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Isabelle Pateer (°1980 NL) focuses on meaningful photographic portraits of people and places.

Alongside her artistic and commissioned projects, Isabelle is a visiting teacher at Narafi school of Arts, Brussels.

degree

Master of Fine Arts (St Lukas, Brussels, 2003). Graduated with distinction.

References

Within 20+ years of experience, Isabelle has built successful project collaborations with leading international partners and clients:

Editorial

The New York Times T magazine, Financial Times, The Guardian, Telegraph Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, Monocle, Style in Progress, Knack, De Standaard, The Irish Times, De Morgen Magazine, La Libre Belgique, Baumeister magazine, Lannoo, Apache, Marie Claire, Het Nieuwsblad, Het Laatste Nieuws, GVA, Lannoo Publishing, Style in Progress, Arte news, Focus, Das Mag, Medor, One World, De Mens Nu Magazine, Onze Taal etc.

Arts & Culture

M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, Goodman Gallery Johannesburg, Zeno-X Gallery Antwerp, Galerie Xavier Hufkens, S.M.A.K Ghent, Fortes d Aloia & Gabriel Gallery São Paulo, National Galleries of Scotland, Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Moma Tbilisi, Gallery Sofie Van de Velde Antwerp, Photo Museum Antwerp, Gallery Lichtblick Cologne, Photofusion Gallery London, Estate Philippe Vandenberg etc.

Architecture

Team Vlaams Bouwmeester, Lantis, AG Vespa, Tractebel Engie, Interbuild, BPC, Evolta engineers & architects, Stadsbader, Matexi, Orde van Architecten, Regie der Gebouwen, Arcade, Matexi, Bob McMaster architecten, Lieven Achtergael architecten, Lava Architecten, Mouton architecten, Vogt Landscape Ltd, Baumeister magazine, A+ Architecture in Belgium, VAI, DB Deutsche Bauzeitung, World Landscape Architecture, Architectura, Tidskriften Landscap etc.

Artistic recognition

The photographic work of Isabelle Pateer, and in particular the long term UNSETTLED project, has been exhibited, honoured and published widely on an international scale:

Exhibitions

* Solo Show​​​​​​​

• 2024 *Interphoto, Bialystok (PL) 

• 2023 Les Focales, Etel, Brittany (FR) 

• 2022 Eyes on Main Street, Wilson (US) 

• 2022 Foto Wien, KUNST HAUS WIEN (AT) 

• 2021 Eyes on Main Street, Wilson (US) 

• 2021 Imago Lisboa, Carpintarias de São Lázaro (PT)

• 2021 PHOTOVILLE, New York (US) 

• 2021 PHMuseum Days, Binario Centrale, Bologna (IT) 

• 2021 Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg (LU)

• 2020 PHOTO IS:RAEL, Tel Aviv (IL)

• 2020 Encontros Da Imagem, Braga (PT)

• 2019 Either Photo Gallery, Barcelona (ES)

• 2018 Fotofestiwal Lodz (PL)

• 2018 Photobookfestival Liege (BE)

• 2018 Rencontres d’Arles (FA)

• 2017  Brugge Foto City Photography Festival (BE) 

• 2017  WIELS / Recyclart Brussels (BE) 

• 2016  * International Photography Festival Hull (UK)

• 2016 De Henehoeve Gallery Heks (BE)

• 2015 CityLeaks arts festival Cologne (DE)

• 2015 Rencontres d’Arles (FA)

• 2015 Triennale Der Photographie, Deichtorhallen Hamburg (DE)

• 2014 Encontros da Imagen, Braga (PT)

• 2014 Royal Geographical Society, London (UK)

• 2014 MOMA, Tbilisi (GE)

• 2013 * Galerie Lichtblick, Cologne, (DE)

• 2013 PHOTOVISA International Photo Festival, Krasnodar (RU)

• 2013 ManifestO, Festival d’Images Toulouse (FA)

• 2013 Copenhagen Photo Festival (DK)

• 2013 EXP 12 Gallery for contemporary photography Berlin (DE)

• 2013 Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival (GE)

• 2013 * Photofusion Gallery London (UK)

• 2012 * PhotoIreland Festival (IR)

• 2012 Photofestiwal Lodz (PL)

• 2012 Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie (DE)

• 2012 Fundació Foto Colectania, Barcelona (ES)

• 2012 ISSP, Riga (LV)

• 2010 Daegu Photo Biennale, South Korea (SK)

• 2010 * Photobiennale Greece (GR)

• 2010 Breda Photo (NL)

• 2010 Botanique gallery (BE)

• 2009 * Biënnale de photographie Condroz (BE)

• 2009 * Mercator gallery Antwerp (BE)

• 2009 * Academie gallery Utrecht (NL)

• 2009 MEP Lille / Fotofestival Transphotographique (FA)

• 2008 Summer of Photographie Brussels (BE)

• 2008 6thInternational Photographie Biennale Liège (BE)

Awards / Honors

• 2021 Lucie Foundation / Guardian Project documentary photographers, Finalist (US)

• 2021 PHmuseum Days 2021, Shortlist (IT)

• 2021 Photoszene International Photography Festival, Cologne, Shortlist portfolio prize (DE)

• 2020 PHOTO IS:RAEL Open call, Finalist (IL)

• 2019 Prix Régnier, Paris, Finalist (FA)

• 2019 International Photography Award Encontros Da Imagem, Braga, Finalist (PT)

• 2019 PhotoLux Festival Award, nominated by Lydia Dorner, Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne (CH)

• 2019 Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Awardee (UK)

• 2014 Environmental Photographer of the Year, Finalist (UK)

• 2013 PHOTOVISA International Photography Festival contest Krasnodar, First Prize (RU)

• 2013 Kolga Tbilisi Photo Awards, Finalist (GE)

• 2012 Photopitch DDK / Picturae Paris, First prize (FR)

• 2012 Grand Prix Photofestiwal Lodz, Finalist (PL)

• 2011 Burn Emerging Photographer Fund, honorable mention (US)

• 2011 Fotofestival Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg, portfolio review favorite (DE)

• 2010 Stichting Fonds Anna Cornelis, Project Grant Recipient (NL)

• 2010 BNP Paribas Fortis Artistic Talent Award, nomination (BE)

• 2010 Descubrimientos Photo Espana Madrid, Finalist (ES)

• 2010 Dutch Doc Award, nomination (NL)

• 2010 Prix Jeune Artiste (La Libre Belgique), nomination (BE)

• 2009 International Festival of Photography Bratislava portfolio contest, 2nd prize (SK)

• 2009 Photo Espana, best portfolio by Jim Goldberg (ES)

• 2008 International Photography Awards Los Angeles (IPA), honorable mention (US)

• 2008 Dexia Press Award, 2nd prize (BE)


“Isabelle Pateer doesn't only show the concrete settings, but also the emotion behind it, which is less tangible”