Benita Suchodrev was born in the former Soviet Union and immigrated to the United States where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts with a focus on Art History from SUNY Purchase, New York, continuing to a Master of Arts in English Literature, graduating with high honors.
In 2008 Benita relocated to Berlin and began an extensive documentation of the cosmopolitan city’s multifaceted art scene while working on diverse photographic projects. Her portrait and documentary work has been exhibited in solo and group shows nationally and internationally and is part of the Rafael Tous Foundation for Contemporary Art in Barcelona as well as private collections in Moscow, Berlin and New York.
Benita currently lives and works in Berlin.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
ЛЕДИ В РАЗГАРЕ / WOMAN IN HEAT
February 12 - March 31, 2013
FOTOLOFT GALLERY
Contemporary Art Centre Winzavod,
4-th Syromyatnicheskiy Lane, 1, Building 6, Moscow, Russia
WOMAN IN HEAT
March 30 - April 29, 2012
Carpentier Galerie
Meinekestraße 13
10719 Berlin, Germany
FACES AND SPACES
April 17, 2009 - May 5, 2009
25books
Brunnenstraße 125
10115 Berlin, Germany
FACES OF BERLIN
January 29, 2009 - February 1, 2009
PREMIUM- International Fashion Trade Show Station-Berlin
Luckenwalder Strasse 4-6
10963 Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibitions
SELECTED WORKS
February 11 − March 12 2016
White Brush Gallery – André Schnaudt
Altestadt 13 (Ratingerstr.)
40213 Düsseldorf
SHOOTING KITTY
August 10 - August 31, 2013
Carpentier Galerie
Meinekestraße 13
10719 Berlin, Germany
SCHWERE GLÜCK BESCHÄFTIGUNG September 18, 2009 - September 19, 2009
GALERIE IM REGIERUNGSVIERTEL THE FORGOTTEN BAR Postfach 610618
10937 Berlin, Germany
PAPERGIRL
July 17, 2009 - July 31, 2009
Alte Post Neukölln
Karl-Marx-Straße 97/99
12043 Berlin, Germany
RELIQUARIES OF EMPIRES DUST
May 1, 2009 - June 16, 2009
Bereznitsky- Kiew.Berlin Gallery for Contemporary Art
Heidestrasse 73
10557 Berlin, Germany
0X/01 FRISE-Kunstkammer
March 4, 2009 - March 25, 2009
Künstlerhaus Hamburg e.V. und Abbildungszentrum FRISE Arnoldstrasse 26-30
22765 Hamburg, Germany
ART OF EMERGENCY
February 5, 2009 - March 15, 2009
Artneuland
Schumannstr. 18
10117 Berlin, Germany
GIB MIR STOFF
January 23, 2009 - March 1, 2009
Foto-Shop Galerie
Brunnenstraße 11
10119 Berlin, Germany
ART FAIRS
Frida Fine Arts Gallery ART MONACO April 25 - April 28, 2013
Art Monaco 13 at Grimaldi Forum
10 Avenue Princess Grace 98000 Monaco
BOOKS
48 HOURS BLACKPOOL
Kehrer Verlag
September 2018
NACHTLEBEN BERLIN 1974 - BIS HEUTE
Metrolit Verlag
October 2013
WOMAN IN HEAT
Edition Carpentier
Exhibition catalog, edition of 100
October 2012
BERLIN NOW teNeues Verlag September 2009
COLLECTIONS
Rafael Tous Foundation for Contemporary Art
Barcelona, Spain
Private Collections
Berlin, Moscow, New York
PUBLICATIONS
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Berliner Zeitung, STERN.DE, DNCHT, AMICA Italy, ART, Die Tageszeitung, Tagesapiegel, SCHWARZWEISS Magazin, TIP Magazine Berlin, MIND Magazine China, The Moscow Times, NOOVO Editions Barcelona, Brennpunkt Magazine Germany, Российский Фото Союз (Russian Photographers Union), Photo & Video Magazine Russia, Искусство - The Art Magazine Russia, Вести ФМ - Vesti FM Russia, Page42 TV Magazine Russia, FMD Magazine Russia issue 31, Augenblicke.de, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Magazine, among others.
SELECTED AWARDS / GRANTS
2012 Grand Prix de la Découverte − recipient of two Juror Awards of Merit for project Limbus. Paris, France
2012 IPA - International Photography Awards − three Deeper Perspective Finalist Awards for Woman in Heat. New York, USA
CURATORIAL / RE-APPROPRIATION
ECHOES OF WAR
May 07, 2015 – June 24, 2015
Blick.Macht.Bild Atelier für Fotografie
Motzstraße 52
10777 Berlin, Germany
PUBLIC SPEAKING
WOMAN IN HEAT September 2013
Global academic conference The Erotic, Interdisciplinary.net
Oxford, United Kingdom
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RotondesLUBenita SuchodrevLuxembourg Street Photography Festival 2021 CONFERENCE | PORTFOLIO REVIEW | PANEL DISCUSSION13 May – 16 May 2021
The Luxembourg Street Photography Festival 2021 is hosting a live conference with Berlin-based photographer Benita Suchodrev where she will speak about her work and her recent publications, conduct portfolio reviews and take part in a panel discussion along with fellow photographers Jane Evelyn Atwood and Giacomo Sini about the meaning of photography in the age of Instagram.
Benita Suchodrev was born in the former Soviet Union and … Benita SuchodrevDEBenita SuchodrevWho Do You Think I Am part of the group exhibition "Imagine"" at the New School of Photography, Berlin.17 Nov 2018 – 20 Jan 2019
Staged photography involves the artificial construction of a temporary 'universe' for the purpose of the photograph. In this staged universe, the photographer is not only its creator but also its observer. Staging oneself inside this 'fake' universe introduces an additional layer of construction, artificiality and observation. The photographer observes oneself inside this universe and perceives this space and the act as real but the observed self in this artificial construc… Kehrer VerlagDEKehrer Verlag 06221-6492010 Benita Suchodrev48 HOURS BLACKPOOL New Release Kehrer Verlag"48 HOURS BLACKPOOL"
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www.kehrerverlag.com/ Kehrer VerlagDEKehrer Verlag 06221-6492010 Benita SuchodrevOf Lions and Lambs New Release Kehrer Verlag"A complex pictorial-psychological investigation into a disenchanted reality and the nature of being, reminiscent of the cinema of Federico Fellini and the black-and-white English films of 1960s’ social realism." (Mark Gisbourne, Art historian, Critic, Curator)
"Intoxicating and authentic, Suchodrev’s narratives could be a daydream-like film told through stills, as in Arthur Schnitzler’s Dream Story or the work of Jim Jarmusch." (Matthias Harder, Cu… |
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IAPh e.V.DEimagine17 Nov 2018 – 20 Jan 2019pavlov's dogDEpavlov's dog +49 (0)30-531 629 78 iwan@pavlovsdog.org Thu-Sat 16-20 LIEUX DE MÉMOIRE | ERINNERUNGSORTE8 Dec 2017 – 3 Feb 2018Carpentier GalerieDECarpentier Galerie 030-54844494 info@carpentier-galerie.de Tue-Fri 16-18 Shooting KittyNeun Fotografen, ein Model9 Aug – 31 Aug 2013 |
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