Galerie Michael Janssen in Berlin

1967 born in Brussels

Lives and works in Antwerp

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011  
Harlem on my Mind - I was, I am. Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin

2010
Welcome to Belgium. Museum Africa, Johannesburg
Welcome to Belgium. Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston TX
VOLTANY. Crown Gallery, New York City NY

2008
Roots I. Crown Gallery, Brussels

2007
Black-Out. Vlaams-Nederlands huis deBuren, Brussels
Black-Out. De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
Harlem on my Mind. v-editie, Antwerp

2005
Semites. Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
Harlem on my Mind. Huis Van Winckel, Dendermonde, Belgium
Welcome to Belgium. Forum fnac, Brussels; Ghent; Liège

2004
I was, I am. Gallery Kusseneers, Antwerp
Welcome to Belgium. (with Shirin Neshat) Forum ModeNatie; MoMu-Galerie, Antwerp

1999
Tussen Stompzinnigheid en Waanzin: Foto’s. The Provincial Museum of Modern Art (PMMK),
Oostende, Belgium

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
UNFIXED. The Center for Contemporary Art (CBK) of the city of Dordrecht, the Netherlands
Résonance : artistes contemporains marocains du monde Marrakech. Musée de Marrakech - Fondation Omar Benjelloun
Belgian Spot. Bangkok
The FotoFest 2010 Biennial. Thirteenth International Biennial of Photography, Houston TX

2009
A Story of the Image. Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapore
Tetris. BPS 22, Brussels
The Ornamental Body. Witte Zaal, Ghent
Adding Subtractions. Bag Factory, Johannesburg
Summer in the City. Crown Gallery, Brussels
A Story of the Image. Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
Fading. Musée d’Ixelles, Brussels
Nós. Museu da República, Rio de Janeiro

2008
Architecture in the Picture. Bozar, Centre for Fine Art, Brussels
The Collection XXII FANTASY. Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
Mimétisme. Extra City / Center for Contemporary Art, Antwerp

2007
The Collection XXI. Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
Portraits de l’autre. Musée d’Ixelles, Brussels

2006
Abraço. Espaço Chiado, Lisbon
Portraits de l’autre. Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris
Invisibility. Riccardo Crespi Gallery, Milan
Sabotage of reality. Batagianni Gallery, Athens
Berlin Tendenzen. Palau de la Virreina - La Capella, Barcelona

2005 
Photo Based - Visual Art and Photography. Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
Démarcations. Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris
Monopolis. Witte de With, Rotterdam
In Between. Kunst der Kulturen, Pferdestall - Allendeplatz, Festival der Kulturen, Hamburg
Razao e Sensibilidade. Encontro com Arte, São Paulo

2004
Costanti Diversità – Premio Del Golfo La Spezia 2004. Biennale Europea Arti Visive,
Centro Arte Moderna a Contemporanea (CAMeC), La Spezia, Italy
Walk of Fame. Photokina, Cologne
Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie. Arles, France

2003
A Look at art Belgium in the Nineties. Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp

2000
Open Studio. International Center of Photography (I.C.P.), New York NY

1999
ATTACK! Arti et Amicitiae: Holland Festival, Amsterdam

1998
Ouverte. Museum of Photography, Charleroi

PROJEKTE

2009
Harlem on my Mind. Flemish Parliament, Brussels
Panorama Belgica. Crown Gallery, Santander, Spain
Two in One. Benefit auction of 100 contemporary artworks from the Appel; Witte the With,
Rotterdam / Christie‘s Amsterdam

2008
Art integration UZ Brussels. Permanent installation Look-Out, Brussels
Yearbook Architecture Flanders. VAI, Felmish Architecture Institut, Antwerp

2005
HISK laureate at Lineart Playground Lineart. 2005, Flanders Expo, Ghent
10 years. Art Forum Berlin, Berlin

2003
Today’s Heroes - Charif Benhelima. Flanders House, London

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2009
Semites. (in progress)

2007
Harlem on my Mind. v-editie, Antwerp (Text by Caryl Phillips).

2006
Hannula, M. “Bury me up standing“ be-magazine, Berlin

2005
Gèo, D. “Renaissance in Harlem“ Rio Arte, Rio de Janeiro, Cat. text

2003
Welcome to Belgium. Ludion, Ghent, Amsterdam (Text by Luc Tuymans).

EDUCATION AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

2009
The Bag Factory, Johannesburg

2005
Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin

2003
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris

2000
International Center of Photography, New York NY

1995 - 1998
Higher Institute For Fine Arts Flanders, Antwerp

1990 - 1995
Higher Institute Saint Lucas, Brussels

Master in Plastic Arts, Training Photography, Film

CHARIF BENHELIMA - Harlem on my Mind: I was, I am
Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin
February 5 - March 5, 2011