Jitka Hanzlová

Jitka Hanzlová is a Czech photographer, mostly known for her portraiture.[1]

Biography

Hanzlová was born in 1958 in Nachod, Czechoslovakia.[1] 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.[2] She lives and works in Germany.

Work

Hanzlová's first series Rokytnik, which documents the village inhabitants of the photographer's homeland, was made between 1990 and 1994.[3]

Awards

  • 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

Exhibitions

Solo exhibition

Group exhibitions

Collections

Hanzlová's work is held in the following permanent collections:[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jitka Hanzlova announced as winner of the Paris Photo Prize for contemporary photography".
  2. ↑ "Deutsche Börse Group - Jitka Hanzlova". Archived from the original on 2012-11-12.
  3. ↑ National Galleries of Scotland. "Jitka Hanzlová". National Galleries of Scotland.
  4. ↑
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