Mary Ellen Mark (1940-2015)
Born in USA.
Hasselblad Prize 1992, Prize Cornell Capa 2001, World Press Photo Award 2004.
Studies
1962 B.F.A. in Painting and Art History, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1964 M.A. in Photojournalism, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1992 Honorary Degree, Doctorate of Fine Arts, University of Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1994 Honorary Degree, Doctorate of Fine Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2001 Honorary Degree, Doctorate of Fine Arts, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan
2004 Honorary Degree, Doctorate of Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
2004 Honorary Degree, Doctorate of Fine Arts, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio
Prizes
1980 First Prize, Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, "Mother Theresa," Life Magazine
1980 Page One Award, for Excellence in Journalism, The Newspaper Guild of New York, "Children of Desire", New York Times Magazine
1981 First Place Feature Picture Story, University of Missouri, "Mother Teresa in Calcutta", Life Magazine
1981 First Prize, Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, "Mother Teresa in Calcutta", Life Magazine
1982 Leica Medal of Excellence, "Falkland Road"
1983 Canon Photo Essayist Award, "Streets of the Lost", Life Magazine
1983 Honorable Mention - Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, "Streets of the Lost", Life Magazine
1984 First Place Magazine Published Picture Story, University of Missouri, "Streets of the Lost", Life Magazine
1984 First Prize, Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, "Camp Good Times", Life Magazine
1986 The Phillipe Halsman Award for Photojournalism, ASMP
1986 World Press Photo, 2nd Prize News Features Series
1987 Photographer of the Year Award, The Friends of Photography
1988 Art Directors Club 67th Annual Exhibition Distinctive Merit Award
1988 Creative Arts Awards Citation For Photography, Brandeis University
1988 World Press Award, for Outstanding Body of Work Throughout the Years
1988 George W. Polk Award, Photojournalism
1988 Distinguished Photographer's Award, Women In Photography
1989 Art Directors Club Award
1989 The World Hunger Media Awards, Best Photojournalism, "Children of Poverty", Life Magazine
1990 Pictures of the Year Award for Magazine Portrait/Personality, "The Face of Rural Poverty," Fortune Magazine
1992 Victor Hasselblad Cover Award
1992 The Society of Publication Designers, Award of Distinctive Merit, "Pretty Babies," Buzz Magazine
1992 The Society of Publication Designers, Award of Distinctive Merit, "The Prince of Wildwood," Rolling Stone
1992 Society of Newspaper Design, Award of Excellence, Magazine Cover and Photojournalism Feature, The New York Times Magazine.
1993 Communication Arts Photography Annual, Award of Excellence, Editorial Category
1993 Communication Arts Photography Annual, Award of Excellence, Editorial Series Category
1993 Front Page Award, The Newswomen’s Club of New York, "Cree Indians" for Conde Nast Traveler, November 10, 1993
1993 American Photography Competition, Certificate of Excellence, "The Good Boy," Los Angeles Times Magazine
1993 American Photography Competition, Certificate of Excellence, "Rodeo Texas USA" series, Texas Monthly
1993 American Photography Competition, Certificate of Excellence, "The Devil & Rupert, Idaho," Los Angeles Times Magazine
1993 Golden Light Awards Photographic Book of the Year, "Indian Circus"
1994 The Professional Photographer of the Year Award, Photographic Manufacturers & Distributors Assoc.
1994 Hearst Magazine and New York Women in Communications, Inc.’s Matrix Award for Film/ Photography.
1994 The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Photographie’s Dr. Erich Salomon Preis Award
1994 American Photography Competition, Certificate of Excellence, "After the Deluge," Vogue Magazine
1994 American Photography Competition, Certificate of Excellence, "Boy George," US Magazine
1995 "Heros of the West, Premiere Magazine" American Photography 11
1995 American Photography Competition, Certificate of Excellence, "Back In the Saddle Again" series, Premiere Magazine
1995 American Photography Competition, Certificate of Excellence, "The Abortionist," GQ Magazine
1995 Pictures of the Year, 3rd Place Magazine Division, "The Sins of Fathers" Freelance/Life Magazine
1995 Pictures of the Year, 1st Place Magazine Division, "Napping" Freelance/Life Magazine
1996 United States Department of State, Certificate of Appreciation in generously supporting the Art in Embassies Program
1996 Picture of the Year, 1st place in magazine division for issue reporting "Damm Family"; 3rd place in magazine division for picture essay
1996 Master Series Award, School of Visual Arts
1997 Inf inity Award, International Center of Photography
1997 The Society of Publication Designers, Merit Award for Design Feature Story, "El Circo," Texas Monthly, November is
1998 Communication Arts Photography Annual, Award of Excellence, Editorial Catagory
1998 The Art Directors Club Merit Award, "Happy Doomsday"
1998 The Art Directors Club Silver Award, "El Circo"
1998 The Society of Publication Designers, Gold Medal Award for Design Entire Issue, "Battle of the Generations," Fast Company, September issue
1999 Communication Arts Photography Annual, Award of Excellence, Editorial Category
1999 Leadership Award, International Photographic Council
1999 Photographic Administrators Incorporated, Award for Excellence in Photojournalism
2000 Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, The Merrill Panitt Citizenship Award
2001 International Center of Photography, Infinity Awards, Cornell Capa Award
2003 Lucie Award for Documentary Photography
2004 World Press Photo Awards, First Prize in the Arts (Twins series)
2006 Visionary Woman Wards, Moor College of Art
2006 Photographic Center Northwest, Photo Vision Award
Solo Exhibitions
1976 "Bars," Photographers Gallery, London
1976-77 "Ward 81," Gallery Forum, Stradpack, Graz, Austria
1977 "Ward 81," Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California
1977 Port Washington Library, Port Washington, New York
1978 "Ward 81," Castelli Graphics, New York, New York
1978 Boise Gallery of Art, Idaho
1978 Photography Gallery, Yarra, Australia
1979 "Ward 81," Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
1979-80 Ward 81, Bars, Gallery Nagel, Berlin, Germany
1981 "Falkland Road," Castelli Graphics, New York, New York
1981 "Falkland Road," Olympus Gallery, London, England
1982 "Falkland Road," Mary Porter, Seson Art Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz, California
1982 "Falkland Road," California Museum of Photography, Riverside, California
1982 "Ward 81, Bars," Drew University, New Jersey
1983 Gallery of Fine Arts, Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, Florida
1983 "Mother Teresa and Calcutta," Friends of Photography, Carmel, California
1985 "Mother Teresa and Calcutta," Allen Street Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1986 "Mother Teresa and Calcutta," Northlight Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
1987 "Mother Teresa and Calcutta," Faculty Club Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1987 "Mary Ellen Mark: Photographs," University of Oklahoma, Museum of Art, Norman, Oklahoma
1988 "Portraits," Photography Gallery, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
1988 "America," Pasadena Art Center, Pasadena, California
1988 "America," Brooks Art Institute, Santa Barbara, California
1989 " Portraits," Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama
1991 "Portraits," California Museum of Photography, Riverside, California
1991 "Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," Castelli Graphics, New York, New York
1992 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," International Center for Photography, New York, New York
1992 "Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, California
1992 "Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1992 "Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
1992 "Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1992 "Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," Bentler Morgan Gallery, Houston, Texas
1992 "Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, Louisiana
1992 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
1992 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Museum of Photographic Art, San Diego, California
1992 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
1992 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Instituto de Estudios Norteamericanos, Barcelona, Spain
1992 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois
1992 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years and Indian Circus," Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, California
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Oliver Art Center, Oakland, California
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Royal Society of Photography, Bath, England
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Bath, England; The Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, Iceland
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: Photographs," Parco Exposure Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," Ogilvy and Mather, New York, New York
1993 "Mary Ellen Mark: America," Agatha Gaillard, Paris, France.
1994 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," National Museum of Photography, Bradford, England,
1994 National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
1995 "Mary Ellen Mark: Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," Ogilvy and Mather, New York, New York
1995 "Mary Ellen Mark: Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," The Country Bazaar Gallery, Montauk, New York
1996 "The Master’s Series: Mary Ellen Mark," School of Visual Arts, New York, New York
1996 "Mary Ellen Mark: Thirty Years," Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1996 "The Master's Series: Mary Ellen Mark," A Gallery of Fine Photography, New Orleans
1996 "The Master's Series: Mary Ellen Mark," Chromatics, Nashville, Tennessee
1996 "Mary Ellen Mark: Indian Circus: Platinum Prints," The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
1997 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1998 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Milan, Italy
1998 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," El Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, Mexico
1998 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Centro Fotografico Alvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexico
1999 "Tribute to Fellini," International Photomeeting, Republic of San Marino
2000 "Strange Moments," Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, New York
2000 "Mary Ellen Mark: Photographs," Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (review)
2000 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," Boras Museum of Art, Boras, Sweden
2000 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2000 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," Arbetets Museum, Norrkoping, Sweden
2000 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2000 "Mary Ellen Mark: Photographs," Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2000 "Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years," Laumont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire
2000-2001 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," Landskrona Museum, Landskrona, Sweden
2001 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2001 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," The National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark
2001 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," Minnesota Museum of American Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2002 "Mary Ellen Mark: Photographs," Leica Gallery, Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic
2002 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," The National Museum of Photography, Horten, Norway
2002 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," Reykjavik Museum of Photography, Reykjavik, Iceland
2002 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," Bilden Hus, Sundsvall, Sweden
2002 "Mary Ellen Mark Photographs," Fait & Cause, Paris, France
2002-2003 "Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey," Orebro Konsthall, Orebro, Sweden
2003 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey," Photoforum PasquArt, Bienne, Switzerland
2003 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey," Hasselblad Center, Goteborg, Sweden
2003 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey," Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia
2003 "Twins," Marianne Boesky Gallery/Kennedy Boesky Photographs, New York, New York
2003 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey & Twins," Carla Sozzani Gallery, Milan, Italy
2004 "Twins," Stadsgalleriet Halmstad, Sweden
2004 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey," EFTI, Madrid, Spain
2004 "Twins," Galleri F15, Moss, Norway
2004 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey," Center & Circolo Fotografico Tina Modotti, Bolzano, Italy
2004 "American Odyssey & Twins," Fotobienniale, Moscow
2004 "American Odyssey & Twins," Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England
2004 "Twins," The Hague Museum of Photography, The Hague, Netherlands
2004 "Twins & Falkland Road," Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
2005 "Falkland Road", Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, New York
2005 "Falkland Road", Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, New York
2006 "Falkland Road" and "Twins", Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2006 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey & Twins," Salo Art Museum, Salo, Finland
2006-2007 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey & Twins," Perspektivet Museum, Tromso, Norway
2007 "Extrardinary Child", National Museum of Iceland, Reyjkjavik, Iceland
2007 "Twins," Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2007 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey," Fotogalleriet, Kristiansand, Norway
2007 "Ward 81", Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2007 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey," Palazzo Guinigi, Lucca, Italy
2007-2008 "Mary Ellen Mark American Odyssey," Fotogalleriet Format, Malmo, Sweden
2007-2008 "Ward 81 Note Cards & Printing Notes", John McWhinnie @ Glenn Horowitz, New York, New York
2008 "Prom," Festival of the Photograph, Charlottesville, Virginia
2008 "Twins," Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Toledo, Ohio
2008 "Prom," Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
2008 "Extraordinary Child," Nordiska Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 "Seen Behind the Scene," Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2008-2009 "Seen Behind the Scene," Staley-Wise Gallery, New York, New York
2009 "Extraordinary Child," Duke University Center for Documentary Studies, Durham, North Carolina
Group exhibitions
1969 "Vision and Expression," George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
1973 Photokina, Cologne
1975 "Women of Photography: A Historical Survey," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
1975 "Women Photographers," Neikrug Gallery, New York, New York
1975 U.S.I.A., European Traveling Exhibitions
1975 Exhibit with Ralph Gibson, Photopia Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1976 "Women of Photography," Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, New York
1977 "Eight American Female Photographers," Iran-America Society Cultural Center, Tehran, Iran
1977 Exhibit with Burk Uzzle, M.I.T. Creative Photography Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1979 American Images, International Center of Photography, New York, New York
1979 Portraits and Permanent Collection, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
1980 "Likely Stories," Castelli Graphics, New York, New York
1980 "American Images: New Work by Twenty Contemporary Photographers, International Center of Photography, New York, New York
1981 "Portraits," Klaus Honnef-Lichtbildniffe, Rheinschef Landes Museum, Bonn, Germany
1981 "Love is Blind," Castelli Graphics, New York, New York
1981 "Photography as Art," Joyce Strauss, Denver, Colorado
1981 "Points of View," University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
1981 "Color As Form," History of Color Photography, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1982 "Color As Form," History of Color Photography, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
1982 The Photography Gallery, Castelli Graphics, New York, New York
1982 Floods of Light; "Flash Photography 1851-1981", Castelli Graphics, New York, New York
1982 "American Photography Today," University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
1982 "The Permanent Collection: A Selection of American Images," Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1983 Eaton Shoen Gallery, San Francisco, California
1983 "Phototypes: The Development of Photography in New York," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
1985 "Bars," Barbican Art Gallery, London, England
1985 "Mother Teresa," Munich Stradt Museum, Munich, Germany
1985 "Portraits," Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, New York
1985 "Mother Teresa," Hillwood Art Gallery, Greenvale, New York
1985 "Faces, United Nations 40th Anniversary Photography Exhibit," Berkeley, California
1985 "NYC X 5, Bars," Eaton Shoen Gallery, San Francisco, California
1986 "Miami Beach," Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1986 "Santa Barbara," Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, California
1986 "Miami Beach," Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida
1986 "Miami Beach," Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
1986 "Miami Beach," Menacham Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, American Friends of Beth Hatefutsoth/World Zionist Organization, Miami Beach, Florida
1986 "50 Years of Modern Color Photography," Photokina, Cologne, Germany
1986 "Mother Teresa," Catskill Center of Photography, Woodstock, New York
1986 "Public/Private," The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
1986 "I'm Not Crazy, I Just Lost My Glasses," New Works Gallery, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
1986 "The World: Conflict & Caring," The Catskill Center for Photography, Woodstock, New York
1986 "Out of the Darkroom/Art of the Darkroom," Euphrate Gallery, Cupertino, California
1986 "Commitment to Vision," Oregon Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
1986 Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, California
1987 "Photographers Who Make Films," The Catskill Center for Photography, Woodstock, New York
1987 "Inside Out: Ward 81," Gallery II at de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, California.
1987 " 1974," Light Gallery, New York, New York
1987 "Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: Part II," Friends of Photography, Carmel, California
1987 "American Dreams," Centro Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
1987 University of Colorado: Group Show, Boulder, Colorado
1987 "Ansel Adams and Friends," Scotsdale Center For The Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona
1988 "Legacy of Light," De Cordova and Dana Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts
1988 "Selected Works," Castelli Graphics, New York, New York
1988 "Homeless In America," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1988 "Homeless In America," New York City Public Library, New York, New York
1988 "China," Recontres D'Arles, Arles, France
1988 "The Instant Likeness," Polaroid Portraits, The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1988 "Paris Opera," Association Pour Le Rayonnement De L'Opera De Paris, France
1989 "New Portraiture," Clarence Kennedy Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1989 "Das Portrait in der Zeitgenossischen Photographie," Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany
1989 "Das Portrait in der Zeitgenossischen Photographie," Kulturcentrum, Mainz, Germany
1989 "In Our Time: The World As Seen By Magnum Photographers," International Center of Photography, New York, New York
1991 "Imaging Illness," Albert Schweitzer Center, Great Barrington, Washington
1991 "Pictures of Peace," F.I.T. Resource Center, New York, New York
1992 "Our Town," Aperture, New York, New York
1993 Oklahoma Arts Institue, Quartz Mountain Lodge, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1993 "University of Colorado: All Hallow's Eve," Boulder, Colorado
1993 University of New Hampshire: "Ward 81," Durham, New Hampshire
1993 College of New Rochelle, Castle Gallery: "Angels, An Endangered Species," New Rochelle, New York
1993 "Wings of Change," Directors' Guild of American, Los Angeles, California
1994 Olgivy & Mather, New York, New York
1994 Visa Pour L'Image/Perpignan, Perpignan, France
1994 Festival International de la Photo de Mode, Paris, France
1994 Talking Pictures Traveling Exhibition ( New York City, San Francisco, Washington DC, Atlanta, Milwaukee, LA, Minneapolis, Nashville, Tucson, Baton Rouge)
1994 "Magic of Play," Giorgio Beverly Hills, California
1994 "...it's how you play the game.", Exit Art, New York, New York
1995 "A Century Apart: Images of Struggle & Spirit, Jacob Riis & Five Contemporary Photographers," City Museum of New York, New York, NY
1995 PDA Exhibit, Las Vegas, Nevada
1995 Magic Moments - 40 Years of Leica M, Galerie Photo, Paris, France
1995 "Insight: Women's Photographs from the Collection," - George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
1995 "We Look and See, Images of Childhood in Contemporary American Photography," University Art Museum, Berkeley, California
1995 "Magic of Play," Grand Central Station, New York, New York
1995 "Animal Attractions," Humane Society, New York, New York
1995 "100th Anniversary of Conde Nast Traveler," Danzinger Gallery, New York , New York
1996 "Beyond the Looking Glass, Contemporary Women Photographers," David Adamson Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1996 "Family Matters," Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1996 "Howard Finster," Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
1996 "Clinique's Future Beauty" Houk Friedman Gallery, New York, New York
1996 "60th Anniversary of Life Magazine," The Newseum, New York, New York
1997 "Prostitution," Paul Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1997 "The Portrait/The Nude II," Fahey/Klein, Los Angeles, California
1997 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, New Delhi, India
1997 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, Mumbai, India
1997 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
1997 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
1997 Hope Photographs, MTA Arts for Transit Lightbox Project, on display at Times Square Station, New York, New York
1997 "Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th Century," The Saint Louis Art Museum St. Louis, Missouri
1998 "A Summer Wedding," Leica Gallery, New York, New York
1998 "Pictures of Texas Monthly, 25 Years" Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Austin, Texas
1998 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," Victoria Memorial Museum, Calcutta, India
1998 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai, India
1998 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," Royal Festival Hall, London, England
1998 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," Palazzo Reale - Arengario Milan, Italy
1998 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee
1998 "Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th Century," The Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1998 "Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th Century," The Mead Museum of Art, Amherst, Massachusetts
1998 "The Coincidence of the Arts," (Mario Testino, David Levinthal, and Francisco Toledo) Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France
1998 "Holding Patterns: Selections from the Photography Collection of Arthur J. Goodwin ," San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
1999 "Independent Visions: Women Photographers from the Collection," California Museum of Photography, Riverside, California
1999 "All Dressed In White: Bridal Traditions," Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, New York
1999 "Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th Century," The George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
1999 "Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th Century," The Brauer Museum at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
1999 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997," Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.
1999 "Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th Century," The Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas
1999 "Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th Century," UCLA Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
1999 "Masterminds of Mode: International Fashion Festival in Japan," Mitsukoshi Gallery at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Japan
1999 "The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
2000 "Masterminds of Mode: International Fashion Festival in Japan, "Mitsubishi-Jishi Atrium, Japan
2000 "Masterminds of Mode: International Fashion Festival in Japan," Kobe Fashion Museum, Japan
2000 "Keepers of the Wisdom," United Nations, New York, New York
2000 "Personae: Portraits from the Collection," The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
2000 "India: A Celebration of Independence, 1947-1997" (selected images), the Consulate General of India, New York, New York
2000 "Picturing the Modern Amazon," The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, New York
2000 "In Black and White: Photography," Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, New York
2000 "Looking Into the Collection: Faith," Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona
2001 "Two Women," Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2001 "In Response to Place," The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
2002 "In Response to Place," The Houston Museum of Science, Houston, Texas
2002 "In Response to Place," Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
2002 "In Response to Place," High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 "50th Anniversary," Aperture's Burden Gallery, New York, New York
2002 "New York: Capital of Photography," Jewish Museum, New York, New York
2002 "New York: Capital of Photography," The Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin
2003 "New York: Capital of Photography," Musee de L 'Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland
2003 "New York: Capital of Photography," Joods Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2003 "In Response to Place," The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois
2003 "In Response to Place," Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
2003 "Game Face," Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri
2003 "Game Face," Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, Illinois
2004 "1970s Color Photography," Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, New York
2004 "In Response to Place," Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
2004 "In Response to Place," Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinatti, Ohio
2004 "In Response to Place," The Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan
2004 "Game Face," Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, Colorado
2004 "Game Face," World Financial Center, New York, New York
2004 "Game Face," Fisher Gallery at USC, Los Angeles, California
2004 "Game Face," Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, Jacksonville, Florida
2006 "New York, New York," Grimaldi Forum, Monaco
2007 "New York", House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany
2007 "Prized Images: The Knight Purchase Award for Photographic Media 1991-2006", Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio
2007-2008 "New York," Queens Museum of Art, Queens, New York
2008 "Vanity Fair Portraits," National Portrait Gallery, London, England
2008-2009 "Vanity Fair Portraits," Los Angeles Count Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
2008 "Role Models," National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
2009 "An Autobiography of the San Francisco Bay Area," SF Camerawork, San Francisco, California
2009-2010 "Delpire & Cie," Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
2009-2010 "Ladies First," Clic Gallery, St. Barth
Collections
Australian National Gallery
Avon Collection
American Museum of the Moving Image
Baltimore Museum of Art
Bibliotecque Nationale
Boca Raton Museum of Art
California Museum of Photography
California State University Library, Long Beach
Center for Creative Photography
Centro Fotografico Alvarez Bravo , Oaxaca
The Chrysler Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Clinique Collection
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Detroit Institute of Arts
El Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City
Elvehjem Museum of Art
George Arents, Jr. Collection at the New York Public Library
George Eastman House
The Hague Museum of Photography
Hallmark Photographic Collection
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University
Hofstra Museum
Honolulu Academy of Art
Hope Photographs Collection for Cameraworks
International Center of Photography
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford
J. Paul Getty Museum
Leo Castelli
The Library of Congress
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego
Museum Ludwig, Cologne
National Gallery of Australia
National Millennium Survey, College of Santa Fe
National Portrait Gallery
Neuberger Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
Saint Louis Art Museum
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Seattle Art Museum
Smith College
Southeast Museum of Photography
Sweet Briar College
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
The Toledo Museum of Art
University of Colorado
University of New Mexico Art Museum
University of Oklahoma Museum of Art
University of Oregon
Whitney Museum of American Art
Yale University Art Gallery
Publications
Passport, Mary Ellen Mark, Lustrum Press, 1974
Ward 81, Simon and Schuster, 1979, Damiani, 2008
Falkland Road, Alfred A. Knopf, 1981, Steidl, 2007
Mother Teresa's Missions of Charity in Calcutta, The Friends of Photography, Untitled Series, 1985
Streetwise, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1988, Aperture, 1992
The Photo Essay: Photography by Mary Ellen Mark, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990
Mary Ellen Mark: Twenty Five Years, Bullfinch Press (In conjunction with George Eastman House/Kodak), 1991
Indian Circus, Chronicle Publishers, 1993, Japan Independent Communications Corporation, 1993
Mary Ellen Mark Portraits
A Cry For Help: Stories of Homelssness and Hope, Simon and Schuster,1996
Mary Ellen Mark Portraits, Motta Fotografia, November 1995, Smithsonian International Press, 1997, Nathan, Paris, France, September 1997
Mary Ellen Mark: American Odyssey, Aperture, New York, New York, 1999
Mary Ellen Mark: 55, Phaidon, London, United Kingdom, 2001
Photo Poche: Mary Ellen Mark, Nathan, Paris, France 2002
Twins, Aperture, New York, New York 2003
Exposure, Phaidon, London, England 2005
Extraordinary Child, The National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland 2007
Seen Behind the Scene, Phaidon, London, England 2008
