Curriculum Vitae

Susan Hefuna
1962 Born in Germany
Lives in Cairo
Ausbildung / Education 
Studies at various German art academies
Postgraduate studies in multimedia at Städel Frankfurt
Einzelausstellungen / Solo Exhibitions (selection) 
2006 Susan Hefuna. Galerie Seippel. Köln, Germany
2005 Grid. Galerie Peter Herrmann. Berlin
2004-05 Susan Hefuna - xcultural codes, Galerie der Stadt Backnang
2004 Susan Hefuna - xcultural codes, Heidelberger Kunstverein, Heidelberg
Susan Hefuna - xcultural codes, Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken
Susan Hefuna - xcultural codes, Bluecoat Arts Centre Liverpool
Susan Hefuna - xcultural codes, Townhouse Gallery Cairo
2003 Drawings, Galerie Axel Holm, Ulm
Susan Hefuna, German University in Cairo
2002 Susan Hefuna, Ventanas. La Vida en el Delta, Vacio 9 Gallery, Madrid
1999 Susan Hefuna, Akhnaton Galleries, Cairo
Susan Hefuna, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo
1998 Landscape/Cityscape, Galerie Brigitte March, Stuttgart
1997 Susan Hefuna - Digitale Fotografie, Galerie Axel Holm, Ulm
1994 Susan Hefuna, Kunstverein Ludwigsburg
1992 Susan Hefuna, Akhnaton Galleries, Cairo

Ausgewählte Gruppenausstellungen/Selected Group Exhibitions

2007 Lasting Foundations. Chicago Cultural Center
Trans Cape, Cape Town
2006 Regards des Photographes Arabes Contemporains. GL Strand Museum, Copenhagen
The Third Line Gallery, Dubai
Nomads of Nowadays, Lazina Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk, Poland
Lasting Foundations. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit
Biennale Bulgaria
19 views, Contemporary Arab Photography. Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo of Seville
NETEROTOPIA. Palais de Tokyo, Paris
Biennale Dakar
2005-06 Regards des Photographes Arabes Contemporains. Institut Du Monde Arabe, Paris
  Lasting foundations. courtyard Gallery, World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery. New York
2005 Groß und Quer. Gruppenausstellung. Galerie Peter Herrmann, Berlin
Zelle. Ausstellung in Kloster Alkazell
Prague Biennale, National Gallery Prague
2004 Wiesbadener Fototage , Wiesbaden. Cooperation: Galerie Peter Herrmann
  L'Afrique á venir. Galerie im Waschhaus. Potsdam. Curator: Peter Herrmann
ArteEast Gallery, New York
  Near, Art International, New York
Bamako 03, CCCB Centre de Cultura Comptemporània de Barcelona, Barcelona
Contrepoint, Louvre, Paris
Pforzheim-Ludwigshafen-Hamburg-Berlin. Galerie Peter Herrmann, Berlin
2003 Shatat - Scattered Belongings, Colorado University Galleries, Boulder, Colorado
Fantasies de l'harem i noves Xahrazads, CCCB Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Spain
DisORIENTation, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Via Fenestra, St. Marienkirche, Frankfurt/Oder
  Fantaisies du harem et nouvelles Schéhérazade, Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Lyon
Rencontres, Photo Biennale Bamako, Mali
Photo Cairo, Cairo
2002 4 women - 4 views - made in Egypt, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo
Stories of 2002 Nights, Galerie Brigitte March, Stuttgart
Private Views, London Print Studio, London
Photographie á la carte! Centre PasquArt, Biel
Mapping the Process, Sharon Essor Gallery, London
What about Hegel (and you)? Galerie Brigitte March, Stuttgart
2001 Al Nitaq Festival, Cairo
Unpacking Europe, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Vor-Sicht/Rück-Sicht (Foresight/Hindsight), 8th Triennale Kleinplastik Fellbach
1998 Cairo Biennial
1991 Multimediale, Karlsruhe

Preise/Awards

2003 Visiting artist, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Visiting artist, University of London, Goldsmith College, London
2001-02 Artist-in-Residence, Delfina Studios, London
2000 Artist-in-Residence, National Gallery South Africa
1998 International Prize, Cairo Biennial
1998/1990 ZKM Karlsruhe
1993-94 Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
1991 Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg
Bibliographie/Bibliography
2004 Susan Hefuna - xcultural codes, Heidelberger Kunstverein and others, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg
2003 Susan Hefuna - grid -intercultural codes, Kunstverein Pforzheim
Fantasies de l'harem i noves Xahrazads CCCB Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
DisORIENTation. Zeitgenössische arabische Künstler aus dem Nahen Osten (DisORIENTation, Contemporary Arab Artists from the Middle East), Haus der Kulturen der Welt, vice versa, Berlin
Via Fenestra, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder
Fantaisies du haremet nouvelles Schéhérazade, Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Lyon
Rencontres Photo Biennale, Bamako, Mali, Édition Eric Koehler, Paris
Photo Cairo Townhouse Gallery, Cairo
2002 4 women - 4 views - made in Egypt, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Pro Helvetia Zürich
Photographie ? la carte! Centre PasquArt, Biel, Pro Helvetia Zürich
Susan Hefuna. Ventanas. La Vida en el Delta. Vacio 9 Gallery, Madrid
2001 Salah Hassan and Iftikhar Dadi: Unpacking Europe. Towards a Critical Reading, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Nai Publishers, Rotterdam
Vor-Sicht/Rück-Sicht. 8. Triennale Kleinplastik Fellbach. Cantz, Ostfildern
Tracy Murinik: Celebrate Life In: NKA Journal of Contemporary African Art, Issue 14
Leonhard Emmerling: The Ethics of being Alien In: NKA Journal of Contemporary African Art Issue 15, Fall/Winter
2000 Susan Hefuna - navigation xcultural, National Gallery, Cape Town Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg
Susan Hefuna, Kunstverein Lippstadt Plitt Druck und Verlag, Oberhausen
1999 Susan Hefuna, Akhnaton Galleries, Cairo, Oberhausen
1998 Exhibition catalog, Cairo Biennial, Cairo
1994 Susan Hefuna Kunstverein Ludwigsburg
1992 Benedikt Foster u. a. (Hg.): Medien-Biennale Leipzig. Digital Work, Dogenhaus Galerie, Leipzig
Susan Hefuna, Akhnaton Galleries, Cairo
1991 Multimediale II, Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe