Borin in 1959, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Erwin Olaf is Holland's best-known photographer and filmmaker. He has been called a 'contemporary Dutch master' for his skillful use of light.

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 "Erwin Olaf", Galerie Paris-Beijing, Beijing, China
"Dusk & Dawn", Hermitage Amsterdam, The Netherlands
"Dawn & Dusk", Hasted Hunt Kraeutler, New York, USA
"New Works", Hamiltons Gallery, London, UK
"ATopia- Art and City in the 21st Century", Centre de Cultura Contemp, Barcelona, Spain
"De PICTURA", EMAT Espai Metropolita d'Art, Valencia, Spain
2009
"FoMu", Fotomuseum Provincie Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
"Photographie & Video: Rain, Hope, Grief, Fall Et D'autres Oeuvres", Institut Néerlandais, Paris, France
"Erwin Olaf 50 Years Old, Retrospective", Domus Artium, Cultural Centre of Salamanca, Spain
2008
"Still Living; Structure, Surface and Expression", Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, USA
"Grief", Flatland Paris & Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris, France
"Rain, Hope, Grief and Fall", The Hague Museum Of Photography, The Hague, The Netherlands
"Human All Too Human", Fotografia Europea Reggio Emilia 2008, Italy
2007
"Rain, Hope and Grief", M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
"Grief", Hasted Hunt Gallery, New York, USA
"Le Dernier Cri", Galerie Rabouan Moussion, Paris, France
2006
Hasted Hunt Gallery, New York, USA
Gallery Rabouan Moussion, Paris, France
Flatland Gallery, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2005
"Fashion And Style in Photography", Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia
"'Elegance And Perversity", Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, Australia
"Rain & Hope", Hasted Hunt Gallery, New York, USA
2003
"Silver", Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
"Veritas Splendor, Erwin Olaf Photographs 1988-2003", Museum Sztuki, Lodz, Poland
2002
"Paradise", B&D Gallery, Milan, Italy
"Booby Trap", Museo d’Arte della Provicia di Nuoro, Nuoro, Italy
2001
"Royal Blood", Bilbao Art Centre, Bilbao, Spain
"Retrospective", Museum of Modern Art, Hasselt, Belgium 　 　

Selected Collections
Ludwig Museum, Cologne, Germany
Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
Gemeente museum, Den Haag, The Netherlands
North Carolina Museum Of Art, Raleigh, USA
Art Progressive Collection, USA
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Collezione La Gaia, Piedmont, Italy
Collezione Lavazza, Torino, Italy
Collezione Lanfranchi, Milano, Italy
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Museum Artium, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Fundacio Foto Colectania, Spain
Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Blue Collection, Switzerland
Arad Collection, London, UK
Inelcom Collection, Spain
Coff Collection, Spain
Scheringa Museum, Spanbroek, The Netherlands
Martin Margulies Collection, USA
Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, The Netherlands