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