Wayne Lawrence
Born 1974, St. Kitts
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
Education
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
Brooks Institute of Photography, Ventura, California
Selected Exhibitions
2014
• After Tears, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, Texas
• Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera, Amerika Haus, Munich, Germany
2013
• Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera, The Bronx Museum of Art, New York, New York
• Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, New York
2012
• International Photography Awards, Best of Show Exhibition, Santa Monica, California
2010
• PDN’s 30 Emerging Photographers, Clarke/Oshin Gallery, Los Angeles, California
• Kamoinge: In The Moment, Calumet Gallery, New York, New York
2008
• Positivity: Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, New York
• Moving Walls 14, Open Society Institute, New York, New York
2007
• Kamoinge: Revealing The Face Of Katrina, HP Gallery at Calumet Photographic, New York, New York
2005
• Saturday Night/Sunday Morning, African American Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Message In The Masquerade, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York, New York
Awards and Grants
2014
• PDN Photo Annual - 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
2013
• The Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions In Photographic Portraiture – PDN Photo Annual (The Black Orthodox)
• The Aaron Siskind Foundation Fellowship (The Black Orthodox)
2012
• International Photography Awards - International Photographer of the Year Finalist
• International Photography Awards - People Photographer of the Year
• American Photography 28 and 29, Selected, (Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera - 2012 / The Black Orthodox – 2013)
2010
• PDN’s 30 Emerging Photographers, New York
• Sony Emerging Photographer Award (Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera) – PDN Photo Annual
2008
• Katrina Media Fellowship, Open Society Institute, New York