Richard Learoyd (born 1966) is a British contemporary artist and photographer.

Richard Learoyd
Richard Learoyd, New York, 2019
Born1966 (age 57–58)
NationalityBritish
Known forFine Art Photography
Spouse1 Wife
Children3 Children
Websitewww.richardlearoyd.com

Early life and work

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Richard Learoyd was born in the small mill town of Nelson, Lancashire, England in 1966. At the age of 15, his mother insisted he take a pinhole photography workshop, which he attributes as the start of his interest in photography.[1] In 1990 he graduated from the Glasgow School of Art with a degree in Fine Art Photography. While there he studied with American photographer Thomas Joshua Cooper.[2] In 1991 Learoyd was awarded an artist-in-residence at the Scottish Ballet.[3] Learoyd taught photography at Bournemouth and Poole College from 1994 until 1999.[4] In 2000, he moved to London where he worked as a commercial photographer.[4]

Publications

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Publications by Learoyd

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  • Richard Learoyd Twenty-Two Photographs: 2005-07. London: Self-published, 2008. Essay by Martin Barnes and Chris Bucklow.
  • Richard Learoyd Unique Photograph: 2007-09. New York: McKee Gallery, 2009. Interview by Chris Bucklow.
  • Presences. San Francisco: Fraenkel Gallery, 2011. ASIN B0086RVF6C
  • Portraits and Figures. New York: McKee Gallery, 2011. Essay by Mark Alice Durant.
  • Richard Learoyd: Still/Life. New York: Mckee Gallery, 2013. ASIN B00I7UWV0M. Essay by Charles Moffet.
  • Day for Night. New York: Aperture; San Francisco, Pier 24 Photography, 2015.[5][6] ISBN 978-1-59711-329-8. Essays by Richard Learoyd, Martin Barnes and Nancy Gryspeerdt
  • Richard Learoyd: The Silence of the Camera Obscura. Madrid: Fundación MAPFRE, 2019. Essays by Phillip Gefter and Sandra Phillips.

Publications with contributions by Learoyd

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Exhibitions

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Solo

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  • 1992: Elevations, Stills Gallery, Scotland[7]
  • 1993: Artificial Horizons, Street Level Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
  • 2007: Richard Learoyd, Union Gallery, London[8]
  • 2009: Unique Photographs, McKee Gallery, New York[9]
  • 2011: Presence, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA[10]
  • 2011: Portraits and Figures, McKee Gallery, New York[11]
  • 2013: Still/Life, McKee Gallery, New York[2]
  • 2013: The Outside World, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA[12]
  • 2015-2016: Richard Learoyd: Dark Mirror, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2015/16[13]
  • 2016: Day for Night, Pace MacGill, New York[14]
  • 2016: In the Studio, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO[15]
  • 2017: Richard Learoyd, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2019: Richard Learoyd: Curious, Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York[16]
  • 2019: Richard Learoyd: The Silence of the Camera Obscura, Fundación Mapfre, Madrid[17]
  • 2022: Richard Learoyd, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA[18]

Group

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  • 2010: Dress Codes The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video, International Centre of Photography, New York, curated by Vince Aletti, Kristen Lubben, Christopher Phillips, and Carol Squiers[19]
  • 2010: Pier 24: The Inaugural Exhibition, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA (2010)[20]/[21]
  • 2010: Object Lesson, New York Photo Festival, NY. Curated by Vince Aletti[22]
  • 2011: The More Things Change, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA[23]
  • 2012: Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present, National Gallery, London[24][25]
  • 2012-2013: About Face, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA (2012/13)[26][27]
  • 2013: The Unphotographable, Fraenkel Gallery, CA[28]
  • 2014 Negativeless, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London[29]
  • 2016-2017: Collected, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA (2016/17)[30][31]

Collections

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Learoyd's work is held in the following public collections:

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Learoyd and Frish Brandt - Photo London Talks 2016". YouTube. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Richard Learoyd. Still/Life". Wsimag.com. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ a b c "Kitty with Mirror - Learoyd, Richard - V&A Search the Collections". Collections.vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Day For Night". Gupmagazine.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ^ Stefani, Lucia De. "See the Eerie Life-Sized Portraits Created in a Camera Obscura". Time. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Union". Union-gallery.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Richard Learoyd: Unique Photographs, September 24 – October 31, 2009 - McKee Gallery". Mckeegallery.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. ^ Smith, Caroline. "Uncomfortably Close: Richard Learoyd's, Presences". Time. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Richard Learoyd: Portraits and Figures - McKee Gallery". Mckeegallery.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Learoyd's black, white images emit contemporary vibe". Sfgate.com. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  13. ^ O'Hagan, Sean (23 October 2015). "Shots in the dark: Richard Learoyd and his supersized camera obscura". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Richard Learoyd : 32 East 57th Street, 2nd Floor" (PDF). Artforum.com. April 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Richard Learoyd : Curious". May 2019.
  16. ^ "Pace/MacGill Gallery | Exhibitions | Installation views of the current exhibition". www.pacemacgill.com. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Richard Learoyd. The Silence of the Camera Obscura - Fundación Mapfre". Fundación Mapfre. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Richard Learoyd". Fraenkel Gallery. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ "Pier 24: The Inaugural Exhibition - Pier 24". Pier24.org. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Vast photo collection shown in S.F. warehouse". Sfgate.com. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  22. ^ "NEW YORK PHOTO FESTIVAL 2010 BY XXXX MAGAZINE". Untitled-magazine.com. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  23. ^ "SFMOMA PRESENTS THE MORE THINGS CHANGE". Sfmona.org. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present | Press release: May 2012 | National Gallery, London". Nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  25. ^ Dorment, Richard (29 October 2012). "Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present, National Gallery, review: Photography that puts art in the frame". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  26. ^ "About Face - Pier 24". Pier24.org. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  27. ^ "About Face at Pier 24 Photography". Sfaq.us. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  28. ^ "'Unphotographable' at Fraenkel Gallery". Sfgate.com. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  29. ^ Hodgson, Francis (26 September 2014). "'Negativeless' photography at the Michael Hoppen Gallery". Financial Times.
  30. ^ "Exhibitions - Pier 24". Pier24.org. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  31. ^ Desmarais, Charles (3 June 2016). "Photography show a snapshot of collectors' selves". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  32. ^ "Richard Learoyd (English, born 1966) (Getty Museum)".
  33. ^ "Richard Learoyd - Agnes in Black - The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  34. ^ "Richard Learoyd - Yosef, 2008 - MOMA". Museum of Modern Art, i.e. MOMA. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  35. ^ "Search the Collection - National Gallery of Canada". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  36. ^ "Richard Learoyd: In the Studio | Nelson Atkins". Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  37. ^ "Collection - Pier 24". Pier24.org. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  38. ^ "Richard Learoyd takes us inside his giant homemade camera · SFMOMA". Sfmoma.org. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  39. ^ "'Phie on Table with Stockings', Richard Learoyd, 2011". Tate.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  40. ^ "Nancy Nude in White Chair". Artgallery.yale.edu. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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