Dina Goldstein
BIOGRAPHY
Israel, b.1969
Dina is a conceptual photographer specializing in the creation of visual series that place the mundane and everyday in unusual settings to inspire insight into the human condition. Her two recent projects are ‘Fallen Princesses’, 2009 and ‘In the Dollhouse’, 2011. ‘Fallen Princesses’ is an ironic look at children’s parables, from Grimm fairy tales to Walt Disney. By placing iconic characters such as Little Red Riding Hood or Snow White in modern situations, the series became a commentary on such everyday scourges as poverty, obesity, cancer and pollution. ‘In the Dollhouse’ is a series that plays out as a narrative, peeking into the home and marriage of the world’s most iconic dolls, Barbie, and her partner Ken. It offers a profound commentary on the transient nature of beauty, the difficulty of marriage and the importance of authenticity. These works have been recognized for their metaphorical and ironical messages, which transcends cultural borders and have sparked much conversation and accolades from academics, editors and bloggers around the world. Dina recently finished her third large scale series ‘Gods of Suburbia’. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Goldstein lives with her filmmaker husband and their two lovely young girls.
EDUCATION
1993 Langara Arts – Photography
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
Palazzo Flangini, Venice, Italy
Virginie Barrou Planquart, Paris, France
Collections, Central Dupon, Paris, France
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ
Collections, Central Dupon, Paris, France
In the Dollhouse, Rize Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
Gods of Suburbia, Madison Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2015
Collections, Central Dupon, Paris, France
Fallen Princesses, Playtime Productions and Opiom Gallery, Public Exhibition, Mediatheque, Mousans-Sartoux, France
2014
Prix Virginia, Paris, France: Jury curated by Marie Descourtieux & Sylvia Schildge
2013
In the Dollhouse, 20 Year Retrospective, Capture Photo Festival, XX, Vancouver, Canada
In the Dollhouse, Art Mur Gallery, Montreal, Canada
Fallen Princesses, Traveling exhibition, Musee Femme, Quebec
2009
Fallen Princesses, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2005
Trackrecord, Gallery L’Opera, Paris, France
2004
Trackrecord, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2001
Images of Gaze, Naamat Gallery, Tel Aviv Israel
Sidney & Gertrude Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Upcoming: 2017
Leaves from the Garden of Eden: One Hundred Classic Jewish Tales, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA
2016
Once Upon in A Fairy Tale, Mart Photography Centre, Yekaterinberg, Russia
Dauegu Photo Biennale, Daegu, South Korea
The Girl Next Door, Haarlem, Holland
Gods of Suburia, Art Souterrain, Montreal Quebec
2015
Fallen Princesses, Rencontres Internationles de La Photographie En Gaspie, Quebec, Canada
In the Dollhouse, FOTOGRAFICA BOGOTA BIANAL, Photography Museum Colombia
Gods of Suburbia, Diamond Foundation Private Collections, Vancouver, Canada
2014
Rencontres Internationales De La Photographie En Gaspésie, Quebec, Canada
2013
Gods of Suburbia, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, India
Canada Capture Photo Festival , Kimoto Gallery, Vancouver, Canada,
Fallen Princesses, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Utah
Fallen Princesses, OUT / OFF – Mumbai, India Chameleon Art Projects, Mumbai, India
2012
Fallen Princesses, Venice Arsenale, Arte Laguna, Venice, Italy
2011
Art Mur Gallery, Montreal, Canada
Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2010
Bielsko-Biala FotoArt Festival, Poland
2003
Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
SELECTED AWARDS/PRIZES
2016
Sony Awards Short List
Arte Laguna, Photographic Selection
2015
2015 International Colour Awards
2014
Prix Virginia, Paris, France Grand Prize
2013
International Color Awards, Fine Art Finalist
2012
The Big F Award, Framed Awards
Selected for Art Basel
2011
Arte Laguna Special Prize Winner
Art Takes Miami / Art Basel Top 100 picks
2009
American Photography Annual 25
Popular Photography, reader’s competition
International Color Awards, Fine Art Finalist
2008
1st Place ‘Magazine Cover Art’, Applied Arts Magazine
2006
Nominee, ‘David Screams’, Black and White Spider Awards
1st Place, ‘Ice Cream’, International Colour Awards
2004
1st Place, ‘Hands’, Applied Arts Magazine
1st Place, ‘Trackrecord Exhibit Poster’ Applied Arts Magazine
2003
3rd Place, ‘Trackrecord Exhibit Poster’, Nikon PDN awards
Top 10, ‘Ice Cream’, Photo Life Magazine
2002
Nominee, ‘Manifesto of Fun’, Western Magazine Awards
2001
Nominee, ‘Home Wrecked’, Western Magazine Awards
1999
Nominee, ‘Dig It’, Western Magazine Awards
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2013
Bacchilega, Cristina Bacchilega, Professor of English, University of Hawaii- Manoa, Honolulu, HI, Essay, Fairy Tales Transformed, 2013
Irish Examiner, Rita de Brun, Happily Ever After, Article, 2013
Independent on Sunday, Anna Basset, Happily Ever After, Article, 2013
Dr. Maria del Mar Perez-Gil, Amaltea: Journal of Myth Criticism. “El cuento de hadas feminista y las hablas manipuladas del mito: de la literatura a las artes visuales” Spain, 2013
Le Devoir, Émilie Folie-Boivin, Montreal, Canada, Article, May 05, 2013
Maxi Magazine, Korinna Kurze, Und Wenn Sie Nicht, Article, Febuary, 2013
Polka Magazine, Richard Lacroix, France, Article, 2013
2012
Amica Magazine, Anna Savini, Italy, Article, September
Augsburger-Allgemeine, Wochenend Journal, Wolfgang Schütz, Austria, December 08, 2012
Project Berlin, Exhibition catalogue, Germany, 2012
Le Livres Scolaire, Histoire Des Arts, Le Conte traditionnel repris et parodie, France, Text Book, 2012
Maria Del Mar Perez Gil, The Feminist Fairy Tale and the Manipulation Speech Of Myth from Literature and Visual Art, University De Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Dissertation, 2012
More, USA, Article, April ,2012
SOHO, Columbia, Article, May 2010
2011
American Photography Annual 25, Selected Artist
Anderson Amanda L., A Dissertation, The Scripts that Tame Us: “Beauty and the Beast” As Vehicle of Cultural Construction and Deconstruction.
Design Magazine, Miriam Polding, United Emerites, Article, March/ April 2011
FotoOpen, FotoArt Festival, Exhibition catalogue, Poland, 2011
2010
Art & Travel, Germany, February
Ein neuer Anfang, Mathilde Nygaard, Text book, Denmark, 2010
Jewish Woman, Tomchin, Susan, USA, Interview, 2010
Labay, Leighkaren, HAHA Mag, USA, Interview, August 2010
Le Monde, France, Blog, 2010
Linda Magazine, Marleen Janssen, Netherlands, Article, September 2010
Look Magazine, Greece, Article, 2010
Marie Claire, Latha Sunadh, India, Article, January, 2010
Quo, Menos Lobos, Spain, Article, May, 2010
2009
Bravo Art, Moreschi, Bruno, Brazil, Article, August, 2009
Courier Newspaper, Rossi Cheryl, Canada, Article, 2009
CTV Canada ‘Fallen Princesses at the Gallery’, TV interview, 2009
Daily Telegraph, dailytelegraph.co.uk blog, UK, June 25, 2009
Fanny Keifer, Shaw TV, Canada, TV Interview, 2009
Emeequis ,Mendiburu, Diego, Spain, Article, February, 2009
Fotografi, Michael Dee, Germany, Article and Cover, March, 2009
Gustov, Rider, Brine, Art and Design, Switzerland, Interview, 2009
Jewish Independent, Joshua Spiro, Canada, Article, October 16, 2009
La Monde.fr, blog, France, June 17, 2009
La Repubblica, larepublica.it, blog, Italy, June 23, 2009
Miami Herald Woods, Casey, USA, Interview, March 29, 2009
2007
JPG Magazine, Goldstein, Dina, “Trackrecord”, USA, Article, March 01,2007
2004
Geist Arts and Culture, ‘Trackrecord”, Geist Foundation, Canada,
2002
CBC, Wayne Rostad, ‘On The Road’, Canada, TV Interview, 2002