Adam Bell is a photographer and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2004, and his work has been exhibited and published internationally. He is the co-editor and co-author, with Charles H. Traub and Steve Heller, of The Education of a Photographer (Allworth Press, 2006). His writing and reviews have appeared in FOAM International Photography Magazine, Lay Flat, photo-eye, afterimage, Ahorn Magazine and The Brooklyn Rail. He is currently on staff and faculty at the School of Visual Arts' MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department. (DOWNLOAD PDF) |
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| EDUCATION | |
| 2004 | SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, New York, NY, MFA |
| 1999 | OBERLIN COLLEGE, Oberlin, OH, BA |
| SELECT EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2012 | 29x29 SVA/Center For Arts Education Benefit Portfolio, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, NY, NY |
| 2008 | SPRAWL (Organized by the Jersey City Museum), Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ |
| 14th Annual Juried Exhibition (Curated by Katherine Ware), Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA | |
| 2006 | Art+Commerce 2005 Festival of Emerging Photographers: Laune Galerie, Tokyo, Japan; Galeria di Fendi, Milan, Italy; PhotoEspaña, Matadero Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Center for Photography, Fotofestival, XpoSeptember, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2005 | Art+Commerce 2005 Festival of Emerging Photographers, New York, NY |
| 2004 | AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY |
| Art+Commerce 2004 Festival of Emerging Photographers, New York, NY | |
| The Look of Things: MFA Thesis Exhibition (Curated by Marvin Heiferman), School of Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Shared Influence: Photography from 1993-2003, (Curated by Janine Foeller) Germantown Academy Art Center Gallery, Ft. Washington, PA |
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| 2003 | The Holiday Shopping Show, Part 2 (Curated by Robin Kahn), Wallspace, New York, NY |
| 2002 | Adam Bell/Tiffany Christenson, ebauche et etude, School of Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1997 | Adam Bell/Ruth Bernstein, Recent Photographs, Germantown Academy Art Center Gallery, Ft. Washington, PA |
| ESSAYS/REVIEWS | |
| 2013 | The Cliffs by Bertrand Fleuret, (JL Books, 2012), afterimage, Jan/Feb, (forthcoming) |
| The Surrealist's Grand Tour (essay), FOAM International Photography Magazine, Issue 32, Winter, (forthcoming) | |
| 2012 | Another Language by Marten Lange, (MACK, 2012), The Brooklyn Rail, Dec. (review) |
| The Actor and She Called Me By Name both by John Gossage, (Loosestrife Editions, 2012), (review) photo-eye | |
| A City in the Mind Peter Fraser, (Steidl/BG, 2012), (review) photo-eye | |
| Elementary Calculus J Carrier, (MACK, 2012), (review) photo-eye | |
| Welcome to Springfield Michael Abrams, (Loosestrife Editions, 2012), (review) photo-eye | |
| Mrs. Merryman's Collection Anne Sophie Merryman, (MACK, 2012), (review) photo-eye | |
| American Portraits: 1979-1989 Leon Borensztein, (Nazreali, 2011), (review) photo-eye | |
| Lick Creek Line Ron Jude, (MACK, 2012), (review) photo-eye | |
| Photographs Not Taken Ed. Will Steacy, (Daylight Books, 2012), (review) photo-eye | |
| Red Blood Snow (essay), FOAM International Photography Magazine, Issue 30, Spring. | |
| Swiss Photobooks from 1927-present: A Different History of Photography Ed. Peter Pfrunder (Prestel, 2011) (review), photo-eye | |
| The Present by Paul Graham (Mack, 2012) (review), The Brooklyn Rail, April. | |
| Timothy H. O'Sullivan: The Kind Survey Photography by Keith Davis and Jane Aspinwall (Yale/NAM, 2012) (review), photo-eye. | |
| Eva's Book/Berlin in Pictures by John Gossage (SuperLabo, 2012) (review), photo-eye. | |
| Summertime by Mark Steinmetz (Nazraeli, 2012) (review), Ahorn Magazine, Issue 8. | |
| 2011 | The Significant Savages by Gregoire Pujade-Lauraine (RVB, 2011) (review), photo-eye. |
| Watching The Weather Change by Marco van Duyvendijk (Self, 2011) (review), photo-eye. | |
| Redwood Saw by Richard Rothman (Nazraeli Press, 2011) (review), photo-eye. | |
| Oculus by Ken Schles (Noorderlicht, 2011) (review), photo-eye. | |
| Redheaded Peckerwood by Christian Patterson (Mack, 2011) (review), The Brooklyn Rail, Dec/Jan. | |
| A by Greg Halpern (J&L, 2011) (review), photo-eye. | |
| Traces by Ian Teh (Deep Sleep Editions, 2011) (review), photo-eye. | |
| In the Face of Silence by Christophe Agou (Dewi Lewis, 2011) (review), photo-eye. | |
| Adendessone by Misha De Ridder (Schaden, 2011) (review), photo-eye. | |
| Cruising by Chad States (PowerHouse, 2011) (review), photo-eye. | |
| A New Map of Italy by Guido Guidi (Loosestrife Ed., 2011)(review), The Brooklyn Rail, (Oct.) | |
| Chinese Sentiment by Shen Wei (Charles Lane Press, 2011) (review), photo-eye. | |
| One To Nothing by Irina Rozovsky (Kehrer, 2011) (review), photoeye. | |
| Brut by Paul Kranzler (Fotohof, 2011), photo-eye. | |
| House of Love by Danayita Singh (Radius, 2011) (review) photo-eye. | |
| The Mushroom Collector, or letters from Scraton. Ahorn Magazine. Issue 7. | |
| 2010 | Notes from an eponymous city guide. FOAM International Photography Magazine. Issue 23, Summer |
| Photographs about Photographs. Lay Flat 02: Meta. eds. Shane Lavalette and Michael Bühler-Rose | |
| 2009 | Time Forks and Terrestrial Maps: Bertrand Fleuret’s Landmasses and Railways. Ahorn Magazine, Issue 2, 2009 |
| PUBLICATIONS | 2012 | Installation Magazine, Issue 3 |
| 2009 and 2010 | Cotton, Charlotte and Alex Klein eds. Words Without Pictures. LAMCA. and Aperture 2nd Edition |
| 2006 | The Education of a Photographer. Allworth Press. Eds. Steve Heller, Charles H. Traub and Adam B. Bell |
| 2005 | PEEK (Art+Commerce Festival of Emerging Photographers Catalog) |
| 2004 | The Look of Things, MFA Thesis Exhibition Catalog, School of Visual Arts |
| CURATION | |
| 2011 | Social Media. Presented by Pace Gallery, Pace/MacGill Gallery and the MFA Photo, Video and Related Media Department, Pace Gallery. |
| ARTIST LECTURES | |
| 2012 | Visual Studies Workshop 2012 Bookworks Symposium |
| 2011 | Imaging on the Verge, Teaching Photography in the 21st Century (Panel Discussion) |
| 2006 | Parsons, Undergraduate Photo Department |
| 2004 | Germantown Academy Art Center |
| TEACHING | |
| 2012-present | Instructor, School of Visual Arts, BFA Visual and Critical Studies |
| 2011-present | Instructor, School of Visual Arts, MFA Photo, Video and Related Media |
| 2007-present | Adjunct Professor, Ramapo College, NJ |
| 2010 | Guest Critic, RISD, BFA Photo |
| 2007 | Guest Critic, School of Visual Arts, MFA Photo, Video and Related Media |
| Guest Critic, Parsons, MFA Communication + Design Technology Dept. |
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| AWARDS | |
| 2008 | New York Photography Festival Award (Fine Art Series - Nominee) |
| 2004 | Paula Rhodes Memorial Prize |
| FILM CREDITS (still-photographer) | |
| 2010 | Boy Wonder (dir. Michael Morrisey) |
| 2008 | Cold Souls (dir. Sophie Barthes, Samuel Goldwyn) |
| 2006 | Half Nelson (dir. Ryan Fleck, ThinkFilm) | Angel Rodriquez (dir. Jim McKay, HBO) |