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Beatrice Helg | |
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Born | 8 March 1956 Geneva, Switzerland | (age 68)
Nationality | Swiss |
Known for | Photography, visual arts |
Beatrice Helg (born 8 March 1956) is a Swiss photographer.
Béatrice Helg was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1956.[1][2] Firstly, she studied cello at the Geneva Music Conservatory. After that she studied photography at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland as well as in Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara.[1] She also studied photography at International Center of Photography in New York.[1] Helg took part in the organization of La Fotografia in Venice 79 photography exhibition.[2] Helg lives and works in Geneva.[2][3] Béatrice Helg is known for fusion of still life photography with geometric abstraction as well as using industrial materials.[2]
Helg's works are part of public galleries and museum collections, including Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[11][12] Minneapolis Institute of Art,[13][14] Albert H. Small Collection,[15] National Gallery of Canada,[16] George Eastman Museum,[17] Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[18] Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Maison européenne de la photographie, Musée de l'Élysée, Museum Tinguely.
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