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    • 11th Ballarat International Foto Biennale
    • 23 August - 19 October 2025

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    Exclusive to the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, the extraordinary work of Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), will be shown in an exhibition curated by the highly celebrated Ghanaian-born British editor Edward Enninful OBE.

    Campbell Addy at the 11th Ballarat International Foto Biennale

    The Ballarat International Foto Biennale is excited to announce that renowned British-Ghanaian fashion photographer and artist Campbell Addy will headline the 2025 festival.

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    The Martin Kantor Portrait Prize is both an exhibition and an award for a photographic artwork of a significant Australian.

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      Campbell Addy at the 11th Ballarat International Foto Biennale