NICOLAS HENRY
Born in 1978, he lives and works in Paris.
Nicolas Henry graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris and Cergy. He trained in the film industry as a director at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada. He has pursued his personal work for 20 years, traveling the world to create a series of portraits of ancestors worldwide. "Les cabanes de nos grands-parents" (Actes Sud Editions) combines plastic installations and photographic portraits. He was awarded the Popcap'16 prize for African photography. Institutions such as the DuSable Museum of African American History, the National Museum of Immigration in Paris, and COP 21 have recognized the meaning, commitment, and aesthetic of his artistic practice.
In 2021, together with Floriane de Lassée, he founded the social and environmental biennale of the city of Paris and Greater Paris, Photoclimat, showcasing works by 40 NGOs and 30 artists from around the world. The next edition will take place in September 2025.
︎ @nicolas_henry_photographe
Solo Exhibitions
2023: Parvis du Musée Niteroi, organized by Institut Français Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2022: Loft Galerie, solo show, Art Paris, France
2020: Installation for the association "Lire et faire Lire", Place du Panthéon, Paris, France
2019:
- Giant installation and photographs for "Emmaüs", Place du Palais Royal, Paris, France
- Parvis du Palais de la Porte Dorée, National Museum of Immigration, Paris, France
- Dia de consciencia Negra, Musée Mineros, Belo Horizonte, Institut Français Rio, Brazil
2018:
- Jaipur Literature Festival, India
- Château de Carrouges - National Estate of Mont Saint-Michel, France
2017: DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago, USA
2016: Outdoor route on the Coulée Verte of Nice, National Dramatic Centre of Nice, France
2014:
- National Estate of Saint-Cloud and Musée des Avelines, France
- Goeun Museum of Photography, Busan, South Korea
- Alliance Française of Daejeon and Gwanju, South Korea
2012: Exhibition at Avignon TGV Station organized by Gare et Connexions, Avignon, France
2011: "Wall for" projection of giant images on the cliffs of Cassis, France
Group Exhibitions
2021: Founder of the Photoclimat Biennale, IUCN World Congress, Paris and Greater Paris, La Seyne-sur-Mer, Ajaccio, France
2020: A4 Museum, Chengdu; Shan Museum, Wuhan, China
2019:
- MACAAL, Material Insanity Exhibition, Marrakech, Morocco
- LiShui Photography Biannual Exhibition, China
2018: Dakar Biennale, Gorée Island, Senegal
Monographic Publications
- Monograph "Imaginary Cabins Around the World", Albin Michel Editions, 2016
- Monograph "Les cabanes de nos grands-parents", Actes Sud Editions, 2011
Collections
- FRAC Guyane – MACCAL - DRAC Normandie, private collections, etc.
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