Helsinki 2007
Photo by Marja Sönderlund

Oliver Godow
lives & works in London & Stuttgart
Born 26.03.1970 in Luebeck, Germany

Education
MFA Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, 1997
BA Photography Bournemouth University, England 1994

Awards & Stipends
nominated for the Deutsche Akademie/Villa Massimo Rome by the Ministerium für Kunst Baden Württemberg 2010
IFA Stuttgart Travel support New York 2009
shortlisted for the Kunststiftung Baden Wuertemberg 2008
and for the KRUPP Stipendium Museum Folkwang Essen 2008,
Hope Scott Trust Edinburgh 2008
The Durham Cathedral / St. Chad’s College Artist Fellowship 2006–07
Norsk–tysk Willy Brandt Stiftelse Berlin 2006
shortlisted for the Helen Abbot Scholarship New York – Berlin 2005
IFA Stuttgart Project Support 2004 & 2005
The Ministry of Lower Saxony 2000,2003,2005
The Elephant Trust London 2000,
The London Arts Board 2000,
The Norwegian Embassy London 2000,
Hasselblad Foundation Artist grant 2000,

Solo Exhibitions
Goethe Institut Helsinki May 27.–June 30.,2010
City Chambers Edinburgh – German Consulate 50th Anniversary Oct.6,2009
New York Photofestival May 2009
The Return Gallery Dublin 2008
Reg Vardy Gallery/University of Sunderland England 2007
Kerava Art Museum Finland 2006
Brouwer edition/ArtForum Berlin 2006
Galerie Michael Sturm Stuttgart 2005
Goethe Institut Oslo 2005
Schloss Wolfsberg Switzerland 2004
Konsthall Lund Sweden 2003
Goethe Institut London 2002
Kunstverein Lingen Germany 2002
Galerie Preiswerk Zurich 2000
Turku Art Museum/Projectroom 1998

Group Exhibitions
Siehst Du mich? curated by Lisa LeFeuvre,Galerie m–Bochum May 12.–Aug 4.,2010
PAK Palais aktuelle Kunst Glückstadt May 9–July 27,2010
UZZZ–thisiscentralstation at GFT Glasgow Sept. 09
Almost Everything/Caruso St.John Architects at ETH Zurich April–July 2009
Desire Lines/Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh 14.2.–21.6.2009
secret/Royal College of Art London 2008
secret/Royal College of Art London 2007
Portrait:Berlin Goethe Institut Washington DC., currently touring worldwide since 2006
Pure edition/Art Cologne 2005
Reopening/Camden Arts Centre London 2004 / groupshow with Christopher Wool etc
On Glueckstadt/PAK Glueckstadt Germany 2004
Perspective 2001/Ormeau Bath Gallery Belfast 2001
Contemporary Art&Architectural Photography/Museum Ludwig Cologne 2000
Blue Suburban Skies/The Photographers’ Gallery London 1999

Artist Commissions
Sauerbruch&Hutton Studioportrait Berlin 2009
General German Consulate Edinburgh 2008–09 / 50th anniversary of the consulate
HWDesign Munich 2007–08 / T55–57 book
UBS Bank Switzerland 2007–08 /16 works for swiss branches
Caruso St. John Architects London 2007
Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin / The Studio 2006 / installation shots
KUMU New National Art Museum of Estonia 2005–06
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart 2004–05
Camden Arts Centre London 2002–04 (incl. participation of reopening exhibition,monograph, postcard bundle,billboard campaign London tube stations, TV feature)

Residencies
Shortlisted for the Int. Artist Residency at Fonderie Darling Montreal 2007&2009
Stills Edinburgh 2008–09
Stadtatelier Zurich Switzerland 2008
NKD Dale Norway 2007/08
Durham Cathedral / St. Chad’s College Artist Fellowship England 2006–07
SIM Reykjavik 2005
Delfina London 2003
Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland 2000
USF Bergen 2000
NIFCA Helsinki 1998

Bibliography
PRESTEL Encyclopedia/ Photographers from 1839–2001 Prestel Verlag Munich NewYork
The Scotsman Edinburgh 17.4.2009
MAP Magazine, England winter issue 2007/08
European Photography No.81/2007
Henry Moore Foundation Newsletter No. 73/2007
Sleek Magazine No.12/2006
Helsingin Sanomat Helsinki 4.4.2006
Frieze 4–2004
Financial Times London 2004
Artist Kunstmagazin 2003
ArtPress Paris 2002
Neue Zurcher Zeitung NZZ Zurich 31.1.2000

Lectureships
Edinburgh College of Art ECA 2009
University of Sunderland,Faculty of Fine Art 2006–07 (p/t lecturer)
University of Cambridge,School of Architecture 2005–06 (visiting)
University of Oxford,Ruskin School of Fine Art&Drawing 2004–05 (visiting)
Reykjavik Art Academy of Iceland 2005–06
Turku Art Academy,Dept. of Photography 1994–1999
Shortlisted for 100% Professorship Photography at KhiB Bergen Art Acadademy 2009
Shortlisted for the 50% Professorship in Photography at NTNU Trondheim,Norway 2006
Shortlisted for the Course leader at Nordlands Kunst og Filmskole i Kabelvag,Norway'99

Works in Collection
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Land Baden Württemberg, HSH Nordbank Hamburg, UBS Bank Switzerland & Italy, Kerava Art Museum Finland, Camden Arts Centre London, Stadtmuseum Oldenburg, Stadt Lingen, City of Lund, private collectors

Member of the International Artist Association IAA/Unesco Paris