Dawoud Bey
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Dawoud Bey is an American photographer, artist and educator known for his large-scale art photography and street photography portraits, including American adolescents in relation to their community, and other often marginalized subjects. In 2017, Bey was named a MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and is regarded as one of the "most innovative and influential photographers of his generation".
Past exhibitions (2)
(Re)Constructing History
SFMOMA · San Francisco, United States
4 Oct 2025 — 3 May 2026
Photography that uncovers layers of Black history
Dawoud Bey and William H. Johnson
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Washington, D.C., United States
12 May 2021 — 5 Aug 2021
Photography and painting united across generations.