farrenvwyk@gmail.com 
Farren van Wyk (1993) is a South African and dutch photographer and mentor. She graduated from the University of Arts in 2016 where she received her BA degree in Photography after an extensive visual project with (ex-)gang members in the South African colored community in her hometown Port Elizabeth. This project is shifting towards an ongoing exploration into the history of colored communities, of which Farren herself is a member.
She has been living in The Netherlands for over twenty years and her dual nationality is the crux of her work. The historical and somewhat troubling relationship between these two countries -colonialism, the slave trade and apartheid in South Africa- sparks a lot of questions about identity and citizenship. She uses her camera to explore these topics and uses the concepts of projects as a frame to tell her story. Most of the questions stay unanswered, but that is also the beauty of the journey.
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Education
2012 – 2016 Bachelor of Arts, Photography University of Arts Utrecht, The Netherlands
Internships / Assisting
2015 Hayden Phipps, Cape Town South Africa
2017 – 2018 Jaya Pelupessy, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2018 – 2019 University of Arts Utrecht, The Netherlands
2019 The Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa
Selected exhibitions
2015 Entangled, Utrecht
2016 Picture This, HKU graduation show, Utrecht
2016 GUP New Dutch Talent, Amsterdam
2017 Rotterdam Photo
2017 Kiekie Olympus Young Talent Award
2017 HKU Exhibition, Utrecht
2017 – 2018 De Melkweg, Amsterdam
2018 – 2019 HKU Exhibition, Utrecht
2020 Photoville, New York
Features
2016 Picture This Graduation Catalogue
2018 New Dawn Paper Magazine
2018 i-D Nederland
2018 The Bubblegum Club, Johannesburg South Africa
2019 Kiekie Photography Krant Amsterdam
2019 Klyntjie South Africa
2020 Through the Lens Collective, Johannesbrug, South Africa
2020 De Stentor, the Netherlands
2020 De Volkskrant, the Netherlands
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