PAULA MUHR

1998 – 2002                BA in Photography at the Academy of Arts BK in Belgrade, Serbia

1999 – 2004                Studied General Literature and Theory of Literature at the Philological Faculty in Belgrade

2003 – 06                    MA in Photography at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade

2006 – 09                    Master Class student (Meisterschuelerin) of Prof Tina Bara at the Academy of Visual Arts (Hochschule fuer Grafik und Buchkunst) Leipzig, Germany 
  
Solo exhibitions:
2009         ETAT NORMAL, Deliktessenhaus, Leipzig, Germany
                 DISPLAY 01 (with Eleonora Bisegno), CNA Dudelange, Luxembourg

2008         GOLDEN BOYS, Kunstverein Leipzig

                 ON SHOW, Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia

                 IDENTITE(S), Lyon Septembre de la photographie 2008, Galerie Caroline Vachet (with Pascal Blondeau) and Modernart Cafe,  Lyon, France

2007         TATA, Lumen Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

 SERBIAN BEAUTY, Hochschule fuer Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig, Germany

2006         ABSENCE, MXEspai, Barcelona, Spain

                 FETISH, Gallery of Icons, City Museum of Prilep, Prilep, Macedonia

                 TATA, Rectorat of the University of Arts, Belgrade

2005         CASANOVA, Remont Gallery, Belgrade

                 KEVIN, DOB Gallery, Belgrade

                 ABSENCE, SULUJ Gallery, Belgrade

2004         IDEAL PLACE, Baodo im Nil, Graz, Austria

                 IDEAL PLACE, Balkan Fest/Totalkunst/The Forest, Edinburgh, GB

                 OASIS, SKC, Novi Sad, Serbia

2003         INVENTING SOLITUDE, Artklinika, Novi Sad

                 FETISH, SKC Gallery, Belgrad

                 FETISH, Vector Gallery, Iasi, Romania

2002         INTIMATE ALBUM, Artget Gallery, Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Serbia
                 ONE POSSIBLE PORTRAIT, Museum of the Yugoslav Film Archive, Belgrade
                 RIPIDA, within April Meetings Festival, SKC, Belgrade
 
 
Selected group exhibitions:
 
2009     FOTOFESTIVAL 09, Lodz, Polan
2008        PHOTOMEETINGS LUXEMBOURG 2008, Galerie Clairefontaine, Luxembour
                WE KNOW THE SMELL BUT NOT THE TASTE, Galerie Baer, Dresden, Germany

                TICKLE ATTACK, BACKLIGHT 08, 8th International Photographic Triennial, TR1, Tampere, Finland, Fluss, Wolkersdorf, Austria and Fondazione Studio Marangoni, Florence, Italy

                 ATHENS PHOTO FESTIVAL, Athens, Greece

                 6th INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND VISUAL ARTS, Liege, Belgium

                 DAS DRITTE OHR, UFO Galerie, Halle/Salle, Germany

                 PORTRAITS OF WOMEN, Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Kunsthaus Luebeck, Germany

                 KONSTRUIERTE WIRKLICHKEITEN, Das Slowakische Institut, Berlin, Germany

                 WE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU, Kunsthaus Dresden, Germany

 2007         TRUST ME, F/STOP, 1st International Photography Festival, Leipzig, Germany

                 FESTIVAL VOIES OFF 2007, Soirees de projectiones, Arles, France

                 PHOTOPHOBIA, within International Biennial of Photography PHOTOMANIA 2007, National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Kaliningrad Branch, Russia

                 VIENNAFAIR 2007, Vienna, Austria

                 SECOND CITIES, Historical Cityhouse, Kosice, Slovakia

                 BALKAN ART WEEK, Westbourne Studios, London, GB

                 KAUNAS PHOTO 07, 4th International Photography Festival, Kaunas, Lithuania

                 HANGING AROUND, within OFF LIMITS FESTIVAL, Dortmund, Germany

                 SO JUNG KOMMEN WIR NICHT MEHR ZUSAMMEN, Pasinger Fabrik, Munich, Germany                

2006              2006         EINE FRAGE (NACH) DER GESTE, Die Oper, Leipzig, Germany

                                       THE GREAT TAKEOVER, Atelier Dolce Vita, Brussels, Belgium

 EYE2EYE, V Art Gallery, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia

                 ATTITUDE, Rdeca Gallery, Atelier 2050, Ljubljana, Slovenia

 FONA, Festival of New Art, Rijeka, Croatia

 EROSION, Klaipeda Cultural Communication Centre, Klaipeda, Lithuania

 TERMINAL 00, Novi Hram Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

                 PHOTONIC MOMENTS, Fotogalerie der Rathaus, Graz, Austria

                 8 th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Athens, Greece 

2005               2005        NEUE FOTOGRAFIE AUS SERBIEN, Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria

                                       NE(A)T – WOMEN ON WOMEN, Kogart House, Budapest, Hungary

                                       38th WINTER SALON, Herceg Novi, Montenegro

                                       YUGOLINE, ESC, Graz, Austria

                                       TERMINAL 00, 1st International Balkan Arts Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia

                                       PHOTONIC MOMENTS, Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia

                 10th INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL, Milena Barilli Gallery, Pozarevac, Serbia

                 12th INTERNATIONAL MONTH OF PHOTOGRAPHY, CAPTURING UTOPIA, Fournos, Centre for Digital Culture, Athens, Greece 

2004         CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST - 45TH OCTOBER SALON, Cultural Centre, Belgrad

                                       THE DANUBE STREAMING SHOW, quartier21/ Freiraum + PiroschkaREV, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria

                                       ART WITHOUT BORDERS, ARTAID, Pristina, Kosovo

                 FAMILY ALBUM, National Gallery, Tirana, Albania

                 FAMILY AND SOCIETY, International Meetings of Photography, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 

2003              2003         PHOTOGRAPHY, Duplex Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland

                                       CARBONART 2003, Kishinau, Moldova

                 POSITIVE/NEGATIVE - 44th OCTOBER SALON, Cvijeta Zuzoric Pavillion, Belgrad

                 BALKANIZE IT!, Dom im Berg, Graz, Austria und Media Nox, Maribor, Slovenia

                                       IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE, Month of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia           

2002         TIME CODES, 5th International Biennial of Young Artists, Vrsac, Serbia
  PROGRESS, Artget Gallery, Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Serbia
 

2001         MODEL OF LIFE, Month of Photography, Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts,  Belgrade, Serbia 

2000         NEW SERBIAN PHOTOGRAPHY, SKC Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia

                 YUGOSLAVIA 2000, Fiera di Roma, Rome, Italy 

1999             1999          NEW F, Museum of Contemporay Art, Belgrade, Serbia
 
 

Awards, grants, residencies:

 

2009         Selected for MAP 2008-9 Residency Programme by Pépinières Européennes pour jeunes artistes, residency at CNA Dudelange, Luxembourg in 2009

2007         First award at the International Photography Competition »Trust Me« organised within the F/Stop, 1st International Photography in Leipzig, Germany

       Winner of "sittcomm.award 2007", photography prize for Central & Eastern European artists, organized by cee photofund & photo.sittcomm.sk, Slovakia

      Shortlisted for "Ricardo Pezza Photography Prize", organized by Triennale di Milano & Associazione Al.b.um, Milan, Italy

 2005      Third award at the photography competition organised within Terminal00, International Balkan Arts Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia

     Production grant of the Secretary of Culture, Belgrade, Serbia for the solo exhibitions “Kevin” and “Casanova”

 2004      Resident Artist at Baodo im Nil, Graz, Austria

                      
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