Swiss photographer (born 1956)
Beatrice Helg (born 8 March 1956) is a Swiss photographer.
Biography
Béatrice Helg was born in Geneva , Switzerland in 1956.[ 1] [ 2] Firstly, she studied cello at the Geneva Music Conservatory . After that she studied photography at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland as well as in Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara .[ 1] She also studied photography at International Center of Photography in New York.[ 1] Helg took part in the organization of La Fotografia in Venice 79 photography exhibition.[ 2] Helg lives and works in Geneva.[ 2] [ 3] Béatrice Helg is known for fusion of still life photography with geometric abstraction as well as using industrial materials.[ 2]
Exhibitions
Solo
1983 "Unnamed exhibition" Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto , Canada
1983 "Stille Gesichter" Galerie für Fotografie, Stuttgart , Germany
1983 "Stille Gesichter" Galerie Zur Stockeregg, Zürich , Switzerland
1983 "Visages de Silence". Galerie Sonia Zannettacci, Geneva , Switzerland[ 4]
1994 "Architectonic Illusion", Southeast Museum of Photography , Daytona Beach, Florida [ 5]
2006 "Béatrice Helg – an accrochage", Museum Tinguely , Basel , Switzerland[ 3]
2012 "Risonanze", Museo Fortuny , Venice , Italy[ 6]
2014 "Résonances", Ditesheim & Maffei Fine Art SA, Neuchâtel , Switzerland[ 7]
2015 "Cosmos", Galerie Thessa Herold, Paris, France[ 8]
2015 "Cosmos", as part of "Paris Photo ", Grand Palais, Paris, France[ 9]
Group
Collections
Helg's works are part of public galleries and museum collections, including Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ,[ 11] [ 12] Minneapolis Institute of Art ,[ 13] [ 14] Albert H. Small Collection,[ 15] National Gallery of Canada ,[ 16] George Eastman Museum ,[ 17] Los Angeles County Museum of Art ,[ 18] Institut Valencià d'Art Modern , Maison européenne de la photographie , Musée de l'Élysée , Museum Tinguely .
References
Bibliography
Béatrice Helg : à la lumière de l'ombre (in French). Arles. 2006. ISBN 2742761756 .
External links
International National Academics Artists Other