BIO & CV
Daniel Traub (b. 1971) is a New York-based photographer and filmmaker, originally from Philadelphia. Since 1999, he has been engaged with long-term photographic projects in China, including Simplified Characters, a series of street pictures that explore the vast changes at the beginning of the 21st century in Chinese cities, as well as the series Peripheries, which looks at the landscape at the outskirts of several major Chinese cities. His photographs have been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions at the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago, Slought in Philadelphia and the Lianzhou photo festival in China. His work can be found in public and private collections, such as the Margulies Collection at the WAREhOUSE 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 (2016).
As a filmmaker, Traub has directed documentaries including the feature length Barefoot Artist about Lily Yeh and her collaborative artworks in war-torn communities; and Xu Bing: Phoenix, which highlights the condition of Chinese migrant laborers. He has been the director of photography for numerous documentaries and reports for networks and production companies including PBS, German Television ZDF and Arte. His film work can be viewed at itinerantpictures.com
SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
Bluesky Gallery, Portland, OR, 2012
Lianzhou Foto Festival, Lianzhou, China, 2011
Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2010
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2009
Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2008
FotoFest, Houston, TX, 2008
Belfast Exposed, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2007
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Ivorypress Space, Madrid, Spain, 2016
James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA, 2016
516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM, 2016
SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA, 2016
Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco, CA, 2016
GallerySKE, New Delhi, India, 2015
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA 2014
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 2013
CFEVA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2012
RH Gallery, New York, NY 2012
Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA 2011
New Space Center for Photography, Portland, OR 2011
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 2011
Times Museum, Guangzhou, China 2010
CFEVA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2010
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA 2009
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA 2009
24th Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères, Hyères, France 2009
Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Myers School of Art 2009
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Gallery 1401, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Print Center, Philadelphia, PA 2008
M97 Gallery, Shanghai, China 2007
Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA 2007
Newspace Center for Photography, Portland OR 2007
Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY 2007
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX 2007
Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Lianzhou, China 2005
Taipei Artist Village, Taipei, Taiwan 2005
Shanghai High Noon Culture Centre, Shanghai, China 2005
Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY 1998
Kenkeleba Gallery, New York, NY 1995
Asian American Arts Center, New York, NY 1995
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Villa Noailles, Hyeres, France
Belfast Exposed, Belfast, N. Ireland
Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
BOOKS/CATALOGS
Little North Road, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany 2015. (monograph)
Rights of Passage, Venice Agendas, UCA Rochester, UK 2015.
Blue Sky 11/12, Blue Sky, Portland, OR 2014
North Philadelphia, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany 2014. (monograph)
Moinopolis, Issue Two, Mannheum, Germany 2013.
Chinescape, Zeng Han, Ed. Shenzhen, China 2010.
The Mercy Project/Inochi, Delano, James Whitlow, Ed. Mado-sha Publishing Co., Tokyo, Japan 2010.
24th Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères, Hyères, France 2009. (catalog)
Next, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA 2009. (catalog)
FotoFest 2008 Participating Spaces, Houston, TX 2008. (catalog)
82nd Annual International: Photography, Print Center, Philadelphia, PA 2008. (catalog)
Urbanatomy: Shanghai 2008, Land, Nick, Ed., Shanghai: China Intercontinental Press 2008.
Sinocities 2007, Victor Oldiges, Ed. Shanghai, China 2007. (catalog)
American Photography 23, Amilus Inc., New York, NY 2007.
Paradise Found, Cross Time Matrix, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2007
Lianzhou International Photo Festival, Lianzhou, China 2005. (catalog)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
M - Le magazine du Monde, "Un Canton africain," January 2, 2016.
California Sunday Magazine, “The Bridge,” Daniel Traub, March 1, 2015.
Terrain, “Vacant Lots + Chinese Takeouts: Photographs by Daniel Traub,” Nancy Geyer, January 14, 2015.
Photographic Museum of Humanity, “North Philadelphia,” 2015.
Aperture Magazine, “Xiaobeilu,” Lesley Martin, issue 214, Spring 2014.
Cityzine, “Xiaobeilu,” May, 2014.
PDN, “Look at North Philadelphia,” October 13, 2014.
CNN, “Faces, Places in North Philadelphia,” Jason Hanna, February 12, 2015.
Gallery Stock News, “How Daniel Traub sees ‘North Philadelphia,’”August 22, 2014.
RP Online, “Leaving but not forgotten,” July 31, 2014.
Platform Green, “North Philadelphia Revisited,” 2014.
Time Magazine, “Lessons from the World’s Best Public School,” May 1, 2014.
M le magazine du Monde, “Canton se rebelle,” May 23, 2014.
Moinopolis, Issue Two, Mannheum, Germany, 2013.
Der Grief, “Philadelphia,” June 27, 2012.
City Pictorial - China, “Daniel Traub,” Zeng Han, 2012.
Newsweek, “The Hunt for Genghis Kahn’s Tomb,” December 10, 2012, pgs 22-28.
Photo-eye, “Lots,” November 30, 2011.
Snapixel, Issue 15, “China Migrant Communities,” 2011.
European Photography, “Lots,” Issue 89, 2011.
Fluter, “Es gibt kein Zuruck,” No. 40, 2011, pgs. 15-21.
Guernica, “Urban Foraging,” May, 2011.
Private Magazine, “North Philadelphia,” Issue 51, 2010.
Photo Review, “North Philadelphia,” 2010.
Polar Inertia, “Lots,” January, 2010.
Zeit Magazin, “Obamas besseres Viertel,” January 15, 2009, pgs. 16-22.
Time Magazine, “5 Things the U.S. Can Learn from China,” November 23, 2009, pgs. 24-31.
Nido, “Findet Xian Di!”, February, 2009, pgs. 26-34.
City Magazine, “City Life: Chinese McMansions,” Issue 54, March, 2008.
Telegraph Magazine, “Land of Milk and Honey,” December 6, 2008, pgs. 36-38.
Wallpaper*, “Artists Reunited,” June,2008, pgs.126-127.
Dazed and Confused, “Shanghai’s Youth Collectives,” March, 2008, pgs. 116-118.
Polar Inertia, “City’s Edge,” January, 2007.
Yvi Magazine, “City’s Edge,” July, 2007.
New York Times Magazine, “Re-Education,” April 1, 2007, pgs. 36-43.
Art and Auction, “Zhang Huan,”, December, 2007, pgs. 78-86.
New York Times Magazine, “The Newest Mandarins,” December 16, 2007, pg. 34.
Telegraph Magazine, “Piano Mania,” May 26, 2007, pgs. 56-59.
The McKinsey Quarterly, “Serving the new Chinese consumer,” 2007. (cover)
Clandestina, “Beijing,” September, 2005.
Splotch: Visual Pulse-East, “Simplified Characters,” Summer 2005.
Telegraph Magazine, “Little Girl Lost,” October 2, 2004, pgs. 25-29.
Sunday Morning Post Magazine, “Little Girl Lost,” October 24, 2004, pgs. 17-18.
Wallpaper*, “Mao and Then,” James Reid, December, 2003, pgs.170-178.
REVIEWS/PRESS/INTERVIEWS
Asia Blog,"Inside Guangzhou's 'Little North Road' — Where China and Africa Intersect, " Matt Schiavenza, April 5, 2016.
Roads and Kingdoms, "On the Bridge: Q&A with Daniel Traub," Pauline Eiferman, 2016.
Conscientious Photo Magazine, "Photobook Reviews W03/16," Jörg M. Colberg, January 18, 2016.
SF Arts, "New Show Views Chinese Culture Through Recontextualized Photos," Jean Schiffman, February 2016.
7x7, "New SF Photo Exhibit Looks Back at 20th Century Life in China," Elena Wang, February 16, 2016.
Hoodline, "'Retrieved' Art Exhibit Is A Lens Into China's Cultural Shifts," Geri Koeppel, February 19, 2016.
Artblog, "Daniel Traub's Little North Road," Michael Lieberman, October 30, 2015.
Slought, "The Bridge as Metaphor," conversation with Daniel Traub, Wazhmah Osman and Aaron Levy, Slought website, September 17, 2015.
Mail & Guardian Africa ,"The Little North Road - where photographs bridge the gap between Africans and Chinese," Samantha Spooner, May 20, 2015.
The China Africa Project, "How a little bridge in Guangzhou connects China and Africa," The China in Africa Podcast, April 2, 2015.
Photo-eye, “North Philadelphia, “ Adam Bell, November 17, 2014.
Trouw, “Beeldbook North Philadelphia,” Leonie Breebaart, August 30, 2014.
Vice-China, “Xiaobeilu,” 7 min documentary, 2014.
Next City, “Photographer Turns His Lens to Faces, Spaces of North Philadelphia,” Stephens, Alexis, October 1, 2014.
City Paper, “Former North Philly photog’s book shines a light on the neighborhood,” Patrick Rapa, December 4, 2014.
The New York Review of Books, “On America’s Front Lines,” Christopher Jencks, October 9, 2014.
Addis Rumble, “XIaobeilu: Africans in China,” Karen Obling, June 10, 2013.
Philadelphia Inquirer, “Galleries: Photographic impressions of lives lived off the grid,” Edith Newhall, January 16, 2011.
Broad Street Review, “Arresting Photography at Print Center and Gallery 339,” Jonathan M. Stein, January 15, 2011.
Photo-eye, “Daniel Traub – Lots,” Cliff Shapiro, November 30, 2011.
The Artblog Radio, “On the Interstices,” Interview, February 14, 2011.
The Artblog, “Daniel Traub’s ‘Lots’ at the Print Center: A Fresh Look at Philadelphia,” Kathleen Vaccaro, January 14, 2011.
Philly Side Arts, “CEFVA presents Vestiges,” Tod Hestand, Oct 6, 2011.
Ojopez, “Agenda,” Ute Noll, Issue 23, 2010.
University City Review, John Lane, Dec 21, 2010.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “Philadelphia Artists,” Mary Thomas, January 13, 2010.
Escape into Life, “Daniel Traub,” Scott Rothstein, July 2, 2010.
Philadelphia Inquirer, “Art: Two Toasts to Phila. Photography,” Edward Sozanski, October 4, 2009.
Beacon Journal, “Seen in China,” Dorothy Shinn, March, 2009.
The Moment Blog, New York Times, “International Fashion and Photography Festival,” Jorg M. Colberg, April 24, 2009.
New City Chicago, Michael Weinstein, August 14, 2009.
Flavorpill, “Daniel Traub: City’s Edge,” Karsten Lund, July, 2008.
MU, “City’s Edge,” Janelle Lynch, June, 2008.
Houston, “Asian Invasion!” Jody Schmal, March, 2008.
Photo District News, “PDN 30,” Christopher D. Ringwald, March, 2008.
That’s Shanghai, “On the Outskirts,” Mara Hvistendahl, January, 2008.
Art Found Out, “Daniel Traub,” Scott Rothstein, September, 2008.
Photo District News, “Pushed to the Brink,” Edgar Allen Beem, August, 2007.
ASMP Bulletin, “Best of ASMP,” August, 2007.
The Stranger - Seattle, “Portraiture for People Who Like Places,” Abigail Guay, August 15, 2007.
Artweekly - China, Zhengyu You, March, 2007.
“Tips and Picks,” NY Arts, Vol. 10, No. 11/12.
Der Bildredakteur, “Chinesische Vorstadte,” January, 2007.
Belfast Exposed, “Conversation with Aidan McGrath,” Podcast, 2007.
Artzone, RTE Lyric Radio, Ireland, “Interview with Aedin Gormley,” 2007.
Taipei Times, “Globalization is a Mouthful,” Susan Kenzulak, December 22, 2005.
Chinese Contemporary Art News, “Beyond Cities?” Chun Ming Fan, September, 2005.
“Border Crossing,” Taisang Chen, July, 2005.
POTS Journal, “Summer on the Homefront,” Susan Kenzulak, July, 2005.
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
John Gutmann Fellowship Award, Nominee, 2010, 2014
Center Project Award, Honorable Mention, 2011
Sony World Photography Awards, Finalist, 2011
Photo Lucida, Critical Mass 50, 2007, 2008, 2010
The Photo Review Competition, First prize, 2009
Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, Residency, 2009
Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA, Fellowship, 2009
24th Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères, France, 2009
New York Photo Awards, Nominee, 2009
Photo District News 30, 2008
Kodak Film Grant, 2008
ASMP Image 07, Juror’s Prize, 2007
Magenta Foundation Flash Forward, Honorable Mention, 2007
FotoFestiwal, Lodz, Poland, Award, 2007
PDN Photo Annual 2007, Award, 2007
ARTIST LECTURES AND TEACHING
Artist Lecture, Asia Society, New York, NY 2016
Artist Lecture, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA 2016
Artist Lecture, Chinese Culture Center, San Francisco, CA 2016
Artist Lecture, Slought, Philadelphia, PA 2015
Artist Lecture, UnionDocs, Brooklyn, NY 2015
Artist Lecture, The Philadelphia School, Philadelphia, PA 2015
Artist Lecture, Photo Class at School of the International Center for Photography, New York, NY 2013, 2014, 2015
Artist Presentation, Pop-Up Magazine, San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA 2014
Artist Lecture, City College of New York, New York, NY 2014
Artist Lecture, Blue Sky Gallery, Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, Portland, OR 2012
Artist Lecture, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2011
Panel Discussion, Challenges to Documentary Photography in the 21st Century, Free Library, Philadelphia, PA 2011
Independent Study Advisor, MFA Photography, Video and Related Media, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY 2010
Artist Lecture, Academy for Photographic Excellence, New Delhi, India 2010
Artist Lecture, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA 2010
Artist Lecture, School of Art, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2010
Artist Lecture, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL 2009
Adjunct Professor, New York University in Shanghai, China 2007
EDUCATION
1998 MFA, Photography, Video and Related Media, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1994 BA, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
1989-91 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL