BIOGRAPHY
SUSAN WIDES
Susan's photographs convey the experience not merely of being in a place, but of connecting to that place on many levels of consciousness. She creates a unique visualization of a site using a language of the lens both with her approach to the subjects of her investigations and the methods of selective focus she has innovated and evolved since the 1980's.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
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2013 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York All the Worlds |
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2011 |
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York Hudson: Mannahatta to Kaaterskill |
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2010 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York Art & Entertainment |
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2007 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York Mannahatta |
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2006 |
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, NY Hudson River Landscape |
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2005 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York Kaaterskill |
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2003 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York Arachnoid |
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2001 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York Fresh Kills |
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2000 |
Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Name of the Rose |
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1999 |
Barry Singer Gallery, Petaluma, CA |
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1998 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York Mobile Views |
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1996 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York Signs, flowers and other memories |
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John Jay College Gallery, New York You’ll Be History |
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1993 |
Metropolitan Transit Authority Arts for Transit Exhibition, New York The Name of the Rose. |
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Bowling Green & Yankee Stadium Subway Stations (through 1995) |
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1991 |
Art in General, New York Past & Present |
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1990 |
Urbi et Orbi Galerie, Paris, France World of Wax |
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PS 122, New York Femme Fatality |
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The Hudson River Museum, Westchester, NY Emerald City & Strange Love |
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Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY |
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1984 |
Hidden Noise, New York, NY |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
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2013 |
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Recent Acquisitions |
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Scenic Hudson 50 Anniversary Exhibit, Of Time and Place curated by Kate Menconeri, Hudson Opera House, Grand Central Station and other locations along the Hudson |
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2012 |
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY New York in Color |
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Westport Art Center, Westport, CT Toy Stories curated by Helen During & Dominick Lombardi |
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Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York Urban/ Suburban |
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Tremaine Gallery, Hotchkiss School, CT Fabricated curated by Melissa Stafford |
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Prographica, Seattle, WA Landscape: Urban and Rural curated by Norman Lundin |
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2011 |
Athens Cultural Center, Athens, NY Constant Gardeners: Susan Wides and Jim Holl |
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Kim Foster Gallery, New York, NY Monkey Spoon curated byDominick Lombardi |
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Brik Gallery, Catskill, NY Cowgirls of the Hudson curated by Richard Timperio |
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2010 |
Alan Klotz Gallery, New York, NY Coming of Spring |
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Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY PQ:IOO |
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Fotofest 2010 Biennial, Houston, TX Re-Imagining Place |
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2009 |
Philoctetes Center, New York, NY Hive/Web/Mind curated by Hallie Cohen |
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Nicole Fiacco Gallery, Hudson, NY Upstate |
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Alan Klotz Gallery, New York, NY Seeing the Hudson |
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2008 |
Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY, Triennial 2008 |
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2007 |
Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz NY Defining Art: New Acquisitions |
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2006 |
Cornell Fine Art Museum, Rollins College, FL Revising Arcadia: The Landscape in Contemporary Art curated by Luanne McKinnon |
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Kim Foster Gallery, New York, NY Terrain |
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Kleinert James Art Center, Woodstock, NY Unexpected Catskills curated by Portia Munson Center For Photography, Woodstock, NY |
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2005 |
New Jersey Center For The Visual Arts, NJ Among the Trees curated by Kimberly Marrero |
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2003 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York, NY |
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2002 |
Here is New York: A Democracy of Photographs worldwide traveling exhibition |
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New Gallery, University of Miami, FL Land |
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Center For Photography, Woodstock, NY |
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2001 |
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY Fresh Kills: To the Closure |
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Municipal Arts Society, New York, NY Fresh Kills: To the Closure |
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Baltimore, MD Snapshot |
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2000 |
Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, VT,After Eden: Garden |
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Varieties in Contemporary Art. Artists: Beuys, Campus, Goldsworthy, Graham, Holzer, Marshall, Wides, et al. |
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Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ Recent Acquisitions |
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The Museum of the City of New York, NY New York Now Artists: Epstein, Lutter, Morrell, Moore, Wides et al |
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Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY |
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Karen McCready Gallery, New York, NY My Girlfriend Iris |
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Herbert Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Syracuse, NY One man's eye: photographs from the Alan Siegel collection |
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1999 |
Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY Souvenirs: Collecting, Memory and Visual Culture |
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Wessel O'Connor Gallery, NY Women curated by Vince Aletti |
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Pingree Gallery, East Hampton, NY Landscape: Three Views |
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Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, NY Psychological Realism |
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1998 |
Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, CT Beyond the Label |
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Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman, Washington D.C. |
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1997 |
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, Museum Studiescurated by Ellen Fleurov Artists: Sugimoto, Wides, Wilson, et al. |
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1995 |
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, NY |
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1994 |
Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey, Apples & Oranges: Contemporary Artists and the Emerson / Rejlander Debate curated by Ellen Handy |
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Carl D'Aquino Gallery, New York, NY |
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1993 |
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton University, New Jersey, Recent Acquisitions:Contemporary Photography curated by Peter Bunnell. Artists: Barney, Heineken, Parr, Simpson, Wides, et al. |
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Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY. Foreign Ferns: Botanical Studies from Talbot to the Present.Traveled to Hiram Butler Gallery, TX |
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SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA Paradise Lost |
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Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ, Contacts/ Proofs curated by Gary Sangster |
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Marymount Manhattan College Gallery, New York, NY |
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1992 |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA curated by Maurice Tuchman |
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The Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY The Surrogate Figure: Intercepted Identities in Contemporary Photography. Artists: Barrette, Bieber, Ellis, Ross, Simmons, Wides. Traveled to the Rosa Esman Gallery, New York, NY and the Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Portland, OR, curated by Julia Ballerini |
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The New York Public Library, New York, NY, Selections from the Collection |
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Deson Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL, Artforms |
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The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY |
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1991 |
Pierre Bernard Gallery, Nice, France. Sphinx: Bill Henson, Thomas Ruff, Susan Wides |
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Coup de Grace Gallery, New York, NY |
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Herron Gallery, Indianapolis Center Contemporary Art, Indiana |
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1990 |
Soho Center of Visual Arts, New York, NY Made in Photography |
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Trenkmann Gallery, New York, NY |
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1989 |
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY Recent Acquisitions curated by Barbara Millstein |
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Squibb Gallery, Princeton, NJ Fictive Strategies: Actuality and Originality in Contemporary Art. Artists: Casebere, Lawler, Levinthal, Samaras, Sherman, Simmons, Wides, et al. |
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1988 |
The Burden Gallery, Aperture Foundation, NY Suitable for Display: Museum, Spectacle, History. Artists: Faust, Ladda, Neumaier, Ross, Wides |
WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
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La Bibliotheque Nationale de France |
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The Brooklyn Museum |
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Center for Creative Photography |
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Center for Photography |
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Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College |
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Hudson River Museum |
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Indiana University Museum |
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International Center for Photography |
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JP Morgan Chase |
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Kenyon College |
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Museum of the City of New York |
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New York Public Library |
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Norton Museum of Art |
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New School for Social Research |
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Norton Museum of Art |
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The Art Museum, Princeton University |
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Samuel Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, NY |
BOOKS, CATALOGUES, AND ESSAYS:
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2011 |
New York in Color. Published by Abrams. Shamis, Robert |
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Susan Wides: Hudson Valley: Manahatta to Kaaterskill, Published by the Hudson River Museum. Bland, Bartholomew; Panetta, Roger |
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Horizontal New York. Published by Rizzoli. Kennedy, Marla Hamburg |
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2010 |
Lives of the Hudson, Published by Prestel. Lewis, Tom; Berry, Ian |
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FotoFest 2010 Biennial Contemporary U.S. Photography. Co-published by Schilt Publishing,Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Catalogue for the exhibition. |
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2006 |
Focus, Contrast, History: Susan Wides and the Cultural Landscape. Catalogue for the exhibition at The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. Wolf, Reva |
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Among the Trees. Catalogue for the exhibition at The New Jersey Center for Visual Arts.Marrero, Kimberly |
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Revising Arcadia: The Landscape in Contemporary Art. Catalogue for the exhibition at The Cornell Museum. McKinnon, E. Luanne |
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2005 |
Alive and Looking. Catalogue for the ‘Kaaterskill’ show at Kim Foster Gallery. Rexer, Lyle |
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2002 |
Here is New York: A Democracy of Photographs. Published by Scalo. George, Alice Rose; Peress, Gilles; Shuland, Michael; Traub, Charles |
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2000 |
One Man’s Eye, Photographs from Alan Siegel Collection. Harry N. Abrams 2000. Sobieszek, Robert; Siegel, Alan. |
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The Perception of Perception. Catalogue for exhibition at Kim Foster Gallery. Handy, Ellen. |
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1998 |
Paradise Lost, The Garden in Art. Catalogue for exhibition at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Heartney, Eleanor |
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Mobile Views at Kim Foster Gallery. Catalogue for exhibition. Frank, Madelyn |
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1996 |
Signs flower and other memories. Catalogue for exhibition at Kim Foster Gallery. Ballerini, Julia |
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1993 |
Foreign Ferns. Essay for gallery exhibition at Julie Saul Gallery. Fineman, Mia |
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1992 |
The Surrogate Figure. Catalogue for traveling exhibition originating at The Center for Photography at Woodstock. Ballerini, Julia |
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1990 |
World of Wax. Catalogue for exhibition at Urbi et Orbi Galerie. Dusein, Gilles |
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1989 |
Fictive Strategies. Catalogue for exhibition at Squibb Gallery. Rauch, Joseph |
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1988 |
Suitable for Display: Museum, Spectacle, History. Catalogue for exhibition at The Burden Gallery. Samore, Sam; Dietz, Steve |
JOURNAL, MAGAZINE FEATURES, AND SELECTED REVIEWS:
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2013 |
Artnews Magazine, “Review: Susan Wides” June. Robertson, Rebecca |
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Art in America, Weekly Guide to shows you won’t want to miss: “Susan Wides at Kim Foster” April. Ebony, David |
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Hyperallergic, “Photographs turn city into stage for humanity” April 1. Brill, Marietta |
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2012 |
Harper’s Magazine, “Witnessing the birth of Occupy Wall Street,’’ February. Schneider, Nathan (photographs) |
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The Guardian, “New York in Color – Review of Howard Greenberg Gallery Exhibition” March 9. Conrad, Peter |
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Chronogram, “On the Cover: Susan Wides” September. Gutman, Jennifer. (also video interview) |
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2011 |
The New York Times, “Perspectives Along the Urban-Rural Spectrum” July 22. Hodara, Susan |
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The New York Times “LENS: Rediscovering the Urban Palette” September 30. Gonzalez, David |
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AI_AP/DART, “Susan Wides: Hudson” August 18. Roalf, Peggy |
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Westchester Magazine, “Susan Wides at Hudson River Museum” April/May. Ann, Kathleen |
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2010 |
Artnews Magazine, “Review: Susan Wides” September. Robertson, Rebecca |
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The New Yorker, “Susan Wides at Kim Foster” May 30. Aletti, Vince |
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The Woodstock Times,“Shift and tilt”April 2. Smart, Paul |
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2009 |
Harper’s Magazine, “The General Electric Superfraud: Why the Hudson River will never run clean” December. Gargill, David (photographs) |
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2008 |
Big, Red & Shiny, “Interview with Susan Wides” Dugan, Jess |
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Photography Quarterly, “The Camera Always Lies” PQ #99. Wilson, Beth E. |
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2007 |
The New Yorker, “Susan Wides at Kim Foster” Dec 12. Aletti, Vince |
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Chronogram, “Portfolio: Susan Wides” December. Wilson, Beth E. |
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Village Voice, “Best in Show: Susan Wides Mannahatta”, December 12. Baker, RC |
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2006 |
Art in America, “Susan Wides at Kim Foster” June/July. Ebony, David |
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The Believer, "Ancient Trees and the Seeds of our America" February. Strand, Ginger |
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2005 |
The Woodstock Times “Wides’ open spaces” Sept 16. Smart, Paul |
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This Week in New York “Susan Wides: Kaaterskill” Sept. 28 |
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New York, "Because, Well, Look Around" Dec 26-Jan2, pp. 88-89. Bonanos, Christopher |
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2004 |
Hampton Jitney,“Artist’s Perspective” August. Gifford, Helen |
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Swink Magazine, “Against Connoiseurship” April. Strand, Ginger |
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2003 |
New York Times, “Susan Wides at Kim Foster Gallery” Feb 28. Johnson, Ken |
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Village Voice, “Critic’s Short List, Susan Wides” March 3. Aletti, Vince |
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2wice, “Glow: Downtown” Vol.6 No.2. pp 96-99 (photos) Miller, J. Abbott |
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Papotage, “Arachnoid by Susan Wides” |
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2001 |
Photo Insider, “Susan Wides: From Landfills to Wax Museums” July/August. Pollack, Barbara DoubleTake, “Mobile Views, Fresh Kills Landfill” Summer issue (photos). Wides, Susan |
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Artchitecture, “Talking Trash” June issue. Bernstein, Fred |
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Harper’s Magazine, “Readings” June issue (photo) |
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Architecture, ‘Freshkills Landfill,’ May issue (photo) |
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2000 |
The Southampton Press, “The Transformational Power of Film” June 1. Cummings, Mary |
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New York Magazine, Cue Section, ‘Municipal Art Society,’ April (photo) |
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The New York Times, "What Makes New York 'the' City and Not 'a' City," 8. 25. Goldberg, Vicki |
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The Village Voice, “Voice Choices: Susan Wides” May 20. Aletti, Vince |
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1999 |
The Sunday New York Times, "Up-To-Date Ideas From Emerging Talents” May 2.Braff, Phyllis |
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The East Hampton Star, "Subterranean Collaborator," August 15. Watson, Sasha |
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The Village Voice, Voice Choices, April 17-May 25. Aletti, Vince |
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The Washington Post, "Shooting Rules" February 5. Smith, Watson |
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1997 |
Atlanta Journal/Constitution, "Photos at Museums Cabinet of Curiosities" May 30. Cullum, Jerry |
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1996 |
Camerawork, "Genius loci, Ingenious Locations, and Landscape Photography Today" Volume 23 No. 2 Winter. Handy, Ellen |
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The Object as Subject, "Recasting Ancestry” Ballerini, Julia |
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The Village Voice, Voice Choices, April 2. Aletti, Vince |
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1993 |
The New York Times "Foreign Ferns" December 17, Hagen, Charles |
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New Yorker "Goings on About Town" December 27 |
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The Bay Guardian "Critic's Choice Art", February 3. Roche, Harry |
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1992 |
ARTFORUM, "The Magic Kingdom of the Museum" April. Kuspit, Donald |
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The New York Times, "How to Warm a Post Modernist's Heart" .2. 9. Vicki Goldberg, |
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The Village Voice, Voice Choices, March 24. Aletti, Vince |
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The Oregonian, February 9. Gragg, Randy |
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1991 |
Harvard Magazine, “Visual Communications Award,” July-August |
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Afterimage "Waxing Profound" January. Shattuc, Jane |
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The Indianapolis Star "Omnibus Exhibit" November 18. Cunningham, Anne |
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1990 |
Le Monde "Fausses Realities" May 29. Roegiers, Patrick |
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Le Monde, "Susan Wides" May 24. Beuve Mery, Hubert |
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Gannet Westchester Papers "Hudson River Museum" 9/21. Gouveia, Georgette |
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The New York Times, "In Yonkers, Art with a River View" October 14 |
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Democrat & Chronicle "Transforming Reality, March 11. Netsky, Ron |
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1989 |
The New York Times "Photographic Works of Fantasy" 3/12. Raynor, Vivian |
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Cliches Magazine, "Gilles Dusein: Galeriste, Acrobate, Collectionneur" issue #56 |
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The Brooklyn Museum, Exhibition Poster Image "Selected Photographs" |
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The Princeton Packet, "Fictive Strategies" March 10, Sinclair, Estelle |
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1988 |
The New York Observer, "Photographs Deconstruct Museums", November 7, Coleman, A.D. |
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1987 |
New York Daily News "Musee to Wax Anew" January 16. Farrell, Bill |
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1985 |
The Village Voice, "The End of the World in Wax" April 15. Trebay, Guy |
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES:
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2012 |
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY Panel discussion with Joel Meyerowitz, Marvin Newman, Amani Willet |
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2011 |
Laguardia Community College |
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2010 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York, NY, IIDA |
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2008 |
The New School, New York, NY |
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School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, Critique Class |
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Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
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International Center for Photography, New York |
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School of Visual Arts, New York, NY |
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Catskill Community Center, Catskill, NY |
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2007 |
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY |
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The Thomas Cole House at Cedar Grove, Catskill, NY |
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2006 |
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz |
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New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ |
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2002 |
Modernbook Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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2000 |
Museum of the City of New York |
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Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ |
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Visiting Artist Critiques with Graduate Students in Photography |
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1999 |
Barry Singer Gallery, Petaluma, CA |
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Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, NY |
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1998 |
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY |
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1992 |
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY |
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1990 |
Galerie Urbi et Orbi, Paris, France |
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1989 |
SUNY Purchase, NY |
EDUCATION:
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1978 |
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, Studied with Henry Holmes Smith |
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1974-5 |
Kenyon College, Gambier, OH |