John Fleetwood (curator)

John Fleetwood
Born	1970 South Africa
Nationality	South African
Occupation	Director of Photo:
Known for	Transition (Social Landscape Project)

John Fleetwood (born 1970) is a South African photography curator, educator who was from 2002 to 2015 director of Market Photo Workshop (part of Market Theatre Foundation, Johannesburg) and has since 2016 been director of Photo: ^[1] in Johannesburg.

Early life and education

Fleetwood was born in Randfontein, Gauteng Province. He studied Political Studies at the University of Johannesburg (1989–1993) and photography at the Vaal University of Technology (1993–1995). He participated in several research courses at the Visual Studies Department at the Centre of Humanities Research, University of Western Cape, South Africa (2014–2016). Fleetwood is fluent in Afrikaans and English.

Career

In his work as director of photography institutions, as well as curator, Fleetwood is promoting and mentoring young and upcoming South African photographers. Founded by David Goldblatt in 1989, Market Photo Workshop has become one of the most significant non-formal art education institutions ^{[2] [3]} in southern Africa, where photography and critical visual thinking are approached as artistic practices for social change. ^[4] Fleetwood has facilitated, organised and supported a range of different photography education interventions, activities and organisations in South Africa and internationally. In January 2016, Fleetwood started Photo: ^{[5] [ failed verification ]} a platform that develops, curates and commissions photography projects, mainly working with emerging photographers from the African continent. He is a convener for the Centres of Learning for Photography in Africa, ^{[6] [ failed verification ] [7] [ failed verification ]} a network of independent training initiatives on the continent to develop and exchange photography learning.

Curated exhibitions

• Transition (Social Landscape Project) ^{[8] [9] [10]} . Exhibited at the Bus Factory, Johannesburg Nov 2012 & Rencontres d’Arles, France Jul 2013
• A Return to Elsewhere, ^[11] Brighton Photo Biennale, 2014, ^[12] UK and Johannesburg Photo ^[13]
• Against Time, The Tierney Fellowship, ^{[14] [15]} 10th Edition of the Bamako Encounters, African Photography, Biennale, Mali, 2015
• Wide Angle ^[16] Multi-platform project (2015) that^{[ vague ]} through a forum, discussion groups, an exhibition and an e-book
• Of traps and tropes, Kerkennah01, ^[17] Kerkennah Islands, off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia, 2018.
• Five Photographers. A tribute to David Goldblatt: An exhibition of Alexia Webster, Jabulani Dhlamini, Mauro Vombe and Pierre Crocquet. ^{[18] [19]} Co-curated with David Goldblatt. First exhibited at the Gerard Sekoto Gallery, Alliance Française in Johannesburg (May 2018), at the Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano ^[20] in Mozambique (Feb 2019), Café What?, Maseru, Lesotho (May 2019), National Arts Festival, Makhanda (Jun 2019), Durban Art Gallery, South Africa (Aug 2019) and part of the 12th edition of the African Photography Encounters, Bamako, Mali (Nov 2019).

Award nominator

• Joop Swart Masterclass, ^[21] World Press Awards, 2009–2020.
• Prix Pictet, 2016–2020.^{[ citation needed ]}
• FOAM Paul Huf Award, ^[22] 2016- 2020.
• The Gabriele Basilico International Prize of Architecture and Landscape Photography, ^[23] Milan, Italy, 2015

Other activities

• Guest editor for Aperture Edition 227 Platform Africa ^[24] in 2017.
• Jury member for the Contemporary African Photography Prize, ^[25] 2014–2020

References

1. "Photo". Photo. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
2. Arts, ZHdK-Zurich University of the. "Creating Spaces: Non-Formal Art/s Education and vocational training for artists in Africa between Cultural Policies and Cultural Funding | ZHdK.ch". ZHdK. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
3. Lauré al-Samarai, Nicola (2014). Creating Spaces: Non-formal art/s education and vocational training for artists in Africa: Between cultural policies and cultural funding. ISBN   978-9966-071-00-2. OCLC   913238337.
4. Reporter, Z. A. M. "Market Photo Workshop | Imagining a radical spirit and the ideals of social justice – ZAM". www.zammagazine.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
5. "About Photo". Photo. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
6. "CLPA News 2019 #3". Photo. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
7. "Centres of Learning for Photography in Africa – Goethe-Institut Südafrika". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
8. Transition. 2013. ISBN   978-2-36511-035-8.
9. "Social Landscape: Transition and Show Us Our Land". The Market Photo Workshop. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
10. d'Arles, Les Rencontres. "Transition, social landscape". www.rencontres-arles.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
11. "Joburg Photo Umbrella". The Market Photo Workshop. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
12. "Brighton Photo Biennial – Photography Festival". www.bpb.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
13. "Joburg Photo Umbrella – SA Creatives". Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
14. "Tierney Fellowship: Against Time". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
15. Africa, Art South (3 December 2015). "10th Bamako Encounters: Snapped in Conversation with John Fleetwood". Art Africa Magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
16. Wide Angle (PDF). 2015. ISBN   978-0-9922404-0-0.
17. "Of traps and tropes, curated by John Fleetwood as part of the Tunisian international photography festival, Kerkennah #1". Pro Helvetia Johannesburg. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
18. "SABC News".
19. ""Five Photographers. A tribute to David Goldblatt" in Bamako, Mali". Photo. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
20. "Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano – Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
21. "John Fleetwood | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
22. "Foam Paul Huf Award". Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
23. "Premio Gabriele Basilico" . Retrieved 23 March 2020.
24. "Aperture 227". Aperture.org. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
25. "CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography". CAP Prize. Retrieved 23 March 2020.