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Pat Graham is the photographer who best captured the live performances of America’s most loved & influential
independent musicians during the 1990’s & early 00’s. His photos represent not just the bands but the scenes; the venues,
audiences and instruments. He shows not only the public performances, but the behind-the-scenes; back stages, tour vans,
hotel rooms, studios & record labels, bringing a very intimate perspective to his work.
Graham began shooting in high school, in Milwaukee, WI, but soon relocated to Washington DC where he worked extensively in and
around the local & national music industry for over 10 years. During this period he toured endlessly with bands such as Modest Mouse,
the Make Up, Tortoise & June of 44 across the USA and Europe.
His photos have been published in magazines including Rolling Stone, Spin Magazine, Art Forum, NME, Dazed & Confused, VICE, Tokion,
Swindle, Raygun, the Village Voice, the Washington Post, Washington City Paper, the Guardian, Punk Life, Punk Planet, Copper Press,
Time Out, Guitar World, and the Chicago Reader; as well as books ‘Dance of Days’, ‘Cinderella’s Big Score’, Fodor’s ‘Rock & Roll Travel
Guide’, and the Dischord Illustrated Catalogue.
In 2000 he moved his base to London, England. He co-founded contemporary art gallery, 96 Gillespie; a not for profit gallery dedicated
to exhibiting American artists alongside their English counterparts in the UK.
He works & exhibits internationally, frequently in collaboration with his wife, photographer/designer Melanie Standage.
His photos can be found in the Experience Music Project Museum, Seattle WA, the Arlington Municipal Art Collection, Arlington VA
and in private collections around the world.
Education
Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. Photography 1993-1996
University of Wisconsin, WI. Photography 1989-1991
Solo Exhibitions
2007
Retrospect (with Melanie Standage), Space 1026, Philadelphia
2005/2006
Retrospect (with Melanie Standage), Cultuur Centrum Luchtbal, Antwerp BE
Past Perfect (with Melanie Standage), Transformer Gallery, Washington DC
The Wildebeest (with Melanie Standage), 96 Gillespie, London, UK
2004
Past Perfect (with Melanie Standage), 96 Gillespie, London
Hot Girls, Cool Guys & Other Stories (with Melanie Standage), New Space, Portland OR
2003
Hot Girls, Cool Guys (with Melanie Standage), Mission Space, Baltimore MD
2002
Hot Girls, Cool Guys (with Melanie Standage), Comet, Milwaukee WI
Select Group Exhibitions
2006
Heartfelt, 96 Gillespie, London
Fresh, The Renaissance Society, Chicago
Summer Exhibition, 96 Gillespie, London
2005
Everyone Sees the Sun, Galleri Loyal, Stockholm, SW
We Don’t Know You, Camp Fig, Austin, TX
Move 13 (curated by Rich Jacobs), Clementine Gallery, NYC
Move 12 (curated by Rich Jacobs), New Image Gallery, LA
Move 11 (curated by Rich Jacobs), 96 Gillespie, London
1997
The Ascent of Western Civilization: American Independent Rock, 1976-1991, Threadwaxing Space, NYC, NY
1996-1998
Cynthia Connolly & Pat Graham’s Touring Photo show (with Cynthia Connolly), venues across the USA 1996-1998
ICA Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK 1997
Publications
2007
‘Silent Pictures’ by Pat Graham. Akashic Books, NYC
Kellehar, Rachel. ‘Grand Designs: Artists Pat Graham & Melanie Standage’, Rocksound Issue 95 April
Mullen, Amy. ‘Editor’s Pick. Pat Graham & Melanie Standage: Retrospect’, Philadelphia Weekly, Jan 3, 2007
Solarski, Mattthew. “Morrissey, Shins, Air, Les Savy Fav Say "Cheese", Pitchfork Media, Jan 3, 2007
2006
‘Punk is Dead: Punk is Everything!’ by Bryan Ray Turcotte and Doug Woods, Ginko Press
2005
Jacobs, Gunter. “Brits duo rijmt muziek en design in foto's”, De Tijd, Belgium Dec 02, 2005
‘Hanging Out on the Wall at Transformer’, Washington Post, Nov 19
Jacobson, Louis. ‘Past/Perfect’, Washington City Paper, Nov 11, 2005
‘Cinderella’s Big Score: Women of the Punk and Indie Underground’ by Maria Raha. Avalon Publishing Group
2004
Lack Hannah. ‘Past Perfect’, Dazed & Confused, July
Kent, Sarah. ‘Same medium, different message: two photography shows with a difference.’ Time Out London, August 18-25
Lack Jessica, ‘Past Perfect’ (Exhibition Pick), The Guardian, Aug 7-13th
Graham, Pat. Standage, Melanie. Kerr, Tim,’ 96 Gillespie/Move’, Loose Lips Sink Ships. Winter issue
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