Michael Tedja (Rotterdam 1971) is a painter, writer, poet, publisher and a curator. His art work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Tedja was a general artistic manager for cultural diversity in art from 2007 to 2009. In this capacity he gave a lecture on engaged art and poetry in Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, wrote the novel Hustling (KIT Publishers), set up The DFI Publishers and curated an international exhibition. For more information see: michaeltedja.info