Jason Fulford (born 1973) is an American

photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs. Duties and types of photograp ...

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, based in

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and

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Career

The primary format for Fulford's own photography is the book, which includes ''Sunbird'' (2000), ''Crushed'' (2003), ''Raising Frogs For $$$'' (2006), ''The Mushroom Collector'' (2010), ''Hotel Oracle'' (2013), ''Contains: 3 Books'' (2016), ''The Medium is a Mess'' (2018), and ''Clayton's Ascent'' (2018). He has had a solo exhibition at the

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 ...

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. Accessed 2 April 2018. and is the recipient of a

Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are Grant (money), grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, endowed by the late Simon Guggenheim, Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon indiv ...

. In 2000, Fulford and

Leanne Shapton Leanne Shapton (born June 25, 1973) in Mississauga, Ontario is a Canadian artist and graphic novelist, now living in New York City. She is the art editor for the ''New York Review of Books''. Her second work, ''Important Artifacts and Personal Prop ...

founded the non-profit publisher J&L Books, where he is publisher, editor, and book designer. He works as a photographer and has lectured at various universities. Fulford's photographs have been featured in ''The Atlantic,'' ''Harper's,'' ''The New Yorker,'' ''The New York Times,'' ''The New York Times Magazine,'' and ''Topic''.

Personal life

He is based in Brooklyn, New York City, and is married to Tamara Shopsin.

Publications

Publications of photographs by Fulford

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Publications about art for young readers

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Publications edited by Fulford

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Publications with contributions by Fulford

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Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* ''New Pictures 5: Jason Fulford, The Mushroom Collection'',

, Minneapolis, October 2011 – April 2012. Photographs, publications, sculptures (involving the museum's permanent collection), and performances. * ''Mushroom Machine'', San Francisco, CA,

Kadist KADIST is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts organization with an international contemporary art collection. KADIST hosts artist residencies and produces exhibitions, publications, and public events. Founded by Vincent Worms and Sandra Te ...

, May 2012. * ''Harry Smith's Paper Airplanes'', SFO Museum, San Francisco, CA, May–August 2016. * ''High Anxiety'', Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA, February–March 2017. * ''Fake Newsroom'', Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA, April 2017. With

Jim Goldberg Jim Goldberg (born 1953) is an American artist and photographer, whose work reflects long-term, in-depth collaborations with neglected, ignored, or otherwise outside-the-mainstream populations. Goldberg has received three National Endowment of ...

and Dru Donovan. * ''Picture Summer on Kodak Film'', Micamera, Milan, 2021. * ''The Heart Is a Sandwich'', Micamera, Milan, 2023. * ''Everything (LOL)'', Micamera, Milan, 2025. * ''Lots of Lots'', Fotofestiwal, Łódź, 2025.

Group exhibitions or during festivals

* ''Where There's Smoke'', San Francisco, Fraenkel Gallery, July–August 2014. With Ruth Van Beek, Michael Lundgren and Viviane Sassen. Curated by Darius Himes. * ''Hotel Oracle'', Krakow Photomonth, Krakow, Poland, 2014. * ''Begin Anywhere: Paths of Mentorship and Collaboration'', SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA, September–October 2017. Collaboration between Amanda Boe, McNair Evans, Kevin Kunishi, Fulford,

Todd Hido Todd Hido (born 25 August 1968) is an American photographer. He has produced 17 books, had his work exhibited widely and included in various public collections. Hido is currently an adjunct professor at the California College of the Arts in San F ...

, Mark Mahaney, Mike Smith, and

Alec Soth Alec Soth (born 1969) is an American photographer, based in Minneapolis. Soth makes "large-scale American projects" featuring the midwestern United States. ''New York Times'' art critic Hilarie M. Sheets wrote that he has made a "photographic care ...

. * ''The Mushroom Collection'', Photo España, Madrid, 2018. Curated by Cristina De Middel.

Awards

* 2014:

from the

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation is a private foundation formed in 1925 by Olga and Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died on April 26, 1922. The organization awards Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are Gr ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fulford, Jason 1973 births Living people People from Atlanta American photographers 21st-century American publishers (people)