Maria Barnas
Illustration — Maria Barnas, March 2012 Maria Barnas (born 28 August 1973, Hoorn) is a Dutch writer, poet and artist.
Maria Barnas
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- Born
- 1973. · Hoorn.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Occupation
- poet, writer, columnist, literary critic, art critic, filmmaker, artist and painter.
- Education
- Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten and Gerrit Rietveld Academie.
- Honours
- C. Buddingh'-prijs, Anna Bijns Award and J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Illustration — Maria Barnas, March 2012 Maria Barnas (born 28 August 1973, Hoorn) is a Dutch writer, poet and artist.
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Maria Barnas (born 1973) is a Dutch art critic, artist and columnist, among other activities. The art critic was born in Hoorn.
Maria Barnas studied at Gerrit Rietveld Academie and Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. The art critic worked in Alkmaar, Amsterdam and Berlin.
Languages used include Dutch. Works by Maria Barnas are held at Frans Hals Museum. The art critic received Anna Bijns Award.
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Novels
Novels
• Engelen van (Ice Angels) (1997) • De baadster (The bather) (2000) • Altijd Augustus (August Always) (2017)
Poetry
Poetry
• Twee zonnen (Two Suns) (De Arbeiderspers, 2003) • Er staat een stad op (A City Rises), De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam 2007. • Jaja de oerknal (Yeah right the Big Bang), De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam 2013, • Nachtboot (Night Boat), Van Oorschot, 2018, nominated for the VSB Poetry Prize 2019
Essays
Essays
• Fantastisch (On Fantasy), De Arbeiderspers, 2010, collected news paper articles for NRC Handelsblad
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1973
Maria Barnas was born on 28 August 1973.
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Maria Barnas studied at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten and Gerrit Rietveld Academie. The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam, Berlin and Alkmaar. Work by Maria Barnas is recorded in the collections of Frans Hals Museum. Distinctions recorded are C. Buddingh'-prijs, Anna Bijns Award and J.C.
• 2004 C. Buddingh'-prijs voor nieuwe Nederlandstalige poëzie' for 'Two Suns' ('Twee zonnen, 2003 De Arbeiderspers) • 2009 J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs for 'A City Rises' (Er staat een stad op, 2007 De Arbeiderspers) • 2014 Nomination for VSB Poetry Prize for 'Yeah Right The Big Bang' (Jaja de oerknal, 2013 De Arbeiderspers) • 2014 Anna Bijns Poetry Prize for Jaja de oerknal • 2019 Nomination for VSB Poetry Prize for Jaja de oerknal
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