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'''Elijah Gowin''' is an American art photographer and Professor and Chair of the Department of Media, Art and Design at the [[University of |
'''Elijah Gowin''' (born 1967)<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-01-16|title=Artist Info|url=https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.40972.html|website=www.nga.gov}}</ref> is an American art photographer and Professor and Chair of the Department of Media, Art and Design at the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elijahgowin.com/about|title=About|website=elijah gowin|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref> He was a [[List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2008|2008 Guggenheim Fellow]],<ref name=gf>{{cite web|title=Elijah Gowin|url=http://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/elijah-gowin/|website=Guggenheim Foundation|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> during which he worked on a series of photographs, ''Of Falling and Floating''. His work is in the collection of the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]].<ref name="lacma">{{cite web|title=Elijah Gowin|url=http://collections.lacma.org/node/158795|website=LACMA|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> He is the son of photographer [[Emmet Gowin]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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==Life and work== |
==Life and work== |
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Gowin has taught at [[University of Tennessee, Chattanooga]], [[St. Mary's College of Maryland]], and [[University of Missouri, Kansas City]].<ref name=gf/><ref name=bu/> |
Gowin has taught at [[University of Tennessee, Chattanooga]], [[St. Mary's College of Maryland]], and [[University of Missouri, Kansas City]].<ref name=gf/><ref name=bu/> |
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He acted as a judge for the University of North Dakota's juried photography exhibit Of Memory, Bone and Myth in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Of Memory, Bone and Myth|url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/content/memory-bone-and-myth|website=Grand Forks Herald|date=April 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Elijah Gowin's 'of Falling And Floating' At Robert Mann, New York|url=http://magazine.saatchiart.com/articles/culture/reports-from/liechtenstein/elijah_gowins_of_falling_and_f|website=Saatchi Art Magazine|accessdate=6 July 2015|date=May 12, 2007}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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''Of Falling and Floating'' is a series of photographs of people falling, made by collaging scanned photographs and images from the internet and reprinting them as paper negatives.<ref name=feeney>{{cite news|last1=Feeney|first1=Mark|title=Father-and-son photographers reimagine the elements|url=http://www.boston.com/community/photos/raw/2009/02/fatherandson_photographers_rei.html|accessdate=6 July 2015|work=Boston Globe|date=February 7, 2009}}</ref> It was exhibited in 2009 at the [[Griffin Museum of Photography]] as part of a show called ''Pull of Gravity''.<ref name=gf/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cortellucci|first1=Romina S.|title=Take a Drop with the Elijah Gowin 'Of Falling and Floating' Series|url=http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elijah-gowin-of-falling-and-floating-series|website=Trend Hunter|accessdate=6 July 2015|date=September 2, 2012}}</ref> Mark Feeney suggested the images could be read either as representing either negative emotions like "anxiety and dislocation" or positively as images of "buoyancy, even jubilation".<ref name=feeney/> |
''Of Falling and Floating'' is a series of photographs of people falling, made by collaging scanned photographs and images from the internet and reprinting them as paper negatives.<ref name=feeney>{{cite news|last1=Feeney|first1=Mark|title=Father-and-son photographers reimagine the elements|url=http://www.boston.com/community/photos/raw/2009/02/fatherandson_photographers_rei.html|accessdate=6 July 2015|work=Boston Globe|date=February 7, 2009}}</ref> It was exhibited in 2009 at the [[Griffin Museum of Photography]] as part of a show called ''Pull of Gravity''.<ref name=gf/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cortellucci|first1=Romina S.|title=Take a Drop with the Elijah Gowin 'Of Falling and Floating' Series|url=http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elijah-gowin-of-falling-and-floating-series|website=Trend Hunter|accessdate=6 July 2015|date=September 2, 2012}}</ref> Mark Feeney suggested the images could be read either as representing either negative emotions like "anxiety and dislocation" or positively as images of "buoyancy, even jubilation".<ref name=feeney/> |
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He has had solo shows at Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (Virginia Beach, VA), Vermont Center of Photography (Brattleboro, VT), and the Light Factory (Charlotte, NC).<ref name=bu>{{cite web|last1=Dow|first1=Jim|title=Elijah Gowin|url=https://www.bu.edu/prc/prcpov/artists/a14.html|website=Boston University|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> |
He has had solo shows at Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (Virginia Beach, VA), Vermont Center of Photography (Brattleboro, VT), and the Light Factory (Charlotte, NC).<ref name=bu>{{cite web|last1=Dow|first1=Jim|title=Elijah Gowin|url=https://www.bu.edu/prc/prcpov/artists/a14.html|website=Boston University|accessdate=6 July 2015}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
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*''Of Falling and Floating'', Tin Roof, 2011. |
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*''A Shared Elegy'', Indiana University Press, 2017 |
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==Collections== |
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Gowin's work is held in the following permanent collections: |
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*[[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]]<ref name="lacma"/> |
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*[[Center for Creative Photography]]<ref name="themorningnews"/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:21st-century American photographers]] |
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[[Category:Photographers from Ohio]] |
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[[Category:University of Missouri–Kansas City faculty]] |
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[[Category:University of New Mexico alumni]] |
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[[Category:Davidson College alumni]] |
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[[Category:1967 births]] |
[[Category:1967 births]] |
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[[Category:Educators from Dayton, Ohio]] |
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[[Category:Artists from Dayton, Ohio]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 9 September 2023
Elijah Gowin (born 1967)[1] is an American art photographer and Professor and Chair of the Department of Media, Art and Design at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.[2] He was a 2008 Guggenheim Fellow,[3] during which he worked on a series of photographs, Of Falling and Floating. His work is in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[4] He is the son of photographer Emmet Gowin.
Early life and education
[edit]Gowin was born in 1967 in Dayton, Ohio.[5] His father is the photographer Emmet Gowin.[6] He graduated from Davidson College in 1990 with a BA in Art History, and was awarded an MFA in photography from the University of New Mexico (1996).
Life and work
[edit]Gowin has taught at University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and University of Missouri, Kansas City.[3][7]
Of Falling and Floating is a series of photographs of people falling, made by collaging scanned photographs and images from the internet and reprinting them as paper negatives.[8] It was exhibited in 2009 at the Griffin Museum of Photography as part of a show called Pull of Gravity.[3][9] Mark Feeney suggested the images could be read either as representing either negative emotions like "anxiety and dislocation" or positively as images of "buoyancy, even jubilation".[8]
His other series of photographs include Hymnal of Dreams,[5] Watering, and Lonnie Holley. Watering used collaged digital images themed around baptism.[10]
He has had solo shows at Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (Virginia Beach, VA), Vermont Center of Photography (Brattleboro, VT), and the Light Factory (Charlotte, NC).[7]
Publications
[edit]- Maggie. Tin Roof, 2009. With Emmet Gowin.[6]
- Of Falling and Floating, Tin Roof, 2011.
- A Shared Elegy, Indiana University Press, 2017
Collections
[edit]Gowin's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art[4]
- Corcoran Gallery of Art[11][better source needed]
- Center for Creative Photography[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Artist Info". www.nga.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
- ^ "About". elijah gowin. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ a b c "Elijah Gowin". Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Elijah Gowin". LACMA. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b Thomas, Mary (March 10, 2000). "Weekend Art Preview: An unseen world Elijah Gowin's photography taps into the supernatural". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b Platt, Stacy (2009-01-14). "One Thing Done Two Ways: Elijah Gowin and James Luckett on Making..." the space in between. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ a b Dow, Jim. "Elijah Gowin". Boston University. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b Feeney, Mark (February 7, 2009). "Father-and-son photographers reimagine the elements". Boston Globe. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ Cortellucci, Romina S. (September 2, 2012). "Take a Drop with the Elijah Gowin 'Of Falling and Floating' Series". Trend Hunter. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ Shearer, Benjamin F (2008). Culture and Customs of the United States: Culture. Greenwood. p. 355. ISBN 9780313338779.
- ^ a b Pasulka, Nicole. "Between Floating and Falling". The Morning News. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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