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Jul 10 “WHITE LAKES” in collaboration with Michelle Jezierski, Exhibition at Pool Gallery, Berlin
“Just a game”, Solo-Exhibition at Espaco Gesto, Porto

Dumbo Feather, pass it on. 25 pages (!) Feature about Jan’s work and his approach to the Art of Playing

March 10

“nur gespielt” Solo-Exhibition at “Städtische Galerie Friedrichsbau”, Bühl

New Book HO HO HO published limited Edition
Dez 09

Book and groupexhibition Day Four: ‘You can’t always get what you want’,
The Printspace,  London

PhotoVoice Auction Exceptional Photographs 2009, London
Okt 09 Groupexhibition ‘Itchy Scratchy’, Permanent Gallery, Brighton
Book and groupexhibition ‘Flash Forward 2009′,
The Magenta Foundation Photo Competition
, Toronto
Sept 09 Calendar 2010 ‘Journey to Everywhere’ published by Chrismon Edition
Groupexhibition at Kaunas Photo festival, Kaunas, Lithuania
Solo Exhibition ‘Mutatis mutandis’ at Farmani Gallery/ NYC
Aug 09 Fashionweek Berlin: Fashionmonsters attack the city of Berlin (1000s of Citylights and Poster)
CODE Berlin – by Create Berlin
selected to represent Berlin as Visual Artist (travelling Cityposter Exhibition)
July 09 DU Magazine commission: Cyborg Pets
May 09 Unicum Award ‘Ad of the Month’ for Liebesorte (Where we laughed)
Herford Photography Festival ‘Dreams of Flying’ in mainprogram
PLAY ALL DAY – Design book published by GESTALTEN VERLAG
with my customized cover and extensively feature on my artwork
Apr 09 LODZ Fotofestival ‘Dreams of Flying’ in mainprogram of the festival
LEADAWARD for ‘Snowbed’ / Deichtorhallen Hamburg with exhibition
Mar 09 Music Video for Bell X1 – Ribbs of a Broken Umbrella / Berlin
Liebesorte/ Where we laughed at C/O Berlin / Solo Exhibition
Images for the ‘mach’s mit’ HIV prevention campaign are shown
Exhibition at Galerie Baer / Dresden
Feb 09 Mutatis Mutantis Book
with Sergei Sviatchenko / published limited Edition
Creative Review Article about my recent work and funny things
Dez 08 Bell X1 – Blue Lights on the Runway / New Album Artwork Shoot
Nov 08 Dreams of Flying – Solo Exhibition at BZ/ Freiburg
Oct 08 It will happen here – Solo Exhibition
at Marcia Wood Gallery and Museum of Childhood/
Atlanta
Backlight Artist Residency/ Tampere (Finland)
Aug 08 Summerworkshop with Jan von Holleben in Copenhagen
at Fatamorgana Danmarks fotografiske Billedkunstskole
Dreams of Flying Artist Book Vol 2 is published eventually
Jul 08 Dreams of Flying Calendar 2009
is available now in all German Bookshops and through this website under ‘books
May 08 Kleines Glück Grosses Spiel – Solo Exhibition at UNO Artspace/ Stuttgart
Apr 08 Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie – Groupexhibition
Represented in Main- Exhibition
March 08 The Snowbed – Book Release
An artistic collaboration with Sasha Waltz & Guest and ZEIT Magazin
Now available through this website
Feb 08 Bronze Winnerof the Idn + graniph Universe Award / Japan
Jan 08 Jan von Holleben – moves from London to Berlin
New Address: Rheinsbergerstrasse 12 / 10115 Berlin – Mitte
(the London studio in Shoreditch will remain as UK base)
Dec 07 Winner of Photography Award
at Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea / Florence
Dreams of Flying -artist edition book is SOLD OUT –
Hoffmann&Campe
will republish this book in collaboration
with ‘Buechner’- awarded WriterArnold Stadler in 2008
84,864 visitors at ‘Dreams of Flying’ Exhibition at V&A Museum of Childhood/ London
Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea / Florence
Representing Germany
Nov 07 ‘Wir werden immer grösser’ Soloshow, Galerie Robinson / Paris
Kongress des Kultusministeriums ‘Kinderleicht lernen’
Lecture/ Soloshow
, Liederhalle / Stuttgart
‘Family Business’ Booklaunch , Internationale Buchmesse/ Frankfurt
Oct 07 ‘10 Geo-Fotografen’, Pingyao Photofestival / China
‘DPIC Award’, Hellenic Photographic Society/ Athens
Sep 07 ‘Wir werden immer grösser’ Soloshow, Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art / NYC
Aug 07 ‘Eleven to Twentyone – my youth in photographs: a dialogue’
Booklaunch + Preview of ‘Wir werden immer grösser’, neunplus / Berlin
Jul 07 ‘Dreams of Flying’ Soloshow, V&A Museum of Childhood / London
Winner of ‘Best CP Award’ for Deutsche Börse Commission: XChange Magazine
Jun 07 ‘PX3 Winners’ Exhibition, Galerie 13 Sevigne / Paris
‘Dreams of Flying’ Preview, Gemeindehaus / Sasbach
‘UpperOrange’ Groupshow, Redesign Deutschland / Berlin
May 07 ‘Traum & Trauma – Reporters without Frontiers’ Book Launch/ Berlin
in collaboration with 9 photographers.
A.o Alex Webb, Jonas Bendiksen, Sebastian Hesse, Paula Luttringer and Jan von Holleben
Gold Winner - PX3 Photography Award / Paris (exhibition & catalogue)
Apr 07 Finalist – Cedefop Award/ Thessaloniki
Art4Aid – Sothebys & Unicef Benefit Auction/ Amsterdam
Best in Show (catalogue)
Feb 07 Kiyosato Museum of Photoraphic Art / Japan
New Aquisistions – Groupshow (catalogue)
Dez 06 Winner – The International Photography Award 2006
Nov 06 Book Launch ‘Dreams of Flying’ / London
Photovoice Benefit Auction at Reuters / London (catalogue)
Stop Moving’ Groupshow on a 40t -Truck, photodebut / London
‘Slices of Life’ Groupshow at Gallery Ferenbalm-Gurbrue Station / Karlsruhe
Peeping Tom Auction at Galerie Gana-Beaubourg / Paris Photo
Magenta Awards Exhibition and Book Launch / Toronto – Canada
‘Chance’ Groupshow at Agnes B / London
Oct 06 Ambassador for Contemporary German Photography’
For Pilsener Urquell & The International Photography Awards / NYC
Deutsche Boerse AG commission: ‘1585’ + ‘XChange Magazine’
Jun 06 Fotofolio – Worldwide Postcard-Publishing ‘Dreams of Flying’
May 06 ‘Jan von Holleben’ Google-Count rockets from 2400 to 27.800 in two months
Apr 06 Winner of the Magenta Award / Toronto
New Representation in Berlin: UpperOrange Agency
Mar 06 ‘Dreams of Flying’ Soloshow at Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art New York
Gold Winner - Lead Awards ‘Best Lifestyle Photography 2005’
‘Visual Leader’ Exhibition, Haus der Fotografie / Hamburg
Feb 06 Festival International de la Mode et de la Photographie à Hyères/ France
Recommendations
Dec 05 ‘All I want for Christmas’ Groupshow at Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art New York
Representation in New York: Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art Gallery/ Chelsea
Nov 05 Wolff Olins/ London Commission in French Alps: ‘Peeing in the snow’
Oct 05 Representation in London: POCKO Agency
Sep 05 Winner - Photo Review Award/ USA