About
Anya Tsaruk is a Ukrainian photographer based in Berlin. Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, her work now focuses on documenting the consequences of war in her homeland. Through photography, she aims to raise awareness about the war and forced migration as one of its consequences, as well as to honor the resilience and strength of those impacted by it.
Education:
Fine Arts - Common Ground Studio, Universität der Künste (2023-2024), Berlin, Germany
The Well-Realized Book workshop with Christian Patterson (2022), Bowen Island, Canada
Seeing Through Photographs course - MoMA, New York City, USA (online)
Photography - Neue Schule für Fotografie (2021-2022), Berlin, Germany
BA Culture and Media Management - Jagiellonian University (2016-2019), Kraków, Poland
Exhibitions:
AFF Gallery - “Keep Your Eyes Peeled”, Berlin Gallery Weekend, 2024
Capture Photography Festival - “Her Presence” (Womanhood in Ukraine), Vancouver 2024
Universität der Künste - “Belonging”, Berlin 2023
Bajszel, Berlin 2023
Biennale Fotografia Portogruaro - “The Shapes of Living”, Portogruaro 2023
Fotoforum Dresden - “Family Ties”, Dresden 2023
analogueNOW! - "Revelation", Berlin 2023
Peckham 24 - "Body Language", London 2023
"Utopias Lahti Visual Arts Festival", Lahti 2023
PEP - Photographic Exploration Project "A sense of place", Berlin 2023
"Vonovia Photography Award", Sprengel Museum, Hannover 2022
"The Sun Will Also Rise", Neue Schule für Fotografie, Berlin 2022
"Full Bloom", Atelier HoheSee, Berlin 2022
"Вдома", Safelight, Berlin 2022
"Open House", Neue Schule für Fotografie, Berlin 2022
Awards and nominations:
2024 Athens Photography Festival - shortlist
2023 The V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography - winner
2023 Biennale Fotografia Portogruaro Jury Prize - winner
2023 The Royal Photographic Society Documentary Photography Awards - shortlist
2023 Lucie Foundation Scholarship - honourable mention
2023 Belfast Photo Festival - shortlist
2023 Helsinki Photo Festival - shortlist
2023 PhMuseum Photography Grant - finalist
2023 Felix Schoeller Photo Award, “Best work by an emerging photographer” - shortlist
2023 Fotografia Europea and Skinnerboox Book Award - shortlist
2022 Paris Photo: Carte Blanche Students - shortlist
2022 Vonovia Photography Award: "Beste Nachwuchsarbeit" (Best Youth Work) - shortlist
Artist Talks and Public Discussions:
Fotoforum Dresden - Salon with Prof. Nina Röder | 2023
Universität der Künste Berlin - ARTIST TALK | 2023
Photo London - “APERTURE PRESENTS: PARASOL PRIZE - AGENTS OF CHANGE” | 2023
Peckham 24 - “WOMEN, LIFE, FREEDOM”: RESISTING NETWORKS OF CONTROL” | 2023
Utopias Lahti - ARTIST TALK | 2023
The Temporary Bookshelf - “MOTHER LAND” DUMMY PRESENTATION WITH KATYA LESIV | 2023
Publications:
It’s Nice That - “How can photography capture change? Creatives explore for inaugural V&A prize”
British Journal of Photography - “Political, poignant and timely”: V&A Parasol Foundation’s award-winning women photographers
SPIEGEL Start - “Wie geht Heimat?”
Truth in Photography - interview and photographs
Float Magazine - “Home is Where”