I am a family man, a fine art photographer, and a visual artist with a passion for intimate portraiture. Based in Luxembourg, I cover corporate and private commissions as well as editorial assignments. My work is published and exhibited internationally.

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I completed an intensive one-year residency and earned my Master in Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Photography, Video and Related Media at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. I studied under and worked with photographers such as Michael Halsband, Sarah Friedman, or Ellen Silverman.

In my art projects, I address the inter-dependencies of visual representations and the constructs of identity, memory, and self-representation. I am especially interested in the possibilities and limitations of lens-based media to capture, represent, and archive the human being.

Solo Exhibitions

2023   “Liminal", Astartelux, Luxembourg, LU
2017   “The Faces of the Luxembourg House - second set", Luxembourg House, Luxembourg, LU
2016      “Chic, Local & Rock'n Roll", Luxembourg House, Luxembourg, LU

Group Exhibitions

2022     “bEAUtiful", Commune de Koerich, Koerich, LU
2021     “What Water? One for all - Art Exhibition", Carré des Artistes, Luxembourg, LU
2021     “Fleeting Moments - Temporality & the Still Life", curated online exhibition, Analogue Forever Magazine, USA
2021     “A certain Kind of Blue", curated online exhibition, Analogue Forever Magazine, USA
2016      “Halloween Exhibition", curated online exhibition, float Photo Magazine, USA
2016      “Creators deserve to be seen - Volume 11", Chashama Gallery - New York City, NY, USA
2015      “The Beauty of Humanity", SCOPE Art Miami - Miami Beach, FL, USA
2014      “Art Takes Miami", SCOPE Art Miami - See.me exhibition space - Miami Beach, FL, USA
2014       "PhotoGlobal 2007 - 2014", SVA Gramercy Gallery - New York, NY, USA
2014       "#seemetakeover Times Square", Times Square Billboard - New York, NY, USA
2014       "MFA Thesis Exhibition", SVA Chelsea Gallery - New York, NY, USA
2014      “The Alternative Approach", The Kiernan Gallery - Lexington, VA, USA
2013      “SCOPE Miami Beach 2013", See.me booth - Miami Beach, FL, USA
2013      “Deconstructing Memory", a curated exploratory online exhibition
2013      “Creatives Rising", large outdoor projection & See Exhibition Space - Long Island City, NY, USA
2013      “Annual Photography Show", The Greenpoint Gallery - Brooklyn, NY, USA
2013      “The Story of the Creative”, See Exhibition Space - Long Island City, NY, USA
2011      “Photo Global New Releases 2011”, PG11 Gallery - Brooklyn, NY, USA
2009      “Summer Residency Exhibition”, West Side Gallery - New York City, NY, USA

Publications

2017      “Kunst = Kapital?”, in capital.de (https://www.capital.de/leben/kunstmarkt-vor-allem-networking)
2017      “Jean Bettingen - Doppeltes Spiel”, in Télécran (n. 23/2017), weekly magazine, Luxembourg
2016      “5 Hours”, in Steadfast Magazine, bi-annual fine art magazine, USA
2015      “Jean Bettingen”, in The Beauty of Humanity - a select collection of work, exhibition catalog, USA
2014      “Jean Bettingen”, in alice, 2014 edition, USA
2014     “Photographs of us n.2”, in The Alternative Approach, exhibition catalog, USA
2014     “Camera Step”, in pdn, February 2014 edition, USA
2013      “Jean Bettingen”, in alice, 2013 edition, USA
2011      “inherent – photographs by Jean Bettingen”, self-published book, USA
2006      “Alpenzoo”, in Digital Photography Magazine, Mai Issues, Austria

Selected Commissions & Assignments

2016      The Faces of the Luxembourg House, portrait series – for Luxembourg House, Luxembourg
2012      “Swing States im Focus”, in Revue – De Magazin fir Letzebuerg, Issues N. 44, Luxembourg
2011      “9/11 10 Jahre danach”, in Revue – De Magazin fir Letzebuerg, Issues N. 35, Luxembourg
2011      “Liebe und Sex der Luxemburger”, in Revue – De Magazin fir Letzebuerg, Issues N. 10, 11, 13, and 14, Luxembourg
2010      Summer Residency 2010, in SVA Brochure, USA

Competitions & Awards

2014 Runner-up, pdn ' The Shot' in the category 'In the Sky'

Residencies

2009 SVA Summer Residency – New York City, NY, USA

Education

2014      Master of Fine Arts, photography, video and related media - School of Visual Arts (New York, US)
2011      Certificate degree, photography - School of Visual Arts (New York, US)
2007      Mag.rer.soc.oec., business administration - Innsbruck University (Innsbruck, Austria)
2000      Diplôme de fin d'études secondaire - Lycée Robert Schuman (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)