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Richard Misrach Biography
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1949 |
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Born in Los Angeles, CA
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1973 |
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Nat'l Endowment for the Visual Artist's Fellowship
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1977 |
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National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
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1979 |
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J. Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
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1984 |
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National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
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1988 |
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Infinity Award for "Desert Cantos" International Center for Photography
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1992 |
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National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
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1994 |
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Distinguished Career in Photography Award Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies
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1998 |
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Center for Creative Photography, Tucson
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1999 |
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Commission, “The Last Best Place”, The Nature Conservancy
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2000 |
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Photo-eye Books Best Contemporary Monograph for 2000, runner-up, for The Sky Book
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2001 |
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Knight Purchase Award for Photographic Media, Akron Art Museum
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2002 |
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Kulturpreis for Lifetime Achievement in Photography, German Society of Photography
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Lives and works in Berkeley, CA
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Time is of the Essence : Contemporary Landscape Art, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
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2007
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Photographic Formalities: From Ansel Adams to Weegee, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL
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2007
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Grey Matters - Aftercop, The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki
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2007
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Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
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2006
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“Chronologies” Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
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2006
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“Chronologies” Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
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2005
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“On the Beach” Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles
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2004
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“Richard Misrach: On the Beach” Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
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2004
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“Richard Misrach: On the Beach” Pace/MacGill Chelsea, San Francisco
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2003
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“Richard Misrach: On the Beach” Grant Selwyn Gallery, Los Angeles
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2002
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“Richard Misrach: Desert Scrubs” Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
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2002
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“Richard Misrach: Battleground Point” Robert Mann Gallery, New York
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2002
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“Richard Misrach: Berkeley Work” Berkeley Art Museum, California
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2002
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“The Pit” Galerie Sho, Tokyo
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2001
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“Richard Misrach, Golden Gate” Photology, Milan
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2001
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“Richard Misrach” FIAC, Paris (Michael Hue-Williams Gallery)
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2000
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“Richard Misrach” (Skies in large format, Heavenly Bodies, Night Skies), Curt Marcus, New York
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2000
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“Richard Misrach” (Skies, Heavenly Bodies), Michael Hue Williams, London
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2000
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“Golden Gate” G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle
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2000
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“Golden Gate” Galerie Zur Stockeregg, Basel International Art Fair
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2000
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“Golden Gate: A Work in Progress” Jan Kesner Gallery, Los Angeles
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2000
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“Cancer Alley” High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
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1999
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“Golden Gate” Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
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1999
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“Golden Gate Studies: The View from my Front Porch 1997-1999” Robert Mann Gallery, New York
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1999
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“Desert Cantos del Desierto” Diputacion de Granada, Spain, traveled to Madrid, Bilbao and Valladolid
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1998
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San Jose Museum of Art
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1997
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The Contemporary Museum Honolulu
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1997
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Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
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1996
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Center for Creative Photography Tuscon
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1996
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Perpetual Mirage: The Desert West in Photographic Books and Prints, Whitney Museum of American Art NY
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1994
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Landscape as Metaphor, Denver Art Museum (catalog, traveled) Denver
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1993
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Between Heaven and Home, National Museum of American Art Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (traveled)
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1993
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Mexico Through Foreign Eyes, International Center for Photography (catalog) NY
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1991
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Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art NY
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1991
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Ansel Adams Center, Friends of Photography San Francisco
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1991
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California Museum of Photography Riverside
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1990
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The Photographer's Gallery London (traveled)
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1988
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National Gallery of Art Wellington, New Zealand (traveled)
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1984
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New Acquisitions: Recent Color, Museum of Modern Art NY
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1984
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Photography in California: 1945-1980, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco (catalog, traveled)
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1981
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Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art (catalog) NY
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