“Berber Theunissen (b. 1989) graduated cum laude from Fotoacademie, Amsterdam, in 2013. Working exclusively in medium format, Berber’s work revolves around issues of femininity and early motherhood. Whether that has been documenting the incredibly strong bonds between her and her partner as they look to navigate the intense heartbreak of a miscarriage, or capturing beautifully intimate investigations into the imperfections of the human form. All this combined with her powerful landscapes that are a reflection and/ or memory of her emotional being. Berbers work offers an incredibly honest account of what it means to be a young mother, to be a woman.”
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- 2010-2013 Photo Academy, Amsterdam, with honors
- 2007-2010 Artemis Styling Academy
awards
- 2018 Winning photo, Life Framer – The Human Body
- 2016 Honorable Mention, International Photography Award
- 2015 Photoboite ‘s ’30 under 30 woman photographers’
- 2013 New Dutch Photography Talent
For prints and other enquiries please contact me at: contact@berbertheunissen.nl
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selected exhibitions
- 2020 Photo London , London UK
- 2019 Open Doors christmas exhibition, London UK
- 2019 BIRTH, TJ Boulting, curated by Charlotte Jansen, London UK
- 2018 START art fair, Saatchi Gallery, London UK
- 2018 Maison Bineau ‘Lifestyle market, Paris FR
- 2018 Open Doors #2, London UK
- 2017 Seeking Beauty, Josilda Da Conceicoa Gallery, Amsterdam NL
- 2016 Out Of Reach, Enough Space Gallery, Melbourne AU
- 2016 De debutanten, Galerie Halte De Engel, De Steeg NL
- 2015 Blind Date – het vervolg, Dapiran Art Project Space, Utrecht NL
- 2015 Affordable Art Fair Stockholm, Kamarade gallery, Stockholm SE
- 2015 Yesterday We Wanted To Be The Sky, Kamarade Gallery, Stockholm SE
- 2015 Frisson; a shiver of pleasure, Gallery Lokaal WV15, Amsterdam NL
- 2014 Frisson; a shiver of pleasure, Dapiran Art Project Space, Utrecht NL
- 2014 Art In Redlight, artfair, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam NL
- 2014 The Ones We Love book release, Künstler, Brisbane AU
- 2014 Phototown, Felix & Foam, Amsterdam NL
- 2013 New Dutch Photography Talent, GUP Gallery, Amsterdam NL
- 2013 MOAM, wool week campaign, Oude Kerk, Amsterdam NL
- 2013 Jatwerk, with Khadija El Kharraz Alami, Kröller-Müller museum, Otterlo NL