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'''B.A. Van Sise''' is an American photographer. He has worked in travel photographer, and collections of his fine art photography has been exhibited in public installations by US museums.
'''B.A. Van Sise''' is an American photographer and author. He has worked as a travel photographer, and collections of his fine art photography has been exhibited in public installations by US museums.


==Career==
==Career==
B.A. Van Sise is a graduate of [[Fordham University]], with degrees in both Visual Arts and Modern Languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Phase-2-of-EYEWITNESS-by-BA-Van-Sise-to-Open-at-Museum-of-Jewish-Heritage-on-510-20170503|title=Phase 2 of EYEWITNESS by B.A. Van Sise to Open at Museum of Jewish Heritage on 5/10|first=BWW News|last=Desk|publisher=}}</ref> He has produced photo essays for publications including the ''[[Village Voice]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/author/b-a-vansise/|title=B.A. Van Sise - Authors|website=www.villagevoice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/week-art-hillary-clinton-pioneer-works-836069|title=The Week in Art: Hillary Clinton at Planned Parenthood's Benefit Art Auction and Pioneer Works' Village Fête - artnet News|date=6 May 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Van Sise is also a travel photographer,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mymodernmet.com/ba-van-sise-africa-wedding/|title=Couple Forgoes Traditional Wedding, Spends All Their Money to Make a Difference in Africa|date=8 January 2018|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lomography.com/magazine/327498-ba-van-sise-daguerreotype-achromat|title=Lomography - Those Who Wander: LomoAmigo B.A. Van Sise|publisher=}}</ref> through various publications and as a [[Nikon]]/''AFAR'' travel photography ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://petapixel.com/2017/12/09/photos-cuban-national-circus/|title=Photos of the Cuban National Circus|date=9 December 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
B.A. Van Sise is a graduate of [[Fordham University]], with degrees in both Visual Arts and Modern Languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Phase-2-of-EYEWITNESS-by-BA-Van-Sise-to-Open-at-Museum-of-Jewish-Heritage-on-510-20170503|title=Phase 2 of EYEWITNESS by B.A. Van Sise to Open at Museum of Jewish Heritage on 5/10|author=BWW News Desk|publisher=}}</ref> He has produced photo essays for publications including the ''[[Village Voice]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/author/b-a-vansise/|title=B.A. Van Sise - Authors|website=www.villagevoice.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/week-art-hillary-clinton-pioneer-works-836069|title=The Week in Art: Hillary Clinton at Planned Parenthood's Benefit Art Auction and Pioneer Works' Village Fête - artnet News|date=6 May 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Van Sise is also a travel photographer,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mymodernmet.com/ba-van-sise-africa-wedding/|title=Couple Forgoes Traditional Wedding, Spends All Their Money to Make a Difference in Africa|date=8 January 2018|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lomography.com/magazine/327498-ba-van-sise-daguerreotype-achromat|title=Lomography - Those Who Wander: LomoAmigo B.A. Van Sise|publisher=}}</ref> through various publications and as a [[Nikon]]/''AFAR'' travel photography ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://petapixel.com/2017/12/09/photos-cuban-national-circus/|title=Photos of the Cuban National Circus|date=9 December 2017|publisher=}}</ref>


==Solo exhibitions==
==Solo exhibitions==
In 2016 he assembled the exhibition entitled ''Children of Grass''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/walt-whitman-poetic-descendants|title=In 'Whitman's Descendants,' photographing some of America's greatest living poets|website=PBS NewsHour}}</ref><ref name=gra /> He started the project with the [[Walt Whitman]] Birthplace Association, taking photographs of contemporary well-known poets in elaborate scenes and poses, matching those photos with the poet's own work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/katebubacz/12-portraits-of-poets-show-sides-you-really-wouldnt-expect|title=12 Portraits Of Poets Show Sides You Really Wouldn't Expect|publisher=}}</ref> Each of the poets assembled have claimed to be inspired at some point by Walt Whitman, and these photos will be exhibited in places including the [[Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery]].<ref name=gra>{{cite web|url=https://www.pw.org/content/the_written_image_b_a_van_sises_children_of_grass|title=The Written Image: B. A. Van Sise’s Children of Grass|date=15 February 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
In 2016 he assembled the exhibition entitled ''Children of Grass''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/walt-whitman-poetic-descendants|title=In 'Whitman's Descendants,' photographing some of America's greatest living poets|website=PBS NewsHour|date=6 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=gra /> He started the project by taking photographs of contemporary well-known poets in elaborate scenes and poses, matching those photos with the poet's own work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/katebubacz/12-portraits-of-poets-show-sides-you-really-wouldnt-expect|title=12 Portraits Of Poets Show Sides You Really Wouldn't Expect|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=17 April 2018 |publisher=}}</ref> Each of the poets assembled have claimed to be inspired at some point by Walt Whitman, and these photos will be exhibited in places including the [[Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery]].<ref name=gra>{{cite web|url=https://www.pw.org/content/the_written_image_b_a_van_sises_children_of_grass|title=The Written Image: B. A. Van Sise's Children of Grass|date=15 February 2017|publisher=}}</ref>


In 2017 Van Sise exhibited the first outdoor public installation to be held at the [[Museum of Jewish Heritage]], entitled ''Eyewitness: Photographs''. The exhibition was composed of 31 portraits of Holocaust survivors living in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityguideny.com/article/Dimensions-Testimony-Museum-of-Jewish-Heritage-Exhibit-#.Wvo2d6QvzIU|title='So Valuable a Gift to Humanity': Speak Virtually with a Survivor at NYC's Museum of Jewish Heritage|website=www.cityguideny.com}}</ref> Each portrait was expanded to 13 feet high and five feet wide, printed on vinyl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/arts/design/at-some-museums-the-art-is-now-on-the-outside.html|title=At Some Museums, the Art Is Now on the Outside|date=21 April 2017|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>
In 2017 Van Sise exhibited the first outdoor public installation to be held at the [[Museum of Jewish Heritage]], entitled ''Eyewitness: Photographs''. The exhibition was composed of 31 portraits of Holocaust survivors living in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityguideny.com/article/Dimensions-Testimony-Museum-of-Jewish-Heritage-Exhibit-#.Wvo2d6QvzIU|title='So Valuable a Gift to Humanity': Speak Virtually with a Survivor at NYC's Museum of Jewish Heritage|website=www.cityguideny.com}}</ref> Each portrait was expanded to 13 feet high and five feet wide, printed on vinyl.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/arts/design/at-some-museums-the-art-is-now-on-the-outside.html|title=At Some Museums, the Art Is Now on the Outside|newspaper=The New York Times|date=21 April 2017|publisher=|last1=Levere|first1=Jane L.}}</ref>
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In 2018 he exhibited his collection ''Sweat'' at the [[Peabody Essex Museum]]. Each of the photos exhibited a before and after photo of an athlete, first as they normally looked, and next just as they completed a training session.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/gabrielsanchez/photo-stories-march-23|title=9 Photo Stories That Will Help You See The World A Little Differently|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=23 March 2018 |publisher=}}</ref> Athletes included members of the [[New York Knicks]], [[New York Cosmos (2010)|New York Cosmos]], the Gotham Girls Roller Derby League, and competitors in the [[New York City Marathon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://playtime.pem.org/sweat-an-image-gallery/|title=Sweat: An Image Gallery – PLAYTIME|website=playtime.pem.org}}</ref> In 2019, his exhibition ''A Portrait of Poetry'' was shown at the Center for Creative Photography and the Poetry Center at the University of Arizona.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ccp.arizona.edu/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/portrait-poetry-photographs-and-video-b-van-sise |title=A Portrait of Poetry: Photographs and Video by B. A. Van Sise {{!}} Center for Creative Photography |website=ccp.arizona.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424020404/https://ccp.arizona.edu/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/portrait-poetry-photographs-and-video-b-van-sise |archive-date=2019-04-24}} </ref>


Van Sise is also known for his practice of creating only one photograph per day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2019-11-01/in-this-kansas-city-show-a-photographer-crams-a-years-worth-of-moments-into-a-single-second|title = In This Kansas City Show, A Photographer Crams a Year's Worth of Moments into a Single Second|date = November 2019}}</ref> His daily photographs were the subject of a retrospective display at the Kansas City Public Library between 2019 and 2020 in the exhibition ''One Second''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kclibrary.org/exhibits/one-second|title = One Second| date=12 October 2019 }}</ref>
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In 2018 he exhibited his collection ''Sweat'' at the [[Peabody Essex Museum]]. Each of the photos exhibited a before and after photo of an athlete, first as they normally looked, and next just as they completed a training session.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/gabrielsanchez/photo-stories-march-23|title=9 Photo Stories That Will Help You See The World A Little Differently|publisher=}}</ref> Athletes included members of the [[New York Knicks]], [[New York Cosmos (2010)|New York Cosmos]], the Gotham Girls Roller Derby League, and competitors in the [[New York City Marathon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://playtime.pem.org/sweat-an-image-gallery/|title=Sweat: An Image Gallery – PLAYTIME|website=playtime.pem.org}}</ref> In 2019, his exhibition ''A Portrait of Poetry'' was shown at the Center for Creative Photography and the Poetry Center at the University of Arizona.<ref>https://ccp.arizona.edu/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/portrait-poetry-photographs-and-video-b-van-sise</ref>

==Books==
Van Sise also published the poetry book ''Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry'' in 2019, which received an IPPY award in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ippyawards.com/143/2020-medalists-cat-1-34|title = 2020 Medalists Cat 1-34}}</ref> ''The Times of London'' also named it one of their 2019 “books of the year”.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/books-of-the-year-2019/| title = Books of the Year 2019 - TLS}}</ref> ''The Booklist'' wrote of the work that, “Van Sise has created a singular and irresistible volume of poetry and collaborative visual lyricism that will enthrall poetry lovers and break down the hesitation of those wary of the form.”<ref>https://www.booklistonline.com/Children-of-Grass-A-Portrait-of-American-Poetry/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>


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B.A. Van Sise
Alma materFordham University
OccupationPhotographer

B.A. Van Sise is an American photographer and author. He has worked as a travel photographer, and collections of his fine art photography has been exhibited in public installations by US museums.

Career

[edit]

B.A. Van Sise is a graduate of Fordham University, with degrees in both Visual Arts and Modern Languages.[1] He has produced photo essays for publications including the Village Voice.[2][3] Van Sise is also a travel photographer,[4][5] through various publications and as a Nikon/AFAR travel photography ambassador.[6]

Solo exhibitions

[edit]

In 2016 he assembled the exhibition entitled Children of Grass.[7][8] He started the project by taking photographs of contemporary well-known poets in elaborate scenes and poses, matching those photos with the poet's own work.[9] Each of the poets assembled have claimed to be inspired at some point by Walt Whitman, and these photos will be exhibited in places including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.[8]

In 2017 Van Sise exhibited the first outdoor public installation to be held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, entitled Eyewitness: Photographs. The exhibition was composed of 31 portraits of Holocaust survivors living in New York City.[10] Each portrait was expanded to 13 feet high and five feet wide, printed on vinyl.[11] In 2018 he exhibited his collection Sweat at the Peabody Essex Museum. Each of the photos exhibited a before and after photo of an athlete, first as they normally looked, and next just as they completed a training session.[12] Athletes included members of the New York Knicks, New York Cosmos, the Gotham Girls Roller Derby League, and competitors in the New York City Marathon.[13] In 2019, his exhibition A Portrait of Poetry was shown at the Center for Creative Photography and the Poetry Center at the University of Arizona.[14]

Van Sise is also known for his practice of creating only one photograph per day.[15] His daily photographs were the subject of a retrospective display at the Kansas City Public Library between 2019 and 2020 in the exhibition One Second.[16]

Books

[edit]

Van Sise also published the poetry book Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry in 2019, which received an IPPY award in 2020.[17] The Times of London also named it one of their 2019 “books of the year”.[18] The Booklist wrote of the work that, “Van Sise has created a singular and irresistible volume of poetry and collaborative visual lyricism that will enthrall poetry lovers and break down the hesitation of those wary of the form.”[19]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ BWW News Desk. "Phase 2 of EYEWITNESS by B.A. Van Sise to Open at Museum of Jewish Heritage on 5/10".
  2. ^ "B.A. Van Sise - Authors". www.villagevoice.com.
  3. ^ "The Week in Art: Hillary Clinton at Planned Parenthood's Benefit Art Auction and Pioneer Works' Village Fête - artnet News". 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Couple Forgoes Traditional Wedding, Spends All Their Money to Make a Difference in Africa". 8 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Lomography - Those Who Wander: LomoAmigo B.A. Van Sise".
  6. ^ "Photos of the Cuban National Circus". 9 December 2017.
  7. ^ "In 'Whitman's Descendants,' photographing some of America's greatest living poets". PBS NewsHour. 6 November 2016.
  8. ^ a b "The Written Image: B. A. Van Sise's Children of Grass". 15 February 2017.
  9. ^ "12 Portraits Of Poets Show Sides You Really Wouldn't Expect". BuzzFeed. 17 April 2018.
  10. ^ "'So Valuable a Gift to Humanity': Speak Virtually with a Survivor at NYC's Museum of Jewish Heritage". www.cityguideny.com.
  11. ^ Levere, Jane L. (21 April 2017). "At Some Museums, the Art Is Now on the Outside". The New York Times.
  12. ^ "9 Photo Stories That Will Help You See The World A Little Differently". BuzzFeed. 23 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Sweat: An Image Gallery – PLAYTIME". playtime.pem.org.
  14. ^ "A Portrait of Poetry: Photographs and Video by B. A. Van Sise | Center for Creative Photography". ccp.arizona.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24.
  15. ^ "In This Kansas City Show, A Photographer Crams a Year's Worth of Moments into a Single Second". November 2019.
  16. ^ "One Second". 12 October 2019.
  17. ^ "2020 Medalists Cat 1-34".
  18. ^ "Books of the Year 2019 - TLS".
  19. ^ https://www.booklistonline.com/Children-of-Grass-A-Portrait-of-American-Poetry/ [dead link‍]
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