b. Peoria, Il 1981
Lives and Works in the Suburbs outside of Chicago, IL
Lives and Works in the Suburbs outside of Chicago, IL
MFA Yale University, 2013
BFA Columbia College Chicago, 2004
BFA Columbia College Chicago, 2004
Justin Schmitz is a photographer based in Illinois. He is the recipient of the
Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, The Tierney Fellowship,City of Chicago CAAP Grant,
Albert P. Weisman Scholarship, and The Union League Civic and Arts Foundation
Scholarship. His work is part of the Mid-West Photographers Project at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. He was runner-up for the
Photography Book Now Prize, and a finalist for the Honickman First Book Prize at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies.
Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, The Tierney Fellowship,City of Chicago CAAP Grant,
Albert P. Weisman Scholarship, and The Union League Civic and Arts Foundation
Scholarship. His work is part of the Mid-West Photographers Project at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. He was runner-up for the
Photography Book Now Prize, and a finalist for the Honickman First Book Prize at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies.
STATEMENT
I want to understand how and where I grew up. My subjects are a manifestation of my feelings about transition. I am interested in moments that are unexplainable, what we try to understand, the weird feelings, the upset stomachs and the awkward glances.
I want to understand how and where I grew up. My subjects are a manifestation of my feelings about transition. I am interested in moments that are unexplainable, what we try to understand, the weird feelings, the upset stomachs and the awkward glances.
CONTACT
justinschmitz[at]gmail.com
justinschmitz[at]gmail.com