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Education
  
University of Duisburg-Essen

Jitka Hanzlová is a Czech photographer, mostly known for her portraiture.

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Biography

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Hanzlová was born in 1958 in Nachod, Czechoslovakia. She claimed asylum in Germany in 1982 and settled in Essen. She studied photography and communication technology at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. She lives and works in Germany.

Work

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Hanzlová's first series Rokytnik, which documents the village inhabitants of the photographer's homeland, was made between 1990 and 1994.

Awards

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  • 1993: Otto Steinert Preis, Germany
  • 1995: Scholarship DG BANK Frankfurt, Germany
  • 1995: European Photography Award 1995, Germany
  • 1998: Scholarship, Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur des Landes NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 1999: Shortlisted for The Citibank Photography Prize 2000, London
  • 2002: Shortlisted for The Citibank Photography Prize 2003, London
  • 2003: Grand Prix Award – Project Grant 2003, Arles, France
  • 2007: Paris Photo Prize for Contemporary Photography, France

    • Solo exhibition

  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 2012.

    • Group exhibitions

  • Barbican Centre, London
  • Academy of Arts, Berlin
  • Ludwig Museum, Cologne
  • Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

    • Collections

    Hanzlová's work is held in the following permanent collections:

  • Museum of Modern Art
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • Stedelijk Museum
  • Fotomuseum Winterthur

    • Jitka Hanzlová Jitka Hanzlov Past What39s On National Galleries of Scotland

    Jitka Hanzlová Jitka Hanzlova Artist Jiri Svestka Gallery

    Jitka Hanzlová Jitka Hanzlov Galerie Georg Kargl

    Jitka Hanzlová Jitka Hanzlova Artist Jiri Svestka Gallery

    Jitka Hanzlová Forest by Jitka Hanzlov The Gorgeous Daily

    Jitka Hanzlová Jitka Hanzlov Galerie Georg Kargl

    References

    Jitka Hanzlová Wikipedia
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