Catherine Lemblé (b. 1990) is a Belgian photographer based in Brussels. She received her MA in photography from Luca School of Arts Brussels. Through long-term projects and analog pictures she examines the ever-changing relationship between humans and the more-than-human world. Her latest photo book, Only Barely Still – On Women and Wilderness (2025), challenges conventional ideas about the Arctic by focusing on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard and the lives of the women who inhabit it.
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Solo Exhibitions
- 2022Only Barely Still, Contretype, Brussel
- 2020Bühne, Klimaatfestival, Het Bos, Antwerpen
- 2019Book Launch Cabin Fever, Kunsthal, Gent
- 2018Bühne, Kunst in Huis, Brussel
- 2018Cabin Fever, De Bijloke, Gent
- 2016Loin des hommes, MINT gallery, Gent
Residencies
- 2026Open AIR, Montana, US (upcoming)
- 2024Arctic Culture Lab, Ilulissat, Kalaallit Nunaat
- 2023Spitsbergen Artists Center, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
- 2022Spitsbergen Artists Center, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
- 2021Galleri Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
- 2021Gamli Skóli, Hrísey, Iceland
Group Exhibitions
- 2026Only Barely Still, Oslo Negativ, Oslo (upcoming)
- 2025Soul Searchers, Galerie 10a, Otegem
- 2024.tiff 2024, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
- 2024.tiff 2024, FOMU, Antwerpen
- 202419e Prix national Photographie Ouverte, Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi
- 2024Earthed Works, Galerie 10a, Otegem
- 2024How Far Is In Between, Het Gasthuis, Aarschot
- 2023Petits objets a, Galerie 10a, Otegem
- 2023Helsinki Photo Festival, Helsinki
- 2022Sea of Teeth with Johan Tahon & Bart Vandevijvere, Galerie 10a, Otegem
- 2022LensCulture Awards, Caelum Gallery, New York
- 2022Familiefoto’s, La Nombreuse, Brussel
- 2021Subbacultcha’s Community Exhibition, De Studio, Antwerpen
- 2019Signaal Festival, Het Bos, Antwerpen
- 2019Dis(m)asters of Photography: Many a Moon, Recyclart, Brussel
- 20181 plus 1 – foto expo, Nucleo, Gent
- 2018Instant Gratification w/ AINT BAD, REDUX Contemporary Art Center, CHS
- 2017Instant Gratification w/ AINT BAD, The Atlanta School of Photography, ATL
- 2017Twens, CC De Romaanse Poort, Leuven
- 2016Geistnight: FAR OUT, Gouvernement, Gent
Publications & articles
- 2026Fotografi
- 2026PHOTONEWS
- 2026Marie-Claire Taiwan
- 2026NRC
- 2025The New York Times
- 2025d la Repubblica
- 2025Lomography
- 2024.tiff magazine
- 2024Marie Claire Italia
- 2024Audioteca Fotografica
- 2023Les Others
- 2023Knack
- 2023Stern
- 2022PhMuseum
- 2022Sea of Teeth – The Art Couch
- 2022De Standaard Weekblad
- 2022Bruzz Magazine
- 2022European Photography 110
- 2022Frankfurter Allgemeine Quarterly
- 2022Linda Nochlin Fanzine
- 2021Best of Lens Culture Vol. 4
Grants, awards & collections
- 2026Shortlist PhotoEspaña Best Photo Book of the Year Awards / Only Barely Still
- 2026Winner Fotografi Portfolio Prize 2026
- 2026Best Dutch Book Designs 2025 – Student Jury Selection / Only Barely Still
- 2025Production Grant, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
- 2025Development Grant, Flemish Community
- 2024Collection Musée de la Photographie Charleroi
- 2024Shortlist Stern Preis 2024
- 2024FUTURES Photography 2024 selection
- 2024.tiff 2024 selection by FOMU Antwerp
- 2023Winner Helsinki Photo Festival Open Call
- 2022Development Grant, Flemish Community
- 2021Laureate Propositions d’artistes, Contretype
- 2019Winner Black and White awards, LensCulture
Books
- 2025Only Barely Still, published by The Eriskay Connection
- 2019Cabin Fever, self-published