1977. Arlington, VA. USA
Education
2006 MFA. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
1996–2000 BA. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
One-Person Exhibitions
2009
“Long Shot,” Artspace, New Haven, CT (12 September, 2009–January 2010)
“Work and Trade,” Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
‘Selected Videos,” Nieuwe Vide, Harleem, The Netherlands
Artspace, New Haven, NY
2008
“Actions,” Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis, MN
“Hunt and Gather,” Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
“Actions,” Marty Walker Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Emerge,” Marty Walker Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Experiment,” Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2007
“Sublunar,” Pierogi. Leipzig, Germany (Catalogue)
“Selected Flight Videos,” Crawl Space. Seattle, WA
“Selected Flight Videos,” Stills Gallery. Sydney, Australia
2005
“Encounter,” Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (January 7–February 7)
2003
“20 Photographs,” Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town, S.A. (Oct 25–Nov 25)
Group Exhibitions
2009
“Crossing Lines,” Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
“Destroy Everything You Touch,“ Espai d‘Årt. Grandia, Spain
“I Like Winners: Sports and Selfhood, “ Sheppard Fine Art Gallery, Univ. of Nevada,
Reno, NE
2008
“Space+Earth+Wo/men,“ ACC Weimar, Weimar, Germany
“Things Are Strange,“ New Century Artists, New York, NY
“Tension/Release,“ Caren Golden Fine Art. New York, NY
“Apocalyptic Summer,“ Pierogi, Brooklyn NY
“Action.Stop.Action,” Vox Populi, Philadelphia PA
“Summer Mix Tape Volume 1,” Exit Art, New York, NY
“Specter,” CRG, New York, NY
“New American Talent: 23,” Arthouse, Austin, Texas
“Primary,” Kendal College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
“Art on the Edge,” Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2007
“Exposure,” Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Shadow Show,” Real Art Ways. Harford, CT
“Float,” Socrates Sculpture Park. Long Island City, NY
“The Whole Sea Is Storming,” Pierogi. Leipzig, Germany
“Orpheus Selection: In Search of Darkness,” P.S.1. Long Island City, NY
“Easy Rider,” Yancey Richardson Gallery. New York, NY
“(Un)Natural Selection,” Pierogi. Brooklyn, NY
“Pierogi: Flatfiling,” Artnews Projects. Berlin, Germany
“Flight of Fancy,” Museum of Fine Arts. Santa Fe, NM
2006
“Young Portfolio Acquisition 2006,” Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts. Kiyosato, Japan
“Factitious,” Pierogi. Brooklyn, NY. Traveled to Leipzig, Germany
“Looking Back from Ground Zero: Images from the Brooklyn Museum Collection,”
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY (August 30, 2006–January 7, 2007)
“Thesis Show,” Bard MFA. Red Hook, NY
“Think Twice: Young American Photography,” TH Inside. Milan, Italy
“All I want for Christmas,” Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art. New York, N
2005
“Art and Commerce 2005: Festival of Emerging Photographers,” DUMBO Arts Center
(Group Exhib.) (Oct 15–25)
“Reconfigure,” Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (Group Exib.) (July 1–25)
“Portraiture,” National Arts Club, New York, NY (Group Exib.) (June 21–29)
“Five,” Scalo Project Space, New York, NY (Group Exib.) (May 5–June 1)
“This Dream, America,” Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY (Group Exhib.)
(May 7–June 12)
2004
“There Is A Light That Never Goes Out,” DUMBO Arts Center (Group Exhib.) (Oct. 15–Nov. 21)
“Pool Party,” Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY (Group Exhib.) (July 6–July 23))
“Vacation Nation,” Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (Group Exhib.) (July 2–July 28)
2003
Three-person exhibition: William Lamson, Sebastian Piras, and Hugh Kretschmer,
5+5 Gallery, Brooklyn NY (February 13–March 20)
2001
“New Work,” Two Stones Studio, DUMBO Brooklyn (October)
2000
Group Exhibition. Jaffe-Friede & Strauss Galleries. Dartmouth College (May–June)
Bibliography
2008
“William Lamson: Artist Profile,” Corduroy Magazine, March
“PDN 30 at 10,” Photo District News, March
2007
“Les Nouveaux Solitaires,” Le Monde, November
Schmerler, Sarah. “(Un)Natural Selection: Review,” Time Out New York, August 9-15,
Issue 619. P.66
“Goings On About Town: (Un)Natural Selection: Review,” The New Yorker, July 25-31
Gärtner, Barbara. “William Lamson,” Monopol, December. P.27 (Illus.)
Müller, Dominikus. “My Head Is Spinning,” artnet.de, September 17
“Exposure: William Lamson,” Outside Magazine, July
2006
“Exposure: William Lamson,” Outside Magazine, July
“William Lamson,” H Magazine, May
Le Monde 2, Issue 100, Ball, January 14
2005
Maine, Stephen. “Dateline Brooklyn,” artnet, posted February 5, 2005
“Me In America,” Itch Magazine, Issue 2, Vol. 1, January. Bell-Roberts Publishing
“Sleeper Hit: William Lamson,” (Feature), Nylon Guys, March 15
“Roving Photographer,” STEP Inside Design Magazine, March/April 2005
2004
LaSala, Anthony. “Willam Lamson, Rising Star,” PDN (Photo District News), November George, Kate. “Cathartic moments on film,” A.M. New York, November 19–21, 2004. P.31
Publications
“Irving Pointing to God,” Harper’s Magazine, August, 2005
Pierogi Press #8, Brooklyn NY, December, 2002
Residency
MacDowell Fellowship, June 2009
Collections
Dallas Museum of Art
Brooklyn Museum
Houston Museum of Fine Arts
West Collection
Progressive Corporate Art Collection. Cleveland, OH
Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts