Personal info:
Birthday: December 19, 1978
Nationality: Ukrainian
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English, Czech, French
Contact:
Email: alex.zakletsky@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/alex.zakletsky
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/alex-zakletsky/
Mobile: +380958930474, +380975547188
Skype: Alex.Zakletsky
Photography:
Reportage, Portraits, Architecture, Studio/Product/Food, Wedding/Family/Kids, Underwater
Skills:
Photojournalism, Networking, Art projects direction, Cave photography, Scientific illustration, Book illustration
Technical:
Adobe Photoshop, LightRoom, GIMP, Luminar
Education:
1996 – 2000 National University of «Kyiv-Mohyla Academy», Kyiv, Ukraine, B.Sci (Ecology)
2000 – 2002 ibid, M.Sci (Ecology and Nature Protection Policy)
2002 – 2005 ibid, Postgraduate, (Ecology)
Professional trainings:
2014 Victor Marushenko’s photoschool «Advanced course of photography»
2015 Victor Marushenko’s photoschool «The space of theme»
Current position:
2014 – present – Karas Gallery, Vice Director, Curator Assistant, Co-Curator
Exhibitions:
2001 – 2003 Founder and organizer of ecophotofestival «Nature In Focus (EcoPhotoFest)» (Kyiv, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (2001), The Center of applied philosophy (2002), International Exhibition Center (2003))
2008 Organizer of collective photo exhibition «The Lessons of Chernobyl» (Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Tsushima, Japan)
2012 Personal exhibition «We are the citizens!» Gostynny dvir (Ukraine)
2014 «Triangle #92», Andrey Av in the frames of Kyiv Book Arsenal – 2014 (Ukraine)
2014 Assistant of curator of «Ukrainian Landscape» project of the fine art dedicated to the Indepedance day of Ukraine (Ukraine)
2014 Participant of collective art project «Maydan: the Fire of Love» M17 Art Center, Kyiv (Ukraine)
2014 Participant of collective project «Women of Maydan» organized by Fullbright Fund (Ukraine)
2014 – 2017 Assistant of curator of «A4, Ballpoint project» graphical project Karas Gallery (Ukraine)
2015 «Revolution of dignity. Photo exhibition dedicated to Maidan» Museum of Soviet Occupation in Talinn, Parnu UUE KUNSTI MUUSEUM (Estonia)
2015 «Maidan» photoproject together with Roman Chornomaz in London, Eddinburgh, Weston-Trent and Redding (Great Britain)
2015 Co-curator of videoinstallation «Artists and the revolution» on the Expo Chicago – 2015 (USA)
2015 Photoproject «Ukrainians» Geotingen Institute (Germany)
2015 – 2017 Curator of «A4, Ballpoint on the Book Arsenal» exhibition (Ukraine)
2016 Curator and partaker of art project «Sacralization 2.0», Art Barbakan (Ukraine)
2016 Curator of art exhibition «Unrespocibility», Karas Gallery (Ukraine)
2017 Personal exhibition «The Partakers», «Ostannya Barykada» Club (Ukraine)
2020 Personal exhibition «10 Years In Love», «Kupidon» Club (Ukraine)
Book illustrations:
2013 – 2014 Brine Books Publishing #EuroMaidan: Rising for Freedom and Democracy in Ukraine (Canada)
2014 Participant of collective photo book «Best 50 Photos from Maydan» Nash Format publishing (Ukraine)
2014 poetry book of Oleksander Irvanets «Songs of the War» Dukh I Litera Publishing (Ukraine)
2014 «Maydan: (R)Evolution of Spirit» Nash Format publishing (Ukraine)
2015 Photo illustrator and Co-Curator of «Barbakan – Triangle 92» art almanac by Liuta Sprava Publishing (Ukraine)
2017 Photo illustrator «Babiy Yar» Laurus publishing house (Ukraine)
Magazines:
2001 «Photo and Video News», author
2002 «EKZO», journalist
2003 «Skipper», journalist
2006 – 2009 «FashionDrive», leading columnist, photographer
2007 – 2012 «XXL», leading columnist, photographer
2007 – 2012 «College», columnist, photographer
2009 – 2011 «Back to Black», journalist, photographer
2009 – 2011 «Hot Wheels», editor in chief
2006 – 2012 «Octopus», «Neptune XXI» author
2008 – 2009 «Goloss.Ua», journalist, photographer
2009 – 2014 «Comments.ua», journalist, photographer
2013 – 2014 «National Geographic Ukraine», journalist, photographer
2009 – 2013 «Ukrainian Weekly», «Tyzhden» photographer, journalist
2009 – 2014 «Gazeta.ua», photographer, journalist
2015 – 2017 «Dilova stolytsia», author
Clients:
Ministry of International Affairs of Poland (Ukrainian Embassy), Polish Institute in Kyiv, DAAD, Goethe-Institut Ukraine, Frankfurter Buchmesse GmbH, Anne de Kiev Fest, Koronatsiya Slova, Book Arsenal, Book Forum Lviv, Meridian Czernowitz, OTOBE, Karpatia, REF, Hunting and Fishing, Ostannya Barykada, Kupidon, Massandra cafe, Trattoria Di Tante, Shevchenko Restaurant, Art Barbakan, Restoracia Kanapa, Sekta, Star De Lux, Studio 27, Litakcent.Ua, Let’s Do It Ukraine
Concerts and Festivals:
QARPA, Kozak System, Jamala, Zhadan I Sobaky, Karbido, Vroda, Eyra, Pyriatyn, Haidamaky, KARNA, Hammermann Znyshue Virusy, Orest Liutyj, Drymba da Dzyga, Art Pole Music Festival, Jazz Koktebel
Publishing Houses:
KIT, Herb, Liuta Sparava, Laurus, Dukh I Litera, Nash Format, Folio, ArtHuss