Héloïse Bergman
About Héloïse Bergman
Héloïse Bergman is a photographer and visual artist. She holds a MFA in photography (UK), and a BA in textile design (NZ). These twin passions have led her to live in Japan, India, Thailand and the UK; initially as a designer working with traditional textiles, then as a photographer documenting the cultures behind the textiles.
Her work has been widely published in books and magazines, and exhibited in galleries and festivals around the world, including New Zealand, Australia, Holland, Mexico, USA, France, Wales and England.
Héloïse’s lens-based projects encompass a wide range of processes, including chlorophyll printing, hand tinting carte de visites, printmaking, photogravures, video, installations and performance. In conjunction with her art practice, she currently leads bookmaking and photography workshops, which explore issues of identity and connecting with society.
Education
2013
Master of Fine Art Photography, Sir John Cass School of Art, UK
2011
Bachelor of Fine Art (Hon), Sir John Cass School of Art, UK
2010
FDA (Distinction) in Photography, City & Islington College, UK
1987
Dip Textile Design, Wellington School of Design, NZ
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019
2017
Mothers and Daughters, open studio, RAW Studios, Bow Arts, London
The Dying Art, Virso Gallery and Recto Gallery, London Southbank University
2015
Tā Moko: Modern Māori Warriors, The Cass Foyer Gallery, London
2014
Tā Moko - Modern Māori Warriors, Dodge & Burn Studios, London
2013
The Dying Art of Smoking, Central House Foyer Gallery, London
2012
The Dying Art of Smoking, London Metropolitan University Library
2011
The Dying Art of Smoking, installation on Caledonian Rd, London
2003
‘Arsenal Fans’, Studio Super Deluxe, London
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019
Gallery X, Royal Academy, London
Everything I Ever Learnt, Cambridge University, UK
Time To Think, Festival Pil’our, Saint Gilles, France
Los Socios y Compania, Galeria Libertad, Mexico
Cabinet, Espacio Gallery, London
Factual Enigma, Central London Independent Photography, Espacio Gallery, London
Thought Atlas, Espacio Gallery, London
Perspectives, Espacio Gallery, London
Unlimited, Espacio Gallery, London
2018
The Royal Academy 250th Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
The Space Between, Espascio Gallery, London
Shutter Hub Open, Old Truman Brewery, London,
Shutter Hub Open, Hotel L’Art, Amsterdam
Women in the 21stCentury, the Printspace Gallery, London
Women in the 21sr Century, Rich Mix, London
Dalston Street Show, Dalston CLR James Library, London
2017
Here, Espascio Gallery, London
London Independent Photographers' Exhibition, Truman Brewery, London
2016
Head On Portrait Prize, Museum of Sydney, Sydney
Lost In Music, International Tour
Lost In Music, London
Beyond the Boarder Story Telling Festival, Castle Donat, Wales
Fuzz, The Rum Factory Gallery, London
2015
Tā Moko: Modern Māori Warriors, Muse Gallery, London
Tā Moko: Modern Māori Warriors, Art Below, exhibited in Nottinghill tube station as part of Frieze, London
London Independent Photographers' Exhibition, Embassy Tea Gallery, London
Photography Matters, Espascio Gallery London
Summer Show, Candid Gallery, London
He Toi Reikorangi, Mahara Gallery, New Zealand
2014
Postcards from Holloway, London Resource Centre
The Bleached Bones of a Story, Espascio Gallery, London Photomonth
Tā Moko – Modern Māori Warriors, Art Below, exhibited throughout Angel tube station corridors and platforms as part of London Art Fair
Tā Moko – Modern Māori Warriors, Candid Gallery, London
Tā Moko – Modern Māori Warriors, See.Me Gallery, New York City
2013
Off the Ground, The Rowan Arts Project/Resource for London
London Independent Photographers' Exhibition, The Strand Gallery, London
Slowing Down, Mile End Art Pavilion, London
Tā Moko – Modern Māori Warriors, The John Cass MA Graduation Show, Spring House, London
2012
London Independent Photographers' Exhibition, The Strand Gallery, London
A Testing Time, The Rag Factory Gallery, London
Photo Month Open Exhibition, by Invitation, Rich Mix Gallery, London, Subtext, Doomed Gallery Dalston, London
NY Photo Festival Invitational Exhibition, Dumbo, New York City
2011
171, Rag Factory Gallery, London
Phantasmagoria, O2 Centre, London
Photo Month Open Exhibition, by invitation, Rich Mix Gallery, London
Capture, Mile End Art Pavilion, London
Exhibitionism, Rough Trade, London
2010
C&I Photography Show, AOP Gallery, London
2009
Islington, Candi Gallery, London
2002
Life After Death, Islington Arts Factory, London
Museum Collections
2017
Kauae Tehe, V&A Museum Library
Tā Moko: Modern Māori Warriors (Men), V&A Museum Library
Residencies
2017
1 Month, Vetro and Verso Galleries, London Southbank University
Bibliography
2013
Tā Moko: Modern Māori Warriors, Flip Magazine, vol. 26, November 2013, p 18-21.
2015
Exploring Topography: Photographing a City guidebook, Flip Magazine, vol 30, March 2015, p 54-55