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Marc Ohrem-Leclef

Brooklyn, NY, United States

Marc Ohrem-Leclef -German- is a visual artist based in Brooklyn, NY. He studied Communication Desi...

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Marc Ohrem-Leclef

Joined In 2010

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About the artist

Marc Ohrem-Leclef

Joined In 2010

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(59 Followers)

ABOUT
EDUCATION
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Marc Ohrem-Leclef -German- is a visual artist based in Brooklyn, NY.
He studied Communication Design at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences(Germany), graduating with an extensive photography thesis on life in rural Jamaica, West Indies.

Soon after, he relocated to New York City, where he founded a commercial photography business.
Concurrently, he has created immersive photographic portraits of communities—whether they are formed by bloodlines, social circumstance, or cultural movements.

A MacDowell Fellow, Ohrem-Leclef’s work has been exhibited in Brazil, Germany, India, Israel, Spain, the Netherlands, the U.K. and U.S..
It has been reviewed by ARTnews, Artforum, Hyperallergic, Artslant, The New Yorker, Citylab;
and featured in numerous international publications, amongst them AMERICAN PHOTO Magazine, DER SPIEGEL, Vogue, Die Zeit, Huffington Post, Oeil de la Photographie, PDN and Slate, CBC and BBC.

Marc loves combining analog and digital technologies for his works. #filmisnotdead

Diploma for "Communication Design" at Fachhochschule Darmstatd, Germany.

2021
Center for Photography at Woodstock (NY)
'Photography Now' - curated by Maya Benton

ICP - International Center of Photography, New York: ’#ICPConcerned’, Photography
ICP Museum, NYC Oct 2020 - Mar 2021

2020
Pride Photo Award, Amsterdam: ’Jugaad - Of Intimacy and Love’, Photography/Text
Dutch National Bank, Amsterdam

The Print Center's 94th ANNUAL Competition, Philadelphia: ’Jugaad - Of Intimacy and Love’, Photography/Text
Curated by Charlotte Cotton and Gretchen Wagner

2019

Photo IS:RAEL, Tel Aviv
Solo-Exhibition - ’Jugaad - Of Intimacy and Love’
Nov. 2019

OFF_festival Bratislava
Solo-Exhibition - ’Jugaad - Of Intimacy and Love’
Oct. 31 - Nov. 15, 2019

Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibition - CRIMINALIZE THIS! The Social Policing of Gender and the Criminalization of Queerness
July 11-27

Aperture Gallery, New York
Group Exhibition - Art Photography Awards, LensCulture

Godrej India Culture Lab, Mumbai
Group Exhibition - Queeristan
Godrej India Culture Lab - Jan. 18 - 27


2018
Photo Is:rael, Tel Aviv
Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography 2018, Finalists Group Exhibition


Palmer Gallery, Vassar College, NY
Group Exhibition - Tipping Points - curated by Paul M...

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