- Cole robertson
Cole Robertson (born 1979) is an American photographer known for images about sex, sexuality, and aesthetics.
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Robertson lives in Chicago, Illinois. In 2005 he started a project called ISO, in which he manipulates photographs taken from gay male dating websites. His current work deals with a broader range of media, such as professional wrestling and television.
Selected exhibitions
Solo:
2004State ID, Good Girl Art Gallery, Springfield, MO
2003Male Identity Crisis, eye lounge gallery, Phoenix, AZsnap/judgment (collaboration with Stephanie Carrico), Art Detour, Phoenix, AZ
2002peeps, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Group:
2007Summer Salon II, [http://www.johnsonese.com/summersalon2.html Johnsonese Gallery] , Chicago, IL
[http://www.sohophoto.com/archive/arch_2007_july.html The 12th Annual Soho Photo National Juried Photography Competition] (juried by Mia Fineman of The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY [http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/carnaval/ Carnaval de Rio] , Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ2006 [http://www.orleansstreetgallery.com/exhibitions.php transmutation: artificial evolution of the body] , Orleans Street Gallery, St. Charles, ILPhotography MFA Thesis Exhibition, Glass Curtain Gallery, Chicago, ILBonus Tracks, Hothouse Gallery, Chicago, ILStandard Usage Project, Nova Art Fair, Chicago, ILSubject Object Relations, Schopf Gallery on Lake (curated by Adam Brooks), Chicago, ILAlbert P. Weisman Memorial Scholarship Exhibition, Columbia College Chicago, IL
2005Home, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004eye lounge Member Group Show, eye lounge gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2003Annual Juried Photo Exhibition, Paper Heart Gallery, PhoenixBA/BFA Photo Exhibition (Best in Show), Northlight Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2002Arizona Room, Mesa Contemporary Arts Center, Mesa, AZMajority Rules, Free Gallery, Glasgow, ScotlandAces Wild, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NVPrinted Matter, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZBA/BFA Photo Exhibition (Honorable Mention), Northlight Gallery, Tempe, AZCreative Stew: An Interactive Multimedia Event, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZThe Altered View (curated), Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZStructure 3 Juried Exhibition, Tempe, AZ 110 Photography, Phoenix, AZ
Awards:
2007City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program Grant
2005Albert P. Weisman Memorial ScholarshipGetz Graduate AwardStuart & Iris Baum Grant
2003Arizona Commission on the Arts Professional Development Grant
2002Katherine K. Herberger Scholar
Herberger College of Art Alumni Scholar2001Katherine K. Herberger ScholarJ. Russell & Bonita Nelson Scholar
2000ASU School of Art Regent’s Scholar
1997ASU Regent’s Scholar National Merit Semi-finalist
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