Frank Relle (b. 1976) is a photographer born and based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the recipient of numerous awards including a 2007 International Photography Award and the City Business Innovator of the Year.

His work is represented in major public and private collections, including the Smithsonian Museum of American History, the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Relle’s photographs have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the 2005 Louisiana Cultural Economy Summit, the 2007 Southern Biennial, and the Center for Fine Art Photography. Photographs from his New Orleans Nightscapes series were featured in the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Cultural Vistas publication and in the Oxford American 2007 Best of the South.

Relle continues to document the changing architecture of New Orleans and is working to share his images with an international audience hoping to inspire people around the world to help rebuild the city of New Orleans with the integrity she deserves.

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Education
Tulane University
B.S. (2000) Cognitive Science and Philosophy

Selected Public and Private Collections
National Museum of American History-Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, LA

Exhibitions
Terrance Sanders Gallery (New Orleans, LA): New Orleans Nightscapes, January 2008.
Bridge Art Miami (Miami, FL): New Orleans Nightscapes, December 2007.
Bridge London (London, England): New Orleans Nightscapes, October 2007.
Preservation Resource Center (New Orleans, LA): “Shotgun New Orleans,” July 2007.
Art Melt-Forum 35 (Baton Rouge, LA): New Orleans Nightscapes, July 2007.
Acadiana Arts Center (Lafayette, LA): “Southern Biennial,” New Orleans Nightscapes, May 2007.
Festival de Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain): “Moments in Time,” New Orleans Nightscapes, April 2007.
Skokie Library (Chicago, IL): New Orleans Nightscapes, February 2007.
The Armory (Portland, OR): “Unmasking New Orleans,” New Orleans Nightscapes, January 2007.
New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts (New Orleans, LA): “Moments in Time,” January 2007.
Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans, LA): “Vision/Revision Louisiana,” December 2006.
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery (New Orleans, LA): “No Dead Artist,” , November 2006.
Art Melt-Forum 35 (Baton Rouge, LA): New Orleans Nightscapes, July 2006.
New Orleans Museum of Art (New Orleans, LA): “Katrina Exposed- A Photographic Reckoning,”
New Orleans Nightscapes, June 2006.
Angell Vinet’s A Gallery- (Covington, LA): New Orleans Nightscapes, June 2006.
World Financial Center in Winter Garden (New York, NY): February 2006.
Slingluff Gallery- (New Orleans, LA): New Orleans Nightscapes, February 2006.
Museum of New York City (New York, NY): New Orleans Nightscapes, October 2005.
Louisiana Cultural Economy Summit- (New Orleans, LA): New Orleans Nightscapes, August 2005.
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (New Orleans, LA): New Orleans Nightscapes, May 2005.

Selected Private Collections
Valerie Besthoff (New Orleans, LA) Martin Mosbacher (New York, NY)
H. Cristiano Raffignone (New Orleans, LA) William Ogletree (Washington, D.C.)
Sam Panice (Las Vegas, NV)

Prizes and Awards
Lucie: International Photography Award (August 2007)
City Business (New Orleans, LA): “Innovator of the Year” (July 2007)
Louisiana Cultural Vistas (New Orleans, LA): New Orleans Press Club Award (July 2007)
Southern Biennial- Award winner for the New Orleans Nightscapes series (May 2007)
Art Melt-Forum 35 (Baton Rouge, LA): “Best in Show” (July 2006)
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (New Orleans, LA): “Best in Show” (May 2006)
DHL (New Orleans, LA): Grant received to develop micro-enterprise (May 2006)
Selected by Jay Maisel for the annual inclusion in Wraparound magazine (October 2004)

Apprenticeship
Arnold Newman (NY) Mary Ellen Mark (NY)
Joel Pickford (CA) Chris Callis (NY)

Publications
New Orleans’ Favorite Shotguns. Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans. November 2007.
Katrina Exposed- A Photographic Reckoning. New Orleans Museum of Art. Mpress. September 2006.
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities-Louisiana Cultural Vistas. “Frank Relle’s New Orleans
Nightscapes” Photo essay and front cover. Summer 2006.
New Orleans: Life in an Epic City. Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans. 2006.
Louisiana 24/7. DK Publishing. October 2004.

Bibliography
New Orleans CityBusiness. “Innovator-Frank Relle Photography.” September 2007. Ferrara, Amy.
Oxford American. “Notes from Campus-My lingering love affair with New Orleans.” August 2007.
Bidiuc, Ada Liana.
The Tulanian. “Nightvision.” June 2007. Marineillo, Nick.
New Orleans Homes and Lifestyles. Artist Profile-“New Orleans is a Nighttime City.” February 2007.
McCulley, Russell.
Gambit Weekly. “Moments in Time” February 2007. Power Graves, Kandace.
Art Business News. “Market for Architectural Art On the Rise.” September 2006. Pandolfi, Keith.
The Street.com. “Capturing New Orleans.” August 29, 2006. Dane, Ann.
InRegister. “In the Spotlight.” August 2006. Bordelon, Pam and Murray, Angey.
Rocky Mountain News, "New Orleans Nights in Jail." July 2006.
KCCI-TV Channel 8. Des Moines, IA. June 2006.
WOI-TV Channel 5. Des Moines, IA. June 2006. Krenz, Amanda.
WHO-TV (NBC) Channel 13. Des Moines, IA. June 2006
The Ann Arbor News. “A Place You Should Respect.” (Front page) July 22, 2006. Whitesall, Amy.
Ann Arbor Observer. “Requiem for a City.” July 19-22, 2006. Page, Peggy.
KDVR -(FOX) Channel 31. Denver, CO. July 2006.
The Times-Picayune. “Out of Darkness.” May 2006. MacCash, Doug.
Wraparound. “The Year in Vision: It’s All Personal” Fall 2004.