ABOUT

Michelle Piergoelam

Michelle Piergoelam (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) is an art photographer who creates visual stories based on cultural myths, history and memories. Images where cultural traditions, stories and scenery are intertwined. She makes conscious use of native stories to tell the cultural importance as a way to witness culture and history. 

Represented by ROOF-A Gallery


Awards / Nominations (Selections)

2024 APhF Pick:24 Book Award Shortlist (Songs In A Strange Land Book)

2023 EI Photobook Award Finalist (Songs In A Strange Land Book)

2023 FUTURES

2021 Photobook week Aarhus Self-Published Shortlist (The untangled tales book)

2021 BJP Ones to Watch: Community

2021 SO Student Award (Nomination) + SO Public voting prize (Winner)

2020 Urbanautica Institute Awards

2020 Zilveren Camera Prize for Storytelling (Second prize)

2020 Kassel Dummy Award Shortlist (The untangled tales book)

2020 Blurring the lines (Longlist + Special mention)

2020 New Gup Photography Talent 

2019 World Biennial of Student Photography


Solo Exhibitions

2024 Verwey Museum Haarlem (upcoming in October)

2024 ROOF-A (upcoming in September)

2023 Mino Art Space Antwerp

2022 Talent program ROOF-A x Akzonobel Foundation, Rotterdam

Group Exhibitions (Selection)

2024 Wild Summer of Art, BRUTUS, Rotterdam 

2023 Noorderlicht Fotofestival, Akerk, Groningen

2023 EARTH, AkzoNobel Art Foundation, Amsterdam (On show now)

2023 Fotodok Talent Embassy Open Palace, Palácio do Raio, Braga

2023 Art Central Rotterdam XL, Baanhof, Rotterdam

2022 UNSEEN, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam

2022 Verbeelding, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam

2021 PAN Amsterdam x Underpromise, Pan Amsterdam

2021 ‘Earthlings’ by Fotodok, Atelier Néerlandais, Paris

2021 We Like Art Edition release, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam

2021 Zilveren Camera exhibition, Museum Hilversum, Hilversum

2021 Exposure Festival International Open Call Showcase, Canada

2020 Kassel Dummy Award 2020 Shortlist Worldwide Tour

2020 Royal Academy of Art Graduation Show, The Hague 

2020 ‘Call for Graduates’ - Nest, The Hague and Amsterdam 


Offline Publications (Selection)

2024 DIGIFOTO PRO Magazine #1

2024 NRC Newspaper ‘Talent to watch in 2024’

2021 Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds Magazine Summer 2021 #10

2021 PF #1 March

2021 Zilveren Camera Catalogue 2020

2021 Kiekie Krant: The storytelling issue / January

(Book review on The untangled tales book)

2020 New Gup Photo Talent 


Talks & Interviews (Selection)

2022 ‘Fotograaf’ podcast CAMERANU (NL)

2021 FOTODOK Book Club #27 the Paris Edition

2021 Stroom Walking Seminars (ENG)

2020 Live Talk at De 50 jaar Melkweg Marathon (NL)

2020 Interview New Gup 2020 Talent (ENG)


Artist books

2023 Songs In A Strange Land

2022 Maktub

2020 The Untangled Tales

2019  I Heard Water Holds A Secret


Education

2016 - 2020 Royal Academy of Art, The Hague

2013 - 2016 Fotovakschool, Rotterdam 


Internships

Alexander Sporre

Paul Berends

Nancy Schoenmakers


Commercial

Besides my art practice I’m working as freelance photographer.

For my commercial work visit: www.michellepiergoelam-commissioned.com

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