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| After graduating from The Art Center College of Design in 1981, photographer Ken Collins came to New York and began his career shooting editorial portraiture. His worked has appeared in ArtNews, Avenue, Newsweek, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Inc, Orion, Lenswork, to name a few. Combining his passion for portraiture and theater he released his first book in 2006 titled In Their Company, Portraits of American Playwrights, Published by Umbrage Books. The Independent Publishers Association awarded the book a silver medal in 2007. PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS: Solo Exhibitions: 2009 "American Playwrights", Umbrage Gallery, Dumbo, Brooklyn. 2008 "American Playwrights", Galleries in The Library of Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, NYC. 2005 "River Meditation", Gitterman Gallery, NYC. Group Exhibitions: 2011 "Dividing Light, Measuring Darkness", Gallery Curious Matter, Jersey City, NJ. 2011 "The Conceptual Image", Lishui Museum of Photography, China. 2006 Parisphoto, Gitterman Gallery. 2002 "Juried Exhibition" Parrish Museum, Southampton, NY. Awarded "Best in Show". Ken Collins' work is held in the permanent colliection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. and in many private collections. Ken currently teaches at the International Center of Photography in New York City. |
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