Claudia Hans was born in Mexico City, she received her Licensed Degree in Psychology at Anahuac University in Mexico City, and an MA in Clinical Psychology and Education at Columbia University in New York. She studied photography at Laboratorio Mexicano de Imagenes, Gimnasio de Arte y Cultura and Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City.
Solo Exhibitions
2011
"When people die..." Club Fotográfico de México A.C, Mexico City.
Collective Exhibitions
2011
"Relationships and stories", "José Vasconcelos" Library of Mexico,
Mexico City.
"Visions of the Death" The Partnership Gallery, Queens Museum of Art,
New York.
International Festival of Photography Valparaiso, Chile.
Umbrales, Museum of Contemporary Art of San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
XIV Bienal of Photography, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City.
"Instantes Arquitectónicos Contemporáneos", Traveling Exhibition,
National Auditórium of Mexico City, Universidad Iberoamericana and
Universidad Anahuac, Mexico City.
2009
"Instantes Arquitectónicos Contemporáneos", Traveling Exhibition,
Center of Architecture and Design, Mexico City.
Awards
2011
FONCA-Conaculta, National Grant "Jovenes Creadores in Photography", Mexico.
2010
Peoples Choice Award at the XIV Bienal of Photography, Mexico City.
Selected for "Visions of the Death" traveling exhibition.
Honorable mention at the XIV Bienal of Photography, Mexico City.
First place at the International Photography Awards in the Architecture:
Historic Pro Category.
Three honorable mentions at the International Photography Awards.
Selected for the seminar of contemporary photography at Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City.
Artists Wanted, fifty exceptional photographers.
2009
First place “Perspectivas II, photography contest”, Mexico City.
Second place / silver single image winner at the London Photographic
Association (My Back Yard 5 competition).
Three honorable mentions at the International Photography Awards.
Colaborations
2011
Interview on radio (Radio Mente Abierta, Inkkietos)about my photographic work, Mexico City.
Jury for the Photographic contest "Cellphone Photography" at Club Fotográfico de México A.C, Mexico City.
Roudtable Discussion "The XIV Photography Biennial: The return of the documentary" with the photographers Claudia Hans, Fransisco Mata, Mauricio Palos and Yvonne Venegas, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City.
Artist Talk “Psycholgy through Photography”, Photo Feast UNAM, National School of Fine Arts, Mexico City.
2010
Member of the Jury for the Photographic Contest “Perspectivas III”, Mexico City.
Artist Talk “Psycholgy through Photography”, Club Fotográfico de Mexico A.C
Still Photography for the Movie “Nuestra Señora de Concreto”,
Mexico City.
