of Modern Art, has said that Heath’s photographs
‘‘combined the freedom and spontaneity of the small-
camera approach with a rare formal intensity and
precision. His pictures possess stability, simplicity
and great emotional force.’’ The book is a moving,
eloquent statement of both hope and despair.
Through his teaching, Dave Heath has quietly
influenced a wide range of photographers and is
the direct antecedent of photographers who turn
their cameras on subjects that have a deep personal
connection to their lives, such as Larry Clark and
Nan Goldin. Heath taught at the Dayton Art Insti-
tute, Ohio, and Moore College of Art in Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania in the late 1960s before moving
to Toronto to teach at the Ryerson Polytechnical
Institute from 1970 to 1996. Having a deep affinity
with the work of Diane Arbus, and having been
greatly affected by her suicide in 1972, he continued
to photograph, but redirected his investigation to
new mediums—most particularly those of the
instant Polaroid, slide sound projections, and jour-
nals, which he continues to work on today.
Dave Heath presently lives in Toronto, Canada,
where he is represented by Michael Torosian (Lumi-
ere Press) who recently re-issuedDialogue with Soli-
tude(2000). Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York
City also represents him. Heath’s photographs can be
found in numerous collections, including the Museum
of Modern Art, New York; the Art Institute of Chi-
cago; the International Museum of Photography,
George Eastman House in Rochester, New York;
and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.
VINCENTCianniSeealso:Frank, Robert; Street Photography
Biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 24 June 1931; Served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean War, 1952–1954; stu-
died at Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technol-
ogy, Chicago, 1955–1956; moved to New York City and
worked as an assistant, 1957; first solo exhibition at
Image Gallery, 1961. Instructor in Photography at the
School of the Dayton Art Institute, Ohio, 1966–1967;
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1967–1969; Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Toronto,
Canada, 1970–1996. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
Fellowship, 1963, 1964; Canada Council Grant, 1981.
Currently lives in Toronto, Canada.
Selected Works
Korea, 1953
Vengeful Sister, Chicago, 1956
Sheila and Arnie at 7 Arts Cafe ́, 1958
Couple Kissing, c. 1961
Cleveland, Ohio, April 1966Individual Exhibitions
1958 7 Arts Coffee Gallery, New York, New York
1961 Image Gallery, New York, New York
1963 A Dialogue with Solitude; Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois, and traveled to George Eastman
House, Rochester, New York
1964 David Health/Paul Caponigro; Heliography Gallery,
New York, Judson Memorial Church, New York City,
New York
1968 Phoenix College, Phoenix, ArizonaFocus Gallery, San
Francisco, California
1979 Songs of Innocence; Walter J. Phillips Gallery, Banff,
Alberta
1981 A Dialogue with Solitude and SX-70 Polaroid Works;
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
1982 Omnia Vanitas; International Center of Photography,
New York, New York
1983 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode
Island
1988 Dave Heath: Work from the 50s and 60s; Photofind
Gallery, New York, New York
1994 A Dialogue with Solitude; Minneapolis Art Institute,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2001 Dave Heath; Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
City (in conjunction with the re-issue ofA Dialogue with
Solitude)Selected Group Exhibitions
1958 Group Exhibition; New York Public Library, Hudson
Park Branch, New York, New York
1963 A Bid for Space IV; Museum of Modern Art, New
York, New York
Photography 63: An International Exhibition; George
Eastman House, Rochester, New York
1965 Photography in America 1850–1965, Yale University
Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Photographs from the George Eastman House Collec-
tion 1900–1964; New York World’s Fair, Queens, New
York
1966 American Photography: The Sixties; Sheldon Memor-
ial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
Nebraska
Contemporary Photographers II; George Eastman
House, Rochester, New York
1967 Contemporary Photography Since 1950; New York
State Council for the Arts, Rochester, New York
Photography in the Twentieth Century; The National
Gallery of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
1974 Ryerson: A Community of Photographers; Royal
Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario
1978 Mirrors and Windows; Museum of Modern Art, New
York, New York
1980 The Magical Eye; National Gallery of Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario
1990 Street Engagements: Social Landscape Photography of
the 60s; International Museum of Photography, George
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