Meike Nixdorf, born 1976, is a German visual artist. She has a background in cognitive psychology and was educated in photography and video at the International Center of Photography during her three year stay in New York, 2005-2008. Her work has been exhibited in the USA, UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil and Guatemala and is, amongst others, part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro (MAM).
Meike´s main interest lies in examining and raising questions about perception, the perspective and the interaction of both.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
OPEN CALL 2012 Finalist
GuatePhoto Festival, Guatemala
CRITICAL MASS 2012 Top 50 Finalist
Photolucida, Portland, USA
FotoVisura Grant 2011 Finalist
HEY, HOT SHOT | Second edition 2011
Jen Bekman Projects, New York
AOP Photographers Award 2009
Association of Photographers, London, UK
Nominee Photography Masters Cup 2009
International Color Awards, USA
Nominated for The 10 Best Young Photographers In America American Photo, USA, 2006
AOP Photographers Award 2005
Association of Photographers, London, UK
SOLO & TWO-MAN EXHIBITIONS
2010
Zwischentoene – Poetisches in der Fotografie | Nuances – The poetic side of photography
Exhibition room of the Photo Festival Darmstadt, House of Literature, Darmstadt, Germany
2007
In the Meantime
Galerie Abtart, Stuttgart, Germany
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
Der Blick zurück nach vorn
Galerie Abtart, Stuttgart, Germany
30×30 Exhibition
Fotovisura Pavillion
GuatePhoto Audiovisual Projection
Begira Photofestival, Durango, Spain
Critical Mass Top 50 Exhibition – Color and Light
Curated by W.M. Hunt
Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, USA
Critical Mass Top 50 Exhibition – Color and Light
Curated by W.M. Hunt
Jennifer Schwartz Gallery, Atlanta, USA
2012
Open Call
GuatePhoto Festival 2012, Guatemala
Terra Cognita
Noorderlicht Photofestival 2012
Museum Belvédère, Heerenveen, The Netherlands
FotoVisura | Women in Photography
Photoville 2012, New York, USA
Hey, Hot Shot! Second Edition 2011
Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, USA
2011
Photographs – The Joaquim Paiva Collection
Curated by Luiz Camillo Osorio
Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Moment of Recognition
Curated by Amy Arbus
Rita K. Hillman Gallery, International Center of Photography
New York, USA
2010
Jetzt – Die erzaehlte Zeit | Now – Time, Told
Darmstaedter Tage der Fotografie | Photo Festival Darmstadt, Germany
2009
Sehnsucht nach Meer
Photofestival Zingst, Germany
AOP Awards Exhibition 2009
AOP Gallery, London
2008
Spielart
Galerie Abtart, Stuttgart, Germany
Luxus
Visual Gallery, Photokina, Cologne, Germany
2006
Living Exposure
Bonhams, London, UK
Wild
Visual Gallery, Photokina, Cologne, Germany
Capture Selected works by AOP Photographers
AOP Gallery, London, UK
2005
Capture Selected works by AOP Photographers
AOP Gallery, London, UK
AOP Awards Exhibition 2005
Royal Horticultural Halls, London, UK
2004
Capture Selected works by AOP Photographers
AOP Gallery, London, UK
PRINT PUBLICATIONS
GENTE DI FOTOGRAFIA, No.53, 2012
Italy
RUSSIAN ESQUIRE, June 2012
PDN Magazine, June 2012
USA
Jetzt – Die erzaehlte Zeit | Darmstaedter Tage der Fotografie
Catalog, Photography Festival Darmstadt, Darmstaedter Tage der Fotografie e.V., Darmstadt, 2012
The Photographers Awards Book 2009
The Association of Photographers, London, 2009
Horizonte Zingst, das photofestival
Catalog, CQ Communication GmbH, Hamburg, 2009
Fotosommer Stuttgart 2007
Catalog, Edition Braus, 2007
The Photographers Awards Book 2005
The Association of Photographers, London, 2005
COLLECTIONS
The Joaquim Paiva Collection, Museum of Modern Art
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, USA
Private Collection, Germany
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