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(dān)任荷蘭烏得勒支中央博物館展覽總監(jiān)。
此后至2009年，擔(dān)任荷蘭豪達(dá)博物館館長(zhǎng)。
從2010年起，擔(dān)任歐洲陶藝中心（EKWC）主任，同時(shí)也擔(dān)任布拉班特舞蹈中心以及荷蘭和比利時(shí)聯(lián)合工作室的董事會(huì)主席。
2010年，擔(dān)任“法國(guó)瓦洛里國(guó)際雙年展”競(jìng)賽評(píng)委。
2011年，擔(dān)任“第二屆英國(guó)陶瓷雙年展”競(jìng)賽評(píng)委。
2011年、2015年和2021年擔(dān)任“韓國(guó)京畿道國(guó)際陶瓷雙年展”國(guó)際競(jìng)賽評(píng)委。
2020年，擔(dān)任“法恩莎國(guó)際比賽”的評(píng)委。
Ranti Tjan 還擔(dān)任過(guò)在丹麥、澳大利亞和荷蘭舉行的國(guó)際比賽評(píng)委。
在世界各地講學(xué)，并作為展覽策展人活躍在國(guó)際舞臺(tái)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.