Updated 06/20/2007
TONY WARD

 

EDUCATION

 

1979          

Master of Fine Arts, The Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (Photography)

1977          

Bachelor of Science, Millersville University, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Art Education)

 

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

 

2005

Come On Glamour Puss, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Best of Erotica, Tony Ward, Powerhouse Gallery, New York City

2004

Tony Ward, Jugendfrei, Galerie Zikesch, Karlsruhe, Germany

Wasteland, William Way Community Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2003 Edgeworks, Aplanat Galerie fuer Fotografie, Hamburg, Germany
2002 Tableaux Vivants, Galerie Zikesch, Karlsruhe, Germany
2000

O: The Other Side, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Orgasm, Donkersloot Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Orgasm, Les Larmes d’Eros Paris, France

1997 Tableaux Vivants, MBM Gallery, New York City
1996 Close Up, Blue Jay Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1995 Man and Woman, Sunshine City, Tokyo, Japan
Tony Ward Photographs
, Prinz Gallery, Kyoto, Japan
1994

Portrayals, SAP International, North American Headquarters, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania; Drexel University, Nesbitt Design Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Recent Work, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1991 Color Composites, Millersville University, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1982 Night Fever, Photogenesis Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1981

The Anatomy Lesson, University of Illinois at Urbana, Illinois

House of Prayer, Provident National Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1980 House of Prayer Portraits, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1979 Night Fever, Eisenhower University, Seneca Falls, New York

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2006

Negative Exposure, Trinity Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

2005

Self-Exposure, The Male Nude Self-Portrait, Clamp Art, NYC

Sexe et Convenance, Galerie Parisud, Paris France

RIT Philadelphia Connection, Photo West Gallery, Philadelphia

Love Now, Nordtrom's, US

2004

Day & Night in Black & White, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia

Masters and Mavericks, The Nude, Serephin Gallery, Philadelphia

Durlacher Vernissage, Galerie Zikesch, Karlsruhe, Germany

My Room, Reparte, Genoa, Italy

s-Vestiti ed Usciamo, nudes, Idee in Fabbrica, Bologna, Italy

2003 Tony Ward & Paul Blanca, Art Space Witzenhausen, Amsterdam

2001         

 

Works on Paper 2001, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, Pennsylvania

Helmut Newton Photo Exhibition, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany

Fetish, Galerie am Weldeturm, Schwetzingen, Germany

Propositions, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2000

Peep Show, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Democratic Sex, Dr. Susan Block’s Speakeasy Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1999

Art of the Apocalypse, Dr. Susan Block’s Speakeasy Gallery, Los Angeles, California

Wall to Wall Nudes, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sexual Evolution, Dr. Susan Block’s Speakeasy Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1996 Open Your Heart, Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City
1995 Group Show, Instituto National de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico
1993

Fronts and Backs, Paul Cava Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Portraits of Shoes, John Good Gallery, New York City

1983–90

Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (in association with the American Society of Media Photographers)
1980

Northeast Museum Conference, American Association of Museums,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Afro American Historical & Cultural Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Photo National, The Erie Art Center, Erie, Pennsylvania

1977 The Birmingham Art Alliance, Birmingham, Alabama
1976 Two Person Show, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

 

Instituto Cultural Banco Santos, San Paulo, Brazil

Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany

Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany   

The Eastman Kodak Collection, Rochester, New York

The Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York                         

Afro American Historical & Cultural Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

SAP International, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 

W.M. Hunt, New York, New York
 

PUBLICATIONS

2005
2004

“Erotik,” Men’s Health, Germany, December, pp. 77-82

“Taboo – The Edge of Eroticism,” Style Monte Carlo, Monaco, no. 19,

winter 2003/04, p. 34

2003 “Fashion,” SPOON, London, Spring and Fall
2002

“Tableaux Vivants,” Black + White, no. 63, Australia, October, pp. 90-101

“Tableaux Vivants,” Erotic Review, UK, July,  pp. 24, 25

2001

“Tony Ward,” Das Magazin, Berlin, Germany

 “Tony Ward,” Photographie, Dusseldorf, Germany, cover and pp. 1–6.

Maximum, Best of Photography, no.1, Hamburg, Germany, p. 93.

1997

“Tony Ward,” Blue, Australia, no. 26, April, pp. 92–99

“Orgasm, Tony Ward,” NU no.13, Argenta, Italy, March, pp.69-71

“Foto: Tony Ward,” Cupido, Oslo, Norway, March, pp.2–7.

“Tony Ward, Sweet Submission,” Erotica, San Francisco, California,      December, pp. 56–67.

“Tony Ward,” Black+White, Australia, no. 38, August, pp. 90–99.

“Gesprengte Grenzen. Tony Wards aggressive Erotica,” b/w Editionen

August, Munich, Germany.

1999 “Slit with Tit,” Profifoto, Germany, January/February, Cover

1998

“Tony Ward, Interview,” Leg Show, New York City, December, pp. 78–82.

“Galerie der Erotischen Fotografie,” Color Foto, Germany, December, pp.170–179.

“Tony Ward,” fotoMAGAZIN, Munich, Germany, March, pp. 30–33.

“The Annual Eisie Awards,” Life, The Eisie Issue, Collectors Edition, New York City, Spring, p. 119.

“Dark Portraits,” fotoMAGAZIN, Germany, March, pp. 30–33.

1997

“Nackte Wahrheiten,” Männer Vogue, Munich, Germany, September, pp. 116-121.

“VAMP – Andrea Suwa,” MAX, Germany, April, pp. 104-112.

“Sinn und Sinnlichkeit,” Werben & Verkaufen, Germany, April, pp.140-143.

“Vision,” Color Photo, Germany, April, pp. 6–14.

“A Kiss Is More Than A Kiss,” PDN (Photo District News), New York City, March, pp. 74–75.

1996

“Art vs. Commerce,” Peterson’s Photographic magazine, New York City, December, pp. 46–50.

“Tony Ward,” Penthouse, New York City, September, pp.112–125.

“Portfolio: Tony Ward,” Photographie, Dusseldorf, Germany, April, pp. 58–63.

“Tony Ward: Tableaux Vivants,” Profifoto, Germany, January/February, pp. 46–51.

“The Best of Kisses,” American Photo, New York City, January/February, pp. 90 and 93.

 1995

“The Many Faces of Tony Ward,” Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, Stuttgart,   Germany, November, pp. 58–63.

“Tony Ward, Supreme Supreme,” Studio Voice, Tokyo, Japan, August, pp. 54–59. 

“Tony Ward,” Commercial Photo, Tokyo, Japan, July, pp. 39–47.

“Tony Ward, Erotica’s Shooting Star,” Photo Technique International, Munich, Germany, May/June, pp.20-27.

1994

“Erotic Endeavor Up Close and Personal,” American Photo, New York City, November/December, p. 28.

“Master of the Erotic,” Philadelphia Magazine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December, pp. 106–112.

“ZH&ART Tony Ward,” Max, Hamburg, Germany, September, pp. 119–127.

 

ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

 

2007

Calendar Boy, City Paper, Philadelphia, PA. February 21st 2007, By Ashlea Halpern

2006

Tony Ward Portfolio, German Penthouse, Munich Germany, December 2006

2005

Sexe et Convenance, Galerie Parisud, Paris France Interconnexion, November 2005, p18-19

Katherine Nguyen, “Risque Reading,” Picture Magazine, New York, July/August, pp. 38-39

“Consenual Art,” The British Journal of Photography, London, September, pp. 18-21

Todd Davis Schwartz, “Best of Erotica,” The Paul Mitchell Show, CBS       Radio

“Fesch, Sexy, Schrill,” Tony Ward, Schwarzweiss 45, April/May, pp. 46-53

2002

Brian K. Bergen-Aurand, “Tableaux Vivants,” Libido.com, Review Gallery.

Tony Mitchell, “Tableaux Vivants,” Skin Two, London, autumn, p. 87.

A.D. Amorosi, “In Person,” The Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, July 21.

Sex in the City, Das Magazin, Berlin, February pp. 56-61.

2001

George Pitts, “Eros in Evidence,” VIBE, New York City, February, pp. 54–55.

2000

Tony Ward,” Must Be Mad, Paris, no. 6, pp. 105–111.

“Orgasm,” NU, Argenta, Italy, no. 9, Autumn, pp. 69–71.

Tony Mitchell, “Orgasm,” Skin Two, London, no. 3, autumn, p. 24.

“Orgasm,” AVN, USA, September, p. 192.

Morizen Foche, “Orgasm,” Erotica, San Francisco, CA, summer, p. 18.

“Orgasm,” Nerve, New York City, August/September, p. 31.

John Grant, “Above the Neck—O: The Other Side,” City Paper, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May.

Holly Mack-Ward, “The Big O,” Philadelphia Weekly, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May.

1999

“Obsessions,” The Erotic Review, London, February, p. 37.

1998

“Obsessions,” Skin Two, London, no. 28, p.18.

“Obsessions,” Shutterbug, USA, December, p. 115.

“Obsessions,” Libido, USA, winter, pp. 98 and 99.

“Obsessions,” Max, Hamburg, Germany, August, pp. 90–100.

1995

Hans Eberhard Hess, “Shooting Stars,” Photo Technique International,    Germany, May/June, p. 3.

1994

Sydney Grant, “Steam Great—Sensual Photos by Tony Ward,” Art Matters, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February, p. 121.

 

BOOKS BY TONY WARD

 

2004 Tony Ward, Best of Erotica, Heidelberg, Germany, www.6 x 6. com
2002

Orgasm XL. Paris: Editions Alixe           

Tableaux Vivants. Zurich/New York: Editions Stemmle

2000          

Orgasm. Paris: Editions Alixe.

1998 

Obsessions. Zurich/New York: Edition Stemmle.

          

BOOKS  INCLUDING WORK BY TONY WARD

 

2004

PEEP. Australia: Black + White Books.

Deep Blue, Australia, Blue Books.

SEX. Australia: Black + White Books.

2002

Sex. Take a Walk on the Wild Side. London: Carlton Books.         

Blondes. London: Carlton Books.

2001

Male Nude Now. New York: Universe.

The Mammoth Book of Illustrated Erotica. New York: Carroll & Graf

Femmes. London: Carlton Books.

Love  Lust  Desire. London: Carlton Books.

2000  

Nerve: The New Nude. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

Venus. London: Carlton Books.

 

OTHER MEDIA AND AWARDS

 

2005

Stern.de, "Ich bekomme immer meinen Schuss!" January 24th
Tony Ward
, Met-Art.com

Sex and Fashion, lovechess.nl/artoflove

Unlimited, Nerve.com

Tony Ward, Stern.de

2004

Undressed, Nerve.com

Sexcetera #51, Playboy Entertainment Group, Los Angeles, California

2002

SEX TV, Toronto, Canada

Art or Pornography, Philly Live, WYBE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sexual Visionary, Tableaux Vivants, Salon.com, May

2001

Scene Stealers, Nerve.com

2000

Oh My Goth, Nerve.com

Orgasm, Nerve.com

Tony Ward, Liebe Sünde, Pro 7, Germany

Tony Ward, Brisant, ARD, Germany

Tony Ward, RTL 2, Germany

Tony Ward, TVA, Amsterdam, Holland

Interview, Radio Nova, Paris, France

1999

Tony Ward, RTL 2, Germany

The Naked and The Nude, Radio Time, WHYY-FM, USA 

Lead Awards 98, Erotic Photograph of the Year, “Slit with Tit,” from

Obsessions. Zurich/New York: Editions Stemmle

Tony Ward Plunges Glamour into Porn, Nerve.com

1994

Tony Ward, Larry Kane’s Bulletin, NBC, USA