George Mayer

In 2011 George Mayer won the Russian photo contest Young Photographers of Russia. The contest projects were exhibited in Kazan, Moscow, at the international art festival in Marsciano (Italy). In 2011 George was the winner of the photo contest The Spider Awards (USA) where he won Photographer of the Year, Outstanding Achievements in Black-and-White Photography.



With his project “Shadows” he won Photographer of the Year at International Photography Awards. The award ceremony took place in Carnegie Hall (New York, USA). George was nominated for the first prize of IPA and Lucie Awards statuette.



In 2017 George won one of the most prestigious world photography contests «Sony World Photography Awards» where the project Light. Shadows. Perfect woman.» took the first prize among the professionals in nomination «Portraiture». After winning the project «Light. Shadows. Perfect woman.» was published in numerous specialized European editions about photography. The SONY company gave a grant for the project «Libido & Mortido», the portraits from this project were exhibited in Somerset House, London.

By 2023, George had participated in over 70 exhibitions worldwide. Some of his works were acquired by collectors in Italy, France, Australi...

Mayer, Georgy Vladimirovich

Photographer, designer, artist, a member of the Russian Union of Art Photographers.

Born in 1985 in the city of Nizhny Tagil (Russia). In 2004, he graduated magna cum laude from Ural College of Applied Arts (city of Nizhny Tagil), majoring “Media Designer”.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

6 Nov - 30 Dec 2011 | International Forum «Microstock Expo 2011». Fotolia Lab Gallery, Berlin, Germany | “Hide and Seek»
25 Sep - 25 Oct 2016 | «Sinara Art Gallery», Yekaterinburg, Russia | “«Light. Shadows. Perfect woman”
24 Nov 2017- 3 Feb 2018 | Contemporary art gallery “Art Dynasty”, Geneva, Switzerland | «Antarctica Blues and Much More»
1 Nov - 4 Nov 2018 | “Photo Kyiv Fair 2018” in "Chicago Central House», Kyiv, Ukraine | “Libido and Mortido”
19 Feb - 27 Apr 2019 | «VS Unio Gallery», Moscow, Russia | «Mayer VS Brukhanov» by Hearst Shkulev Media
17 Feb - 1 Apr 2022 | Museum of Fine Art, Nizhny Tagil, Russia | Personal exhibition “Birth of Anima”


GROUP EXHIBITIONS



03-18 Sep 2011 | Festival «Marsciano Arte Giovani», Museo dinamico del laterizio e delle terrecotte di Marsciano, Italy | “Fotografia Russa Contemporanea”
27 Nov - 15 Dec | House of Actor in Voronezh, Russia | “Young Photographers of Russia Awards 2011”
26 Apr - 20 May 2012 | Somerset House, London, UK | “Sony World Photography 2012 Award Winners”

26 Jun - 1 Jul 2014 | “International Festival of Youth Photography”, Plyos State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve, Plyos, Russia | Young Photographers of Russia Aw...