Biography

Chicago based photographer Brad Temkin (American, b.1956) has been documenting the human impact on the contemporary landscape for over 30 years.  He has exhibited his photographs throughout the United States and abroad.  His work is part of several permanent collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, Milwaukee Art Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Akron Art Museum and  Museum of Contemporary Photography among others.  Temkin's images have appeared in such publications as Aperture, Black & White Magazine, China Photo and European Photography.  A monograph of Temkin's work was published in 2005 entitled "Private Places: Photographs of Chicago Gardens". Temkin currently teaches at Columbia College Chicago and teaches workshops in Ireland every year.