About Greg Gorman
Born 1949. Greg Gorman is an American photographer and video artist.
Greg Gorman is an American photographer.
Education Gorman attended the University of Kansas with a major in Photojournalism and completed his studies at the University of Southern California, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Cinematography.
Career
Photography
Over the years, Gorman has been acknowledged for his contribution to the world of photography, from the prestigious Lucie Awards for Portraiture and, more recently, by the Professional Photographers of America where he received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Portraiture. His charitable works by such organizations as The Elton John Aids Foundation, The Oscar de La Hoya Foundation and Paws LA to name but a few have also been critically recognized.
Besides traveling the world for specialized photographic projects, Gorman continues to work on compilations of his imagery and exhibits his work in galleries and museums around the globe. It's Not About Me - A Retrospective marks Gorman’s twelfth monograph published in 2019. He has just completed this 13th work, ‘Homage,’ which focusses on the influence of African tribal art on European and American culture, and represents his first foray into the fine art world with collaborator and longtime friend, Gary Johns.
Gorman is a public speaker in the photographic community and shares his expertise in hands-on photographic workshops worldwide.
Winemaking In addition to his photography career, Gorman made wine under his own label, GKG Cellars, in collaboration with Dave Phinney of Orin Swift Cellars of the Napa Valley from 2006-2018. It received high scores from both Robert Parker and the Wine Spectator.
Personal life Gorman resides with his two French Bulldogs, Gladys and Cyrill, in Los Angeles, California.
Publications
Books Greg Gorman – Volume I CPC Publishing (1989) Greg Gorman – Volume II, Treville Press (1992) Inside Life, Rizzoli (1997) (foreword by John Waters) Perspectives, Electa Mondadori (1999) Perspectives, Arnoldsche Art Publishers (2000) As I see It, Powerhouse Books (2001) Just Between Us, Arena Editions (2002) Odes to Pindar, 21st Editions (2007) In Their Youth, Damiani (2009) Framed, Damiani (2012) In Their Youth, Damiani (2009) Outside the Studio, Damiani (2014) Private Works, Verona Libri (2016) It's Not About Me, teNeues (2019) Homage: A Tribute to Tribal Artists, Philo Fine Arts (2022)
Exhibitions
2021: Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles 2021: Immagis Galerie, Munich, Germany 2021: Galerie Paffreath, Dusseldorf, Germany 2023: Hohmann Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA. 2023: XPOSURE 2023, Sharjah, UAE
UPCOMING
2023: Homage to African Tribal Artists, St. Petri, Zü Lübeck, Germany
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Who is Greg Gorman?
American photographer (born 1949)
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Greg Gorman was born in 1949 in Kansas City.
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Greg Gorman is a photographer and video artist.
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Greg Gorman is American.
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