Bio + CV
“I am intrigued by the invisible, the things we don't see, the events which are beyond our comprehension yet are part of the human experience”.
Craig Becker is a photo-based artist whose creative career is marked by the exploration of the visually evocative. From his lakeside studio in rural Maine, he dives into the subconscious to create unique figurative work in a spontaneous and intuitive process.
His award-winning work has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries across the US. Portfolios of his work have been featured in Musee' Magazine, F-Stop Magazine, Feature Shoot, BETA 19, Lenscratch, Edge of Humanity, among others. Work from his Scratch series is in the permanent collection at the University of New England.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2018 SCRATCH. Griffin Museum of Photography, MA
2014 TRANSFORMATION. Saccarappa Art. Westbrook, ME
2009 STRUCTURE + FLOW. Daniel Kany Gallery, Portland, ME
2005 ECHOES. Railroad Square, Waterville, ME
Duo
2018 OF SPIRIT AND LIGHT: Photographs by Joyce Tenneson & Craig Becker. Elizabeth Moss Galleries, ME
2004 DISCRETE SYMBOLS OF A FINITE SET. Craig Becker & Wendy Savage. Space Gallery, Portland, ME
Group
2023 LITTLE SPARKS. Lights Out Gallery, Norway, ME
2023 VACATIONLAND. Ocean House Gallery, South Portland, ME
2022 COMPENDIUM. George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME
2022 THE CURATED FRIDGE. Summer. Somerville, MA
2022 RUMPUS. Engine, Biddeford, ME
2021 THE PERMANENT PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION: RECENT ACQUISITION, University of New England, Portland, ME
2021 FIGURE IT OUT. Coastal Contemporary Gallery, Newport, RI
2021 HOT! Summer Salon. Coastal Contemporary Gallery, Newport, RI
2021 TPS 29. Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX & The Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX
2020 TPS 29. The Silos at Sawyer Yards, Houston, TX
2020 DECAY. New York Center for Photographic Arts, NY
2020 PORTRAITS. A Smith Gallery, TX
2019 INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION. Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
2019 25th ANNUAL JURIED MEMBER’S EXHIBITION. Griffin Museum of Photography, MA
2019 SAN FRANCISCO BAY INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION. CA
2018 STOP STARING! Exhibit No. 9 Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
2018 SUMMER EXHIBITION. ArtProv Gallery, Providence, RI
2018 PORTRAITS 2018. Maine Museum of Photographic Art, Portland, ME
2018 TREE TALK. Griffin Museum of Photography, MA
2018 PORTRAITS. A. Smith Gallery, TX
2017 NOR'EASTER. New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT
2017 PORTRAIT: WITHIN TIME + SPACE. South x Southeast Gallery. GA
2017 THE CREATIVE PORTRAIT. LA Center for Photography, CA
2017 INTIMATE PORTRAITS. PhotoPlace Gallery, VT
2017 SOHO PHOTO GALLERY, NY. Annual National Competition. NY
2017 ELSEWHERE. A. Smith Gallery, TX
2017 LIQUID. New York Center for Photographic Arts, NY
2017 ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION. Providence Center for Photographic Arts. RI
2016 CURRENTS 2016. Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA
2016 PETER URBAN LEGACY EXHIBITION. Griffin Museum of Photography, MA
2016 CENTER FORWARD 2016. The Center for Fine Art Photography, CO
2016 THE CREATIVE PORTRAIT. LA Center for Photography, CA
2016 RESIDUE. University of Maine at Farmington Art Gallery, ME
2016 TPS 25. Big Bend Museum, TX & Martin Museum of Art, TX
2016 NEUROTICA. Union of Maine Visual Artist. Portland, ME
2016 MASKS. The Southeast Center for Photography. Greenville, SC
2016 NOR'EASTER. New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain, CT
2016 THE CURATED FRIDGE. The Open Aperture Gallery. Newport, RI
2016 WHAT YOU SEE. Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland, ME
2015 PORTRAITS 2015. The Center for Fine Art Photography, CO
2015 ROTATION. Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, ME
2015 ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBIT. Peter Miller Fine Art. Providence, RI
2015 CENTER FORWARD 2015. The Center for Fine Art Photography, CO
2015 ART2015. Annual Juried Exhibit. Harlow Gallery. Hallowell, ME
2015 NEW NEW ENGLAND. Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
2015 FREE FOR ALL 5. Space Gallery, Portland, ME
2015 ART + INNOVATION. Wex, South Portland, ME
2014 WHAT IS A PORTRAIT? Ripe Gallery, NY
2014 NEW CREATIVITY. New York Center for Photographic Arts, NY
2014 NEW ENGLAND COLLECTIVE V. Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA
2014 ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBIT. Danforth Museum of Art. Framingham, MA
2010 MAINE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW. Boothbay Art Foundation. ME.
2010 WALLS AND WINDOWS. Waterfall Arts. Belfast, ME
2009 THE DIGITAL COLLAGE. Shaw Gallery. Northeast Harbor, ME
2009 SEASCAPES & VESSELS. Daniel Kany Gallery. Portland, ME
2008 RE-VEIW. Daniel Kany Gallery. Portland, ME
2008 MEHARA BAGHDAD. Qasim Sabti Gallery Baghdad, Iraq
2007 RETINAL DELIGHTS. USM Art Gallery. Gorham. ME
2007 AMERICAN PORTFOLIO 5. Chemeketa Art Gallery. Salem, OR
2006 MAINE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW. Boothbay Art Foundation. ME
2006 ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIION. Chocolate Church Arts Center. Bath, ME
2000 UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS, Maine Artist Space, Portland, ME
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2020 DECAY. New York Center for Photographic Arts, NY First Place Juror Darren Ching
2019 SAN FRANCISCO BAY INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION. Silver Award
2018 MAINE ARTS COMMISSION. Project Grant
2017 FEATURE SHOOT. Emerging Photographer Award
2017 INTIMATE PORTRAITS. PhotoPlace Gallery, VT. Juror's Selection. Joyce Tenneson
2017 ELSEWHERE. A Smith Gallery, TX. Director's Award, Amanda Smith
2017 LIQUID. New York Center for Photographic Arts, NY Second Place. Juror Deborah Klomp Ching
2016 PHOTOLUCIDA CRITICAL MASS, CA. Finalist.
2016 TPS 25, TX. First Place. Juror Rixon Reed
2016 MASKS. The Southeast Center for Photography, SC. Juror's Choice. Aline Smithson
2015 LENSCULTURE. Scratch series. Editor's Pick
2015 YOUR DAILY PHOTOGRAPH. "First Place". Duncan Miller Gallery, CA
2015 PHOTOLUCIDA CRITICAL MASS, CA. Finalist.
2015 NEW PORTRAITURE. Saatchi Art
2014 NEW CREATIVITY. New York Center for Photographic Arts, NY Grand Prize & First Place, Juror Aline Smithson
2014 WHAT IS A PORTRAIT?. Ripe Gallery, NY Best in the Surreal category. Juror Ruben Natal-San Miguel
PUBLICATIONS
2024 MAINE ARTS JOURNAL. Showcase Artist, Lorica Portfolio
2023 F-STOP MAGAZINE. Open Theme Issue.
2022 New York Center for Photographic Arts. 10th Anniversary Catalog
2021 Aparté Magazine, Editions Alto. Quebec City, Quebec. Portfolio & Interview, Back Cover
2021 Noir Metal by Sébastien Chabot, Editions Alto. Quebec City, Quebec. Book Cover
2020 TPS 29. The Silos at Sawyer Yards, Houston, TX Exhibition Catalog Cover
2020 CAFE REVIEW. Art and Poetry Journal. Portland, ME
2020 Le Cafrad by Rai Hage. Editions Alto. Quebec City, Quebec. Book Cover
2019 BOKEH BOKEH. San Francisco Bay International Silver Awards
2018 MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM. "Of Spirit and Light" review by Dan Kany
2018 WHAT WILL YOU REMEMBER. A Murmur in the Trees by Elin Spring and Suzanne Revy
2018 LIGHT AND LENS: Photography in the Digital Age. Richard Hirsch. Focal Press Books
2017 FEATURE SHOOT. Portraits Born From a Sense of Loss
2017 F-STOP MAGAZINE. Portfolio Issue. Featured artist portfolio and interview
2017 LIGHT LEAKED. The Subconscious
2016 LENSCRATCH. Featured Artist Portfolio
2016 MUSEE MAGAZINE. Chaos Issue. Spotlight Artist
2016 BETA 19. developments in photography. Cover & 18 page portfolio
2016 PROFANE LITERARY JOURNAL. WINTER. Cover & Featured Artist
2016 MAINE ARTS JOURNAL. Neurotica. Cover
2016 ARTBO. "Incomplete Stories". Portfolio
2016 MAINE HOME + DESIGN. The Artist Issue
2016 EDGE OF HUMANITY MAGAZINE. Artist Expose'
2016 MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM. "What You See" review by Dan Kany
2015 FRACTION MAGAZINE. 7th Anniversary Issue
2015 CENTER FORWARD 2015. The Center for Fine Art Photography, CO Exhibition Catalog Cover
2014 Mildred Magazine. Art’s Sake: Interview and Portfolio Showcase
2014 NEW CREATIVITY. New York Center for Photographic Arts, NY Exhibition Catalog Cover
TEACHING
2019 PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM. Salem, MA. Construct Your Own Photographic Worlds
2019 MAINE MEDIA WORKSHOPS. Rockport, ME. “I’ll Just Fix it in Post”
2012 HARTFORD CT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Imagination Workshop
2009 MAINE COLLEGE OF ART. Portland, ME. Fine Art Digital Printing Workshop
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND ART GALLERY, Portland, ME