Biography

Born in Krakow in 1987, Maciej Czepiel grew up in Montréal then moved to Neuchâtel, Switzerland where he now lives. After doing a Propedeutique Diploma in cinema at Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne, ECAL; he finished his CFC of photography at CEPV, in Vevey, Switzerland. In July 2019, he has finished his photography studies at the Higher School of Photography of Vevey (ES/FS), CEPV.

Exhibitions

– 2021, KlanGalerie – Connections with PEP, Antenna – Berlin
– 2021, MBAL – Museum of fine Arts, Printemps des Artistes – Antenna – Le Locle
– 2019, Standard/Deluxe – Lausanne, Switzerland, Antenna
– 2018, Photo London – Somerset House – London, England, Group exhibition,  If I Could Only Remember
– 2018, Nuit de la Photo – La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, If I Could Only Remember
– 2017, 73rd Biennial of Contemporarty Art – La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, If I Could Only Remember
– 2017, Photoforum Prize – Exhibition – Photoforum Pasquart – Biel, Switzerland, If I Could Only Remember

Awards

– 2020, Prix Focale – Ville de Nyon 2020, Antenna – Nyon – Novembre 2020
– 2020, Enquête Photographique Valaisanne 2020, EQ2 - Switzerland, December 2019 – September 2020
– 2018, Finalist, LensCulture Exposure Awards 2018, If I Could Only Remember
– 2017, Best Portfolio, Nuit de la Photo - La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, The Life and Death of Luc the Cat

Publications

– Circle Of Confusion, Book and exhibition, Konsulat Praettigau, Warsaw, Poland. Published by CEPV and Haus am Gern, Biel, Switzerland. Curated by Léonore Veya and Rudolf Steiner, 2018
– Brutti ma Buoni, Group project for Festival Images 2018, Book and Exhibition, Vevey, Switzerland. Published by CEPV, Vevey, Switzerland. Curated by Myriam Ziehli, 2018
– From NE with love 2018, Book gathering artists from the State of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Published by Quartier Général, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 2018
– The Best of LensCulture Vol.2, Schilt Publishing 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2018
– Exhibition catalogue of the 73rd Bienalle of Contemporary Art of la Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 2017