Art Collectors
Prints
I personally assist individual collectors and institutional art buyers who are interested in acquiring original photographic works and video installations.
I oversee the making of each limited-edition print myself. Collector gelatin silver prints from my Blue Sky Days and Lines and Lineage series are made exclusively with an analogue enlarger from large-format negatives.
Additional information on shows and collections can be found on my Artsy profile.
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
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Lines and Lineage selected as finalist for the 2019 Leica Oskar Barnack Award
My Lines and Lineage series of photos about the missing photographic history of the American West was selected as a finalist for the 2019 Leica Oskar Barnack Award. About the Award The Leica Oskar Barnack Award honors “professional photographers whose unerring powers of observation capture and express the relationship between man and the environment in the most graphic form.”… read more.
Gallery Interview Video: Lines and Lineage for Baudoin Lebon solo exhibition in Paris
In conjunction with the Lines and Lineage solo exhibition at the Baudoin Lebon gallery in Paris, I was interviewed about the work on display. In the video, I explain the motivation for the Lines and Lineage, the artistic approach and the 19th-century photographic technique. My Divided video installation is also briefly explained. The video was filmed by Antoine Mossessian… read more.
Review: L’Oeil de la Photographie on Lines and Lineage
Corresponding with the solo exhibition of Lines and Lineage in Paris, L’Œil de la Photographie published a review of the work. Copied below is the french version. Access the article in english here. “Dans son dernier ouvrage, Tomas van Houtryve s’est fixé une tâche difficile: créer des photographies qui reflètent une période de l’histoire américaine qui n’existe pas. Il… read more.
Lines and Lineage wins France’s 2019 Roger Pic Award
My Lines and Lineage series of photos about the missing photographic history of the American West is the winner of France’s prestigious 2019 Roger Pic Award. For the 27th edition of the award, there was a tie, and the jury selected two award winners. The other winner is Denis Dailleux for his series ln Ghana – We shall meet… read more.
The New York Times feature: Lines and Lineage
The New York Times featured my Lines and Lineage series on April 3, 2019. The article written by Simon Romero, national correspondent for the Times, is copied below: What if Mexico Still Included California, Nevada and Texas? ALBUQUERQUE — Mention the border with Mexico these days and dystopian images might come to mind: Agents detaining children in a holding… read more.
Review: Lines in Lineage in Photograph Magazine column by Elisabeth Biondi
Photograph Magazine featured a portfolio and review of my Lines and Lineage project in their January/February 2019 issue. The column was written by Elisabeth Biondi, independent curator and the former Visuals Editor of The New Yorker. The review is copied below, and the portfolio is available only in the print issue of Photograph: “In his latest work, Tomas van… read more.
Artsy features Divided and Implied Lines works about the border
Artsy, the premier online platform for art collectors, features my Divided video installation and Implied Lines drone prints of the Mexico-U.S. border in an article titled 10 Photographers Who Have Told the Story of the U.S.–Mexico Border by Jacqui Palumbo. Leading with my Divided video, the article also explores the works of established artists Richard Misrach, Dorothea Lange and Alex Webb. An… read more.
Review: Hyperallergic on Lines and Lineage
Zachary Small, staff writer at Hyperallergic reviewed my Lines and Lineage exhibition, part of the Focal Points show at Photoville 2018 that includes work by the other 2017 CatchLight Fellows, Sarah Blesener and Brian L. Frank. The exhibition was curated by Sam Barzilay and Jenny Jacklin Stratton. The full review can be read on Hyperallergic and is copied below. … read more.
Review: KQED Arts, Lines and Lineage
Sarah Hotchkiss, the Visual Arts Editor of KQED, reviewed the Lines and Lineage exhibition at SF Camerawork in San Francisco, part of the inaugural CatchLight Fellowship show that includes work by Sarah Blesener and Brian L. Frank. The exhibition is open through 27 June, 2018. An extract of the review is posted below. “…Van Houtryve’s Lines and Lineage is based on the… read more.