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Mitch Epstein Biography
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1952 |
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Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.
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1970 - 1971 |
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Union College, NY
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1971 - 1972 |
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Rhode Island School of Design, RI
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1972 - 1974 |
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The Cooper Union, NY
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1978 |
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National Endowment for the Arts, Individual Grant
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1980 |
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New York State Council for the Arts
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1996 - 1997 |
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Camera Works, Inc.
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1997 |
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American Institute of Graphic Artists, 50 Best Books of the Year
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2002 |
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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
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2003 |
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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
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2004 |
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Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award, Family Business
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2008 |
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Fellowship at the American Academy, Berlin
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Lives and works in New York
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2011
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Mitch Epstein. American Power, Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris, France (solo)
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2011
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Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, The UK
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2010 - 2011
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Mitch Epstein - State of the Union, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany (solo)
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2010
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Starburst: Color Photography in America 1970 - 1980, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Ohio, USA
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2008
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Arbeitswelten, Art Foyer DZ Bank, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
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2008
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Vietnam, Brancolini Grimaldi Arte Conte, Rome, Itlay (solo)
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2007
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Foam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
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2007
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Sikkema, Jenkins & Co., New York, NY (solo)
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2007
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Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2007
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High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Intersections: Atlanta Collects Photography
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2006 - 2007
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Ecotopia: The Second Triennial of Photography and Video, International Center of Photography, New York,.
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2006 - 2007
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J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Where We Live: Photographs of America from the Berman Collection
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2006
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SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne, Germany
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2006
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Cities in Transition, Public Art Project with Chuck Close and Dayanita Singh, Commissioned by United Technologies Corporation, Boston (Downtown Crossing subway station), Hartford (Bushnell Park), New York (Madison Square Park)
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2006
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Museum of Modern Art, New York. The photograph "Hadrian's Villa, Rome, Italy 1982" iCI, Shoot the Family, Traveling exhibition curated by Ralph Rugoff. Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
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2006
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Shooting the Family, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
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2005
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Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY
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2005
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Garry Winogrand and the American Street Photographers, Fotografie Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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2004
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Photo Espana, Madrid, Spain
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2004
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Yancey Richardson, New York
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2004
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BrancoliniGrimaldi, Florence, Italy
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2004
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Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
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2004
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The Open Book, Hasselblad Center, Goteborg, Sweden
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2004
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Kennedy Boesky Photographs, NYC, “’70s Color Photographyâ€
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2003
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Power House, Memphis, TN
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2002
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NY after NY, Musee de L’Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland
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2002
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Visions from America, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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2002
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Musee de L’Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland, “NY after NYâ€
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2001
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Noorderlicht, Groningen, The Netherlands, “Sense of Spaceâ€
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2001
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303 Gallery, “Overnight to Many Citiesâ€
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2001
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Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
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2001
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Brent Sikkema, New York, NY
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2001
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Walkabout, New York Historical Society, New York, NY
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2000
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New York Now, Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY
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1999
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Eggleston and the Color Tradition, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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1999
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Brent Sikkema, New York, NY
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1998
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Center for Documentary Studies, Durham, NC
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1998
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Photography after Modernism: Extensions into Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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1998
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Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA
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1997
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India: A Celebration of Independence, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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1996
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Brent Sikkema, New York, NY
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1996
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Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
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1995
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Tenri Gallery, New York, NY
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1994
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Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
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1994
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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1992
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This Sporting Life, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (traveling exhib.)
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1992
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Romance of the Taj Mahal, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (traveling exhib.)
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1992
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Tenri Gallery, New York, NY
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1991
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Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA
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1990
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The Indomitable Spirit, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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1989
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
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1987
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Color Photographs: Recent Acquisitions, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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1987
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Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
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1982
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Light Gallery, New York, NY
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1981
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Light Gallery, New York, NY
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1979
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Light Gallery, New York, NY
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| Literature |
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2010
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Mitch Epstein - State of the Union (catalogue), Hatje Cantz, 2010
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2009
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Mitch Epstein, American Power, Steidl, Göttingen, 2009
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2006
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Mitch Epstein: WORK, Steidl, 2006
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2005
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RECREATION: AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS 1973-1988, Mitch Epstein, Steidl, Germany, spring 2005
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2003
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FAMILY BUSINESS, Mitch Epstein, Steidl, Germany, fall 2003
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2001
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THE CITY, Mitch Epstein, powerHouse, NY, spring 2001
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1996
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VIETNAM: A BOOK OF CHANGES, Mitch Epstein, W.W. Norton/DoubleTake, NY, fall 1996
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1995
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FIRE WATER WIND: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM TENRI, Mitch Epstein, Doyusha, Tenri, Japan 1995
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1987
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IN PURSUIT OF INDIA, Mitch Epstein, Aperture, NY, 1987
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