Jill Greenberg
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Jill Greenberg (born July 1967) is an American photographer. She is known for her portraits, editorial, advertising, and art work.
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[edit] Biography
Greenberg was born in Montreal, Quebec, and grew up in a suburb of Detroit. She graduated with honors in 1989 from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Photography and moved to New York City to pursue a career in photography. Greenberg moved to Los Angeles in 2000 where she met her husband Robert.
Greenberg has done commercial work for corporations such as Philip Morris, Microsoft, Compaq, Polaroid, Dreamworks, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, MGM, Disney, Fox, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Smirnoff, MTV, Warner Bros., Sony Music, and Atlantic Records. Her photos have appeared on the covers of Time Magazine, TV Guide, Newsweek, US News and World Report, Wired, Entertainment Weekly and numerous other publications.[1]
Her artwork has been featured in Harper's, The New Yorker, The New Republic and several other publications. Her monkey series has been purchased by art collectors worldwide. She is shown at ClampArt [1] in New York, and Fahey/Klein in Los Angeles and her artwork has been exhibited in Adelaide, Australia as well as in San Francisco, Chicago, and various other cities.
[edit] End Times controversy
Greenberg's End Times, a series of photographs featuring toddlers, was the subject of controversy in 2006. The work featured stylized hyper real closeups of children's faces contorted by various emotional distresses. The pieces were titled to reflect Greenberg's frustration with both the Bush administration and Christian Fundamentalism in the United States. The method for getting the children to cry (in some cases, achieved by offering the children candy, then taking it away) spurred allegations of unethical conduct and provoked the submission of numerous complaints to the art gallery that hosted a public showing of Greenberg's work.[2] [3]
[edit] Awards
- 2008 Nominee, New York Photo Awards, Advertising (single)
- 2007 AP23 American Photography
- 2007 Society of Publication Designers- Silver Medal
- 2006 Award of Excellence, Communications Arts Photography Annual
- 2006 Print Placement – 2nd Place, PDN/Nikon Self Promotion
- 2006 Direct Mail Award – 1st Place, PDN/Nikon Self Promotion
- 2005 Special Book - 2nd Place, PDN/Nikon Self Promotion
- 2004 Self-Promo Award - 2nd Place, PDN/Nikon Self Promotion
- 1997 Award of Excellence, Communications Arts Annual
[edit] References
- ^ "Jill Greenberg: The Manipulator". Portfolio. http://www.manipulator.com/. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ "Paul Kopeikin Gallery.". http://paulkopeikingallery.com/.
- ^ Lloyd, Tim (2007-03-15). "Crying toddlers stir fierce emotions". The Advertiser. News Limited. http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21384167-5006301,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-31. "An exhibition of photographs of crying toddlers sparked "scary" emails from the U.S. before it even opened at an Adelaide art gallery."
[edit] External links
- Official Jill Greenberg Site - Manipulator
- ClampArt, Gallery specializing in Modern and Contemporary Art
- Jill Greenberg's Monkey Portraits at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
- Jill Greenberg yahoo Pipe RSS feed
- "End Times" controversy (alt)
- Jill's art and photoshop work featured on Cool Hunting
- Podcast interview from American Photo magazine
- Greenberg interview on the Gwen Stefani The Sweet Escape album package shoot.
- Digital Photo Pro article from 2006
- definitive article on "End Times" controversy in the LA Times, abstract only
