Jonathan Gitelson [1975] currently resides in Brattleboro, Vermont. Jonathan earned a BA in literature and photography from Marlboro College in 1997 and a MFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago in 2004.
Jonathan’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, Canada and Europe and is in the permanent collection of numerous institutions that include The Museum of Contemporary Photography, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The Milwaukee Art Museum, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Museum of Modern Art New York and The Albert and Victoria Museum in London. He is the recipient of the College Art Association’s Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship, The Puffin Foundation Fellowship, The Netherlands-America Foundation Grant and the City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program.
As an artist, Jonathan works in a variety of mediums that include photography, artist books, video, installation, web-based projects and public art. Recent commissions have included a ten by forty-five foot permanent installation for the Chicago Transit Authority and a three-month public installation at the Inkijk Gallery in Amsterdam.
jon@thegit.net
(773) 459-7642