Miraj Patel (b.1995)
Education
2021-23 - MFA Photography - Yale University - New Haven, CT
2020-21 - MFA Photography (Withdrawal) - University of Hartford - Hartford, CT
2017 - B.S. Human Biology, minor; Astrophysics - University of California San Diego - San Diego, CA
Professional experience.
2020-23 - Creative Director - Pa’lante Packs - SLC, UT
2019 - Digital Lab - Photography Center Northwest - Seattle, WA
2017 - Director of Photography - Ritual Energy - San Diego, CA
2016 - Editor in Chief - Humans of UCSD - San Diego, CA
2009 - Co-Founder - ipassportphotos.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Exhibition.
2023 - Blueprint - Amanita - New York, NY
2023 - This Must Be the Place - Francois Ghebaly - Los Angeles, CA
2023 - Fair Game - Yale MFA Thesis Show, Green Gallery - New Haven, CT
2023 - Neither Here Nor There - Art at APL, Opalka Gallery - Albany, NY
2022 - Over the Rainbow - Preus Museum - Horten, Norway
2022 - a prologue to somewhere - Yale University - New Haven, CT
2022 - PhMuseum Days - PhMuseum Labs - Bologna, Italy
2022 - Jakarta International Photo Festival - PannaFoto Institute- Jakarta, Indonesia
2022 - Breathing Houses - Verzasca Foto Festival - Valle Verzasca, Switzerland
2022 - HOME: a State of Transition - Kranj Foto Fest - Kranj, Slovenia
2021 - Action Required - Yale University - New Haven, CT
2019 - Group Exhibition - Atelier Drome - Seattle, WA
2018 - Passionfruit - Breakfast Culture Club - Santa Barbara, CA
2017 - Rhythms - Breakfast Culture Club - Santa Barbara, CA
Awards
2023 - Runner-up - Snider Prize - MoCP
2022 - Finalist - Lenscratch Student Prize - Lenscratch
2022 - Recipient - Harvey Geiger Grant - Yale University
2022 - Shortlist - Getxophoto Exhibition - Getxophoto Festival
2022 - Winner - 1st Prize Grant - PhMuseum Photography Grant
2021 - Winner - "Stories For Tomorrow" Prize - Aperture/Fujifilm
2021 - Shortlist - Lucie Scholarship Program
2021 - Selectee - Der Greif (Jurors: Michael Mack & Sohrab Hura)
2021 - Finalist - "Portfolio Prize" - Aperture Foundation - New York, NY
2020 - Recipient - University of Hartford Merit Scholarship - Hartford, CT
Teaching/Lectures
2023 - Panel - Aperture Foundation/Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
2023 - Lecture - Yale Dep. of South Asian Studies - New Haven, CT
2022 - Teaching Assistant - Yale University - New Haven, CT
2022 - Talk - Aperture Foundation - Zoom
2020 - Lecture - Temple University - Art Photo: Digital - Tokyo, JP
2020 - Critic - Temple University - Art Photo: Digital - Tokyo, JP
2020 - Lecture - Temple University - Intermediate Art Photo - Tokyo, JP
2020 - Critic - Temple University - Intermediate Art Photo - Tokyo, JP
Articles/Random shit.
2023 - Magazine - Aperture - Being & Becoming: Asian in America
2023 - Magazine - IMA Japan - Spring/Summer Vol.39
2023 - Article - Cultured Magazine - “Meet the Next Generation of Image Makers in Yale’s MFA Program”
2022 - Website Design -Pa'lante Packs - www.palantepacks.com
2022 - Feature - Lenscratch - “25 To Watch”
2022 - Article - PhMuseum - “Between Finding Indian Roots and a New American Identity”
2022 - Article - Photo Spark - “Miraj Patel’s Intoxicating Vision of West Coast Dystopia”
2021 - Article - Aperture Magazine - Back East
2021 - Web development - Pa'lante Packs - www.palantepacks.com
2020 - Feature - a new nothing - Convo w/ Emily Scheffer
Clients.
Goldwin_0, OKRM, Uniqlo, Aperture, Fujifilm, Pa'lante, Norda, BIGMESS..
Thank you!