Stephen DiRado
Encyclopedia
Stephen DiRado is an American photographer. His work is mostly black-and-white, and he makes frequent use of large-format cameras. He is most noted for his portraiture, night-astronomical photography, and semi-composed group photography, and for the extensive length of his projects.
He has been the recipient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, National Endowment for the Arts
and the Massachusetts Artist Foundation. He has taken part in solo and group exhibitions at venues including the DeCordova
and at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. His work is held in both public and private collections and has appeared in print in The New York Times Magazine
and Esopus
.
He is currently a Senior Lecturer in photography within the Visual and Performing Arts at Clark University
.
He has been the recipient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
and the Massachusetts Artist Foundation. He has taken part in solo and group exhibitions at venues including the DeCordova
DeCordova Museum
The DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is a sculpture park and art museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts focused on modern and contemporary art, and holds a collection focused on work in all media, especially works by artists with connections to New England...
and at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. His work is held in both public and private collections and has appeared in print in The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
and Esopus
Esopus (magazine)
Esopus is a twice-yearly nonprofit arts and culture magazine founded in 2003 by Tod Lippy and published by the Esopus Foundation. Its primary objective is to give artists a noncommercial forum in which to publish their projects...
.
He is currently a Senior Lecturer in photography within the Visual and Performing Arts at Clark University
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...
.
Selected exhibitions
- Great River Arts, Bellows Falls, VT, "H2O, Film on Water" 2009
- Fitchburg Art MuseumFitchburg Art MuseumThe Fitchburg Art Museum is a regional art museum based in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.Founded in 1925 through a bequest of artist, collector, and educator Eleanor Norcross, the museum has 14 galleries showcasing American and European paintings, prints, and ceramics, as well as...
, Fitchburg, MA "Stephen DiRado's Dinner Series: How We Lived" 2008 - DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA, "JUMP" 2007
- Currier Museum of ArtCurrier Museum of ArtThe Currier Museum of Art is an art museum in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA, featuring European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. The permanent collection includes works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, Calder, Scheier and Goldsmith, John Singer Sargent,...
, Manchester, NH, New Acquisitions Show 2004 - Denis Bibro Fine Arts, New York, NY, "About Face" 2004
- Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY. "By The Sea"
- DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA. "Landscapes Seen and Imagined: Part II" 2003
- Tom Blau Gallery, London, UK, Celestial Series 2002
- Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX, "Stephen DiRado, Dinner Table Series" 2002
- Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonThe Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
, MA "Lens Landscape" 2002 - The Photography Armory Show, New York, NY, Celestial Series 2002
- DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA. " Alone" 2002
- DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA. " Landscapes Seen and Imagined: Sense of Place" 2001
- Dorsky Gallery, (SOHO) New York City, NY, "At the Edge" 2001
- Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA, " Night Light" 2001
- The Afterimage Photograph Gallery, Dallas, TX, "Still Lifes" 2000
- MTA, Transit for Arts, Penn Station, New York City, NY, "Celestial Photographs" 2000
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, "MFA, Houston: Recent Acquisitions" 1997
- Afterimage Photograph Gallery, Dallas, TX, "Nighttime" 1997
- Toledo Museum of ArtToledo Museum of ArtThe Toledo Museum of Art is an internationally known art museum located in the Old West End neighborhood of Toledo, Ohio, United States. The museum was founded by Toledo glassmaker Edward Drummond Libbey in 1901, and moved to its present location, a Greek revival building designed by Edward B....
, Center for the Visual Arts, Toledo, OH," Beach People" 1995 - The Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA, "Beach People" 1994
- Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA, The New England Biennial 1993
- University Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts DartmouthUniversity of Massachusetts DartmouthThe University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is one of five campuses and operating subdivisions of the University of Massachusetts . It is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States, in the center of the South Coast region, between the cities of New Bedford to the east and Fall River...
, North Dartmouth, MA, Jacob's House 1993 - DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA," Beach People" 1992
- Akin Gallery, Boston, MA, "Photo Constructions" 1991
- Worcester Art MuseumWorcester Art MuseumThe Worcester Art Museum, also known by its acronym WAM, houses over 35,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day, representing cultures from all over the world. The WAM opened in 1898 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is the second largest art museum in New England...
, Worcester, MA, "Galleria Series" 1986 - Philadelphia Art AlliancePhiladelphia Art AllianceThe Philadelphia Art Alliance is a multidisciplinary arts center located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. It is the oldest multidisciplinary arts center in the United States for visual, literary and performing arts...
, Philadelphia, PA, "Galleria Series" 1986 - Grove Street Gallery, Worcester, MA, "Bell Pond, Portrait of A Community" 1984
Selected collections
- Museum of Natural History Berlin, Germany
- Currier Museum of ArtCurrier Museum of ArtThe Currier Museum of Art is an art museum in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA, featuring European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. The permanent collection includes works by Picasso, Matisse, Monet, O'Keeffe, Calder, Scheier and Goldsmith, John Singer Sargent,...
, Manchester, NH - Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
- DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
- Fitchburg Art MuseumFitchburg Art MuseumThe Fitchburg Art Museum is a regional art museum based in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.Founded in 1925 through a bequest of artist, collector, and educator Eleanor Norcross, the museum has 14 galleries showcasing American and European paintings, prints, and ceramics, as well as...
, Fitchburg, MA - Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA
- Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonThe Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
, MA - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
- New Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, CT
- New Hampshire Institute of ArtNew Hampshire Institute of ArtThe New Hampshire Institute of Art is a bachelor's degree-granting college that provides an undergraduate education in the fine arts, complemented by majors in the professional arts. It is the only independent college of art in the state of New Hampshire...
, Teti Collection, Manchester, NH - Polaroid CorporationPolaroid CorporationPolaroid Corporation is an American-based international consumer electronics and eyewear company, originally founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continued to be the company's flagship product line until the February...
, Dallas, TX - Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA
- Worcester Art MuseumWorcester Art MuseumThe Worcester Art Museum, also known by its acronym WAM, houses over 35,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day, representing cultures from all over the world. The WAM opened in 1898 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and is the second largest art museum in New England...
, Worcester, MA - Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester, MA
Selected publications
- Esopus, Fall 2009, Issue 13, Artist’s Project: Oliver Herring and Peter Krashes. Photograph Portraits of Herring and Krashes.
- New York Times Magazine, September 6, 2009, The Way We Live Now, article by Walter Kirn: A Pharmacological Education
- Boston Globe Arts Magazine, September 11, 2009, Shimmering Downriver, Cate McQuad. Review of exhibition.