CV Helene Schmitz

Helene Schmitz, born 1960, lives and works in Stockholm.

EDUCATION

1997 Theory of Art at the Academy of Arts, Konstfack, Stockholm
1995 Summer Intensive Film Workshop NYU, New York
1983-88 B.A. at the Stockholm University in Film and Art Theory

SEPARATE EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION OF)

2011 Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 Galerie Maria Lund, Paris, France
2010 Transfotografia, Gdansk, Poland
2008 The Naughton Gallery at Queen's University, Belfast, UK
2007 Galleri Leger. Malmö, Sweden
2007 Photo Fair, Nacka Strand, Sweden
2007 National Museum, Prague, Czech
2007 Centre Culturel Suedois, Paris, France
2007 Jardin des Plantes, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France
2007 National Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2003 Galleri Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2000 Galleri Leger, Malmö, Sweden
2000 Bildhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
1998 Galleri L. A. Umeå, Sweden
1996 Galleri Leger, Malmö, Sweden
1996 Galerie Aronowitsch, Stockholm, Sweden
1995 Åbo konservatorium, Åbo, Finland
1993 Fotomässan, Göteborg, Sweden
1993 Dansmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011 "The fence", Berlin Germany
2011 "En annan historia - fotografi ur Moderna Museets samling", Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 Domaine de Chaumont sur Loire, France "Arts and Nature"
2010 Transphotographicques, Palais Rameau, Lille, France
2010 Supermarket, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 CFF, Stockholm, Sweden
2005 Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell (Scandinavien Photography), USA
2004 Felleshaus, Berlin (SCHWeden), Germany
2004 Maison de la Culture, Conches, France
2004 Hallwylska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Dansmuseet, Stockholm
1998 Edsvik Konst och Kultur
1998 Insyn, Stockholm
1997 Galerie Biever-Risch, Luxenbourg
1996 Svenska Kulturinstitutet, Paris, (Mois de la Photo) France
1996 Kalmar Konsthall
1995 Peri, Center of Photography, Åbo, Finland
1994-96 Traveling exhibition in Chile, Uruguay, Argentina and USA
1991 Museum of Modern Art, (Lika Med) Stockholm, Sweden
1991-92 Traveling exhibition in i Equador, Guatemala and Honduras
1991 150 anniversary of photography Stockholm, Sweden

PUBLICATIONS

2009 Aux origines de la sexualité (published in), Pierre - Henri Goyon (Fayard 2009)
2008 Linné, Le reve de l'ordre dans la Nature (Editions Belin)
2007 A Passion for Systems (Natur och Kultur 2007)
2007 System och Passion (Natur och Kultur 2007)
2007 A Passion for Systems (Natur och Kultur) 2007 in Japanese
2003 Blow Up (Natur och Kultur 2003)
1998 Mirages (exhibition catalogue)
1996 Livingrooms (exhibition catalogue)

REPRESENTED BY

The National Public Art Council, Sweden (Statens konstråd)
The Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden
Cultural Department of Stockholm County Council, the new Karolinska Hospital (Kulturförvaltningen Stockholms Läns Landsting, nya Karolinska sjukhuset)

OTHER

2008 The book "System och passion-Linné och drömmen om Naturens Ordning" is awarded with a diploma from Svensk Bokkonst (Royal Swedish Library) “Extremly beautiful photographs and a design that creates a serene context”.

2007 The book “System och passion-Linné och drömmen om Naturens Ordning” wins The Publishing prize in Sweden.

2004 Helene Schmitz is one of the founders of a Swedish Magazine for Contemporary Photography, “MOTIV”.

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