Tony Ward Studio specializes in Portrait, Fashion and Webzine Publishing. Tony Ward is a world famous photographer and former professor of Photography at the University of Pennsylvania, in his home town of Philadelphia. He has been featured in numerous print and television programs around the world.
His personal work and research during the past 35 years has been rooted in exploring the visual cross sections of fashion and erotic photography by capturing the impact the sexual revolution of the 1960’s had on advertising and in particular television and magazine publishing. His first book of photography, Obsessions, published in 1998 with forward by the legendary photography critic, A.D. Coleman was an exploration at challenging the lines drawn between art and obscenity by questioning social mores, existing laws, and the evolution of nudity in photographic imagery often viewed as inappropriate in some cultures and acceptable in others.
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Tony Ward Lecturing at the University of Pennsylvania
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CURRICULUM VITAE
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TEACHING
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Visiting Instructor of Fine Arts, Haverford College. January 2o20 to present
Adjunct Professor of Photography – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 2010 to 2018
Special Honors Included:
Preceptorial: Erotic Photography in Europe – UPenn. Fall 2011
The Philo Project: Photographs of members of the Philomaethean Society of UPenn. Spring 2012
Preceptorial: The Crossings of Photography & Fashion – UPenn. Fall 2013
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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People, Places & Things. Stanek Gallery. Philadelphia. May 4th to May 31, 2018
STAFF. An exhibition of the University of Pennsylvania’s Fine Arts Faculty, September 1-26, 2016
Dirty Show 16. Russell Exhibition Center, Detroit Michigan. February 12 to 21, 2015
Philadelphia Photographers: 1975 -1985. Santa Bannon Fine Art, Bethlehem, Pa. 10-10 to 11-21, 2014
The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection, George Eastman House, Musee de l’Eysse Lousanne, Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Blue Sky Gallery
Rochester, New York. October 1, 2011 to February 19, 2012
This Is Not An Invitatiion To Rape Me. UPenn, Philadelphia PA, 2/18 – 3/5, 2010
Mirrors Of The Magic Muse. Salle Quai Antoine1er, Monte Carlo, Monaco. February 5-28, 2010
Paris Art Fair. Grand Palais des Champs-Elysees – Galerie Pascal Vanhoecke – March 18 to 22, 2010
Darkside 1. Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland. 9/6 – 11/16, 2008
Women In The Magic Mirror, St. Moritz Art Masters, Monaco. 2008
Negative Exposure, Trinity Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. 2006
Self-Exposure, The Male Nude Self-Portrait, Clamp Art, NYC. 2005
Sexe et Convenance, Galerie Parisud, Paris, France. 2005
RIT Philadelphia Connection, Photo West Gallery, Philadelphia. 2005
Love Now, Nordtroms, US. 2005
Day & Night in Black & White., Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia. August 6 – 26, 2004Masters and Mavericks, The Nude, Serephin Gallery, Philadelphia. 2004
My Room, Reparte, Genoa, Italys-Vestiti ed Usciamo, nudes, Idee in Fabbrica, Bologna, Italy. 2004
Tony Ward & Paul Blanca, Art Space Witzenhausen, Amsterdam. 2003
Works on Paper. Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, Pennsylvania. 2001
Helmut Newton Photo Exhibition, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany. 2001
Propositions. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2001
Peep Show, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2000
Democratic Sex, Dr. Susan Block’s Speakeasy Gallery, Los Angeles, California. 2000
Art of the Apocalypse, Dr. Susan Block’s Speakeasy Gallery, Los Angeles, California. 1999
Wall to Wall Nudes, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1999
Sexual Evolution, Dr. Susan Block’s Speakeasy Gallery, Los Angeles, California. 1999
Group Show, Instituto National de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico. 1995
Fronts and Backs, Paul Cava Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1993
Portraits of Shoes, John Good Gallery, New York City. 1993
Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (in association with ASMP)1983
Northeast Museum Conference, American Association of Museums. Pittsburg, Pa. 1980
Afro American Historical & Cultural Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1980
Photo National, The Erie Art Center, Erie, Pennsylvania. 1980
The Birmingham Art Alliance, Birmingham, Alabama. 1977
Two Person Show, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1976
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INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
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Obsessions: Vintage Prints 1993 – 1998. Prism Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2023
Tableaux Vivants: 1994 – 1996. Dupree Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2021
Persistence of Seduction. Jed Williams Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2017
Come On Glamour Puss. Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2005
Best of Erotica. Powerhouse Gallery, New York City. 2005
Tony Ward. Jugendfrei, Galerie Zikesch, Karlsruhe, Germany. 2004
Wasteland. William Way Community Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2004
Edgeworks. Aplanat Galerie fuer Fotografie, Hamburg, Germany. 2003
O: The Other Side. Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2000
Orgasm. Donkersloot Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2000
Orgasm. Les Larmes d’Eros Paris, France. 2000
Tableaux Vivants. MBM Gallery, New York City. 1997
Close Up. Blue Jay Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 1996
Man and Woman. Sunshine City, Tokyo, Japan. 1995
Tony Ward Photographs. Prinz Gallery, Kyoto, Japan. 1995
Portrayals. SAP International, North American Headquarters, Philadelphia,Pa. 1994
Portraits. Drexel University, Nesbitt Design Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1994
Recent Photographs. Pentimenti Gallery, February 2 to 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1994
Color Composites. Millersville University, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 1991
Night Fever. Photogenesis Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1982
The Anatomy Lesson. University of Illinois at Urbana, Illinois. 1981
House of Prayer. Provident National Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1981
House of Prayer. Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 1980
Night Fever. Eisenhower University, Seneca Falls, New York. 1979
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PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Fotomuseum Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland
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
Amedeo M. Turello Collection, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Gunter Braus, Heidelberg, Germany
Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
Zellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Millersville University, Breidenstine Hall, Millersville, Pennsylvania
Haverford College, Haverford, Pa.
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REVIEWS
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Ashlea Halpern. Calendar Boy. City Paper. Philadelphia, PA. February 21st, 2007
German Penthouse. Tony Ward Portfolio. Munich Germany, December, 2006
Sexe et Convenance, Galerie Parisud, Paris France Interconnexion, p18-19. November 2005
Katherine Nguyen, Risque Reading. Picture Magazine. pp. 38-39. NY, July/August, 2005
Consenual Art. The British Journal of Photography. London, September, pp. 18-21. 2005
Todd Davis Schwartz. Best of Erotica. The Paul Mitchell Show, CBS Radio. 2005
Fesch, Sexy, Schrill, Tony Ward. Schwarzweiss 45, April/May, pp. 46-53. 2005
Brian K. Bergen-Aurand. Tableaux Vivants. Libido.com, Review Gallery. 2002
Tony Mitchell. Tableaux Vivants. Skin Two, London, autumn, p. 87. 2002
A.D. Amorosi. In Person. The Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine. Page 191. July 21, 2002
Das Magazin. Sex in the City. Berlin, February pp. 56-61. 2002
George Pitts. Eros in Evidence. VIBE. New York City. pp. 54–55. February, 2001
Tony Ward, Must Be Mad. Liu. Paris, no. 6, pp. 105–111. 200
NU. Orgasm. Argenta, Italy, no. 9, Autumn, pp. 69–71. 2000
Tony Mitchell. Orgasm. Skin Two, London, no. 3, autumn, p. 24. 2000
AVN. Orgasm. USA, September, p. 192. 2000
Morizen Foche. Erotica, San Francisco, CA. summer, p.18. 2000
Nerve. Orgasm. New York City, August/September, p. 31. 2000
John Grant. Above the Neck—O: The Other Side. City Paper, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 2000
Holly Mack-Ward. The Big O. Philadelphia Weekly. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 2000
A.D. Amorosi. First Person – Tony Ward. Philadelphia Style Magazine, Fall 2000
The Erotic Review. Obsessions. London, February, pg. 37. 1999
Forum. F.Y.I. Obsessions. Playboy USA. pg. 53 February 1999
Skin Two. Obsessions. London, no. 28, pg.18. 1998
Bob Shell. Shutterbug. USA, Obsessions. December, pg. 115. 2000
Libido. USA, Obsessions. winter, pg. 98 and 99. 2000
Max. Obsessions. Hamburg, Germany, August, pp. 90–100. 2000
The Sante Fe Monthly Magazine. The Erotic Image: Sex and Photography Pg. 15. 1998
Paul Benson. Art vs. Commerce. Peterson’s Photographic,.December. 1996
Hans Eberhard Hess. Shooting Stars. Photo Technique International, Germany, May/June. Pg. 3. 1995
Sydney Grant. Steam Great. Sensual Photos by Tony Ward. Art Matters, Phila., PA, February, p. 12. 1994
Carol Squiers. Erotic Endeavor Up Close and Personal. American Photo, NYC. Nov/Dec. 1994
Millersville Review. Tony Ward Photographs 1979 – 1989. Sykes Gallery. Millersville, Pa. 1990
Amy Donahue. Philadelphia Magazine. Master of the Erotic. December, pp. 106–112. 1994
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ARTICLES
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Russian Reporter, Tony Ward. Moscow. February 2009. Pgs 66 – 71
Fuller’s Fine Art Auctions, Vintage prints. October 25, Philadelphia, Pa. 2008
Schwarzweiss 45: Das Magazin fur Fotografie, Portfolio Pgs 46 – 63. 2005
Erotik. Men’s Health, Germany, December, pp. 77-82. 200
Taboo. The Edge of Eroticism,” Style Monte Carlo, Monaco, no. 19,winter 2003/04, p. 34
Fashion. SPOON, London, Spring and Fall 2003
Black + White. Tableaux Vivants. no. 63, Australia, October, pp. 90-101. 2002
Erotic Review. Tableaux Vivants. London, UK. July, pp. 24, 25. 2002
Das Magazin. Tony Ward. Berlin, Germany. 2002
Photographie. Tony Ward featured. Dusseldorf, Germany, cover and pp. 1–6. 2001
Maximum. Best of Photography, no.1, Hamburg, Germany, p. 93. 2001
Blue. Tony Ward. Australia, no. 26, April, pp. 92–99. 1997
Cupido. Tony Ward Foto. Oslo, Norway, March, pp.2–7. 1997
Erotica.Tony Ward, Sweet Submission. San Francisco, California. December, pp. 56–67.1997
Black+White, Australia, no. 38, August, pp. 90–99. 1997
Editionen. Gesprengte Grenzen. Tony Wards aggressive Erotica. August, Munich, Germany. 1997
Profifoto. Slit with Tit. Germany, January/February, Cover. 1999
Leg Show. Tony Ward, Interview. New York City, December, pp. 78–82. 1998
Color Foto. Galerie der Erotischen Fotografie,” Color Foto, Germany, December, pp.170–179. 1997
FotoMagazin. Tony Ward Feature. Munich, Germany, March, pp. 30–33. 1997
Life Magazine.The Annual Eisie Awards. Life, Collectors Edition, New York City, Spring, p. 119. 1997
FotoMagazin. Dark Portraits. Munich, Germany. March, pp. 30–33. 1997
Manner Vogue. Nackte Wahrheiten. Munich, Germany, September, pp. 116-121. 1997
Max. VAMP – Andrea Suwa pictorial” MAX, Hamburg, Germany,.April, pp. 104-112. 1997
Werben & Verkaufen. Sinn und Sinnlichkeit. Germany, April, pp.140-143. 1997
Color Photo. Vision. Color,.Germany, April, pp. 6–14. 1997
PDN. Photo District News. A Kiss Is More Than A Kiss.New York City, March, pp. 74–75. 1997
Penthouse. Tony Ward feature. New York City, September, pp.112–125. 1996
Photographie. Portfolio: Tony Ward. Dusseldorf, Germany, April, pp. 58–63. 1996
Profifoto. Tony Ward: Tableaux Vivants. Germany, January/February, pp. 46–51. 199
American Photo. The Best of Kisses. New York City, January/February, pp. 90 and 93. 1996
Novum Gebrauchsgraphik. The Many Faces of Tony Ward. , Stuttgart, Germany, Nov, pp.58–63. 1995
Studio Voice. Tony Ward, Supreme Supreme. Tokyo, Japan, August, pp. 54–59. 199
Commercial Photo, Feature. Tokyo, Japan, July, pp. 39–47. 1995
Photo Technique International. Erotica’s Shooting Star. Munich, Germany. May-June page 28. 1995
Max. ZH&ART Tony Ward. Hamburg, Germany, September, pp. 119–127. 1994
Photographer’s Forum: Glen Serbin – Editor/Publisher. 1979
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TV – WEB MEDIA – AWARDS
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NDR TV. Suzaan Talib. Agent/Executive producer Tony Ward Germany. December 2017
ABC.NL. Blog: Photographer Tony Ward. Holland: 2010
Yuhmm.com, Interview posted, Title A Brand Apart. June 7th, 2009. 2005
Stern.de, “Ich bekomme immer meinen Schuss!” January 24th 2005
Met.Art. Feature. 2005
Stern. Interview. Germany 2005
Sexcetera #51, Playboy Entertainment Group, Los Angeles, California 2005
SEX TV, Toronto, Canada. 2002
Philly Live. Art or Pornography? WYBE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2002
Salon. Sexual Visionary, Tableaux Vivants, Salon.com, May 2002
Liebe Sünde. Tony Ward. , Pro 7 TV, Germany. 200
Brisant, Tony Ward feature. ARD-TV, Germany. 2002
RTL 2. TV. Tony Ward feature. Hamburg, Germany. 2002
TVA. Tony Ward, feature. TV. Amsterdam, Holland. 2002
Radio Nova. Interview. Paris, France. 2002
RTL 2, TV. Germany. 1999
The Naked and The Nude, Radio Time, WHYY-FM, USA
Lead Awards. Hamburg, Germany. Erotic Photo of the Year, “Slit with Tit,” from Obsessions. Zurich/NY: Stemmle Editions. 1998
Tony Ward Plunges Glamour into Porn: Nerve.com
Larry Kane’s Bulletin, Tony Ward feature. NBC, USA. 1994
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SOLO BOOKS
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Fashion Fetish 25 Years. Self Published. Philadelphia, USA 2018
Wasteland. Alixe. A division of La Musardine. Paris, France 2010
Best of Erotica. Edition Braus. Heidelberg, Germany 2003
Orgasm XL. Alixe. A division of La Musardine. Paris, France 2000
Tableaux Vivants. Edition Stemmle. Zurich, Switzerland 2001
Orgasm. Alixe. A division of La Musardine. Paris, France 2000
Obsessions. Edition Stemmle. Zurich, Switzerland 1998
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ANTHOLOGIES
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Darkside 1. Museum Winterthur. Steidl Verlag, Gottingen, Germany 2008
Deep Blue. Studio Magazines. Sydney, Australia, 2004
Peek Show. Studio Magazines. Sydney, Australia, 2004
Ten Years of Vibe Photography. Harry N. Abrams, New York , 2003
Blonde. Masterpieces of Erotic Photography. Carlton Books Limited, London, 2002
The Mammoth Book of Illustrated Erotica. Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2001
Femmes. Masterpieces of Erotic Photography. Carlton Books Limited, London, 2001
Love Lust Desire. Masterpieces of Erotic Photography. Carlton Books Limited, London, 2001
Nerve/The New Nude. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, 2000
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EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, The Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York (Photography) 1979
Bachelor of Science, Millersville University, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Art Education) 1977
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WEB SITES
TonyWard.com
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TonyWardErotica.com
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: 001-267-475-0828
E-Mail: Tony@TonyWard.com
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