Ana Zibelnik (b. 1995, Ljubljana) is an artist based in The Hague, Netherlands. She holds a BA in Visual Communication from the University of Ljubljana and an MA in Film and Photographic Studies from Leiden University. She explores the topics of death, longevity and the perception of time, intersecting them with ecology and reflecting on the current status of humans as actors on this planet. In her latest series Immortality is Commonplace she delves into the relationship between photography and extinction, questioning the role of the medium – defined by its ability to record – in times of ecological instability. Her practice combines a research based approach with poetic interpretation, often drawing inspiration from literature. She works as a freelance curator and editor for the Dutch cultural producer Paradox.
Awards & Grants
2022
Mondriaan Fonds – Artist Start, Stipendium for Emerging Artists
Stroom Den Haag, SPOT Grant 2022
Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award, nominated
2021
Stroom Den Haag, SPOT Grant 2021
Prix Pictet, nominated
C/O Berlin Talent award, nominated
Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award, nominated
Prix Nouvelles Écritures de la photographie environnementale, Festival photo La Gacilly, finalist
2020
British Journal of Photography: Ones to Watch 2020
Futures photography platform (nominated by the British Journal of Photography)
The Museum of Contemporary Photography / Columbia College Chicago – Snider Prize Honourable Mention
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts IPC, winner in 'Conceptual' category
GUP New Talent Award winner
Haute Photographie Talent
City Municipality of Ljubljana Scholarship
Ad Futura Scolarship for Study Abroad, Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia
Artpil, 30 Under 30/Women Photographers
2019
Parallel Award (for the exhibition 'Urgent Arts of Living', curated by Cale Garrido)
Verzasca Nera prize (1st place), "We are the ones turning"
Shortlisted for Lucie Foundation Photo Made scholarship
Burn Emerging Photographer Fund – Fujifim Young Talent Award finalist
Selected Artist, PARALLEL - European Photo Based Platform, 2nd Cycle
Collections
MoCP - Museum of Contemporary Photography | Columbia College Chicago
Private collections in The Netherlands, Germany, UK and Slovenia.
Exhibitions
Current and upcoming:
2022
Maribor Art Gallery, UGM Studio
2021
This Art Fair, Amsterdam
Westwerk Gallery, Hamburg
MAD Arts, Florida
2020
"Liebe, Hass und Einsamkeit. Emotionen in der Kunst." Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum für moderne Kunst
Urgent Arts of Living (Parallel – European Photo Based Platform Award)
Futures Online Festival: RESET
— , What are the emerging artists talking about in Europe today?
Kolga Tbilisi Photo online, GUP (Igor Pjörrt , Egor Fedosov, Ana Zibelnik, Peter Funch)
"6 Talents", Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam (online)
Haute Photographie fair, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Artist talk / GUP New & Pakhuis de Zwijger present: New Perspectives
2019
"ALARUM" by Ardesia Projects on PH Museum (online)
"Urgent Arts of Living" & "Valley of the Strange" , Procur.arte, Lisbon, Portugal
GUP New 2020, Book launch and group exhibition, Amsterdam (Westergas), Netherlands
"Zeitgeist", Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center, Budapest, Hungary
"We are the ones turning," Verzasca Foto Festival, Switzerland (solo)
"Valley of the Strange", ISSP Gallery, Latvia
"Urgent Arts of Living", Kaunas Photography Gallery, Lithuania
"ALARUM", Ardesia Projects, Berlin
"White Devil", IF SLOVENIA WERE, Odessa Photo Days, Ukraine (screening)
2018
"White Devil", IF SLOVENIA WERE, Grad Rajhenburg, Slovenia
"White Devil", PARALLEL Intersection Zagreb, Organ Vida International Photography Festival, Croatia
"White Devil", IF SLOVENIA WERE, Voies Off Festival, Arles, France (group + screening)
"As if you could kill time without injuring eternity", Athens Photo Festival, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece (photobook)
"Kjer ljudje pozabijo umreti", Trubar Literature House, Ljubljana (solo)
2017
"Arrivals, departed", Fotogalerija Solp, NovaF – Young Slovenian Photography, Maribor (group)
"Iz okvirja / Out Of Frame", UGM Studio (Maribor Art Gallery), Maribor, Slovenia (group)