Joyce Tenneson
Joyce Tenneson | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1945 Weston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Known for | Photography |
| Awards | ICP Infinity Awards 1989 WIPI Distinguished Photographer Award 1990 |
| Website | tenneson |
Joyce Tenneson (born May 29, 1945) is an American fine art photographer known for her distinctive style of photography, which often involves nude or semi-nude women.
Biography
[edit]Tenneson earned her master's degree in photography from George Washington University after starting as a model for Polaroid. She left her job as a photography professor at 39, and moved from Washington D.C. to New York.[1] Tenneson shoots primarily with the Polaroid 20x24 camera. In an interview with a photography magazine, Tenneson advised artists: "I very strongly believe that if you go back to your roots, if you mine that inner territory, you can bring out something that is indelibly you and authentic - like your thumbprint. It's going to have your style because there is no one like you." As a child, her parents worked on the grounds of a convent, which is where she grew up with her two sisters.[2] She and her sister "were enlisted to be in holiday pageants and processions. It was a mysterious environment - something out of Fellini - filled with symbolism, ritual, beauty, and also a disturbing kind of surreal imagery."
Her work has been displayed in more than 100 exhibitions around the world.[3] Tenneson has had cover images on several magazines including Time, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Premiere, Esquire and The New York Times Magazine.
Awards
[edit]In 1989, Tenneson received the "Infinity" award from the International Center of Photography,[4] and in 1990 received Women in Photography International's "Photographer of the Year" award.[5]
In 2005, Tenneson received the Lucie Award for "Professional Fine Art Photographer of the Year."[6]
In 2012, Tenneson received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Professional Photographers of America.[7]
In 2018, Tenneson received the Lucie Award for Achievement in Portraiture.[8]
In 2021, Tenneson was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame.[9]
Books
[edit]- In/Sights: Self-Portraits by Women (1978) ISBN 0879232471 OCLC 4527409
- Joyce Tenneson Photographs (1984) ISBN 0879235020 OCLC 11520573
- Au-delà (1989) ISBN 2859490868 OCLC 25325214
- Joyce Tenneson: Transformations (1993) ISBN 0821219332 OCLC 26012566
- Illuminations (1997) ISBN 0821223844 OCLC 36783749
- Light Warriors (2000) ISBN 0821226983 OCLC 44413955
- Wise Women: A Celebration of Their Insights, Courage, and Beauty (2002) ISBN 0821228188 OCLC 48383461
- Flower Portraits: The Life Cycle of Beauty (2003) ISBN 0821228536 OCLC 52156208
- Intimacy: The Sensual Essence of Flowers (2004) ISBN 0760761507 OCLC 57071083
- Amazing Men: Courage, Insight, Endurance (2004) ISBN 0821228552 OCLC 52948960
- Joyce Tenneson: A Life in Photography, 1968-2008 (2008) ISBN 0316004081 OCLC 1342517042
- Shells: Nature's Exquisite Creations (2011) ISBN 0892729767 OCLC 712118600
Major exhibitions
[edit]- Joyce Tenneson - Botanical Beauty, Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, TN (2018)[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, Val (3 May 1993). "Women: Beauty in force and fragility". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. ProQuest 293316195.
- ^ Falzano, Rebecca (21 July 2009). "The Eye of the Intimist". Maine Home + Design. Photography Irvin Serrano. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Joyce Tenneson - Biography". Photo District News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008.
- ^ "1989 Infinity Award: Applied/Fashion/Advertising". International Center of Photography. 12 March 1989. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Joyce Tenneson - Biography". Artnet. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Honorees". Lucie Awards. 2005. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007.
Joyce Tenneson: Professional Photographer of the Year in the Fine Art Category
- ^ "Joyce Tenneson to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Imaging USA". Professional Photographers of America. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Joyce Tenneson - 2018 Honoree / Achievement In Portraiture". Lucie Awards. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Joyce Tenneson". International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum. 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
Joyce Tenneson was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame at a ceremony October 29th, 2021.
- ^ Walker, Celia (24 July 2018). "Joyce Tenneson – Botanical Beauty". Library News - Vanderbilt University. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Baker, Melinda (5 August 2018). "Botanical photographs from renowned photographer Joyce Tenneson on view at Vanderbilt". The Tennessean. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Cristofovici, Anca. "Joyce Tenneson: An Aesthetics Of Aging" (PDF). University of Florida. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- Joyce, Eleanor. "Joyce Tenneson: Revealing Veils". Kalliope, a journal of women's art and literature. 20(2), 24-34.
