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James Welling

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b. 1951

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  1. Iris Print by James Welling, Image 2.

    James Welling

    Iris Print, 1998

    Black-and-white iris print

    44.5 x 31 in (113.03 x 78.74 cm)

  2. May by James Welling, Image 2.

    James Welling

    May, 1981

    Gelatin silver print

    7.5 x 9.5 in (19.05 x 24.13 cm)

  3. Black Ice by James Welling, Image 1.

    James Welling

    Black Ice, 2010

    Pigment print

    10.625 x 16 in (26.99 x 40.64 cm)

  4. 6629 by James Welling, Image 1.

    James Welling

    6629, 2008

    Pigment print

    10.375 x 16 in (26.35 x 40.64 cm)

  5. Powerpool, Selkirk Yard by James Welling, Image 1.

    James Welling

    Powerpool, Selkirk Yard, 1991

    Gelatin silver print

    9 x 11.25 in (22.86 x 28.58 cm)

  6. Wreckage by James Welling, Image 1.

    James Welling

    Wreckage, 1981

    Selenium-toned gelatin silver contact print

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  7. Tile Photograph 7 by James Welling, Image 2.

    James Welling

    Tile Photograph 7, 1985

    Gelatin silver print mounted to board

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  8. Tile Photograph 4 by James Welling, Image 2.

    James Welling

    Tile Photograph 4, 1985

    Gelatin silver print mounted to board

    20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

  9. Palette by James Welling, Image 1.

    James Welling

    Palette, 1976

    Pigment print

    3.375 x 4.25 in (8.57 x 10.8 cm)

  10. B86 by James Welling, Image 1.

    James Welling

    B86, 1980

    Gelatin silver print on Kodak Azo paper

    5 x 3.625 in (12.7 x 9.21 cm)

  11. Skylight, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium by James Welling, Image 1.

    James Welling

    Skylight, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium, 1996

    Pigment print

    12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)

  12. Untitled #0696 (Glass House) by James Welling, Image 1.

    James Welling

    Untitled #0696 (Glass House), 2006

    Archival pigment print, mounted

    33 x 50 in (83.82 x 127.0 cm)

James Welling grew up taking drawing classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT. Welling studied at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh before receiving his BFA and MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. From 1995 to 2016, he served as the Area Head of Photography at UCLA, and since 2012 he has been a Lecturer at Princeton University.

Welling is a conceptual artist known for his color-filtered and digitally manipulated photographs. His work often explores ambiguity and skepticism while maintaining a deeply formal process that connects the legacy of Conceptual Art to the technical practice of photography.