Jan von Holleben spends his time between
Berlin, London and his homeland in South West Germany
where he produces the majority of his photography. Born
1977 in Cologne and brought up in the Southern German
countryside, von Holleben lived most of his youth in
an alternative commune environment. At the age of 13
he followed his father's photographic career by picking
up a camera and experimenting with all sorts of 'magical'
tricks, constantly developing his photographic skills
with friends and family. Following a professional photographic
apprenticeship with a commercial photographer and learning
all about the technical side of the art, he moved to
England aged 23 to study at Surrey Institute of Art
and Design in Farnham. After his graduation he became
submerged within the London photographic scene where
he quickly set up two photographic collectives, became
involved as picture editor and photographic director
for magazines and agencies and won several prestigious
awards a year with his own photography. Jan von Holleben's
work is now widely published in magazines and books
and he has had solo exhibitions in London, New York,
Berlin and Paris.
Awards (selection)
2008
Backlight Residency, Finland
Idn + graniph Universe Award Bronze , Tokyo
2007
Florence Biennale Award for Photograph: Bronze , Florence
PHE07 Best Photography Books of 2007 for ‘Dreams of Flying’, Madrid
Photography Masters Cup - Colors Award
First Art for Aid Award, Amsterdam
Gold Anuário do clube de Criação,
São Paulo
First Best CP Award, Munich
Cedefop Award, Thessaloniki
2006
International Photography Award, Los
Angeles
Young Portfolio Award, Kiyosato
Magenta Award, Toronto
Gold Lead Awards, Hamburg
2005
Photoreview Award, Langhorne
2004
Bronze Audi / Next Level Photographic Award,
London
Winner London Photographic Award, London
Runner Up - The Observer Hodge Photographic Award,
London
International Photography Award, Los
Angeles
2002
Runner Up - The Unscene Awards, London
1998
FotoSalon Preis, Kirchzarten
Solo Exhibitions
2008
It’ll happen here, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta
Kleines Glück Grosses Spiel, UNO ART SPACE - Ute Noll, Stuttgart
2007
wir werden immer größer,
Galerie Robinson, Paris
wir werden immer größer, Peter
Hay Halpert Fine Art, New York
11 -21, neunplus, Berlin
Dreams of Flying, Victoria&Albert
Museum of Childhood, London
2006
Dreams of Flying, Peter Hay Halpert Fine
Art, New York
2005
Dreams of Flying, Nogoodwindow, Paris
2001
The Apricot, Kunstverein Kirchzarten,
Kirchzarten
London Photographic Award, London
The Observer Hodge Photographic Award,
London
International Photography Award, Los
Angeles
2000
The Mystery of..., Jos Fritz, Freiburg
Punkt B, Hans Bodirsky, Freiburg
1999
Madia Pradesh- India’98, Hans Bodirsky,
Oberrotweil
Jansichten, Spitalkirche, Breisach
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2008
Backlight Fotofestival, Oulu + Tampere
foto8summershow, HOST Gallery, London
Urban Jealousy, Biennal Tehran
Backstage Puristen (mit Christian Hoedl), Galerie BIRO, München
