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April Gertler

Page 1 | 2 | Biography

Born: Wiesbaden, Germany
Lives: Berlin, Germany

Education
2002
MFA Photography, Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, New York
2001 / 2002
MFA Winter Semester Exchange, St�delschule, Frankfurt/M, Germany
1997
BFA Photography, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California

Solo Exhibitions
2010
- Serendipity, curated by Anja Rautenstrauch, Atelier Frankfurt, Frankfurt/M, DE
2008
- They are what they seem., GalerieRautenstrauch, Frankfurt/M, DE
2007
- They looked on while it happened., (with Barak Reiser & Gianluca Maver), Galleri Image, �rhus, Denmark
2006
- Build-Up, PrintServiceGallery, Florence, Italy
- 16 Days in San Francisco, Heimspiel, Frankfurt/M, Germany
2005
- Waiting for the dial tone, (with Barak Reiser & Gianluca Maver), Heimspiel, Frankfurt/M, Germany
- Bird Watching, IO International, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Picturing Berlin, The Project Room: Herrmann & Wagner, Berlin, Germany
2004
- Fliegen, Galerie Image, Aarhus, Denmark
- If Only, Presse und Informationsamte, Curated by Daniel Birnbaum, Frankfurt/M, Germany
2003
- International Meetings of Photography, George Papazoff Art Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2002
- Untitled, Women�s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York

Group Exhibitions
2010
- Outerspace, Agent Double, Geneva, SU
- Casting, Visite ma Tente, Berlin, DE
- 15 Year Anniversary, Presse und Informationsamte, Franfurt/M, DE
2009
- Childhood Stories, Artneuland, Munich, DE
- Photo-Based, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Niether Here Nor There, The City Gallery (Billboard Project), Leicester, GB
- OCHO, ROJOartspace, Barcelona, SP
2008
- Drawing Attention 2, Invaliden 1, Berlin, DE
- Winter Salon, GalerieRautenstrauch, Frankfurt/M, DE
- Berlin Liste, Stilllife Gallery (Balitmore + New York), Berlin, DE
- Independent Drawing Gig No. 4, Hafriyat Karakoy, Istanbul, TR
- Carte Blanche, Moulin du Roc, Niort, FR
- 15 Years - Pour l�Instant, Moulin du Roc, Niort, FR
- Collage, Forever and a Day B�ro, Berlin, Germany
- Women, photographers:networking selection 2008, Kellner Studio, Siegen, DE
- Anonyme Zeichner N� 8, bl�tenweiss, Berlin, DE
- freunde und bekannte, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin, DE
2007
- It Takes Something to Make Something, The Collection Rausch, Portikus, Frankfurt/M, Germany
- J&L; Show, OKOK Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA
- Portrait - A Trialogue of Identity, Image, Imagination, Artneuland, Berlin, Germany
- FOFU07, Fucecchio Photo Exhibition, Fucecchio, Italy
- Aufzeichnung, Atelier Frankfurt, Rundgang Exhbition, Frankfurt/M, Germany
2006
- ways to see: places and landscapes, Fundaci�n Telef�nica Espa�a, Lima, Peru
- Labyrint, Botkyrka Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden
- J&L; Show, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
- April Gertler, Ben Plefka, Christian Wollte, Galerie Rautenstrauch, Frankfurt/M, Germany
- FotoGrafia - The International Festival of Rome, Hadrian�s Temple, Rome, Italy
- L�dz International Photography Festival, L�dz, Poland
2005
- Festival Off des Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Voies Off, Arles, France
- 1+1, Senko Gallery, Viborg, Denmark
- Sprawl, Haley-Martin Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA
- Outskirts, oh!art, Oxford House on Bethnal Green, London, England
2004
- Pour L�Instant, Moulin du Roc, Niort, France
- Poesie des Funktionalen, Industriemuseum Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
- Rencontres Photographiques de Ghar El Melh, Ghar El Melh, Tunisia
2002
- Universal Builders Supply, UBS, Red Hook, New York
- Once Again, 323 West, New York, New York
- The Reading Room, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, California

Grants/Awards
2008
- Pour l�Instant, Niort, FR
Artist Residency, Exhibition and Catalogue
2005
Krabbesh�lm, Skive, DK
Visiting artist
2004
Pour L�Instant, Noirt, France
Artist Residency and Exhibition with Joan Fontcuberta
2002 / 2003
Women�s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York
Artist Residency and Book Production Grant for Scars
Edition: 100; ISBN: 1-893125-26-2
2002
- Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, New York
Fellowship and Scholarship: 2000 - 2002
- St�delschule, Frankfurt / Main, Germany
Grant: Eagle in the City Project for the Rundgang Exhibition 2002
Edition: 197 C-Prints, Publically posted in Frankfurt / Main, Germany
2000
Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, New York
Artist Residency

Projects
2005
- G -> G, and ongoing polaroid mail art project (started in 2001) with Elise Gardella
(this can be seen at : www.fehe.org)
- Picturing Berlin, curatorial slide show project including 20 international artists
- Waiting for the dial tone, collaborative project and exhibition with the same name, with Gianluca Maver and Barak Raieser
2003
- Scars, a limited edition screenprinted and letterpressed book (100 copies) project, made with a Book Grant and Residency at the Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale, New York

Publications
2009
- �Ocho, N�mero Atomico, ROJO magazine, Barcelona, SP
- Millinneum: A compendium, Millinneum Photographic Agency, London, GB
- Oxford American, Ode to the Duckpond, Issue 65, pg. 53, Arkansas, US
- This is that, Interview, Blog about Art and Design, January (thisisthat.blogspot.com), US
- Nymphoto, Interview, Photography website, January (nymphoto.com), US
2008
- Carte Blanche � catalogue, Moulin du Roc, Niort, FR
- Profifoto, photographer : networking selection 2008 catalogue, DE
- Sieve: Beautiful Stains, ROJO magazine, Barcelona, SP
- Left Hand Rotation, (online only: www.lefthandrotation.com), Collage 55 Issue, Madrid, SP
2007
- 5 Approaches � Open Shutter � On Contemporary Photography, 30th Anniversary Publication of
Galleri Image, �rhus, DK
- They looked on while it happened., Catalogue for Galleri Image, �rhus, DK
- �rhus Stiftstidende, De s� det skete, Broch-Lips, Henrik, �rhus, DK , 6 March
- Jyllandsposten, Frau nattens mysterium, Hermansen, Tom, �rhus, DK, 5 March
- Interview with Pirate Cat Radio about the me2u Project, 87.9FM, San Francisco, US
- Journal Frankfurt, Nr. 21/06, Kunst, Frankfurt/M, DE, 6-19 October, p. 59
- Empty Magazine, Feature Article, Philips, Carli, Australia, September
- Candy, Online art magaine, (www.candycollective.com), Dublin, Ireland, July/August
- Pirate Cat Radio, me2u Project, An Interview with Unwetter, 87.9 FM, San Francisco, CA, USA, May
- Nylon Magazine, Small World, Gilewicz, Samantha, www.nylonmag.com, New York, USA, April
- aarhus.nu, They looked on while it happened., www.aarhus.nu, �rhus, Denmark
- They looked on while it happened., Exhibition Catalogue, Galleri Image, �rhus, Denmark
- �rhus Stiftstidende, De s� det skete, Broch-Lips, Henrik, �rhus, Denmark, 6 March
- Jyllandsposten, Frau nattens mysterium, Hermansen, Tom, �rhus, Denmark, 5 March
2006
- Journal Frankfurt, Nr. 21/06, Kunst, Frankfurt/M, Germany, 6-19 October, p. 59
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Bl�hende Landschaften, Sch�tte, Christoph, Frankfurt/M, Germany
- Novecento, la necessita della fotografia, Festival Inernazionale di Roma, Rome, Italy
- Rojo�Inna, (with NIKE), Barcelona, Spain
- Rojo�Mich, Barcelona, Spain
2005
- Photo-Book, No. 7, Athens, Greece, November
- Artweek, Vol. 36, Issue 7, �Sprawl� at Haley Martin Gallery, Nataraj, Nirmala, San Francisco, CA, USA, September
- Art + Auction, New York, NY, USA, May + October,
- pLUK, Euroview, Noll, Ute, London, England, January � March
2004
- Art Kaleidoscope, Frankfurt/M, Germany, August - December
- Capricious, (ISSN 1573-3076), Amsterdam, Netherlands, December
- La Nouvelle Republique, Huit photographes et un seul objectif, Pasquent, Isabelle, 16 September
- La Nouvelle Republique, Huit regards se croisent, Pasquent, Isabelle, 11 September
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Von Voegeln und Menschen, Balk, 4 August
- La Presse de Tunisie, Je fixais des vertiges, Belhassine, Olfa, 13 July
- La Presse de Tunisie, L�imge en liberte, Belhassine, Olfa, 9 July
- La Presse de Tunisie, Regards du monde, Aouadi, Mounira, 4 July
- Camera Austria No. 86 (ISSN 1015-1915), Fliegen, Graz, Austria
- Paper Placemats (ISBN 0-9746908-1-3), J + L Publishing, Fliegen, New York, New York
- Artic Texte aus der froehlichen Wissenschaft, (ISSN 0945-9863), Fliegen, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
2003
- Rojo (ISSN 1696-1692) magazine, Fliegen, Barcelona, Spain
- Scars (ISBN 1-893125-26-2), Women�s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York
2002
- Frankfurter Rundschau, Hohmann, Silke, 26-Cent-Bath; Staedel-Gastschueler stelle aus, June 4
1997
- The Children�s Kitchen Garden (ISBN 0-898158-73-7), Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California
- Bay Area Reporter, Jenkins, Steven, Fahrenheit 451, October 2, pp. 42 � 43

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