rafael fuchs
Photographer
Rafael Fuchs_short Bio and CV (2015)
Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel
1984: BFA degree (with honors) at the “Bezalel Art Academy” in Jerusalem.
1984 Group show in Paris, “Young Creatives”, curated by Francois Hebel,
showing self portraits as an israeli soldier in a real time war in Lebanon.
1985 moved to NYC.
1985: First award in portraiture by APA
Partial subjects list: Colin Powell, J.K. Rowling, Emily Watson, Burt Reynolds, Beyonce, Michael Stipe, Geoffrey Rush, Mary J. Blige, Pink, Julia Stiles, Heather Graham.
Partial assignment clients: Time, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, The Source,Wired,W magazine, Sony, Universal, Matador,Coke, Pepsi,Target,Visa, Marshalls.
Gained additional awards from CA, PDN,APA, AP, and more.
Participated in numerous group shows, auctions and solo shows.
Numerous of his images were published in several different books, as Rolling Stone/Tattoo Nation (Bullfinch), My Favorite Model (Goliath),
The Vibe History of Hip Hop (Three Rivers Press), 10 Years Of Dolce and Gabana (Jal.)
His works are collected by numerous private collectors around the globe.
Group Show (Partial list):
2002: “Artists To Artists”. The Ace gallery, NYC. A group show of artists of The Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation.
2005: Collaborated with Shirin Neshat for witness.org
Solo photography shows (partial list):
2006: “The way We Live”. Ad-Hoc gallery, Bklyn, NY
2009: “Fuchs_Now”. Eastern District gallery, Bklyn, NY
2015 "Portraits and Objects" Art and Lounge, Newark, NJ.All below at Fuchs Projects, Bklyn, NY :
2012: "While You Were Sleeping"
2012: “In Between”
2012: “911”
2012: “Till We Bleed”
2013: “Everything Must Go”
2013: “The Modernism Of Curiosity”
2013: "Love In My Opinion/Rise Spirit”"
2014: “ LandLords”
2014: “100 Polaroids From The Turn Of The millennium”
2015: “The New Religion”
2015: “Change Of Seasons”
2016: "The Conclusion"2016: "Hipster Sex"
2017: "Portraits of the 90s"
2017: "Biblical Tales"
2017: "Are You, Still, Hungry "
2018 "Zurich Diaries" mixed-media works
2019 "Transitioning"
Published 10 books.
Partial list:
“I Am Amerikan”, 2009
“Transgenders in the Mid-West”, 2009
“Raw_One”. 2009
“Bushwick Forever_Volume 1" 2016
"Bushwick Women Are Beautiful" 2019In addition to his photography career Rafael founded a gallery in Bushwick (Bklyn, NY) , in 2012, titled Fuchs Projects.
Contact info:
Rafael Fuchs
49 Bogart ST. #35
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Tel: 9179308304
Email: rafael@rafaelfuchs.com
Website: rafaelfuchs.com
Website: rafaelfuchscontemporary.com