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theo anderson

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bio

Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania; Anderson studied Political Science at Temple University and discovered photography while attending graduate school at Lehigh University. Working in the tradition of the American social landscape, Anderson has been called a lyrical poet of the commonplace. Self taught, his work is represented in private and public collections.

about the work

The photographs are not so much about place as they are about transformation. The context of everyday life is used in my visual exploration. The search began in the early twenty-first century and is expressed in a myriad of episodes that inform my life.

reportage & commissions

Anderson accepts assignments and commissions on a limited basis.

artists’ books — american episodes (2021 — 2022)

Dandelion, 2022

Fragment, 2022

on the turn, 2022

Thirty Cubits,2022

White Sands, 2022

Blast, 2022

Bird & Wire, 2022

Saint George & the Dragon, 2022

Inferno, 2022

Is something wrong with the ground? 2022

Peterbilt 2022

Caps, Shirts, Rubbers & Shoes, 2021

Boulevard, 2021

Raindrop, 2021

Fence, 2021

Appliance, 2021

Corona, 2021

Darkness, 2021

Battle Flag, 2021

Roadkill, 2021

Seven Cows Two Horses, 2021

Chieftain, 2021

Stillness, 2021

Scream, 2021

Land, 2021

No Worries, 2021

Dixie, 2021

Broken, 2021

Said One Lunatic, 2021

A Kettle of Fish, 2021

Hunter-Gatherers, 2021

Immaculate Heart, 2021

Monster, 2021

Twists of Fate, 2021

Gitche Gumee, 2021

Dirt, 2021

Mako Sica, 2021

Umbrella, 2021

Schizophrenia, 2021

Show Girls, 2021

Coca-Cola, 2021

Motor Hotel, 2021

Last Date, 2021

Gun Crimes, 2021

Ulisse, 2021

artists’ books (2012 -2019)

Curveball, WIlbureditions, 2019

Pecker, Wilbureditions, 2016

Ulisse, Wilbureditions, 2016

Pontiac, Wilbureditions, 2016

Iowa, Wilbureditions, 2016

Catholics, Wilburedtions, 2015

Show Girls, Wilbureditions, 2015

Swing Set, Wilbureditions, 2015

Concrete, Wilbureditions, 2014

Peterbilt, Wilbureditions, 2014

Last Date wilbureditions 2014

Transformation, Wilbureditions, 2014

Exploration, Wilbureditions, 2014

Lions, Tigers & Bears, Wilbureditions, 2014

Arbus, Wilbureditions, 2013

Pennsylvania Wilbureditions, 2013

Snafu, Wilburedtions, 2013

Coca-Cola, Wilbureditions, 2012

White Sands, Wilbureditions, 2012

Motor Hotel, Wilbureditions, 2012

Gun Crimes, Wilbureditions, 2012

books

ALLENTOWN X7. Allentown Art Museum, 2017.

Pecker, Wilbureditions 2016

Ulisse, WIlbureditions (boxed set), 2016

NEW YORK: A PHOTOGRAPHERS CITY, edited Marla Hamburg Kennedy / Rusolli New York, 2011.

artists’ portfolios — American episodes (2021 — 2022)

Chaos, 2022

on the turn, 2022

Fragment,2022

Dandelion, 2022

Saint George and the Dragon, 2022

Hunter-Gatherers, 2022

Dixie, 2022

Appliance, 2022

Inferno, 2022

A Kettle of Fish, 2022

Fence, 2022

Darkness, 2022

Blast, 2022

Bird & Wire, 2022

Boulevard, 2022

Raindrop, 2022

Is something wrong with the earth, 2021

Battle Flag, 2021

Roadkill, 2021

Seven Horses Two Cows, 2021

Chieftain, 2021

Pecker, 2021

Scream, 2021

Stillness, 2021

Land, 2021

No Worries, 2021

18-Wheels, 2021

Broken, 2021

Said One Lunatic, 2021

Immaculate Heart, 2021

Monster, 2021

Twists of Fate, 2021

Umbrella, 2021

Mako Sica, 2021

Dirt, 2021

Gitche Gumee, 2021

Schizophrenia, 2021

Show Girls, 2021

White Sands, 2021

Peterbilt, 2021

Coca-Cola, 2021

Motor Hotel, 2021

Last Date, 2021

Gun Crimes, 2021

Sugar,2021

Ulisse, 2021

solo exhibitions

Haverford College (Haverford, PA) 2020

Alvernia University (Reading, PA) 2016

Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Bethlehem, PA) 2015

Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley (Allentown, PA) 2014

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) 2014

Alvernia University (Reading, PA) 2013

Lafayette College (Easton, PA) 2013

LVPA (Bethlehem, PA) 2012

Penn State Lehigh Valley (Center Valley, PA) 2012

ArtsQuest - Banana Factory (Bethlehem, PA) 2011

The Gallery at The State Theatre (Easton, PA) 2011

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) 2007

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) 2006

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) 2005

group exhibitions

The Paula Tognarelli Collection.MMPA (Portland, ME) 2024

New American Galleries, Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, PA) 2023

Fractured; Being and Beings, Goodyear Gallery, Dickinson College, (Carlisle, PA) 2019

Art is Changing, The Art Lab, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, Michigan State University (Lansing, MI) 2018

Artist Book Fair, Art Museum of the Americas, Organization of American States (Washington, DC) 2018

A Survey of Color Photography from it’s Prehistory to the Present Day, Haverford College (Haverford, PA) 2018

Photographs Are Ideas, Lehigh University Art Galleries (Bethlehem, PA) 2018

INFOCUS Juried Exhibition of Self-Published Photobooks, Phoenix Art Museum (Phoenix, AZ) 2017

Allentown x 7: Photographic Explorations, Allentown Art Museum (Allentown, PA) 2017

Object as Subject: The Lehigh University Art Galleries Teaching Collections, Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) 2015

Revisiting South Bethlehem, Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) 2015

Oxidation & Interpretation, Santa Bannon / Fine Art (Bethlehem, PA) 2013

Photography: Perspectives & Perceptions, The State Theatre for the Arts (Easton, PA) 2013

Found at Fotofest, John Cleary Gallery (Houston, TX) 2008

collections

Museum of Fine Art Houston, Houston, TX

Amon Carter Museum (books), Fort Worth, TX

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Haverford College, Haverford, PA

Michigan State University Libraries, Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hung Special Collections (books), East Lansing, MI