Over the past decade, San Francisco photographer John Chiara has developed inventive techniques to capture the distinctive allure of his hometown, producing one-of-a-kind images that are incredibly detailed and unmistakably handmade. Prosaic seascapes, vista points, and architecture are imbued with poetry in Chiara’s large-scale contact prints. Chiara’s work has been widely exhibited and collected by leading institutions, including the Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; Pilara Foundation Collection / Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA; San Jose Museum of Art, CA; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
John Chiara: California
, the first major monographic publication of his work, was published in 2017.
