Jitka Hanzlová

Jitka Hanzlová (born 1958) is a Czech photographer, mostly known for her portraiture.[1]

Jitka Hanzlová
Born1958 (age 64–65)
Náchod, Czechoslovakia

Biography

Hanzlová was born in 1958 in Náchod, 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]

Publications
  • Hanzlová, Jitka; Fundación Mapfre. Jitka Hanzlová. TF Editores. ISBN 9788498443912.
  • Friedewald, Boris (2014). Women Photographers: from Julia Margaret Cameron to Cindy Sherman. Munich: Prestel. ISBN 9783791348148.

Awards
  • 1993: Otto Steinert Prize, German Society for Photography, Germany[4]
  • 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[5]

Solo exhibitions

Collections

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

References
  1. "Jitka Hanzlova announced as winner of the Paris Photo Prize for contemporary photography".
  2. "Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation - Jitka Hanzlova".
  3. National Galleries of Scotland. "Jitka Hanzlová". National Galleries of Scotland.
  4. "Otto-Steinert-Preis der DGPh". German Society for Photography. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  5. "Jitka Hanzlova announced as winner of the Paris Photo Prize for contemporary photography - Announcements - e-flux". e-flux. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  6. "Jitka Hanzlova". www.nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  7. Powell, Jim (2 November 2012). "Photography exhibitions guide - the three to see this week". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  8. "Jitka Hanzlová". www.photomuseum.de. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  9. "Jitka Hanzlová - Artist - Collection - Explore - Fotomuseum Winterthur". www.fotomuseum.ch. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  10. "Jitka Hanzlová". moma.org. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  11. "Jitka Hanzlová". San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Accessed 27 October 2018.
  12. Grrr.nl. "Jitka Hanzlová". www.stedelijk.nl. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
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