IRINA POLIN
Born in Moscow, USSR
Lives and works in Switzerland
Awards
2007 – Magazine-Photography prize, Zurich, Switzerland, www.theselection.ch – Project Grant of Bern,
2006 – Photography Prize 2006, Bern, Switzerland , Selected One-Person
Exhibitions
2009 – My Collection, Pobeda Gallery, Winzavod, Moscow, Russia
– Karin Sutter Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2008 – 12 Rooms, Photounion Gallery, Moscow, Russia, 7. Moscow Photo Biennale
– Balthus, Freud’s Dreams Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
– Dochki-Materi, Loft Project Etazhi, St. Petersburg, Russia
2007 – Eros and Muses, Scalo/Guye Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2006 – Miracles and Nightmares, Galerie Rothamel, Erfurt, Germany
– Dreams and Reality, Galerie Alfred Knecht, Karlsruhe, on the occasion of the European culture-days 2006, “Moscow” Karlsruhe, Germany
2005 – Private Things, Kunstraum Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
– Hotel Rossia, Project for Marks Blond, Raum fur Kunst, Bern, Switzerland
2004 – Edition for KunstKoln with Galerie Vayhinger, Germany
2002 – Begegnungen-Beziehungen, Galerie Vayhinger, Radolfzell, Germany
2001 – No Title, Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland
– Fotografien, Galerie Leonhard Ruthmuller, Basel, Switzerland
2000 – No Title, Galerie Kabinett, Bern, Switzerland
– One Artist Show, Kunst 2000, Zurich, Switzerland
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 – Positions 09, Seewerk, Moers-Kapellen, Germany (Catalog)
– Exhibition Photography prize 2009 of the canton Bern, Kornhaus Forum, Bern, Switzerland
2008 – Virtual Libido – Real Ecstasy (Part 1), Branska Bystrica State Gallery, Slovak Republic
2007 – Photo.Kunst, Collection Essl, Vienna, Austria (Catalog)
– The Selection, vfg, Zurich, Switzerland (Catalog)
– Artseasons, Cape Town 2007, Cape Town, South Africa (Catalog)
2006 – Emerging Artists 06, Collection Essl, Vienna, Austria (Catalog)
– Reiz & Risiko, Haus fur Kunst Uri, Altdorf, Switzerland (Catalog)
– Exhibition Photography prize 2006 of the canton Bern, Photoforum Pasquart, Biel, Switzerland
– 17. International Triennale for Original print graphics, Grenchen, Switzerland (Catalog)
2005 – Exhibition project European Art in the “Sudwestkurve”, with Galerie Vayhinger, Karlsruhe,
– Beauty, Rudolf Budja Galerie, Salzburg, Austria
2004 – Photography prize 2004 of the Canton Bern, Musee Jurassien des Arts, Moutier, Switzerland
– Love, Rudolf Budja Galerie, Salzburg, Austria
2003 – Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland
2002 – Galerie NN-Fabrik, Vienna, Austria
2001 – Transit, Exhibition Halls of the Port of Nagoya, Japan
Publications
2009 – Tomograph, Kuenstlerinnen im Gesprach, Winfried Sturyl/Vivien Moskaliuk, Interviews by Peter Stohler
2007 – The Selection VFG, Schwabe Verlag, Switzerland
– Photo.Kunst, Edition Sammlung Essl, Austria
2006 – Dreams and Reality, Irina Polin, Engelhardt & Bauer Publishing, Germany
– Emerging Artists 06, Edition Sammlung Essl, Austria
– Reiz & Risiko/Risk & Allure, Arnoldsche Publishing, Germany