Zak van Biljon
South Africa
2 Works exhibited on Kooness
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Works by Zak van Biljon
The land of red earth is the home of Zak van Biljon. Born in South Africa in 1981,
the photographer spent his childhood and youth between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
In 2003, he graduated top of his class from the National College of Pho-tography in
Pretoria. Ironically, he graduated with a degree in black and white prints - when
he was influenced by the colors of the Rainbow Nation.
In 2004, he moved to Europe. In Rome he met a different sunlight and in London he
was at the top of the booking lists for well-known Un-derground Modelables. He con-
tinued his career as a commission and art photographer in Switzerland, where he de-
votes every free minute to his art projects.
In his work you can find digital as well as analog photographs, contemporary adver-
tising and modern art photography. His main focus is on the staged use of light. In
his latest art project he deals with infrared photography. The world seen in shades
of red and pink offers a new and impressive insight into reality as we know it.
EDUCATION:
2020: MoMA - Seeing Through Photographs
2003: National College of Photography, Pretoria , RSA
2001 : Cape Town School of Photography, Cape Town, RSA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2020 : Galerie94 - Baden, CH
2017 : 4te Raum - Zurich, CH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2021 : GALERIE10 - St.Moritz - Switzerland
(H20) GALERIE94 - Baden - Switzerland
(ROT RED ROUGE) Galerie Koschmieder - Berlin - Germany
Galerie94 - Photo Basel - Basel - Switzerland
(160 Jahre Landschaftsfotografie) - GALERIE WOS - Photo Basel - Basel - Switzerland
Pop–Up–Show & Book Signings - Galerie Koschmieder - Berlin - Germany
Bergluft - GALERIE WOS - Zurich - Switzerland
2020 : Photo Basel / Berlin - galerie94 - Positions Berlin Art Fair
2017 : MOPLA, Lucie Foundation, Los Angeles, USA
Tournemine Gallery Gstaad, CH
2016 : Art Zurich, CH
Rotterdam Art Fair, Rotterdam NL
The Annex, Bricklane Gallery London, UK
Photo16, Zurich, CH
2001 : Cape Town School of Photography
AWARDS:
2021: 1st Fine Art Photography Awards - Cityscape
Fine Art Photography Awards - Landscape nominee
Fine Art Photography Awards - Fine Art nominee
Fine Art Photography Awards - Night Nominee
2020: Honourable Mention, Prix de la Photographie, Paris
All about Photo MERIT AWARD - Shapes
2019: Honourable Mention, Prix de la Photographie, Paris
Fine Art Photography Awards - Landscape nominee
Bronze - BIFA 2019 - Fine Art-Landscape
2018: Bronze, Chromatic Awards
Bronze, One Eyeland Photography awards, Fine art
Landscape
Honourable Mention, International Photography Awards
2017 : Silver, Prix de la Photographie, Paris
Honourable Mention, Climate Change, IPA
2016 : Honorable Mention, Prix de la Photographie, Paris
Best Artist, Rotterdam Art Fair, NL
Honourable Mention, International Photography Awards
2003: Best Landscape, National College of photography, RSA
Best Student, National College of photography, RSA