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Paul Shambroom (born Teaneck, New Jersey USA 1956) is an American photographer. Artist/Photographer Paul Shambroom's work explores power in its various forms.
[edit] Selected Exhibitions, Solo
- "Power Trips: the Photographs of Paul Shambroom", 2008-2009 (upcoming; he's been on one for some time now).
- Weisman Art Museum- Univ. of Minnesota
- Columbus Museum of Art, OH
- Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
- University Art Museum- California State University, Long Beach, CA
- Julie Saul Gallery, NY, "Security", 2006.
- Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, “Security”, 2006.
- Rocket Gallery, London, “Meetings”, 2005.
- Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas, NV, "Face to Face with the Bomb”, 2005.
- Fotographie Forum International, Frankfurt, “Meetings”, 2005.
- Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston “Meetings”, 2005.
- >Nederlands Fotomuseum , “Nuclear Weapons” (with Michael Light's “100 Suns”), 2005.
- Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen, Norway, “Paul Shambroom: Meetings”, 2004.
- Julie Saul Gallery, NY, "More Meetings", 2004.
- Arles Rencontres de la Photographie, France, "Meetings", 2004.
- Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, “Evidence of Democracy”, 2003.
- Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, “Paul Shambroom”, 2003.
- Julie Saul Gallery, NY, “Paul Shambroom: Meetings”, 2002.
- Franklin ArtWorks, Minneapolis, "Paul Shambroom: Meetings",. 2001.
- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, "Paul Shambroom", 1997.
- CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, "Paul Shambroom: Face to Face with the Bomb",1995.
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, "Paul Shambroom: Hidden Places of Power", 1995.
[edit] Selected Exhibitions, Group
- Univ. Art Gallery, San Diego State Univ., “John Q. Public and Citizen Jane…”, 2007.
- Nash gallery, Univ. of Minnesota, “Critical Translations”, 2007.
- Hereford Photography Festival, Hereford, England, 2006.
- Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati, “Bunch Alliance and Dissolve”, 2006,
- Dorsky Gallery, Long Island City, “The Office/In and Out of the Box”, 2006.
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (WI), “MMoCA Collects”, 2006.
- MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, "Regarding the Rural”, 2005.
- North Carolina Museum of Art, “In Focus: Contemporary Photography,Thomas Collection”, 2005.
- Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, “Rite of Assembly”, 2005.
- Center for Photography at Woodstock, “Shifting the Political: Portraits of Power”, 2004.
- Art Institute of Chicago, “About Face: Photographic Portraits from the Collection”, 2004.
- Artists Interogate: Politics and War, Milwaukee Art Museum, 2004.
- Whitney Museum of American Art, NY,"Inside Out: Portrait Photographs from the Permanent Collection", 2004.
- Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, “Pictures from Within: American Photographs, 1958–2003”, 2003.
- Ronald Feldman Fine Arts (New York), "American Dream", 2003
- University Art Museum, Santa Barbara (and various), “Social Strategies..”, 2003-2004.
- Ludwig Museum, Budapest (and various), "The View from Here.." , 2002-2003.
- Madison Art Center, WI, "ExtraOrdinary: American Places ..", Dec. 2001.
- Walker Art Center (and various), "American Tableaux", 2001-2005.
- Toronto Photographers Workshop (and various), "The Atomic Photographers Guild…", . 2001
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, "Whitney Biennial", 1997
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, "Crossing the Frontier: …1849 to the Present", 1996.
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts, "Truth and Trials: Color Photography Since 1975", 1996.
- Portland Art Museum, OR, "In the Shadow of the Cloud", 3 person, 1995.
- Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Recent Acquisitions in Photography", 1993.
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts, "Recent Accessions, 1984-1990", 1990.
[edit] Selected Collections
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
- LaSalle Bank, Chicago
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Milwaukee Art Museum
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts
- Martin Margulies (private), Miami
- Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Jean Pigozzi (private), Switzerland
- Progressive Corp, Cleveland, OH
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Howard Stein (private), New York
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
- West Collection at SEI, Philadelphia
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
[edit] Grants, Fellowships, Honors
- Penny McCall Foundation Award, 2003
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 2003.
- Bush Foundation, St. Paul, MN, Artist Fellowship, 2002, 1992.
- Creative Capital Foundation Grant, 2001.
- Jerome Foundation, St. Paul, MN, Travel and Study Grant, 1999, 1996
- McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, Photography Fellowship, 2001, 1995, 1989, 1985.
- Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Assistance Fellowship, 2000, 1993, 1988.
- American Photographer Magazine, nominee for "New Faces" award, 1989.
- Jerome Foundation, St. Paul, MN, Visual Arts Fellowship, 1987.
- Dayton-Hudson Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, Project support grant, 1979.
[edit] Selected Bibliography
[edit] Monograph
- Meetings, photographs by Paul Shambroom, 128 pages, 40 color plates, Chris Boot Publishing, London, 2004.
- Face to Face With the Bomb: Nuclear Reality After the Cold War, photographs by Paul Shambroom, 144 pages, 83 color plates, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2003.
[edit] Books, Collections, Catalogs
- The Photobook: A History - Volume II, Phaidon Press, London, 2006, Parr, Martin, & Badger, Gerry.
- Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography, Phaidon Press, London, 2006.
- So Now Then: Contemporary Documentary Photography, Hereford Photography Festival, Wales, 2006.
[edit] Reviews and Other Writings
- Photoworks (Brighton, UK), “Paul Shambroom: Security”, Autumn/Winter 2006/7, Burbridge, Benedict.
- PopPhoto.com, “Paul Shambroom Explores Psyche of "Security" (audio), Sept. 24, 2006, DeFoore, Jay,
- Minnesota Public Radio, “Picturing security” (audio), Combs, Marianne , September 21, 2006
- Star Tribune, (Minneapolis), “Landscape of Terror, Paul Shambroom: Security”, Sept. 15, 2006 Abbe, Mary.
- The Rake (Minneapolis), “Straight Talk: Paul Shambroom” (interview), Sept. 2006, Zeller, Brad
- Magazin, Frankfurter Rundschau, “Retter in der Not: Fokus auf Paul; Shambroom”, Sept. 9, 2006, Geyer, S.
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, “The Faces of Security: A Portfolio by Paul Shambroom”, Sept.- Oct., 2006.
- New York Times, “That Chemical Fire Matches Your Hazmat”, April 16, 2006, Gefter, Philip.
- Village Voice, “Donad Rumsfeld’s War Machine”, April 7, 2006, Saltz, Jerry.
- Art on Paper,”Paul Shambroom: Meetings at Yezerski ..”, March/April, 2005, Kozlow Miller, Francine.
- Photography Quarterly, “Book Review- Meetings”, PQ #91, 2005, Glynn, Liz.
- Image (Finland), “Paul Shambroom”, March 2005, Lisalo, Meri.
- Art News, “Reality Bytes”, Feb. 2005, Woodward, Richard.
- Wallpaper, “Design Awards: Best Books”, Jan.-Feb. 2005.
- British Journal of Photography, “Small Town Democracy”, Jan. 12, 2005, Smyth, Diane.
- Genis Aci otograf Sanati Dergisi, (Istanbul), “Fotografik Ayrimlar” Jan. 2005, Madenci, Su.
- Creative Review, (London), “Democracy in Action”, Nov. 2004, Doyle, Stephen.
- Photo District News, “In Print: Meetings”, Nov. 2004, Lehan, Joanna.
- Art Papers, “Studio Visit: Shambroom, How Does Democracy Look?”, Nov.-Dec. 2004, Fallon, Michael.
- Tank Magazine, (London), “Let’s Meet: Photography by Paul Shambroom”, vol. 3 issue 11, 2004.
- Das Magazin, (Zurich), “Mein Amerika”, Nov. 5, 2004, Haffner, Peter.
- De Republica Delle Donne, Milan,”Le Altre Facce Della Democrazia Americana”, Nov. 27, 2004, Gefter, p.
- Suddeutch Zeitung Magazine, (Hamburg), “Die Qual Nach der Wahl”, No. 44 2004, Waechter, Johannes.
- De Volkskrant, (Amsterdam), “Democratie in Amerika”, Oct. 29, 2004, Depondt, Paul.
- The New York Times, "The Tableau Inside Your Town Hall", Oct. 21, 2004, Gefter, Philip.
- Star Tribune, (Minneapolis), “The Tedium is the Message”, Oct. 17, 2004, Lorentzen, Ellen.
- Minnesota Public Radio, “State of the Arts: Paul Shambroom” (audio), Combs, Marianne , Oct. 15, 2004.
- WNYC, the Brian Lehrer Show, “The Big Get Together: Paul Shambroom” (audio), Oct. 12, 2004.
- Afterimage, “Editorial”, Sept.-Oct. 2004, Chalifour, Bruno.
- British Journal of Photography, “Rencontres d’Arles: Above Parr”, Aug. 2004.
- Lay of the Land: Center for Land Use Interpretationr, “Book Reviews: Face to Face..”, Summer 2004, v.27.
- Afterimage, "Paul Shambroom, Interview", May/June 2004, Hirsch, Robert.
- The Progressive, “Nuclear Alert” (book review), March 2004, Rothchild, Mathew.
- Minnesota Public Radio, “Evidence of democracy” (audio), Nov. 7, 2003, Combs, Marianne ,.
- Chicago Tribune, “Shambroom’s Bleak View of U.S.”, Nov. 6, 2003, Artner, Alan.
- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, “Not your Typical Snapshots: Face to Face..” Nov.- Dec. 2003, Maroncelli, James & Karpin, Timothy.
- Photo District News, “In the Shadow of the Mushroom Cloud”, Oct. 2003, Ringwald, Christopher.
- WAMU, the Kojo Nnamdi Show, “America's Nuclear Weapons: Paul Shambroom” (audio), Sept. 9, 2003.
- ArtReview, “Democratic vistas”, October 2003, Mullin, Diane.
- Los Angeles Times Book Review, “We live so others may die”, Aug. 3, 2003, Del Tredici, Robert.
- New York Times Book Review, “Books in Brief: At Home with the Bombs”, Sept. 7, 2003, Bruckner, D.J.R.
- Boston Globe, “America’s open nuclear secrets”, June 22, 2003, Sante, Luc.
- New York Times, “Pictures Worth 10,000 Words, at Least” Feb. 2, 2003, Woodward, Richard
- DoubleTake, “Meetings”, spring, 2003.
- Art in America, “Paul Shambroom at Julie Saul”, Jan. 2003, Ostrower, Jessica.
- Art on Paper, “Paul Shambroom: Meetings. Julie Saul Gallery”, Dec. 2002, Woodward, Richard B.
- ArtForum, “Paul Shambroom at Julie Saul”, November, 2002, Kantor, Jordan.
- Time Out New York, “Art Review: Paul Shambroom, Meetings”, October 3-10, 2002, Chasin, Noah..
- The New Yorker, “Talk of the Town: Photography: Paul Shambroom”, September 23, 2002.
- AfterImage, “Specters of the Ordinary”. March/April 2002, Grabner, Michelle.
- Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Docudramas- Tom Arndt , Paul Shambroom..”, Oct. 5, 2001, Hanson, Doug.
- ARTNews, “Persuasion, Lombard Freid”, October 1999, Pollack, Barbara.
- Art On Paper, “Rethinking Genres in Contemporary Photography”, Jan.-Feb. 1999, Mantegna, Gianfranco
- Art in America, “Paul Shambroom at Tanya Bonakdar”, Sept. 1998, Mariño, Melanie.
- Art Forum, “Paul Shambroom, Tanya Bonakdar”, summer 1998, Decter, Joshua.
- ART/TEXT, “Paul Shambroom at Tanya Bonakdar”, May-July 1998, Hayt, Elizabeth.
- New York Times Magazine, “Overkill is Not Dead”, March 15, 1998, Hill, Brian.
- Harper’s Magazine, “Paul Shambroom: Nuclear Weapons series”, p. 17, March, 1998
- New York Times, “Art in Reviw: Paul Shambroom, Bonakdar Gallery”, Jan. 9, 1998, Smith, Roberta.
- Time Out New York, “Critic’s Picks: Paul Shambroom at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery”, Dec. 17-25, 1997.
- Art in America, “Turtle Derby (Whitney Biennial)”, June, 1997, Adams, Brooke.
- ARTNews, “Whitney Biennial”, May 1997, MacAdam, Barbara..
- Time Out New York, “Showtime at the Whitney”, April 3-10, 1997, Saltz, Jerry.
- Baltimore Sun, “Biennial Serves Its Purpose”, April 6, 1997, Dorsey, John.
- Village Voice, “Photo Finish (Whitney Biennial)”, April 1, 1997, Aletti, Vince.
- Internet ArtResources, “Straight Takes from the Biennial”, March 1997, Chambers, Karen
- San Francisco Bay Guardian, “Whitney’s Samlper”, May 14, 1997, Helfand, Glen.
- Review, “In Focus: The 1997 Whitney Biennial”, April 1997, Nahas, Dominique.
- Associated Press, “Whitney Biennial...”, March 30, 1997, Richards, Meg.
- Whitney Museum of American Art, “1997 Biennial Exhibition” (catalog), Phillips, Lisa; Neri, Louise.
- The Buffalo News, “War Stories”, Dec. 8, 1995, Huntington, Richard.
- The Oregonian (Portland), “Atoms and Industry, Dec. 3, 1995, Gragg, Randy.
- Harper’s Magazine, “Paul Shambroom: Hidden Places of Power”, p. 26, November, 1995
- The Progressive (Madison, WI), “Shooting Missiles”, Aug. 1995, Shambroom, Paul.
- Twin Cities Reader, “Nothing Succeeds Like Access”, Aug. 8, 1995, Grebe, Margeret.
- Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Shooting Missiles", July 31, 1995, Abbe, Mary.
- Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Interiors" weekly appointment calendar, 1992.
- Artpaper, "Paul Shambroom at Bockley Gallery", March, 1990, Silberman, Rob.
- Minneapolis Star Tribune, "..Photos by state artists", Jan. 26, 1990, Abbe, Mary.
- American Photographer, "New Faces 1989", Feb. 1989.
- Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Looking at art", Oct. 18, 1981, Addington, Fran.
- Twin Cities Reader, "Portraits show Hennepin's humanity", Dec. 12, 1979, Souder, William.
[edit] Education
- Minneapolis College of Art & Design, concentration in photography, BFA, 1978.
- Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, liberal arts, 1974-1975.
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