Raymond Meeks (Columbia, Ohio, 1963) is a photographer who works with what his 'back yard' happens to offers him. He knows how to tell a universally appealing story with what he finds in the immediate vicinity. This does not require long journeys or major social themes. Meeks uses his own surroundings as a metaphor; a place that is familiar to him and with which he has established a certain understanding.
Meeks belongs to a new, interesting generation of American photographers who look at the US with fresh eyes and a good eye for its rich history, coupled with the desire to tell stories about society in our current, uncertain times.
Meeks prefers to publish his work in artist books. Meeks does everything for these publications which have a very limited edition: from buying the paper, to printing the photos and binding.
Meeks belongs to a new, interesting generation of American photographers who look at the US with fresh eyes and a good eye for its rich history, coupled with the desire to tell stories about society in our current, uncertain times.
Meeks prefers to publish his work in artist books. Meeks does everything for these publications which have a very limited edition: from buying the paper, to printing the photos and binding.
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Where Objects Fall Away. Light Work is pleased to announce Where Objects Fall Away, an exhibition spanning the career of photographer and book artist Raymond Meeks, exploring his relationship to the photobook and its form.
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Education: The Ohio State University Social Anthropology
Recent Group and Solo Exhibitions
Unseen Photo Fair halfstory halflife Amsterdam 2018
Seen Fifteen Gallery burning with pleasure London 2016
Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen cabbage white Amsterdam November 2016
Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam September 2016
Unseen Photo Fair furlong Amsterdam September 2015
Hartman Fine Art in love with drama Portland, OR March 2015
Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen in love with drama Amsterdam March 2015
Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery where objects fall away Syracuse University November 2014
Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam September 2014
Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen where objects fall away Amsterdam February 2014
Charles Hartman Fine Art Shine Portland January 2014
Tokyo Institute for Photography 10x10 American Photobooks Japan 2013
ICP Triennial Reading Room a different kind of order New York 2013
Galerie Camera Obscura Summer Exhibition Paris 2012
Charles A. Hartman Fine Art Amwell | Continuum Portland 2011
Galerie Camera Obscura C'estl"ete Paris 2009
PDX Contemporary Catch All Portland 2009
AIPAD Photography Show New York 2009
Galerie Camera Obscura a Clearing Paris 2009
Collections
George Eastman House, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
Columbus Museum of Fine Arts
Howard Stein Collection
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art, Washing, D.C.
Bibliotheque Nationale, France.
Museum of Modern Art Library, NYC
Bibliography
Twp dumbsaint 01 / TIS Books 2017
winter farm auction 1.2016 dumbsaint 2016
in love with drama dumbsaint February 2015
erasure TBW Books October 2013
2 solitudes dumbsaint January 2013
pretty girls wander dumbsaint October 2011
orchard vol. 1 crime victims chronicle (deborah luster)
orchard vol. 2 not seen | not said (wes mills)
orchard vol. 3 idyll (mark steinmetz)
amwell nazraeli press Winter 2010
who will stay dumbsaint September 2010
amwell | continuum dumbsaint April 2010
carousel dumbsaint December 2009
middle air dumbsaint June 2009
doctrine of an axe Nazraeli Press 2008
a Clearing Nazraeli Press 2008
Sound of Summer Running Nazraeli Press 20
Recent Group and Solo Exhibitions
Unseen Photo Fair halfstory halflife Amsterdam 2018
Seen Fifteen Gallery burning with pleasure London 2016
Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen cabbage white Amsterdam November 2016
Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam September 2016
Unseen Photo Fair furlong Amsterdam September 2015
Hartman Fine Art in love with drama Portland, OR March 2015
Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen in love with drama Amsterdam March 2015
Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery where objects fall away Syracuse University November 2014
Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam September 2014
Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen where objects fall away Amsterdam February 2014
Charles Hartman Fine Art Shine Portland January 2014
Tokyo Institute for Photography 10x10 American Photobooks Japan 2013
ICP Triennial Reading Room a different kind of order New York 2013
Galerie Camera Obscura Summer Exhibition Paris 2012
Charles A. Hartman Fine Art Amwell | Continuum Portland 2011
Galerie Camera Obscura C'estl"ete Paris 2009
PDX Contemporary Catch All Portland 2009
AIPAD Photography Show New York 2009
Galerie Camera Obscura a Clearing Paris 2009
Collections
George Eastman House, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
Columbus Museum of Fine Arts
Howard Stein Collection
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art, Washing, D.C.
Bibliotheque Nationale, France.
Museum of Modern Art Library, NYC
Bibliography
Twp dumbsaint 01 / TIS Books 2017
winter farm auction 1.2016 dumbsaint 2016
in love with drama dumbsaint February 2015
erasure TBW Books October 2013
2 solitudes dumbsaint January 2013
pretty girls wander dumbsaint October 2011
orchard vol. 1 crime victims chronicle (deborah luster)
orchard vol. 2 not seen | not said (wes mills)
orchard vol. 3 idyll (mark steinmetz)
amwell nazraeli press Winter 2010
who will stay dumbsaint September 2010
amwell | continuum dumbsaint April 2010
carousel dumbsaint December 2009
middle air dumbsaint June 2009
doctrine of an axe Nazraeli Press 2008
a Clearing Nazraeli Press 2008
Sound of Summer Running Nazraeli Press 20
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