J O H N S. W E B B_____________________________________________________________ 1950 Born Clapham Common, London. 1955-67 School in London. 1967-68 Assistant studio photographer. 1969-70 Traveled in Europe. 1970-73 Photography course at Medway College in Rochester, GB. 1973-74 Photographic Technician at Berkshire College, Reading, GB. Daughter Joanna born 1st November. 1974 Moved to Sweden. 1976 Employed by Swedish photographic magazine "Aktuell Fotografi". 1977 Began
working part time at Aktuell Fotografi in order to devote more time to
freelance work and personal projects. 1985 Layout and photographic material for a correspondence course in photography with Rune Jonsson. 1986-87
Working totally freelance. Lecturing at Lunds University on the course
"The Photographic Image". 1987-88
Guest lecturer at The School of Photography, Gothenburg University. 1989- Employed part-time teaching at The School of Photography, Gothenburg University. 1989 Published : "Den idérike fotografen" (The creative thinking photographer) with Hans Alenius. Aktuell Fotografi. 1990 Working
with EKODOK 90 project. A photographic environmental project funded by
the Swedish department of culture. 1991 Published fifth book :"Departure". Bildibok. 1991-96 Working on major research project: "The Tourists' Landscape: Containing Nature", funded by Gothenburg University. 1992- 1996 Webmaster for The School of Photography, Gothenburg University. 1993 Published "Woodland". Bildibok. 1994 Work
published in EKODOK catalogue "I Människans Hand" (The
Hand of Man). Five year work-grant from The Swedish Authors Fund. 1996 - Published
: "Sök Sebran". LL-Förlaget. 1999 Published
Digital
Bild with Stefan Ohlsson and Bosse Westerlund, Bonniers. 2000 Selection committee for Kungliga Biblioteket's 2000-2001 2001 Started working as a photographer for Malmö Museum. Contined teaching at Malmö University - Art & Communications - K3. 2003 Left Malmö Museum. Awarded major grant from Swedish Author's Fund "Income Guarantee". 2004 Published "Utflykter Kring Öresund" text Sören Sommelius. LL-Förlaget. 2006 Traveled to Australia 2009 Published Photographs of Malmö. With Finn Larsen. Visions of Öresund, Malmö. 2010 Published catalogue for "Up And Around the Sound". John S. Webb and Lars Byggdemark. Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg. 2012 Published PLANTED. Nya Vyer, Stockholm. 2013 Published A Garden. Nyer Vyer, Stockholm 2015 Published TRACE / SKÅNE, Pequod Press, Malmö. 2016 Published SKÅNE KUST / COAST, Pequod Press, Malmö. Three prints [80x58cm] aquired by Stockholms Läns Landsting (county administration), for public display.
One person exhibitions (selection)1972 Stonhouse Street London Libraries. 1973 Skies and Shadows Impressions Gallery, York, GB. 1977 Still
Movements, Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, GB. Hull University, GB, Gallery
1+1, 1982-83 Bilder från södra Sverige, Malmö Museum touring exhibition. 1981 Light Waves Impressions Gallery, York GB. Trent Polytechnic 1984 Topografiska Bilder - Fotogalleriet i Lund, Sweden.(Topographic Images) 1986 Zones Billund's Airport, Denmark. 1988 Trees Museum zu Schaffhausen, Switzerland 1989 Spår (Traces) Båstad's Library. 1989 Minnen från åttiotalet - Helsingborg's Museum (Memories from the eighties.) 1991 Landscapes - Ljungsjögården, Skåne, Sweden 1992 Island vid vägkanten - Fotograficentrum, Malmö, Sweden (Roadside: Iceland) 1992 Vår tids kulturlandskap - Helsingborgs Museum, Sweden (Cultural landscape of our age) 1992 Turistens Landskap - work in progress Galleri Röda Kvarn, Helsingborg, S. (The Tourists' Landscape) 1997 Containers-
an Internet exhibition. 2010 Öresund as part of the exhibition theme Up and Around the Sound - Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg. 2011 High Ground II. Skepparholmen Stockholm 2016 Trace Travelling, Almlöf Gallery, Malmö, Sweden. 2017 Travelling, Tingsryd Library.
Group exhibitions:1973 Serpentine Photography - Serpentine Gallery, London. 1974 Ten from Co-Optic - Touring exhibition 1974-1975, GB. 1975 Young British Photographers - British Council touring exhibition. 1979 The Naked Environment - Salzburg College, Austria. 1981 Northern Light - The Ffotogallery in Wales. 1983 Lust (Desire) - Camera Obscura, Stockholm. 1983 Kulturfestival Luleå, Sweden. 1985 Helsingborgsbilder
- Gallleri Nordvästen, Helsingborg. (Helsingborg images) 1986-87
Nya Landskap - Touring exhibition in Sweden. 1986 Kunstlerische Fotografie in International Photo symposium - Skandinavien heute Düsseldorf. 1988 6x5 - Art Hall, Graz, Austria 1989 Landskap - (Landscape) Norrköpings Museum of Art, touring. 1991 Lika Med - Equals Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm. 1993 Naturfotografins Roll - Hasselblad Centre ,Göteborg 1994-1996 EKODOK: I Människans Hand (The Hand of Man) - Jönköpings Läns Museum - 1997 Kulturvagn-En
Resa i Sverige. A Journey in Sweden. Swedish Railways Cultural Wagon 1998 Kust & Hav (Coast & Sea) - Krapperup Art Hall, Sweden. 1999 Fotografisk Konst - Hedbergs Konst Förening, Sweden. 2000 Brofästet
- Öresound exhibition facility, Malmö. 2001-2002 ÖREDOK
2003 Skånska Landskap - Krapperup Art Hall, Sweden 2004 - 2007 Facing East: Contempoary Landscape from Baltic Areas. Arts Institute Bournemouth, York Impressions Gallery .... England. Touring. 2006 Fotografi - Wells House, Blentarp, Sweden. 2006-2007 Moderna Museet c/o Dunkers Kulturhus - Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden. 2008 New Photographs from Skåne - Gamla Bankhuset Brösarp. 2009 Fotografi i Fokus - Matton & Visions of Öresund. 2011 Time and Place - Visions of Öresund Gallery. 2012-2013 Öster om Ystad (East of Ystad) Ystads Konstmuseum,Ystad. 2014 A Way of Life, Moderna Museet, Malmö. 2015 Tedious Landscapes / Tråkiga Landskap, Skånes Konstförening, Malmö.
Collections:Moderna
Museet, Stockholm AwardsKonstnärsnämnden,
(The Swedish Arts Grants Committee), 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991.
email:John S. Webb
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