Georg Sessler was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1943 and arrived in
Sweden in 1956 as a refugee. He has a long career within photography
and art with many solo exhibitions, and has had some thirty photographic
books published. Georg Sessler lives and works in Stockholm,
Sweden and in Honolulu, USA. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Art History.
Exhibitions
”Roma community” Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu HI, USA 2015
”Bilder i Retur” Indoor Galleri, Örebro, Sweden 2014
”Bilder i Retur” Galleri KG52, Stockholm, Sweden 2012
”Projekt Tensta” Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden 2009
”Sampling” Konstnärernas Höstmässa, Kista, Sweden 2009
”Human Calligraphy” Odense, Funen Festival of Photography, Denmark 2006
”Romer – Bofasta flyttfåglar” Stockholm City Museum, Sweden 2003
”Human Calligraphy” Non Solo Bar, Stockholm, Sweden 2001
”Human Impress” Galleri BR, Strängnäs, Sweden 2000
”Hawaii” Fotohuset, Gothenburg, Sweden 2000
”Hawaii” Bildhuset, Stockholm, Sweden 2000
”Still Life” Galleri F48, Stockholm, Sweden 2000
”Gypsy” Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu HI, USA 1998
”Chocolates” Sollentuna Art Fair, Sweden 1997
”Cigány” Haus Ungarn, Berlin, Germany 1995
”Cigány” Fotohuset, Gothenburg, Sweden 1994
”Cigány” Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden 1992
”Tecken i sten” The Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm 1992 (Multimedia)
”100 Exhibitions” Fotogaléria Szolnok, Hungary 1990, Group Exhibition
”Georg Sessler” Fotogaléria Szolnok. Hungary, 1989
”Bildens teknik” Kasern 3, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden 1985, Group Exhibition
”Usch vilka bilder” Vox Orange, Stockholm, Sweden 1984
”Planket” Stockholm, Sweden 1983, Group Exhibition
”Planket” Stockholm, Sweden 1982, Group Exhibition
”Jämställd” Televerket Farsta, Sweden 1980.
”Barn på sjukhus” Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden 1976
”Rätten att vara människa” Swedish Travelling Exhibitions, Sweden 1975, Touring Exhibition
”Usch vilka bilder” Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Finland 1974
”Usch vilka bilder” Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland 1974
”Usch vilka bilder” Sweden House, Sweden 1973 (Multimedia)
”Unga Fotografer” Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden 1972, Group Exhibition
Museum Collections and Public Displays
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, Finland
Fotogaléria Szolnok, Hungary
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu HI, USA
Three-Dimensional Photographic Collage, Jakobsberg’s Hospital (2×8 metres). Public Work of Art. 1972
Three-Dimensional Photographic Collage, Alfa-Laval, Tumba (2×6 metres) 1972
Three-Dimensional Photographic Frieze for Östgötabanken (1×6 metres) 1967.
Grants
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden Independent research on Raoul Wallenberg 2008
Arts Grants Committee, Project Grant, 2004
Arts Grants Committee, Project Grant, 1996
Swedish Authors’ Fund, Travel Grant, 1995
Swedish Authors’ Fund, 2-year Working Grant, 1990
Arts Grants Committee, Exhibition Grant, 1989
Arts Grants Committee, Project Grant, 1985
Arts Grants Committee, Project Grant, 1982
Swedish Authors’ Fund, Travel Grant, 1979
Swedish Authors’ Fund, 5-year Working Grant, 1975
Ilford Scholar, 1969
Böcker i urval / Selected books
Jag lever fast jag är född (I Was Born and Yet I Live)
Author: Georg Sessler,
Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2006
Midvinteblot (Midwinter Sacrifice)
Author: Georg Sessler and Görel Cavalli-Björkman
Photographs: Georg Sessler and per Myrehed
Nationalmuseum, 2007
Human Calligraphy
Photographs: Georg Sessler, Author: Niclas Östlind
Normandie, 2006
Sagan om Rane (The Saga of Rane)
Photographs: Georg Sessler, Author: Bengt af Klintberg
Gidlunds, 1990
Arbetsmiljön och de ofödda barnen
(The Working Environment and the Unborn Children)
Photographs: Georg Sessler, Author: Inger Ärlemalm,
Tidens förlag, 1979
Rätten att vara människa (The Right to be Human)
Authors: Marit Paulssen, Sture Andersson, Georg Sessler,
Photographs: Georg Sessler
Rabén & Sjögren, 1976
