Klaus Fruchtnis
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
Photographer, visual artist, and researcher.
Education
He is currently completing his Ph.D. in Art History from UPPA. MFA in Design Technology, Art & New Media from La Sorbonne University Paris 1, ENSCI Les Ateliers and the École TélécomParisTech ENST (2011), DNSEP – École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts of Paris (2004), DNAP – École Européenne Supérieure d’art de Bretagne, Rennes (2003)
Exhibitions
Variation Media Art Fair, Paris; MI Gallery, Paris; Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogota; Saatchi Gallery, London; Cultural Center Matadero, Huesca; Nuit Blanche 2014, Bogotá; Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan; Nuit Blanche 2013, Montréal; La Friche Kodak, Sevran; Museo de la Fotografía, Lima; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; La Criée Centre d’Art Contemporain, Rennes; Proekt Fabrika Art Centre, Moscow; ARTBO, Bogotá; Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney; Museo de Arte Moderno, Medellin; AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York; Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto; Marina Kessler Gallery, Miami; Muestra 2, Mexico, among others.
Teaching/Research
Parsons Paris & Parsons The New School for Design, France; French National Center for Scientific Research of Créteil, France; Istituto Europeo di Design,Italy; La Criée Centre d’Art Contemporain, France; École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, France; Proekt Fabrika, Russia; King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand; International Art Centre of Bangkok, Thailand.
Awards
CLEA Terres de France, Cultural & Education Policy and Practice program (2013-2015).
Professional Experience/Clients
Chanel, France; La Factory Studio, France; PGE Research K.K, Japan; Lakic Showroom, France/Japan; Publicis, France.
Filipa Cruz appointed Transdisciplinary New Media Department Coordinator
The Transdisciplinary New Media department is delighted to announce the promotion of Filipa Cruz to Department Coordinator.More
Steve Bisson new Chair of Photography at PCA
Klaus Fruchtnis will be leaving his position at the end of the month and is thrilled to announce the promotion of Steve Bisson as the new Chair of Photography. Steve has worked with us for the past four years. He started as...More
Degree Exhibition at Bastille Design Center
Join us for Liminal the final degree exhibition of the Paris College of Art graduating class of 2022. Featuring the works of students completing their MAs & MFAs in Drawing, Photography and Image-making, Transdisciplinary New Media, and BFAs in Fine Arts and Photography.More
TRANSDISICPLINARY NEW MEDIA LUNCH TALKS: Helena Nikonole
Helena Nikonole is a new media artist, independent curator, and educator based in Moscow. Interested in hybrid art, bio-semiotics and Artificial Intelligence, she explores the potential possibilities and risks of technology to understand the modern technology- and media-determined world. She presents lectures...More
PCA PHOTOGRAPHY LUNCH TALKS PRESENTS: Raúl Armando Jiménez
Born and raised in Mexico City, Jiménez graduated from the National University (UNAM) with a Law Degree and a specialization in philosophy of law. After that, he accomplished his photographic education at the Academy of Visual Arts, where he specialized in documentary...More
Collaboration between Paris College of Art and the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto
Master students in the PCA Transdisciplinary New Media program visit Portugal!More
OFF Bratislava Festival of Contemporary Photography OPEN CALL!
Join the Open Call for the upcoming year of the festival of contemporary photography OFF Bratislava, including the OFF Academy, OFF Satellite and OFF Libris sections.More
Interview with Paris College of Art Student Megija Plata, BFA in Photography '25
Megija Plata, BFA in Photography '25 from Riga, Latvia tells us why she chose Paris & PCA.More
PCA LUNCH TALKS: Heidi Rondak
Heidi Rondak joins Paris College of Art to discuss her photography which is conceptual and sophisticates fashion in a narrative way. She likes to work interdisciplinary, often in collaboration with artists from other industries.More
PCA TRANSDISICPLINARY NEW MEDIA LUNCH TALKS: Peter Purg
Join Dr. Peter Purg, at PCA MTNM Talks, who is active across the realm of Creative and Cultural Industries, particularly in the field of cultural and higher education programming and policymaking, including curatorship and assessment.More
Is this Singing?
Leonor Tapia, Masters in Transdisciplinary New Media '23 student, writes about the goal of the design which was chosen as our hero image for this month's newsletter.More
IN STUDIO / INVALUABLE
with CECILIA BILTON, MA Fashion Film & Photography '22
Interview with Paris College of Art student Cecilia Bilton who is earning her MA in Fashion Film & Photography '22More
Fernando Jiménez Fierro Revealed
Interview with Fernando Jiménez Fierro, MFA Fashion Film & Photography '22, tells us that "PCA offers an artistic approach to different topics..."More
Francisco Mantecón Competition opens the call for its 15th edition
The International Biennial Poster Design Terras Gauda - Francisco Mantecón Competition opens the call for its 15th edition. Graphic artists, design studios, associations and universities around the world are invited to take part in the most prestigious graphic design competition sponsored by a...More
Blurring the Lines' partner opens the exhibition Earthlings at Atelier Néerlandais in Paris
The show presents a selection of works from artists who recently graduated from the photography departments of Dutch art academies. The artists were part of Blurring The Lines—an international talent program founded in 2016 by Klaus Fruchtnis (Paris College of Art) and...More
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PCA Film Industry Lunch Talk: Didier Courtois Duverger
Didier Courtois Duverger is the Chairman and former CEO of Natixis Coficiné, the leading French and European bank specialized in the financing & consulting of films, tv series, cinemas, video & serious games and more generally the audiovisual & media industry. He...More
The 3rd International Photography Conference "Blurring the Lines"
Blurring the Lines, in collaboration with Paris College of Art, the European Cultural Centre, and Urbanautica Institute is thrilled to share the program of the 3rdInternational Conference on Photography and Education: Ethical Shift in Photography.More
PCA Photo Lunch Talks: Rufus Barkley
PCA Photo Talks welcomes Rufus Barkley. Rufus is a photographer, film maker and writer. The contrasts inherent in his much traveled life are evident in his work, which contains a provocative energy and a precocious frame of reference.More
PCA Graduates Exhibit featured in La Nuit Blanche 2021 at La Vitrine
Graduate students of the MFA in Transdisciplinary New Media program at Paris College of Art exhibit at La Vitrine a collection of Virtual Reality pieces. Formerly exhibited in La Nuit Blanche 2021, this work presents pieces that interconnect print art, apps and...More
PCA Talks presents: Rashid Owoyele
Owoyele’s research builds upon a mixed-method approach, deploying a literature review, and semi-structured interviews, which form the basis for a practice-based design research process. Starting with a transformation science inspired worldviews (De Witt 2013) methodology I have developed an assessment of narrative...More
PCA Lunch Talks: Cameron Tidball-Sciullo
Cameron Tidball-Sciullo is a director & photographer based in Queens, New York who works as 1/2 of creative duo 91 Rules. His work is future-facing, focused on digital image-making technology and manipulation practices and deeply indebted to the 21st century. He’s driven...More
PCA MTNM Lunch Talk Presents: Jono Brandel
Jonathan (Jono) Brandel is an award winning graphic designer and computer programmer. He comes from mixed heritage, an American of Filipino and Polish descent.A year and a half removed from his MFA in Transdisciplinary New Media, Jono shares his progressions through professional...More
Filipa Cruz will be representing PCA at SDB’s International Awards & Conference 2021, LIAC 2021
PCA Adjunct Faculty member, Filipa Cruz will speak at SDB’s International Awards & Conference 2021, LIAC 2021. Speakers and Panel discussions will cover the topics of EdTech, Colleges/Universities and the dignitaries in EducationMore
Blurring the Lines Artists Part of Atelier Néerlandais "Earthlings" Exhibition
The group exhibition,Earthlings, presents a selection of works from artists who recently graduated from the photography departments of Dutch art academies. These artists were part of Blurring The Lines—an international talent program founded in 2016 by Klaus Fruchtnis (Paris College of Art,...More
Blurring the Lines Conference at the European Cultural Centre in Venice
The European Cultural Centre put together the conference proceedings of the event held at the Palazzo Mora in Venice in November 2020. The project Blurring the Lines is led by Paris College of ArtMore
Nona Griffin PCA Alumna is finalist in Blurring the Lines - 2021 Edition
For the 2021 edition, the theme on « Ethical shifts in photography » aims to explore the power, the moral principles, and the responsibilities of photography in all its dimensions: the rights of privacy and publicity, cultural representation, appropriation, confidentiality, copyright, intellectual...More
Blurring the Lines to be part of the exhibit "Time Space Existence" hosted by the European Cultural Centre in Venice
Blurring the Lines, a platform led by Klaus Fruchtnis, Chair of the Photography department at PCA.More
Radical Inclusivity Symposium
Radical Inclusivity, which will be held on May 3rd, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm CET, is a symposium discussing and challenging the current status quo in the art world, and how it needs to change.More
MFFP Program Collaborates with Michino Paris
As part of a collaboration, students in the MA in Fashion Film and Photography program have the chance to create visuals for the new FW21 collection of Michino.More
Chair of Transdisicplinary New Media Klaus Fruchtnis on AOS (Arebyte On Screen)
Chat with Chair of MTNM Klaus Fruchtnis about the GPSme project on #AOSBOT (BOT for Bio Operational Transmission), developed by Faculty Solimán López.More