ARTISTS \ Deborah Turbeville
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Deborah Turbeville has brought her distinct, intensely personal vision to a body of work. Turbeville’s work first appeared in Vogue in the 1970’s. She has been acknowledged as a dominant figure in contemporary photography, bringing an entirely original vision to the art. She has had inumerable exhibitions throughout the world.
Deborah Turbeville was a fashion editor turned photographer, and her work appears regularly in French and Italian Vogue. She has received numerous awards and has had museum exhibitions in France, Japan, Mexico, and the United States.
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Press
Selected articles available to download
Other voices, other rooms, Dazed & Confused, July 2013
Flash of Inspiration, Harpers Bazaar, March 2010
Capturing Elegance, Glass Magazine, Spring 2010
Selected bibliography
Deborah Turbeville: Les amoureuses du temps passé + Voyage of the Virgin Maria Candelaria, September 2010, Photoeye Magazine
Olga di Savoia-Aosta, July 2010, Vogue Italia – Cesare Cunaccia
Deborah Turbeville, June 2010, Vogue Italia
Deborah Turbeville at the Wapping Project Bankside, March 2010, Glass Magazine
Toast and Turbeville, February 2010, Vogue – Lauren Milligan
Past imperfect: The works of Deborah Turbville, February 2010, Vogue,
Deborah Turbeville goes big, November 2009, WWD Eyescope – David Moin
Deborah Turbeville Profile, May 2009, Professional Photographer Magazine – Pete Silverton
Catching her fancy, now caught on film, April 2009, The New York Times – Penelope Green,
Deborah Turbeville, November – December 2006, Frieze – Brian Dillon.
Biography
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Staley Wise, New York
The Wapping Project – London, England
2009
Pucci Gallery, New York
Ghost Print, Richmond, Virginia
2007
Center of Photography, St. Petersburg, Russia
2006
The Wapping Project-The Narrative Works 1974-1996, London, England
2005
Galerie Francoise Parrot, Paris
2003
Elements of Style, Staley-Wise Gallery, New York
1999
Kunst Museum, Joenseeu, Finland; Studio St. Petersburg
1998
Annina Nosei Gallery, New York; Studio St. Petersburg
Carla Sozani Gallery, Milano, Italy; Studio St. Petersburg
1997
Museum – Stroganoff Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia; Studio St. Petersburg
Hasselblad Museum, Goteborg, Sweden;
Studio St. Petersburg also exhibited in St. Petersburg, Helsinki,
Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen
Sozzani Gallery, Milan
1996
Parco Galleries, Tokyo (Spring)
1995
Bellas Artes, San Miguel de Allende
1994
Staley-Wise Gallery, New York
1993
Museo Contemporaneo, Mexico City
1992
Staley Wise Gallery, New York
1990
Seibu Gallery, Tokyo
1989
Allen Street Gallery, Dallas
1987
Pierce Street Gallery, Birmingham (Michigan)
Staley Wise Gallery, New York
1986
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
1985
Parco Galleries, Tokyo
1982
Delahunty Gallery, Dallas
La Remise du Parc, Paris
Il Ponte, Rome
1981
Clock Tower Gallery, New York
La Remise du Parc, Paris
Pierce Street Gallery, Birmingham
Sonnabend Gallery, New York
1980
Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco
1979
Paul Cava Gallery, Philadelphia
Sonnabend Gallery, New York
1978
Art Association of Newport (Rhode Island)
Galerie Sonnabend, Paris
Galerie Wilde, Cologne
1977
Art ’45, Montreal
Sonnabend Gallery, New York
1976
Camera Works Gallery, New York
Sydney Photography Center, Sydney
Group Exhibitions
1999
“Addressing the Century,” Howard Gallery, London, England
“Addressing the Century,” Kunst Museum, Wolfsburg, Germany
1997
“Summer Pleasures,” Staley-Wise Gallery, New York
1996
“A History of Women Photographers,” New York Public Library, New York
“Wedding Days: A History of Matrimony Images in Photography, Japan
1995
“Color of Fashion: Photographs 1960‑1995,” Staley-Wise Gallery, New York
1994
“Vanites,” Centre National De La Photo Graphic, Paris
“Treize En Vues,” Chalon sur Saone, France
1991
“Appearances,” Victoria and Albert Museum, London
1989
“Body Language,” Staley-Wise Gallery, New York
1988
“The Art of Commercial Photography,” Musee de la Mode, Paris
“Collaboration Between Designers & Photographers,” Musee de Costume, Arles
1986
Fashion Retrospective, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
1983
“Versailles – 19th Century to Present,” La Grande Palais, Paris
1981
Summer Group Exhibition, Sonnabend Gallery, New York
1980
“Fashion,” Hastings Gallery, New York
“Surrealism,” Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
1979
Summer Group Exhibition, Sonnabend Gallery, New York
1978
New Gallery, Cleveland
Summer Group Exhibition, Sonnabend Gallery, New York
1977
Documenta VI, Kassel (West Germany)
“The History of Fashion Photography,” produced by Nancy Hall Duncan, exhibited throughout the United States and Europe
1976
“Women Photographers,” Teheran
1975
“Fashion As Fantasy,” Rizzoli Gallery, New York
Jack Glenn Gallery, Newport (California)
“Six Decades of Fashion,” Hofstra University, New York
Editorial Photography
Individual works and portfolios appear regularly in: Vogue the Italian, Australian, British, French, German and Korean editions; L’Uomo Vogue; Vogue Sposa; Vogue Bambini; Harper’s Bazaar the American and Italian editions; Mirabella; New York Magazine; Decoration International; House and Garden; Harper’s Queen; Interview; Independent Sunday Review; Lei; L.A. Style; Mademoiselle; Nova; and Viva.
Awards
The Alfred Eisenstaedt award for Magazine Photography through Life magazine and Columbia, 1999
University Graduate School of Journalism for fashion (single image) W magazine, 1998
The Alfred Eisenstaedt award for fashion (photo essay) W magazine, 1998
Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, Art Institute of Boston, 1993.
Fashion Group Lifetime Award for Fashion Photograph, 1989.
American Book Award, 1981: Best photography, for Unseen Versailles.
Award of Excellence, 1980, Communication Arts Magazine: Nunn Bush Brass Boot. Certificate of Distinction, Art Direction Magazine, Creativity 80: Energe package design.
Certificate of Distinction, Art Direction Magazine, Creativity 77: Best fashion campaign of the year, for Valentino.
Certificate of Recognition, Fashion Group Foundation, Inc., September 1981.
Clio Award, 1980 1981: De Beers campaign, for N.W. Ayer.
Grammy Award, 1979: Best album cover, The Boys in the Trees, for Carly Simon.