roger Ballen
Born USA, lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.Selected Solo Shows:
2010 Bozar, Brussels - Galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris, France - Photonet Galerie, Wiesbaden, German -
Sydney Biennale, Australia
2009 Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand - Aura Gallery, Shanghai -City Museum of Ljubljana, Slovenia - Gagosian Gallery, New York, USA - Galerie Wolfsen, Denmark - Galerija Fotografija, Ljubljana, Slovenia Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, Italy - Hamiltons Gallery, London, UK - Johnen Gallery, Berlin, Germany - National Library of Australia, Canberra - Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Ontario - Triennale, Milan, Italy University of Johannesburg, South Africa - University of Pretoria, South Africa - University of the Orange Free State, South Africa
2008 AEREA / Christian Larsen, Stockholm, Sweden - Art Gallery of Western Australia - BWA Gallery, Katowice, Poland - Galeria vanGuardia, Bilbao, Spain - Hertzelia Artists Host Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel - Omaggio a Federico Vender at Palazzo dei Panni of Arco Trento Su Palatu, Sardinia
2007 Aura Gallery, Hong Kong - Clint Roenisch Gallery, Toronto, Canada - Deichtorhallen, Hamburg Galerie Photonet, Wiesbaden. Germany - Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, USA - Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg - Robert Klein Gallery, Boston - Trafo Gallery, Oslo, Norway - Yours Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Selected Group Shows:
2008 After Nature, New Museum, New York USA - Cautionary Tales, Albuquerque USA - New York Photo Festival, New York USA - Untitled (Vicarious), Gagosian Gallery, New York, USA
2005 Snaps, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg South Africa
2004 Making Faces, Musée de l’Elysée
2002 Citigroup Photography Prize, London - Centro Cultural de Maia O'Porto - National Portrait Gallery, London -
Sala Rekalde, Bilbao 2002 - "Dislocation" Victoria and Albert Museum, London
2001 La Natura Della Natura Morta Museet for Fotokunst, Odense Denmark - Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Awards:
2006 Art Directors Club Award Photography - Selma Blair Witch Project - New York Times Magazine, October 31st 2005 Top 10 Exhibition, Matthew Higgs, Artforum
2004 Citigroup Prize, finalist, UK
2002 Photographer of the Year, Rencontres d' Arles
2002 Top 10 Exhibition, Vince Aletti, Artforum 2002 - PhotoEspana, Best Photographic Book of the Year, Spain
2001 Photo-eye, Best Documentary Title - Best Photography Books of 2001 - Sani Festival,
Best Solo Exhibition, Greece,
2000 Special mention: UNICEF Photo of the Year 2001
