Michael Corridore started his career in 1989, after graduating with a Diploma in Photography at the Photography Studies College, Melbourne, Australia. Since this time, he has pursued ongoing personal photographic projects, supporting this work through commercial commissions from many of the leading advertising agencies throughout Asia-Pacific and the USA.
Recognised both as an artist and as a leading commercial photographer, Michael's work is characterized by its artistic merit and craftsmanship. His photographs have received international acclaim and in recent years, he has achieved a number of career highlights.
In 2008 his landscape series 'Roadworks', was runner up for the book-publishing prize Photography.Book.Now. That same year, his photographic series 'Angry Black Snake' was screened at the New York Photo Festival. He received an honourable mention in the Fine Art Series at the 2008 New York Photo Awards and in 2009 he received the Aperture Foundation's Portfolio Prize for the same work.
In the commercial arena, Michael has received equal acclaim. He has been listed in the American Photography and Graphis Photo annuals for the past three years and his work can be seen in the latest Lurzer's Archive 200 Best Photographers and the 2010 Top 200 book.
Exhibitions
2010
Angry Black Snake: Aperture Foundation. 547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York.
National Photographic Portrait Prize, 5 March 2010 - 2 May 2010. National Portrait Gallery Canberra
2009
Angry Black Snake: Australian Centre for Photography, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia.
Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award 2009, Gold Coast Art Gallery.
Olive Cotton Portrait Prize 2009: Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, Australia.
Angry Black Snake: Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria. Australia.
Angry Black Snake: IPSWICH Art Gallery, Ipswich, Queensland. Australia.
Aperture Portfolio Prize, Aperture Foundation, New York, NY USA.
2008
Olive Cotton Portrait Prize 2008: Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, Australia.
The Ecologies Project, Monash Museum of Modern Art, Monash University, Victoria.
New York Photo Awards, New York Photo Festival, Personal Fine Art series, Honourable mention.
Angry Black Snake: Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Australia. *
PHOTO8 Summer Exhibition: Host Gallery, London, UK.
MORAN Contemporary Photogragraphic Prize.
2005
Citigroup Private Bank Portrait Prize: Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia.
2004
Closer Exhibition: Phototechnica Exhibition Space, Sydney, Australia.
2003
Wait Until Dark: Night Photography from the Collection of Jay Richard Di Biasio. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA.
2002
Looking is Free: Galleries Victoria, Sydney, Australia.
Nowhere & North: Phototechnica Exhibition Space, Sydney, Australia. *
2001
Group Exhibition. Evasion Gallery, Singapore.
2000
Cuba Libre: Boccalero Gallery, Los Angeles, USA. *
1999
59: Lens Gallery, Sydney, Australia. *
*= solo exhibitions
Recognised both as an artist and as a leading commercial photographer, Michael's work is characterized by its artistic merit and craftsmanship. His photographs have received international acclaim and in recent years, he has achieved a number of career highlights.
In 2008 his landscape series 'Roadworks', was runner up for the book-publishing prize Photography.Book.Now. That same year, his photographic series 'Angry Black Snake' was screened at the New York Photo Festival. He received an honourable mention in the Fine Art Series at the 2008 New York Photo Awards and in 2009 he received the Aperture Foundation's Portfolio Prize for the same work.
In the commercial arena, Michael has received equal acclaim. He has been listed in the American Photography and Graphis Photo annuals for the past three years and his work can be seen in the latest Lurzer's Archive 200 Best Photographers and the 2010 Top 200 book.
Exhibitions
2010
Angry Black Snake: Aperture Foundation. 547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York.
National Photographic Portrait Prize, 5 March 2010 - 2 May 2010. National Portrait Gallery Canberra
2009
Angry Black Snake: Australian Centre for Photography, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia.
Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award 2009, Gold Coast Art Gallery.
Olive Cotton Portrait Prize 2009: Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, Australia.
Angry Black Snake: Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, Victoria. Australia.
Angry Black Snake: IPSWICH Art Gallery, Ipswich, Queensland. Australia.
Aperture Portfolio Prize, Aperture Foundation, New York, NY USA.
2008
Olive Cotton Portrait Prize 2008: Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, Australia.
The Ecologies Project, Monash Museum of Modern Art, Monash University, Victoria.
New York Photo Awards, New York Photo Festival, Personal Fine Art series, Honourable mention.
Angry Black Snake: Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Australia. *
PHOTO8 Summer Exhibition: Host Gallery, London, UK.
MORAN Contemporary Photogragraphic Prize.
2005
Citigroup Private Bank Portrait Prize: Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia.
2004
Closer Exhibition: Phototechnica Exhibition Space, Sydney, Australia.
2003
Wait Until Dark: Night Photography from the Collection of Jay Richard Di Biasio. Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA.
2002
Looking is Free: Galleries Victoria, Sydney, Australia.
Nowhere & North: Phototechnica Exhibition Space, Sydney, Australia. *
2001
Group Exhibition. Evasion Gallery, Singapore.
2000
Cuba Libre: Boccalero Gallery, Los Angeles, USA. *
1999
59: Lens Gallery, Sydney, Australia. *
*= solo exhibitions
