BIO/CV
BIOGRAPHY
A self-taught photographer, David Clifton-Strawn focuses his practice on exploring the traditional art of portraiture through a contemporary queer lens.
​Clifton-Strawn's work has been exhibited across the United States, Canada and Europe.
His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia and several private collections. He was the recipient of the 2022-23 City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Emerging Artist Award in photography.
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He currently serves as the Executive Director for the Atlanta Photography Group.
REPRESENTATION
Alan Avery Art Company
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made - Tableau-3, 2019. Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia. Atlanta, United States
GRANTS
2024-25, City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Artist Project Grant
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2022-23, City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Emerging Artist Award
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2022-23, City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Artist Project Grant
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Ecce Homo, Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta, GA. USA
2023 Introducing David Clifton-Strawn, Center, Chattahoochee Hills, GA. USA
2023 Visionary Mode, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA. USA
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2022 Faces and Figures, The Art Institute of Atlanta, Dunwoody, GA. USA
RESIDENCIES
2023 Art Farm at Serenbe, Chattahoochee Hills, GA. USA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 New South 6, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA. USA
2024 Southern Fruit, Murphy Rails, Atlanta, GA. USA
2024 City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Pride Exhibition, City Hall, Atlanta, GA. USA
2024 Queer Perspectives, Steffen Thomas Museum, Buckhead, GA. USA
2024 Metro Montage XXIV, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA. USA
2024 Colors of Love: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion through Art, The Coca-Cola Company Headquarters, Atlanta, GA. USA
2024 Georgia Photography Juried Exhibition, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA. USA
2023 City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Pride Exhibition, City Hall, Atlanta, GA. USA
2023 The Art of Pride, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. USA
2023 City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs 2022-2023 Emerging Artist Award Exhibit, Gallery 72, Atlanta, GA. USA
2023 City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs 2022-2023 Emerging Artist Award Exhibit, Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, GA. USA
2023 The Narrative Power of Black & White, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA. USA
2022 Black and White, South x Southeast Photogallery, Molena, GA. USA
2022 Small July: A Small Works Art Show, Jennifer Balcos Gallery, Atlanta, GA. USA
2022 Public Record: Portraits of Affection and Intimacy, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA. USA
2022 Gathered V: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists, Museum of Contemporary Art GA, Atlanta, GA. USA
2021 The SE Center Open, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. USA
2021 Open Call, Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. USA
2021 The Secret Life of Color, Praxis Gallery & Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN. USA
2021 Catherine Couturier SELECTS 2021, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA. USA
2021 Aging As Art, Bowers Museum, Santa, Ana, CA. USA
2021 The Curated Fridge, Summer 2021
2020 PhotoBUCKHEAD, Buckhead Library, Atlanta, GA. USA
2020 Francis Thompson Selects, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA. USA
2020 High Visibility, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA. USA
2020 Aging As Art, Bowers Museum Santa, Ana, CA. USA
2019 Alan Avery Selects, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA. USA
2018 Airport 2018, Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA. USA
PUBLICATIONS
The Best of Model Society, 2024
Madison, the Journal of James Madison University, Fall 2023
South x Southeast Magazine, Summer 2023
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South x Southeast Magazine, Spring 2023
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Mascular Magazine, Issue No. 36
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F-Stop Magazine, February/March 2023, The Black and White Issue
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Model Society, Issue 17/2023, 20-page spread and back cover
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Mascular Magazine, Issue No. 34