Sprecher Ursula (Basel)

Photographer

Last name First name Sprecherin, Ursula

• 1970 Basel BS

GND 140684352

Types of photographers Photographer

genres of images people, cityscape, art with photography

Place of work (e) New York USA 1993-1994 Basel BS 1995 -

Environment Collaboration with Julian Salinas and Andi Cortellini.

Career Ursula Sprecher was trained as a photographer from 1989 to 1993 and attended the School of Applied Arts in Basel. In 1993/94 she stayed in New York as a freelance assistant in photography and film. Since 1995 she works as a freelance photographer in a in Basel.

Awards and scholarships 1994, Agfa European Award, Photography Award. 1998, Agfa European Award, photography prize. 2011, Scope, Miami art exhibition, artist wanted, grand prize, 1st prize. 2013, Prix 2013, special prize of the jury.

Primary literature Steinkraus, Volker et al: Skin (cat.), Hamburg, Junius 2002. Museum.BL (ed.): Modeband. Silk Ribbons in Basel, Basel, Christoph Merian 2004. Steinkraus, Volker (ed.): Skin. The Nature of Skin, Munich, Dölling und Galitz 2005. Sprecherin Ursula; Salinas, Julian: Heimatland., Zurich, Armistice 2009. Darmstadt Days of Photography (ed.): Vision - Outlook on Life (cat.), Darmstadt 2009. Biennale Internacional de Fotografia de Tenerife (ed.): Fotonoviembre 2011 (cat.), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes 2011. Scope Miami (ed.): Artsits Wanted. Art Takes Miami (cat.), Miami 2011. Comet (ed.): Soirée graphique No. 5 (cat.), Bern, Comet 2012. Speaker Ursula; Cortellini, Andi: Hobbyfreunde Freizeitfreunde, Heidelberg, Kehrer Verlag 2013. Friedhof Forum Zürich (ed.): The Own, Zürich 2014. Speaker Ursula: Homepage, as of November 2014, www.ursulasprecher.ch/. Speaker Ursula; Cortellini, Andi: Homepage, as of November 2014, www.sprechercortellini.ch/.

Secondary literature Schiess, Robert: Reaktion auf historische Fotografie, in: Basler Stadtbuch, Basel, Christoph Merian Verlag 1996, www.baslerstadtbuch.ch/stadtbuch/1996/1996_2483.html pp. 154-158.

Solo exhibitions 1998, Basel, Pep & No Name Gallery, Subcutaneous. 2006, Oberwil, Monika Wertheimer Gallery, Heimatland. 2007, Muttenz, Clariant. 2009, Zurich, Walter Keller Gallery, Homeland. 2010, Basel, Zangbieri Gallery. 2013, Basel, M54, Hobby Buddies. 2013, Zurich, Galerie eb, social medium.