b. Lowell, MA, 1969

• EDUCATION

  • 1996

    • MFA in Photography, State University of New York, New Paltz, NY

  • 1991

    • BA in Film and Cultural Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

• SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2003

    • Chance Encounters, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY

  • 2002

    • Portraits, Encontros da Imagem, Braga, Portugal
    • Home as Found, Fotofest 2002, Houston, TX

  • 2001

    • Home as Found, International Fototage, Herten, Germany
    • Home as Found, Abilene Center for Contemporary Art, Abilene, TX

  • 2000

    • Home as Found, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
    • Portraits, Galerie Lichtblick, Cologne, Germany
    • On the Inside, Nine Gallery, Portland, OR

  • 1999

    • Portraits, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA

  • 1997

    • On the Inside, Projex Gallery, Austin, TX

• SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2005

    • Place: Photographs of Environment and Community, Harry Ransom Research
    • Center at the University of Texas, Austin, TX

  • 2004

    • Pool Party, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY

  • 2003

    • Here and There, Gallery Sink, Denver, CO

  • 2002

    • Social Landscape, Gallery Sink, Denver, CO

  • 2001

    • Social Landscape, Gallery Sink, Denver, CO

  • 2000

    • Discoveries of the Meeting Place, Fotofest, Houston, TX
    • Put Yourself in the Picture, Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY
    • Prints from the Permanent Collection, Musee de la Photographie, Charleroi, Belgium

  • 1999

    • Common Boundary, Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY
    • Membership Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX

  • 1997

    • SoHo Photo Gallery’s National Competition, SoHo Photo Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1996

    • The 72nd Annual International Competition, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA

• SELECTED AWARDS

  • 2002

    • Photographer’s Fellowship Award, Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY

  • 2000

    • Fotofest 2000- Discovery of the Meeting Place

  • 1999

    • Photo Service/Gallerie d’Essai
    • Young Photographer Award, Recontres
    • International de la Photographie, Arles, France
    • Finalist, Friends of Photography/Calumet Emerging Artist Award

  • 1998

    • Top 100 Photographers Golden Light Award, Maine Photographic Workshops

  • 1997

    • First Place Award, Photo Americas Festival

  • 1996

    • Top 100 Photographers Golden Light Award, Maine Photographic Workshops

• COLLECTIONS

  • • Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin, TX
    • Musee de la Photographie, Charleroi, Belgium
    • Museu da Imagem, Braga, Portugal
    • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX
    • Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY, CPW Collection, New Paltz, NY

• SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • 2005

    • American Photography Annual 21 Nov. 2005.
    • “Marla Sweeney- Chance Encounters.” La Fotografia Actual Feb/Mar. 2005:pg. 2-5.

  • 2003

    • Aletti, Vince. “Marla Sweeney-Voice Choices.” The Village Voice Feb. 26 2003.
    • Dykstra, Jean. “About the Cover.” Photography in New York International Jan/Feb 2003.
    • Newton, Kate and Christine Rolph, eds. Masquerade – Women’s Contemporary Portrait
    • Photography Cardiff: Ffotogallery, 2003.

  • 2002

    • Checchi, Rosanna. “Marla Sweeney.” Zoom May/June 2002: pg 52-57.
    • Frankfurter, Rundschau. “Focus Auf- Marla Sweeney.” Redaktion Magazin Mar. 2002.
    • Koetzle, Micheal. “Das Wunder von Texas.” Photo Technik International May/June 2002: pg 91.
    • MacMillan, Kyle. “Reality with a Personal Mark.” Denver Post 4 Jan. 2002.

  • 2001

    • “International Fototage Herten Catalog.” Das Bildforum Herten, 2001.

  • 2000

    • Alletti, Vince. “Marla Sweeney: Voice Choices.” The Village Voice 18 July 2000.
    • “Forum Portfolio.” Camera Austria Nov. 2000: pg 58-59.
    • “Fotofest Portfolio.” The Photo Review Spring 1999.
    • “Marla Sweeney: Goings on About Town.” The New Yorker 3 July 2000: pg 16.
    • Zollner, Manfred. “The American Heartland- Marla Sweeney.” Fotomagazin Aug. 2000: pg 140-145.