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David LaChapelle Biography
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1969 |
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Born: Fairfield, Connecticut, NC
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1995 |
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Named “Best New Photographer of the Year” by both French Photo and American Photo magazines
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1996 |
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“Photographer of the Year Award” at the VH-1 Fashion Awards
“Applied Photography of the Year Award” from The International Center of Photography
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1997 |
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Art Directors Club Award for Best Book Design for LaChapelle Land
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1998 |
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Best “Cutting Edge Essay” and “Style Photography” at Life magazine’s Alfred Eisenstadt Awards for Magazine Photography (the Eisies)
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1999 |
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Honored in the “Cover of the Year” category at the Eisies
Placed second on CNN’s list of “20 to Watch in 2000”
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2000 |
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Won "Best Video" for Mobys's "Nature Blues" at the MTV Europe Music Awards
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2003 |
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12th Annual MVPA (Music Video Production Association) Awards Adult Contemporary Video of the Year - Elton John 'This Train Don't Stop There Anymore'
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2004 |
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MVPA Director of The Year for No Doubt "It's My Life"
MVPA Best Rock Video of The Year for No Doubt "It's My Life"
VMA Best Group Video of The Year for No Doubt "It's My Life"
VMA Best Pop Video of The Year for No Doubt "It's My Life"
Winner of Best Documentary Aspen Film Festival
Special Juried Recognition Sundance Film Festival
Special Juried Prize Mountain Film in Telluride
13th Annual MVPA Awards - Winner 'Director of the Year' 'Best Rock Video of the Year' for No Doubt "It's My Life"
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2005 |
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Voted One of The "25 Most Influential Living Photographers" PDN
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2006 |
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Honored with Vito Russo Award (2006 GLADD Media Awards)
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2013
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"Krakow Photomonth Festival" National Museum in Krakow, Krakow
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2013
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The Armory Show, New York
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2013
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Art Basel Switzerland
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2013
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“Divine Bodies,” Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, UK
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2013
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“Still Life,” Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, France
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2012
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“Burning Beauty,” Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm (solo)
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2012
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“David LaChapelle,” Lu.C.C.A. Museum, Lucca, Italy (solo)
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2012
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"Artist of the Year," American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum, New York (solo)
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2012
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“David LaChapelle,” BEXCO Art Center, Busan (solo)
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2012
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"Unnatural - Natural History" Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, England
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2012
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“Earth Laughs in Flowers” The Solo Project, Basel
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2012
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“The Haberdashery” Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, New York
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2012
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Hong Kong Art Fair, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
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2012
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MIA, Milan Image Art Fair, Robilant + Voena, Milan
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2012
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MIART, Milan International Modern And Contemporary Art Fair, Robilant + Voena, Milan
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2012
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Group Show, Patricia Low Contemporary, St. Moritz
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2012
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David LaChapelle, Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Houston
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2012
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David LaChapelle, Frieze Art Fair, London
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2012
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"About Caravaggio Visioni & Illusioni Contemporanee" Museo Tuscolano -Scuderie Aldobrandini, Rome
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2012
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LACMA- Los Angeles County Museum of Art/ "Figure and Form in Contemporary Photography" Los Angeles
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2012
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"Everywhere and Nowhere" Villa Jauss , Oberstdorf, Germany
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2012
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"Making History" Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt, Frankfurt
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2012
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“Still Life” Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
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2012
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"Addicted to Passion" Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg
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2012
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“Jesus Is My Homeboy” Jablonka Galerie, Cologne, Germany
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2012
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“Earth Laughs in Flowers” Patricia Low Contemporary, Geneva
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2012
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“Earth Laughs in Flowers” Fred Torres Collaborations, New York
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2012
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“Earth Laughs in Flowers” Robilant + Voena, Milan
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2012
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“Earth Laughs in Flowers” Robilant + Voena, London
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2012
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“Earth Laughs in Flowers” Reformiere Dorfkirche, St. Moritz
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2011
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"David LaChapelle: Negative Currency and Recollections in America, Prism Gallery, Los Angeles (solo)
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2011
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"David LaChapelle: Earth Laughs in Flowers, Serge Maruani & Alain Noirhomme Gallery, Knokke, Belgium (solo)
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2011
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“The Raft” De Sarthe Fine Art, Hong Kong
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2011
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“David LaChapelle Early Work” Michelman Fine Art, New York (solo)
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2011
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"Cocktail Culture" Norton Museum of Art, Florida
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2011
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“Leonardo. Il Genio, il Mito”, Venaria Reale, Turin, Italy
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2011
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“Role Models and Role Playing” Museum Der Moderne Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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2011
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"The Fashion World Of Jean Paul Gaultier : From the Street to the Stars” The Montreal Museum Of Fine Art, Montreal |
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2011
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“Beauty Culture” Annenberg Space For Photography, Los Angeles
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2011
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"Face Off: Contemporary Portraits by Contemporary Artists" Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, Connecticut
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2011
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“Body Gestures" Herzliya Museum Of Contemporary Art, Israel
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2011
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"The Lords and the New Creatures", NYE+BROWN, Los Angeles
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2011
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“Boarders and Frontiers: Globalization, Temporality & Appropriation in the Contemporary Image” Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester, Michigan
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2011
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"Thus Spoke LaChapelle," Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague (solo)
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2011
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“David LaChapelle,” Hangaram Design Museum - Seoul Art Center, Seoul (solo)
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2011
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"Nosotros: La Humanidad Al Borde," Museo de Arte Contemporaño de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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2011
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"David LaChapelle," Bratislava City Gallery, Bratislava (solo)
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2011
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"From Darkness to Light," Lever House, New York (solo)
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2011
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Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai (solo)
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2011
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"David LaChapelle: Earth Laughs in Flowers," Hanover, Germany, Kestner-Gesellschaft (solo)
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2010
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“Post Modern Pop Photography,” The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv (solo)
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2010
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"The Rape of Africa," Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Mocca Courtyard, Toronto (solo)
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2010
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"David LaChapelle," MOCA Taipei, Taipei (solo)
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2010
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"Popular : Brands Symbols Icons 1960-2010"
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2010
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Frieze Art Fair London
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2010
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"Restart" Tavi Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
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2010
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"Divine Comedy" Sotheby's Gallery, New York
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2010
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"Real Interface" Gana Art, Busan
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2010
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"Knock Knock: That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" Armand Bartos Fine Art, New York
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2010
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"David LaChapelle" Photo LA Presented by LACMA, Los Angeles
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2010
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" Pervasive Influence :The Mechanical Bride" Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto
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2010
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"David LaChapelle" Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut
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2010
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“Atopia, Arte Y Ciudad en el Siglo XXI" CCB, Barcelona |
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2010
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“Real Interface” Gana Art Busan, Busan
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2010
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"David LaChapelle" Galería Leyendecker, Tenerife, Spain (solo)
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2010
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"David LaChapelle: Documents of Desire & Disasters" Paul Kasmin Gallery, Istanbul (solo)
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2010
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"American Jesus" Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
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2010
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"The Rape of Africa" Robilant + Voena, London (solo)
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2010
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"Eden" Alain Noirhomme Gallery, Brussels
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2009
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"Cars And Money" Wolfgang Roth + Partners, Miami
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2009
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"American Jesus" Sebastien Guinness Gallery, Dublin
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2009
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"The Rape of Africa" David DeSanctis Gallery, Los Angeles
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2009
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"The Rape of Africa" Galerie Alex Daniels, Amsterdam (solo)
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2009
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"Who Shot Rock & Roll" Brooklyn Museum, New York
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2009
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"Rape of Africa" Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan
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2009
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London | Frieze Art Fair
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2009
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"Pop My Cherry" Patricia Low Contemporary, Geneva
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2009
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"Naked!" Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
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2009
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"Delirium of Reason," Museo De Las Artes, Guadalajara, Mexico (solo)
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2009
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"Retrospective," Musee de la Monnaie de Paris, Paris (solo)
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2009
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"Delirium of Reason," Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City (solo)
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2008
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"David LaChapelle," Forte Belvedere, Florence (solo)
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2008
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David LaChapelle," National Museum, Krakow, Poland (solo)
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2008
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"David LaChapelle," Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm (solo)
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2008
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"Heaven to Hell / Bellezas y Desastres," MUBE Museum, Sao Paolo, Brazil (solo)
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2008
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"David LaChapelle" Forte Belvedere, Florence
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2008
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"David LaChapelle" National Museum, Krakow, Poland
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2008
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"David LaChapelle" Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm
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2008
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"Heaven to Hell / Bellezas y Desastres" MUBE Museum, Sao Paolo, Brazil
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2008
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"Vanity Fair Portraits" National Portrait Gallery, London
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2008
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"Vanity Fair Portraits" LACMA, Los Angeles
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2008
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"Jesus is My Homeboy" Wolfgang Roth + Partners, Miami (solo)
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2008
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"Jesus is My Homeboy" Robilant + Voena, London (solo)
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2008
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"Auguries of Innocence" Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York (solo)
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2008
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"Jesus is my Homeboy" St. Moritz Art Masters, St. Moritz (solo)
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2008
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"Jesus is My Homeboy" TEFAF (Rafael Jablonka), Maastricht, The Netherlands (solo)
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2007
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"Awakened" Galería Leyendecker, Tenerife, Spain (solo)
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2007
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"Awakened" (Rafael Jablonka), Frieze, London (solo)
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2007
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"David LaChapelle" La Galerie Delphine Pastor, Monaco (solo)
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2007
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"Awakened" Goss Gallery, Dallas (solo)
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2007
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"Awakened" Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York (solo)
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2007
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"David LaChapelle" Palazzo Reale, Milan
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2007
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"Heaven to Hell / Bellezas y Desastres" MALBA Museum, Buenos Aires
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2007
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"David LaChapelle," Palazzo Reale, Milan (solo)
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2007
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"Heaven to Hell / Bellezas y Desastres" MALBA Museum, Buenos Aires (solo)
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2006
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"VIP: Very Important Portraits" Capodimonte Museum, Naples, Italy (solo)
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2006
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"Men & War" Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin
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2006
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"VIP: Very Important Portraits" Capodimonte Museum, Naples, Italy
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2006
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"Men, War, & Peace" Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin
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2006
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"Heaven to Hell", Jablonka Galerie, Berlin
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2006
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"David LaChapelle", La Galerie Du XX ( w/ Maruani Noirhomme), Paris (solo)
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2005
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" David LaChapelle Pictures for Italian Vogue" Staley Wise Gallery, New York (solo)
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2005
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"Grand Opening : David LaChapelle", Goss Gallery, Dallas (solo)
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2005
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"David LaChapelle" Galerie Alex Daniels, Amsterdam (solo)
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2005
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"David LaChapelle" Maruani Noirhomme Gallery, Knokke, Belgium (solo)
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2005
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"Artists Prostitutes" Deitch Projects, New York
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2005
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"Men & War" Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin
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2005
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"David LaChapelle" | "All American" KALS'ART, Palermo, Italy
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2005
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"David LaChapelle" KALS'ART, Palermo, Italy
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2004
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"Portraits of Musicians" Palais Kinsky - Rudolf Budja Galerie, Freyung, Vienna
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2004
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"All American" Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
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2003
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"David LaChapelle" Moscow Photo Festival (James Gallery), Moscow
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2003
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Rockefeller Center: Montblanc International, New York
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2003
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"All American" Rockefeller Center: Montblanc International" New York
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2003
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Third International Festival: Fashion and Style in Photography, Moscow House of Photography, Russia
VANITY FAIR , Torch Gallery, Amsterdam
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2002
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"David LaChapelle" Barbican Museum, London
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2002
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"LACHAPELLE" Kunsthaus Wien, Vienna
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2002
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"David LaChapelle" Barbican Museum, London
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2002
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"LACHAPELLE" Kunsthaus Wien, Vienna
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2001
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"David LaChapelle" Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milan (solo)
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2001
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"Fish Stick" Camerawork Gallery, Berlin (solo)
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2001
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"David LaChapelle" Photology (Villa Impero), Bologna, Italy (solo)
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2001
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"David LaChapelle" Baldwin Gallery, Aspen (solo)
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2000
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Los Angeles | Fahey Klein Gallery | "David LaChapelle" (solo)
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2000
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"Il Secolo Della Fotoarte" Villa Impero, Bologna, Italy
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2000
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"Femmes Plus Que Femmes" Museo de Arte Brazileira, Sao Paolo
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2000
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"Femmes Plus Que Femmes" Museo de Arte Brazileira, Sao Paolo
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2000
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Chic Thrills: Pop-Surealism in Photography, Cokkie Snoei, Rotterdam
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1999
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"20th Festival de la Mode" Galleries LaFayette, Paris
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1999
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"Hotel LaChapelle" Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome
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1999
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"The Beautiful & Bizarre" School of Visual Arts, New York
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1999
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"20th Festival de la Mode" Galleries LaFayette, Paris
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1999
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"Hotel LaChapelle" Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome
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1999
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"The Beautiful & Bizarre" School of Visual Arts, New York
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1999
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"David LaChapelle" Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York (solo)
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1998
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"David LaChapelle" Palacio Pombal, Lisbon, Portugal
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1998
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"LaChapelle Land", Les Recontres D'Arles, Arles, France
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1998
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"David LaChapelle" Palacio Pombal, Lisbon, Portugal
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1998
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"LaChapelle Land" Les Recontres D'Arles, Arles, France
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1998
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Fashion at the Beach, Bass Museum. Miami Beach, FL
LaChapelle Land, Les Rencontres D'Arles. Arles, France (solo)
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1997
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"LaChapelle Land", Parco Gallery, Tokyo (solo)
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1997
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"LaChapelle Land" Photology, Milan (solo)
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1996
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"LaChapelle Land" Staley Wise Gallery, New York (solo)
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1996
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LaChapelle Land, Staley Wise Gallery. New York, NY (solo)
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1995
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Javier, (Cibachromes) Trabia MacAfee. New York, NY (solo)
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1995
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"Javier Cibachromes" Trabia MacAfee, New York (solo)
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1995
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"Javier Cibachromes" Trabia MacAfee, New York (solo)
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1993
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PomPom Croissant, Tomoko Ligouri Gallery. New York, NY (solo)
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1991
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Facility of Movement, Tomoko Ligouri Gallery. New York, NY (solo)
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1991
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"Facility of Movement" Tomoko Ligouri Gallery, New York (solo)
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1989
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"Mirrors of God + the Intervention of St. Lucy" Trabia MacAfee Gallery, New York (solo)
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1989
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"Somewhere Better" Trabia MacAfee Gallery, New York (solo)
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1989
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"The Center Show" The Lesbian + Gay Center, New York
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1989
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"David LaChapelle" Santa Fe Center for Photography, Santa Fe
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1989
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"David LaChapelle" Santa Fe Center for Photography, Santa Fe
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1989
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"Life Never Dies" Mars, New York
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1988
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"Grand Windows" Grand Central Station, New York
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1988
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"Your Needs Met" 56 Bleecker Gallery, New York (solo)
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1986
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"Taking Pictures is Fun" Palladium, New York
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1986
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Taking Pictures is Fun, Palladium. New York, NY (solo)
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1984
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"Angels, Saints, & Martyrs" 303 Gallery (Lisa Spellman/ Colin Deland), New York (solo)
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1984
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"Good News for Modern Man" 303 Gallery (Lisa Spellman/ Colin Deland), New York (solo)
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Art Brussels Contemporary Art Fair, Brussles
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MiART International Modern and Contemporary Fair, Milan
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| Literature |
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2012
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Burning Beauty
Fotografiska Museet, Sweden
Elanders Fälth & Hässler
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2012
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David LaChapelle
Hangaram Design Museum and BEXCO Art Center
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2012
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LaChapelle
LaChapelle
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2011
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Thus Spoke LaChapelle
Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague
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2011
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Borders and Frontiers
Oakland University Art Gallery
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2010
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David LaChapelle
MOCA Taipei
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2010
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Earth Laughs In Flowers
Kestnergesellschaft Hannover
Distanz
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2010
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Heaven to Hell: Taschen Golden Books 30th Anniversary
Taschen
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2010
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Bliss Amongst Chaos
Maybach
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2010
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Maybach: Going Places
Daimler AG
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2009
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Who Shot Rock and Roll: A Photographic History
The Brooklyn Museum
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2009
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The Rape of Africa
Reflex Amsterdam
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2008
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David LaChapelle
Al Forte Belvedere
Giunti
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2008
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David LaChapelle
Fotografie
Stern
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2008
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Jesus is My Homeboy
Robilant and Voena
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2007
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David LaChapelle
Palazzo Reale
Giunti
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2007
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'David LaChapelle' Palazzo Reale
'LaChapelle, Heaven to Hell' Taschen
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2006
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'LaChapelle, Artists & Prostitutes' Taschen
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2006
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David LaChapelle
Maurani & Niorhomme Gallery in collaboration with La Galerie du XX Siecle in Paris, France
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2006
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Artists and Prostitutes
Taschen
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2006
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Heaven to Hell
Taschen
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2005
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Taschen 25th Anniversary
Taschen
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2004
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'David LaChapelle' Photology
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2003
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'Eros Fotografia' Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso
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2003
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“If you want reality, take the bus”
Artmosphere
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2003
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David LaChapelle
Eros Fotografia
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2002
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David LaChapelle Photographs
Barbican
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2001
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David LaChapelle
Photology
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2000
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'Portfolio' Library of Photography Number 16. Te Neues Publishing Company
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1999
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'David LaChapelle' Palazzo delle Esposizinoi
'Hotel Lachapelle' Callaway Editions
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1999
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David LaChapelle: Exhibition
Palazzo delle Esposizioni
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1999
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Hotel LaChapelle
Bulfinich
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1996
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LaChapelle Land
Channel Photographics
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1996
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'LaChapelle Land' Callaway Editions
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