
CONTACT
Yann Gross
Tel. +41 79.317.71.85
mail@yanngross.com
Rue Mauborget 6
1003 Lausanne / Switzerland
Since 2008, member of "Piece of Cake" (POC)
Teacher at University of Art & Design Lausanne (ECAL).
19.10.1981
Born in Vevey, Switzerland
1997-2000
Gymnase de Burier, Maturité fédérale (Latin)
2001-2005
University of Art and Design Lausanne/ECAL (Bachelor degree in Visual communication)
2005-2007
University of Art and Design Lausanne/ECAL (Master degree in Photography)
AWARDS
2010
Winner of Hyères 2010 International Festival of Fashion & Photography
Swiss Federal Design Award
2009
IPA Finalist "Photographer of the Year" nominee, Deeper Perspectives, Lucie Foundation
2008
Photo España Descubrimientos winner award
Nominated as one of the 13 emerging artists of the year by American Photo Magazine
2007
The Swiss Selection VFG, Fotopreis der Sonntagszeitung
The most beautiful Swiss books (with Inout Designers)
2006
Images'06, 5e Grand Prix International de la Photographie de Vevey. Best documentary award
Art grant, State of Valais, Switzerland
BFF Förderpreis, Germany
2005
Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award Switzerland, given by the Raymond Loewy Foundation
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
Kitintale, Photoforum Pasquart, Biel.
2009
Horizonville, Photo España, Madrid.
Horizonville, Coalmine Gallery, Winterthur.
Horizonville, Vilniaus fotografijos galerija, Vilnius.
2008
Lavina, Lumen Gallery, Budapest.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS(selection)
2009
Echoes, Worlds End Contemporary Gallery, London.
2008
SCAN'08 Talent Latent, Moll de Costa del Port de Tarragona
Portraits II, Galeria Leme, São Paulo
Menotrentuno, Mara, Sardinia
2007
The Selection, EWZ Unterwerk Selnau, Zürich
BFF-Förderpreis, Haus der Wirtschaft Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
2006
Images'06, Galerie Ô quai des arts, Vevey
Photokina, Visual Gallery, Köln
INOUT Config'01, MUDAC, Lausanne
2005
Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award Switzerland, HEAA Gallery, Geneva
CLIENTS&PUBLICATIONS
Das Magazin
La Repubblica
Inout Designers
NEON magazin
The Globe & Mail
Prism clothing
NZZ
Le Monde
MUDAC
Die Zeit
Form
BLKB
Libération
10 Magazine
BCV
Tracés magazine
TSR
Saatchi&Saatchi
HotShoe Int.
Onboard mag
Sugar
Migros
American Photo
Photo District News