Alvin Booth
Alvin Booth was born in Hull, an industrial city in the Northeast of England. He left school at the age of seventeen and trained to become a hairdresser. After working in Hull he later moved to Oxford where his interest in photography grew. In 1989 he gave up hairdressing and moved to New York City where he now works and lives.
Self taught, his nude studies are the work of both artist and artisan. Each photograph is printed, toned, and "distressed" by hand. So while the image and printing method is modern, the final result is reminiscent of the photographs of the mid to late nineteenth century. The finished print is then framed by sealing it in glass with copper and solder.
Booth’s first book of nudes, Corpus (forward by Charlotte Cotton of the Victoria and Albert Museum) was published fall 1999 by Edition Stemmle. Corpus was awarded the Kodak Photo Book press award for 1999. His next book, Osmosis, was published with Edition Stemmle in fall 2002.
Booth’s work can be found in the collections of Elton John, Barbara Millstein of the Brooklyn Museum, Leon Constantiner, Henry Buhl, Adam and Eileen Boxer of Ubu Gallery amongst others.
Exhibitions
| 2009 | Acte 2, Paris, France* |
| 2008 | Hamiltons Gallery, London, England Etherton Gallery, Tuscon, Arizona* Galerie Förster, Berlin, Germany * OMC Gallerie, California |
| 2007 | In Focus Gallerie Cologne, Germany* Etherton Gallery, Tuscon, Arizona; OMC Gallerie, California |
| 2006 | Acte2 Galerie Paris, France* Galerie Le Confort Des Etranges Toulouse, France* |
| 2005 | Galerie Mainberg Mainberg, Germany* Kamera und Fotmuseum Leipzig, Germany Fahey/Klein Gallery Los Angeles, USA* In Focus Gallerie Cologne, Germany Lincoln Center Dance on Camera Festival New York, USA Dance Camera West International Festival in Los Angeles, USA |
| 2004 | Leica Gallery New York, USA Aero Plastics Brussels, Belgium Städtisches Museum Heilbronn, Germany Arte Fino Zürich, Switzerland Stamford Art Gallery Stamford, Connecticut USA OMC Gallerie Düsseldorf, Germany Yancey Richardson Gallery New York, USA Jackson Fine Art Atlanta, Georgia USA* |
| 2003 | De Beyerd Contemporary Art Museum Breda, Holland OMC Gallerie Düsseldorf, Germany* Arte Fino Zurich, Switzerland* Fifty One Fine Art Photography Antwerp, Belgium* |
| 2002 | Prague House of Photography Czech Republic* Kamera und Fotomuseum Leipzig, Germany |
| 2001 | In Focus Gallerie Cologne, Germany* Fahey/Klein Gallery Los Angeles, USA Yancey Richardson Gallery New York, USA |
| 2000 | Jackson Fine Art Atlanta, Georgia USA* Robert Klein Gallery Boston, USA Yancey Richardson Gallery New York, USA The Museum of the City of New York, USA The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, (Corset 2000) New York, USA |
| 1999 | Yancey Richardson Gallery New York, USA* Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago, USA* Fahey/Klein Gallery Los Angeles, USA* Robert Klein Gallery Boston, USA* |
| 1997 | Hamiltons London, England Jackson Fine Art Atlanta, Georgia USA Sarah Morthland Gallery New York, USA Throckmorton Fine Art New York, USA Yancey Richardson Gallery New York, USA Galleria Carla Sozzani Milan, Italy |
| 1996 | Hamiltons London, England Yancey Richardson Gallery New York, USA* |
| 1995 | Hamiltons London, England |
| * (Solo Show) |
Galleries
- Galerie Förster, Berlin (www.galerie-foerster.de)
- Acte 2 Galerie Paris, France (www.acte2photo.com)
- Fahey Klein Gallery Los Angeles, CA (www.faheykleingallery.com)
- Robert Klein Gallery Boston, MA (www.robertkleingallery.com)
- Jackson Fine Art Atlanta, GA (www.jacksonfineart.com)
- Yancey Richardson Gallery (www.yanceyrichardson.com)
- Fifty One Fine Art Photography Antwerp, Belgium (www.gallery51.com)
- In Focus Fotografie Cologne, Germany (www.infocusgalerie.de)
Books
- "Osmosis" Galerie Vevais publishers, 2007
- "Corpus", Stemmle publishers, 1999
Movie/DVD
- "Film Booth", Galerie Vevais, 2006
(Books and DVD can be ordered al buchhandel.de and amazon.de or at Galerie-Förster.)
