Tjalf Sparnaay

Tjalf Sparnaay (born 1954[1]) is a Dutch artist, photographer, illustrator and painter.

[2] Born in Haarlem, Tjalf lived with his parents for much of his younger years.

[3] Sparnaay was educated to become a sports teacher and became a selftaught[4] painter and amateur photographer from about 1980.

[1] Before becoming an established artist, Sparnaay made postcards to earn money.

In 2015, a solo-exhibition with 50 works, painted between 1998 and 2014[1] took place in Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle.