2005 Cambridge Street, Fl 1
Philadelphia, PA 19130
318 Knickerbocker Ave, 4B
Brooklyn, NY 11237
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Philadelphia, PA 19130
318 Knickerbocker Ave, 4B
Brooklyn, NY 11237
For inquiries regarding commissions, prints, licensing and speaking engangements, please contact:
studio@danieltraub.net (+1) 917.214.5736
Commercial Portfolio: danieltraubphotography.com
Biography
Daniel Traub is a photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist whose work explores how historical and geopolitical tensions manifest in the urban landscape. His photographic projects often focus on the peripheries and in-between spaces of cities around the world.
Traub's projects include Little North Road, documenting the dynamic activities on a pedestrian bridge in Guangzhou, China; Nablus, a study of the West Bank Palestinian town; and North Philadelphia, a body of work examining the largely African American section of Philadelphia. His work reveals the social, cultural, and architectural layers that shape urban environments.
He has published two monographs with Kehrer Verlag: North Philadelphia and Little North Road. Currently, he is collaborating with editor Robert Pledge on a book compiling photographs from his time living and working in China between 1998 and 2007.
Traub's photographs have been exhibited internationally, including solo and group shows at the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago, Slought Foundation in Philadelphia, the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt, and the Shanghai Center for Photography (SCoP). His work is held in public collections such as the Margulies Collection at the WAREhOUSE, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
As a filmmaker, Traub has directed and produced both short and feature-length documentaries that explore the impact of societal and familial tensions on individuals. His films include Into Her Own, a biography of artist Ursula von Rydingsvard; Xu Bing: Phoenix, following the creation of monumental sculptures from Beijing construction debris; and Barefoot Artist, chronicling the collaborative art projects of his mother, Lily Yeh, in marginalized communities.
Traub's work has also extended to commissions for leading publications and media organizations. As a photographer, he has contributed to Time, Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine, and M, le magazine du Monde. As a filmmaker and cinematographer, his collaborations include PBS, ZDF, and Arte, along with recent commissions for various arts and cultural institutions.
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Traub's projects include Little North Road, documenting the dynamic activities on a pedestrian bridge in Guangzhou, China; Nablus, a study of the West Bank Palestinian town; and North Philadelphia, a body of work examining the largely African American section of Philadelphia. His work reveals the social, cultural, and architectural layers that shape urban environments.
He has published two monographs with Kehrer Verlag: North Philadelphia and Little North Road. Currently, he is collaborating with editor Robert Pledge on a book compiling photographs from his time living and working in China between 1998 and 2007.
Traub's photographs have been exhibited internationally, including solo and group shows at the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago, Slought Foundation in Philadelphia, the Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt, and the Shanghai Center for Photography (SCoP). His work is held in public collections such as the Margulies Collection at the WAREhOUSE, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
As a filmmaker, Traub has directed and produced both short and feature-length documentaries that explore the impact of societal and familial tensions on individuals. His films include Into Her Own, a biography of artist Ursula von Rydingsvard; Xu Bing: Phoenix, following the creation of monumental sculptures from Beijing construction debris; and Barefoot Artist, chronicling the collaborative art projects of his mother, Lily Yeh, in marginalized communities.
Traub's work has also extended to commissions for leading publications and media organizations. As a photographer, he has contributed to Time, Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine, and M, le magazine du Monde. As a filmmaker and cinematographer, his collaborations include PBS, ZDF, and Arte, along with recent commissions for various arts and cultural institutions.
Curriculum Vitae
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Born 1971, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lives and works in Philadelphia and New York City
Education
MFA, Photography, Video and Related Media, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, 1998
BA, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, 1994
Sight and Sound film production course, New York University, New York, NY, 1993
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1989–1991
BA, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, 1994
Sight and Sound film production course, New York University, New York, NY, 1993
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1989–1991
Selected Solo Exhibition
In-East Institute, Duisberg, Germany, 2019
Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
Bluesky Gallery, Portland, OR, 2012
Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2010
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2009
Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2008
Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
Bluesky Gallery, Portland, OR, 2012
Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2010
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2009
Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2008
Two & Three-Person Exhibitions
Yearbook, Philadelphia Photo Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
Here’s Looking at You!, Shanghai Center of Photography (SCoP), Shanghai, China, 2017
Retrieved, San Francisco Camerawork and Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco, CA, 2016
China in Transition: A Closer Look, FotoFest, Houston, TX, 2008
Suburban Developments, Belfast Exposed, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2007
Here’s Looking at You!, Shanghai Center of Photography (SCoP), Shanghai, China, 2017
Retrieved, San Francisco Camerawork and Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco, CA, 2016
China in Transition: A Closer Look, FotoFest, Houston, TX, 2008
Suburban Developments, Belfast Exposed, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2007
Selected Group Exhibition
2023
Overlook: Image Regime of Migration, Cubus Art Gallery, Duisberg, Germany
Something To Go After: WUTIANREN+, Zhengzhou, Henan Provence, China
2021
New Grit: Art & Philly Now, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2020
China Imagined, Breda Photo Festival, Breda, Netherlands
2019
Narrating Migration, Weltulturen Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
2017
Simultaneous Eidos, Guangzhou Image Triennial, Guangzhou, China
Your Selfie Stick and You, Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China
Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Photobook 2016 – Traveling Exhibition
2016
Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Photobook 2016 – Traveling Exhibition
Tête-à-Tête: Conversations in Photography, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
2015
Looking Askance, GallerySKE and University of Chicago Delhi Center, New Delhi, India
Future Tense, 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
2012
A Discourse on Plants, RH Gallery, New York, NY
Photography from the Archive, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL
2011
Documentary PIX: Philadelphia, A Century of Change, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Toward the Social Landscape, Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China
Across the Divide: Critical Mass 2010, Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA and New Space Center for Photography, Portland, OR
2010
Chinescape, Times Museum, Guangzhou, China
Vestiges, CFEVA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Studio Theater Gallery, Middlesex County College, NJ
2009
Photography Now: China, Japan, Korea, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Woodmere Triennial, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
24th Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères, Villa Noailles, Hyères, France
Seen in China, Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Myers School of Art
Introductions 09’, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Next: Emerging Philadelphia Photographers, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
The Photo Review, Gallery 1401, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
2008
82nd Annual International Competition: Photography, Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
New Faces of Photography: 2008 PDN30, New York, NY
2007
Document/Portrait, M97 Gallery, Shanghai, China
Migrations, Fotofestiwal 2007, Lodz, Poland
Sinocities, Shanghai Sculpture Garden, Shanghai, China
HHS Spring 07, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY
HCP Fellowship Exhibition,Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Among Us and Curious, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
Up and Now! Newspace Center for Photography, Portland OR
Twenty First Century, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2006
Annual, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Twenty First Century, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2005
Urban Landscapes, Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Lianzhou, China
Border Crossing, Taipei Artist Village and Tainan University of the Arts, Taiwan
Simplified Characters, Shanghai High Noon Culture Centre, Shanghai, China
1998
John Ehrenclou, Keith Miller, Daniel Traub, SVA MFA Photography & Related Media Thesis Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
1995
Ancestors, Asian American Arts Center and Kenkeleba Gallery, New York, NY
Overlook: Image Regime of Migration, Cubus Art Gallery, Duisberg, Germany
Something To Go After: WUTIANREN+, Zhengzhou, Henan Provence, China
2021
New Grit: Art & Philly Now, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2020
China Imagined, Breda Photo Festival, Breda, Netherlands
2019
Narrating Migration, Weltulturen Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
2017
Simultaneous Eidos, Guangzhou Image Triennial, Guangzhou, China
Your Selfie Stick and You, Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China
Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Photobook 2016 – Traveling Exhibition
2016
Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Photobook 2016 – Traveling Exhibition
Tête-à-Tête: Conversations in Photography, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
2015
Looking Askance, GallerySKE and University of Chicago Delhi Center, New Delhi, India
Future Tense, 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
2012
A Discourse on Plants, RH Gallery, New York, NY
Photography from the Archive, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL
2011
Documentary PIX: Philadelphia, A Century of Change, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Toward the Social Landscape, Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China
Across the Divide: Critical Mass 2010, Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA and New Space Center for Photography, Portland, OR
2010
Chinescape, Times Museum, Guangzhou, China
Vestiges, CFEVA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Studio Theater Gallery, Middlesex County College, NJ
2009
Photography Now: China, Japan, Korea, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Woodmere Triennial, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
24th Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères, Villa Noailles, Hyères, France
Seen in China, Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Myers School of Art
Introductions 09’, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Next: Emerging Philadelphia Photographers, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
The Photo Review, Gallery 1401, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
2008
82nd Annual International Competition: Photography, Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
New Faces of Photography: 2008 PDN30, New York, NY
2007
Document/Portrait, M97 Gallery, Shanghai, China
Migrations, Fotofestiwal 2007, Lodz, Poland
Sinocities, Shanghai Sculpture Garden, Shanghai, China
HHS Spring 07, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY
HCP Fellowship Exhibition,Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Among Us and Curious, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
Up and Now! Newspace Center for Photography, Portland OR
Twenty First Century, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2006
Annual, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Twenty First Century, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2005
Urban Landscapes, Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Lianzhou, China
Border Crossing, Taipei Artist Village and Tainan University of the Arts, Taiwan
Simplified Characters, Shanghai High Noon Culture Centre, Shanghai, China
1998
John Ehrenclou, Keith Miller, Daniel Traub, SVA MFA Photography & Related Media Thesis Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
1995
Ancestors, Asian American Arts Center and Kenkeleba Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Public Collections
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA