Roger Ballen Biography

SOLO SHOWS

2012
  • Fotografiska, Stockholm.
  • Kunsthalle Vienna, Austria.
  • Manchester Art Museum, UK.
  • Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel.
2011
  • Fondazione Terre Medicee, Seravezza, Italy.
  • Galleri Tom Christoffersen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Mannheim Ludwigshafen Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, Canada.
  • Museum Het Domein, Sittard, Netherlands.
  • Omsk Museum, Russia.
2010
  • Boarding House, kamel mennour, Paris.
  • Bozar, Brussels.
  • Comune di Arco/Galleria Civica, Italy.
  • Centro de Arte la Regenta, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • Festival of Photography of Savignano, Italy.
  • Gallery Photographer RU, Moscow, Russia.
  • Galerie Sabine Knust, Munich, Germany.
  • Galeria Max Estrella.
  • Galeria Senda. Barcelona, Spain.
  • George Eastman House, Rochester, USA.
  • Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, USA.
  • Lismore Regional Gallery, Australia.
  • Photonet Galerie, Wiesbaden, Germany.
  • Rooke Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Sammlungsleiter Fotomuseum, Munich, Germany.
  • Stenersen Museum, Oslo.
  • Sydney Biennale, Australia.
  • University of the O.F.S., South Africa.
  • Ubuntu, Salzburg Austria.
  • Ubuntu, Berlin, Germany.
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.
  • Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne, Australia.
  • 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.
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia.
  • 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.
2006
  • Atlanta College of Arts, USA.
  • Berlin Biennial, Berlin.
  • Biblioteque Nationale, Paris.
  • Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, USA.
  • Christian Dam Gallery, Oslo, Norway.
  • Everard Read, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Galeria Senda, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Cologne.
  • Galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris, France.
  • Galerie Nicola von Senger, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Guido Costa Projects, Torino, Italy.
  • Museum voor Fotografie, Antwerp.
  • National Arts Festival, South Africa.
  • Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloem., South Africa.
  • Photographer’s Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Sasol Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
  • Stills Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
  • Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium.
2005
  • Aura Gallery, Shanghai.
  • Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem.
  • Durban Art Gallery, South Africa.
  • Reflex Gallery, Amsterdam.
  • Gagosian Gallery, New York.
2004
  • Berkeley Art Museum, California.
  • Le Chateau d’eau à Toulouse.
  • State Museum of Russia, St. Petersburg.
2003
  • Galerie kamel mennour, Paris.
  • Galleria Carla Sozzani, Italy.
2002
  • Centro Cultural de Maia, O’Porto.
  • Gallery of Photography, Dublin.
  • Galleria D’arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy.
  • Gagosian Gallery, New York.
  • Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles.
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego.
  • Musee Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon sur Saône, France.
  • Museo Nazionalle Italy, Brescia.
  • Museet for Fotokunst, Odense.
  • Nuku Gallery, Oulu.
  • Sala Rekalde, Bilbao.
2001
  • Association for Visual Arts, Cape Town.
  • Encontros da imagem, Braga, Portugal.
  • Fotoforum, Frankfurt.
  • Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
  • Hasselblad Center, Gutenberg.
  • International Photo Festival Herten.
  • Kicken Gallery, Berlin.
  • Krefelder Kunstmuseen, Krefeld.
  • Mateo Inurria, Cordoba.
  • PhotoEspana, Madrid.
  • Printemps de Septembre à Toulouse.
  • Rupertinum, Salzburg.
  • Shine Gallery, London.
  • Wurttembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart.
2000
  • Museum of Photography, Athens.
  • Noordelicht, Amsterdam.
  • Royal Theatre of Namur, Belgium.
  • Sani Festival, Greece.
  • Thessaloniki, Month of Photography.
1999
  • Fait & Cause, Paris.
  • Melkweg, Amsterdam.
  • Month of Photography, Bratislava.
  • Month of Photography, Cape Town.
1998
  • Kunsthaus, Zürich.
  • Kunstal Museum, Rotterdam.
  • Lumo ’98.
1996
  • Eindhoven Photographic Festival.
  • Tarranto Gallery, New York City.
1995
  • Arles Photographic Festival, Arles.
  • Royal Festival Hall/Hayward, London.
1994
  • Afrikaner Museum, Johannesburg.
  • Michaelis Collection, Cape Town.
1986
  • Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
  • Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria.
  • Shell Gallery, Cape Town.
1982
  • Market Theatre, Johannesburg.
1981
  • Centre for Photography, Denver.

GROUP SHOWS

2011
  • Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi, Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
  • National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru, India.
2010
  • 7th Lane, Ellen-K Fine Art Photography, Norway.
  • BIP 2010, Liege, Belgium.
  • PEEKABOO! Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace, Finland.
  • Skotia Gallery, First Biennial Photography Invitational, Santa Fe, USA.
  • Zacheta National Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
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, France
2002
  • Citigroup Photography Prize, London.
  • Centro Cultural de Maia, O’Porto.
  • National Portrait Gallery, London.
  • Sala Rekalde, Bilbao 2002 Dislocation, Spain.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
2001
  • La Natura Della Natura Morta.
  • Museet for Fotokunst, Odense C, Denmark.
  • Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
2000
  • Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Deutschland.
  • “Portraits of Africa”, Berlin.
1999
  • Film & Television, Bradford.
  • National Museum of Photography.
  • National Portrait Gallery, London.
1998
  • Comment Jouer Enfermement, Maison Européene de la Photographie, Paris.
  • National Portrait Gallery, London.
1997
  • Contemporain, Paris.
  • Double Vie, Double Vue, Fondation Cartier pour l’art, Paris.
  • South African National Gallery, Cape Town.

COLLECTIONS

  • Art Gallery of South Australia.
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales.
  • Berkeley Art Museum, California, USA.
  • Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA.
  • Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
  • Durban Museum, South Africa.
  • Fotomuseum, Munchen, Germany.
  • Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • Johannesburg Art Museum, South Africa.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA.
  • Louisiana Museum, Denmark.
  • Maison Europene de la Photogrpahie, France.
  • Musée Nicéphore Niépce, France.
  • Museet for Fotokunst, Denmark.
  • Musée de la Photographie a Charleroi, Belgium.
  • Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany.
  • Museo nazionale Della Fotographia, Italy.
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, USA.
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA.
  • Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA.
  • National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Oliewenhuis Art Museum, South Africa.
  • Spencer Art Museum, Kansas, USA.
  • Stejelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England.

PRIZES

  • Art Directors Club Award Photography — 2006.
  • 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.

FILMS

  • Memento Mori — A Saskia Vredeveld film, From the world of photographer Roger Ballen, A Netherlands Film Fund & Peacefield Film — 2005.
  • Selfportrait, Roger Ballen, NPS Television, The Netherlands — 2002.
  • Platteland, Images from Rural S. Africa, ITV Television, South Bank Show, London — 1995.
  • Dorps, Small Towns of South Africa, South African Broadcasting Corporation, Film documentary on Roger Ballen’s book, 1986.

Roger Ballen

Contemporary

Photography

South African artist born in 1950 in New York, United States. 

Localisation
Johannesburg, South Africa
Themes
Documentaire