Spring 2008—Excerpt from Tokyo
Crossing appears in Redivider.
October 2007—Awarded 1st Place Lucie Award (Abstract Nature Fine Art Category) from the International Photography Awards 2007
August 2007—Awarded 9-month residency at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
October 2006—Artist in Residence at Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL.
October 2007—Awarded 1st Place Lucie Award (Abstract Nature Fine Art Category) from the International Photography Awards 2007
August 2007—Awarded 9-month residency at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
October 2006—Artist in Residence at Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL.
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PAUL TAKEUCHI has been making
photographs for over 35 years. He has worked as a
photojournalist and artist for the last 20. His
work has been exhibited internationally in
numerous one person and group shows and showcased
in dozens of magazines. His photographs are in
numerous private and institutional collections.
Born in Washington, DC, he currently lives in
Brooklyn, NY.
SELECTED
SHOWINGS
The Lucie Awards 2007, abstract black and white photography published in photo annual and at The Lucie Awards, NYC, October 2007
PaulTakeuchi.com, online galleries of art photography, 2002–present
Tokyo Multiples, color street photography, Abrons Art Center, Henry Street Settlement, NYC, March-April 2000
2nd Annual Circles Juried Show, group photography show, Circles, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT, August-September 1999
Visual Haiku and photography installation, New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, October-November 1998
New Voices, New Visions, group show, Alternative Museum, NYC, June-July 1998
Visual Haiku and Self-Portraits, 2-person show with Ruth Adams, Westchester Community College Gallery, Valhalla, NY, April 1998
Visual Haiku, solo show, Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC, March, 1998
Juxtapositions, group show, Mary Anthony Galleries, NYC, February-March 1998
Visual Haiku, 2-person show, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI, January-February 1998
Uncommon Traits: Re/Locating Asia, Part 2, group show, curated by Monica Chau, Marilyn Jung, and Margo Machida, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, December 1997-January 1998
Visual Haiku, 2-person show with Gregg Griffin, University Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, November-December 1997
Contemporary Asian Artists in America, group show, Mills Pond House Gallery, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY, September-October 1997
Contemporary Visions ’97, national juried exhibition , selected Best of Show by curator Dr. Judy Collischan, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Neuberger Museum of Art. University Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, April-May 1997
Photowork ’97, national juried exhibition, curated by Rick Wester, VP and Director of Photographs, Christies, Inc. Barrett House Galleries, Poughkeepsie, NY, March-April 1997
Visual Haiku, two-person show, Hudson Valley Institute For Art and Photographic Resources, Peekskill, NY, December 1996-January 1997
Tokyo—Inside&Out, solo show, The Light Sources Gallery, Boston, August 1995
Tokyo—Inside&Out, Galleria, U.C. Berkeley Extension, San Francisco, March-April 1995
Ucross 10th Anniversary, group show, Big Red Gallery, Ucross, WY, 1994
Two Photographers and a Painter, 17ArtSpace42, San Francisco, December 1992
COMMERCIAL WORK
LuxuryFinder.com, 1999-2001. Staff photographer and Director of Digital Imaging. Product, fashion, beauty, and editorial photography for luxury goods clients, including: Asprey & Garrard, Badgley Mischka, Beretta, Brioni, Calvin Klein, D. Porthault, David Linley, David Webb, Eric Javits, Floris, Fogal, Frédéric Fekkai, Frette, Gabriele Sanders, Ghurka, Haviland Limoges, Lacoste, Lambertson Truex, Lulu Guiness, Madame Alexander, Mish New York, Moser, Payard, Priamo, S.T. Dupont, Shanghai Tang, Smythson of Bond Street, Sulka, T. Anthony, Trafalgar, Trianon.
Digital photography for numerous web sites, including tanthony.com, guyregalltd.com & margomanhattan.com.
PUBLICATION CREDITS
Photo essays, editorial photographs, advertising photographs, and freelance writing have appeared in newspapers, magazines, and liner notes, including: Redivider, The Lucies, International Photography Awards 2007, The New York Times Travel and Style sections, BBC TV, Harper’s Bazaar, The Sciences, Harper’s, Chronogram, Hamptons Magazine, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Sculpture, Lucky, The New York Observer, Quest, The St. Regis Hotel, Best & Co., Columbia Public Health, Tokyo Journal, Kyoto Journal, Look Japan, Photo Metro, ANA Wingspan, Printed Matter, ID News, among others.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Petry Television, Inc., St. Louis, 1996 • Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY, 1994 • Center for Photography as an Art Form, Bombay, India, 1994 • Numerous private collections
SELECTED REVIEWS
Koan, by Ken Oda, March 1998 • The Grand Rapids Press, January, 11, 1998 • The Buffalo News, December 26, 1997 • The New York Times, by Helen A. Harrison, October 12, 1997 • The Detroit News, April, 1997 • The New York Times, January 5, 1997
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Photography instructor for teens at the International Center for Photography’s “ICP at the Point” Community Outreach Program, Bronx, NY, 1999.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Artist in Residence: Ucross Foundation, 1993 • Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, 1994 • Master Class residency with writer Philip Gourevitch at Atlantic Center for the Arts, 2002 • MacNamara Foundation, 2006 • Master Class residency with writer SJ Rozan, Atlantic Center for the Arts, 2006 • Lower Manhattan Cultural Council 2007-8 Workspace grant at U.S. Custom House, NYC.
International Photography Awards, 2007: 1st Place, Nature Category (other) for Visual Haiku sand abstraction series. Honorable Mention, Fine Art Category (abstract).
EDUCATION
B.S., CarnegieMellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1985.
The Lucie Awards 2007, abstract black and white photography published in photo annual and at The Lucie Awards, NYC, October 2007
PaulTakeuchi.com, online galleries of art photography, 2002–present
Tokyo Multiples, color street photography, Abrons Art Center, Henry Street Settlement, NYC, March-April 2000
2nd Annual Circles Juried Show, group photography show, Circles, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT, August-September 1999
Visual Haiku and photography installation, New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, October-November 1998
New Voices, New Visions, group show, Alternative Museum, NYC, June-July 1998
Visual Haiku and Self-Portraits, 2-person show with Ruth Adams, Westchester Community College Gallery, Valhalla, NY, April 1998
Visual Haiku, solo show, Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC, March, 1998
Juxtapositions, group show, Mary Anthony Galleries, NYC, February-March 1998
Visual Haiku, 2-person show, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI, January-February 1998
Uncommon Traits: Re/Locating Asia, Part 2, group show, curated by Monica Chau, Marilyn Jung, and Margo Machida, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, December 1997-January 1998
Visual Haiku, 2-person show with Gregg Griffin, University Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, November-December 1997
Contemporary Asian Artists in America, group show, Mills Pond House Gallery, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY, September-October 1997
Contemporary Visions ’97, national juried exhibition , selected Best of Show by curator Dr. Judy Collischan, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Neuberger Museum of Art. University Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, April-May 1997
Photowork ’97, national juried exhibition, curated by Rick Wester, VP and Director of Photographs, Christies, Inc. Barrett House Galleries, Poughkeepsie, NY, March-April 1997
Visual Haiku, two-person show, Hudson Valley Institute For Art and Photographic Resources, Peekskill, NY, December 1996-January 1997
Tokyo—Inside&Out, solo show, The Light Sources Gallery, Boston, August 1995
Tokyo—Inside&Out, Galleria, U.C. Berkeley Extension, San Francisco, March-April 1995
Ucross 10th Anniversary, group show, Big Red Gallery, Ucross, WY, 1994
Two Photographers and a Painter, 17ArtSpace42, San Francisco, December 1992
COMMERCIAL WORK
LuxuryFinder.com, 1999-2001. Staff photographer and Director of Digital Imaging. Product, fashion, beauty, and editorial photography for luxury goods clients, including: Asprey & Garrard, Badgley Mischka, Beretta, Brioni, Calvin Klein, D. Porthault, David Linley, David Webb, Eric Javits, Floris, Fogal, Frédéric Fekkai, Frette, Gabriele Sanders, Ghurka, Haviland Limoges, Lacoste, Lambertson Truex, Lulu Guiness, Madame Alexander, Mish New York, Moser, Payard, Priamo, S.T. Dupont, Shanghai Tang, Smythson of Bond Street, Sulka, T. Anthony, Trafalgar, Trianon.
Digital photography for numerous web sites, including tanthony.com, guyregalltd.com & margomanhattan.com.
PUBLICATION CREDITS
Photo essays, editorial photographs, advertising photographs, and freelance writing have appeared in newspapers, magazines, and liner notes, including: Redivider, The Lucies, International Photography Awards 2007, The New York Times Travel and Style sections, BBC TV, Harper’s Bazaar, The Sciences, Harper’s, Chronogram, Hamptons Magazine, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Sculpture, Lucky, The New York Observer, Quest, The St. Regis Hotel, Best & Co., Columbia Public Health, Tokyo Journal, Kyoto Journal, Look Japan, Photo Metro, ANA Wingspan, Printed Matter, ID News, among others.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Petry Television, Inc., St. Louis, 1996 • Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY, 1994 • Center for Photography as an Art Form, Bombay, India, 1994 • Numerous private collections
SELECTED REVIEWS
Koan, by Ken Oda, March 1998 • The Grand Rapids Press, January, 11, 1998 • The Buffalo News, December 26, 1997 • The New York Times, by Helen A. Harrison, October 12, 1997 • The Detroit News, April, 1997 • The New York Times, January 5, 1997
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Photography instructor for teens at the International Center for Photography’s “ICP at the Point” Community Outreach Program, Bronx, NY, 1999.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Artist in Residence: Ucross Foundation, 1993 • Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, 1994 • Master Class residency with writer Philip Gourevitch at Atlantic Center for the Arts, 2002 • MacNamara Foundation, 2006 • Master Class residency with writer SJ Rozan, Atlantic Center for the Arts, 2006 • Lower Manhattan Cultural Council 2007-8 Workspace grant at U.S. Custom House, NYC.
International Photography Awards, 2007: 1st Place, Nature Category (other) for Visual Haiku sand abstraction series. Honorable Mention, Fine Art Category (abstract).
EDUCATION
B.S., CarnegieMellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1985.
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