Zoe Strauss
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Zoe Strauss (born 1970) is an American photographer[1] and a nominee member of Magnum Photos.[2] She uses Philadelphia as a primary setting and subject for her work.[1][2] Curator Peter Barberie identifies her as a street photographer, like Walker Evans or Robert Frank, and has said "the woman and man on the street, yearning to be heard, are the basis of her art."[3]
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Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Photography |
Website | www |
In 2006 her work was included in the Whitney Biennial[4] and her solo exhibition, Ramp Project: Zoe Strauss, was shown at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia.[5] In 2012 a mid-career retrospective, Zoe Strauss: 10 Years, was shown at Philadelphia Museum of Art,[6] accompanied in Philadelphia by a display of 54 billboards showing her photographs, and at the International Center of Photography in New York City.
Strauss received a Seedling Award from the Leeway Foundation in 2002,[7] a Pew Fellowship in 2005,[8] a USA Gund Fellowship and a grant of $50,000 by United States Artists in 2007,[9] and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2017.[10]