William Gatz

b.1951
My fascination with photography was developed early by the glare of my father's very bright, hot, light bar and his 16mm Bell and Howell movie camera that made an appearance at every significant family gathering. My first real camera was a hand-me-down 35mm Argus C3. My fingers were first wetted in developer when I was nine years old making contact prints at summer camp. That Christmas, Santa brought me my very own darkroom setup. My home town portrait photographer suggested Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in August of 1975, specializing in Advertising. I earned my Master of Fine Arts degree with the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. During my career started in-house for a mid-sized advertising agency, since then I have been able to work with numerous corporations and magazines photographing executives and celebrities from music, television and the motion picture industry. Between 1981 and 1984, I worked in a large industrial/commercial photographic studio in Houston learning about the oil and gas business while producing ads and annual reports. I earned a reputation of being able to cajole even the toughest old Houston oilman into a pleasant expre...

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Larry Gatz
Telephone: 305-751-5007
900 NE 89th Street
Miami, FL 33138
Site: www.larrygatz.com
E-Mail: larry@larrygatz.com

Exhibits, Group Shows
International Photography Awards, "Lucies", 8/2009
Honorable Mentions received for Up!, Gossamer Swimmer & UW Fantasy
Artists Haven Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 2009
SOLI Gallery, Art Basel, Miami, Florida 2008
Seth Bieter Gallery, ASMP Show with John Henry Sculptures, Art Basel, Miami, Florida, 2008
Luna Cafe Gallery, North Miami, Florida, Pixels & Pints, 2008
Memorial Gardens, Ad Oculus Show, Boca Rotan, Florida, 2007
Miami Center for Photography, Miami, Florida, 2006
Mark K. Wheeler Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 2005
Duyun International Photographic Festival, Duyun, Peoples Republic of China, September 2004
Pingyao International Photographic Festival, Pingyao, Peoples Republic of China, 2003
SWG, Miami, Florida, 1996
Stephen Watt Gallery, Miami, Florida 1995
Miami Metro Magazine Gallery, Miami, Florida, 1994
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas, 1990
Art PublicationsChina, The Land and The People, Gallery Books, 1988
Texas, Gallery Books, 1990

Education:
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
Degree: Master ...