Amy Stein (born 1970) is an American

photographer A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographe ...

. Some of her photo series include ''Stranded'' and ''Domesticated.'' Her work has been shown at the

National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

in Washington, D.C.. In 2007 she was one of fifteen "emerging artists" selected by ''American Photo'' magazine.

Life and work

Stein studied at the

International Centre of Photography The International Center of Photography (ICP), at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, consists of a museum for photography and visual culture and a school offering an array of educational courses and programming. ...

and the

School of Visual Arts The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. History This school was started by ...

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Publications

Publication by Stein

* ''Domesticated.'' Photolucida, 2008. .

Publication paired with others

* ''Tall Poppy Syndrome.'' Decode, 2012. With Stacy Arezou Mehrfar. .

Publication with contribution by Stein

* ''Hijacked Vol. 1: Australia and America.'' San Francisco: Last Gasp, 2008.

Solo exhibitions

*''Domesticated: Photographs by Amy Stein,''

, Washington, D.C., May–October 2014.

Awards

*2007: One of fifteen "emerging artists" selected by ''American Photo'' magazine.

Collections

Stein's work is held in the following permanent collection: *

Museum of Contemporary Photography The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) was founded in 1976 by Columbia College Chicago as the successor to the Chicago Center for Contemporary Photography. The museum houses a permanent collection as well as the Midwest Photographers Project ...

, Chicago, IL: 6 itemsViewing records 1 to 6 "Stein, Amy"
Museum of Contemporary Photography. Accessed 21 June 2017

References

External links

* 1970 births Living people Photographers from Washington, D.C. School of Visual Arts alumni American women photographers 21st-century American women {{US-photographer-stub