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Lynn Davis Biography
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1944 |
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Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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1962 - 1964 |
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Studied at University of Colorado, USA
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1964 - 1966 |
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Studied at University of Minnesota, USA
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1967 - 1970 |
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BFA San Francisco Art Institute, USA
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1974 |
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Apprentice to Berenice Abbott
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1979 |
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Award: Creative Artist Public Service Program Grant
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Lives and works in New York, USA
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Lisette Model and Her Successors, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA, USA
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2008
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India, Persia, China, Bernheimer Fine Old Masters, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2008
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Remembering Dakota, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND, USA; Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI, USA
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2008
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Echo Wanted, Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris, France
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2007
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The Rubin Museum, “Lynn Davis: Illumination” (solo)
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2007
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Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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2007
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Lisette Model and Her Successors, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, USA
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2007
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... e ricomincio da tre, Studio la Città, Verona, Italy
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2006
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Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris (solo)
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2006
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Orientalismi, curated by Angela Madesani, Studio la Città, Verona, Italy (solo)
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2003
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China, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2003
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Monuments, World Monument Fund, New York, NY
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2003
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China, Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA (solo)
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2003
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Monuments, Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, USA (solo)
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2002
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Ice, Karsten Greve Gallery, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2002
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Monument, Galerie Karsten Greve Paris, France (solo)
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2002
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Visions from America, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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2002
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Northern Light, Danese Gallery, New York, NY
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2001
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Ice, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2001
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Ice, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA (solo)
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2001
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Indivisible, Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona, North Carolina Museum of Art
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2001
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In Response to Place, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., USA
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2001
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Building, Dwelling, Thinking, Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Massachussetts, USA
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2001
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The Inward Eye, Transcendence in Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX, USA
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2000
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Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2000
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Monuments, Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, USA (solo)
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1999
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Sea Change: The Seascape in Contemporary Photography, Organized by Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona, Tucson. Traveling to Museum of Photographic Arts at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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1999
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The Cultured Tourist, Carol Ehlers Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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1999
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Photographs of the Puryear Installation, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA (solo)
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1999
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Africa, Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA (solo)
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1999
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Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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1999
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Ancient History, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, NY
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1999
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Under/Exposed, Stockholm, Sweden
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1999
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Three American Women in Paris, Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris, France
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1998
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Color, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York
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1998
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Group Exhibition, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels, Belgium
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1998
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The Body in the Mirror: Photography Today, Photographic Center of Skopelos, Athens, Greece
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1998
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Waterproof, Expo ‘98, Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal
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1998
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Sea Change: The Seascape in Contemporary Photography, Center for Creative Photography, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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1998
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The Cultured Tourist, Leslie Tonkonow, New York, NY
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1998
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Charles Cowles Photographic Collection, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL, USA
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1998
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Through the Lens: Time Space and Matter: Camera Art at the Turn of the Millenium, Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY
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1998
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Ice, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington D.C., USA
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1998
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Africa, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1998
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Retrospective 1986-1997, Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, USA (solo)
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1997
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Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris, France (solo)
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1997
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Galleri Larsen, Stockholm, Sweden (solo)
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1997
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I Canti Durevoli, Studio La Città, Verona, Italy (solo)
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1997
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Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA (solo)
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1997
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Four American Photographers, National Taiwan Arts Education Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
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1997
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La Conquête des Pôles, L'Hôtel de Sully, Paris
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1997
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Disciplined Beauty, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia
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1996
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Collection in Context, Henry Buhl Collection, Thread Waxing Space, New York, NY
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1996
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A Community Collection: Selected Acquisitions, 1991-1996, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, USA
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1996
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Prospect 96, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt (a cura di/curated by: Peter Weiermair), Germany
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1996
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Les Trois Grandes Egyptiennes, Le Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi; Mission du Patrimoine Photographique, Paris
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1996
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Ancient Sites, Houk Friedman, New York, NY (Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Yemen, Lebanon) (solo)
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1996
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Warren Street Project: An Inventory of the Historic Structures of Warren Street, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York, NY (solo)
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1995
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Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA, USA (solo)
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1995
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1978-1994, Houk Friedman, New York, NY (solo)
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1995
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Kohn/Turner, Los Angeles, CA, USA (solo)
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1995
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Seeing Things, Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, NY
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1995
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Water, Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
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1994
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James Danziger Gallery, New York, NY (Burma, Cambodia, Thailand) (solo)
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1994
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Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, Overland Park, KS, USA (solo)
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1994
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Hetrick-Martin Institute Benefit, Paul Morris Gallery, New York, NY
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1994
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The Lure of Egypt, The Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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1994
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Blindspot, The Mac, Dallas, TX, USA
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1993
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Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, USA (solo)
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1993
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Akira Ikeda Gallery, Nagoya, Japan (solo)
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1992
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Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY (solo)
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1992
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Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA, USA (solo)
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1992
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Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, USA (solo)
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1992
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Fine Arts Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, NY (solo)
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1992
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Heidi Reckermann Photographie, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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1992
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American Photographs: Traditional Themes by Contemporary Photographers, James Danziger Gallery, New York, NY
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1991
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Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
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1991
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Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY (solo)
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1991
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Studio La Città, Verona, Italy (solo)
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1991
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Pence Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA (solo)
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1991
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The Dream of Egypt, Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Polanco, Mexico
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1991
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Framed, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
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1991
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Pictures of Peace, F.I.T. Resource Center, New York; D.C.A.C. Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, USA
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1990
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Sixth Sense, Pence Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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1990
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New Directions, G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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1990
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The Indomitable Spirit, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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1990
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Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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1990
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Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany (solo)
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1990
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Steven Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA (solo)
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1990
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Hamiltons Gallery, London (solo)
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1989
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Simon Lowinsky Gallery, New York, NY (Ice) (solo)
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1989
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The Light that Fills the World, The Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C., USA
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1989
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Vollbild, the Full Blown Picture, Neue Gesellschaft fur BildendeKunst, Berlin, Germany
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1989
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Photographs From Private Twin Cities Collections, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, USA
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1989
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Das Portrait in Der Zeitgenossischen Photographie, Mainz, Germany
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1988
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Sexual Differences: Both Sides of the Camera, Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY
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1988
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Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA (Bodywork) (solo)
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1987
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The Male Nude in Photography in the 19th & 20th Centuries, Ravenna, Italy
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1987
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Women See Men, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany
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1987
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Art Against Aids, Dia Foundation, New York, NY
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1986
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Abstractions, Greathouse, New York, NY
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1986
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Heads, Mokotoff Galleries, New York, NY
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1986
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Recent Acquisitions, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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1985
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Convergence: Lynn Davis, Annie Leibowitz, Erika Lennard, Robert Mapplethorpe, Steven Meisel, Laurie Simmons, Sheller, Rubin, Winer Gallery, New York, NY
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1985
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Art & Commerce, CCD Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
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1982
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Photography in the 60's & 70's, Institute of Contemporary Art, Brazil
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1982
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Galerie Ufficio Dell'Arte, Paris, France
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1982
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Robert Samuel Gallery, Provincetown, MS, USA
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1982
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Texbraun Gallery, Paris, France
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1982
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Robert Samuel Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1981
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Robert Samuel Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1981
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Alumni Exhibitions, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
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1981
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New American Nudes, Creative Photography Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MS, USA
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1980
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Men of Style, Staley-Wise, New York, NY
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1980
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The Male Nude in Photography, Marcuse Pfeiffer Gallery, New York, NY
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1980
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Lynn Davis, George Platt Lynes, Karen Tweedy Holmes, Camera Work Gallery, New Hope, PA, USA
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1980
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CAPS Recipient Traveling Exhibition, Nikon House, New York, NY
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1980
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Permanent Collection Exhibition, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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1979
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Lynn Davis / Robert Mapplethorpe, Trade Off, Robert Samuel Gallery, New York, NY
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1979
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International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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1979
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Halstead Gallery, Birmingham, MS, USA
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1978
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Fleeting Gestures: Treasures of Dance Photography, International Center for Photography, New York; Soho Center for Visual Artists, New York; Artists Gallery, Seattle; Photopia, Philadelphia; Marcuse Pfeiffer Gallery, New York, NY
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| Literature |
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2003
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An Artist’s Portrayal of China. Northeast Antique & Auction, March 2003, pp. 31.
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2003
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The Questing Eye. House & Garden, March 2003, pp. 74-77
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2002
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Abitareverona Magazine, No. 3
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2002
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Along the Silk Route. Portfolio: China, Shambala Sun, September 2002, pp. 51-7
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2002
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Denis Curti. Reportage dal Mondo dei Sogni. Vivi Milano, Belle Arti, September 2002, pp. 53
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2002
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Linee di Ghiaccio. Tempo Libero, September 2002
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2002
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John Kane: Gehlek Rinpoche Likes It That Way, Shambala Sun, July 2002, pp. 45-50
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2002
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Elizabeth Kolbert. Ice Memory. New Yorker, January 2002, pp. 30-7
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2002
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Les Line. One Picture. Audubon, March-April 2002, pp. 124
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2002
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Francesca Memeo. Dal Sudan alla Groenlandia a Caccia di Architetture Naturale. La Stampa, September 2002, pp. 9
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2001
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Ice, (New York: Edwynn Houk Gallery)
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2000
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Lynn Davis, (New York: Edwynn Houk Gallery)
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1999
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Monument, (Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions) Fall. Monograph
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1999
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Wonders of the African World, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (New York: Knopf) Fall, 1999. Illustrations throughout
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1998
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Body Icons, (Athens, Greece, Photographic Center of Skopelos), p.32
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1998
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Aperture, Moments of Grace Spirit in the American Landscape, (New York, Apeture), p. 3
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1998
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James Hamilton-Peterson and Trudy Wilner Stack. Sea Change : The Seascape in Contemporary Photography (Tucson, AZ : Center for Creative Photography), p. 25
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1998
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Water Proof (Lisbon, Portugal : Centro Cultural de Belém)
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