Jack Sal (Waterbury, USA 1954, lives and works in New York),
Minimalist & Conceptual Artist began his artistic journey with cliché-verre. In his work there is a constant reference to the history and prehistory of photography. The International Museum of Photography/George Eastman House in Rochester in 1981 hosted his first solo exhibition in an institutional setting, followed by numerous others including the Museum of Modern Art New York (1983) and The Museum Ludwig in Cologne (1995). From 1975 till 1991 parallel to his artistic activities he was a professor of Photography at ICP/The International Center of Photography, New York; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey; Moore College of Art &Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a curator for Magnum Photo Agency (1983) & Light Gallery, New York (1984-1985). He is the founder of The Foundation for Art and Memory (FA/&/M) based in New York.

Among his recent solo exhibitions: Building/Block, Stal Gallery, Muscat (Oman) - 2016; Jack Sal. Il Quaderno di Nonna / Ricette Molisane, Biblioteca Rispoli, Rome (Italy) - 2015; Francesco Patriarca/Jack Sal, Road Roller Studio, Campagnano, Rome (Italy) (two person exhibition) - 2015; Ring/Rings/Ring, MAC - Museum of Contemporary Art, Lissone, Milan (Italy) - 2014; Coffee/&, Café Quadri, Venice (Italy) - 2013 (performance for the 55th Venice Biennale); Jack Sal Gandini Chapel 1986/2012 Montà, Padua (Italy) - 2012; Jack Sal, Masakazu Yasuda, Chisato Saito. Going out Roonee - welcome to photography, Esprit Nouveau Gallery, Okayama (Japan) - 2012; O/Ring/O, Stiftung für Medien Kunst und Philosophie, Berlin (Germany) - 2011; in/line ARTCore Contemporary Gallery, Bari (Italy) - 2011; O/Ring/O, Caffé Quadri, Venice (Italy) - 2011 (performance for the 54th Venice Biennale); Action/Re/Action, Palazzo Morelli, Todi (Italy) - 2011; De/Portees, IIC of Osaka and Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University (Japan) - 2011; Jack Sal. Fotogenic Nan Sen, Roonee 247 Photography Gallery, Tokyo (Japan) - 2011; New Works, SoHo Art Gallery, Osaka (Japan) - 2011; Steel/Particles, Edicola RaRa, Terlizzi (Italy) - 2010; De/Portees, IIC of New York (USA) - 2010; De/Portees, Casa della Memoria e della Storia, Rome (Italy) - 2010; Re/Vision, ZONE Contemporary Art, New York (Usa) - 2009.

Among his recent group exhibitions: Steps of Memory, Castelnuovo Fotografia photo festival, Castelnuovo di Porto (Italy) - 2016; Matchless Gifts, Bhakti Center, New York (Usa) - 2016; Spiritual Bridges, Museo San Salvatore in Lauro, Rome (Italy) - 2015; IO Klimt, Palazzo dei Consoli, Gubbio (Italy) - 2013; 25 Jahre Kunstverein Lippstadt - Rückblick nach vorne, Kunstverein Lippstadt, Lippstadt (Germany) - 2014; “Not Straight ~ Not So Straight”, Gallery Onetwentyeight, New York (Usa) - 2014; The Edge of Vision, Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art-Lewis & Clark College of Arts & Sciences, Portland (Usa) 2012; Transnational Art 2012, Contemporary Art Center, Osaka (Japan) - 2012; The Artist as Rishi, Museum of Oriental Art, Rome (Italy) - 2011, The Edge of Vision, Center for Creative Photography-CCP, Tucson (Usa) 2010; Jordan Festival Amman (Jordan) - 2009; Chiamata All'ARTE - Museo Villa Pignatelli, Naples (Italy) - 2009; An Austrian Walk/March, MIR/Museum im Rathuas, Gleisdorf (Austria) - 2009; The Edge of Vision, Aperture Foundation, New York (Usa) - 2009.

Permanent Collections:
MOMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York (Usa),
Ludwig Museum, Köln (Germany),
Museum moderner Kunst, Wien (Austria),
Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit (Usa),
Yale University Art Gallery,
New Haven (Usa),International Center of Photography/ICP, New York (Usa),
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague (The Netherlands),
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe,
Hamburg (Germany), Museum of Contemporary Photography,
Chicago (Usa), Stedelijk Museum,
Amsterdam (The Netherlands),
Fondazione Marguerite Arp, Locarno (Switzerland), Bibliothèque Nationale,Paris (France),
Israel Museum, Jerusalem (Israel),
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore (Usa),
Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato (Italy),
University of Arizona, Tempe (Usa), City University of New York,
New York (Usa), Center for Creative Photography, Tucson (Usa),
Addison Gallery of American Art,
Andover (Usa),
Postmuseum, Frankfurt/Main (Germany),
Zimmerlli Art Museum Rutgers, New Brunswick (Usa),
Chrysler Museum, Richmond (Usa),
Museum für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt (Germany),
Incontri Internazionali d'Arte, Rome (Italy),
Fotografiche Akademie GDL, Stuttgart (Germany),
American Academy in Rome, Rome (Italy),
Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld (Germany),
Galerie Shimofusaya Chiba-shi Chiba-ken (Japan),
Williams College Museum, Williamstown (Usa),
Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome (Italy),
Biblioteca di Cascia,Perugia (Italy),
North Carolina State University, Raleigh (Usa),
Antiquarium Communale, Sezze (Italy),
Weatherspoon Art Gallery , Greensboro (Usa),
Hudson Galleries, New York (Usa),
Kanematsu USA Inc, New York (Usa),
Sony Deutschland, Köln (Germany),
Siempelkamp GMBH & Co, Krefeld (Germany),
Illy, Trieste(Italy), Studio Flora, Köln (Germany),
Fondazione Lungarotti, Museo Del Vino, Torgiano (Italy).