Monica Moses Haller (born 1980) is an American photographer. She produced the book ''Riley and His Story'' with Riley Sharbonno and Matt Rezac, part of the Veterans' Book Project which she co-runs, both of which are about the U.S led wars in

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

and

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

. Haller is an assistant professor in the

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's Art Department and a 2010 recipient of a

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Life and work

Haller was born in Minneapolis. She has an undergraduate degree in Peace and Conflict Studies and an M.F.A. in Visual Studies from the

Minneapolis College of Art and Design The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is a private college specializing in the visual arts and located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. MCAD currently enrolls approximately 800 students. MCAD is one of just a few major art schools to offer ...

and a BA studying Philosophy of Violence and Non-Violence from the College of St. Benedict.

Martin Parr Martin Parr (born 23 May 1952) is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in p ...

and Gerry Badger include ''Riley and His Story'' in the third volume of their photobook history, in which they describe it as "more about what the Iraq War did to those involved in it than about the justice of the cause, although its futility — and that of all war — is clearly implied." ''Riley and His Story'' is the first volume in a project by Haller, Matthew Rezac and Mark Fox called the Veterans' Book Project. The project involves veterans of and those affect by the

and

wars publishing their stories and photographs, made while on duty, as a form of catharsis.

Grants and awards

* 2016:

McKnight Foundation The McKnight Foundation is an American Minnesota-based family foundation. Established in 1953, the McKnight Foundation maintains a $2.5 billion endowment, which it distributes in grants. In 2022, the foundation issued $120 million, supporting Min ...

's Visual Artist Fellowship * 2011:

MacDowell Colony MacDowell is an artist's residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The program was founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his wife, pianist and philanthropist Marian MacDowell. Prior to July 2020, it was known as the MacDo ...

Artist Residency, Peterborough, New Hampshire * 2010:

* 2010: 50 Books / 50 Covers,

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(AIGA) Design Award * 2009–2010:

Fellowship for Photographers * 2009: Award of Excellence, London Art Book Fair, Whitechapel * 2007–2009: Bush Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists * 2007:

Jerome Foundation James Jerome Hill II (March 2, 1905 – November 21, 1972) was an American filmmaker and artist known for his award-winning documentary and experimental films, one of which won him an Academy Award. Career Hill was the child of railroad executiv ...

Fellowship for Emerging Artists * 2007: Postgraduate research resident,

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, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts * 2005:

University of Minnesota Law School The University of Minnesota Law School is the law school of the University of Minnesota, a public university in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school confers four law degrees: a Juris Doctor (J.D.), a Master of Laws (LL.M.), a Master of Science in Pa ...

Publications

* ''Riley and His Story. Me and my outrage. You and us''. Paris: Onestar; Värnamo, Sweden: Fälth & Hässler, 2009. Photos and text by Riley Sharbonno; edit, concept and cover text by Haller; and design by Matthew Rezac and Haller. . Edition of 1000 copies. ** Second printing, 2010. Edition of 1000 copies.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* ''Veterans Book Project'', f/stop - Festival für Fotografie, Leipzig, Germany * ''Beneath the Ground'',

Minneapolis Institute of Art The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is an arts museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Home to more than 90,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history, Mia is one of the List of largest art museums, largest ar ...

, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2014 * ''The Veterans Book Project'', Nomas Foundation, Rome, Italy, 2011/12. Curated by Stefano Chiodi.

Group exhibitions

* ''The War From Here'', group show with Lisa Barnard, Nina Berman, Haller, Sophie Ristelhueber, and

Martha Rosler Martha Rosler (born 1943) is an American artist. She is a conceptual artist who works in photography and photo text, video art, video, installation art, installation, sculpture, site-specific art, site-specific and performance art, performance, a ...

at Krakow Photmonth, Krakow, Poland, 2017. Curated by Gordon MacDonald.

References

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