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Biography
Cesar lives in Hidalgo, Mexico. He is a photographer with a strong history of solo exhibitions. In his Migration series, Cesar successfully captures the hard-hitting issue of migration in a style that merges journalism with artistic exploration/expression. He has a proven ability to work with people from all walks of life such as the indigenous, poor and migrants who are trying to find asylum outside of their countries. Cesar also applies his strong background in design and publishing in his work.
He was selected in Encuentro FotoGuanajuato in 2002. He has consecutively received three grants for young creators in his country between 2003 and 2005. He also earned special mention in the Biennial of Photojournalism in 2005 in Mexico. In 2006 FONCA gave him a grant to attend Artistic Residencies at the Banff Centre, where Radiography Series was born. With this project, Damian was chosen to participated in The Calgary-Banff Photography Festival, that took place in February and March 2007. At the same time, Damian attended a second Residency at the Banff Centre to continue to work on his Radiography series.
Cesar Damian studied photography in 2001 in Scottsdale Community College, in Arizona USA. In 2002-2003 he studied at Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City. He is producer and editor of his own personal projects. From 2002 up to this date he has participated in over twenty exhibitions in important museums and galleries in Canada and Mexico.
Cesar’s Artist Statement (PDF)
Cesar’s Website: www.cesardamian.com
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