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 has appeared in Foam Magazine, Lay Flat and Ahorn Magazine. Recent film credits include, Half Nelson (dir. Ryan Fleck, ThinkFilm, 2006), Angel Rodriquez (dir. Jim McKay, HBO, 2006), Cold Souls (dir. Sophie Barthes, Samuel Goldwyn, 2009) and Boy Wonder (dir. Michael Morrisey, 2010). (DOWNLOAD PDF) |
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| EDUCATION | |
| 2004 | SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, New York, NY, MFA (Honors) |
| 1999 | OBERLIN COLLEGE, Oberlin, OH, BA (Honors) |
| SELECT EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2008 | 14th Annual Juried Exhibition (Curated by Katherine Ware), Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA |
| SPRAWL (Organized by the Jersey City Museum), Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ | |
| 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 |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
| 2010 | Notes from an eponymous city guide. FOAM Magazine. Issue 23, Summer |
| Cotton, Charlotte and Alex Klein eds. Words Without Pictures. Aperture. 2nd Edition | |
| Photographs about Photographs. Lay Flat 02: Meta. eds. Shane Lavalette and Michael Bühler-Rose | |
| 2009 | Cotton, Charlotte and Alex Klein eds. Words Without Pictures. LAMCA. |
| Time Forks and Terrestrial Maps: Bertrand Fleuret’s Landmasses and Railways. Ahorn Magazine, Issue 2, 2009 | |
| 2006 | The Education of a Photographer. Allworth Press. Eds. Steve Heller, Charles H. Traub and Adam B. Bell |
| 2005 | PEEK: Art+Commerce 2005 Festival of Emerging Photographers Catalog |
| 2004 | The Look of Things, MFA Thesis Exhibition Catalog, School of Visual Arts |
| ARTIST LECTURES | |
| 2006 | Parsons, Undergraduate Photo Department |
| 2004 | Germantown Academy Art Center |
| TEACHING | |
| 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 |