Chronology
 
 
1939
Born in Brooklyn September 13, 1939 to Max and Mar (Pellegrino) Witkin

1959
Group show at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC

1973- 1974
Student poetry fellow at Columbia University

1974
Received his B.F.A. at Cooper Union
Awarded CAPS Grant in Photography, New York, NY

1977
Awarded Ford Foundation Grant and again in 1978

1982
Awarded National Endowment for the Arts, Photography Fellowship

1984
Awarded National Endowment for the Arts, Photography Fellowship

1985
Included in the Whitney Biennial

1986
Received his M.F.A. from The University of New Mexico
Awarded National Endowment for the Arts, Photography Fellowship and Maine Photographic Book Competition, Book of the Year (Twelve Trees Press Monograph)

1990
Decorated Chevalier Des Arts et des Letters

1992
National Endowment for the Arts, Photography Fellowship

1996
Artist in residence Zerybthia Rome, Italy
Awarded The Augustus Saint Gardens Medal, from The Cooper Union School of Art

1998
Artist in residence Berlin fall of 1998 and Paris winter 1998

2000
Decorated Commandeur de L’Order des Arts et des Lettres

2001
Lecturer at Yale University

2006
Lecturer at Ecole Superier, Paris
Lecturer at Spanish Embassy, Moscow

2007
Lecturer at Medici Palace, Seravezza


Solo Exhibitions


2012
Exhibition at Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

2011
Exhibition at Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

2010
Exhibition at Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris, France
Exhibition at Castillo I Sehie, Italy
Exhibition at Minshar School of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel

2009
Exhibition at Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil

2008
Joel-Peter Witkin: Poetic Realism, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
Joel-Peter Witkin: Poetic Realism, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Exhibition at Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris, France
Exhibition at 1000 Eventi Gallery, Milan, Italy
Exhibition at PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy

2007
Joel Peter Witkin: Human Kind, Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris, France
Exhibition at Maison de la Culture de la Province de Namur, Belgium
Retrospettiva, Palazzo Mediceo di Seravezza, Italy
Group Show at National Gallery of Canada: The Invisible Landscape, Ottawa, Canada

2006
Exhibition at Witkin Vintage, Hasted Hunt, New York, NY
Exhibition at Café Francoise, Brussels, Paris Photo
Group show at Cite Internationale: “The Book,” M.E.P. Paris, France
Group show at Houston Center for Photography, Silver Retrospective, Houston, TX

2005
Joel Peter Witkin: Compassionate Beauty, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Hearts Beats Dust, Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Exhibition at Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Exhibition at Linda Durham Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Exhibition at Gary Tatinstian Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Exhibition at Moscow House Photography, Moscow, Russia
Group show at Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain
Group show at D’Art Del’Yonne, Perrigny, France
Group show at Wessel and O’Connor Fine Art, New York, NY
Group show at Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL

2004
Heart Beats Dust, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, NY
Photographie - Oeuvres récentes, Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris, France
Exhibition at ARCO, Madrid
Retrospectiva 1976 - 2003, Galería Clave, Spain
Group show at National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Group show at Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, NY

2003
Exhibition at Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
Exhibition at Galeria Juaa de Aizpura, Madrid, Spain
Exhibition at Photoes Pana, Madrid, Spain
Exhibition at Le Garage Galerie, Toulouse, France
Group show at Photology, Milan, Italy
Group show at Akira Ikeda Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2002
The Mystery of Presence, Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris, France
Exhibition at Stadtmuseum, Jena, Denmark
Exhibition at Picture Photo Space, Osaka, Japan
Exhibition at Infinito Gallery, Turin, Italy
Group show at National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Group show at Hotel de Sully, Paris, France
Group show at The Israel Musem, Jerusalem, Israel
Group show at The Whitney Museum, New York, NY

2001
Exhibition at Photo Picture Space Gallery Osaka, Japan
Exhibition at Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Group show at The Fotografie Forum, Frankfort, Germany

2000
Exhibition at Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris, France
Exhibition at Hotel de Sully, Paris, France
Exhibition at Caherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Group show at Musee Bourdelle, Paris
Group show at John Gibson Gallery, New York, NY
Group show at The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA

 
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