Filippo Zambon (Firenze 1981) ha studiato storia dell'arte presso l'Universitá di Firenze e ha conseguito il Master of Fine Arts in fotografia a Helsinki nella prestigiosa Finnish Art Academy. Il suo lavoro si concentra spesso su questioni di politica sociale. Ha documentato tra le altre cose la vita dei bambini di strada di Kathmandu, i problemi di malnutrizione nell'Africa occidentale, la situazione dei malati di HIV in Tailandia.  Ha collaborato con organizzazioni internazionali come i Medici per i diritti umani, Apc Nepal, Children rights foundation ecc…
Il suo lavoro é stato presentato in numerose mostre in Europa e nel 2012 é stato scelto come uno dei migliori fotografi emergenti dall'Hasselblad foundation di Goteborg in Svezia.
Le sue foto sono pubblicate regolarmente su riviste internazionali e pubblicazioni di arte e giornalismo.


EDUCATION:

2007-2014 Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Bfa and MfA, Time and Space Department
2005 University of Helsinki, Humanistic department, exchange program
2001-2006 Universitá di Firenze, D.A.M.S. Storia dell'Arte (Art History)

EXHIBITIONS:

2014   Kollective preview 6, group exhibition, Forum Box gallery, Helsinki

2013   Nuoret2013, Helsinging Taidehalli, Helsinki
2013   Kesken Kaiken, group exhibition, Kuva/Tila, Helsinki
2013   Faccie in biblio, solo show, Biblioteca Lazzerini, Prato, Italy
2013   Portrait Now!   Ljungbergmuseet, Ljungby, Denmark
2013   Ihana koti, group exhibition, Laituri exhibition hall, Helsinki
2013   Portrait Now! The national historical museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013   Still Life / Work Life, Hasselblad center, Gothenburg

2012   Photobook Show C, Create Studio, Brighton, England
2012   New Nordic Photography, Hasselblad Foundation Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
2012   Kuvan Kevät, Master Degree show of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki  
2012   Preview 5, Helsinki photography biennale, Finnish photography Museum, Helsinki
2012   Stream and Bridges: Istanbul, group exhibition, Kaiku Galleria, Helsinki

2011   Helsinki Connections, group exhibition, LaChapelle Art Studios, Dublin
2011   Alkuperäks? group exhibition, Kaiku Gallery, Helsinki
2011   The gang of Kathmandu, 5photographers5day festival, SecondHome, Berlin
2011   Foto 8 Summershow, group exhibition, Host Gallery, London
2011   Art in conflict, group exhibition, Werstas Museum, Tampere Finland
2011   Zingst Fotofestival, group exhibition, Zingst, Germany
2011   Looking forward,group exhibition, Jukka Male Museum, Helsinki   
2011   The gang of Kathmandu, solo exhibition, Kuva Galleria, Helsinki  

2010   COOP1, group exhibition, University of Arts, Frankfurth am Main
2010   On the road, selected works, Circolo degli Italiani in Finlandia, Helsinki
2010   Manifestations of Nationalism in everyday life, group exhibition, FAFA gallery, Helsinki  2010   Photo Kina, photo and art fair, selected project, group exhibition, Koln Germany
2010   Emma Prize 2010 Finalist, group exhibition, Emma modern Art Museum, Espoo
2010   Exposition, group exhibition, Lasipalatsi Square, Helsinki
2010   Manufacturing Today, group exhibition, Trondheim Art Biennial, Norway

2009   Life (and death) of Roma camp, solo exhibition "Lens Politica" festival, Andorra, Helsinki 2009  "Rajaton/Borderless/Hatartalan", group exhibition, Galleria Labor, Budapest Hungary 2009   Artefatto art festival, selected artist, Trieste, Italy
2009  "Rajaton/Borderless/Hatartalan" Night of Arts, group exhibition, Galleria U, Hungarian Cultural centre, Helsinki
2009  Wherever you love, you are  itinerant photo-project, Festival of Photography 2009, Helsinki  
2008   Unknown city, group exhibition, Kuvataideakatemia Helsinki
2008   Backlight 2008 group exhibition, Vapriikki Art Museum, Tampere

AWARDS:

2010 Emma prize, "viewer's selection" award, Emma Museum of Modern Art
2010 Photo Kina, Best in show, Koln Germany
2006 Aldo Nascimben Prize, first prizewinner, Benetton Art foundation

GRANTS:

2014 Taiteen edistämikeskus, näyttöapurahat
2013 Helsingin Kulttuurikeskus, Project Grant
2013 Taiteen edistämiskeskus, Travel Grant
2013 Department of Culture, Tuscany Region (Italy), Project Grant
2012 Frame-fund, Exhibition Grant
2009 Kuvataideakaemia, Project Grant
2006 Archivio Fotografico Toscano, Tuscany photographic archive (Italy)

WORKS IN COLLECTION:

2012 Hasselblad Foundation, Gothenburg, Sweden
2012 The Paulo Foundation Collection, Helsinki
2006 A journey through... Tuscany photographic Archive, Florence

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2013- Hourly based teacher, Kuvataideakatemia
2013- Editor and founder of Libellula project
2012- Freelance photographer
2010-2012 Printlab assistant, Photographic department, Kuvataideakatemia
2009 Portfolio reviewer/ hourly based teacher, Tamk, Tampere
2008 Photographer/researcher, Tuscany Photographic Archive

OTHER EXPERIENCES:

2012- 2014 Lens Politica Festival, Board and curatorial team member
2012   Private photo Magazine, Curator for the issue "Finland"
2012   Screening during the Jenna Vainio's composition concert in Musikkitalo, Helsinki
2010 "Who set what up?" Discussions in peace, Guest speaker, Kiasma, Helsinki
2010 "Portfolio Review day", Selected Artist, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
2010 "Art and (In) Equality?" invited speaker, Hollo Instituutti, Kiasma Theater

MEMBERSHIPS:

Valokuvataitelijaliitto (Union of the artist photographers)
Suomen Lehtikuvaajat Ry (Union of the press photographers)