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Mathieu Asselin, b.1973, Caracas, Venezuela
Education Masters degree from ENSP – École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie d’Arles (FR)
Solo Exhibitions
2022
Archives Nationales. Exposition Face aux épidémies, De la Peste noire à nos jours, Paris (FR)
Photographie mon amour, Metz (FR)
2021
Hasselblad Foundation, Gothenburg (SE)
International Festival of Photography, Photo 2021, Melbourne (AU)
Le Blue du Ciel Gallery, Lyon (FR)
MOMus - Thessaloniki Museum of Photography - Thessaloniki Photo Festival (GR)
2020
La Ferme des Tilleuls, Renens (CH)
PHOTO Melbourne, Melbourne (AU)
2019
Rencontres Arles, 50 Years, 50 Books Masterworks from the library of Martin Parr, Arles (FR)
Rencontres Arles, What a Story! The Rencontres 50 years Collection, Arles (FR)
Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Ballarat (AU)
Monsanto®: A Photographic Investigation, The Ravestijn Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
FotoDocks, Munich (DE)
Foto Wien Festival, Vienna (AT)
Photoville, Los Ángeles (US)
Geopolis, Brussels (BE)
2018
Triennale RAY, Hamburg (DE)
RAY Photo Festival, Frankfurt (DE)
Museum of Modern Art Frankfurt, Frankfurt (DE)
Breda Photo Festival, Breda (NL)
European Parliament, Strasburg (FR)
Foto Museum FOMU, Antwerpen (BE)
2017
J1, Marseille (FR)
Spazio Labo, Bolognia (IT)
Les Rencontre De La Photography Arles, Arles (FR)
2016
Breda Photo Festival, Breda (NL)
2013
Indie Gallery. Portraits of Tornado Path, Tel Aviv (IL)
2012
See Gallery Portrait of a Tornado Path, New York (US)
2011
Gallery Carte Blanche A Survey of Documentary Styles in Early 21st Century Photobooks Gallery Espacio MAD Venezuelan Portraits. Caracas (VE)
2010
Hacienda la Trinidad Gallery, Caracas (VE)
Group Exhibitions
2018
The Photographer’s Gallery, London (UK)
2016
First Book Award Exhibition Photo London, London (UK)
Photo Athens (GR)
2015
Sala TAC, Caracas. Realidades Instantáneas. Caracas (VE)
2012
International Center of Photography Exhibiting Powerful Images from the 99 Percent, Governors Island, New York (US)
2012
Photobooks, Washington DC (US)
2011
Foto Week DC A Survey of Documentary Styles in Early 21st Century
2010
Praxis International Art Time Behind the Vision, Miami (US)
Selected Awards and Prizes
2022
Fotodok Netherland residency, Pondering the meaning of place, Arles (FR)
2021
Winner, National Center of Visual Arts, support for contemporary documentary photography (FR)
2018/2019
Shortlisted, Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize (UK)
Shortlisted for Prix de l’Elysee (CH)
2018
Honorary Appreciation Leipzig Best Book Design from all over the World (DE)
Shortlisted Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize (UK)
2017
Winner of the Deutscher Fotobuchpreis category Artistic-Conceptual (DE)
First Prize Aperture Foundation Paris Photo First Book Award (US/FR)
Special Mention Dummy Book Awards Rencontres d’Arles (FR)
2016
First Prize Dummy Book Awards Kassel (DE)
Finalist Lens Culture (FR)
2015
Selected for Bristol Photobook Festival (UK)
Shortlisted First Book Award (UK)
Nominated for Pictet Prix (CH)
2011
The Grand Prize One Life Photography Award (US)
Sony World Photography Awards Documentary Portrait Shortlist (UK)
Pedagogy
2018
Fotogafie Forum Frankfurt Summer Academy “Long-term projects, project management, organisation, structure, documentation, portfolio review” Frankfurt (DE)
Bijloke Summer Academy “Developing a Critical Approach to Documentary Photography” School of Arts of University College, Ghent (BE)
VII Agency Master Class on documentary photography, Warsaw (PL)
Spring Workshops at Rencontres d’Arles “Personal projects on long term documentary practices” Arles (FR)
Rentrée en Images de la Photographie Arles (FR)
2017
Portfolio reviews at Gazebook, Puntasecca (IT)
Summer workshops at Rencontres d’Arles “Lighting on documentary photography” (FR)
2016
Workshop Negpos Nimes “lighting in documentary photography” Nimes (FR)
Lectures
2018
Photographer’s Gallery, Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation, London (UK)
Fotografie Forum Frankfurt, Frankfurt (DE)
Der Spiegel. “Role of photography on politics and environmental issues”, Hamburg (DE)
Doctoral School at the University Aix-Marseille, “Migration et exil environnemental: du Déluge a nos jours”, Aix-en-Provence (FR)
Liege Photobook Festival, Liege (BE)
ENSP – École nationale supérieure de la photographie d’Arles (FR)