Uta Freia Beer
Nationality: German
Date of birth: 24/04/81
Civil status: singel

Education
2002–2005
Designschool Lette-Verein, Berlin, Department of Photodesign, Photodesigner.
Practical final project:
“Pictures about relationships thru time.”
“Portraits of extraordinary shop owners in Berlin”

2005–2006
“European Perspectives” Youth Exchange Program
1 year in Porto and Lisbon, Portugal.
Portuguese language course.
Internship as a photoassistant with photografers.

Work experience:

2000–2000: Totho Film
Assistant in TV and Multimedia production firm in Berlin.

2000-200: University of Art, Berlin
Photo- and teacherassistant for Andreas Velten
(Professor of Photography) in the fashion- and
stillstudio of the University.

2001: Photoassistant for “argriculture”
Assistant for Ruthe Zuntz (photographer) and her partner Michael Reitz (industrial designer) “walkscreen” in a specialphoto-interactive installation at the “green week” in Berlin about german agriculture.

2001: Photographer for Interchange videoclub in Israel
3 weeks dokumentary work for the “evangelische Akademie”.

2002: Photoassistan for fashion photography
International fashion productions for magazines with Kristian Schuller.

2006/2007: Assistant in the international art in conflict project “challenging walls” Israel
www.challengingwalls.eu

Languages:

Fluent (written and spoken): English and German
Intermediate level: Portuguese, French

Information Technology/computer:
Macintosh: experiences in Photoshop, Cinema 4d, After effects and Word.

Exhibition:

2002: “Forêt Vierge” Galeries Lafayette, Berlin.
2004: Landscape- and men at work pictures published in ”Rügen the best” Magazin.
2005: Mobile Exhibition thru Germany of Hospits pictures (Portraits).
2005: Final Exhibition of the Photodesignstudies in Berlin.
2006: one woman Exhebition “Gingal”, Lisbon

Voluntary work:

Since 1997 member of the “videoclub for tolerance” on Rügen, work on Videoseminares with young people to produce shortfilmes and
give perspectives.

References:

Ruthe Zuntz (Photographer)
Work telephone: + 49 30 44356177, ruthe@walkscreen.de

Andreas Velten (Photographer)
Work telephone: +49 30 31852037, a.velten@udk-berlin.de

Juliane Voigt (Journalist)
Work telephone: +49 1723810966, juliane.voigt@gmx.com