About the artist:

Born: Garden City, (Long Island) New York. Attended Parsons School of Design - Graphic Design / Photography Dept. Worked in Illustration in NYC through most of the 70s. 1977-78, lived in Athens, Georgia. Photographed "The B-52s", 1st. NY gigs. 1980 Stopped painting and started Photographic Portraits in New York studio. MADONNA, Her 1st. magazine cover, ISLAND Magazine. REM "CHRONIC TOWN", record cover. 1980-83 Started shootings for GQ, ESQUIRE, Andy Warhol's INTERVIEW magazines. 1984 moved to Japan. 2004-5, Moved back to America and Taught at the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE, Washington DC. Now Based in NEW ORLEANS. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BOOKS PUBLISHED 1986 'PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS' - Published by Tokuma/Japan.. Intro by Ryu Murakami 1993 'CATWALK, Fashion Models of Japan', - Published by Tuttle Studio Editions Boston.. Intro by A.D.Coleman. 1994 3 Book nude series, published in Japan. 'Free to Fly' Charlotte Lewis - Published by Fuga Shobo. 1997 'FOTO PORTRAITS'- Published by BNN Publishing Co.. Intro by Slash, Preface by Shoji Ueda 2000 'PRISONS Inside ART' - Published by ASPECT.. Intro by Timothy Leary. ----------------------------- 1980 Started Studio Portraits. 1984 ADC Award - JIM CARROLL, record cover "I WRITE YOUR NAME". Relocated to TOKYO... <There for 20 years>. ADC Exhibition - NYC. Award of Merit. 1985 APA 20th Exhibition - Tokyo. 1986 Fuji Sankei, Gold Award - Tokyo. NNA Newspaper Advertising, Superior Award - Tokyo. APA 21st Exhibition - Tokyo PARCO, 1st One Man Show - Tokyo/Sapporo. 1987 ADC First International Exhibition - 2 Awards of Merit (for Gillette - Randy Bass Ads). DENTSU, One Man Show - Tokyo. 1988 APA 22nd Exhibition, #1 Special Award 'Toku Sen' - Tokyo. Rodenstock Exhibition, Silver Award - Japan/Germany. 1989 World Photographic Exhibition - U.S.A./Japan. 1990 Rodenstock Exhibition, Bronze Award - Japan/Germany. 1991 New York Festival, International Print and Advertising, 2 Bronze Awards. "La FLEUR", One Man Show ", SEIBU - Tokyo. Black & Whites. 1992 "PORTRAITS", One Man Show, IDEE - Tokyo. "GARDENING AT NIGHT" One Man Show, DOI Gallery - Tokyo. 1993 "CATWALK", One Man Show, East Gallery - Tokyo. and ISSISS Gallery - Kyoto. 1996-7 Los Angeles, CA Studio (just under 2 years), book series shootings. Back to Tokyo. Director - CG Animation & Video: Music vids & DirecTV Station IDs. 1998-9 Focus on Japan's Music (Luna Sea, Glay, TMR, Judy & Mary, etc.). 2001 Tokyo Photo Museum, Exhibition - 'PARCO Best Advertising Posters', Group show. 2002 Featured on HASSELBLAD CAMERA Website - 2002 - 2007. *** Left Japan for home, America - Washington, DC. 2003-4 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE - 2003-4 - Washington, DC - Taught Studio Photography. Combined Federal Campaign, (Charity) 2005 'Return and Based 'NEW YORK CITY', after 20 years in Japan. 2006 'CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE WARHOL FACTORY YEARS' - Exhibition. IRVINE CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, Washington, DC. Groups show: Billy Name, Curtis Knapp, Gerard Malanga & Carl Fischer. GAGOSIAN GALLERY - ANDY WARHOL - 'CAST A COLD EYE'. Book / Catalogue 11/06, WIREDSAFETY (KIDS Safety) - Executive Director, Parry Aftab. WS, provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. Helping victims of cyberabuse ranging from online fraud, cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking and malicious code attacks. For more info please visit: 2007 "FACTORY CRAZE". A Week of Andy Warhol" at the Gershwin Hotel, 2/19-23 29West - Collaborative Armory Show Weekend Event in Chelsea. 2/23 - 25. LUDWIG MUSEUM, Koblenz, Germany. CELEBRITY PORTRAITS FROM THE ANDY WARHOL FACTORY YEARS Photographs by Billy Name, Curtis Knapp, Gerard Malanga & Carl Fischer. The Martin Sanders Collection - 8/26 ﾐ 9/28. 28. Base move to - NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana. THE WORLD AT LARGE Exhibition. Brick House Gallery. Athens, Georgia. 9/ 20 - 10/ 7. THE RED SHOW Exhibition - at The Darkroom - ART for ART SAKE Evening in New Orleans. 9/ 6 - 11/ 28. 2008 MARI GRAS - 2008 - 'New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund' Event Flower photographs - in movie, ELEGY - release 2008...... and Portrait - Dennis Hopper. . Guest Directors who's films showed at the NEW ORLEANS AFRICANA FILM FEST