Kenneth Van Sickle
(May 12, 1932 - present)

Photography Exhibitions

1958           "Greenwich Village in Photographs"  A competition show at the Limelight Gallery.
                     Curated by Helen Gee. First Prize. New York City.

                     A one-man show at the Village Art Center. Curated by Helen Gee. New York City.

1959            A one-man show at the Image gallery. Curated by Larry Siegal. New York City.

1960            One photograph in "Photography in the Fine Arts" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Curated by Ivan Dimitri. New York City.

1961            One of "Seven Contemporary Photographers" at the George Eastman House,  with Duane Michels.
                      Curated by Nathon Lyons. Rochester, New York. 

1962            " Photography at Mid-Century" A group show at the George Eastman House Gallery. Curated by Beaumont Newhall.                             Rochester, New York.

1977            Three sets of photos in "Sequential 77" at the Harkness House Gallery. Curated by Geoffrey Forest. New York City.

1980           "Summer Stock" A group show at the Witkin Gallery. Curated by Evelyn Daitz. New York City.

1985           A one-man show at the Northhampton Center for the Arts. Curated by Sean Farley. Northhampton, Massachusetts.

1988            A one-man show at the Soho Photo Gallery. New York City.

1997            A three-man show in the Ward Nasse Gallery. New York City.

2000            A six-man show at the Galerie Thierry Marlat, with Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Doisneau. Paris.

2003            A one-man show at the Soho Photo Gallery. New York City.

2006            A one-man show at The Photographic Gallery. New York City.

2007            A group show at Zone B. Curated by Knut Wolfgang Maron. Berlin.

                     A one-man show at Zone E. Curated by Knut Wolfgang Maron. Essen.

                     A one-man show at the Roter Pavillion Kunstverein, Curated by Knut Wolfgang Maron. Bad Doberan.

                   "Haupstrom", Kunstraum Hilden, Curated by Knut Wolfgang Maron, Group Show.

2008           Individual Show, curated by Knut Wolfgamng Maron, Zone B, Berlin.
                                         

Collections

1958            Two photos in the Museum of Modern Art. Purchased by Edward Steichen. New York City.

1960            Photo in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Purchased by Ivan Dimitri. New York City.

                     Numerous Private Collections ( see collections section)

Books

1996           Principle photography for "Playing with Fire", on the creations of Julie Taymor. Abrahams Publishing.

1999           Principle photography for "The Lion King", on the Broadway musical directed by Julie Taymor. Hyperion Publishing.

Cinematography (Highlights)

Dozens of dramatic and documentary features and shorts including: "Hester Street", directed by Joan Micklin Silver,  "Marjoe", directed by Howard Smith (Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature),  "Close Harmony", directed by Nigel Noble (Academy Award for Best Documentary Short), "Okay and Here", directed by Robert Frank (Assistant Cameraman), and documentary features on John Irving and Joyce Carol Oates. 
Hundreds of industrials and commercials.  Works shown internationally in theatrical release and on major television channels, and in the United States in theatrical release, on PBS, the three major networks, and many cable channels.

Education

Studied drawing and composition with George Grosz at the Art Students League in New York City,
and with Andre L'Hote, the painting teacher of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Andre Kertesz, in Paris.                 

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