Will Steacy
Will Steacy (born 1980 in the USA) is a writer and photographer based in New York City. Before becoming a professional photographer, Steacy worked as a union laborer.[1] He received his BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts, at New York University in 2003.[2]
Photographs
Will Steacy's best known project, Down these Mean Streets, is a socially conscious series of photographs depicting life in rough urban areas. His work has been compared to that of Barney Kulock and Paul Graham.[3]
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2011
- 48 Hours, Michael Mazzeo Gallery, New York, USA
- The Monstropolous Beast, Christophe Guye Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Down These Mean Streets, Michael Mazzeo Gallery, New York, USA
2009
- Down These Mean Streets, Gulf and Western Gallery, New York University, USA
2007
- Peer Gallery, New York, USA
- Archinofsky Gallery, Las Vegas, USA
- The Woods Gallery, Sun Valley, USA
2006
- Bau Gallery, Beacon, USA
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2011
- Metropolis - city life in the urban age, Noorderlicht Photofestival 2011, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Ring Cube Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
- Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, USA
- Michael Mazzeo Gallery, New York, USA
- Museum of the City of New York, New York, USA
- Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, USA
- Ogden Museum Of Southern Art, New Orleans, USA
2010
- PhotoNOLA - Festival of Photography in New Orleans
- HomeSpace Gallery, New Orleans, USA
- Inaugural Exhibition, Christophe Guye Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
- Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, USA
- Hous Projects, New York, USA
- The Illumination Fund, New York, USA
- Whatever was Splendid: New American Photographs, FotoFest Biennial, Houston, USA
- Photo Center NW, Seattle, USA
- Ogden Museum Of Southern Art, New Orleans, USA
2009
- F/Stop International Photography Festival, Leipzig, Germany
- New York Photo Festival, Brooklyn, USA
- Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston, USA
- Michael Mazzeo Gallery, New York, USA
- Alexey Brodovitch Gallery, New York, USA
- Galerie Art Mur, Montreal, Canada
2008
- Kathleen Cullen Fine Art, New York, USA
- Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, Canada
- Leica Gallery, New York, USA
- Michael Mazzeo Gallery, New York, USA
- Gulf and Western Gallery, New York University, USA
- Rooke Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
2007
- Peer Gallery, New York, USA
- African American Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA
- Odessa College, Odessa, Ukraine
- Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland
- Contemporary Arts Center, Abilene, USA
2006
- Gulf and Western Gallery, New York University, USA
- The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, USA
- Chashama Gallery, New York, USA
- Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, USA
- Gail Gibson Gallery, Seattle, USA
- Houston Center for Photography, USA
- Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York, USA
- The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, USA
- Hinterconti Gallerie, Hamburg, Germany
- New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, USA
2005
- Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, USA[2]
Awards
- Texas Photographic Society: The National Competition, Finalist, 2006[1]
- 25 Under 25: Up-And-Coming American Photographers, Centre for Documentary Studies, 2006
- American Photography 23, Winner, 2007 Warsaw Festival of Artistic Photography, Honourable Mention, 2007
- International Photography Awards, Honourable Mention, 2008
- New York Photo Festival Photo Awards, Personal Work/Fine Art Series Nominee, 2008
- The Magenta Foundation’s Emerging Photographers Competition, Winner, 2008
- Photolucida’s Critical Mass, Top 50, 2008 The Tierney Fellowship, 2008
- Hearst 8x10 Photography Biennial, Honourable Mention, 2009
- Photolucida’s Critical Mass, Top 50, 2009
- Magnum Expression Award, Finalist, 2009
- The Aperture Foundation-Illumination Fund Green Cart Photography Commission, 2009–2011
- Special Jurors’ Mention, PhotoBook of the Year, Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards, 2015, for Deadline.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 "Will Steacy: Information". Christophe Guye Galerie. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Will Steacy". Christophe Guye Galerie. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ↑ "Will Steacy: Down these Mean Streets". Daylight Magazine.
- ↑ "Announcing the Winners of the 2015 PhotoBook Awards". Aperture Foundation. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ Lowry, Rachel (13 November 2015). "Winners Announced for 2015 Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards". Time (magazine). Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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