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Solomon Mortimer
Solomon Mortimer is a Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland-based artist, working with photographs, artist books and silver gelatin printing. He is interested in the unfolding encounters that occur while experiencing daily life and routines. Solomon completed his undergraduate degree at Unitec in 2011 followed by Master of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland Elam School of Fine Arts in 2016. He has taught papers at Elam, Unitec and Whitecliffe. He has also mentored on the MFA programme at the Photography Studies College in Naarm and the Arts Foundation Springboard programme. Solomon was a 2019 Arts Foundation Laureate, receiving the Marti Friedlander Photographic Award. His books and prints are held in many significant collections nationally and abroad. He is represented by Anna Miles Gallery.
Solomon has independently and in collaboration with his wife Zahra Killeen-Chance published around 35 short run artist books. He was a winner of the New Zealand Photobook Of The Year Award in 2015 and 2022. His most recent book, The Sun Sets Beneath the Ocean, was created with Zahra in 2023 for their exhibition at the Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery as an outcome from the Tylee Cottage residency they undertook in 2021. It follows their journey through the cycles of exploration and contemplation of environment and family life. Solomon has attended and participated in each Photobook NZ Festival since 2016 and is very much looking forward to this year’s event.
Solomon will be co-tutoring the Photobook Exploder workshop at Photobook/NZ with Matt Dunne, of Tall Poppy Press.
