Uta Freia Beer
Nationality: German
Date of birth: 24/04/81
Civil status: singel
Education
2002–2005
Designschool Lette-Verein, Berlin, Department of Photodesign, Photodesigner.
Practical final project:
“Pictures about relationships thru time.”
“Portraits of extraordinary shop owners in Berlin”
2005–2006
“European Perspectives” Youth Exchange Program
1 year in Porto and Lisbon, Portugal.
Portuguese language course.
Internship as a photoassistant with photografers.
2007-2010
Master of Fine Art at Kunstakademiet i Trondheim (KiT)
Work experience:
2000–2000: Totho Film,
Assistant in TV and Multimedia production firm in Berlin.
2000-200: University of Art, Berlin
Photo- and teacherassistant for Andreas Velten
(Professor of Photography) in the fashion- and
stillstudio of the University.
2001: Photoassistant for “argriculture”
Assistant for Ruthe Zuntz (photographer) and her partner Michael Reitz (industrial designer) “walkscreen” in a specialphoto-interactive installation at the “green week” in Berlin about german agriculture.
2001: Photographer for Interchange videoclub in Israel
3 weeks dokumentary work for the “evangelische Akademie”.
2002: Photoassistan for fashion photography
International fashion productions for magazines with Kristian Schuller.
2006/2007: Assistant in the international art in conflict project “challenging walls” Israel
www.challengingwalls.eu
2008: Temporary part-time job in Åsheim school Trondheim as an assistant in the “Mottaksklasse”
2009: Teacher for an Introduction course in photography in a project week at Åsheim school
2010: Teacher in a workshop for “digital bildebehandling” at “Krot”
Languages:
Fluent (written and spoken): English and German
Intermediate level: Portuguese, French and Norwegian
Information Technology/computer:
Macintosh: experiences in Photoshop, Cinema 4d, After effects, Word, Lightroom, iWeb and iMovie.
Exhibition:
2002: “Forêt Vierge” Galeries Lafayette, Berlin.
2004: Landscape- and men at work pictures published in ”Rügen the best” Magazin.
2005: Mobile Exhibition thru Germany of Hospits pictures (Portraits).
2005: Final Exhibition of the Photodesignstudies in Berlin.
2006: one woman Exhebition “Gingal”, Lisbon
2007: Fotosommer Stuttgart “Die Welt der kleinen Dinge”, Stuttgart
2007: Semester exhibition in Gallery KiT, Trondheim
2008: Curation of “Blunk” exhibition in Astrup Fearnley Museum, Oslo
2008: “The world of the small things” Trøndelagsutstillingen, Trondheim
2008: Semester exhibition in Gallery KiT, Trondheim
2008: Collaboration between Art and Architekture: Exhibition “Seven holes in my head”, Trondheim
2008: Amnesty International organised exhibition with my participation “mottaksklasse” photography and text at KiT Gallery
2009: at Iladagene exhibition in the Ila church, Trondheim
2010: KiT Master utstilling at Gråmølna, Trondheim Kunstmuseum
Voluntary work:
Since 1997 member of the “videoclub for tolerance” on Rügen, work on Videoseminares with young people to produce shortfilmes and
give perspectives.
2007 one of the organizers of the non profit gallery “Blunk” in Trondheim.
Organisation and participation in “Art take away” in 2008, Trondheim.
References:
Ruthe Zuntz (Art photographer)
phone: + 49 163 795 7438, www.walkscreen.de, ruthe@walkscreen.de
Juliane Voigt (Journalist)
Work telephone: +49 1723810966, juliane.voigt@gmx.com
Linn Halversrød (Artsist og faglig leder for andere år ved Krot)
phone: 97631788, www.kunstskolen.com
Christel Sverre (Artist, prodekan og masterkoordinator ved Kunstakademiet i Trondheim)
phone: 97531816, www.kit.ntnu.no