Born in Houma, LA in 1979, Greg Piazza grew up surrounded by nature in the sugar cane fields and bayous of South Louisiana and moved to Dallas, Texas in 2002. Greg began making art to cope with the loss of his brother in 2004; finding peace in creating minimalist compositions focusing on contrasting color, shape, and texture. In 2007, Greg’s work shifted as he explored how the environment shapes our thoughts and emotions. Following the Latin phrase, “Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam - I shall find a way or make one," he seeks out remote landscapes through which he can find a simple and calming connection back to his brother. In 2022 Greg’s wife, Jennifer, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This inspired the creation of his “Time” series, documenting time in the smallest increments, before Jennifer passed away in 2023. Greg’s photographs consistently include permanent subjects such as mountains, boulders, or architecture, metaphors to everlasting memories of his brother and Jennifer, juxtaposed with moving elements such as clouds or water.
Piazza worked with Ansel Adams’ longtime assistant Alan Ross on fine-tuning his approach to processing and printing. Greg’s keen eye for composition and deep understanding of light and shadow draw deep emotion. His tonally rich work has been exhibited at Fort Wayne Museum of Art’s “The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2018 and 2022”, The Mattatuck Museum’s exhibition “Convergence, Meditations on American Landscape” (2018/2019), The Center for Photographic Arts’ “International Juried Exhibition 2022”, and other galleries and public institutions. Greg’s photograph “Moon Over Lower Falls” was awarded the People’s Choice Award at the The Center for Photographic Arts’ International Juried Exhibition 2022, his Water & Light series was awarded Honorable Mention in the 2022 ND Awards, and a selection of his long exposure works were awarded Honorable Mention in the 2021 ND Awards. Greg works are included in the collections of Fort Wayne Museum of Art, The Mattatuck Museum, in addition to corporate and private collections.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 – WALL Gallery, The Painted Lens, Dallas TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Western Gallery - After the Gold Rush
2022
Center For Photographic Art - 2022 International Juried Exhibition - Juror Paul Kopeikin - Awarded “People’s Choice Award” for “Moon Over Lower Falls.”
Fort Wayne Museum of Art - The National: Best of Contemporary Photography 2022
Baker Schorr Fine Art - Knowing Where to Stand: Alan Ross and Greg Piazza; Special Guest Ansel Adams (Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, 1944; Moonrise over Hernandez; and Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, CA Mural Print 1945/1970)
Western Gallery - New Western Talent
2021
Naples Art: Camera 2020 Jurors - Susan Spiritus, David Albers, and Leigh Gleason
Western Gallery - New Western Talent
2020
Ann Arbor Art Center - Art Now: Photography Juror - Eleanor Oakes
2019
Fort Worth Community Art Center - Spring Gallery Night Curated by William Campbell
Color Exhibition Curated by Jennifer Klos, Art Consultant and former Curator, Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Mattatuck Museum - Convergence, Meditations on American Landscape - Curated by Jennifer Terzian
2018
Fort Wayne Museum of Art - The National: Best of Contemporary Photography 2018
ART214 - Dallas, TX
DCAC Art for Advocacy and NorthPark Preview Show
2017
Gallery 7NINE - Subjective Juncture Exhibition
Fort Works Art - 40 Under 40 Exhibition curated by Amon Carter Museum Curator, Maggie Adler
Unique by Nature Juried Competition and Exhibition
AWARDS / COMMISSIONS
Neutral Density Photography Awards - 2023 - Honorable Mention for Fine Art: Landscape Project - Dry
People’s Choice Award for “Moon Over Lower Falls” at Center For Photographic Art - 2022 International Juried Exhibition
Neutral Density Photography Awards - 2022 - Honorable Mention for Fine Art: Landscape Project - Water & Light
Neutral Density Photography Awards - 2021 - Honorable Mention for Long Exposure Selections
Forty Under Forty - 2017 - Juror - Maggie Adler, Curator, Amon Carter Museum
PUBLICATIONS
Tamron eNews - Inspired by Ansel - August 2022
On Landscape - Blue Period - November 2021
Dallas Arts District - Through The Lens - 2020
Tamron eNews - Architecture Made Abstract - July 2020
Tamron Magazine Spring 2020 issue features Greg Piazza’s photograph “Lake Birds” on page 19.
Greg Piazza at Jenny Lake, WY - 2020