Stephan Zirwes Vita
1967 born in Sindelfingen, Germany
1989 graduated from Gymnasium with Abitur
1994 self-employed with video-installations and art-videos
1997 focus on photography and visual arts
2002 BFF member, the German Association of Freelance Photographers
2004 accredited artist , The Federal Association of Artists of the Fine Arts (BBK)
Exhibitions (selection)
2011 SFMOMA, Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
2011 Scope art fair, Krause Gallery, NYC
2010 Group Show – Krause Gallery, New York
2010 “Jeonju Photofestival”, South Korea
Baltic Biennale, St.Petersburg, Russia
DNA, Photokina, Cologne
2009 Aqua Art Miami – Krause Gallery – Atlanta, GA
2007 Museum of Contemporary Arts, Gera, Germany
“zone 02 – leisure”, gallery eigen.art, Raum für Kunst, Stuttgart
“Anderswo in Stuttgart”- BFF, House of Economics, Stuttgart
Fokus 0711 – Fotosommer, city hall, Stuttgart
2006 Photography project Rover, Long Night of the Museums, Stuttgart
“Kunstschuss”, Lead Award 2006, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
2005 “Shanghai – 20 Millionen-Metropole” Part 2, Long Night of the Museums, Stuttgart
2004 “Cairo – 20 Millionen Metropole”, Part 1, Gallery eigen.art
2003 Exhibition “Supercomputer”, Long Night of the Museums, Stuttgart
2002 Photo exhibition “50 Jahre Baden-Württemberg”, BFF Photo exhibition
2000 360°-room-photography, World Expo Hannover
1999 Individual exhibition “Old Ladies – Gay Dogs”, Gallery Oberwelt, Stuttgart
1997 Individual exhibition “Panoramen Marokko”, Filmhaus Stuttgart
Awards (selection)
2009 BFF Awards gold and silver
2008 Award at the Aenne-Biermann-Preis, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Gera
2006 Visual Leader, Lead Awards 2006 for a photography series for the soccer magazine “11 Freunde”
2004 Intermedia Globe GOLD, World Media Festivals 2004 and Finalist Winner New York Festivals 2004
2003 silver medal, “Mubea-emotions”, International Calendar Show
2002 Award BFF-Exhibition “50 Jahre Baden-Württemberg