Biography
Daniel Traub (b. 1971) is a photographer and filmmaker currently based in Philadelphia.
His photographs have been exhibited internationally, including exhibitions at the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago, Slought Foundation in Philadelphia, the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt, Germany and the Shanghai Center for Photography. His work can be found in public and private collections, such as the Margulies Collection at the WAREhOUSE, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His work has also appeared in publications including Aperture, European Photography and The New York Times Magazine. He has published two monographs with Kehrer Verlag: North Philadelphia (2014) and Little North Road (2015).
As a filmmaker, Traub has directed several documentaries about artists including Into Her Own, a biography of the artist Ursula von Rydingsvard, Xu Bing: Phoenix, which follows the creation of two monumental sculptures built from Beijing construction debris, and the Barefoot Artist about his mother Lily Yeh and her collaborative artworks in marginalized communities. Additionally, he has been the cinematographer for numerous documentaries for independent producers and broadcast networks including PBS, German Television ZDF and Arte. His film work can be viewed at itinerantpictures.com.
As a filmmaker, Traub has directed several documentaries about artists including Into Her Own, a biography of the artist Ursula von Rydingsvard, Xu Bing: Phoenix, which follows the creation of two monumental sculptures built from Beijing construction debris, and the Barefoot Artist about his mother Lily Yeh and her collaborative artworks in marginalized communities. Additionally, he has been the cinematographer for numerous documentaries for independent producers and broadcast networks including PBS, German Television ZDF and Arte. His film work can be viewed at itinerantpictures.com.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019 In-East Institute, Duisberg, Germany
2015 Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Bluesky Gallery, Portland, OR
2010 Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007 Belfast Exposed, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Two person)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Breda Photo Festival, Breda, Netherlands
2019 Weltulturen Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
2018 Philadelphia Photo Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Guangzhou Image Triennial, Guangzhou, China
Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China
Shanghai Center of Photography (SCoP), Shanghai, China
2016 Ivorypress Space, Madrid, Spain
James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco, CA
2015 GallerySKE, New Delhi, India
UNM Art Museum/516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM
2014 Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
CFEVA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco, CA
2012 RH Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China
Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA
New Space Center for Photography, Portland, OR
2010 Times Museum, Guangzhou, China
CFEVA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
24th Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères, Hyères, France
Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Myers School of Art
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
Gallery 1401, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburg Center for the Arts, Pittsburg, PA
2008 Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
Fotofest, Houston, TX
2007 M97 Gallery, Shanghai, China
Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
Newspace Center for Photography, Portland OR
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
2006 The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2005 Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Lianzhou, China
Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan
Tainan University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan
Shanghai High Noon Culture Centre, Shanghai, China
1998 Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
1995 Kenkeleba Gallery, New York, NY
Asian American Arts Center, New York, NY
Public Collection
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA