Biography

Pavel Prokopchik was born in Budyonnovsk (Russia) in 1982. Grew up in Latvia, which was a part of Soviet Union at that time. Starting year 2001 living in The Netherlands. Currently residing in Amsterdam.

Education & Experience

Photography education at Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) in The Hague.
Internship with Morad Bouchakour.
Freelance photographer for newspaper "Delta".
Bachelor degree in "Civil Engineering" at the thechnical university of Delft.

Exhibitions

Exhibition at &KoenseSeverein, Amsterdam.
Exhibition at Fotogalerie Groningen.
Exhibition at the 'Westergasfabriek', Amsterdam.
Exhibition at the 'Fotomuseum Den Haag'.
Exhibition at the 'Rotterdam fotomuseum'.
Graduation exposition at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague.
Exhibition at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva.
Exhibition at the Foto Museum Den Haag as part of Silver Camera award 2008.
Exhibition in Tirana, Albania as part of Sotiri award for young photographers.
First solo exhibition at the Schouwburg theatre in The Hague.
Collective exhibition "tegenbeeld" at DCR, The Hague.

Awards

Nomination on 'ArtOlive 2009'.
Nomination on 'De Fotoprijs 2009' award with series Varzuga.
1 prize and 1 nomination on 'Photo Academy Award 2009'.
One of the winners of Satiri, Albanian photo prize for young talents and a participant of projekt56, which ended with an exposition in Tirana.
2nd prize Silver Camera 2008, in category documentary abroad.

Pulications

"Theatre of the Absurd" is published in #22 issue of GUP Magazine - "From Russia with love".
Publication in Belgian newspaper "Standaard" with article about "The Fall of Berlin Wall".
Publication in the special issue of DIGIFoto Professional magazine.
"In beeld" publication in NRC Next in relation to graduation exhibition.
Publication in Zilver Camera 2008 book.
"Financial crisis in Russia" published in NRC Next