Donald Woodman

Photographer Donald Woodman began his career as an assistant to architectural photographer Ezra Stoller and subsequently studied with and assisted Minor White at MIT, where Woodman directed the Creative Photography Lab's gallery. In 1972 he settled in New Mexico, where he worked for five years at toon meer the Sacramento Peak Solar Observatory, doing scientific photography and pursuing personal creative photo projects. In 1977 he met the reclusive painter Agnes Martin, beginning a seven-year association, sharing with her his property in Galisteo, New Mexico, and serving as her personal assistant, which provided him with a unique perspective on the celebrated artist's work and personality. In 1985 Woodman married the renowned feminist artist Judy Chicago, with whom he has collaborated on many art and educational projects. toon minder