Michael Koch (photo artist)

Michael Koch (* 1973 in Braunschweig ) is a German photographer and visual artist .

life and work

Koch began his studies of communication design at the University of Essen (formerly Folkwangschule Essen ) in 1998 with a focus on artistic photography, history and theory of photography, which he completed in 2004 with a diploma from Bernhard Prinz and Herta Wolf . He had his first exhibitions during his studies. Koch has received several awards for his work.

Koch works in various thematic groups of works and exhibits them in a space-related hanging. Portraits, still lifes and depictions of nature form the focus of his photographic work. Often the photographs are supplemented with objects and installations in the room.

He lives and works in Düsseldorf .

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• 2005: I never promised you a rosegarden , room for art and music, Cologne
• 2005: I never promised you a rosegarden , damenundherren Kunstverein e. V., Düsseldorf
• 2007: love is a battlefield , Galerie Mikro, Düsseldorf
• 2008: self control , NONcon temporary, Düsseldorf
• 2009: forever more , Galerie Voss, Düsseldorf
• 2010: never forever , NONcon temporary, Düsseldorf

Group exhibitions (selection)

• 2001: Clothes maker, Agathenburg Castle
• 2001: Sight plant , Zeche Zollverein , Essen
• 2002: revue, C 102, Cologne
• 2002: John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award , National Portrait Gallery , London
• 2003: Galerie 20:21, Essen
• 2003: Kunstverein Bremerhaven
• 2004: City Gallery Wolfsburg
• 2004: Villa Koppers, Essen
• 2005: Museum of Applied Arts Gera
• 2006: Home and Garden , Ballhaus, Düsseldorf
• 2006: come home , Gemmayze House, Beirut
• 2007: Comparison , kunstradar, Düsseldorf
• 2007: BEZUG , Altes Museum, Mönchengladbach
• 2008: Large art exhibition NRW Düsseldorf 2008 , museum kunst palast , Düsseldorf
• 2009: broken blossoms , Haufekonzept, Cologne
• 2009: immodest proposals , Version Fest, Chicago
• 2011: I`m the antenna , Minken & Palme, Berlin
• 2011: Intermittenz , Bartlebooth & Smauff, Düsseldorf
• 2011: Recommendation show , Anna Klinkhammer Gallery, Düsseldorf
• 2011: Sunbeam in the glasshouse , 701 eV former American Consulate General, Düsseldorf
• 2012: zeitwert-20 years Aenne Biermann Prize for German contemporary photography , Museum for Applied Arts Gera
• 2012: Cliffhanger , Minken & Palme, Berlin
• 2013: Düsseldorf Photo Weekend , Galerie Voss, Düsseldorf
• 2013: changing identities , Galerie SK, Solingen
• 2013: through the eyes of Düsseldorf gallery owners. Contemporary photography , E: ON SE, Düsseldorf
• 2014: a process , Neue Galerie im Höhmannhaus, Augsburg
• 2014: chronoform # 2 , Olga, Raum für Kunst, Wuppertal
• 2014: Rendezvous of friends , HB 55, Berlin
• 2015: 12th Annual , Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, Los Angeles
• 2016: a process 2.0 , Krakow Photomonth, Krakow
• 2016: Rundblick Reloaded , Kirschenpflücker e. V., Kunstverein Koelnberg, Cologne
• 2018: the mask , Millepiani, Rome
• 2019: delay , washer-dryer-projects, Salt Lake City
• 2019: snap to grid , Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, Los Angeles
• 2020: still life-alternative exposures , Millepiani, Rome

Prizes and awards

• 2002: "highly commended" , John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award from the National Portrait Gallery , London
• 2005: Aenne Biermann Prize , recognition for German contemporary photography (together with 14 photographers)
• 2016: "shortlisted" , Royal Photographic Society , IPE 159
• 2017: "honorable mention" , Monochrome Photography Awards 2016, portrait
• 2017: "Nominee Award in Nature" , Photogrvphy Grant
• 2018: "honorable mention" , the animal kingdom, LA Photo Curator, Global Photography Award
• 2018: "shortlisted" , Royal Photographic Society, IPE 161
• 2018: "honorable mention" , ND Awards 2018, Nature
• 2019: "honorable mention" , Monochrome Photography Awards 2018, Nature
• 2019: "Nominee Award in Nature" , Fine Art Photography Awards, London
• 2019: "shortlisted" , Felix Schoeller Photo Award 2019
• 2019: "honorable mention" , ND Awards 2019, fine art / conceptual
• 2020: "2nd Place Winner" , Monochrome Photography Awards 2019, Conceptual

Web links

• Michael Koch's website at michael-koch.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Biography and exhibitions on kunstmarkt.com or exhibitions and short biography ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on 701kunst.de, accessed on January 16, 2013. 
2. ↑ Michael Koch: work. Retrieved on May 4, 2018 (German). 
3. ↑ Galerie Voss: GALLERY VOSS. Retrieved November 22, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Helga Meister: Photo Weekend in Düsseldorf: “There are too many cars on the Kö” . In: Westdeutsche Zeitung . February 1, 2013 ( wz.de [accessed November 19, 2017]).
5. ↑ Julia Ritterskamp: jr-art exhibitions. Retrieved May 4, 2018 . 
6. ↑ neuesgera.de: 7. Aenne Bierman Prize of the city of Gera awarded
7. ↑ Portrait - Honorable Mention - Michael Koch (Germany). Accessed January 13, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Michael Koch | eternal collection. Retrieved November 18, 2017 . 
9. ↑ LA Photo Curator: Global Photography Awards - 'Where Photography & Philanthropy Meet'. Retrieved May 4, 2018 (American English). 
10. ↑ Nature: Other - honorable mention - Michael Koch (Germany). Retrieved November 25, 2018 . 
11. ↑ Nature - Honorable Mention - Michael Koch (Germany). Accessed January 13, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Fine Art Photography Awards - Michael Koch Nominee in Nature. Accessed April 14, 2019 . 
13. ^ Fine Art: Conceptual - honorable mention - Michael Koch (Germany). Retrieved November 24, 2019 . 
14. ^ Conceptual - 2nd Place Winner - Michael Koch (Germany). Retrieved January 13, 2020 .