Angela Tellier is a Dutch-Nigerian photographer, writer and artist based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After finishing an education in graphic design, she attended the Willem De Kooning Academy in Rotterdam where she studied photography and received her bachelor's in 2013. In her work Tellier explores themes such as the Afro-diaspora, neurodiversity, the female gaze, and power dynamics.
Tellier’s photographic practice is defined by her use of digital and analog photographic mediums including instant film, medium format, digital works and cyanotypes.
Next to her practice as a photographer Tellier has worked as a photo-editor for Oneworld magazine and lectured & developed photography programs for art institutions such as Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and FOAM.
education
Willem De Kooning Academy, BA photography, 2013
Media College Amsterdam, Graphic Design, 2006
shows
shows
upcoming
2025 Afropolitans, H'art Museum Amsterdam, NL
past
2023 Afropolitans, Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam snelfotografie, NL
2021 Hold That Pose For Me, Fotofestival Naarden, NL
2020 1000x, Zomersalon, CBKZO gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2020 Screensaver, in collaboration with Hashel El Lamki, Warehouse421 Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2020 Selected painted portraits, Teekenschool, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, NL
2018 1000x, Verkade Fabriek, S’Hertogenbosch, NL
2015 Changing Narratives, BLCK, Amsterdam, NL
2015 Sieg über die sonne, Russisches Haus der Wissenschaft und Kultur Berlin, DE
2013 Beyond the Map, Amsterdam Open Art Route, NL
2013 Graduation Exhibition, Willem De Kooning Academy Rotterdam, NL
2012 Color Distortion, CBKZO gallery, NL
2010 Bijlmer, op reis door Zuid Oost, Arena Boulevard Amsterdam, NL
2010 Search Found, Blaak10 Gallery Rotterdam, NL
juror
2021 Document Nederland Junior, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
2020 Document Nederland Junior, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
2020 Frans Hals Museum, Zie jezelf Anders
teaching & speaking
engagements
2023 Nederlands Fotomuseum, Zomeravond: Zichtbare Sporen, panel / guest speaker
2023 Nationale Nederlanden Portfolio Dag - Nederlands Fotomuseum, expert
2021 Rijkscreative, How To Make A Photobook - online series, teacher / host
2021 De illustratie Ambassade, W.E.B Dubois - online talkshow, guest speaker on Afropolitans
2021 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, live talkshow, Women In Art, moderator
2021 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, live talkshow, Dutch Landscapes, moderator
2021 Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, summerschool, teacher
2020 Frans Hals Museum, Musea Bekennen Kleur, photography teacher
2020 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, live talkshow, Photography, moderator
2020 Pakhuis de Zwijger x FOAM photography Museum, guest speaker on Afropolitans
2020 Rijkscreative, How to Make Cyanotypes - online video, teacher / host
2020 Rijksstudio Award live show, host
2017 - 2019 FOAM photography Museum Amsterdam, photography lecturer
2016 Weißensee Kunst höge schule Berlin, Sprechen Über, artist talk
2014 - 2023 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, photography & art lecturer
selected clients
- Oneworld Magazine
- Nike
- Netflix
- Sinner
- Xhosa
- Vice
- Frans Hals Museum
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- FOAM
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Black Achievement Month
- Holland Dance Festival
- Creative By Nature
featured in
- ELLE Magazine - interview Afropolitans series, 2021
- Something We Africans Got Magazine - interview, 2017
- Grote Amsterdamse Kunstkalender 2016
- Dutch New Talent catalogue 2012
- Nomination Best Dance Film, Ergens en de ruimte ertussen, Lonely Wolf Film Festival London 2021
- Nomination best Poetryfilm, Ergens en de ruimte ertussen, Nederlands Poëzie Filmfestival 2021
- Nomination best short film, Ergens en de ruimte ertussen, Lift-Off Festival 2021
- Nomination The Berry Koedam Award for contemporary Art, WDW 2020