The Mennonites
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The Mennonites
About Artist
Jorge Mónaco
Born in Buenos Aires. Works as a photography teacher giving courses, workshops and seminars in different institutions in Argentina. His photographs are part of official and private collections. Has made numerous individual and group exhibitions. He participates in Photography exhibitions held in Argentina and abroad. His works were exhibited in: Argentina, USA, France, England, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Macao, India, Sri Lanka, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Luxembourg, South Africa, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Austria, Belgium, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Romania, Estonia, Ukraine, Philippines and Kazakhstan. Makes researches and carries out a wide-ranging work on pinhole photography. He received the National Fund for the Arts for his work in the essay "Los Menonitas". Since 1995 he has been the director of the ENFO National School of Photography in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2024 - Sony World Photography Organization - Professional competition Winners, Category Portfolio. 2023 - PhEST International Festival of Photography and Art Monopoli VIII Edition, 2023, in the city of Monopoli, Italy. Call for entries on the theme "Being Human," the project Los Menonitas is among the works of 22 artists out of more than 800 participants. - Outstanding Work Award in POYLatam 2023, Identity and Gender Category – Essay. - First Prize in the International Competition “Educando la Mirada” 2023, Spain. - Exhibition at the BarTur Award Exhibition, June 30 to July 30, at Instytut Fotografii Fort, Warsaw, Poland. - Selected in the 14th Edition of the Itaú Visual Arts Award. - f3 Gallery, Berlin, Germany. 2022 - Centro Cultural Borges, “Every Body is Political”, Buenos Aires, Argentina. - “Highly Commended” Award, BarTur Award 2022 in the category “Unity and Diversity”. - International Festival FOTOLATINA 2022, participant in the Latam Diversities Conversation. - Finalist in the Motorola-Fola mobile photography competition. 2021 - Acquisition Award for the second-best work at the 109th National Visual Arts Salon, Argentina. - Finalist at the Indian Photo Festival 2021, exhibition at the State Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India. - Finalist in the VIII PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECTS CONTEST MERCÈ RODOREDA LIBRARY 2021 “EDUCATING THE GAZE”, Spain. - Exhibition “PRIDE” at The Plaxall Gallery, New York, United States. - Selected for a virtual exhibition at the Pinhole Peru Festival 2021. - Selected for the 21st Photography Contest Gente de mi Ciudad, Banco Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2020 - Solo exhibition "Mennonites" at Sala La Polaroid, Cádiz, Spain. - Finalist at the Indian Photo Festival 2020, Hyderabad, India, with the project "Mennonites". - Honorable Mention at the Polyphony International Photo Fest 2020, India. - MassisolationFORMAT project, Auckland Photography Festival, New Zealand. - Nominated for the International Photography Grant 2020, London, United Kingdom, with the project "Transnistria, the country that doesn't exist". - International exhibition "City vs. Quarantine" in Lviv, Ukraine. - Publication in The Fleeting Moments magazine, India, "Albinos, being different". - Imaginea 2020, 4th Annual Film and Photography Festival of Balurghat, India. - FotoLimo 2020, Cerbère, France. - Virtual exhibition at Vidyamandira Photographic Club, Kolkata, India. - Finalist in the 4th Mobile Photography Gallery, FOLA - Motorola '20, Argentina. - Fola – Origenes Seguro Award “Pandemic Perspective” with the project “Reflections on Emptiness”, Buenos Aires, Argentina. - Exhibition at the 2nd Tigre Municipal Salon, at the Tigre Art Museum, Argentina. 2019 Indian Photo Festival 2019, Hyderabad, India. Portrait Nominee, 4th International Photographic Grant '19, England. Special Jury Mention, 108th Edition of the National Visual Arts Salon, Argentina. Honorable Mention, FOLA Pampa y Energía Award 2019, FOLA, Argentina. Finalist, 3rd Mobile Photography Gallery, FOLA - Motorola '19, Argentina.
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