Biography

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Stephen Wilkes is a highly recognized art photographer who has had four major exhibitions in the last four years.
    
    In 1999, Wilkes completed a personal project photographing the south side of Ellis Island. Through his photographs and video work,which was presented to Congress, Wilkes was able to help secure $6 million in funding to restore the island. In the fall of 2006 WW Norton will publish the collection as a book.
    
    In 2000 Wilkes was commissioned by Epson America to create a millennial portrait of the United States. Over 52 days, Wilkes crisscrossed the country looking for the people and places that capture the mood of America. The work was exhibited in four cities, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
    
    In 2002, Wilkes exhibited his exploration of the nude form juxtaposed against the jungles and lava flows of Hawaii. In 2004, Wilkes' photographs of the abandoned Bethlehem Steel plant were exhibited in Los Angeles.
    
    Wilkes is also on permanent collection at the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House.
    
    Wilkes was recently awarded the Epson Creativity Award for the PDN Photo Annual. He was also recognized as the 2004 Fine Art Photographer of the Year at the Lucie Awards. Wilkes has been recognized by the photographic and design industry with additional awards, including the Alfred Eisenstadt Awards for Magazine Photography, as well as honors in Graphis and Communication Arts Magazine. Wilkes was again featured in CA in March of 2001.
    
    Wilkes is a graduate of Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Communications and resides in Westport, CT.