John Chiara
American contemporary artist and photographer
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John Chiara (born in 1971, in San Francisco, California) is an American contemporary artist and photographer.[1][2]
Born1971 (age 54–55)
San Francisco, California
EducationB.F.A. – University of Utah
M.F.A. – California College of the Arts
M.F.A. – California College of the Arts
KnownforFine Art Photography
Websitewww.johnchiara.com
John Chiara | |
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John Chiara at Haines Gallery | |
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) San Francisco, California |
| Education | B.F.A. – University of Utah M.F.A. – California College of the Arts |
| Known for | Fine Art Photography |
| Website | www |
Education
Chiara holds a B.F.A. from the University of Utah (1995) and an M.F.A. in photography from the California College of the Arts (2004) where he studied with Larry Sultan.[3][4]
Career
Chiara builds custom large-format cameras, and exposes his images directly onto hand-cut photographic paper. He built his first camera in 1997.[5]
Exhibitions
Solo
- 2017: John Chiara Lands End: California at Larkin, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA.[6]
- 2017: John Chiara: New Cityscapes, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA[7]
- 2018: John Chiara: California/Mississippi, Galerie Miranda, Paris, France.[8]
- 2018: Pike Slip to Sugar Hill, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY.[9]
- 2021: John Chiara: La Poussière des Anges, Galerie Miranda, Paris, France.[10]
Group
- 2012: Here, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA.[11][12]
- 2013: Twsited Sisters: Reimaging Urban Portraiture, Museum Bärengasse, Zurich, CH.[13]
- 2013: Crown Point Press at 50, de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.[14]
- 2014: A Sense of Place, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA.[15]
- 2015: Light, Paper, Process, Reinventing Photography, Curated by Virginia Heckert, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA.[16][17]
- 2016: Boundless: A California Invitational, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA.[18]
- 2016: A Matter of Memory, George Eastman Museum, Rochester, NY.[19]
- 2018: New Southern Photography, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA.[20]
- 2018: Triennale de l’art imprimé contemporain, Musée des beaux-arts, Le Locle, CH.[21]
- 2018: A Brilliant Spectrum: Recent Gifts of Color Photography, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA.[22]
- 2018: New Territory Landscape Photography Today, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO.[23]
Publications
Publications by Chiara
- John Chiara: California. New York: Aperture; San Francisco, Pier 24 Photography, 2017. ISBN 978-1597114233[24]
Publications with contributions by Chiara
- Here., San Francisco: Pier 24 Photography, 2011. ISBN 978-0-9839917-0-0.
- A Sense of Place, San Francisco: Pier 24 Photography, 2015. ISBN 978-0-9839917-4-8. Exhibition catalog.
- Light, Paper, Process: Reinventing Photography, Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, 2015. ISBN 978-1606064375
Collections
Chiara's work is held in the following public collections:
- J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA.[25]
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA.[26]
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.[27]
- Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA.[28]
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA.[29]