Joshua Tann

Joshua Tann is a photographer residing in California. He believes that photography is the best medium for his artistic work because it gives him the most creative freedom. Most of his photographic images are influenced by his love of travel, art and architecture, something that was nurtured throughout his youth and adulthood. His childhood goal to be an architect was derailed by life circumstances, but his love and interest in architecture continued throughout his life and photography became his medium to express this passion, despite his profession as a psychotherapist. 

​His creative process started every time he is drawn to a certain scene, event or object. Almost every image he took involved a building or a structure as the main object or background. This is consistent to his interest in architecture and how humanity interact with their environment, particularly the surrounding structures and buildings. Aesthetics will always be a factor during the first few seconds of selecting an image, followed by other factors, such as the relationships between lighting and structures or angles and environment. A final photograph would eventually emerge from this process as the expression of his creative interpretation of that image with the hope of inspiring the viewing public.

He received a certificate in Professional Photography from the New York Institute of Photography. He also received a graduate degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University as his formal education.

He participated in numerous curated local and international group and solo exhibitions in Long Beach, Irvine, Los Angeles, Portland, Fort Collins, Minneapolis, Budapest, London, Tokyo and Paris. He was also selected in several international photography competitions.

ACADEMIC STUDIES
BS - Information & Computer Science, University of California, Irvine
MA - Clinical Psychology, Pepperdine University 

ART STUDIES
New York Institute of Photography

MEMBERSHIP
Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA)
Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP)
Center for Photographic Art (CPA), Carmel, CA
The Center for Fine Art Photography (C4FAP), Fort Collins, CO
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA

REPRESENTATION
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA)

GROUP EXHIBITS
2020
Fifth Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Juror: Marisa Caichiolo, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA (November 10 - January 10)
26th Online Annual Juried Show, Juror: Pamela Tognarelli, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA (July 18 - Aug 30)
Color: The Visual Spectrum, Juror: Todd Johnson, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR (June 1 - 20)
Silence, Juror: Zsolt Batori, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (May 7-20)
Open Theme, Juror: Ann Jastrab, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis (April 24-May 12)

2019
Members Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles (April 11-May 4)
Shadow and Light, Juror: Todd Johnson, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR (April 1-20)
London Photo Show, 5th Base Gallery, London, UK (March 16 & 17)
Full Bodied - Figurative Art Exhibit. Juror: Erica Wall - Gallery825, Los Angeles (March 2-29)

2018
Open Source & L.A Flyby III, LACDA - Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles
Shadow and Light 2018, Juried photography exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland. OR
Tokyo International Foto Awards 2017, ICA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (on projection)
London Photo Show, 5th Base Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2017
London Photo Show (curated and shortlisted-Nov), 5th Base Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Electron Salon (March), LACDA - Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles
Black and White: 2017, Online Annex Exhibit, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition, LA Artcore, Los Angeles
Electron Salon (Jan), LACDA - Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles

2016
Snap to Grid, LACDA -Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles
Lines and Curves, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

2015   
Snap to Grid, LACDA - Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles
Memories, Stories, Histories, The Center for Fine Arts Photography, Fort Collins, CO
All Media 2015, Juried Exhibition Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine
International Art Fair, PAKS Gallery, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France
Shadow and Light 2015, Juried photography exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
I’ll be your mirror: the portrait, Juried photography exhibition, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles
Black and white: the living tradition, Juried international exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Abstracts, Online Annex Exhibit, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles
Colour burst, Juried international exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

2014   
Solo Exhibition: Venezia, Utopia, Long Beach
All Media 2014 Juried Exhibition, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine
Long Beach Summer II, Stone Rose Gallery, Long Beach
Solo Exhibition: Images of Florence, Hellada Gallery, Long Bea​ch
Two-persons Exhibition: Shapes & Structures, Long Beach Main Public Library & City Hall
Four-persons Exhibition: Perspectives of Architecture, WE Labs, Long Beach
Exposure 2014 Photography Exhibition, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach

2013  
All Media 2013 Juried Exhibition, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine
Solo Exhibition: Architecture, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach
Solo Exhibition: Paris in black & white, Long Beach
Exposure 2013 Photography Exhibition, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach

2012   
Exposure 2012 Photography Exhibition, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach

AWARDS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Street Photography Honorable Mention 2019 - Monovision Awards
Fine Art/Architecture Honorable Mention 2019 - Prix de la Photographie Paris
Architecture Honorable Mention 2018 (2) International Photography Awards (IPA)
Fine Art Honorable Mention 2018 (2) International Photography Awards (IPA)
Architecture Interior Honorable Mention 2017 (2) - International Photographer of the Year
Portrait Honorable Mention 2017 - International Photographer of the Year
Architecture Interiors Bronze 2017 - Tokyo International Foto Awards
Architecture Interiors Honorable Mention 2017 (4) 2017 - Tokyo International Foto Awards
Architecture Bridges Honorable Mention 2017 - Tokyo International Foto Awards
Fine Art - Still Life Honorable Mention 2017 - Tokyo International Foto Awards
Architecture Honorable Mention 2017 - Monochrome Awards
Architecture/Fine Art Honorable Mention 2017 (4 images) - Prix de la Photographie Paris
Architecture Honorable Mention 2017 (2 images) - Monovision Awards
Street Photography Nominee 2016/2017 - Fine Art Photography Awards
Architecture Nominee 2016/2017 - Fine Art Photography Awards
Night Photography Honorable Mention 2016 - International Photographer of the Year
Architecture Honorable Mention 2016 (2 images) - Monochrome Awards
Portrait Nominee 2015/2016 - Fine Arts Photography Awards
Portrait Honorable Mention 2016 - Monochrome Awards
Architecture:Building Honorable Mention 2015 - International Photographer of the Year
Architecture:Interior Honorable Mention 2015 - International Photographer of the Year
Architecture Nominee 2014 - Fine Arts Photography Awards, Single Image
Architecture Nominee 2014 - Fine Arts Photography Awards, Series

Finalist, Best of Photography 2014 - 2018, International Photography Competition, Photographer's Forum
OC Weekly, September 2013
http://www.ocweekly.com/2013-09-26/culture/all-media-2013-irvine-fine-arts-center-grace-kook-anderson/

PUBLICATIONS
Best Photography 2014 - 2017, Photographer's Forum
Gallery exhibit catalogs: Black Box Gallery & PH21 Gallery
PAKS Gallery YouTube Video of their International Art Show at the Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
(page of exhibited art at 1:55 minute of video with comments from the curator)
PAKS Gallery Youtube 

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Joshua Tann joined Fine Art America on July 3rd, 2014.