Charlie Grosso

Charlie Grosso
Born	United States
Nationality	Republic of China
Field	photography
Works	photos of food markets and street scenes in East Asia, Europe, South America, Middle East
Influenced by	Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Sebastiao Salgado, Sylvia Plath

Charlie Grosso (born January 3, 1979) is a Chinese American^[1] artist and photographer based in California. She is best known for her photos of food markets and street scenes in East Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East. Her series "Wok the Dog", a photo exposé of East Asian meat markets (where dogs are often on the menu) has attracted the attention of photo galleries, art exhibitions,^[2][3] and those Westerners curious about Eastern cuisine.^[4]

Biography

Grosso was born in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1979. Aged 11, she moved to the United States, and lived in the San Fernando Valley of southern California. She received her BA in Theatre Design from the University of Southern California.^[5] After university, she chose to pursue a different course than the post-graduate studies available to her, adopted an Americanized name, and began to work as a photographer.

Grosso lives in Los Angeles and operates a photography business, Charlie Grosso Photography.

Awards

• Px3 2008 Public Choice Awards, 1st place for Documentary: Wok the Dog^[6]
• Aperture Magazine, honorable mention, New Works #11, May 2008^[7]
• 2008 Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards Competition, Professional Honorable Mention, Category: Fine Art / Other^[8]

References

1. ^ "Charlie Grosso - Wok the Dog". ARTslant losangeles. 2008-09-04. http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/26620-charlie-grosso. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
2. ^ "Charlie Grosso - Wok the Dog". ARTslant losangeles. 2008-09-04. http://www.artslant.com/la/events/show/24603-wok-the-dog. Retrieved 2008-09-13. 
3. ^ "FOTOFEST2008: Texas Photographic Society TPS 16: The National Competition". FotoFest. 1008-02-20. http://www.fotofest.org/ff2008/map_museum.html. Retrieved 2008-09-13. 
4. ^ "Market and Meat: Charlie Grosso". Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture. 2008. http://www.gastronomica.org/issues0803.html. Retrieved 2008-09-13. 
5. ^ "Charlie Grosso Wok's the Dog at LA Artcore". Charlie Grosso. 2008-02-12. http://www.charliestudio.com/charliegrosso/PRESS/WokTheDog_CGrosso_Press.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 
6. ^ "Winners of the Px3 2008 Public Choice Awards". Px3. http://px3.fr/winner/show_me_public_winner.php. Retrieved 2008-09-13. 
7. ^ "Exhibitions: New Works #11". En Foco. 2008-05-30. http://www.enfoco.org/index.php/programs/exhibit/new_works_11/. Retrieved 2008-09-13. 
8. ^ "Professional Honorable Mention Recipients". Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards. 2008. http://www.photoawards.com/08/contests/2008honors.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-13. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Grosso's official web site

Persondata
Name	Grosso, Charlie
Alternative names
Short description	Photographer
Date of birth	January 3, 1979
Place of birth	Taipei, Taiwan
Date of death
Place of death