Ward LONG
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Ward Long is a photographer living in Oakland, California. He received his MFA in Photography at the University of Hartford, and his photographs and handmade books chart loss, landscape, and the tenderness of domestic space. Summer Sublet, his debut photo book, will be published in the spring of 2020 by Deadbeat Club Press. He received a Beth Block grant from the Houston Center of Photography and was awarded Flash Forward from the Magenta Foundation. His work is held in numerous collections, including the University of Virginia and Pier 24 Photography.
Chronology
MFA University of Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
BA cum laude, Political Science, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
BA cum laude, Political Science, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
Publications
2020 - "Summer Sublet" Deadbeat Club
2023 - "Standstill" Deadbeat Club
2023 - "Standstill" Deadbeat Club
Selected Group Exhibitions
In The North by Film Photographic, Pas Normal Studios, San Francisco, CA
Annual Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Home, SFO Museum, San Francisco, CA
SF Camerawork Annual Auction, San Francisco, CA
Fake Newsroom, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
Summer Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Annual Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Philadelphia Art Book Fair, Philadelphia, PA
A New Nothing, www.anewnothing.com
6, All Visual Triangle, Durham, NC
NY Art Book Fair, MoMA PS 1, New York, NY
In Our Time, Baxter Street Camera Club, New York, NY
Self-Published Photo Book Fair, Baxter Street CCNY, New York, NY
Philadelphia Art Book Fair, Philadelphia, PA
LA Art Book Fair, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
In Our Time, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Even the Edges, Kominek Gallery, Berlin, DE
One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel, Amelia Presents, Oxford, MS
Cats Purring, Powerplant Gallery, Oxford, MS
Annual Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Home, SFO Museum, San Francisco, CA
SF Camerawork Annual Auction, San Francisco, CA
Fake Newsroom, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
Summer Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Annual Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Philadelphia Art Book Fair, Philadelphia, PA
A New Nothing, www.anewnothing.com
6, All Visual Triangle, Durham, NC
NY Art Book Fair, MoMA PS 1, New York, NY
In Our Time, Baxter Street Camera Club, New York, NY
Self-Published Photo Book Fair, Baxter Street CCNY, New York, NY
Philadelphia Art Book Fair, Philadelphia, PA
LA Art Book Fair, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
In Our Time, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
Even the Edges, Kominek Gallery, Berlin, DE
One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel, Amelia Presents, Oxford, MS
Cats Purring, Powerplant Gallery, Oxford, MS
Awards
Flash Forward 2019, The Magenta Foundation
Beth Block Award, Houston Center of Photography
Book-Artist-in-Residence, Maine Media Workshop, finalist x 2
CENTER Santa Fe Portfolio Reviews
OneWorld Photo Alliance Portfolio Reviews
MACK First Book Award, nominee x 2
Rayko Artist-In-Residence, finalist
Burn Magazine, Emerging Photographer Fund, finalist
CDS/ Honickman First Book Prize, finalist
Perfect Book Dummy Award, University of Hartford
Merit Award, University of Hartford
Presidential Scholarship, University of Hartford
Department Award, University of Hartford
Baker Scholarship, Davidson College
Beth Block Award, Houston Center of Photography
Book-Artist-in-Residence, Maine Media Workshop, finalist x 2
CENTER Santa Fe Portfolio Reviews
OneWorld Photo Alliance Portfolio Reviews
MACK First Book Award, nominee x 2
Rayko Artist-In-Residence, finalist
Burn Magazine, Emerging Photographer Fund, finalist
CDS/ Honickman First Book Prize, finalist
Perfect Book Dummy Award, University of Hartford
Merit Award, University of Hartford
Presidential Scholarship, University of Hartford
Department Award, University of Hartford
Baker Scholarship, Davidson College
Collections
Pier 24 Photography
University of Hartford
University of Virginia
University of Hartford
University of Virginia
