Bettina von Zwehl is renowned for her innovative work in photography, installation and archival exploration. Drawing on various art historical traditions and visual culture, she experiments with, and expands, the language of photography.
Her practice has evolved, in large part, through a series of high-profile artist residencies, including at the Victoria and Albert Museum (2011), the Freud Museum (2015), the New-York Historical Society Museum (2018), The Queens House, Greenwich (2018) and at BTV Stadtforum Innsbruck in liaison with Castle Ambras, Austria (2019/20). Most recently she has completed a year-long residency at the Ashmolean Museum, culminating in a major solo exhibition and publication at the museum in 2024.
Living and working in London, von Zwehl holds a BA in Photography from the London College of Printing and an MA in Fine Art Photography from the Royal College of Art.
Her work is held in major international collections including the Guggenheim and LACMA and Pier 24 in the United States, and V&A and NPG in London. Solo exhibitions of her work have been held at venues across Britain, Europe and North America. Her publications include Bettina von Zwehl - Monograph (Steidl/Photoworks 2007), Made Up Love Song (V&A 2012), Lament (Art/Books 2016), and Wunderkammer (Fotohof Salzburg 2020).
