Curran Hatleberg

Curran Hatleberg is an American photographer. He attended Yale University and graduated in 2010 with an MFA. Influenced by the American tradition of road photography, Hatleberg's process entails driving throughout the United States and interacting with various strangers in different locales. His work was included in the Whitney Biennial 2019.

Work While speaking about his practice Hatleberg explained, Driving is an integral element to how Hatleberg creates his work and he frequently discusses this when asked about his photographic practice,

In a published conversation with fellow photographer Matthew Genitempo, Hatleberg noted that Hatleberg has also discussed fiction writing as an influence on his work, "After reading, everyone you pass on the street becomes fascinating or mysterious; the scenery shifts and everything seems infused with potent meaning."

In 2015, TBW Books published Hatleberg's first monograph, Lost Coast. Throughout the series, Hatleberg spoke of the project and explained that

Teaching appointments Hatleberg has taught photography at Yale University, Cooper Union, and the International Center of Photography.

Exhibitions The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, June 2015 – August 2015, Fraenkel Gallery. San Francisco, CA Curran Hatleberg, May – June 2016. Higher Pictures, New York, NY

Whitney Biennial 2019 Hatleberg's work was featured in the 2019 Whitney Biennial. The curatorial statement by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta details, "Much of the art that we selected for the 2019 Biennial was steeped in socio-political concerns - an engagement important to us as curators - while at the same time remaining open ended and hopeful." PBS Newshour reported "In a deeply divided America, the artists chosen by curators Panetta and Hockley exhibit a quieter tone than in the past. "

Publications Lost Coast (TBW, 2015) Somewhere Someone. Hassla, 2017. With Cynthia Daignault. . Edition of 500 copies. Double Rainbow. Self-published, 2021. Edition of 200 copies. River's Dream (TBW, 2022)

Awards 2014: Aaron Siskind Foundation Individual Photographer's Fellowship Grant 2015: Magnum Emergency Fund Richard Benson Prize for Excellence in Photography