Claudia Hans was born in Mexico City in 1976, she has a degree and a master’s degree in clinical and educational psychology. In 2009 she became a professional photographer.
Her work has been included in national and international exhibitions and has received various awards and recognitions throughout the years. She has published three photobooks, two were self-published (Morido and Airborne), and the last one “Silent Songs” (2018) was a co edition between Editorial RM and Editorial Inframundo. Wolf Hans is her latest photobook and it was edited in 2019 during the Photobook as Object Workshop, held in Tokyo by Reminders Photography Stronghold (RPS) with Yumi Goto and Jan Rosseel.
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Individual Exhibitions
2020 “Silent Songs”, Hydra, Mexico City.
2019 “Silent Songs”, Juliana Gallery, Mexico City.
2018 “Silent Songs”, Salón Silicón Gallery, Mexico City.
2017 “Morido”, Cultural Center of Villa Hermosa, Villa Hermosa, Mexico.
2016 “Morido”, Cultural Center “El Nigromante” Bellas Artes, San Miguel de Allende, Gto. Mexico.
2015 “Morido”, Museum of the City of Querétaro, Mexico.
2014 “When people die…”, Gallery of Young Art, Cultural Center Genaro Estrada (ISIC), Culiacán-Mexico.
“When people die…”, Museum of art of Mazatlán, Mexico.
“Morido”/ “When people die…”, Photographic Center Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Oaxaca-Mexico.
“When people die…”, Art Gallery Antonio López Sáenz (GAALS), Institute of culture of Sinaloa, Culiacán-Mexico.
2013 “When people die…”, Cultural Center of Tijuana CECUT, Mexico.“The End”, Tarbut School, Mexico City.
2012 “Morido” Metropolitan Cultural Space of Tampico, Mexico
“The End” Patricia Conde Gallery, Mexico City.
2011 “When people die…” Photographic Club of Mexico.
Collective Exhibitions
2021 “Choices”, Raffaella De Chirico Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Ilaty
2021 “Intimo e Politico”, Project Room, Raffaella De Chirico Arte Contemporanea, Torino, Italy.
2020 “Photobook as Object”, Reminders Photography Stronghold, Tokyo, Japan.
2018 “Silent Songs”, Zona MACO Foto, Hydra-Inframundo, Mexico City.
“Inframundo”, Cultural Corridor Roma-Condesa, Hydra + Fotografía, Mexico.
2017 “Best of Show” International Photography Awards, Splashlight Studios, New York.
2012 “Creation in motion” Jovenes Creadores-FONCA, León Guanajuato.
“Contemporary Mexican Photography”, Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles.
“Relaciones y Relatos”, Manuel Felguérez Gallery, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico City.
2011 “Relaciones y Relatos”, Library of México “José Vasconcelos”, Mexico City.
“Documental Photography”, Patricia Conde Gallery, Mexico City.
“Visions of death”, Mairie du 9e’, Paris.
2010 “Visions of death”, The Partnership Gallery, Queens Museum of Art, Nueva York.
International Festival of Photography of Valparaíso, Chile.
Umbrales, Contemporary Art Museum of San Luís Potosí, Mexico.
XIV Biennial of Photography, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City.
"Contemporary architectural moments", itinerant exhibition, National Auditorium of Mexico City, Iberoamerican University and Anahuac University, Mexico City.
2009 "Contemporary architectural moments", itinerant exhibition, Architecture and Design Center, Mexico City.
Awards
2021 Special mention at the Publication award La Luminosa FELIFA with “Wolf Hans”, Argentina.
Nominee for the 2021 Star Photobook Dummy Award with “Wolf Hans”.
Shortlisted at the Publication award La Luminosa FELIFA with “Wolf Hans”, Argentina.
2020 Shortlisted at the Kassel Dummy Award with “Wolf Hans”, Germany.
Gold Medal at the Paris Photo Prize with “Wolf Hans”, France.
Second Place at the International Photography Awards in the Photobook category/other with “Wolf Hans”.
Honorable mention at the Budapest International Foto Awards with “Wolf Hans”.
Honorable mention at the Tokyo International Foto Awards with “Wolf Hans”.
2017 Silver medal at the Tokyo Photo Awards with "Silent Songs for my Grandmother", Japan.
First Place at the International Photography Awards in the Photobooks category with "Silent Songs for my Grandmother", New York.
2012 Selected to participate in the Portfolio Viewing of PhotoEspaña, Culiacán-México.
2011 FONCA-Conaculta, National Grant “Jovenes Creadores in Photography”, Mexico.
2010 Selected for “Visions of the Death”, Queens Museum of Art, New York.
Peoples Choice Award at the XIV Bienal of Photography, Mexico City.
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.
Publications
2021 “Wolf Hans” Photobook Artist Edition.
2019 “Silent Songs” Collector Daily.
2018 “Silent Songs” Photobook.
Co edition Editorial RM/Editorial Inframundo.
2018 “Silent Songs for my Grandmother” Photobook Dummy
IPA Annual Book 2017.
2015 “Morido” Photobook (self-published).
“Airborne” Photobook (self-published).
2014 Quo Magazine.
Reforma Newspaper.
2013 B&W Magazine.
Registro Magazine.
2012 Proceso Magazine.
ArtForum.
Milenio newspaper, Tampico, Mexico.
La Razón newspaper, Tampico, Mexico.
Antídoto Magazine.
Generador – 1x1.
“The End” Catalogue, Patricia Conde Gallery”, Mexico.
Habitat Magazine.
2011 Fotoseptiembre 2011 Catalogue, Mexico.
Reforma newspaper.
Excelsior newspaper.
Cuartoscuro magazine.
2010 Proceso magazine.
El Universal newspaper.
El Debate de Culiacán newspaper.
RARA Magazine.
XIV Biennial of Photography Catalogue, Mexico.
IPA Annual Book 2010.
Milenio Magazine.
2009 Obras Magazine.