Yoshi Kametani
b.1980, NYC, USA

Education:

2010:

BA(Hons) Photography & Film, Edinburgh, UK

Exhibitions:

2013:

-Of The Afternoon Magazine, Underground Gallery, London, UK

2012:

-Annual Photography Fair, Underground Gallery, London, UK

-6th Annual WESTPHOTO Photography Prize (First Prize Project), Ambika P3 Gallery, London, UK

-The Jill Todd Photographic Award Exhibition(Best in Show), White Space Gallery, Edinburgh, UK

-Magenta Flash Forward/ Humble Arts, Small Prints Exhibition, Boston, US

-Grand Prix Fotofestiwal, Lodz, PL

2011:

-Repositioned Gallery, Hundred Pound Shop, Glasgow, UK

-The Photographers Gallery, Fresh Faced & Wild Eyed 2011, London, UK

2010:

-Crane Kalman Brighton Gallery, Foto8, Brighton, UK

-Street Level Photoworks Gallery, Future Proof, Glasgow, UK

-Host Gallery, Foto8 Summer Show, London, UK

-Old Truman Brewery, 10th Annual Free Range Art Show, London, UK

-Film House, Plastic Spoon (film) Screening, Edinburgh, UK

Awards & Grants:

2012:

-6th Annual WESTPHOTO Photography Prize (First Prize Project)

-The Jill Todd Photographic Award (Best in Show)

-Lodz Fotofestiwal 2012, Grand Prix (Qualified), Lodz, PL

2011:

-The Photographers Gallery, Fresh Faced & Wild Eyed 2011, London, UK

-Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward (Honorable Mention)

2010:

-Santander Prize for Photography (Award & Grant), Edinburgh, UK

2008:

-Magnum Photos Portfolio Award (Scholarship), London, UK

2006:

-Thread Art Fund (Grant for Ghana Documentary), NJ, USA

Bibliography

Simon Bainbridge, "Next Generation", British Journal of Photography, Vol. 157 Issue No. 7777, 01 June 2010, pg 21-27

"The New Journalism", The Times, Saturday 21 August 2010, pg 6-7

Emma Gray, "Avoiding Obsolescence", The Source, Issue 64, Autumn 2010, pg 64-65