DAVID GRAHAM

b. 1952, Abington Township, Pennsylvania

David Graham is an American photographer whose work explores the suburban landscapes of America. The landscapes Graham captures are vividly colored and surreal windows of the odd landmarks and attractions that are beacons of middle class America. These snapshot-esque images celebrate the layman’s dreams and desires.

Graham received a BFA at the Philadelphia College of Art in 1976 and went on to earn a MFA from the Tyler School of Art in 1981. After completing his academics, Graham began teaching at Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia while receiving grants to continue his art photography. He has been active in both solo and group exhibitions internationally for the past four decades. Grahams work has been sought after from museums and private collectors worldwide. His work can be found in permanent collections as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois, Biblioteque Nationale in Paris, and the Fotografie Forum in Germany.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Shooters, Phila., PA 2009

Gallery 339, Phila.,PA 2008

Silver Eye Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 2008

PDNB Gallery, Dallas, TX, 2007

Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago IL 2004

Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA 2004

Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA 2004

The Print Center, Phila., PA 2003

Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA 2002

Ricco/Maresca Gallery, NYC 2002

Paul Kopeikin Gallery, LA, CA 2002

James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA 2001

Burden Gallery, NY, NY 2000

Institute for Contemporary Art, Phila, PA 1999-2000

Snyderman Gallery, Phila, PA 1999

Menschel Gallery, Syracuse University, NY 1998

Locks Gallery, Phila., PA 1994

Institute for Contemporary Art, Phila, PA 1991

Laurence Miller Gallery, NY, NY 1991, 1989, 1987

International Center of Photography, NY, NY 1987

Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA 1986

Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA 1986

Armstrong Gallery, NY, NY 1985

Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, OH 1985

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Hidden Treasures, PDNB Gallery, Dallas, TX 2010

Spectacle, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA 2009

Eyes on the Road, CWJ Museum, Bernardsville, NJ 2007

Pop Art, Wired Gallery, Bethlehem, PA 2007

Contemporary Photography, Woodmere Art Museum 2006

Common Ground, Corcoran Museum of Art, 2004

Water, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, NY,NY 2004

Wirklich Wahr, Ruhrland Museum, Essen, Germany 2004

Home, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, NY, NY 2003

Maine, ASAP, Northeast Harbor, ME 2003

Elvis, Howard Greenburg Gallery, NY, NY 2002

Pretty, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, NY, NY 2001

Family, Laurence Miller Gallery, NY, NY 2001

Murals, Deutsche Bank, NY, NY 2001

Open Ends, Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY 2000

Bienniel 2000, Delaware Art Museum, Wilm., DE 2000

Wonderland, Noorderlicht Fotofest, Netherlands 1999

Four American Photographers, Athens, Greece 1998

BANG! The Gun as Image, Florida State Univ. 1997

Las Vegas, Paul Kopeikin Gallery, LA, CA 1997

Paradise Garden, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1996

Home, Noorderlicht Fotofest, The Netherlands 1993

Our Town, Burden Gallery, NY, NY 1992

Pivot, Mostyn Art Gallery, Gwynedd, North Wales 1991

Nuclear Matters, SF Camerawork, SF, CA 1991

Landscapes, Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY 1990

Fire Sites, Museum of Contemporary Photography, 1989

Photographic Truth, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT 1989

Alterradients, Austin College, Sherman, TX 1988

MONOGRAPHS

Almost Paradise, David Graham, Pond Press 2008

Declaring Independence, David Graham, Pond Press, 2004

The Christmas List, David Graham, Quirk Books. 2003

Alone Together, David Graham, Pond Press, 2002

Taking Liberties, David Graham, Pond Press 2001

Land of the Free, David Graham, Aperture, 1999

Ay, Cuba!, w/Andrei Codrescu, St. Martins Press, 1999

David Graham,Past & Present Tense, Lightwork, 1998

Road Scholar, w/Andrei Codrescu, Hyperion, 1993

Only in America, David Graham, Knopf, 1991

American Beauty, David Graham, Aperture 1987

COLLECTIONS

Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Phila, PA
International Museum for Photography, Rochester, NY
International Center of Photography, NY, NY
Brooklyn Museum, NY, NY
Biblioteque Nationale, Paris, France
Fotografie Forum, Cologne, Germany
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY