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Mikhael Subotzky Biography
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1981 |
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Born in Cape Town, South Africa
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2001 - 2004 |
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Listed on the Dean’s merit lists every year, class medals, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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2004 |
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Brett Kebble Art Awards at the Cape Town International Conference Centre, Finalist, Cape Town, South Africa
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2004 |
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Winner of the Michaelis Prize and the Simon Girson Prize
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2004 |
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Winner of the 2004 Golden Key Scholarship for photography
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2005 |
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Special Juror’s Prize at the VIes Recontres Africaines de la Photographie, Bamako, Mali, Winner
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2005 |
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Merit Award winner at the ABSA L’Atalier Competition, South Africa
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2005 - 2006 |
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Brett Kebble Art Awards
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2006 |
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F25 Award for Concerned Photography, Fabrica, Italy, Winner
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2007 |
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City of Perpignan Young Photographer Award, Perpignan, France, Winner
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2007 |
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KLM Paul Huff Award, Amsterdam, Winner
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2008 |
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W. Eugene Smith Grant
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2008 |
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ICP Young Photographer Infinity Award
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2008 |
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City of Perpignan Young Reporter Award
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2011
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Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
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2011
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6th Curitiba Biennial, Curitiba, Brazil
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2011
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Appropriated Landscapes, Neu-Ulm/Burlafingen, Germany
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2011
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The New York Photo Festival, New York, USA
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2011
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Arles Discovery Award, Arles, France
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2011
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Fotográfica Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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2011
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Highrise – Idea and Reality, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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2009
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Tache – Levy, Brussels, Belgium
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2008 - 2009
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Josephine Meckseper and Mikhael Subotzky, MoMA, New York, USA (solo)
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2008
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New Photography 2008, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
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2008
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Mikhael Subotzky, HASTED HUNT, New York, USA (solo)
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2008
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Giovane arte dal Sudafrica, Papesse Centro Arte Contemporanea, Siena, Italy (solo)
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2007
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Beaufort West, FOAM (Foto Museum Amsterdam), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (solo)
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2007
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Beaufort West, Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town, South Africa (solo)
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2007
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NYC Photo, Phillips, de Pury & Luxembourg, New York, USA
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2007
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Bare Life, Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem, Israel
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2007
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says the junk in the yard, Flowers East, London, UK
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2007
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The Loaded Lens, Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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2007
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Lumo 07 – “Us” – 7th International Photography Triennale, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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2007
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Contemporary Art Photography from South Africa: Reality Check, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany
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2007
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Goodman Gallery Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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2007
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Studio la Città, Verona, Italy (solo)
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2006
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The Living is Easy, Flowers East Gallery, London, UK
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2006
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T1, curated by F. Bonami and C. Christov-Bakargiev, Turin Triennial, Turin, Italy
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2006
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Snap Judgements: New Positions in Contemporary African Photography, curated by O. Enwezor, International Center for Photography, New York, Miami, USA and Mexico City, Mexico
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2006
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Personae & Scenarios – New African Photography, Brancolini Grimaldi Arte Contemporanea, Rome, Italy
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2006
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Die Vier Hoeke and Umjiegwana, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa (solo)
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2006
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Die Vier Hoeke, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa (solo)
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2006
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New Code, Studio la Città, Verona, Italy
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2005
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Bamako Biennale, Mali
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2005
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Click, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
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2005
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Die Vier Hoeke, Nelson Mandela Cell, Pollsmoor Prison, Cape Town, South Africa (solo)
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2005
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Vyf Kurators, Vyftien Kunstenaars (Five Curators, Fifteen Artists), The Klein Karoo Nasianale Kunstefees, Oudtshoorn, South Africa
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2004
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Last Picture Show, Stephen Cophen Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
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2004
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Another Shocking Psychological Thriller, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, Photo NY, Photo SF
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2004
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Epic, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, USA
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2004
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Domicile, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, USA
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2004
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Tracey Snelling and Jeff McMillan, curated by H. Snyder, Stray Show, Chicago, Sala Diaz, San Antonio, USA
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2003
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Sculpture and Photography, Sala Diaz, San Antonio, USA
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2003
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Sculpture/Structure, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, USA
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2003
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...A Room for the Night (Dwellings), Night Moves, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, USA
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2003
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Benefit Auction for Big Ballyhoo, The Lab, San Francisco, USA
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2003
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Landing, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, USA
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2003
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Introductions, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, USA
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2003
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Sideshow Spectacular, Liminal Gallery, Oakland, USA
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2003
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Cut, Copy and Paste, The Art of Contemporary Collage, de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, USA
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2002
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Dwellings, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, USA
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2002
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New Acquisitions 2002, Microsoft Art Collection, Microsoft, Redmond, USA
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2002
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Inspiring Narratives: A Group Show, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, USA
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2002
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Fast Forward Miami, Hotel Nash, Miami, USA
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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South African National Gallery, Cape Town
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FOAM (FotoMuseum Amsterdam)
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| Literature |
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2008
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Beaufort West, Chris Boot
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