Lise Sarfati
Lives in Paris
Lise Sarfati obtained a Master's degree in Russian studies from the Sorbonne and was the official photographer of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Sarfati moved to Russia and photographed there for ten years. She received grants from both the Fiacre and Villa Medicis. She received the Prix Niépce in Paris and the Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography in New York for her work.
For over five years now, she has been working in the United States. Lise Sarfati is represented by Yossi Milo Gallery in the United States and Brancolini Grimaldi Galleria in Europe, Roma.
Books
2008 Austin, Texas - Fashion Magazine, published by Magnum Photos
2005 The New Life / La Vie Nouvelle Lise Sarfati, Twin Palms Publisher
2005 Lise Sarfati Fundacion Salamanca Ciudad de Cultura
2000 Acta Est Lise Sarfati, Phaidon
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Austin, Texas, Brancolini Grimaldi Galleria Roma, Italy
2008 Recent Works, Le Loft, Paris(November 9-16).
2008 Rough, Cold and Close, a Russian Poem, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York (October)
2008 Austin, Texas - Fashion Magazine, La Maison Rouge, Paris
2008 Lise Sarfati. Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milan, Italy (September)
2008 The New Life Centre National de l'Audiovisuel, Dudelange, Luxembourg
2008 The New Life Centre of Contemporary Art "Vinzavod" for the Seventh International
Month of Photography "PhotoBiennale" Moscow, Russia
2007 Lise Sarfati: The New Life FOAM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2007 The New Life Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland
2007 La Vie Nouvelle Museo de San Telmo, San Sebastien, Spain
2006 Lise Sarfati: The New Life UC Riverside, Museum of Photography, California, USA
2006 La Vie Nouvelle, Lise Sarfati Rencontres Internationales d'Arles, France.
2006 Lise Sarfati Rose Gallery Santa Monica, CA, USA
2006 Lise Sarfati Retrospective Nicolaj Center of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen,
Denmark
2005 Lise Sarfati, The New Life Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, USA
2005 Lise Sarfati American Series The Photographer's Gallery, London, UK
2004 Lise Sarfati Retrospective, Russian Series, The New Life
Domus Artium Centro del Arte, Salamanca, Spain
2002 Lise Sarfati, Russian Series Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
2002 Lise Sarfati Post Factum, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles,
France
1997 Lise Sarfati, Musée Nicephore Niepce, Chalon-sur-Saone, France
1996 Lise Sarfati Prix Niepce, Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, France
Group Exhibitions
2009 Weird Beauty, International Center of Photography ICP, New York
2008 The Greenroom: Reconsidering the Documentary and Contemporary Art, CCS Bard
Galleries and Hessel
2008 Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA.
2008 Réfléchir le monde, La Centrale Electrique, European Center for Contemporary Art
Bruxelles, Belgium
2007 Easy Rider, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, USA
2007 June Bride, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, USA
2007 Women of Many Faces, Isabelle Huppert. Fotomuseum Der Haag, The Netherlands
2007 Women of Many Faces, Isabelle Huppert, Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Turin, Italy
2007 Euro Visions, Musée Royaux des Beaux Arts de Belgique, Belgium
2007 Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Castilla y Leon, Spain.
The World today in 20 books-on photography.
2007 On the Wall Aperture Gallery, New York, USA.
2006 Women of Many Faces, Isabelle Huppert. PS1 Contemporary Art Center,
Museum of Modern Art, Long Island City, USA; Gallery C/O Berlin, Germany;
Botanic Gardens, Madrid, Spain; Metropolitan Museum of Photography,
Tokyo, Japan; Couvent des Cordeliers, Paris, France
2006 Euro Visions Milan, Italy; Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary;
Zamec, Warsaw, Poland
2005 Eurovisions Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
2001 Oublier l'exposition, Fondation Huis Marseille, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Collections
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA, USA
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France
LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA
Brooklyn Museum, NY, USA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA
Maison Europeenne de la photographie, Paris, France
Bouwfonds Kunststichting, Holland
Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Paris, France
Domus Artium, Salamanca, Spain
Fondation ABN AMRO pour la Photographie, Paris, France
Musée Nicéphore Niepce, Chalon-sur-Seine, France
Fondation Enrique Ordönez, Spain
Lhoist, Belgium
Grants and Awards
1996 Prix Niepce, Paris, France
1996 Infinity Award, International Center of Photography, New York, USA
1996 Villa Médicis Hors les Murs, Paris, France
1994 Prime à la qualité; C'est moi, c'est Roger
Centre National du Cinéma, Paris, France
Films
1994 C'est moi, c'est Roger
Education
MA in Russian Studies, Sorbonne, Paris, France