{"id":7318,"date":"2014-09-25T09:46:18","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T14:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/?page_id=7318"},"modified":"2015-06-21T13:08:31","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T18:08:31","slug":"about-jan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/about-jan\/","title":{"rendered":"BIO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/about-jan\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7299 \" src=\"http:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SD076-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"SD076\" width=\"118\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SD076-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SD076-300x366.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SD076.jpg 388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h2>BIOGRAPHY<\/h2>\n<p>Jan is a member of the Atomic Photographers Guild and is represented by Erdmann Contemporary Gallery in Capetown, and Eduardo Fernandes Gallery in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n<p>His images are exhibited widely by a variety of international associations and media and have shown at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro and the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City. Recent solo shows include the 2014 Festival de la Luz in Buenos Aires, the 2013 Lianzhou Photography Festival, the 2013 Dali International Photography Exhibition, and the 2013 PhotoVisa Festival in Krasnodar, Russia. In 2012 he was pre-selected for the Bienal de la Fotografia in Mexico and shortlisted for the Athens Photo Festival. He is a winner of the 2010 One Life photography contest hosted by PDN-Artists Wanted.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2011 Jan works extensively documenting the anthropogenic impact of nuclear energy, and has lived in Ukraine and Japan, documenting the archeology of loss as it relates to sudden exodus.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Mexico City in 1974, Jan&#8217;s childhood was a constant series of moves that has continued to this day. Jan has lived and worked 20 countries. Originally a graduate of business, he is self-taught in photography.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Nouadhibou<\/em> @ 12<sup>th<\/sup> Shanghai International Photographic Art Exhibition, Shanghai, China<\/p>\n<p><em>Nouadhibou<\/em> @ 25<sup>th<\/sup> Encuentros Abiertos Festival de la Luz, Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Pripyat &amp; Fukushima<\/em> @ Lianzhou Photography Festival, China<\/p>\n<p><em>Life is Elsewhere<\/em> @ 5<sup>th<\/sup> Dali Photography Festival, China<\/p>\n<p><em>Cesium Tours<\/em>, @ 5<sup>th<\/sup> PhotoVisa Festival Krasnodar, Russia<\/p>\n<p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Nuclear Disaster Stories<\/em>, Erdmann Contemporary Gallery, Cape Town,<\/p>\n<p><em>Tours de Cesio<\/em>, Galer\u00eda Eduardo Fernandes, S\u00e3o Paulo<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Nouadhibou<\/em>, Keller William Space, Miami<\/p>\n<p><em>Nouadhibou<\/em>, Galeria Mesa Fine Art, Dominican Republic @ PhotoImagen<\/p>\n<p><em>Ausencia y Abandono<\/em>, Galer\u00eda Eduardo Fernandes, S\u00e3o Paulo<\/p>\n<p><em>Gunkanjima<\/em>, National Tour: Fototeca, Zacatecas\/ Galer\u00eda Bateau Mouche, Toluca \/ Galer\u00eda Ibero, Puebla.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Gunkanjima<\/em>, Espacio Cultural Jap\u00f3n, Mexico D.F.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nouadhibou<\/em>, Galer\u00eda Conejo Blanco, Mexico D.F.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Nouadhibou<\/em>, Galer\u00eda Piso 51, Mexico D.F.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2007<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Ausencia y Abandono<\/em>, Galer\u00eda Uno, Mexico D.F. @ FotoSeptiembre<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Crossing the Divide, <\/em>Erdmann Contemporary &amp; The Photographers Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa<\/p>\n<p><em>La Comedia Urbana<\/em>, Espacio Alianza Francesa, Mexico D.F. (National Tour)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Behind the Atom Curtain<\/em>, Museu de Arte Moderna Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/p>\n<p>Collective, Espacio Mayo Viedro, Mexico D.F.,<\/p>\n<p><em>Sustainable Future<\/em>, Fountain Art Fair Miami<\/p>\n<p><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Desiertos, Historias Urbanas<\/em>, Espacio Alianza Francesa, Mexico D.F. (National Tour)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Zihuatlali<\/em>, Casa Francia, Mexico D.F.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fotodialogo<\/em>, Museu de Arte Contempor\u00e2nea de Campinas (MACC), Brazil<\/p>\n<p><em>M\u00e9xico Vivo<\/em>, Museo Arte Moderno, Mexico D.F.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jap\u00f3n 400 A\u00f1os<\/em>, Espacio Epson Mexico D.F.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Pop. Density 5k\/km2<\/em>, Galer\u00eda Nina Menocal, Mexico D.F. @ FotoSeptiembre<\/p>\n<p>Collective, Burn Gallery, New York \/ Collective PX3,<\/p>\n<p>Collective PX3, Sema Topaloglu Studio, Istanbul<\/p>\n<p>Collective Px3, Espace Dupon, Paris<\/p>\n<p><strong>2007<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Collective, Atelier Art Gallery, Miami<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIOGRAPHY Jan is a member of the Atomic Photographers Guild and is represented by Erdmann Contemporary Gallery in Capetown, and Eduardo Fernandes Gallery in S\u00e3o Paulo. His images are exhibited widely by a variety of international associations and media and have shown at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro and the Museum &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/about-jan\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BIO&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7318"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7318"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7526,"href":"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7318\/revisions\/7526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smithjan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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