Annie Leibovitz
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- Oct 28, 2025
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Anna-Lou Leibovitz, born October 2nd 1949, is a contemporary portraiture artist most know for her work in fashion magazines like Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. Annie Leibovitz has created artworks that are so extreme in production that they push natural boundaries of the photography business.
Education:
1967-1970: San Francisco Art Institute as a painting major
photography night class shifted her focus from painting to photography
Influenced by the counterculture movement happening in San Francisco at the time
shaped her very deep and reflective of the human MIND style
Career Highlights
1973-1983: Chief photographer for Rolling Stone
1983-now: Principal photographer for Vanity Fair and, later, Vogue
1991: first woman to have a solo exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
2005: Awarded the Royal Photographic Society’s Centenary Medal
Published Books: Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, Women, Pilgrimage, At Work
Gallery Representation:
1983
Sidney Janis Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz', New York NY (Travelling Exhibition)
1984
Govinda Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz', Washington D.C. (Travelling Exhibition)
1985
Stephen Wirtz Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz', San Francisco CA (Travelling Exhibition)
1986
Sidney Janis Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz', New York NY
1991
James Danziger Gallery, 'The White Oak Dance Project', New York City NY (Travelling Exhibition)
National Portrait Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Washington D.C. (Travelling Exhibition)
International Center of Photography, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', New York NY (Travelling Exhibition)
1992
Govinda Gallery, 'The White Oak Dance Project', Washington D.C. (Travelling Exhibition)
Phoenix Art Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Phoenix AZ (Travelling Exhibition)
Münchner Stadtmuseum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Munich, Germany (Travelling Exhibition)
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Fort Lauderdale FL (Travelling Exhibition)
Centre national de la photographie, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Paris, France (Travelling Exhibition)
Institute of Contemporary Art, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Boston MA
Deichtorhallen, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Hamburg, Germany
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Winston-Salem NC
Casa de Vacas, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Madrid, Spain
Joslyn Art Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Omaha Nebraska (Travelling Exhibition)
1993
Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina 'Annie Leibovitz. Sarajevo', Sarajevo, Bosnia
Stedelijk Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Amsterdam, Netherlands (Travelling Exhibition)
Friends of Photography, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', San Francisco CA (Travelling Exhibition)
Jacksonville Museum of Art, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Jacksonville FL (Travelling Exhibition)
10 Corso Como, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Milan, Italy (Travelling Exhibition)
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Salt Lake City UT (Travelling Exhibition)
Kunst Haus Wien, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Vienna, Austria (Travelling Exhibition)
High Museum of Art, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Atlanta GA (Travelling Exhibition)
Museum of Fine Arts, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Houston TX (Travelling Exhibition)
1994
National Portrait Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', London, UK (Travelling Exhibition)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Montreal, Quebec (Travelling Exhibition)
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Edinburgh, Scotland
Chicago Cultural Center, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Chicago IL (Travelling Exhibition)
National Museum of Wales, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Cardiff Wales (Travelling Exhibition)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1990', Los Angeles CA (Travelling Exhibition)
1995
Mitsukoshi Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Shinjuku, Japan (Travelling Exhibition)
Daimaru Umeda Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Osaka, Japan (Travelling Exhibition)
Mitsukoshi, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Niigata, Japan (Travelling Exhibition)
Fujisaki, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Sendai, Japan (Travelling Exhibition)
Takashimaya, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Yokohama, Japan (Travelling Exhibition)
1996
Art Gallery of Western Australia, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Perth, Australia (Travelling Exhibition)
National Gallery of Victoria, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994' Melbourne, Australia (Travelling Exhibition)
1997
Newcastle Region Art Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Newcastle, Australia (Travelling Exhibition)
City Art Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Wellington, New Zealand (Travelling Exhibition)
Slovak National Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Bratislava, Slovakia (Travelling Exhibition)
1998
Center for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Warsaw, Poland (Travelling Exhibition)
Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Budapest, Hungary (Travelling Exhibition)
Modern Gallery, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Ljubljana, Slovenia (Travelling Exhibition)
Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Prague, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Prague, Czech Republic (Travelling Exhibition)
1999
Helsinki City Art Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Helsinki, Finland (Travelling Exhibition)
Corcoran Gallery of Art, 'Annie Leibovitz. Women', Washington D.C. (Travelling Exhibition)
2000
Phoenix Art Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Women', Phoenix AZ (Travelling Exhibition)
International Center of Photography, 'Annie Leibovitz. Women', New York NY (Travelling Exhibition)
Bolshoy Manezh, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Moscow, Russia (Travelling Exhibition)
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 'Stardust. Annie Leibovitz 1970–1999', Humlebaek, Denmark (Travelling Exhibition)
2001
Miami Art Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Women', Miami FL (Travelling Exhibition)
Ansel Adams Center for Photography, 'Annie Leibovitz. Women', San Francisco CA (Travelling Exhibition)
Seattle Art Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Women', Seattle WA (Travelling Exhibition)
Galerie Kamel Mennour, 'Annie Leibovitz. Photographs 1970–1994', Paris France (Travelling Exhibition)
2002
The Women's Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz. Women', Dallas TX (Travelling Exhibition)
2003
Experience Music Project, 'American Music', Seattle WA (Travelling Exhibition)
2004
The Hospital, 'American Music', London UK (Travelling Exhibition)
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, 'American Music', Cleveland OH (Travelling Exhibition)
Edwynn Houk Gallery, 'American Music', New York NY (Travelling Exhibition)
Andrew Smith Gallery, 'American Music', Santa Fe NM (Travelling Exhibition)
2005
Fahey-Klein Gallery, 'American Music', Los Angeles CA (Travelling Exhibition)
Austin Museum of Art, 'American Music', Austin TX (Travelling Exhibition)
Jackson Fine Art, 'American Music', Atlanta GA (Travelling Exhibition)
Foam Fotografiemuseum, 'American Music', Amsterdam, Netherlands (Travelling Exhibition)
2006
C/O Berlin, 'American Music', Berlin, Germany (Travelling Exhibition)
The Detroit Institute of Arts, 'American Music', Detroit MI (Travelling Exhibition)
Brooklyn Museum, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Brooklyn NY (Travelling Exhibition)
2007
San Diego Museum of Art, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', San Diego CA (Travelling Exhibition)
High Museum of Art, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Atlanta GA (Travelling Exhibition)
Corcoran Gallery of Art, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Washington D.C (Travelling Exhibition)
2008
Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', San Francisco CA (Travelling Exhibition)
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Paris France (Travelling Exhibition)
National Portrait Gallery, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', London, UK (Travelling Exhibition)
2009
C/O Berlin, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Berlin, Germany (Travelling Exhibition)
Alcalá 31, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Madrid, Spain (Travelling Exhibition)
Kunst Haus Wien, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Vienna, Austria (Travelling Exhibition)
2010
Fotografiska, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Stockholm, Sweden (Travelling Exhibition)
Museum of Contemporary Art, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Sydney, Australia (Travelling Exhibition)
2011
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, 'Annie Leibovitz. Dance', Becket MA
Hermitage Museum, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', St. Petersburg, Russia (Travelling Exhibition)
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Moscow, Russia (Travelling Exhibition)
2012
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 'Pilgrimage', Washington D.C (Travelling Exhibition)
Concord Museum, 'Pilgrimage', Concord MA (Travelling Exhibition)
Wexner Center for the Arts, 'Annie Leibovitz', Columbus OH
Gettysburg National Military Park, 'Pilgrimage', Gettysburg PA (Travelling Exhibition)
2013
Norton Museum of Art, 'Annie Leibovitz', West Palm Beach FL
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, 'Pilgrimage', Santa Fe NM (Travelling Exhibition)
San Jose Museum of Art, 'Pilgrimage', San Jose CA (Travelling Exhibition)
Seoul Arts Center, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Seoul, South Korea
2014
Columbia Museum of Art, 'Pilgrimage', Columbia SC (Travelling Exhibition)
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, 'Pilgrimage', Springfield IL (Travelling Exhibition)
ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, 'A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005', Singapore (Travelling Exhibition)
New-York Historical Society, 'Pilgrimage', New York NY (Travelling Exhibition)
2016
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, 'Women. New Portraits', London, UK (Travelling Exhibition)
TOLOT/heuristic SHINONOME, 'Women. New Portraits', Tokyo, Japan (Travelling Exhibition)
The Presidio's Crissy Field, 'Women. New Portraits', San Francisco CA (Travelling Exhibition)
Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, 'Women. New Portraits', Singapore (Travelling Exhibition)
Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 'Women. New Portraits', Kennedy Town, Hong Kong (Travelling Exhibition)
Proyecto Público Prim, 'Women. New Portraits', Mexico City, Mexico (Travelling Exhibition)
Fabbrica Orobia 15, 'Women. New Portraits', Milan, Italy (Travelling Exhibition)
Kunstverein Familie Montez, 'Women. New Portraits', Frankfurt, Germany (Travelling Exhibition)
The Former Bayview Correctional Facility, 'Women. New Portraits', New York NY (Travelling Exhibition)
2017
ewz-Unterwerk Selnau, 'Women. New Portraits', Zurich, Switzerland (Travelling Exhibition)
Luma Arles, 'Annie Leibovitz. The Early Years, 1970–1983. Archive Project #1', Arles, France (Travelling Exhibition)
2019
Hauser & Wirth, 'Annie Leibovitz. The Early Years, 1970–1983. Archive Project No. 1', Los Angeles CA
2021
Hauser & Wirth, 'Annie Leibovitz. Wonderland', Southampton NY
Académie des Beaux-Arts, Institut de France, 'Annie Leibovitz', Paris, France
2022
Hauser & Wirth, 'Annie Leibovitz. The Early Years, 1970 – 1983, Archive Project No. 1 and Wonderland', Hong Kong
2023
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 'Annie Leibovitz: Portraits', Bentonville AK
2024
Hauser & Wirth, 'Annie Leibovitz: Stream of Consciousness', New York NY (traveling exhibition)
Wichita Art Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz / Work', Wichita KS (traveling exhibition)
2025
Hauser & Wirth, 'Annie Leibovitz: Stream of Consciousness', Monaco (traveling exhibition)
Mint Museum, 'Annie Leibovitz / Work', Charlotte NC (traveling exhibition)
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