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Albert Watson (1942) is a Scottish photographer, based in New York. Watson is particularly famous for his iconic celebrity, fashion and art photography. His work is featured in galleries and museums worldwide. Watson is ranked among the most influential and succesful photographers of all time. Through the wide variety and diversity of his images an effortless versatility is reflected, yet they are always identifiable as Albert Watson photographs by their visual impact and technical virtuosity. The power of Watson lies in his ability to capture and convey his interest in what he sees, be it fashion, nature or a movie star.
Watson has been photographing for over 40 years, working for the biggest magazines in the world, like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Rolling Stone, as well as ad campaigns for world-renowned brands. He has won many awards during his career and even received the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II in 2015. Throughout his career, Watson has also dedicated a big part of his time in producing a big collection of non-commissioned fine art. His work has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions worldwide and has been included in numerous international private and public collections.
Watson has been photographing for over 40 years, working for the biggest magazines in the world, like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Rolling Stone, as well as ad campaigns for world-renowned brands. He has won many awards during his career and even received the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II in 2015. Throughout his career, Watson has also dedicated a big part of his time in producing a big collection of non-commissioned fine art. His work has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions worldwide and has been included in numerous international private and public collections.
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Albert Watson is followed for a day while working on the Scottish Isle of Skye for the BBC documentary 'What do artists do all day?' (2014).
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Albert Watson's work is very much in demand at (photography) auctions and at fairs. Watson has made a number of iconic photos, which include the famous portrait of Steve Jobs which was featured on the cover of his autobiography, but also the most famous nude portrait of Kate Moss. He is also known for the exceptional quality of his prints and the strictness of his editions.
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Solo Exhibitions
2019 Albert Watson “Wild,” Kyotographie Photography Festival, Kyoto, Japan
2019 Albert Watson, “Dreaming,” Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow
2018 Albert Watson, “Dreamscape,” Izzy Gallery, Toronto
2018 Albert Watson: “Fashion Portraits and Landscapes,” Museum di Palazzo dei Pio, Carpi, Italy
2017 Albert Watson: “Two Faces of Janus:” Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China
2017 “KAOS,” by Albert Watson, Taschen Gallery, Los Angeles
2017 “Albert Watson, Best of,” Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 Albert Watson “Greatest Hits,” Palm Beach Photographic Center, Palm Beach, Florida. Exhibition for FOTOFusion in conjunction with Lifetime Achievement Award from the center.
2016 Albert Watson: “KAOS,” St. Moritz Art Masters, St. Moritz, Switzerland
2015 Albert Watson: “’ROIDS!” Christophe Guye Gallery, Zurich
2015 Albert Watson: Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Russia
2015 Albert Watson: “Silver Linings,” Izzy Gallery, Toronto
2014 Albert Watson: “Silver Linings,” Young Gallery, Brussels
2014 Albert Watson “Classics,” Qvale Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2012-13 Albert Watson “Visions,” Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
2012 Albert Watson, “Maroc,” Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg
2012 Albert Watson: Vintage Photographs, Hasted Kraeutler, New York
2012 Albert Watson: Archive, Izzy Gallery, Toronto
2011 Albert Watson: Exposed, Acte2 Galerie, Paris
2011 Albert Watson - I Observe, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam
2011 Albert Watson, Fotografiska, Stockholm
2010 Vintage Watson, Hamiltons, London
2010 Albert Watson, Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg
2010 UFO: Unified Fashion Objectives Young Gallery, Bruxelles
2010 UFO: Unified Fashion Objectives, Hartmann Gallery, Barcelona
2009 Best of Albert Watson, NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, Düsseldorf
2009 Albert Watson, Forma Galleria, Milan
2009 Albert Watson, Brucie Collections Gallery, Kiev
2008 Albert Watson, Camera Work, Berlin
2008 Miss Beehayving, Hamiltons, London
2007 Frozen, Museum voor Fotografie, Antwerp
2006 Frozen, City Art Centre of Edinburgh
2005 Frozen, KunstHausWien, Vienna
2004 Frozen, Rotonda di via Besana, Milan
Selection of Group Exhibitions
2019 “Thierry Mugler: Courturissime,” Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
2018 Artist Complex: Photographic Portraits from Frida Kahlo to Pablo Picasso, Berlin Museum of Photography
2016 Who Shot Sports, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Vogue 100: A Century of Style, National Portrait Gallery, London
2014 Coming into Fashion, Pallais Galliera, Paris
2013 High Art: A Decade of Collecting, the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.
2013 Beauty in the 21st Century, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow
2012 Timeless Beauty, 100 Years of Fashion Photography, C/O Berlin
2011 Traummänner, Haus der Photographie/ Deichtorhallen Hamburg
2011 Beauty CULTure, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles
2010 Colleziona 2010 La scena e il sogno delle fotografie - Forma - Centro
2009 Who Shot Rock, Brooklyn Museum
2009 Internazionale di Fotografia, Milan
2009 The Model as Muse, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
2008 Traumfrauen, Haus der Photographie/ Deichtorhallen Hamburg
2008 Blind Date, National Portrait Gallery, London; International Center of Photography, New York; Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Publications
2017 Kaos, Taschen
2010 Strip Search, PQ Blackwell/Chronicle
2010 UFO: Unified Fashion Objectives, PQ Blackwell/Abrams
2007 Albert Watson, Phaidon
2005 The Vienna Album, Schirmer/Mosel
1998 Maroc, Rizzoli
1996 Mad Dog, Schirmer/Mosel
1994 Cyclops, Bulfinch Press
Awards
2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, Palm Beach Photographic Center.
2016 Cartier Lifetime Achievement Award, St. Moritz Art Masters
2015 Order of the British Empire (OBE), Queen Elizabeth II
2012 Platinum Award, 100 Best in Photography, Graphis
2010 Centenary Medal, Lifetime Achievement Award, Royal Photographic Society
2008 Hasselblad Masters Award
2006 Lucie Award, Outstanding Achievement in Advertising Photography
2006 Scottish Fashion Awards Hall of Fame
2004 Named One of the 20 Most Influential Photographers of All Time, Photo District News
1989 ANDY Award, Best Editorial Photography
1983 ANDY Award, Best Advertising Photography
1980 ANDY Award, Best Editorial Photography
1975 Grammy Award for best album cover art, Mason Proffit, “Come and Gone”
2019 Albert Watson “Wild,” Kyotographie Photography Festival, Kyoto, Japan
2019 Albert Watson, “Dreaming,” Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow
2018 Albert Watson, “Dreamscape,” Izzy Gallery, Toronto
2018 Albert Watson: “Fashion Portraits and Landscapes,” Museum di Palazzo dei Pio, Carpi, Italy
2017 Albert Watson: “Two Faces of Janus:” Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China
2017 “KAOS,” by Albert Watson, Taschen Gallery, Los Angeles
2017 “Albert Watson, Best of,” Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
2017 Albert Watson “Greatest Hits,” Palm Beach Photographic Center, Palm Beach, Florida. Exhibition for FOTOFusion in conjunction with Lifetime Achievement Award from the center.
2016 Albert Watson: “KAOS,” St. Moritz Art Masters, St. Moritz, Switzerland
2015 Albert Watson: “’ROIDS!” Christophe Guye Gallery, Zurich
2015 Albert Watson: Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Russia
2015 Albert Watson: “Silver Linings,” Izzy Gallery, Toronto
2014 Albert Watson: “Silver Linings,” Young Gallery, Brussels
2014 Albert Watson “Classics,” Qvale Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2012-13 Albert Watson “Visions,” Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
2012 Albert Watson, “Maroc,” Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg
2012 Albert Watson: Vintage Photographs, Hasted Kraeutler, New York
2012 Albert Watson: Archive, Izzy Gallery, Toronto
2011 Albert Watson: Exposed, Acte2 Galerie, Paris
2011 Albert Watson - I Observe, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam
2011 Albert Watson, Fotografiska, Stockholm
2010 Vintage Watson, Hamiltons, London
2010 Albert Watson, Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg
2010 UFO: Unified Fashion Objectives Young Gallery, Bruxelles
2010 UFO: Unified Fashion Objectives, Hartmann Gallery, Barcelona
2009 Best of Albert Watson, NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, Düsseldorf
2009 Albert Watson, Forma Galleria, Milan
2009 Albert Watson, Brucie Collections Gallery, Kiev
2008 Albert Watson, Camera Work, Berlin
2008 Miss Beehayving, Hamiltons, London
2007 Frozen, Museum voor Fotografie, Antwerp
2006 Frozen, City Art Centre of Edinburgh
2005 Frozen, KunstHausWien, Vienna
2004 Frozen, Rotonda di via Besana, Milan
Selection of Group Exhibitions
2019 “Thierry Mugler: Courturissime,” Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
2018 Artist Complex: Photographic Portraits from Frida Kahlo to Pablo Picasso, Berlin Museum of Photography
2016 Who Shot Sports, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Vogue 100: A Century of Style, National Portrait Gallery, London
2014 Coming into Fashion, Pallais Galliera, Paris
2013 High Art: A Decade of Collecting, the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.
2013 Beauty in the 21st Century, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow
2012 Timeless Beauty, 100 Years of Fashion Photography, C/O Berlin
2011 Traummänner, Haus der Photographie/ Deichtorhallen Hamburg
2011 Beauty CULTure, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles
2010 Colleziona 2010 La scena e il sogno delle fotografie - Forma - Centro
2009 Who Shot Rock, Brooklyn Museum
2009 Internazionale di Fotografia, Milan
2009 The Model as Muse, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
2008 Traumfrauen, Haus der Photographie/ Deichtorhallen Hamburg
2008 Blind Date, National Portrait Gallery, London; International Center of Photography, New York; Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Publications
2017 Kaos, Taschen
2010 Strip Search, PQ Blackwell/Chronicle
2010 UFO: Unified Fashion Objectives, PQ Blackwell/Abrams
2007 Albert Watson, Phaidon
2005 The Vienna Album, Schirmer/Mosel
1998 Maroc, Rizzoli
1996 Mad Dog, Schirmer/Mosel
1994 Cyclops, Bulfinch Press
Awards
2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, Palm Beach Photographic Center.
2016 Cartier Lifetime Achievement Award, St. Moritz Art Masters
2015 Order of the British Empire (OBE), Queen Elizabeth II
2012 Platinum Award, 100 Best in Photography, Graphis
2010 Centenary Medal, Lifetime Achievement Award, Royal Photographic Society
2008 Hasselblad Masters Award
2006 Lucie Award, Outstanding Achievement in Advertising Photography
2006 Scottish Fashion Awards Hall of Fame
2004 Named One of the 20 Most Influential Photographers of All Time, Photo District News
1989 ANDY Award, Best Editorial Photography
1983 ANDY Award, Best Advertising Photography
1980 ANDY Award, Best Editorial Photography
1975 Grammy Award for best album cover art, Mason Proffit, “Come and Gone”
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