Ryan Spencer Reed
Ryan Spencer Reed | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Ludington, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Calvin College, B.A. (2002) |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Website | www |
Ryan Spencer Reed (born 1979) is an American social documentary photographer. He has worked in Central and East Africa in the capacity of a photojournalist, covering the Sudanese Diaspora, since 2002.[1] After returning from covering the War in Darfur in summer 2004, he and his work have moved around North America to universities in the form of traveling exhibitions and lectures. The Open Society Institute & Soros Foundation awarded him with the Documentary Photography Project's Distribution Grant in 2006.[2][3]
While exhibiting and speaking internationally on the subject of Sudan, Reed has photographed extensively on the hubris of power amidst the twilight of the U.S. industrial revolution, which is touring in exhibition form. Since Spring of 2012, Reed took on a long-term project on the modern incarnation of the Band of Brothers: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne through training and a deployment to Afghanistan.[4] This work was unveiled in its entirety at the Grand Rapids Art Museum in the Fall of 2014. The work aims to catalyze a dialogue on the dissonance between the myths and realities of war.[5]
Group exhibitions[edit]
- New York Historical Society, New York City[6][7][8]
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL[9]
- Jewish Museum Berlin, GERMANY[10]
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington D.C.[11][12]
- National Constitution Center, Philadelphia[13][14]
- Cairo Opera House, Egypt[15]
- Jardin Du Trocadero, Paris[16]
- National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo[17]
- Holocaust Centre, Cape Town[18]
- George Eastman House, Rochester, New York[19]
- Ortaköy Peir Square, Istanbul[20]
- Gare do Oriente’s Main Square, Lisbon[21]
- Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis[22]
- La Casa Encendida, Madrid[23][24]
- Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, CANADA
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston[25][26][27]
- Centro Internazionale de Fotografia (FORMA), Milan, Italy[28]
- International Center of Photography, New York City[29]
- Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada[30][31]
- Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan[32][33]
- Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain[34]
- City Museum of Ljubljana, Ljubljana[35]
- Hammer Museum, Los Angeles[36]
- Ban Jelačić Square, Zagreb, Croatia[37]
- Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, ID[38]
- Schouwburg Cultural Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Stockholm International Fairs, Sweden
- University of the Witwatersrand, Senate House, Johannesburg, South Africa
- University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
- Brown University List Art Center, Providence, Rhode Island[39]
- Detroit Public Library, Detroit[40]
- Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona
- Spertus Institute, Chicago[41]
- Galerie Mirchandani+Steinruecke, India[42]
- Ana Tzarev Gallery, New York City[43]
- The LUMIX Festival for Young Photojournalism, Hanover, Germany[44]
Solo exhibitions[edit]
- Harvard Law School, Massachusetts[45]
- Michigan State University College of Law, Michigan[46]
- Northwestern University, Illinois;[47][48]
- Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania[49]
- Kean University, New Jersey;[50][51][52]
- Temple Sholom, Chicago[53]
- University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado[54]
- Bucknell University, Pennsylvania
- City Waukegan/Urban Edge Gallery, Illinois[55][56]
- Wilkes University, Pennsylvania[57][58][59]
- Richard App Gallery, Michigan[60]
- Naples Holocaust Museum, Florida
- SRI in the Rockies Conference, British Columbia, Canada
- Ohio Wesleyan University, Ohio[61]
- Calvin College, Michigan[62]
- Huntington University, Indiana[63][64]
- Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Michigan[65][66]
- Grace Presbyterian, Alberta, Canada[67]
- Birmingham-Southern College, Alabama[68]
- Ogden Arts, Utah[69][70]
- Concordia University, Michigan [71]
- Dordt College, Iowa[72]
- Samford University, Tennessee[73]
- Hope College, Michigan[74][75]
- Ann Arbor District Library, Michigan[76]
- Muskegon Community College, Michigan[77][78]
Visiting artist lectures[edit]
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago[79][80][81]
- Harvard University, Boston[82][83]
- Glenbow Museum, Alberta, Canada[84][85]
- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Detroit Public Library, Detroit
- Kean University, New Jersey[86]
- University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont[87][88]
- Weber State University Convocation, Ogden, Utah[89]
- King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania[90]
- Furman University, South Carolina
- Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- University of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois[91]
Awards[edit]
- Pictures of the Year International (POYi) 2015 World Understanding Award Judges' Special Recognition "Despite Similarities to Reality"[92]
- Photolucida 2015 Critical Mass Top 50 "Despite Similarities to Reality"[93]
- Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2015 Finalist and Public Award Winner[94]
- Freedom to Create Prize, "Sudan: The Cost of Silence[95]
- Open Society Foundations & Soros Foundation Documentary Photography Project Distribution Grant, "Sudan: The Cost of Silence"[96]
Selected publications[edit]
- This is Not a Requiem for Detroit Virginia Quarterly Review, Spring 2011, pp. 124–147.[97]
- Detroit Forsaken, Ryan Spencer Reed Photo Technique Magazine, March/April 2011.[98]
- "Darfur/Darfur: Life/War." New York: DK Melcher Media, 2008. ISBN 1-59591-045-X. Reed is one of the eight photographers of this book.[99][100][101]
- Google Earth Mapping Initiatives: Crisis in Darfur Layers. Reed is one of the seven photographers.[102][103]
References[edit]
- ^ Photographer Biography, Darfur/Darfur
- ^ The Open Society Institute & Soros Foundations Network, Documentary Photography Project 2006 Distribution Grant Recipient
- ^ OSI Distribution Grant Winners Announced
- ^ Kickstarter Campaign March 4, 2015
- ^ Pictures of the Year International (POYi) World Understanding Award Judges' Special Recognition "Despite Similarities to Reality" March 4, 2015
- ^ Images of Darfur, on Central Park West. by Sewell Chan The New York Times October 18, 2007
- ^ New York Historical Society: What's New
- ^ New York Historical Society: Exhibitions and Collections
- ^ Introduction to Cultural Studies. Columbia College. October 5, 2007
- ^ Before the Eyes of the World Jewish Museum Berlin March 15, 2007
- ^ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Our Walls Bear Witness, Darfur: Who Will Survive Today
- ^ Nathan Guttman, The Jewish Daily Forward, November 24, 2006
- ^ National Constitution Center Press Release July 12, 2007
- ^ Constitution Center facades display anguish of Darfur. International Herald Tribune. July 25, 2007
- ^ Freedom to Create Prize Exhibition
- ^ Summary and images of the installation
- ^ "Freedom to Create - News Article". www.freedomtocreate.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-11.
- ^ Past Event - Witnessing Darfur
- ^ George Eastman House Past Exhibitions
- ^ Turkish Daily News June 29, 2007
- ^ RPT December 3, 2007
- ^ Guthrie reading of In Darfur promises a powerful play
- ^ La Casa Encendida de Obra Social Caja Madrid February 25, 2009
- ^ UNHCR Press Release February 2009
- ^ Darfur Comes to ICA/Boston September 7, 2007
- ^ ICA Press Release August 16, 2007
- ^ The ICA Presents September 7, 2007
- ^ FORMA Exhibition Archives July 3, 2007
- ^ Darfur/Darfur Press Release September 2007
- ^ Toronto International Film Festival Films & Schedules
- ^ Royal Ontario Museum Press Release September 8, 2007
- ^ ArtPrize 2014 venue review: Grand Rapids Art Museum enters '|Dis|Comfort Zones' March 4, 2015
- ^ Grand Rapids Art Museum ArtPrize 2014 Exhibition '|Dis|Comfort Zones' March 4, 2015
- ^ Darfur/Darfur archives
- ^ Darfur/Darfur archives
- ^ Eddie Adams Workshop Alumni
- ^ Opening of exhibition February 21, 2008
- ^ Sun Valley Center - Exhibitions
- ^ Brown University Media Relations January 17, 2007
- ^ WDET Event: Art & Museum Exhibits October 22, 2007
- ^ Darfur/Darfur Press Release
- ^ Freedom to Create Prize Exhibition
- ^ Freedom to Create Prize Exhibition
- ^ Lumix Festival Exhibitions March 5, 2015
- ^ THE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW: Effecting Change at Home and Across the Globe“
- ^ African Studies Center Events October 17th, 2006
- ^ FACING SUDAN a documentary film November 12, 2006
- ^ Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth
- ^ The Swarthmore News Swat Sudan Hosts Darfur Conference. November 6, 2007
- ^ Jewish Studies Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary Kean University Media and Publications.
- ^ 10 Years - 50 Visiting Scholars Jewish Studies and World Affairs at Kean University
- ^ Kean University Newspaper Article March 3, 2008
- ^ Temple Sholom Event. "Social Action Event to Raise Awareness of Genocide in Africa"
- ^ CU-Boulder's Norlin Library To Host Photo Exhibit On Sudan Crisis January 18, 2007
- ^ WGNTV Chicago's Very Own. "Suburban photo exhibit honors ‘Those Who Serve’" September 11th, 2015
- ^ Chicago Tribune. "From Afghanistan to Waukegan: 'Powerful' combat photos lead art series" By Dan Moran September 8th, 2015
- ^ Electric City.The Cost of Silence brings Sudanese life to Northeast Pa. by Alicia Grega-Pikul. Electric City. January 4, 2007
- ^ Wilkes University Alumni Magazine. "Sordoni Art Gallery to Feature Work of International Photojournalist" Winter 2006
- ^ Arts@Wilkes. "Upcoming Exhibit Features Spencer Reed's Detroit Forsaken" February 2012
- ^ Stellafly Art Review. "Ryan Spencer Reed Opening Reception of Shades of Grandeur" March 16, 2012
- ^ The Transcript April 19, 2007
- ^ Calvin Chimes. "Center Art Gallery features Ryan Reed" December 3, 2004
- ^ Merillat Centre for the Arts. "Photojournalist to Present Exhibit, Lecture" October 31, 2005
- ^ Forester Lecture Series. Season's Speakers Announced August 17, 2005
- ^ Jackson Citizen Patriot. "Photos Show Sudan Strife" September 25th, 2006
- ^ Outside Circle Collective. "Ryan Spencer Reed- Hands Of A Displaced Sudan" October 12th, 2005
- ^ The Calgary Herald. Valerie Fortney. September 28, 2008
- ^ James R. Nelson - Visual arts critic for the Birmingham News. January 18, 2009
- ^ Ogden Arts Presents The Exhibition Sudan: The Cost Of Silence and Ogden's Art Stroll For Darfur September 25, 2007
- ^ Exhibition Listings in Northern Utah
- ^ Concordia Exhibitions - Fall 2008
- ^ Dordt College News. "Justice Matters Events" April 9, 2006
- ^ The Belltower - Samford University Communications. "Photojournalist Reed to Speak on Darfur Crisis" September 29, 2006
- ^ Hope College Critical Issues Symposium - Genocide Agenda
- ^ Hope College News. "Symposium Will Examine Genocide" September 12, 2005
- ^ Ann Arbor District Library News. "Disturbing Images of Darfur"
- ^ Muskegon Community College News. "Global Awareness Festival Focuses on Africa" February 1, 2014
- ^ Muskegon Community College News. "Final Week for Sudan Photo Exhibit" February 10, 2014
- ^ DARFUR: IMAGERY AND REALITY SYMPOSIUM. James Simpson Theater, Field Museum. October 8, 2007
- ^ DARFUR: Imagery and Reality October 8th, 2007
- ^ Field Museum Audience Testimonial. October 9, 2007
- ^ Sudanese Online. December 4, 2005
- ^ Darfur December Conference
- ^ Alberta Global Forum - University of Calgary
- ^ Image of the talk
- ^ Kean University Program in Jewish Studies and World Affairs January, 2009
- ^ Full Slate Planned for Earth Week. UVM The View. April 19th, 2006
- ^ Genocide Education Speakers Series. April 20, 2006
- ^ Ogden Arts Presents September 27, 2007
- ^ WVIA - Public Broadcasting
- ^ UIS program will examine the crisis in Sudan UIS News Bureau October 31, 2008
- ^ Pictures of the Year International (POYi) World Understanding Award Judges' Special Recognition "Despite Similarities to Reality" March 4, 2015
- ^ Photolucida 2015 Critical Mass Top 50 "Despite Similarities to Reality" November 30, 2015
- ^ "DESPITE SIMILARITIES TO REALITY Ryan Spencer Reed, United States of America" April 03, 2015
- ^ Freedom to Create Exhibition March 4, 2015
- ^ Virginia Quarterly Review 'People' March 4, 2015
- ^ This is Not a Requiem for Detroit
- ^ Detroit Forsaken, Ryan Spencer Reed
- ^ Publisher's book web site
- ^ Book Press Release
- ^ Vanity Fair. Picturing Genocide. by Evgenia Peretz. June 18, 2007
- ^ Mapping Initiatives: Crisis in Darfur Layers
- ^ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Crisis in Darfur
