Carla van de Puttelaar's fine art photographs of the female nude are depictions of gentle erotism and sensuality that is unmistakably feminine in approach. She refers to the myth of Galatea. The story tells of the sculptor Pygmalion who carefully crafts his ideal woman from ivory and then falls in love with her. The goddess Aphrodite grants his wish to make her a real woman. The ivory skin comes to life.
Carla van de Puttelaar (1967, Zaandam) is an artist and art historian. Her photographic work has gained worldwide recognition, and she has exhibited in numerous museums and galleries around the world. Her work has appeared in many publications including five monographs. She works for acclaimed magazines and publishers such as The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker. She is known worldwide for her photos of female nudes and flowers, and for her current portrait project: Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World, which recently exhibited at Sotheby’s New York.
Awards 2019 Zilveren Camera, 1st prize (personen in het nieuws enkel)
2019 Zilveren Camera, Publieksprijs (nomination)
2018 Rabobank Dutch Photographic Portrait Prize, longlist
2018 Artist of the Year 2019, semi-finalist
2018 Taylor Wessing Prize, National Portrait Gallery, exhibition
2018 Portrait of Britain, shortlist
2017 Artist of the Year 2018, semi-finalist
2016 Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3) 2016 Honorable Mention
2016 PDN Annual 2016, Winner
2016 Hellerau Photography Award, Nomination, Hellerau, Dresden, Germany
2015 De Greif, selected for publication and exhibition Katrin Weber, Galerie f5,6, Munich
2012 Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3) 2012 Bronze, People's Choice
2010 Critical Mass 2010, Finalist
2010 The Julia M. Cameron Award, Finalist
2009 The 2009 International Photography Awards (IPA), Honorable Mention
2009 Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3) 2009 Honorable Mentions in 2 categories (Fine Art and Book)
2009 The New York Photo Awards 2009 nomination in the Fine Art single Image category
2008 The Black & White Spider Awards nomination in the Fine Art category
2008 Publication Grant, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture
2006 Le Prix Découverte des Rencontres d'Arles nomination
2002 Prix de Rome, Basic Prize winner
1996 Esther Kroon Award
1996 Lee Photo Category Award
