Åsa Johannesson

Born 1979
Lives and works in London
Contact
asa@asajohannesson.com
+44 (0)7834238810

Education

2007-2009 MA Photography, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
2003-2006 BA (Honours) Photographic Arts, University of Westminster, London, UK.

Selected Exhibitions

2009 Show RCA 2009, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
2009 Interim Show 2009, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
2009 The Terry O'Neill Award 2008, Independent Photographers Gallery, Battle, UK.
2008 Westphoto Graphich Antiga Photography Prize, Ferreira Projects, 23 Charlotte Road, London, UK.
2008 Moment, Riga Art Space, Riga, Latvia.
2008 NICE08, The Novas Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool, UK.
2008 Fellow Travellers, The Novas Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool, UK.
2008 The Other, International Talent Support, Trieste, Italy.
2008 Interim Show 2008, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
2008 The Other I, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, UK.
2007 Fellow Travellers, Salford Museum & Art Gallery, Manchester.
2006 Best of Photography, Gallery West, London, UK.
2005 Sirkus, Weardowney, London, UK.

Awards

2009 Shortlisted for Deutsche Bank Award 2009.
2008 Shortlisted for Leica Photography Prize 2008.
2008 Second Prize of Westphoto Graphich Antiga Photography Prize 2008.
2008 Shortlisted for The Independent Photographers Terry O’Neill Award 2008.
2007 Winner of Magenta Foundation’s Emerging Photographers Competition Flash Forward 2007, Canada.
2007 Winner of Södrasmålands Kulturstipendium, Sweden.
2007 Winner of Frederika Bremer-förbundets stipendiestiftelse, Sweden.
2007 Winner of Stiftelesen Petersenska Hemmets stipendium, Sweden.

Publications

2008 Hot Shoe, Issue 157, UK.
2008 Chroma, Issue 7, UK.
2007 Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Publication 2007, Canada.

Commissions:

2009 Photo-ID -Photographers and scientists explore identity, Norwich, UK.

Work Experience

2009 Guest-lecturer, BA (Hons) Photography, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Rochester, UK.
2009 Guest-lecturer, BA (Hons) Photography, Norwich University College of the Arts, Norwich, UK.
2009 Guest-lecturer, BA (Hons) Photographic Arts, University of Westminster, London, UK.