Flint Stelter is a multidisciplinary artist focussing on subcultures and neurodiversity, with a style informed by political art and gonzo journalism. His work spans photography, writing, and speaking engagements. As an advocate, he stands equally for autism acceptance and the transformative ‘straight edge’ principles that have been a cornerstone of his life since the mid-90s. This dual commitment reflects in his art, promoting a message of diversity and conscious living. In 2019 he earned a Bachelor of Arts in photography at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund.
Education
2019 – Bachelor of Arts in photographic studies, University of applied Sciences and Arts, Dortmund
Exhibitions
2021 – group show “Two Cities”, Negarkhaneh Honar, Tehran / Iran
2019 – group show “re:vue”, Festival Voies Off, Arles, France
2019 – group show “Master of Photography”, Reggio nell’Emilia, Italien
2019 – group show / photobook exhibition „vom blättern und wischen“, Künstlerhaus Dortmund
2018 – photobook exhibition of Athens Photo Festival 2018, Greece
2018 – group show “Two Cities”, Negarkhaneh Honar, Tehran / Iran
2018 – group show “Identity”, University for Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund
2017 – group show “SSST”, Museum für Kommunikation, Frankfurt
2016 – “Die Spiegelbarrikade”, Schauspiel Dortmund / Megastore
2015 – Buchmesse Frankfurt, FH Dortmund booth
2015 – group show “Stadtwerk”, form. Museum am Ostwall
2015 – group show “Views from Planet Autism”, New Delhi / India
2015 – group show “Podest”, University for Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund
2014 – “Nordstadtvernissage”, Avanti Zentrum
Books
2019 – AUTISTIC (dummy, work in progress)
2018 – AUTISTIC, as part of TWO CITIES (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund)
2017 – NEIN (self published)
2016 – BUS (self published)
2015 – DIE SHOW (published in cooperation with Schauspiel Dortmund)
Awards, Scholarships, Workshops
2021 – participant workshop “TWO CITIES” Dortmund / Tehran, supported by DAAD program “Dialogue with the Islamic World”. Supervised by Prof. Jörg Winde & Prof. Kai Jünemann, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund
2020 – shortlisted at Athens Photo Festival
2019 / 2020 – scholarship “Deutschlandstipendium”, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Rudolf-Chaudoire-Stiftung
2019 – shortlisted at Athens Photo Festival
2019 – shortlisted at ProfiFoto New Talent Award powered by Canon
2019 – participant photobook workshop with Alejandro Cartagena
2018 – participant workshop with Pep Bonet and Benedicte Kurzen of NOOR
2018 – semi-finalist on sky Arts “Master of Photography”, selected by judges Elisabeth Biondi, Mark Sealy & Oliviero Toscani
2018 – participant workshop ‘Two Cities’ in Tehran, Iran and Dortmund, Germany. Supervised by Prof. Jörg Winde, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund
2017 – participant workshop ‘identity’ in Belgrade, Skopje and Dortmund, Germany. Supervised by Professors Dirk Gebhardt, Jörg Winde, Milan Aleksić, Vesna Mićović and Robert Jankuloski
2017 – Finalist DOCMA Award (1st place in category „Geselle“)
2017 – participant workshop ‘Finding your Form’ by Sarker Protick of VII
2016 / 2017 – scholarship “Deutschlandstipendium”, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and Sparkasse Dortmund
2016 – Individual support for artists and creatives in the Ruhr area: „Artists and creatives – Artistic actions“ (ecce – european center for creative economy, KREATIV.QUARTIERE RUHR, with financial support from: Ministry for Family, Children, Youth, Culture and Sport of the State of North Rhine -Westphalia)
2015 – Semifinalist DOCMA Award