CV
Education
- 2023 — MYPH — The school of conceptual and art photography — Course in Conceptual Photography with Roman Pyatkovka.
- 2021 — 2022 — Kyiv Photography School (KFS) — Photography Courses of Dimitri Bogachuk: Composition, Colors I & II, Art Project, Contemporary Photography.
- 2016 — 2019 — Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Södertörn University, Sweden.
Awards & Mentions
2024 — International Photography Awards (IPA) — Official selection
2023 — Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA), Gold Winner
2023 — Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA), Honorable Mentions
2023 — International Photography Awards (IPA) — Honorable Mention
2023 — Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA) — Shortlist
2023 — Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA) — Alpha Female Award
2022 — Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Silver Winner
2022 — Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), 2 Honorable Mentions
2022 — Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA), 2 Honorable Mentions
2022 — ND Awards, 2 Honorable Mentions
2022 — Prix de la Photographie (PX3), State of the World, Curator Selection Winner
2022 — International Photography Awards (IPA) — 3-rd Winning Placement
2022 — International Photography Awards (IPA) — Honorable Mention
2022 — reFocus Awards, One Shot Photo Contest, — Honorable Mention and People’s Vote
2022 — International Photography Awards (IPA) — Official Selection
2022 — MonoVisions Photography Awards — 4 Honorable Mentions
2022 — International Photography Awards (IPA) One Shot — Color — Jury Top 5, Honorable Mention
Solo vs Group Exhibitions
2024 — Centrum for Photography members exhibition, (November 15 - December 7)
2024 — “The Echo of Time”: Elli Asker & Rolando Pérez, Saltskog Gård, Sweden (November 2-24)
2024 — Pride House, Stockholm
2024 — Solo exhibition “Water in Diverse Forms: A Visual Exploration” Kretsen Art Gallery, Sweden
2024 — Solna Art Gallery. Jury-judged Vårsalong
2024 — Strängnäs Art gallery, Jury-judged photography exhibition, Sweden
2024 — Stockholm’s Art Gallery. Jury-judged Vårsalong.
2024 — Zebra Art Gallery, Vårsalong, Sweden.
2023 — Kretsen Art Gallery, “MINI”, Sweden
2023 — Strängnäs Art gallery, Sweden. Jury-judged Autumn salon
2023 — Art Bias, San Carlos, CA, USA. 2023 — Kretsen Art gallery, “New Artists Members”, Sweden
2023 — Sony World Photography Awards 2023 — Somerset House, London, UK
2022 — Paris Photo Prize (PX3) exhibition State of the World, Paris, France
2022 — Trees, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, USA /Juror: Wendi Schneider (online)
2022 — Shadows & Light, The Glasgow gallery of photography, Glasgow, UK (online)
2022 — Quiet Landscape, PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA / Juror: Jacob & Alissa Hessler
2022 — International Photography. The Glasgow gallery of photography, Glasgow, UK
Press
- Feminine Moments, Queer Feminist Art Worldwide, 2024: https://www.femininemoments.dk/blog/elli-asker-artists-statement/
- https://outragemag.com/lgbtqia-art-as-both-personal-and-for-the-community/
- Stockholm Pride: program.stockholmpride.org/sv/events/706/konstnar-elli-asker
- Edge of Humanity Magazine, January 31, 2023
- Aesthetica Magazine, Directory choice, #110, aestheticamagazine.com/profile/elli-asker/
- ArtDoc Photography Magazine, Image & Identity
- Bruxelles Art Vue — Power of Color, 5th edition, Brussels, 2021
- ArtDoc Photography Magazine, www.artdoc.photo/submissions/night-light-in-uppsala, 2022
- Photographic Mercadillo FB — Album of Elli Asker “Ukrainian refugees” 2022
Membership
- Member of Swedish Centrum for photography (CFF)
- Member of Swedish Association of Professional Photographers (SFF)
- Member of “Saltskog gård Studio and Culture Association”, Sweden
- Member and curator of Art Association “Södertälje Konstnärskrets”, Sweden
- Former member of European Press Agency (EUPA) 2022-2023.