Jill Greenberg

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Jill Greenberg (born July 1967) is a Canadian photographer known for her portraits, editorial, advertising and art work.

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[edit] Biography

Greenberg was born in Montreal, Canada, and grew up in a suburb of Detroit. She graduated in 1989 from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Photography and moved to New York City to pursue a career in photography. Greenberg moved to Los Angeles in 2001 where she met her husband Robert. She is the mother of daughter Violet, son Zed, and owner of dog Scooter.

Greenberg has done commercial work for corporations such as Phillip Morris, Microsoft, Compaq, Polaroid, Dreamworks, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, MGM, Disney, Fox, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Smirnoff, MTV, Warner Bros., Sony Music, and Atlantic Records. Her photos have appeared on the covers of Time Magazine, TV Guide, Newsweek, US News and World Report, Wired, Entertainment Weekly and numerous other publications.[1]

Her artwork has been featured in Harper's, The New Yorker, The New Republic and several other publications. Her monkey series has been purchased by art collectors worldwide. She is shown at ClampArt [1] in New York, and her artwork has been exhibited in Adelaide, Australia as well as in San Francisco, Chicago, and various other cities.

[edit] End Times controversy

Still used in "End Times"
Still used in "End Times"

Greenberg's End Times, a series of photographs featuring toddlers, was the subject of controversy in 2006. The work featured stylized hyper real closeups of children's faces contorted by various emotional distresses. The pieces were titled to reflect Greenberg's frustration with both the Bush administration and Christian Fundamentalism in the United States. The method for getting the children to cry (achieved by offering the children candy and suddenly taking it away) spurred allegations of unethical conduct and provoked the submission of numerous complaints to the art gallery that hosted a public showing of Greenberg's work.[2] [3]

[edit] Awards

  • 2007 AP23 American Photography
  • 2006 Award of Excellence, Communications Arts Photography Annual
  • 2006 Print Placement – 2nd Place, PDN/Nikon Self Promotion
  • 2006 Direct Mail Award – 1st Place, PDN/Nikon Self Promotion
  • 2005 Special Book - 2nd Place, PDN/Nikon Self Promotion
  • 2004 Self-Promo Award - 2nd Place, PDN/Nikon Self Promotion
  • 1997 Award of Excellence, Communications Arts Annual

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jill Greenberg: The Manipulator. Portfolio. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
  2. ^ Paul Kopeikin Gallery..
  3. ^ Lloyd, Tim (2007-03-15). Crying toddlers stir fierce emotions. The Advertiser. News Limited. Retrieved on 2007-03-31. “An exhibition of photographs of crying toddlers sparked "scary" emails from the U.S. before it even opened at an Adelaide art gallery.”

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