Albert Watson was born 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He currently lives and works in New York.
A student of the famous Royal College of Art in London Albert Watson
(born 1942) is a Scottish photographer well known for his fashion,
celebrity, and art photography, having shot over 200 Vogue and 40
Rolling Stone covers since the mid-1970s. His photographs are signature,
classical, and bold, and in our world of manipulation, Watson prefers
the enlargers and the trays; an artist who greatly enriches our
perception with his unique photographic view. Photo District News named
Watson one of the 20 most influential photographers of all time, along
with Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, among others.
Presented in prestigious galleries and museums worldwide Watson has won numerous awards, including a Lucie Award, a Grammy Award, the Hasselblad Masters Award, and three ANDY Awards. He was awarded The Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship (HonFRPS) in recognition of a sustained, significant contribution to the art of photography in 2010.
Education
1942
Studies graphic design at the Duncan Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, Scotland
Studies film and television at the Royal College of Art, London, Great Britain
1970
Moves to the USA and opens his first studio in L.A.
1974
Opens studio in New York
1976
First job for Vogue; moves to New York full time
Selected solo exhibitions
2018
"Fashion Portraits and Landscapes" Palazzo dei Pio, Italy
2017
"Kaos" Opio’m Gallery, Opio, France
2015
„ROIDS!“ Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich
Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Russia
„Silver Linings“ Izzy Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2014
„Silver Linings“ Young Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
„Classics“ Qvale Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2013
„14 Days in Benin“ Rautenstrauch Joest Museum, Cologne, Germany
„Visions“ Deichtorhallen, Hamburg Germany
2012–13
„Vintage“ Cyclops Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, New York, United States
„Visions“ Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
2012
„Albert Watson in Morocco“ Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
„Albert Watson Archive“ Izzy Gallery, Toronto, Canada
„Timeless Beauty“ C/O, Berlin, Germany
„Camera Work: Color Photography“ CWC Gallery, Berlin, Germany
„The expression of Identity“ St. Moritz Art Masters, St Moritz, Switzerland
„Treat Photographs: Sacpe“ Hasteds Krautler Gallery, New York, United States
„Hamilton 'Modern Masters'“ London, Great Britain
„Icons of tomorrow“ Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
Galerie de l'aimance Casblanca, Morocco
2011
„Exposed“ Galerie ACTE 2, Paris, France
„I observe – Retrospective“ KAHMANN Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
„UFO– Unified Fashion Objectives“ A.Galerie, Paris, France
„Vintage Watson“ Hamiltons, London, England
2010
„Albert Watson Hasted Kraeutler“ NYC, United States
„Retrospektive – Albert Watson“ Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
„UFO – Unified Fashion Objectives“ Galería Hartmann, Barcelona, Spain
Young Gallery, Brüssel, Belgium
2009
„„The white rabbit“ Fondazione FORMA per la Fotografia, Milan, Italy
„Albert Watson“ CAMERA WORK, Berlin, Germany
„Best Of – Albert Watson“ NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, Düsseldorf, Germany
2008
„Contact“ Galería Hartmann, Barcelona, Spain
„Miss Beehayving“ Hamiltons, London, England
2007
„rétrospective“ Galerie ACTE 2, Paris, France
„Albert Watson“ Young Gallery, Brüssel, Belgium
„Epic“ Guy Hepner Contemporary, Los Angeles, United States
„Frozen“ Photo Museum Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
Haus der Kunst, Wien, Austria
„A Few Portraits“ 401 Projects, New York, United States
Selected group exhibitions
2014
„Coming into Fashion“ Pallais Galliera, Paris, France
2013
„High Art: A Decade of Collectin“ the Smithsonian, Washington D.C. United States
„Beauty in the 21st Century“ Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Russia
2012
„Icons of Tomorrow“ Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
„Timeless beauty“ c/o Berlin, Germany
„Camera Work: Color Photography“ Camera Work Gallery, Berlin, Germany
„Great photographs: Scape“ Hasted kraeutler, NYC, United States
„Modern Masters Hamiltons“ London, Great Britain
2011
„Traummänner – Starfotografen zeigen ihre Vision vom Ideal“ Haus der Photographie / Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
„BEAUTY CULTURE“ The Annenberg Space for Photography, L.A. United States
2010
„Fashion – the story of a lifetime“ The Empty Quarter Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
„A Positive View – The Third Edition“ Somerset House, London, Great Britain
„Colleziona 2010“ Fondazione FORMA per la Fotografia, Milan, Italy
2009
„Fashion is big“ Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach Florida, United States
2008
„FASHION – 9 decades of fashion photography“ CAMERA WORK, Berlin, Germany
„Traum Frauen – 50 Starfotografen zeigen ihre Vision von Schönheit“
Haus der Photographie / Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Germany
„Blind Date Photography“ Monika Mohr Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
2007
„Individuals: 20 Portraits from the GAP Collection Herb Ritts“ Annie Leibovitz, Albert „Watson“ National Portrait Gallery, London, Great Britain
2006
„Summer in the City 06 – Passion for Fashion!“ Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen, Amsterdam, Netherlands
„Nudes Photography“ Monika Mohr Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
2005
„Property of a Collector“ Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery, Dallas, United States
2004
„Focus : Faces Photography“ Monika Mohr Galerie, Hamburg, Germany
2003
„Rolling Stones“ CAMERA WORK, Berlin, Germany
Awards
2010
Centenary Medal, an award for his lifework of the Royal Photographic Society
2006
Lucie Award
2004
Hasselblad Masters Award
1983
ANDY Award
1975
Grammy Award for the best Design of LP Cover
Collection
GAP Collection
Edinburgh City Art Centre Colllection, Edinburgh
Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Portait Gallery, London
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
