Rafal Milach was born in 1978 in Gliwice, Poland and now is based in Warsaw. Rafal attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, where he received a Masters of Fine Art degree in 2002. He also earned a Bachelor degree of Photography from the Institute for Creative Photography (ITF) in Opava, Czech Republic in 2003. In 2004 Rafal was invited to take part in training for emerging photojournalists form Eastern and Central Europe organized by prestigious agency VII in France. Few years ago Rafal created a photo collective Sputnik Photos, together with 10 other Central Eastern European photographers, to document, promote and spread knowledge on transition time issues in CEE countries.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Black Sea of Concrete – Yours Gallery / Warsaw / Poland 2008 The Grey - RA Gallery / Kiev / Ukraine 2008 Young Russia - Camelot Gallery / Cracow / Poland 2007 Wunderland - Transfotografia Festival / Gdynia / Poland 2007 Young Russia - Yours Gallery / Warsaw / Poland 2003 The Grey - Photoespana, GalerÌa de Arte Gema Lazcano / Madrid / Spain
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 All creatures great and small – Zacheta Gallery / Warsaw / Poland 2008 UNSEEN - Museum of Contemporary Arts MoCA Shanghai / Shanghai / China 2008 Backlight / Disappearing Circus - 8th Triennial of Photography / Finland 2008-2004 Photographs by Next Generation Young Portfolio Acquisitions - Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts / Japan 2006 New Documentalists - CSW Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle / Warsaw / Poland 2006 Poland Now / Teraz Polska - Shindlerís Factory, Month of Photography / Cracow / Poland
AWARDS
2009 Photography Book Now - Grand Prize / New York / USA Pictures of the Year International - II prize, for picture story in category Science, Natural History / Missouri / USA Grand Press Photo - I prize for picture story in category Nature / Poland BZ WBK Press Foto - II prize for picture story in category Portrait / Poland
2008 World Press Photo - I prize for picture story in category Arts and Entertainment / Amsterdam / the Netherlands Oscar Barnack Award – finalist / Germany BZ WBK Press Foto - II prize for picture story in category Civilisation / Poland Grand Press Photo - II prize for picture story in category People / Poland
2007 BZ WBK Press Foto - I prize for picture story in category Civilisation / Poland Polish Press Photo - III prize for picture story in category Art and Culture / Poland
2006 Newsweek Poland Photo Awards - I prize for picture story in category News / Poland BZ WBK Press Foto - I prize for picture story in category Portrait / Poland Grand Press Photo - II prize for single picture in category People / Poland Guardian Weekend Photography - Prize commended in category Portrait / UK
2005 Newsweek Poland Photo Awards - III prize for picture story in category Culture / Poland Mio Photo Award - honorary prize / Japan BZ WBK Press Foto - II prize for picture story in category Portrait / Poland BZ WBK Press Foto - II prize for picture story in category News / Poland BZ WBK Press Foto - honorary mention for picture story in category News / Poland
Currently in Yours Gallery
I Floor: Wojtek Wieteska, curator Maja Kaszkur, 11.06.10-12.09.10
