Past Exhibitions, Awards, Commissions

Selected Past Exhibitions | Awards | Reviews| Commissions


SELECTED PAST EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
International, National, Regional, Texas and Austin

 

2010

May 1, "The Living Spirit of TEXAS POPULISM:  In Our Politics, In Our Culture"
a panel discussion convened by Jim Hightower
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos
Also on panel, Tom Pittman (Austin Lounge Lizards), Ben Sargent, Carolyn Mugar (Farm Aid)

2009

June 15, Exhibit of Photos from tour of Latin and South American Prisons
International Conference on Humanitarian Prison Reform
Organized by CURE (Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants)
UN Headquarters, the Hague, Netherlands
Annual follow up conferences Feb 2011 in Nigeria and 2013 in India

2008

March - Lecture and Book Signing (Witness for Justice by UT Press)
Sponsored by Peace Studies Department
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque

Lecture and Book Signing
Verve Photographic Gallery
Santa Fe, NM

April - Lecture and Book Signing
Sponsored by Student Activities and Library
Dine' College
Tsaile, Az

2006

Cara Vemos, corazones no sabemos
Snite Museum, University of Notre Dame
"Caras Vemos..." was also produced as a touring exhibit of Latino art and published as a book.

2005

August 4&5
30 Images From Around the World
National Convention, Veterans for Peace
University of Dallas, Student Union
Dallas, Texas

May
Humanity Amidst War
Clotworthy Arts Center
Antrim, Ireland

2003

Focus on Humanity
Helmut Gernsheim's Private Collection
Reiss-Engelhorn Museum
Mannheim, Germany

2002

Victims of Terror: Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
Images from commissioned travel to refugee camps, Peshawar
Tokyo, Japan

Los Pobres de la Tierra
Narcisco Martinez Cultural Arts Center
San Benito, TX

2001

Rubber Bullets: Images of the West Bank
Texas Center for Documentary Photography, Austin, TX
Galeria America
Notre Dame University
South Bend, Indiana

Iraq, West Bank, Isreal
Benham Gallery
Seattle, Washington

2000

Cesar Chavez Memorial: Americas Migrant Farmworkers
The University of Texas
Austin, TX

1999

Looking in the Mirror: Society Behind Bars
Washington Center for Photography
Washington, DC

American Labor Photographs
Ray Marshall
Center Austin, TX

Children of Abraham: Faces of the Middle East
Texas Center for Documentary Photography Austin, TX
International Action Center
New York, NY
Esperanza Center
San Antonio, TX

1995

An Ethnographic View of Head Start Families
Southwest Writers Collection
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

1994

Border Issues: Texas and Mexico
La Sorbonne
Paris, France

1991

Alan Pogue - Twenty-Year Retrospective
Galeria Sin Fronteras
Austin, TX

1989 Americas Migrant Farmworkers
Galeria Sin Fronteras
Austin, TX

1987 Through the Eyes of Texas: A Photography Exhibit on Poverty in Texas
Capital Rotunda, Texas State Capitol Building
Austin, TX

1985 Texas Prison System - A Photographic Survey
Capital Rotunda, Texas State Capitol Building
Austin, TX

1984 Agricultural Workers of the Rio Grande and Rio Bravo Valleys
The University of Texas Austin, TX

1984 New Works by Austin Photographers
Laguna Gloria Art Museum Austin, TX

1983 History of Texas Labor
Capital Rotunda, Texas State Capitol Building
Austin, TX

1980 Photographs- Alan Pogue
Bois d'Arc Gallery
Austin, TX

 

TEXAS CENTER FOR DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
The Old School, Austin Texas

2005 Cuba: Hasta La Victoria Siempre

2004 Compassionate Observers: Photographs by Alan Pogue and Russell Lee

2004 Haiti: Mountains Beyond Mountains

2003 The Forest Calls the Rain: Life in the Sierra Madres

2003 La Raza

2003 The Drag Show: 30 Years of Street Scenes at the University of Texas

2003 The Faces of Iraq: A Valentine for Israa

2002 Victims of Terror: Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

2002 Los Pobres de la Tierra

2001 Rubber Bullets: Images of the West Bank

2001 A Portrait of Berwyn-Cicero?s Latino Community

2001 Suffer the Little Children: Sanctions Against Iraq

2001 Viva Vieques!

2000 Chiapas-The Struggle for Autonomy

2000 Cuba: Surviving the Embargo

1999 Looking in the Mirror: Society Behind Bars
Texas Center for Documentary Photography Austin, TX
Exhibit travels throughout the United States

1999 Children of Abraham: Faces of the Middle East
Texas Center for Documentary Photography Austin, TX
International Action Center New York, NY
Esperanza Center San Antonio, TX

1998 Dirt Soup- Images of Haiti
Texas Center for Documentary Photography
Austin, TX

1997 Best of Alan Pogue

1997 The East Side: Movements for Self-Determination
La Peña, Las Manitas Café
Austin, TX

1996 Black Stage 1975-1995
Austin History Center
Austin, TX

1995 The Path to Peace - Veterans in El Salvador
Galeria Sin Fronteras
Austin, TX

1995 An Ethnographic View of Head Start Families
Southwest Writers Collection
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

1994 Border Issues: Texas and Mexico
La Sorbonne
Paris, France

1991 Alan Pogue - Twenty-Year Retrospective
Galeria Sin Fronteras Austin, TX

1989 America's Migrant Farmworkers
Galeria Sin Fronteras Austin, TX

1987 Through the Eyes of Texas: A Photography Exhibit on Poverty in Texas
Capital Rotunda Austin, TX

1985 Texas Prison System - A Photographic Survey
Capital Rotunda Austin, TX

1984 Agricultural Workers of the Rio Grande and Rio Bravo Valleys
The University of Texas Austin, TX

1984 New Works by Austin Photographers
Laguna Gloria Art Museum Austin, TX

1983 History of Texas Labor
Capital Rotunda Austin, TX

1980 Photographs - Alan Pogue
Bois d'Arc Gallery Austin, TX


SELECTED REVIEWS

2002 The Good Life
Alan Pogue, Photographer

2002 Austin American Statesman
Victims of Terror: Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

2001 Austin American Statesman
Suffer the Little Children: Sanctions Against Iraq

2000 Austin American Statesman
Cuba: Surviving the Embargo

2000 Photo District News
Looking in the Mirror: Society Behind Bars

1999 Washington Post
Looking in the Mirror: Society Behind Bars

1999 Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Children of Abraham: Faces of the Middle East

SELECTED COMMISSIONS

2003 Russell Lee: A Centenary Exhibition
Presentation: The Continuation of Russell Lee?s Work
Southwest Writers Collection San Marcos, Texas

2001-present University of Notre Dame Latin American Studies Program
Hispanics in Chicago, Illinois and West Bend, Indiana

1975-present. C.U.R.E. Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants.
Prison Conditions

1972-present The Texas Observer
Social and Political Issues

1990-present Veterans for Peace, Inc.
People in Conflict

1999-2001 Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Criminal Justice Issues

1999 Resist Foundation
Prison Reform Efforts in the United States

1998 Kellogg Commission
The Forgotten Americans-Children of the Colonias

1998 The Austin Peace and Justice Coalition
Effect of the US/UN Sanctions on Iraq; Arab-Israeli Peace Efforts

1995-present. Migrant Clinicians Network
Farmworker Health Issues

1990-present. Save Our Springs Alliance
Environmental Issues

1988 National Center for Farmworker Health
Migrant Farmworkers

1984 Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Inequality of Educational Opportunity for the Landmark
Edgewood vs. Kirby Case

1984 N.A.A.C.P.
Inhumane Prison conditions for Landmark Ruiz vs. Estelle Case

1982 Women and Their Work, a Touring Exhibit
The Ties that Bind: Photographers Portray the Family

1982-present Texas AFL CIO
Labor Issues

1979 Texas Council of Churches
The Hidden People: Farmworkers in Texas

1976-1979 People's History in Texas
Talking Union: Women in Texas Labor 1936-1950

1969-1977 The Rag
Local, National, International Politics


SELECTED AWARDS

2010
Austin Arts Hall of Fame
Austin Critics Circle

2009
All Time Hall of Fame
20th Anniversary Edition
The Austin Chronicle
September 4, 2009
for 14 "Best of" Yearly Awards:

  • 2009: Best All-Time Winner
  • 2005: Best Photographer
  • 2004: Best Photographer (TIE:Alan Pogue, Todd V. Wolfson)
  • 2003: Best Photographer
  • 2002: Best Photographer
  • 1999: Best Photographer
  • 1998: Best Photojournalist (TIE: Alan Pogue; Stefano Fabritzio)
  • 1997: Best Photographer (art)
  • 1997: Best Photojournalist
  • 1996: Best Photojournalist
  • 1994: Best Photographer (art)
  • 1993: Best Photographer (art)
  • 1991: Best Photographer (art)
  • 1990: Best Photographer (art)

2002 Citizens for the Rehabilitation of Errants
CURE Hall of Fame: Lifetime Achievement Award

2002 Magazine-Freelance, Third Place for Collateral Damage
Catholic Press Association

2002 Photojournalism, Second Place
Alternative News Weekly Awards

2001 Photojournalism, Honorable Mention
Alternative News Weekly Awards

1990-2003 Best of Austin: Best Photographer of the year
Photographer of the Decade
Austin Chronicle

1997 Best Photographer in Austin
Austin American-Statesman

1997 Tyrants' Foe Award
Texas Observer

1996 Texas Civil Rights Project Award

1993 Director's Special Citation
U.S. Public Health Service Migrant Program

1991 Public Education Award
College Assistance Migrant Program
St Edward's University

1983 Dobie-Paisano Fellowship
Texas Institute of Letters