Tineke Spaltman born in the town of Hengelo, Netherlands. She studied at Central School of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, Spain. Later, during his stay of 6 years in the U.S., participated in exhibitions in Portland (Oregon) and New York. He moved to Chile and from 1975 to 1985 he was a pupil of the painters Ossandon and Luis Eduardo Jofre in Santiago. In 1996 returned to Holland and in 2006 he moved to Moraira, Spain.