Bio:

Federico Estol (Montevideo,Uruguay 1981)

Uruguayan artist and photographer. Currently working as a social visual storyteller in the Latin American region, also as the artistic director of SAN JOSÉ FOTO festival and as editor of El Ministerio Ediciones publishing house.

He has been selected in festivals as Noorderlicht photofestival (NL), Athens photofestival (GR), Les Rencontres de Arles and Circulation(s) (FR), FORMAT photofestival (UK), Fotofestiwal Lodz (PL), Verzasca Foto (CH), Aleppo photofestival (SR), Backlight photofestival and Helsinki photofestival (FIN), Head On Photofestival (AUS), Festival Internazionale di Roma and Cortona On the Move (IT) , Lishui Photofestival (CHI), FIF Bello Horizonte and Valongo (BR), San José Foto (UY), Angkor Photo Festival (CA), Indian Photo Festival (IN), Getxophoto and Fotonoviembre (SP), FELIFA and Biennale of Tucumán (AR), Addis Foto Fest (ET), Fotofest Bolivia (BO), Photo Israel (IS), Kaunas Photo (LI), Malmö Fotobiennal (SWE), Dong Gang photofestival (KO) and Encontros da Imagem (PT).

He has been included in exhibitions at Aperture Foundation (New York), Le Centquatre (Paris), Village of Photography (Yeongwol), Blue Sky Gallery (Portland), Photographic Centre Nykyaika (Tampere), Casa Nacional del Bicentenario (Buenos Aires), Contemporary Art Space (Montevideo), Kunsthal Art Museum (Rotterdam), MACRO Museum (Rome) and GNration (Braga).

His works and publications are in various private and public collections such as the FOLA Latin American Photo collectión in Buenos Aires, The Institute of Latin American Studies IHEAL of the University Sorbonne in Paris, Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Museu da Fotografia in Fortaleza, Lishui Photography Museum China and the Tbilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum.

He has received several awards, grants and scholarships, recently honoured with the New Visions Award at Cortona On the Move festival in Italy and the Photolucida Award 2021 from the Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts EEUU. Nominee for Prix PICTET, the Paris Photo–Aperture Photobook Award and the Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography.

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Artista visual y fotógrafo uruguayo. Actualmente trabaja como narrador visual para proyectos sociales en latinoamérica, es director artístico del festival internacional SAN JOSÉ FOTO y como editor en El Ministerio Ediciones.

Ha participado en festivales como Noorderlicht photofestival (HO), Athens photofestival (GR), Les Rencontres de Arles y Circulation(s) (FR), Aleppo photofestival (SR), FORMAT photofestival (UK), Fotofestiwal Lodz (PL), Backlight photofestival y Helsinki Photofestival (FIN), Festival Internazionale di Roma y Cortona on the Move (IT), FIF Bello Horizonte y Valongo (BR), Indian Photo Festival (IN), Angkor Photo Festival (CA), Head On Fotofestival (AUS), Fotonoviembre y Getxophoto (ES) , FELIFA y Bienal de Tucumán (AR), Addis Foto Fest (ET), Verzasca Foto (SUI), Lishui Photofestival (CHI), Fotofest Bolivia (BO), Photo Israel (IS), Dong Gang photofestival (COR), Kaunas Photo (LI), Malmö Fotobiennal (SUE) and Encontros da Imagem (PT).

También ha realizado exposiciones en la Aperture Foundation (Nueva York), Le Centquatre (Paris), Village of Photography (Yeongwol), Photographic Centre Nykyaika (Tampere), Casa Nacional del Bicentenario (Buenos Aires), Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo (Montevideo), Kunsthal Art Museum (Rotterdam), Blue Sky Gallery (Portland), el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo MACRO (Roma) y GNration (Braga).

Sus obras y publicaciones se encuentran en diversas colecciones públicas y privadas como la Fototeca Latinoamericana en Buenos Aires - FOLA, el Instituto de Altos Estudios sobre América Latina de la Universidad Sorbonne en Paris, Tbilisi Photography & Multimedia Museum, Lishui Photography Museum China, Houston Fine arts Museum y Museu da Fotografia en Fortaleza.

Ha recibido varias distinciones, fondos y becas, últimamente recibió el New Visions Award del festival Cortona On the Move en Italia y el premio Photolucida del Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts en 2021. Nominado al Prix PICTET, el Paris Photo–Aperture Photobook Award y el Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography.

Awards and grants:

Honorable mention of the Daylight Photo Awards USA 2022
Winner of the Visual Art Institute grant, Uruguay 2021
Winner of the Lishui Expert Award China 2021
Winner of the Photolucida - Blue Sky Gallery Award USA 2021
Finalist of the Allegro Prize Poland 2021
Winner of FORMAT Festival Open Call UK 2021
Honorable mention at the POYLATAM contest Ecuador 2021
Winner of the New Vision Award Cortona on the Move Festival Italy 2020
Winner of the Fotonoviembre Biennale Spain 2020
Nominated for Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography Israel 2020
Winner of the “América latina dans la Rue” contest by the he Institute of Latin American Studies of the University Sorbonne, France 2020
Nominated for the Paris Photo–Aperture Photobook Awards France 2019
Nominated for the Prix PICTET Switzerland 2019
Winner of the photobook Cosmos Arles Award France 2019
Finalist of the photobook award Lima Photo Peru 2019
Winner of the Emergentes Award at the Encontros da Imagem Festival Portugal 2019
Winner of the FELIFA International Photobook Award Argentina 2018
Honorable mention of the International Photography Awards Lucie Foundation USA 2018
Finalist of the Kaunas Photo Star Award Lithuania 2017
Grant for Artistic Formation and Creation (FEFCA) Ministry of Education and Culture Uruguay 2017
Winner of the IILA Fotografía Award Festival Internazionale di Roma Italy 2016
Winner of the Fotofest Award Bolivia 2016
Finalist of the National Geographic San José Portfolio Award Uruguay 2016
Finalist of Paul Cezanne Award, Uruguay 2016
Winner of the Latin American Fotografía Award of AI-AP USA 2015
Grant of the ISSP- International Summer School of Photography Latvia 2014
Winner of the Latin American Photobook Award of the CDF Uruguay 2013
Winner of the Latin American Center of Photography Award Argentina 2012
Small Project Assistance Grants of the Partners of the Americas organization USA 2011