Beatrice Helg (born 8 March 1956) is a Swiss photographer.
Biography
Béatrice Helg was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1956. Firstly, she studied cello at the Geneva Music Conservatory. After that she studied photography at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland as well as in Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. She also studied photography at International Center of Photography in New York. Helg took part in the organization of La Fotografia in Venice 79 photography exhibition. Helg lives and works in Geneva. Béatrice Helg is known for fusion of still life photography with geometric abstraction as well as using industrial materials.
Exhibitions
Solo 1983 "Unnamed exhibition" Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto, Canada 1983 "Stille Gesichter" Galerie für Fotografie, Stuttgart, Germany 1983 "Stille Gesichter" Galerie Zur Stockeregg, Zürich, Switzerland 1983 "Visages de Silence". Galerie Sonia Zannettacci, Geneva, Switzerland 1994 "Architectonic Illusion", Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, Florida 2006 "Béatrice Helg – an accrochage", Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland 2012 "Risonanze", Museo Fortuny, Venice, Italy 2014 "Résonances", Ditesheim & Maffei Fine Art SA, Neuchâtel, Switzerland 2015 "Cosmos", Galerie Thessa Herold, Paris, France 2015 "Cosmos", as part of "Paris Photo", Grand Palais, Paris, France
Group The AIPAD Photography Show, Joel Soroka Gallery, The Park Avenue Armory, New York City, United States
Collections Helg's works are part of public galleries and museum collections, including Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Albert H. Small Collection, National Gallery of Canada, George Eastman Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Maison européenne de la photographie, Musée de l'Élysée, Museum Tinguely.
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