Lois Conner
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Lois Conner is an American
photographer. She is noted particularly for her platinum print
landscapes that she produces with a 7" x 17" format banquet camera
. She has been awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
grant and a National Endowment for the Arts
Fellowship. Recently, she was the recipient of the Anonymous Was a Woman fellowship. Conner's work has been shown at museums internationally and included in such collections as the Museum of Modern Art
, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
, the Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Australian National Gallery in Canberra, the Victoria and Albert Museum
in London and the British Library
.
Lois Conner received her BFA in photography from the Pratt Institute
. At Yale University
, where she received her MFA, she met and studied with Tod Papageorge
and Richard Benson
. She moved to New York City
in 1971 where she worked for the United Nations
until 1984.
From the fall of 1991 through the spring of 2000, she directed the Undergraduate Photography Program at Yale University
, while also serving as a critic and teacher in the Graduate Program. Other teaching venues include Princeton University
, Stanford University
, the China Academy of Art
in Hangzhou, and the International Center of Photography
in New York. Currently she is teaching at Sarah Lawrence College
in New York.
The Sackler Gallery in Washington (National Museum of Art) presented a retrospective of her work, Landscape as Culture, in 1993. Recent exhibitions include two solo shows in 2007: Twirling the Lotus: Photographs of China and Tibet in London, and China Lucida in Paris. A book of her work: China, The Photographs of Lois Conner, was published by Callaway Editions in 2000. Upcoming publications include: American Trees, Yale University Art Gallery
, a book on the Lotus, and Beijing Spectacle-Ruination and Reinvention. Recent work has included a series of portraits of pregnant women.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
photographer. She is noted particularly for her platinum print
Platinotype
Platinum prints, also called platinotypes, are photographic prints made by a monochrome printing process that provides the greatest tonal range of any printing method using chemical development....
landscapes that she produces with a 7" x 17" format banquet camera
Banquet camera
A banquet camera is a type of large format camera used in the early 20th century for photographing large groups of people in formal occasions.-Specifications:...
. She has been awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
grant and a National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
Fellowship. Recently, she was the recipient of the Anonymous Was a Woman fellowship. Conner's work has been shown at museums internationally and included in such collections as the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
, the Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Australian National Gallery in Canberra, the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
in London and the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
.
Lois Conner received her BFA in photography from the Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private art college in New York City located in Brooklyn, New York, with satellite campuses in Manhattan and Utica. Pratt is one of the leading undergraduate art schools in the United States and offers programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, History of Art and Design,...
. At Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, where she received her MFA, she met and studied with Tod Papageorge
Tod Papageorge
Tod Papageorge is an American art photographer whose career began in the New York City street photography movement of the 1960s.Papageorge started taking photographs in 1962 as an English literature major at the University of New Hampshire....
and Richard Benson
Richard Benson
Richard M.A. Benson is an American photographer.He teaches at the Yale University and was dean of the Yale School of Art, from 1996 to 2006.-Awards:* 1978 Guggenheim Fellow* National Endowment for the Arts fellow...
. She moved to New York City
New York City
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in 1971 where she worked for the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
until 1984.
From the fall of 1991 through the spring of 2000, she directed the Undergraduate Photography Program at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, while also serving as a critic and teacher in the Graduate Program. Other teaching venues include Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, the China Academy of Art
China Academy of Art
China Academy of Art is the highest university of art in China. It was founded in Hangzhou in 1928 by the government of Republic of China.-Introduction:...
in Hangzhou, and the International Center of Photography
International Center of Photography
The International Center of Photography is a photography museum, school, and research center in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States...
in New York. Currently she is teaching at Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
in New York.
The Sackler Gallery in Washington (National Museum of Art) presented a retrospective of her work, Landscape as Culture, in 1993. Recent exhibitions include two solo shows in 2007: Twirling the Lotus: Photographs of China and Tibet in London, and China Lucida in Paris. A book of her work: China, The Photographs of Lois Conner, was published by Callaway Editions in 2000. Upcoming publications include: American Trees, Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
The Yale University Art Gallery houses a significant and encyclopedic collection of art in several buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Although it embraces all cultures and periods, the Gallery possesses especially renowned collections of early Italian painting,...
, a book on the Lotus, and Beijing Spectacle-Ruination and Reinvention. Recent work has included a series of portraits of pregnant women.