Paula Muhr
1998 – 2002: BA in Photography at the Academy of Arts BK in Belgrade, Serbia
1999 – 2004: Studied General Literature and Theory of Literature at the Philological Faculty in Belgrade
2003 – 2006: MA in Photography at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade
2009: Master Class student (Meisterschuelerin) of Prof Tina Bara at the Academy of Visual Arts (Hochschule fuer Grafik und Buchkunst) Leipzig, Germany
Solo exhibitions:
2011: ON SHOW, Forum der Kunstfreunde, Bayer Pharma, Berlin, Germany
2009: ETAT NORMAL, Galerie Delikatessenhaus, Leipzig, Germany
2009: HIGHEST COMMON FACTOR (with L. Bisagno), CNA (Centre national de l’audiovisuel), Dudelange, Luxembourg
2008: GOLDEN BOYS, Kunstverein Leipzig
2009: DISPLAY 01 (with Eleonora Bisegno), CNA Dudelange, Luxembourg
2008: GOLDEN BOYS, Kunstverein Leipzig
2008: ON SHOW, Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008: IDENTITE(S), Lyon Septembre de la photographie 2008, Galerie Caroline Vachet (with Pascal Blondeau) and Modernart Cafe, Lyon, France
2007: TATA, Lumen Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2007: SERBIAN BEAUTY, Hochschule fuer Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig, Germany
2006: ABSENCE, MXEspai, Barcelona, Spain
2006: FETISH, Gallery of Icons, City Museum of Prilep, Prilep, Macedonia
2006: TATA, Rectorat of the University of Arts, Belgrade
2005: CASANOVA, Remont Gallery, Belgrade
2005: KEVIN, DOB Gallery, Belgrade
2005: ABSENCE, SULUJ Gallery, Belgrade
2004: IDEAL PLACE, Baodo im Nil, Graz, Austria
2004: IDEAL PLACE, Balkan Fest/Totalkunst/The Forest, Edinburgh, GB
2004: OASIS, SKC, Novi Sad, Serbia
2003: INVENTING SOLITUDE, Artklinika, Novi Sad
2003: FETISH, SKC Gallery, Belgrad
2003: FETISH, Vector Gallery, Iasi, Romania
2002: INTIMATE ALBUM, Artget Gallery, Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Serbia
2002: ONE POSSIBLE PORTRAIT, Museum of the Yugoslav Film Archive, Belgrade
2002: RIPIDA, within April Meetings Festival, SKC, Belgrade
Selected group exhibitions:
2011: MUTATIONS III, Public Images – Private Views, Carres Rotondes, Luxemburg
2011: AUSLOESER, Fotografie-Konzepte aus Leipzig, Kunsthalle Leipzig, Germany
2011: LAB EAST, V8 Gallery for Contemporary Photography, Cologne, Germany
2011: NEUE BILDER VOM ALTER(N), Staedtischen Galerie Isny im Allgaeu, Germany
2011: MUTATIONS III, Public Images – Private Views, MUSA –Museum auf Abruf, Vienna
2010: NOW, TIME, TOLD, Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie, Darmstadt, Germany
2010: LABOR OST, EWZ SELECTION, ewz-Unterwerk Selnau, Zurich, Switzerland
2010: DB MANGELOS AWARD PRODUCED WORKS, Remont Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
2010: KUNSTVLAAI / ARTPIE, Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2010: NEUE BILDER VOM ALTER(N), Haus der Wissenschaft, Braunschweig & vhs Galerie, Stuttgart, Germany
2010: EHRLICHE HAUT, Pasinger Fabrik, Munich, Germany
2009: EUROPA NEUROTISCH #2, Petersburg Project Space, Amsterdam
2009: PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, within Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, The Netherlands
2009: INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL, Lodz Art Centre, Łodz, Poland
2008: PHOTOMEETINGS LUXEMBOURG 2008, Galerie Clairefontaine, Luxembour
2008: WE KNOW THE SMELL BUT NOT THE TASTE, Galerie Baer, Dresden, Germany
2008: TICKLE ATTACK, BACKLIGHT 08, 8th International Photographic Triennial, TR1, Tampere, Finland, Fluss, Wolkersdorf, Austria and Fondazione Studio, Marangoni, Florence, Italy
2008: ATHENS PHOTO FESTIVAL, Athens, Greece
2008: 6th INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND VISUAL ARTS, Liege, Belgium
2008: DAS DRITTE OHR, UFO Galerie, Halle/Salle, Germany
2008: PORTRAITS OF WOMEN, Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Kunsthaus Luebeck, Germany
2008: KONSTRUIERTE WIRKLICHKEITEN, Das Slowakische Institut, Berlin, Germany
2008: WE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU, Kunsthaus Dresden, Germany
2008: TRUST ME, F/STOP, 1st International Photography Festival, Leipzig, Germany
2007: FESTIVAL VOIES OFF 2007, Soirees de projectiones, Arles, France
2007: PHOTOPHOBIA, within International Biennial of Photography PHOTOMANIA 2007, National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Kaliningrad Branch, Russia
2007: SECOND CITIES, Historical Cityhouse, Kosice, Slovakia
2007: BALKAN ART WEEK, Westbourne Studios, London, GB
2007: KAUNAS PHOTO 07, 4th International Photography Festival, Kaunas, Lithuania
2007: HANGING AROUND, within OFF LIMITS FESTIVAL, Dortmund, Germany
2007: SO JUNG KOMMEN WIR NICHT MEHR ZUSAMMEN, Pasinger Fabrik, Munich, Germany
2006: EINE FRAGE (NACH) DER GESTE, Die Oper, Leipzig, Germany
2006: THE GREAT TAKEOVER, Atelier Dolce Vita, Brussels, Belgium
2006: EYE2EYE, V Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
2006: ATTITUDE, Rdeca Gallery, Atelier 2050, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2006: FONA, Festival of New Art, Rijeka, Croatia
2006: EROSION, Klaipeda Cultural Communication Centre, Klaipeda, Lithuania
2006: TERMINAL 00, Novi Hram Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2006: PHOTONIC MOMENTS, Fotogalerie der Rathaus, Graz, Austria
2006: 8th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Athens, Greece
2005: NEUE FOTOGRAFIE AUS SERBIEN, Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria
2005: NE(A)T – WOMEN ON WOMEN, Kogart House, Budapest, Hungary
2005: 38th WINTER SALON, Herceg Novi, Montenegro
2005: YUGOLINE, ESC, Graz, Austria
2005: TERMINAL 00, 1st International Balkan Arts Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005: PHOTONIC MOMENTS, Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005: 10th INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL, Milena Barilli Gallery, Pozarevac, Serbia
2005: 12th INTERNATIONAL MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY, CAPTURING UTOPIA, Fournos, Centre for Digital Culture, Athens, Greece
2004: CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – 45TH OCTOBER SALON, Cultural Centre, Belgrad
2004: THE DANUBE STREAMING SHOW, quartier21/ Freiraum +
2004: PiroschkaREV,Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
2004: ART WITHOUT BORDERS, ARTAID, Pristina, Kosovo
2004: FAMILY ALBUM, National Gallery, Tirana, Albania
2004: FAMILY AND SOCIETY, International Meetings of Photography, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2003: PHOTOGRAPHY, Duplex Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2003: CARBONART 2003, Kishinau, Moldova
2003: POSITIVE/NEGATIVE – 44th OCTOBER SALON, Cvijeta Zuzoric Pavillion, Belgrade
2003: BALKANIZE IT!, Dom im Berg, Graz, Austria und Media Nox, Maribor, Slovenia
2003: IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE, Month of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia
2002: TIME CODES, 5th International Biennial of Young Artists, Vrsac, Serbia
2002: PROGRESS, Artget Gallery, Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Serbia
2001: MODEL OF LIFE, Month of Photography, Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts,Belgrade, Serbia
2000: NEW SERBIAN PHOTOGRAPHY, SKC Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia
2000: YUGOSLAVIA 2000, Fiera di Roma, Rome, Italy
1999: NEW F, Museum of Contemporay Art, Belgrade, Serbia
Awards, residencies, grants:
2009: Residency at CNA Luxembourg Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes
2009: Mangelos Award production grant, Serbia
2008: Nomination for Exhibition of the Year Award within Month of Photography Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia
2007: First award within F/Stop, International Photography Festival, Leipzig, Germany
2007: Winner of “sittcomm.award 2007” for photography , Slovakia
2007: Voies Off des Rencontres d’Arles, France – prospect selected for display
2007: Shortlisted for “Ricardo Pezza European Photography Prize” Italy
2005: Third award at Terminal00 Festival, Slovenia
2005: Production grant by the Secretary of Culture, Belgrade, Serbia
2005: Pro Helvetia project grant
2004: Resident Artist at Baodo im Nil, Graz, Austria
Collections:
Centre national de l’audiovisuel (CNA), Dudelange, Luxembourg
Horn Sammlung, Kunstgarten, Graz, Austria
Remont Independent Artistic Association, Belgrade, Serbia
National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Kaliningrad, Russia
Photobased collection »Erosion«, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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