Maxwell MacKenzie

Now living in Washington, DC, but born in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, photographer Max MacKenzie has returned to Minnesota and other mid-western towns to document the decaying and vanishing farm structures that were part of the mid-west landscape a century ago. MacKenzie has published two books on the subject, Abandonings West, a color series and American Ruins, in black and white. He has been awarded several grants, most recently from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Arts and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.

www.maxwellmackenzie.com

  • Everts Township Schoolhouse, summer 1992, color photograph, sizes vary
  • Everts Township Homestead II, summer 1993, color photograph, sizes vary
  • Near Pomme De Terr Lake, Grant County, Minnesota, 1997, photograph, sizes vary
  • Everts Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, 2004, color photograph, sizes var
  • Amor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, 2004, color photograph, sizes vary
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Maxwell MacKenzie

Now living in Washington, DC, but born in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, photographer Max MacKenzie has returned to Minnesota and other mid-western towns to document the decaying and vanishing farm structures that were part of the mid-west landscape a century ago. MacKenzie has published two books on the subject, Abandonings West, a color series and American Ruins, in black and white. He has been awarded several grants, most recently from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Arts and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Education

1996
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Santa Fe, NM. (Master Class With Nick Merrick/Hedrich Blessing)
1989
Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, ME. (Master Class With Peter Aaron/Esto)
1977-78
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC. Post-Graduate Photographic Studies
1976
Bennington College, Bennington, VT. B.A., Architecture & Photography
1970-71
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1966-70
The Cambridge School of Weston,Weston, MA. College Preparatory School

Solo Exhibitions 

2005 Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, "Max Mackenzie - Tobacco". Color & B&W Architectural & Aerial Photographs of Tobacco Barns
2004 Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC - "Markings". Color & Black & White Aerials And Close-Ups of Scarred Trees
2003 American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC - "Tobacco"- Color & B&W Architectural & Aerial Photographs of Tobacco Barns, KY, NC, SC, PE, CT, MD, VA, TN
  Gallery Saintonge, Missoula, MT - Selections FromThe Series"American Ruins"
2002 Gallatin River Gallery, Gallatin Gateway, MT - "Maxwell Mackenzie Photographs From The American Ruins Series" - Black & White Panoramic Photographs
  Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD - Selections From The Series "American Ruins"
2001 Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA - "Abandonings" Large Format Color Panoramic Photographs of Abandoned Rural Structures In Otter Tailco., Minnesota
  Edward Carter Gallery, Lewes, DE - Selections From The Series "American Ruins"
  University Club of Washington, Washington, DC - "Maxwell Mackenzie’s Panoramic Photographs" Selections From "Abandonings","Origins", "American Ruins"
2000 American Institute of Architects, Washington, DC - "Abandonings West"-
  Large Format Black And White, Panoramic Photographs of Abandoned Rural Structures In Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming
  Virginia Foundation for Architecture, Richmond, VA - "Abandonings West"
  Anne Reed Gallery,Sun Valley, Idaho, Selections From "Abandonings West"

Selected Group Exhibitions

2002
The Library of Congress, Washington, DC - Prints & Photographs Division
 
Museum of The Rockies, Bozeman, MT - "Landscape Photography"
 
Steve Jackson, Curator of Photography, Selected 15 Photographers For Group Show
 
Meridian International Center White-Meyer Galleries, Washington, DC, "True Colors: Meditation On The American Sprit"Exhibition Traveling To: NYC, Atlanta, Turkey, Egypt, Japan, Morocco, Germany
 
Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC - "WPAC Curator’s Choice Exhibition"
2001
Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD, & Washington, DC - Group Photography Show
2000
The National Building Museum, Washington, DC - "Reimagining the Suburbs: Smart Growth & Choices For Change" - Curated By Mary Konsulis

Books Published

1995 "Abandonings, Photographs of Otter Tail County, Minn", Elliott & Clark Publishing, DC
2001 "American Ruins, Ghosts On The Landscape", Afton Historical Society Press, MN

Awards

2001 Seventeenth Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards; Washington, DC
  Finalist for "Excellence in an Artistic Discipline"- Mayor Anthony Williams
2000 Graham Foundation For Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts;
  Grant Awarded for Photography Project "Tobacco Barns"
  DC Commission On The Arts And Humanities And The National Endowment For The Arts; Awarded "Artists Fellowship Program" Grant
1996 Photo District News: "Silver Medal" Award For Excellence For The Book, "Abandonings, Photographs of Otter Tail County, Minnesota," By Maxwell Mackenzie, Published By Elliott & Clark, 1995
1994 The Virginia Society of The American Institute of Architects: "Certificate of Honor - In Recognition of His Contribution To Architecture In Virginia"

Current exhibition

SIGIL |ˈsijəl|

Featuring the work of: W.C. Richardson, Maggie Michael, Robin Rose, Andrea Way, Joan Belmar, Tom Green, Joe White & Rennee Butler 

Open May 4th to June 29th

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Posted February 14th, 2013
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Addison/Ripley is pleased to announce the publication of Frank Hallam Day's book NOCTURNAL.

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