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Latitude
30.8124247
Longitude
34.8594762
Start Date
1968-01-01
End Date
1968-01-01

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ID
tb99e1

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/simon-obarzanek
Birth Place
Israel
Biography
Photographer Simon Obarzanek was born in Israel in 1968 and currently lives and works in Melbourne. Graduating with a Bachelor of Photography in 1989 from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, his first solo show Simon Obarzanek 96-02 was at Max Bernstein Gallery, Melbourne in 2002. Since then he has had a string of solo shows including Portraits , Max Bernstein Gallery, Melbourne (2005); 80/137 Faces (2006), Centre for Contemporary Photography (2006); 80 faces , Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne (2006); and 10pm-1am , Karen Woodbury Gallery Melbourne (2007). Obarzanek has also exhibited in numerous group shows including, William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize 2007 , Monash Gallery of Art, Victoria (2007); National Photography Prize , Albury Regional Gallery, NSW (2007); Innovators , Linden – Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne (2007); Light Sensitive , National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2006); City of Perth Photo Media Award, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth (2006); Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2005 , National Portrait Gallery, London (2005); Commonwealth Place Contemporary Australian Portraits , National Portrait Gallery, Canberra (2003) and A Room with a View , Mike Weiss Gallery, New York (1999). Simon’s work is held in major public galleries including the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, and the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Writers: Woodbury, Karen Date written: 2008 Last updated: 2011
Born
b. 1968
Summary
A photographer, Simon Obarzanek chiefly works in portraiture and his work has been exhibited extensively since 2002. His work featured in the 2003 exhibition 'Commonwealth Place Contemporary Australian Portraits' at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed