamy, sensual and emotional perspective. Unlike elsewhere in the street art world, which probably works more with criticism and irony, the motive of the artist is to deconstruct the viewers „ordinary“ perceptions and to give them inner peace, joy and a smile. By means of this, mostly temporary art in public space, we, as the viewer, if we allow it, feel a transformation of the world around us and our own consciousness.

Profession: started with graffiti in 1999 since 2002 stencils (main focus) since 2008 linocut and silk screen printing

Selected events and exhibitions:

MS Artville, Hamburg (29.07.-12.08.17, Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg)Millertor Gallery #7 (29.06.-02.07.2017, Millerntor Stadion,Hamburg)Edition 1,(con)temporary art store,(09.-17.12.16,Urbanshit Gallery,Hamburg)Affordable Art Fair, Hamburg (09.-13.11.16,Messehallen,Hamburg)L`Enfant,expo collective au Lavo/Matik (29.10.-12.11.16, Le Lavo//Matik,Paris,France)Neusicht, Luzern, Kunst und Kulturfestival,(29.09.-01.10.16,Lurzern,Swiss)MS Artville, Hamburg (30.07-13.08.16, Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg)Millerntor Gallery #6, Hamburg (14.-17.07.16 Millerntor Stadion,St.Pauli)Was soll das sein? QU `EST -CE QUE ÇA VEUT DIRE? Caen, France (13.07.16,La Fabrique Apefim, Caen,France) Artist in Residence, India, Dune Eco Ressort , (01.01.- 31.01.2016,Dune(PY),India)Affordable Art Fair, Hamburg (19.11.-22.11.15,Messehallen,Hamburg)Wall Art Festival 2015 Khagaria, (11.11.- 03.12.15,Khagaria (Bihar),India)Ink and Ride 2015 (11.09.- 13.09.15,Museum der Arbeit,Hamburg)Jadu Tona „black magic“, Solo show (20.08.- 03.09.15,Kulturgold,Hamburg)Ausschnitte, Stencil group show, (14.08.- 30.08.15,Urbanshit,Hamburg)Millerntor Gallery #5 (02.07.-05.07.15,Millerntor Stadion,St.Pauli) Lunatic Festival, (05.06.-06.06.15,Lüneburg)Paint and Travel, solo show, Artika Gallery (15.04.15-13.05.15,Pondicherry,India) Rishikesh Steetart Art Festival 2015 (14.03.-17.03.15,Rishikesh,India) Kochi-Muziris-Biennale 2014 (12.12.14 - 29.03.2015,Kochi,India) Affordable Art Fair, Hamburg (13.11.-16.11.14,Messehallen,Hamburg)St.Art Mumbai, Streetart/Mural-Festival (07.11.-30.11.14,Mumbai,India) Taking Back The Streets, group show, Artbeam (14.10.-15.10.2014,New York,USA) I like it RAW, group show, (06.09.-27.09.14,Neurotitan,Berlin) Das Feine und das Andere, solo show, Das Bürro, (04.07.-26.07.14,Hamburg) St.Art Delhi, Streetart/Mural-Festival (18.01.-28.02.2014,New-Delhi,India) Knoten.13, group show, (11.10.-13.10.13,Affenfaust @ Kolbenhof,Hamburg) Sinero and Tona, a stencil and spraycan art show, (11.05.-13.06.13,Sold Out Gallery,Bochum) Stick together, Group/Liveshow Amsterdam, (6./7.04.13,Amsterdam,Netherlands) Tona @ Geern Shop, solo show (03.12.12- 04.01.2013,Hamburg) Reclaim your city, group show (24.11.-09.12.2012,Hamburg,Gaengeviertel) Millerntor Gallery, graffiti and streetart @ st.pauli stadion, (ab 21.09.12,st.pauli stadion,Hamburg) Paint and Beer, urban art live-painting, (15.09.-16.09.12,Amsterdam,Netherlands) Fokus Festival, Graffiti,Streetart,UrbanArt Festival, (08.09.12,Goerlitz) Artbase 2012, urban art gallery, (24.-26.08.12,Berlin,secret spot) Urban Art Clash, art show (17.05.-31.08.12,Tacheles and Cube,Berlin) Silence is a lie, urban art group show, (26.06.-30.09.12,Berlin)Palast der Produktion, work group show, (15.06.-15.07.12,Wollkaemerei, Bremen) Paris Zone Libre, group show, (26.05.-06.06.12,Paris,France) Festival-N.A.T.U.R., group show, (11.-20.05.12,Bochum)Betriebsausflug HH-Leipzig, group show, (20.04.-05.05.12,Leipzig) Artillerie2, group show, (10.03.2012,Hamburg)Velada Santa Lucia, group show, (27.02.-04.03.2012,Santa Lucia,Venezuela) Toronto International Adhesive Arts Expo, group show, (01.10.11, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche,Canada) ArtILLerie, group show, (24.09.11,Hamburg) Artbase Grabowsee, Urban Art Gallery, (6.+7.8.11,Grabowsee near Berlin) UrbanJungle2011, group show, (2.7.11,Ahrensburg) 13. Kunst- und Kulturfestival Neukoelln, (17.-19.06.11, Berlin)Upfest, urban paint festival, (04.+05.06.11,Bristol,UK) Reuse and Resist, ReuseFestival, (since27.05.11,TelAviv,Israel) Tona and Quasikunst Exhibition, double show, (06.02.-11.02.11,OZM,Hamburg) Monster Combo Show, group show, (04.-18.02.11,DasViadukt,Vienna,Austria) Guten Tag, group show, (14.-16.01.2011,Woodstock Industrial Centre,SouthAfrika) We are Skateboards, group show, (06.11.10-14.11.10,Gaengeviertel,Hamburg) S3T Art Kikinda, streetart group show, (15.10.-15.11.11,National Museum of Kikinda,Serbia) Inspiration Art Festival, poster group show, (04.+05.09.10,Comfort13,Tel Aviv,Israel) Reclaim your city photo book, book release, group show, (27.08.2010-18.09.10,Neurotitan Gallery,Berlin) Schauspielhaus, Explosion group show, (09.01.2010 Hamburg) Sichtbar, „Stencil meets Illustration“, group show, (17.10.09-04.12.09, Hamburg) ReuseProject3, poster festival, (since 19.11.09,TelAviv,Israel) Komm in die Gaenge, House allocation, (since 22.08.09,Hamburg) Urban DNS, group show, (10.+11.07.09,Altes Tide Gebäude,Hamburg) Makrele, group show, (20.02.–20.03.09,Hamburg) ASSOONAS Gallery, solo show, (24.01.-06.02.2009,Hamburg) Kupferdiebe Freiluftgalerie, group show, (21.08.2008-12.12.2010,Hamburg)