Russell Kleyn is a South African-born, multidisciplinary photographer based in Wellington, New Zealand. Kleyn studied graphic design in Cape Town and subsequently completed a postgraduate certificate in photography at London’s Central Saint Martins College of Art in 2006, and a Masters of Fine Art at Toi Rauwhārangi, Massey University College of Creative Arts in 2023.
Public Collections:
– National Portrait Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
– New Zealand Portrait Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand.
– Wellington City Collection, Wellington, New Zealand.
Exhibitions:
– We Feed The World, Barge House Gallery, London, United Kingdom, October 2018.
– How are you? Kilbirnie Masjid, Wellington, New Zealand, March 2020.
– Matakite (with Raymond McMahon) TwentySix Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand, March 2023.
– Virgo (with Ming Ranginui) Engine Room Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand, November 2023.
Publications:
– VEIL, Russell Kleyn, Published by Innen Books, 2020.
– STANCE, Russell Kleyn, Self Published, 2021.
Editorial Publications:
PORT Magazine, FT Weekend Magazine, i-D, Vice, Penguin Press UK, Oyster Magazine, Black Magazine, Monocle Magazine, HUCK Magazine, Big Magazine and Lodown Magazine amongst others.
Selected Clients:
New Balance, NOM*d, Kowtow Clothing, Victoria University Press, Flying Nun Records, Metronomy, Universal Music and Because Music amongst others.
EMAIL /info@russellkleyn.com
INSTAGRAM /@russell_kleyn