Darryll Schiff

Darryll Schiff (born 1948) is an American contemporary artist specializing in photography based in Chicago, Illinois.

Died December 29, 2020

Schiff was born in Chicago, Illinois. He holds a BFA from the Institute of Design (1971) in Chicago, Illinois. His work has been exhibited around the world and he is held in collections of many of the world’s leading museums.

Early life

Schiff was born in 1948, one of four children in Chicago, Illinois. The artist’s immersion into the world of fine art began when he was eight years old, taking weekend classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. His formal photography education was at the Institute of Design studying under Arthur Siegel, Joseph Jachna, Gary Winograd and Aaron Siskind. The curriculum consisted of Bauhaus teaching, classical photography, but also a strong encouragement to experiment. He was one of three undergraduate students represented in the famed Student Independent Portfolio.

Career

After the Institute of Design and continuing to work on his fine art, Schiff also pursued a successful commercial photography career, including shooting assignments for Los Angeles Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, Rolling Stone, Women’s Wear Daily, Stern, Geo, Beverly Hills Magazine, Pepsi, Capitol Records and Charles Jourdan. His list of celebrity clients include Tea Leoni, Lisa Marie Presley, Mark Harmon, Chazz Palminteri, Jason Patric, Jasmine Guy, Robin Williams, Holly Robinson Peete, Regina King and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Some of Schiff's fine art photography is located in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, George Eastman House, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Norton Simon Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago.^[1]^[2] Koehnline Museum of Art acquired its second fine art print form Darryll Schiff "The Parade Commences" from Schiff's Descending to Heaven series in November 2017.^[3]

Darryll Schiff is one of Chicago's most influential artists. Schiff pushes the boundaries of what photography can do; using the camera as a tool to paint with, bend and use abstractly rather than as a form of documentation. Schiff has been the owner of Darryll Schiff Fine Art since April, 1999.

Darryll Schiff is represented by BOCCARA Fine Art New York and Paris. Besides Schiff, BOCCARA represents an important collection of historically influential artists including Jim Dine, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, Gianfranco Meggiato, and Laurence Jenkell, among others.

Schiff is also one of the artistic members selected to participate in the Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC) with his twenty-four by fifty-six ft mural titled "Descending into Heaven".^[4] This mural's coordinates can also be found on the Public Art Chicago app.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Schiff has been exhibited internationally in prominent art fairs such as Photo L.A. (2014), Art Busan, South Korea (2016), Bazaar Jakarta, Indonesia (2016), Art Miami (2017), New York Art Week (2018), and PLAS Seoul, South Korea (2019).^[9]^[10]

References

^ "Untitled". 1971.
^ Baz, Douglas C. "Institute of Design Student Independent, 1971". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
^ "Oakton Educational Foundation recognizes donors". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
^ "中国熟女粗暴普通话对白,真人抽搐一进一出Gif体检区,另类亚洲春色校园小说,成年永久免费播放平台".
^ "Photos: Stunning Illuminated Mural Debuts on the Wabash Arts Corridor: Chicagoist". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^ Darryll Schiff and Descending From Heaven. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
^ "Wabash Arts Corridor | Darryll Schiff".
^ "Public Art in Chicago". Publicartchicago.org. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
^ "'아트부산'은 韓ㆍ美 미술 하모니 무대". 23 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
^ "Praise for Darryll Schiff from Artists, Critics, and Art Lovers (vers.2)". Vimeo. Retrieved 2016-07-16.

"Darryll Schiff | Sideroom.com". sideroom.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
Albert, Karena (2014-09-17). "The Arts by Karena: Presenting Artist Darryll Schiff's Stunning Fine Art Photography". The Arts by Karena. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
"Blog". My HOOD's heART. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
"Page 66 from 'tribe Issue 30' by tribe media". tribe Issue 30. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
"Impermanent reflections of our frenzied lives by Chicago's Darryll Schiff". 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
"Daryll Schiff Warps Our Perception Through Artistic Photography". Nonsense Society. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
"Daryll Schiff Fine Art | Daryll Schiff fine art photography". www.schiff-art.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.

"Chicago, IL artist Darryll Schiff". Artistaday.com. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-16.

"Daily Herald, Chicago artist to give talk at Oakton on growing an art career
Chicago Tribune, "Oakton Visiting Artist Series to feature Chicago artist Darryll Schiff"[1]

[:0-1] "Untitled". 1971.

[2] Baz, Douglas C. "Institute of Design Student Independent, 1971". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[3] "Oakton Educational Foundation recognizes donors". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-13.

[:2-4] "中国熟女粗暴普通话对白,真人抽搐一进一出Gif体检区,另类亚洲春色校园小说,成年永久免费播放平台".

[:3-5] "Photos: Stunning Illuminated Mural Debuts on the Wabash Arts Corridor: Chicagoist". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

[:4-6] Darryll Schiff and Descending From Heaven. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.

[:5-7] "Wabash Arts Corridor | Darryll Schiff".

[:6-8] "Public Art in Chicago". Publicartchicago.org. Retrieved 2022-05-05.

[9] "'아트부산'은 韓ㆍ美 미술 하모니 무대". 23 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-16.

[10] "Praise for Darryll Schiff from Artists, Critics, and Art Lovers (vers.2)". Vimeo. Retrieved 2016-07-16.

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