Born and raised in Namibia, Kyle Weeks (b. 1992) is an interdisciplinary photographer whose work explores questions of cultural transformation, social identity and self-expression. Subverting photography’s normative conventions, upending the historical power dynamics of picture-taking, and honoring the authenticity of his subjects represent key aspects of his practice.
Since graduating with a BA in Photography in 2013, Weeks has pursued multiple personal projects – culminating in a range of publications and exhibitions – alongside various commissions and editorial assignments. A consistent visual language, characterized by a unique brand of portraiture, unites and informs Weeks’ work in both contexts.
A recipient of the Magnum Prize in 2016, and named amongst The British Journal of Photography’s Ones to Watch in 2019, Weeks has also exhibited at art fairs internationally, from Photo London and Unseen Amsterdam to 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair. His images have appeared in a range of leading publications, including i-D, Dazed, M le Monde, Self Service, Another Man, WSJ, and Time Magazine
Selected Publications
M le Monde, iD, Dazed, New York Times, Self Service, Another Man, WSJ, HTSI, Time, British Journal of Photography, T Magazine
M le Monde, iD, Dazed, New York Times, Self Service, Another Man, WSJ, HTSI, Time, British Journal of Photography, T Magazine
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
2023
2023
2022
2021
2021
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2017
2015
2014
2014
2013
2023
2023
2022
2021
2021
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2017
2015
2014
2014
2013
‘Meeting at the Volta’, Sanle Sory & Kyle Weeks,
David Hill Gallery, London
Unseen Amsterdam, Galerie Gomis, Amsterdam
‘Intersections of African Youth’ Sanlé Sory & Kyle Weeks,
Galerie Gomis, Brussels
‘African Voices’ - Officine Dell’Immagine, Milan
‘Les Nouveaux Romantiques’ - Gallery No 8
& Farago Projects, Paris
‘Face to Face’ - Guernsey Photography
Festival. Ekow Eshun with the Fund for
Global Human Rights, Guernsey
‘Face to Face’ - Ekow Eshun with the Fund
for Global Human Rights, London
Photo London, Galerie No 8, London
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair,
Galerie No 8, London
AKAA Art Fair, Galerie No 8
& Red Hook Labs, Paris
‘Crossing Night’ - Wedge Collection
& MOCAD, Detroit
Unseen Amsterdam, Red Hook Labs, Amsterdam
‘Labs New Artists III’ - Red Hook Labs, NYC
‘Truth’ - iD - Belfast Photo Festival, Belfast
Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town
‘All That Man Is - Fashion and Masculinity Now’
- Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair,
Officine Dell’Immagine, London
‘MIA’ - Photo Fair, Milan
‘Visions’ - Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
Unseen Photo Fair, Red Hook Labs, Amsterdam
‘My Collection’ - Museum of Comtemporary
African Diasporan Art, NYC
‘New African Photography II’ - Red Hook Labs, NYC
‘AVAMP’ - National Art Gallery of Namibia
Joburg Art Fair, Johans Borman, Johannsburg
Cape Town Art Fair, Johans Borman, Cape Town
‘In the Shadow of the Rainbow’ - Joburg Art Fair,
Johans Borman, Johannesburg
David Hill Gallery, London
Unseen Amsterdam, Galerie Gomis, Amsterdam
‘Intersections of African Youth’ Sanlé Sory & Kyle Weeks,
Galerie Gomis, Brussels
‘African Voices’ - Officine Dell’Immagine, Milan
‘Les Nouveaux Romantiques’ - Gallery No 8
& Farago Projects, Paris
‘Face to Face’ - Guernsey Photography
Festival. Ekow Eshun with the Fund for
Global Human Rights, Guernsey
‘Face to Face’ - Ekow Eshun with the Fund
for Global Human Rights, London
Photo London, Galerie No 8, London
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair,
Galerie No 8, London
AKAA Art Fair, Galerie No 8
& Red Hook Labs, Paris
‘Crossing Night’ - Wedge Collection
& MOCAD, Detroit
Unseen Amsterdam, Red Hook Labs, Amsterdam
‘Labs New Artists III’ - Red Hook Labs, NYC
‘Truth’ - iD - Belfast Photo Festival, Belfast
Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town
‘All That Man Is - Fashion and Masculinity Now’
- Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair,
Officine Dell’Immagine, London
‘MIA’ - Photo Fair, Milan
‘Visions’ - Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
Unseen Photo Fair, Red Hook Labs, Amsterdam
‘My Collection’ - Museum of Comtemporary
African Diasporan Art, NYC
‘New African Photography II’ - Red Hook Labs, NYC
‘AVAMP’ - National Art Gallery of Namibia
Joburg Art Fair, Johans Borman, Johannsburg
Cape Town Art Fair, Johans Borman, Cape Town
‘In the Shadow of the Rainbow’ - Joburg Art Fair,
Johans Borman, Johannesburg
Solo Exhibitions
2023
2019
2016
2014
2019
2016
2014
‘Good News’ - Farago Projects,
Chapelle XIV, Paris
‘Never Late’ - Kitten Prod HQ, Paris
‘Ovahimba Youth’ - National Art
Gallery of Namibia
‘Ovahimba Youth Self Portraits’
- Johans Borman, Joburg Art Fair
Chapelle XIV, Paris
‘Never Late’ - Kitten Prod HQ, Paris
‘Ovahimba Youth’ - National Art
Gallery of Namibia
‘Ovahimba Youth Self Portraits’
- Johans Borman, Joburg Art Fair
Nominations
2023
2019
2017
2016
2016
2014
2019
2017
2016
2016
2014
Contemporary African Photography Prize - Shortlist
‘Ones to Watch’ - BJP Talent Issue
Creative Review Zeitgeist Award
I.P.F Photo Prize
Magnum Photography AwardsWinner
Fine ArtMack First Book AwardNominee
‘Ones to Watch’ - BJP Talent Issue
Creative Review Zeitgeist Award
I.P.F Photo Prize
Magnum Photography AwardsWinner
Fine ArtMack First Book AwardNominee
©2024
Born and raised in Namibia, Kyle Weeks (b. 1992) is an interdisciplinary photographer whose work explores questions of cultural transformation, social identity and self-expression. Subverting photography’s normative conventions, upending the historical power dynamics of picture-taking, and honoring the authenticity of his subjects represent key aspects of his practice.
Since graduating with a BA in Photography in 2013, Weeks has pursued multiple personal projects – culminating in a range of publications and exhibitions – alongside various commissions and editorial assignments. A consistent visual language, characterized by a unique brand of portraiture, unites and informs Weeks’ work in both contexts.
A recipient of the Magnum Prize in 2016, and named amongst The British Journal of Photography’s Ones to Watch in 2019, Weeks has also exhibited at art fairs internationally, from Photo London and Unseen Amsterdam to 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair. His images have appeared in a range of leading publications, including i-D, Dazed, M le Monde, Self Service, Another Man, The New York Times, and Time Magazine
Selected Publications
M le Monde, New York Times, British Journal of Photography, Self Service, Another Man, WSJ, Time, iD, Dazed
M le Monde, New York Times, British Journal of Photography, Self Service, Another Man, WSJ, Time, iD, Dazed
Solo Exhibitions
2023
2019
2016
2014
2019
2016
2014
‘Good News’ - Farago Projects,
Chapelle XIV, Paris
‘Never Late’ - Kitten HQ, Paris
National Art Gallery of Namibia
‘Ovahimba Youth Self Portraits’
Johannesburg Art Fair
Chapelle XIV, Paris
‘Never Late’ - Kitten HQ, Paris
National Art Gallery of Namibia
‘Ovahimba Youth Self Portraits’
Johannesburg Art Fair
Group Exhibitions
2021
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2016
2015
2015
2014
2013
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2016
2015
2015
2014
2013
‘Face to Face’ - Guernsey Photography
Festival. Ekow Eshun with the Fund for
Global Human Rights
‘Face to Face’ - Ekow Eshun with the Fund
for Global Human Rights, London
Photo London - Galerie 8, London
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
Galerie 8, London
AKAA Art Fair - Galerie Nr 8 &
Red Hook Labs, Paris
Crossing Night - Wedge Collection
& MOCAD, Detroit
Unseen Amsterdam - Red Hook Labs
Labs New Artists III - Red Hook Labs, NYC
Truth - iD - Belfast Photo Festival
Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town
‘All That Man Is’
Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
‘Embracing Diversity’
Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair London
Photo London, London
‘MIA’ Photo Fair, Milan
‘Visions’ - Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
Unseen Amsterdam - Red Hook Labs
‘My Collection’ - MoCADA - NYC
‘New African Photography II’
Red Hook Labs, NYC
IPF Photo Prize 2017, London
Huck Magazine ‘Never Ending Truth’s’
71a, London
Johannesburg Art Fair
‘AVAMP’ - National Art Gallery of Namibia
Cape Town Art Fair
‘In the Shadow of the Rainbow’
Joburg Art Fair
Festival. Ekow Eshun with the Fund for
Global Human Rights
‘Face to Face’ - Ekow Eshun with the Fund
for Global Human Rights, London
Photo London - Galerie 8, London
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
Galerie 8, London
AKAA Art Fair - Galerie Nr 8 &
Red Hook Labs, Paris
Crossing Night - Wedge Collection
& MOCAD, Detroit
Unseen Amsterdam - Red Hook Labs
Labs New Artists III - Red Hook Labs, NYC
Truth - iD - Belfast Photo Festival
Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town
‘All That Man Is’
Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
‘Embracing Diversity’
Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair London
Photo London, London
‘MIA’ Photo Fair, Milan
‘Visions’ - Photo Vogue Festival, Milan
Unseen Amsterdam - Red Hook Labs
‘My Collection’ - MoCADA - NYC
‘New African Photography II’
Red Hook Labs, NYC
IPF Photo Prize 2017, London
Huck Magazine ‘Never Ending Truth’s’
71a, London
Johannesburg Art Fair
‘AVAMP’ - National Art Gallery of Namibia
Cape Town Art Fair
‘In the Shadow of the Rainbow’
Joburg Art Fair
Nominations
2023
2019
2017
2017
2016
2014
2019
2017
2017
2016
2014
Contemporary African Photography
Prize - Shortlist
British Journal of Photography
Ones to Watch - Talent Issue
Creative Review Zeitgeist Award
I.P.F Photo Prize 2nd place
Magnum Photography Awards,
Winner, Fine Art
Mack First Book Award Nominee
Prize - Shortlist
British Journal of Photography
Ones to Watch - Talent Issue
Creative Review Zeitgeist Award
I.P.F Photo Prize 2nd place
Magnum Photography Awards,
Winner, Fine Art
Mack First Book Award Nominee
©2024