Ralph Gibson
Ralph Gibson: Curriculum Vitae
Born
January 16th, 1939, Los Angeles, California
Resides
New York, New York
Education
1967-68: Assistant to Robert Frank
1961-62: Assistant to Dorothea Lange
1960-62: San Francisco Art Institute
1956-60: Studied photography, U.S. Navy
Awards (selected)
2007 The Lucie Award
2002 Appointed, Commandeur de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France
1999 Silver Plum Design Trust for Public Space
1997 Doctor of Fine Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University
1994 Grand Medal of the City of Arles, France
1991 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, University of Maryland
1989 Eastman Kodak Grant to photography, "L'Histoire de France"; "150 Years of Photography" Award, Photographic Society of Japan
1988 Leica Medal of Excellence Award
1986 Decorated, Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France; National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1985 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
1977 D.A.A.D West Berlin, Germany; C.A.P.S., New York State Council of the Arts Fellowship
1975 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1973 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
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Exhibitions (selected)
2010
Leica Gallery, Solms, Germany
Red Shirley Screening at the Marfa Film Festival, TX
Ross Art Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University
Photo4, Paris, France
Gallery SEE+, Beijing
2009
Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Arca Arte, Vercelli, Italia
Photo 4, Paris
Fahey / Klein Gallery, Hollywood
2008
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
The Fototeca in Havana, Cuba
The Moscow Biennale of Photography, Russia
2007
The Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin
Center for Creative Photograhy, Tucson, AZ
2006
Soka Art Gallery, Beijing, China
Gallerie LWS, Paris
92nd Street YMCA, New York City
Théâtre de la Photographie, Nice, France
2005
Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy
Sun Art Center, Seoul, Korea
University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY
2004
The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida
The Hermes Store Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
The Hermes Store Gallery, New York City, NY
The Ross Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
2003
Moscow House of Photography, Russia
The Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2002
Simon Patrich Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Benham Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Galerie Aittuares, Paris, France
Galerie Lucie Weil Seligman, Paris, France
2001
Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson
Bjorn Wetterling, Stockholm, Sweeden
2000
Kerava Art Museum, Kereva,Finland
Galerie Lucie Weil Seligman, Paris, France
Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England
Galerie Bodo Neimann, Berlin, Germany
Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milan, Italy
Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England
Casino Bellevue, Biarritz, France
1999
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
1998
Museum für Kunst Modern, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
Tower Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville. S.C.
Galerie Bodo Neiman,Documenta, Basel, Switzerland
Narodni Muzei Zadar, Croatia
Gail Gibson Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Sandra Berler Gallery, Chevy Chase, Maryland
1997
High Museum of Art, Atlanta
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
Galerie Vaclava Spaly, Prague
1996
Whitney Museum of American Art
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City
Frankfurt Kunstverhein, Frankfurt, Germany
Leica Gallery, New York City
Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen
Galeria Forum, Tarragona, Spain
1995
French Cultural Services, New York
Tampa Museum of Art, Florida
Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
Cantor Art Gallery, Holy Cross University, Worchester, MA
1994
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
25ième Anniversaire, Les Rencontres D'Arles, France
Art Jonction, Leo Castelli, Cannes
1993
"L'Aire de Bourgogne" (with catalog), Espace des Arts, Chalon sur Saone, France
"Women" (with catalog) Boca Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
"Landscapes" (with catalog) Light Impressions, Rochester, NY
1992
Galerie Antoine Candau, Paris, France
Kunstverein Emmerich, Haus imm Park, Germany
Photography House, Prague
Galerie Sin Titulo, Nice
"Pictures of Peace," Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Duke University, NC
1991
Castelli Graphics, New York
Galerie Municipal du Chateau d'Eau, Toulouse, France
Espace Photo, Paris Audiovisuel, Paris
Galerie Eric Van De Wege, Brussels
I.C.A.C./ Weston Gallery, Tokyo
Vision Gallery, San Francisco
Oklahoma City Art Museum
Galleria Arco D'Alibert, Roma
Princessehof Museum, Leuwardern, Holland
Les Chiroux, Musee Liege, Belgium
Leica U.S.A., Northvale, New Jersey
1990
Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Canarias (COAC), Tenerife, Canary Islands
Quatrieme Triennale Internationale de la Photographie, Musée de la
Photographie, Charleroi, Belgium
Boyage en Riberac, Espace Culturel de l'Ancienne Eglise, Notre Dame, Tiberac, France
Drew University Art Gallery, Madison, New Jersey
Galeria Valentim de Carvalho, Lisbon
Visor-Centre Fotografic, Valencia, Spain
1989
Galerie Fiolet, Amsterdam
The Arts Club of Chicago
Galleria Spectrum, Saragosa. Spain
Moderna Museet, Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm
1988
The Photographers Gallery, London
Galerie René Metras, Barcelona
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Amicale Laïque, Carcassonne, France
Minneapolis Institute of the Arts
Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris
Municipal Exhibition Hall, Pamplona, Spain
7ième Recontres Photographique in Bretagne, Villa Margaret, Lorient, France
Galerie Nei Liicht, Dudelange, Luxembourg
Encontros de Fotografia, Coimbra, Portugal
1987
Villa Medici, Rome
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
International Center of Photography, New York
Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid
Museo Archivi Alinari, Florence
Galerie des Kunstveriens, Heinsberg, West Germany
Spectrum Gallery, Light Impressions, Rochester, New York
USIS Cultural Center, Cairo
Museum of Fine Arts, Alexandria
Sandra Berler Gallery, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Hellenic Center of Photography, Athens
FNAC, Lyon, France
Fotografie Forum, Frankfurt, West Germany
Olympus Gallery, Amsterdam
Centre Bourse, Marseilles
Alliance Fran ç aise, New York
Photo Art Basel, Switerland
FNAC, Belgium
FNAC, Nice
FNAC, Marseilles
FNAC, Toulouse
1986
Musée Carnavalet, Paris
American Cultural Center, Brussels
Galeria Forum, Tarragon, Spain
Galerie FNAC, Paris
National Exhibit Hall, Moabane, Swaziland
Ministry of Culture Hall, Marrakech, Morocco
USIS Cultural Center, Rabat, Morocco
USIS Cultural Center, Dakar, Senegal
USIS Cultural Center, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Benteller-Morgan Gallery, Houston, Texas
1985
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris
Castelli Uptown, New York
Bouwfonds Hovelaken, The Netherlands
Consejo Argentino de Fotografía, Buenos Aires
1984
Weston Gallery, Carmel, California
1983
Seattle Art Museum
Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Idaho
1982
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris
Castelli Graphics, New York
Shadai Gallery, Tokyo
Olympus Gallery, London
FIAC, Paris
1981
Sprengel Museum, Hanover, West Germany
Cantieri Navali, La Giudecca, Venice
P.P.S. Gallery, Hamburg, West Germany
Mattingly Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Museum Folkwang, Essen, West Germany
Spectro Arts Workshop, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
1980
Castelli Graphics, New York
The Night Gallery, London
Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, West Germany
Galleria Arco D'Alibert, Rome
The Photography Gallery, Wales
Olympus Show Room, Hamburg, West Germany
1979
Werkstatt für Photographie, Berlin
Canon Gallery, Geneva
Grapestake Gallery, San Francisco
ICA Museum of Art, Richmond, Virginia
Galerie Pennings, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Nouvelle Images, The Hague
1978
Robert Self Gallery, London
Castelli Graphics, New York
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona
Camera Obscura, Stockholm
Photographers Gallery, Melbourne
Galerie Fiolet, Amsterdam
Museum of Modern Art, Brisbane
Galerie Givudan, Geneva
Nexus Gallery, Atlanta
1977
Van Reekum Galerij Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris
Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm
CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Silver Image Gallery, Seattle
Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England
Side Gallery, Newcastle, England
1976
Photographers Gallery, Melbourne
Galerie Breiting, Berlin
Castelli Graphics, New York
University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland
Focus Gallery, San Francisco
Light Impressions, Rochester, New York
Galerie Fiolet, Amsterdam
The Silver Image, Tacoma, Washington
Texas Center for Photographic Studies, Dallas
Columbia College, Chicago
Photogenesis, Columbus, Ohio
Galerie Jean Deiuzaide, Toulouse, France
1975
Leopold-Hoesch-Museum, Düren, West Germany
Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris
Madison Arts Center, Wisconsin
Broxton Gallery, West Los Angeles
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Collections (selected)
Jewish Museum, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Whitney Museum of American Art
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas
High Museum of Art, Atlanta
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
The International Center of Photography, New York
Yokohama Museum, Japan
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Fogg Art Museum, Boston
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
National Gallery, Ottowa
Muséo de Belles Artes, Argentina
Pasadena Art Museum, California
Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, West Germany
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Kunsthalle Mannheim, Germany
Winterthur, Switzerland
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, West Germany
New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana
International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
University of New Mexico, Alburquerque
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
University of California, Los Angeles
Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York
Seattle Art Museum, Volunteer Park, Washington
Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
Jerusalem Museum, Israel
Center for Creative Photography, Tuscon, Arizona
Australian National Gallery, Canberra, Australia
National Gallery of Victoria, Victoria, Australia
Allen Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio
John and Mable Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Florida
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Fondation Select, Geneva
Musee Reattu, Arles, France
Musee Contini, Marseilles, France
Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, Virginia
Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, Washington
Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm
Atkins Museum of Fine Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
Ruttenberg Arts Foundation, Chicago
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
Dunn and Bradstreet, New York
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California
J. B. Speed Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
Graham Nash Collection, Hollywood, California
Readers Digest, New York
Cowin and Company, New York
Willkie, Farr, and Gallagher, New York
Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, New York
Museo Fratelli Alinari, Florence
Expo Photo Museum, Osaka, Japan
Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi, Belgium
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
Akron Art Museum, Ohio
The Art Institute of Chicago
H.F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Mineapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota
Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
The Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
Hood Museum, Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire
The University of Texas, Austin
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Wellesley College Museum, Massachusetts
Meadows Art Museum and Sculpture Court, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Clark University, Worcester, New York
Fordham University, New York
Saint Johns University, New York
Cantor Art Gallery, Holy Cross University, Worcester, Massachusetts
University of South Florida, Tampa
Michigan University, East Lansing
Farleigh Dickenson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
University of Pennsylvania, Philidelphia
American Friends of Jerusalem Museum, Israel
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana
Lehigh University Gallery, Bethlehelm, Pennsylvania
The Arts Club of Chicago
University of Colorado Art Gallery, Boulder
The Cooper Union, New York
University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach
The Horace Mann School, New York
David Winston Bell Gallery, Brown University, Rhode Island
Washington University Art Gallery, St. Louis, Misouri
The Aldrich Museum, Greenport, Connecticut
Baruch College, New York
University of Florida Art Museum, Gainsville, Florida
The Lowe Memorial Library, Columbia University, New York
Mead Art Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts
University Librarian, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Davidson Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
MFY Legal Services, New York
The City University of New York
Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, New Jersey
The New York Public Library, New York
The New School of Social Research, New York
Ohio Wesleyan University
Davidson College Art Gallery, Davidson, North Carolina
The Pingry School, Martinsville, New Jersey
Rockland Community College, Suffern, New York
The Hackley School, Tarrytown, New York
The Binghampton University Art Museum, New York
The Union Hospital Foundation, Union, New Jersey
The Tampa Museum of Art, Florida
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Holy Cross University, Worcester, Massachusetts
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Michigan University, East Lansing, Michigan
Farleigh Dickenson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
American Friends of Jerusalem Museum, Israel
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Allen Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio
The Polaroid Collection, Cambridge, Mass.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
The Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh, PA
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Books (selected)
Coda
Editions Au Pont Des Arts, Paris, 2010
Nude
Taschen America, New York, 2009
State of the Axe
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2008
Brazil
Damiani, Bologna, 2005
Refractions
Steidl Publishing, Germany, 2005
Light Strings
Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 2004
Ex Libris
powerHouse Books, New York, 2001
L'Histoire de France
Aperture, New York, introduction by Marguerite Duras, 1991
L'Anonyme
Aperture, New York, 1987
Tropism
Aperture, New York, 1987
Syntax
Olympic Marketing Corp, Minnetonka MN, 1983
Days at Sea
Lustrum Press, New York, 1975
Déjà-Vu
Lustrum Press, New York, 1973
The Somnambulist
Lustrum Press, New York, 1970
