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).

19.10.1981Born 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

2010Winner of Hyères 2010 International Festival of Fashion & Photography
Swiss Federal Design Award

2009IPA Finalist "Photographer of the Year" nominee, Deeper Perspectives, Lucie Foundation

2008Photo España Descubrimientos winner award
Nominated as one of the 13 emerging artists of the year by American Photo Magazine

2007The Swiss Selection VFG, Fotopreis der Sonntagszeitung
The most beautiful Swiss books (with Inout Designers)

2006Images'06, 5e Grand Prix International de la Photographie de Vevey. Best documentary award
Art grant, State of Valais, Switzerland
BFF Förderpreis, Germany

2005Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award Switzerland, given by the Raymond Loewy Foundation

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010Kitintale, Photoforum Pasquart, Biel.

2009Horizonville, Photo España, Madrid.
Horizonville, Coalmine Gallery, Winterthur.
Horizonville, Vilniaus fotografijos galerija, Vilnius.

2008Lavina, Lumen Gallery, Budapest.

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS(selection)

2009Echoes, Worlds End Contemporary Gallery, London.

2008SCAN'08 Talent Latent, Moll de Costa del Port de Tarragona
Portraits II, Galeria Leme, São Paulo
Menotrentuno, Mara, Sardinia

2007The Selection, EWZ Unterwerk Selnau, Zürich
BFF-Förderpreis, Haus der Wirtschaft Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart

2006Images'06, Galerie Ô quai des arts, Vevey
Photokina, Visual Gallery, Köln
INOUT Config'01, MUDAC, Lausanne

2005Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award Switzerland, HEAA Gallery, Geneva

CLIENTS&PUBLICATIONS

Das MagazinLa Repubblica Inout Designers
NEON magazin The Globe & MailPrism clothing
NZZLe Monde MUDAC
Die Zeit FormBLKB
Libération10 MagazineBCV
Tracés magazineTSRSaatchi&Saatchi
HotShoe Int.Onboard mag Sugar
MigrosAmerican PhotoPhoto District News