Alexander Gronsky is a landscape photographer, currently based in Riga, Latvia. He is known for his photographs of the Russian landscape, which have received solo exhibitions, awards and were published in a book, Pastoral.
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Press
Selected articles available to download
In Sympathy with the Landscape: the photographic pastoral, On Landscape, text by Thomas Peck, 3 June 2015
On the edge: how Alexander Gronsky explores the limits of photography, The Calvert Journal, text by Liza Premiyak, 1 May 2015
Moscow: Between the Grey and the Green, Another Magazine, text by Tamara Colchester, 28 April 2015
The Monocle Arts Review, Monocle Radio, by Sue Steward, 27 April 2015
Alexander Gronsky’s best photograph: invaders on the edge of snowy St. Petersburg, The Guardian, text by Jenny Stevens, 23 April 2015
Exhibition: Alexander Gronsky at The Wapping Project Bankside, Daily Photo News, text by Clarisse Treilles, 13 April 2015
Alexander Gronsky, TimeOut, April 2015
Alexander Gronsky, BBC Portugal, 12 April 2015
Alexander Gronsky at The Wapping Project Bankside, Russian Art and Culture, by Anna Prosvetova, 9 April 2015
, The Culture Trip, text by Thomas Storey, April 2015
Moscow Pastoral, FT Weekend, text by Liz Jobey, 27 March 2015
Biography
Born 1980, Tallinn, Estonia.
Lives and works in Saulkrasti, Latvia
Solo Exhibitions
2014
- Less Than One, Yuka Tsuruno Gallery, Tokyo
- Pastoral, Polka Gallery, Paris
2012
Mountains & Waters, Polka Gallery, Paris
2011
Pastoral, Photographer.ru Gallery, Moscow
2010
- The Edge, Aperture Foundation, New York
- Alexander Gronsky, FOAM Museum, Amsterdam
- The Edge, Photographer.ru Gallery, Moscow
2008
Background, Photographer.ru Gallery, Moscow
Group Exhibitions
2014
- Close and Far: Russian Photography Now, Calvert 22, London
- Act/Reenact, Polka Gallery, Paris
2013
Group Exhibition, The Wapping Project Bankside, London
2012
- Sense of Place, BOZAR, Brussels
- Contemporary Russian Photography, FotoFest Biennial, Houston, USA
2011
- Crossroads, Australian Centre for Photography, Sidney
- Fotografica, Bogota, Colombia
Residencies
2014
European Eyes on Japan, Kochi, Japan
2010
Kempinski Artst Fellowship, China
2008
City of Dusseldorf art residency, Germany
Monographs
Norilsk, Velvet Cell, 2015
Less Than One, Tycoon Books, 2014
Pastoral, Contrasto, 2013
Fellowships and Awards
2012
World Press Photo 3rd place Daily Life stories
2011
Prix Photographique Ville de Levallois-Epson
2010
Foam Paul Huf Award
Silver Camera Grand Prix, Moscow
2009
Aperture Portfolio Prize
Linhof Young Photographer Award
Collections
- Statoil Museum, Stavanger, Norway
- Foam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
- Gazprom Collection, Moscow, Russia
Monographs and Catalogues
2015
Norilsk, artist’s monograph published by Velvet Cell
2014
Less Than One, artist’s monograph published by Tycoon Books
2013
Pastoral, artist’s monograph published by Contrast