Adam Wallacavage lives under the sea...in the middle of South Philly. Inspired by the ocean and old churches, he has made a career out of creating extravagant other worldly chandeliers in the shape of the eight legged wonder, the octopus. His home has become a canvas for him to express his wildest dreams. Before being obsessed with octopus chandeliers he was occupied with his obsession of photography. Wallacavage majored in photography at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA and has worked as a freelance photographer ever since. His work has been featured in dozens of publications, including but not limited to Swindle, Juxtapoz, Philadelphia Inquirer, Thrasher, Transworld, and even TIME Europe. His latest book, Monster Size Monsters: The Photography of Adam Wallacavage, which was published in 2006, is a collection of his photography from the past 15 years.

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS — CHANDELIERS

2008 Les Trésors de la Taniere de Neptune. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY
2008 In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor. Laguna Art Museum. Laguna Beach, CA
2007 No One Belongs Here More Than You. Group show curated by Francesco LoCastro. Miami, FL
2007 Locally Localized Gravity. Group show. Institute of Contemporary Art. Philadelphia, PA
2006 Il Lume Della Piovra. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY
2006 Collections—Scion Installation L.A. Los Angeles, CA
2005 Space 1026 Show. Space 1026. Philadelphia, PA
2004 Window on Broad. University of the Arts. Philadelphia, PA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS — PHOTOGRAPHY

2008 Big Kids, Little Kids. Traveling group show. Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York, Los Angeles
2008 Mythical, Domestic, Working and Loved: Animals in Contemporary Art. 96 Gillespie Gallery.
London, UK
2006 Art World. With Andrew Jeffrey Wright. Spector Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
2006 Peer Pleasure 1. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. San Francisco, CA
2005 Something In The Water. 222 Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
2005 Red Dot. Spector Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
2005 Urban Edge Show. P4 Gallery. Milan, Italy
2005 P-Towns. New Image Art Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
2004 RVCA Gallery Opening. RVCA. Costa Mesa, CA
2004 Doodleplex! Antisocial Gallery. Vancouver, Canada
2003 Skate Culture—The Art of Skateboarding. Contemporary Art Center of VA, Virginia Beach, VA
2002 Scratch Off The Serial. Institute of Contemporary Art. Philadelphia, PA
1999 Le Monstier. Spector Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
1998 Sideways Monsters and Other Monsters. Space 1026. Philadelphia, PA
1997 Opening Show. Space1026. Philadelphia, PA

SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS

TIME Europe, Swindle, Juxtapoz, Philadelphia Home, Philadelphia Inquirer, DesignSponge, ArtInfo, Art In The Age, Supertouch, Life in a Bungalo, Vulture Droppings, Transworld, Thrasher Skateboard Magazine.

Monster Size Monsters : The Photography of Adam Wallacavage. Published by Ginko Press, 2006

Photography has appeared in the following books:
2005 Babel. Jim Houser. Ginko press.
2005 Young, Sleek, and Full of Hell. Ten Years of New York’s Alleged Gallery. Drago Books
2003 Morning Wood. Roger Gastman. Ginko Press
2001 Street Market. Barry McGee, Steven Powers, Todd James. Little More Books.
1999 Dysfunctional. Aaron Rose. MoWax books