Born in England 7 January 1964
Lives and works in London
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Compost pictures, Charleston, Sussex [Photoworks exhibition]
2004 Nigel Shafran, MW projects, London
2002 Nigel Shafran, MW projects, London
2001 Washing Up 2000, Week 25, Fig-1, London
2000 Photographs by Nigel Shafran, 1992-2000, Taka Ishi Gallery, Japan
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Not in Fashion: Fashion and Photography from the 90's, MMK Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany
London Calling, James Hyman Gallery
Aktualizacja UK, Photomonth, Krakow
Nothing is in the place, Photomonth, Krakow
One Hour Photo, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Centre
2009 Theatres of the Real, FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerp, curated by Joanna Lowry & David Green
2008 Libraries of Light: Photographic Books from the V&A Collection, V&A Museum, London (24.4.08 - 19.4.09)
Discovery, Les Recontres Arles Photographie
2007 How we are: Photographing Britain, Tate Britain, London
Accidental Collectors, Aram gallery, London [supported by the Arts council]
2005 Wild Track, Trace gallery, Dorset, England, curated by Mark Haworth booth
Made in Britain, Huis, Marseille, Amsterdam, Holland
2003 Then Things Went Quiet, Frieze Art Fair 2003, curated by Charlotte Cotton and MW projects
The Fourth Sex: The Extreme People of Adolescence, curated by F. Bonami & R. Simons, Stazione Leopolda, Italy
Go to the gallery, Platform for Art / London Underground, Aldwych station
2002 Mies Meets Marx, curated by Michael Marriott at the Geffrye Museum, London
reViewing Landscape; Photographs of Contemporary England, Art and Photographs, London
Reality Check - Recent Developments in British photography and film, Wharf Road, London;
Curated by Brett Rogers and Kate Bush organised by the Photographer’s Gallery and the British Council
The Spectator, Fotohof , Salzburg, Austria organised by the British Council, (Dad’s Office exhibited)
2000 Breathless, Photography and Time, Canon Photography Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
1999 Exhibition of museum portfolio commission, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Blue Suburban Sky, Photographer’s Gallery, London curated by Jeremy Millar (Dad’s Office exhibited)
1998 Look at me, Kunsthalle, Rotterdam, Holland, curated by Val Williams / British Council
Real Life, Dean Clough, Halifax
1997 Bench, Photo Spin, Photographer’s Gallery, London
Little Boxes, Cambridge Darkroom gallery
Route to Darkroom, Print Room, Photographer’s Gallery, London
1994 A Positive View, Saatchi Gallery, London
London Show, Zwemmers Fine Photography Gallery, London
1989 New Colour, Arles, France
PROJECTS AND AWARDS
2004 Royal Mail Christmas stamps commission
2003 London underground poster [bird nest] / Platform for Art
2000 Retrace your steps,Remember Tomorrow John Soane Musuem [contributing photographer]
1998 Commissioned by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London to produce a portfolio of photographs of the museum.
1996 Andrea Frank Foundation Grant 1996-97
PUBLICATIONS
Books by Nigel Shafran
2008 Flowers for _______ , published by Koenig Books
2004 Edited Photographs 1992-2004, published by Photoworks / Steidl
1999 Dad’ s Office, self-published
1995 Ruthbook, self-published
Selected books and catalogues
2010 Compost Pictures 2008-9 / Photoworks
2009 Theatres of the Real / Joanna Lowry and David Green / Photoworks co-published with FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
Blindspot issue 40 / Guest editor Arthur Ou / Photo-Based Art Inc
2007 How we are: Photographing Britain / Tate publishing
2005 Wild Track / Mark Haworth-Booth / Trace editions
2004 Family / Photographers photograph there families / Phaidon
2004 The Photograph as contemporary art / Charlotte Cotton / Thames and Hudson
2003 Frieze Art Fair Yearbook 2003-4
Then things went quiet / MW projects publication
2002 Reality Check [recent developments in British photography and film]
2001 Smile I-D / Tashen
Imperfect Beauty / Charlotte Cotton / V&A publications
Fig-1 /50 projects in 50 weeks publication
1998 W’happen / Shoreditch Biennale
Look at me / Fashion and photography in Britain / The British Council
1996 Surface: Contemporary Photographic practice / Michael Mack
LECTURES
2009 University Iuav, Venice
2008 Winchester college of Art
St Martin’s college of Art
Leeds college of Art and Design
Kingston college of Art
2007 London college of Communication
2006 University for the creative Arts at Farnham [UCA]
TEACHING
2006 Associate Lecturer, BA photography course, London College of Communication
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Victoria and Albert Museum
Simmons and Simmons, London
Thyssen Bornemisza contemporary Art Foundation Salzburg
British Land [Art at Plantation Place]
Nottingham Castle Art Gallery and Museum
Arts Council Collection