David H. Wells Explained

David H. Wells is a photographer and film-maker affiliated with Aurora Photos.

Life and work

Wells received a B.A in Liberal Arts from Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA. He has taught classes at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Rhode Island, and workshops at the Maine Media Workshops. He is on the faculty of the International Center for Photography in New York City. He was featured in Photo District News as a "Best Workshop Instructor."^[1] He served as a judge for the Alexia Foundation in 1996.^[2]

Wells works across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He is affiliated with Aurora Photos of Portland, ME, since 2003. He has worked as a workshop instructor at Maine Media Workshops,^[3] Unique Photo,^[4] CreativeLive,^[5] Centro de la Imagen, in Mexico City^[6] Pathshala school of photography in Dacca, Bangladesh,^[7] and Objectifs, Singapore Center for Film and Photography.

Publications with contributions by Wells

• Live Like the Banyan Tree: Images of the Indian American Experience. Catalogue for the Balch Institute of Ethnic Studies, Philadelphia, PA, 1999. .

Awards

• “New Faces” Award, American Photographer, 1988.^[8]
• Nikon/National Press Photographers' Association Documentary Sabbatical Grant, 1988.^[9]
• Visual Arts Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Arts Council, 1989.
• Fulbright Lecturing Fellowship at University of Mysore, Mysore, India, 1999.^[10]
• Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship, 2001^[11]
• Fulbright Regional Studies Research Fellowship, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka 2005.^[12]
• Prix de la Photographie, Paris, Water Competition, Honorable Mention, 2008.^[13]
• Hearst 8x10 Photography Biennial, New York City, Honorable Mention, 2009.^[14]
• Forward Thinking Museum Photography Contest, New York City, Runner Up, 2012.^[15]
• American Society of Media Photographers Best of 2014.^[16]

Selected solo exhibitions

• Concurrence: An Evolving India, Frontier Gallery, Brunswick, ME, 08/09-9/09.^[17]
• Concurrence: An Evolving India, Chazan Gallery, Providence, RI, 11/09 – 12/09.^[18]
• Foreclosed Dreams, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA, 08/10 – 09/10.^[19]
• Underwater: Interpreting the Foreclosure Crisis, Artspace, Raleigh, NC, 09/12 – 10/12.^[20]
• Foreclosed Dreams, Yellow Peril Gallery, Providence, R.I, 04/13 – 05/13.^[21]
• Foreclosed Dreams, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA. 11/13 – 12/13.^[22]
• Half, Past, Watson Institute at Brown University, Providence, RI, 8/14 – 9/14.^[23]
• Foreclosed Dreams, Monmouth University, Monmouth, N.J. 9/14 – 10/14.^[24]

Selected group exhibitions

• No Place Like Home, Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers, Newark, N.J. 1/13–4/13.^[25]
• Stories in the Social Landscape, International Center of Photography, New York, N.Y. 12/13-–3/14.^[26]

Notes and References

1. Web site: PDN Reader Survey: The Best Workshop Instructors. Emerald Expositions. 2 June 2015. 10 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610172335/http://www.pdnonline.com/features/PDN-Reader-Survey-T-3302.shtml. dead.
2. Web site: Alexia Foundation: About. Alexia Foundation for World Peace. 6 June 2015. 12 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512223048/http://www.alexiafoundation.org/about. dead.
3. Web site: David H. Wells. Maine Media Workshops + College. 5 June 2015. 10 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610172341/http://www.mainemedia.edu/instructors/photo/david-h-wells. dead.
4. Web site: Our Instructors. Unique Photo. 5 June 2015.
5. Web site: david h wells. CreativeLive, Inc.. 5 June 2015.
6. Web site: Desarrollo de Proyectos: un Programa Integral. Centro de la Imagen. 5 June 2015.
7. Web site: Visiting Artists. Pathshala South Asian Media Institute. 5 June 2015. 10 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610173930/http://pathshala.net/category/visiting-artists/. dead.
8. Web site: David Wells. Unique Photo. 5 June 2015.
9. Web site: David Wells. National Press Photographers Association. 5 June 2015.
10. Web site: About CAVA. Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts. 2 June 2015.
11. Web site: David Wells. Alicia Patterson Foundation. 2 June 2015.
12. Web site: Record Number of Pitzer College Students Awarded 2005 Fulbright Fellowships. Pitzer College. 2 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610182644/http://www.pitzer.edu/news_center/campus_news/04-05-academic_year/2005_05_02-fulbrights.asp. 10 June 2015. dead.
13. Web site: Honorable Mention Recipients of Water Competition. 2 June 2015. 9 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150609200417/http://px3.fr/winners/Water/HonorableMentions.php. dead.
14. Web site: Eight Emerging Photographers Selected From More Than 1,000 Entries in the First Hearst 8 X 10 Photography Biennial Competition. Hearst Communications Inc. 2 June 2015.
15. Web site: JGS Photography Contest: Runners Up. Forward Thinking museum. 2 June 2015. 10 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610193339/http://173.254.32.121/contest/2012-runners-up/. dead.
16. News: Best of 2014: David H. Wells . 2014 . 6 June 2015 . American Society of Media Photographers . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610175411/https://asmp.org/best-2014-wells#.VXGWWqYQiKx . 10 June 2015 . dead .
17. Web site: Gallery Archives. Frontier. 5 June 2015. 8 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150508021440/http://www.explorefrontier.com/gallery/gallery-archives. dead.
18. Web site: Past Exhibitions. Wheeler School. 5 June 2015.
19. Web site: "Torpedo Factory Art Center Partners With The National Community Reinvestment Coalition To Kick Off National Campaign – "Keys From The Crisis"". Alexandria News. 5 June 2015.
20. Web site: Past Exhibitions. Artspace. 5 June 2015.
21. Web site: David H. Wells: Foreclosed Dreams. Yellow Peril Gallery. 5 June 2015. 10 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610180101/http://www.yellowperilgallery.com/project/foreclosed-dreams/. dead.
22. Web site: David Wells' Foreclosed Dreams. Montserrat College. 5 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610182056/http://www.montserrat.edu/galleries/schlosberg/index.php?id=398. 10 June 2015. dead.
23. Web site: News Archive. Brown University. 5 June 2015.
24. Web site: Gallery Exhibition: David H. Wells. Monmouth University. 5 June 2015.
25. Web site: Past Exhibitions. Rutgers University. 5 June 2015.
26. Web site: Stories in the Social Landscape: Faculty Exhibition. International Center of Photography. 5 June 2015.