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 (On show now)
2024 ROOF-A
2023 Mino Art Space Antwerp
2022 Talent program ROOF-A x Akzonobel Foundation, Rotterdam
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2024 UNFAIR Amsterdam
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
Online Publications (Selection)
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