Caleb Stein (b. 1994, UK) is a multimedia artist currently based in the U.S. His work has been exhibited internationally, often as an artist duo with Andrea Orejarena (b. 1994, Colombia). Stein’s work is represented by ROSEGALLERY in LA, PALO Gallery in New York, and Vin Gallery in HCMC. Stein’s work can be found in a number of public & private collections, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Nguyen Art Foundation (with Orejarena), The New York State Museum, and the Ann Tenenbaum & Thomas H. Lee Family Collection (with Orejarena). His work has been exhibited at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, FOAM, Red Hook Labs, The Curator’s Room, PHMuseum, Belfast Photo Festival, Photo Vogue Festival, Vincom Center for Contemporary Art, ROSEGALLERY, Palo Gallery, and Vin Gallery. Stein has been nominated for a number of awards including a LensCulture nomination by Legacy Russell (Senior Director, The Kitchen) in 2020 and a nomination for the Anne Wilkes Tucker Young Photographer Award at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. As an artist duo, Orejarena & Stein are the recipients of the 2024 FOAM Talent Award and the 2024 Center for Photographic Art Artist Grant. Orejarena & Stein have also been nominated for a number of awards, including the Hariban/Benrido Award (with Orejarena, chosen by Yasufumi Nakamori, former Senior Curator of Photography at Tate Modern). Stein’s work has been published in The New York Times, The British Journal of Photography, The Guardian, i-D Vice, Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair, Wallpaper*, Photograph Magazine, FOAM, Collector Daily, Juxtapoz Magazine, Observer, Aesthetica Magazine, LA Review of Books, Musée Magazine, Der Greif, It’s Nice That, WePresent, Hamburger Eyes, and Paper Journal Magazine, among many other places. Books include ‘Long Time No See’ (made as an artist duo with Andrea Orejarena), published by Jiazazhi Press in 2022 with texts by Do Tuong Linh and Forensic Architecture, ‘How to Move a Mountain’, published by Luhz Press in 2024 with an introduction by David Campany, and ‘American Glitch’ (made as an artist duo with Andrea Orejarena), published by Gnomic Book in 2024 with an introduction by David Campany and a text booklet with contributions from 35 writers, artists, and curators offering their reflections on contemporary conceptions of glitch. These books are held in the special collections at MoMA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University, Princeton University, Stanford University, The Rijksmuseum, and The Center for Book Arts, among other places. Orejarena & Stein’s first solo museum show ‘Viral Hallucinations: Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein’s Tactics & Mythologies’ is currently on view at the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg in the early fall of 2024, curated by Nadine Isabelle Henrich; the exhibition includes new sculptural, installation, and video components commissioned by Deichtorhallen.
Email: castein468@gmail.com
Instagram: @cjbstein
Artist Books
‘Long Time No See’, (with Andrea Orejarena). Jiazazhi Press. Designed by Brian Paul Lamotte.
Texts by Do Tuong Linh and Forensic Architecture, available in English, Vietnamese, and Mandarin
‘American Glitch’, (with Andrea Orejarena). Gnomic Book.
Design by Jason Koxvold. Edit by Shane Rocheleau. Text by David Campany.
‘How to Move a Mountain’. Luhz Press.
Design by Zoe Lemelson. Edit by Andrea Orejarena & Zoe Lemelson. Text by David Campany.
Exhibitions
Curated by Nadine Isabelle Heinrich
2024, ‘Artificial Intelligence : Disinformation in a Post Truth World’, group exhibition at Griffin Museum, MA
Curated by Crista Dix
2024, ‘Vanitas’, group exhibition at Palo Gallery, New York with ‘American Glitch’ work
2024, ‘Current Affairs’, Book & Job Gallery, group exhibition with ‘Down by the Hudson’ and ‘American Glitch’ work
2024, PHMuseum Photo Festival, Bologna, group exhibition with ‘Down by the Hudson’ work
2024, Arles Photo Festival, ‘American Glitch’ shown as part of ‘Night of the Year’ screening (with Andrea Orejarena)
2024, ‘Hard Copy’, WSA Building curated by Aaron Stern alongside work by Jeff Wall, Mary Frey, John Divola,
Nick Waplington, Daniel Arnold, Gray Sorrenti, Andre Wagner, among others
2024, ‘How to Move a Mountain’, ROSEGALLERY, LA
2024, ‘American Glitch’, PALO Gallery, NY (with Andrea Orejarena)
2024, FOAM Talents, ‘American Glitch’ FOAM Museum in Amsterdam (with Andrea Orejarena)
2024, ‘American Glitch’, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California (with Andrea Orejarena)
2023-2024, Love Languages, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Curated by Anita N. Bateman, exhibited alongside works by Dawoud Bey, Francesco Clemente,
Nicole Eisenman, Sally Mann, and Ron Nagle, among others
2023, ‘American Glitch’, Belfast Photo Festival (with Andrea Orejarena)
2023, ‘Maison Palo, PALO Gallery, group exhibition with ‘How to Move a Mountain’ work,
Curated by Paul Henkel & Sophia Herring alongside work by Alexander Calder, Edgar Degas, Dora Maar, Sagarika
Sundaram, Rachel Wolf, and Judy Chicago, among others
2023, PhMuseum Photo Festival, Bologna, group exhibition with ‘How to Move a Mountain'’ work
2023, ‘American Glitch’, Encontros da Imagem, Portugal, group exhibition
Curated by Jessica D. Brier & Mary-Kay Lombino, exhibited alongside works by Jo Ann Callis,
Graciela Iturbide, Marcia Resnick, Tomoko Sawada, and Katsumi Watanabe
2022, ‘Down by the Hudson’, ROSEGALLERY, LA
2022, ‘Long Time No See’, Special Edition Projects, Shanghai (with Andrea Orejarena)
2022, ‘Real Wild’, PALO Gallery, NY (with Andrea Orejarena)
2022, Ding a Dong, The Curator’s Room, Amsterdam, (curator Gabriel Rolt)
2022, NFT NYC, Nifty Gateway Group Exhibition (with Andrea Orejarena), 52 Mercer Street
2022, LensCulture Award Winners Group Exhibition, Caelum Gallery, NY
2022, Nifty Gateway, ‘American Glitch’ (made an as an artist duo with Andrea Orejarena), NFT Debut
2022, The Curator’s Room, Amsterdam (with Andrea Orejarena),
Curated by Gabriel Rolt, exhibited alongside works by Goya, Adam Broomberg, The Chapman Brothers,
among others
2021, Palm* Photo Prize, 10.14 Gallery (East Co. Agency’s London Gallery)
2021, ‘Full of Surprises’, (with Andrea Orejarena), Vin Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City
2021, ‘Down by the Hudson’, Rose Gallery, (online)
2021, ‘Embracing Stillness’, Humble Arts Foundation (online), (curators Sara Urbaez/Jon Feinstein)
2021, ‘Critical Mass’, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California (curator Elizabeth Avedon)
2020, ‘Down by the Hudson’, The Pole Gallery, Lago di Garda, Italy (curator Orfeo Tagiuri)
Hanoi (curators Mizuki Endo/Do Tuong Linh)
2019, Red Hook Labs New Artists III, Red Hook Labs, NY
2019, The Print Space, Palm* Photo Prize, Photo London 2019
2017, D.C. Book Fair, (curated by photographer Noah Scialom)
2015, Black Box Gallery, Portland
2015, Lucie Foundation Month of Photography (MOPLA), Los Angeles
Collections (selected)
J. Paul Getty Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
New York State Museum
Nguyen Art Foundation
Thomas H. Lee & Ann Tenenbaum Family Collection
MoMA (library collection)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (library collection)
Stanford University (library collection)
Yale University (library collection)
Princeton University (library collection)
Rijksmueum (library collection)
Center for Book Arts (library collection)
Artist Talks
Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, (with Orejarena) artist talk & panel as a part of ‘Viral Hallucinations’,
symposium organized by Nadine Isabelle Henrich, 2024
Palo Gallery, conversation with Jessica D. Brier, Curator, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (with Orejarena), 2024
Center for Photographic Art, conversation with Shana Lopes, Assistant Curator, SFMoMA (with Orejarena), 2024
CPW Kingston (with Orejarena), 2024
FOAM (with Orejarena as part of the FOAM Talent exhibition), 2024
ROSEGALLERY, in conversation with David Campany, ICP Curator at Large, 2024
Vassar College, PHOCUS, visiting artist lecture, 2022
Penumbra Foundation, visiting artist (with Orejarena), invited by David Rothenberg, 2022
ROSEGALLERY, in conversation with Ryan Linkof, Curator at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, 2022
Daisie App, ongoing workshop series, 2020-22
International Center of Photography (ICP), visiting artist (with Orejarena), Time & Space, 2021
University College London (UCL), Art Business Summit, visiting artist (with Orejarena), 2021
Christie’s Education, visiting artist (with Orejarena) Christie’s Conversations in Contemporary Art, 2020
Sotheby’s Art Institute, visiting artist, Emerging Photographers & Their Market, hosted at Red Hook Labs, 2019
Awards/Grants
2024, FOAM Talent (with Andrea Orejarena)
2023, Winner, Center for Photographic Art Artist Grant for ‘American Glitch’ (with Andrea Orejarena)
2023, Shortlisted, Images Vevey Book Award for ‘American Glitch’ (with Andrea Orejarena)
2023, Shortlisted, Belfast Photo Festival Spotlight Award for ‘American Glitch’ (with Andrea Orejarena)
2022, Nomination, The Anne Wilkes Tucker Young Photographer Award at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
2022, Selected, CENTER Review Santa Fe (with Andrea Orejarena)
2021, Critical Mass Finalist (with Andrea Orejarena)
2021, Michael Reichmann Project Grant (with Andrea Orejarena), Photolucida
2021, Shortlist, Palm* Photo Prize
2020, Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Black & White Photographs Award (Juror, Legacy Russell, Director at The Kitchen, NY)
2020, Juror’s Pick (with Andrea Orejarena), W. Eugene Smith Grant (Jurors include Teju Cole & Daniella Zalcman)
2020, Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Journeys Award (Juror, Sara Urbaez)
2020, FOAM Talent (with Andrea Orejarena), Longlist
2019, Critical Mass, Top 50
2019, Labs New Artist III
2019, Shortlisted, Palm* Photo Prize
2019, Shortlisted, Burn Emerging Photographer Fund
2018, Selected, American Photography 35
2018, Winner, Gomma Grant
2018, Shortlisted, Life Framer’s ‘Open Call’ (Juror, Martin Parr)
2017, Runner-up, Burn Emerging Photographer Fund
2017, Nominee, Photogrvphy Grant
2017, Shortlisted, Lucie Foundation Grant
2015, Shortlisted, Lucie Foundation Grant for Emerging Artists
Screenings
2020, ‘Long Time No See’, Broken Screen Festival, La Paternal Espacio Proyecto, traveling group exhibition, Buenos Aires
2020, ‘Long Time No See’, Little Island Festival, screening, Sikinos, Greece
Press & Publications
Issue No. 179, Threepenny Review, portfolio of photographs from various bodies of work (in print & online), September, 2024
Shorty: Tactics and Mythologies: Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein, Deichtorhallen Podcast, September, 2024
The Griffin Museum of Photography Takes a Look at AI & Visual Reality, Boston Globe (online & in print), Mark Feeney, September, 2024
Haus der Photographie: Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst, Szene Hamburg, Sabine Danek (online), September, 2024
L’immaginario visivo e informativo Usa secondo Orejarena e Stein, Il Giornale d’ell Arte, Francesca Petretto (online), September, 2024
Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein: Tactics & Mythologies at Deichtorhallen, e-flux (online), September, 2024
Dubiose Fotos – und wie man sie entschlüsselt, Die Welt (in print & online), Stefan Grundig, September, 2024
Deichtorhallen-Kuratorin: Erste Ausstellung widmet sich KI, NDR, TV feature, September, 2024
Tactics & Mythologies at Deichtorhallen, Sat1 Regional, TV feature, September, 2024
Down by the Hudson', Phroom, August, 2024
11 Books We Can’t Stop Thinking About This Month, American Glitch, Vanity Fair, Madison Freid, June, 2024
American Glitch, FOAM (online), curated by Winke Wiergersma, February, 2024
American Glitch, FOAM Magazine Issue No. 65, Taco Hidde Bakker, February, 2024
American Glitch: What can the World Trust?, YUZU Magazine, Alp Tekin, February, 2024
How to Move a Mountain, Urbanautica Podcast (hosted by Patrick Lee Hubbard), February, 2024
American Glitch at Palo Gallery, L’Oeil de la Photographie, January, 2024
American Glitch, Aesthetica Magazine, January, 2024
The Water Issue, LA Review of Books (portfolio), January, 2024
Can Robots Replace Michelangelo, Smithsonian Magazine (cover story), December, 2023
Men Fighting & The Spaces They Fight In, Kim Høltermand, Nowhere Diary, August, 2023
American Glitch deconstructs the confines of reality, Megan Williams, Creative Review, June, 2023
American Glitch by Photographers Andrea Orejarena & Caleb Stein, Booooooom, January, 2023
A Glitch in the American Dream, Der Greif, Francesca Hummer, January, 2023
Photographer Spotlight: Caleb Stein, Booooooom, November, 2022
Down by the Hudson, Musée Magazine, Ari Adams, November, 2022
Long Time No See, British Journal of Photography, Marigold Warner, November, 2022
Down by the Hudson, LifeFramer, October, 2022
Photoworks UK Instagram Takeover, October, 2022
Down by the Hudson', L’Oeil de la Photographie, October, 2022
Los Angeles Exhibitions: A Guide to the Best Shows in Town, Wallpaper Magazine, September, 2022
Down by the Hudson, Juxtapoz Magazine, September, 2022
Down by the Hudson, Photograph Magazine, September, 2022
Take me to the River, Paul Wozniak, The Argonaut, September, 2022
Down by the Hudson at ROSEGALLERY, Aline Smithson, Lenscratch, September, 2022
Art Out: Sebastiaan Bremer, Caleb Stein, and the Intimacy of Distance, Musée Magazine, September, 2022
Caleb Stein’s Down by the Hudson at Rose Gallery, Leica Fotografie Internationale, September, 2022
ROSEGALLERY opens an exhibition of photographs by Caleb Stein, Art Daily, September, 2022
‘Down by the river in upstate New York - in pictures, Sarah Gilbert, The Guardian, August, 2022
Hariban Benrido Award Catalogue, with text by Yasufumi Nakamori, Senior Curator at Tate, July, 2022
‘American Glitch’, Lola Paprocka, Palm* Studios, July, 2022
‘Opinion: An Ode to the Queen City of the Hudson’, Amitava Kumar, The New York Times, July, 2022
‘American Glitch’, Nowhere Diary, June, 2022
‘American Glitch’, PHMuseum, May, 2022
‘Long Time No See’, Danilo Rößger, Leica Camera Blog, January, 2022
‘Guest Room: Gem Fletcher & Carmen Winant’, Der Grief, September, 2021
‘Orejarena & Stein’, Ayla Angelos, Port Magazine, September, 2021
‘How to Reach the Unvaccinated’, Ross Douthat, The New York Times, Op-Ed Section, July, 2021
‘My Best Summer Shot’, Imogen Tilden & Sarah Gilbert, The Guardian (in print & online), July, 2021
‘Falling Into Place’, Donatella Montrone, Black & White Photography Magazine’, Issue No. 256, July, 2021
‘Interview - Caleb Stein: Meaningful Connections’, Public Offerings Ltd., May, 2021
‘Interview - Long Time No See’, Jiazazhi Press Blog (English Version), May, 2021
‘Interview - Long Time No See’, Jiazazhi Press Blog, (Mandarin Version), April, 2021
‘2020, The Book’, Hamburger Eyes, February, 2021
‘Story 30: Caleb Stein, Nowhere Diary’, Kim Holtermand, February, 2021
‘Looking Further Through the Lens’, Jasmine Jackson, The Earth Issue, November 2020
‘I Can Change, Through Exchange’, Urbanautica, Steve Bisson, October 2020
‘Down by the Hudson’, Sixteen Journal, Issue No. 4, Xavier Encinas & Victoire Simoney, October 2020
‘Long Time No See’, Palm* Studios, August 2020
‘Caleb Stein’s Quarantine in Photos’, Ryan White, I-D Vice, March 2020
‘If Memory was a Room’, Hà Đào, Matca, February, 2020
‘20 rising photographers to follow on Instagram in 2020’, Ryan White, I-D Vice, January 2020
‘64 x 64, favorite photographs of 2019’, Jeff Hamada, Booooooom, January, 2020
‘Down by the Hudson’, Musée Magazine, December, 2019
‘Generation Z: Artists on the Rise’, ArtPremium Magazine, December, 2019
Paper Journal Magazine, November, 2019
‘Down by the Hudson’, Vogue Italia, 2019
‘Pagan Poetry’, DAZED Autumn-Winter Issue 2019, pp. 68-84
‘Pagan Poetry', DAZED Online Art + Photography, Autumn-Winter Issue 2019
‘Down by the Hudson’, Booooooom, October, 2019
‘Down by the Hudson’, Sophie Wright, LensCulture, September, 2019
‘Down by the Hudson’, Alex Kahl, WePresent, August, 2019
‘Down by the Hudson’, Art on a Postcard, July, 2019
‘Down by the Hudson’, C41, July, 2019
‘Down by the Hudson’, Rebecca Irvin, It’s Nice That, June, 2019
‘Down by the Hudson’, Leica Fotografie International Magazine, June, 2019
‘Down by the Hudson’, Palm*, May, 2019
‘Through the Lens: Caleb Stein’, US of A Magazine, Emily Freedman, January, 2019
‘The Watering Hole’, The Heavy Collective, September, 2018
'The Continuing Story of Life on Earth', Ray Potes, Hamburger Eyes, Issue No. 34, July, 2018
Photobook Vol.2, Fish Eye, June, 2018
'Portfolio: 'Down by the Hudson', Nicolò Piuzzi, W U Magazine, Issue No. 85, February, 2018
'La Part Obscure d'Hudson', Anaïs Viand, Fish Eye Magazine, January, 2018
'The Continuing Story of Life of Earth', Ray Potes, Hamburger Eyes, Issue No. 31, January, 2018
'Down by the Hudson', Aline Smithson, Lenscratch, December, 2017
'Down by the Hudson', Q&A with The Heavy Collective, August, 2017
'The Continuing Story of Life on Earth', Ray Potes, Hamburger Eyes, Issue No. 28, August, 2017
Experience/Education
BA in Art History, Vassar College, 2017
