Meghann Riepenhoff Explained

Meghann Riepenhoff (born 1979)^[1] is an American photographer, living in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and San Francisco, California, who makes camera-less cyanotypes.^{[2] [3]} She has produced the books Littoral Drift + Ecotone (2018) and Ice (2022). Her work is held in the collections of the High Museum of Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and in 2018 she received a Guggenheim Fellowship.^{[1] [4] [5]}

Life and work

Riepenhoff is from Atlanta, GA. She received a BFA in photography from the University of Georgia, and an MFA from San Francisco Art Institute.^[2] She lives in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and San Francisco, California.^[2]

She makes camera-less cyanotypes in collaboration with the landscape and the ocean.^[6] "Riepenhoff utilises waves, rain, wind and sediment in her process, creating physical inscriptions through the direct contact of these natural phenomena with her photographic materials".^[7]

Publications

• Littoral Drift + Ecotone. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Radius; New York City: Yossi Milo, 2018. .^{[8] [9]}
• Ice. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Radius; New York City: Yossi Milo, 2022. Photography by Riepenhoff, text by Rebecca Solnit. .^[10]

Group exhibitions

• Cyanotypes: Photography's Blue Period, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, 2016^[11]
• New Territory: Landscape Photography Today, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, 2018^[12]

Awards

• 2018: Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation^[5]

Collections

Riepenhoff's work is held in the following permanent collections:

• High Museum of Art, New York: 2 prints (as of 14 March 2023)^[4]
• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA: 1 print (as of 14 March 2023)^[1]
• Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA: 1 print (as of 14 March 2023)^[13]

See also

• Anna Atkins

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-03-14. Riepenhoff, Meghann. SFMOMA.
2. Web site: 2023-03-14. About - Meghann Riepenhoff. meghannriepenhoff.com.
3. Web site: 2023-03-14. Exhibition Review: Ice: Meghann Riepenhoff. Musée Magazine. 26 September 2022 .
4. Web site: 2023-03-14. Eluvium. High Museum of Art.
5. Web site: 2023-03-14. Meghann Riepenhoff. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
6. News: Laura. Mallonee. 2023-03-14. The Ocean Made These Wild Photos. Yes, Really. Wired. 1059-1028.
7. News: 2023-03-14. Seascapes without a camera: Meghann Riepenhoff's cyanotypes. The Guardian. 23 February 2018. 0261-3077.
8. Web site: Megan N.. Liberty. 2023-03-14. Meghann Riepenhoff's Littoral Drift and Ecotone. 9 July 2019. The Brooklyn Rail.
9. Web site: Jörg Colberg. Jörg. Colberg. 2023-03-14. Littoral Drift + Ecotone. Conscientious Photography Magazine.
10. Web site: Alex. Merola. 2023-03-14. Meghann Riepenhoff's new book collects cyanotypes made by ice - 1854 Photography. British Journal of Photography.
11. News: 2023-03-14. 'Cyanotypes: Photography's Blue Period'. The New York Times. 5 February 2016. 0362-4331.
12. News: Susan. Delson. 2023-03-14. In Denver, Landscapes Soaked, Digitized and Irradiated. Wall Street Journal. 8 June 2018 .
13. Web site: 2023-03-14. Works – Meghann Riepenhoff – Creators – Worcester Art Museum. worcester.emuseum.com.