michele bressan

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Born 10.07.1980 in Trieste, Italy

From 1994 lives&works in Bucharest, Romania


> Education:

2011: BA in Photography and Video, Academy of Fine Arts Bucharest

2009: Academy of Fine Arts Bucharest, video and photography department


> Selected solo exhibitions:

2011: "Vita, Morte e Miracoli" LC Foundation for Contemporary Art Bucharest

2010: "Memories for my Children", ICR Gallery, Paris

2010: "Last Shot" , H'art Gallery, Bucharest, Romania

2009: "New Preview", Maison de l'international, Grenoble, France

2009: "Memories 4 Free", The Ark Gallery Bucharest, Romania

2009: "Rerevolution", Romanian Cultural Institute, Paris, France

2009: "1980" , Atelier 35 Gallery, Bucharest, Romania

2008: "Passato Prossimo",UNA Gallery, Bucharest, Romania


> Selected group exhibition:

2011: "E-cité" - Musée d'art Moderne Saint Etienne

2011: "Les Rencontres d'Arles" Photo Festival, with Gallery Huit

2011: "Voiaj" , National Museum of Contemporary Art - Foto Anexa, Bucharest.

2011: "GATE11 International departures" Fondazione Fotografia Modena

2011: "Biennale di Venezia - Padiglione Italia nel Mondo"

2011: "Funeraria", National Museum of Contemporary Art - MNAC - Bucharest

2011: "Paysages Intérieurs", Galerie Rue de l'Exposition, Paris

2010: "Multi-pli-cites", St-art Fair, Apollonia Gallery Strasbourg, France

2010: "Ne tourne pas la tete", Mois de la Photo, ICR Paris, France

2010: "Videozone V", international video art Biennial, Tel-Aviv, Israel

2010: "As far as i can tape", Performance Art Institute San Francisco,USA

2009: "TUSOVKA New Act", Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK

2009: "ESSL Award -winners exhibition", ESSL Museum, Wien, Austria

2009: "Romania: 20 of December, 20 years", Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, Romania

2009: "Trans- Form in art education", Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey

2009: "Moldova in Focus" , Gallery VN, Zagreb, Croatia

2009: "Postcards" Neuen Museum, Bauhaus Universitat, Weimar

2009: "Cynicism & Fear", Romanian Cultural Institute, Venice, Italy

2009: "Spazi Aperti", Accademia di Romania, Roma, Italy

2009: "Where i belong" , National Museum of Contemporary Art Bucharest (3/4)

2009: "Ro Archive" , Institut d'Etudes Superieures des Arts, Paris, France

2009: "Romanian Film Festival" , Cervantes Institute of Chicago, USA

2008: "SurExpositions OFF" , French Cultural Centre Timisoara,Romania

2008: "RO Archive", Futura Gallery /Karlin Studios, Prague, CZ

2008: "Preview Berlin" , Berlin, Germany

2008: "Show Off Paris", Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris, France

2008: "Bucharest -between melancholia and hysteria", Czech Centre Gallery,Prague


> Grants&Residences

2010: "Constantin Brancusi" fellowship, Cité Internationale des Arts Paris, France

2009: Romanian Cultural Institute Paris residence, Paris, France


> Awards:

2009: Winner of the ESSL Award for Romania, photography

2009: Henkel Award finalist, photography

2008: SurExpositions Award for the "Young Artist" category, photography


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