Xyza Bacani
photographer / visual storyteller
Xyza Bacani is a Filipina Street and Documentary Photographer who has been featured in New York Times Lens Blog, CNN and various International media publication not only for her excellence in photography but also for her inspirational story. Working as a domestic worker for almost a decade, she used photography to tell the stories of her fellow domestic workers and others who were victims of human rights violation. She is one of the Magnum Foundation Human Rights Fellows 2015, exhibited in South East Asia, won awards in photography and she was granted HR No. 1969 by the Philippines House of Representative and one of the BBC 100 Women of the World 2015.
Xyza Bacani
photographer / visual storyteller
Xyza Bacani is a Filipina Street and Documentary Photographer who has been featured in New York Times Lens Blog, CNN and various International media publication not only for her excellence in photography but also for her inspirational story. Working as a domestic worker for almost a decade, she used photography to tell the stories of her fellow domestic workers and others who were victims of human rights violation. She is one of the Magnum Foundation Human Rights Fellows 2015, exhibited in South East Asia, won awards in photography and she was granted HR No. 1969 by the Philippines House of Representative and one of the BBC 100 Women of the World 2015.
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International Women’s Day / 2023March 8, 2023International Women’s Day: Founded over a hundred years ago evolving through various names and dates, this fulcrum of women’s rights was adopted by the United Nations only in 1975 and is still largely overlooked in many countries. (more…)
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FUTURES / Artists Nominated2023The new emerging artists selected for 2023 has been announced. The FUTURES platform members have selected a promising group of almost 100 artists with heterogeneous backgrounds and creative visions, who will have access to an unprecedented network of professionals, markets and audiences. (more…)
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Paul Chan: BreathersNov 17, 2022 – Jul 16, 2023Paul Chan: Breathers is the first major US-based museum exhibition of works by artist, writer, and publisher Paul Chan in 15 years. Chan, who was recently awarded the prestigious 2022 MacArthur Fellowship, came to prominence in the early 2000s (more…)
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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye / No Twilight Too MightyMar 31 – Sep 10, 2023British artist and writer Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (b. 1977, London) is celebrated for her paintings of timeless subjects in everyday moments of happiness, comradery, and solitude. Her lush oils on canvas or coarse linen portray fictitious characters rendered in loose brushwork set against dramatic backgrounds. (more…)
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Max BeckmannArtist / PainterMax Beckmann (1884–1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term and the movement. (more…)
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Young Masters Art Prize 2023Deadline June 11, 2023The 6th edition of Young Masters Art Prize encourages contemporary artists to look back to the art of the past and art history to inspire their work, whether through technique, concept, theme or medium. We are looking for artists who show originality, skill and imagination in response to the art of the past. You can interpret this as widely and creatively as you wish. (more…)
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Sunny Art Prize 2022-23Deadline June 30, 2023The Sunny Art Prize is sponsored by the Art Council England and has established itself as one of the UK’s most prestigious international art competitions. The scope of this contemporary art prize is about sourcing the most talented artists from all over the world, both established and emerging ones, who produce ground-breaking and innovative artworks. (more…)
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A Painting is a Painting is a PaintingApr 15 – May 28, 2023A Painting is a Painting is a Painting is an attempt to discuss the vast surface of meanings across the history and present understanding of this art form. We ask: who needs a painting in times of digital pictures, photoshopped compositions, and artificial realties? (more…)
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Athens Art Book Fair / Open CallDeadline June 4, 2023Athens Art Book Fair is an artist-run initiative aiming to bring together and showcase artist publications produced in Greece as well as to create a link with publishing-based artistic practices (print, online and else) internationally. (more…)
