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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

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

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