Benjamin completed his initial photography studies in Belgrade in 2000, which followed by his MA in Photography at the Royal College of Arts in London in 2008.
He has since exhibited his work in numerous group and solo exhibitions worldwide and published his work in a variety of publications.
After spending many years living in London, UK and in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Benjamin recently returned to his hometown Belgrade where he is currently based.
Benjamin Beker
Education
2006 - 2008 MA Fine Art Photography, Royal College of Art, London, UK
1996 - 2000 BA Photography, Akademija Umetnosti BK, Belgrade, Serbia
Selected Exhibitions
2012 Fotodokumenti 02, Group Exhibition, Salon of the Museum of Contemporary Arts Belgrade, Serbia
2011 At The Edge of Logic, Group Exhibition, Plataforma Revolver, Lisbon, Portugal
2011 April is the cruellest month, breeding, Group Exhibition, LIDO Gallery, Hastings, UK
2010 - 2012 reGeneration 2, Tomorrows Photographers Today:
Centro de las artes, Monterrey, Mexico
Recontres International de la Photo de Fes, Fes, Morocco
Chaochangdi PhotoSpring Festival, Peking, China
Galerie Azzedine Alaia, Paris, France
Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
Aperture Foundation, New York, USA
Flash Forward Festival, Toronto, Canada
Photoweek DC, Washington, USA
Centre Gallery, Miami Dade College, Miami, USA
Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milan, Italy
Recontres de Arles, Arles, France
Musee l’Elysee Lausanne, Switzerland
2010 Blocks, Solo Exhibition, Flowers East Gallery, London, UK
2009 Monuments, Solo Exhibition, ArtSway, New Forest, Hampshire, UK
2009 Obsession, Terminal 00, Group Exhibition, Ada Street Gallery, London, UK
2009 Fresh Faced and Wild Eyed 09, Group Exhibition, Photographers Gallery, London, UK
2009 Feel the Force, Group Exhibition (Curated by Clare Goodwin and Liz Murray), Café Gallery Projects, London
2009 ARSEP Exhibition – Auction, Christies, Paris, France
2008 Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward 2008, Group Exhibition:
Griffin Photography Museum, Boston, MA, USA
Galerie Art Mur, Montréal, QC, Canada
Kathleen Cullen Fine Art, New York City, NY, USA
Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, ON, Canada
2008 ArtSway Open 08. Group Show, New Forest, Hampshire, UK
2008 Farmers Market, Group Exhibition (Curated by Fedja Klikovac), Handel Street Project Gallery, London, UK
2008 Summer Show, Group Show, Hoopers Gallery, London, UK
2008 Show RCA, Group Exhibition, (Curated by Nigel Rolfe), Royal College of Art, London, UK
2008 Interim Show 2008, Royal College of Art, London UK
2007 Failure/Success, Group Exhibition (Curated by Nigel Rolfe), Teatr Laznia Nowa, Photomonth Krakow, Krakow, Poland
2007 Interim Show 2007, Royal College of Art, London UK
2006 Postcards, Solo Exhibition, Artget Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
Awards
2010 Shortlisted for Lacoste Elysee Prize 2010, Lausanne, Switzerland
2009 Winner of ArtSway Open. 08. New Forest, Hampshire, UK
2008 Winner of The Worshipful Company Painters and Stainers Prize 2008, London, UK
2008 Winner of RCA Society and Thames & Hudson Art Book Prize, London, UK
2008 Shortlisted for Conrad Foundation Award 2008, London, UK
2008 Shortlisted for Hoopers Gallery Award 2008, London, UK
2008 Winner of Magenta Foundation’s Emerging Photographers Competition Flash Forward 2008, Canada
2007 First prize of National Magazine Award 2007, London, UK.
2007 Leica Prix 2007, Laureate, FH Bielefeld, Germany
Publications
2011 Critical Dictionary, edited by David Evans, Black Dog Publishing, London, UK
2010 reGeneration 2: Tomorrow's Photographers Today, Thames & Hudson, London, UK
2010 Benjamin Beker, Monuments, Exhibition catalogue, published by ArtSway, Hampshire, UK
2008 Specialten magazine, Issue 22, 2008, London, UK
2008 ‘Photography 2008’, published by the Royal College of Art, London, UK
2007 Flash Forward, Emerging Photographers 2007, Magenta Publishing for the Arts, Toronto,Canada