Bettina von Zwehl

♀ *1971 / Germany

Works

Solo exhibitions

WUNDERKAMMER

INN SITU, Innsbruck (AT)
23 Sep 2020 – 23 Jan 2021
Meditations in an Emergency

Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago (US)
17 Jan 2020 – 7 Mar 2020
Meditations in an Emergency

New York Historical Society, New York (US)
21 Dec 2018 – 28 Apr 2019
The Followers

Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (GB)
1 Feb 2019 – 2 Mar 2019
Portraits

Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago (US)
3 Nov 2017 – 30 Dec 2017
Laments and Sospiri

Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (GB)
10 Oct 2014 – 15 Nov 2014
Made up love song and other works

Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (GB)
7 Oct 2011 – 7 Nov 2011
Alina

Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)
10 Dec 2004 – 9 Jan 2005
Rain

Jane Lombard Gallery, New York (US)
21 Feb 2004 – 20 Mar 2004

Group

Not Nice Girls

Der weibliche Blick in Fotografien der Sammlung SpallArt

Galerie im Alten Rathaus, Prien am Chiemsee (DE)
14 Feb 2026 – 12 Apr 2026

with Berenice Abbott, Irene Andessner, Ursula Arnold, Atelier Manassé (Olga Spolarics + Adorján von Wlassics), Ellen Auerbach, Nomi Baumgartl, Ruth Bernhard, Isabella Berr, Sabrina Biancuzzi, Lillian Birnbaum, Luise Böker, Margaret Bourke-White …
In Plain Sight

Photography, Power and Public Space in Britain

MATÈRIA, Roma (IT)
5 Dec 2025 – 31 Jan 2026

with Anna Fox, Jermaine Francis, Sunil Gupta, Karen Knorr, MacDonaldStrand, Sarah Pickering, John Stezaker
In the Now: Gender and Nation in Europe

Selections from the Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Photography Collection

Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn (US)
8 Mar 2024 – 7 Jul 2024

with Yto Barrada, Uta Barth, Vanessa Beecroft, Carolle Benitah, Melanie Bonajo, Elina Brotherus, Alexandra Croitoru, Natalie Czech, Iris Hutegger, Ulla Jokisalo, Eva Kotatkova, Sarah Pickering …
Here and Elsewhere

Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (GB)
8 Sep 2022 – 1 Oct 2022

with Celine Bodin, Susan Derges, Anni Leppälä, Diana Matar, Jorma Puranen
EYE ON NATURE

Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (GB)
27 Jan 2022 – 28 Feb 2022

with Jonny Delafield Cook, Susan Derges, Leila Jeffreys, Sandra Kantanen, Jorma Puranen, Santeri Tuori
Women in Photography: A History of British Trailblazers

An in depth historical survey showcasing the achievements of female photographers working in Britain

The Lightbox, Woking (GB)
30 Jan 2019 – 2 Jun 2019

with Anna Atkins, Emma Barton, Dorothy Bohm, Sonia Boyce, Christina Broom, Julia Margaret Cameron, Hannah Collins, Susan Derges, Suki Dhanda, Olive Edis, Jane England, Anna Fox …
menschenskinder

Portraitfotografie – Sammlung Spallart

Städt. Galerie Rosenheim, Rosenheim (DE)
8 Dec 2018 – 10 Mar 2019

with Irene Andessner, Ursula Arnold, Herbert Bayer, Joseph Beuys, Otto Breicha, Guenter Brus, Robert Capa, Katharine Cooper, Herbert Doering-Spengler, Robert Doisneau, Frantisek Drtikol, Walker Evans …
Circle / Squared

Lisa Sette Gallery, Phoenix (US)
5 May 2018 – 25 Aug 2018

with Tami Bahat, Luis Gonzalez Palma, Kahn & Selesnick, Yao Lu, LIU XiaoFang
SMALL

Purdy Hicks Gallery, London (GB)
6 Jul 2017 – 2 Sep 2017

with Jonny Delafield Cook, Anni Leppaelae, Masao Yamamoto
Facing History: Contemporary Portraiture

V&A Victoria & Albert Museum, London (GB)
27 Jul 2015 – 24 Apr 2016

with Grayson Perry, Maud Sulter, Gavin Turk
Album 31

Fotogalleriet, Oslo (NO)
20 Mar 2015 – 10 May 2015

with Sophy Rickett
3 AM: WONDER, PARANOIA AND THE RESTLESS NIGHT

Chapter, Cardiff (GB)
13 Dec 2013 – 2 Mar 2014

with Francis Alys, Jordan Baseman, Sandra Cinto, Dorothy Cross, Dornith Doherty, Anthony Goicolea, Sophy Rickett, Tom Wood
3 am: wonder, paranoia and the restless night

Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool (GB)
28 Sep 2013 – 24 Nov 2013

with Francis Alys, Jordan Baseman, Sandra Cinto, Dorothy Cross, Dornith Doherty, Anthony Goicolea, Tonico Lemos Auad, Hirsch Perlman, Sophy Rickett, Paul Rooney, Fred Tomaselli, Danny Treacy …
Unlimited ID

Dazibao, Montréal (CA)
23 Feb 2006 – 8 Apr 2006

with Miriam Baeckstroem, Max Dean, Jonathan Gitelson, Jun Yang
Re-Stage

The Arts Gallery, London (GB)
17 Jan 2006 – 24 Feb 2006

with Bianca Brunner, Victoria Hall, Matthew Hawkins, Tom Hunter, Emma Innocenti, Kent Klich, Maria Kontis, Johanna Eliisa Laitanen, Wiebke Leister, Andrea Muendelein, Clare Strand, Cathrine Sundqvist
Photography 2005

Victoria Miro Gallery, London (GB)
18 Jan 2005 – 12 Feb 2005

with Stephen Gill, Dan Holdsworth, Idris Khan, Brandon Lattu, Florian Maier-Aichen
Das Wunder Mensch / Parameter of Life - Internationale Fotokunst

Museum Wörlen, Passau (DE)
10 Jul 2004 – 5 Sep 2004

with Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Erwin Blumenfeld, Katharina Bosse, Marcel Broodthaers, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Henry Clarke, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Rineke Dijkstra, Bernhard Fuchs …
Fiction: truth in photography and painting

Timothy Taylor Gallery, London (GB)
15 Jul 2004 – 4 Sep 2004

with Gerard Byrne, Cieslik & Schenk, Luisa Lambri, Ed Ruscha
Reality Check

Recent Developments in British Photography and Video

Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)
23 Oct 2002 – 24 Nov 2002

with Roderick Buchanan, kr buxey, Phil Collins, Mark Curran, Graham Fagen, Ori Gersht, Dryden Goodwin, Luke Gottelier, Saskia Olde Wolbers, Nigel Shafran, Lesley Shearer, David Shrigley …

Events

Art Rotterdam / Unseen Photo 2026

Stichting ART Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)
27 Mar 2026 – 29 Mar 2026

with Laurence Aegerter, Albarran Cabrera, Vivian Ammerlaan, Michael Bailey-Gates, Kilian Breier, Sander Coers, Paul Cupido, Sara De Brito Faustino, Cristina De Middel, Misha de Ridder, Florence di Benedetto, Giulio di Sturco …
Photo London 2024

Photo London, London (GB)
16 May 2024 – 19 May 2024

with Albarran Cabrera, Takashi Arai, Chantal Elisabeth Ariëns, Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, David Bailey, Susannah Baker-Smith, Peter Beard, Valerie Belin, Tonje Boe Birkeland, Erwin Blumenfeld, Celine Bodin, Jo Bradford …
photo london 2019

Photo London, London (GB)
16 May 2019 – 19 May 2019

with Ansel Adams, Claire Aho, Albarran Cabrera, Miles Aldridge, Alia Ali, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Liza Ambrossio, Takashi Arai, Matan Ashkenazy, Jessica Backhaus, Roger Ballen, Gian Paolo Barbieri …
PULSE Miami 2018

PULSE Art Fairs, Miami (US)
6 Dec 2018 – 9 Dec 2018

with Tami Bahat, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Susan Derges, Christiane Feser, Manuel Geerinck, Judy Gelles, Jacob Gils, Irene Grau, Prince Gyasi, Daniel Handal, Sandra Kantanen, Farrah Karapetian …
KIAF Korea International Art Fair 2018

KIAF Korea International Art Fair, Seoul (KR)
4 Oct 2018 – 7 Oct 2018

with Eikoh Hosoe, Ayoung Kim, Dinh Q. Le, Jeonglok Lee, Hyung-Geun Park, Anna Reivilae, Choel Byun Soon, Wolfgang Tillmans, Santeri Tuori
AIPAD Photography Show New York 2018

AIPAD, New York (US)
5 Apr 2018 – 8 Apr 2018

with Diane Arbus, Tom Arndt, Richard Avedon, Tami Bahat, Clara Bahlsen, Lillian Bassman, Olaf Otto Becker, Olaf Otto Becker, Daniel Beltra, Clarissa Bonet, Kate Breakey, Richard Caldicott …
London Art Fair 2018

Photo50

London Art Fair, London (GB)
17 Jan 2018 – 21 Jan 2018

with (play)ground-less, Larry Achiampong, Emily Allchurch, Niloufar Banisadr, David Birkin, Bill Brandt, Ellie Davies, Nilbar Gueres, Aisha Abid Hussain, Sandra Kantanen, Iwajla Klinke, Liane Lang …
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary 2018

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, West Palm Beach (US)
11 Jan 2018 – 15 Jan 2018

with Ernesto Bazan, Daniel Beltra, Carolle Benitah, Clarissa Bonet, Richard Caldicott, James Whitlow Delano, Sophie Delaporte, Liat Elbing, Andreas Gefeller, Karl Martin Holzhaeuser, Robert Mapplethorpe, Steve McCurry …
Unseen Photo Fair 2017

Unseen Photo, Amsterdam (NL)
22 Sep 2017 – 24 Sep 2017

with Laurence Aegerter, Takaaki Akaishi, Thomas Albdorf, Miles Aldridge, Evgenia Arbugaeva, Sofia Ayarzagoitia, Ralph Baiker, Roger Ballen, Fabio Barile, Melanie Bonajo, Elina Brotherus, Thibault Brunet …
Book Signings 2017

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Photo London, London (GB)
18 May 2017 – 21 May 2017

with Jacob Aue Sobol, Roger Ballen, Geraldo de Barros, Thomas Demand, Martin Essl, Peter Fraser, Julia Fullerton-Batten, Stephen Gill, Paul Graham, Harry Gruyaert, Thomas Hoepker, Joshua Jensen-Nagle …
Practice

Sallis Benny Theatre, Brighton (GB)
1 Mar 2006
Alina

Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)
Bettina von Zwehl and Charlotte Cotton

Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)
Aaron Williamson

Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)