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EXHIBITIONS/FAIRS

2013

*Upcoming*

Ille Arts - 2 person exhibition, Correspondances, Opening June 29th, 6pm
www.illearts.com

Rick Wester, AIPAD Park Avenue Armory, New York

2012
Annual Holiday Salon Exhibition, Ille Art, Amagansett, New York
www.illearts.com/exhibition_HolidaySalon2012.php

3walls 3 person Exhibition, Brooklyn, New York
Rick Wester, AIPAD Park Avenue Armory, New York

2011
Night and the City
Governors Island Art Fair, New York

Hail Traveler! The Photographer As Tourist, And The Tourist As Subject
Rick Wester Fine Art, New York

Rick Wester, AIPAD Park Avenue Armory, New York

Hearst Biennial 2011
Hearst Gallery, Hearst Tower, New York

2010
Untold Stories
Rick Wester Fine Art, New York

East/West
Governors Island Art Fair, New York

2008
The Altered Landscape
Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon, Group Show

2007
The Brooklynites
Powerhouse Arena, Brooklyn, New York, Group Show

2006
PDN's 30 Booth, PhotoPlus Expo, New York, NY, Featured Artist

The Bridge Project
Kodak Booth, Photokina, Cologne

2005
The Bridge Project
The International Center for Tolerance Education

2003
The ING Show
Ariel Meyerowitz Gallery, New York, Group Show

2001
Documentary Photography and Photojournalism final student show
The Museum of the International Center of Photography, NYC

2000
White Elephant Group Show
Open Space Gallery, London, UK

The Herbert Reade Gallery, Canterbury, UK, Final student show

1999
In Passing
The Marlowe Theater, Canterbury, UK

HONORS

2011
Hearst 8x10, Photography Biennial 2011, Winner

2010
The Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward competition, Winner

PDN Annual Awards, Winner, Personal category

2009
Sony Photography Awards, Shortlisted

Santa Fe Prize for Photography, Nominated

2008
Photography Book Now, Blurb, Category Winner

The Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward competition, Winner

2006
PDN 30, Winner

2004
The Design Trust for Public Space, Photo Urbanism Fellowship

EDUCATION

The International Center of Photography, New York (2000-2001)
Documentary Photography and Photojournalism Diploma

The Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury, Kent, UK (1997-2000)
B.A. (Honors) Fine Art

CLIENTS & PUBLICATIONS

Hewlett Packard, Random House, None Such records, The Metropolitan Museum, The Museum of the City of New York, Smithsonian Magazine, Metropolis Magazine, View Magazine, PDN, Art and Architecture, The Design Trust for Public space, Taschen, Royal Photographic Society Magazine, View Magazine, Popular Photography