畢業(yè)于阿姆斯特丹大學(xué),主修政治學(xué)和藝術(shù)史。
1996年至2004年,擔任荷蘭烏得勒支中央博物館展覽總監(jiān)。
此后至2009年,擔任荷蘭豪達博物館館長。
從2010年起,擔任歐洲陶藝中心(EKWC)主任,同時也擔任布拉班特舞蹈中心以及荷蘭和比利時聯(lián)合工作室的董事會主席。
2010年,擔任“法國瓦洛里國際雙年展”競賽評委。
2011年,擔任“第二屆英國陶瓷雙年展”競賽評委。
2011年、2015年和2021年擔任“韓國京畿道國際陶瓷雙年展”國際競賽評委。
2020年,擔任“法恩莎國際比賽”的評委。
Ranti Tjan 還擔任過在丹麥、澳大利亞和荷蘭舉行的國際比賽評委。
在世界各地講學(xué),并作為展覽策展人活躍在國際舞臺上。
Studied Political Science and History of Art at the University of Amsterdam. He worked at the Central Museum of Utrecht as a director of exhibitions from 1996 to 2004. After that, he was appointed as director at museum goudA until 2009. From 2010, he has been working as a director of EKWC, the European Ceramic Workcenter in the Netherlands. He is also chairman of the board of Dance Brabant and of the union of Dutch and Belgium Workshops. In 2010, he started as a jurymember of the competition of International Biennale of Vallauris ,France, and 2011 juror of the competition of the 2nd British Ceramics Biennale, and 2011, 2015 and 2021 juror of International Competition of Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, Korea. In 2020 he was juror of the International Competition of Faenza. Ranti Tjan also juried international competitions of Denmark, Australia and the Netherlands. He gives lectures worldwide and is internationally active as curator of exhibitions.