Will Steacy
Writer and photographer Will Steacy focuses on social themes—he has documented the American landscape within the context of the 2008 housing and finance crises, pictured pockets of poverty throughout America, and noted how underserved communities organize and define themselves. Steacy comes from a line of newspapermen and union laborers, and so he has incorporated this heritage into his artistic mission and work—two series, Deadline and Ink In My Blood, for example, document the history, working conditions, glory, and economic threats faced by The PhiladelphiaInquirer newspaper. Much of his oeuvre therefore borders on the photojournalistic, despite being carefully crafted so as to convey the complicated circumstances of contemporary life in the United States.
Since the early aughts, Steacy has exhibited his work widely, including in shows at the Noorderlicht Foundation in Groningen, the Netherlands, the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, the Aperture Foundation in New York, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Steacy was a 2008 Tierney Fellow, and he was the recipient of the Juror’s Choice Award at from Project Launch. His work can be found in the collections of the Haggerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee, the Library of Congress, the International Center of Photography, …
Writer and photographer Will Steacy focuses on social themes—he has documented the American landscape within the context of the 2008 housing and finance crises, pictured pockets of poverty throughout America, and noted how underserved communities organize and define themselves. Steacy comes from a line of newspapermen and union laborers, and so he has incorporated this heritage into his artistic mission and work—two series, Deadline and Ink In My Blood, for example, document the history, working conditions, glory, and economic threats faced by The PhiladelphiaInquirer newspaper. Much of his oeuvre therefore borders on the photojournalistic, despite being carefully crafted so as to convey the complicated circumstances of contemporary life in the United States.
Since the early aughts, Steacy has exhibited his work widely, including in shows at the Noorderlicht Foundation in Groningen, the Netherlands, the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, the Aperture Foundation in New York, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Steacy was a 2008 Tierney Fellow, and he was the recipient of the Juror’s Choice Award at from Project Launch. His work can be found in the collections of the Haggerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee, the Library of Congress, the International Center of Photography, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans.
Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI
Ogden Museum Of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
Fred & Laura Bidwell Collection, Peninsula, OH
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
International Center of Photography Library, New York, NY
Christophe Guye Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
