Elina Brotherus

Born in 1972, lives and works in Finland and France

Elina Brotherus

Born in 1972, lives and works in Finland and France

Curriculum Vitae

Grants and awards

2024 Honorary Appreciation, Best Book Design from All Over the World, Stiftung Buchkunst (for Sebaldiana. Memento mori)

2023 The Helsinki Medal, City of Helsinki

Peaks of the Year, Gold award; Grafia, Finland (for Sebaldiana. Memento mori)

The Most Beautiful Books, Finnish Book Art Committee (for Sebaldiana. Memento mori)

2022 Artist Professorship Grant, Arts Promotion Centre Finland

ADCE Gold Award of Editorial Design (for Seabound. A Logbook)

2021 The Finnish Photobook Award, 1st prize, Finnish Museum of Photography & Association of
Photographic Artists (for Seabound. A Logbook)

Peaks of the Year, Silver award; Grafia, Finland (for Seabound. A Logbook)
The Most Beautiful Books, Finnish Book Art Committee (for Seabound. A Logbook)

German Photo Book Award, Bronze (for Why not?)

2019 Hundred Heroines, Royal Photographic Society, London

Peaks of the Year, Grafia, Finland (for Playground)

2017 Carte blanche PMU Prize, Paris

2015 The Most Beautiful Books, Finnish Book Art Committee (for 12 ans après)

2012 Pro Finlandia, Order of the Lion of Finland

2008 Finnish State Prize for Photography, Arts Promotion Centre Finland

2005 Prix Niépce, Gens d'images, France

2003 Carnegie Award for Young Artist

The Most Beautiful Books, Finnish Book Art Committee (for Decisive Days. valokuvia-photographs-photographies)

2002 Citigroup Private Bank Photography Prize nominee

2001 Prix Mosaïque, Centre National de l'Audiovisuel, Luxembourg

Solo Exhibitions (selected)

Group Exhibitions (selected)