Mark Seliger: SPAC Stories

On Display at The Pines

Don’t miss this season’s VisualArts@SPAC exhibition, Mark Seliger: SPAC Stories, which features portraits by world-renowned photographer Mark Seliger of iconic performers from SPAC’s remarkable fifty-seven-year history. Celebrated artists from the worlds of jazz, rock, pop, country, opera, classical, and dance are included in this compelling exhibition on view this season in The Pines. 

ALL ticketed guests for New York City Ballet & The Philadelphia Orchestra are welcome to see the exhibit on performance nights.

Mark Seliger was born in Amarillo, Texas in 1959 to parents Maurice and Carol Lee. He attended Houston’s High School for Performing & Visual Arts and East Texas State University, where he studied graphic art and photography.

Seliger moved to New York City in 1984. In 1987, he began shooting for Rolling Stone, signing as the magazine’s chief photographer in 1992 and shooting more than 125 covers. In 2001, Seliger moved from Rolling Stone to Condé Nast. He shoots frequently for Vanity Fair, Elle, GQ, Italian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and German Vogue, as well as advertising for Adidas, Anheuser-Busch, Ralph Lauren, Ray-Ban, and many other well-known brands.

In 2011, Seliger founded a non-profit exhibition space for photography called 401 Projects, which has featured shows for James Nachtwey, Eugene Richards, Albert Watson, and Platon, among others. He also hosted the Emmy-nominated show Capture on YouTube’s Reserve Channel, which focuses on candid conversations between established photographers and interested celebrities.

Seliger continues his love of the darkroom by using the platinum palladium process to create large-scale, 30”x 40” prints. His photographs are part of the permanent collection of the Houston Fine Art Museum, as well as the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Seliger is the recipient of the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award, Lucie Award, Clio Grand Prix, Cannes Lions Grand Prix, and most recently the 2019 Texas Medal of Arts Award. He has published numerous books, including The City That Finally Sleeps (Brilliant, 2021), Mark Seliger Photographs (Abrams, 2018), On Christopher Street: Transgender Stories (Rizzoli, 2016), and many others.