Photography and poetry are similar in many ways. It’s not a strong relationship between the disciplines but is there is a tight one between the sensibilities. One of the greatest photographers of all times, Larry Towell is a visual poet indeed. He only shoots in black and white, and the accent is on the story. Working in some quite problematic areas of the globe, he had found himself in quagmires more times he could count. Palestine, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, all of them were seen and captured in a unique way. People, conflicts, emotions, everything that had some story to tell was immortalized. What makes him stand out among other great photographers is his love for home, his family and the land he grew on. Those feelings are so strong that one entire series is dedicated to, simply said, home.
His experiences as a poet and a folk writer influenced his style of photography. A minimalist approach was chosen, and by shooting exclusively in black and white, the artist knows how to emphasize the story. Even the names of the photographs contain, other than the standard year and location, a short description of the moment captured. The words are a short version of the photograph, summarizing the picture in one sentence or in a short paragraph.
Joining the Magnum, the world’s most prestigious photo agency, was a life-changing for Towell. Strict rules for new members made him a Magnum nominee in 1988, and after five years and two more revisions of his work, he finally became a full member in 1993. Other members had left an impact on the artist, both professionally and personally. Alex Webb, Sesan Meiselas, Gene Richards were some of the members who helped him in the process of editing, and they played a significant role in forming his distinct visual language. Josef Koudelka is another member Towell respects greatly, his dedication and the fact his work is non-commercial. Koudelka’s support meant so much to Larry, and it still does. In fact, the very act of joining Magnum was so important that the artist admits he probably wouldn’t be a photographer today, at least not a good as he is. Turning a poet into a photographer, that was all Magnum’s credit.
The agency contacted Towell in 2008 about a project in Afghanistan. It was (and still is) a dangerous place, so he would have to be embedded with the British military. Since he just completed work in Palestine, the artist said he don’t want to see the country for the first time with an embed, so he went there on his own. Before seeing what was happening militarily, Larry wanted to explore the social problems. He was always interested in a connection between people and the land. In this situation, casualties of war weren’t only those who were dead or wounded, but all those who were forced to flee from the rural areas into the cities with absolutely no means.
Towell traveled to Afghanistan five times between 2008 and 2011, shooting both photographs and videos, documenting the variety of social issues that were hurting the people – the war and conflict, poverty, problems with drug addiction, all the way to the prevalence of land mines, many of being the remnants of the Soviet occupation in the 80’s. This series is truly exceptional because the artist approached the work from multiple perspectives, so we can see ordinary Afghan people, cityscapes, weaponry, recreation, addiction and both US and British soldiers as well as rare portraits of Taliban warriors. The book containing the photos from this series is quite unusual, with all fibre prints and color prints taped to the page. It also has pencil writings, the words from Towell himself. All-together, it’s a deep analysis of the conflict through his eyes.
The project was made possible with generous financial support from Mary Ann, Frank Arisman, Magnum Foundation, The Fledgling Found and the Rosenthal Family Foundation.
The artist is known for working on several projects at the same time, and most of them took years to finish. El Salvador series took ten years before it was completed in 1996, and the Mennonite migrant workers project in Mexico was an eleven-year project that was completed in 2000. In 1997, his first book on the Palestinians was published, and the second one came in 2005, with the help of inaugural Henri Cartier-Bresson Award, both of which were highly acclaimed. As mentioned before, other than conflicts, Towell was very interested in the people, their everyday lives, customs and traditions. Problems they faced on a daily basis, struggles they had just to put some food on the table. Not strictly photojournalistic, his pictures and themes captured always seem to carry some message. Sometimes it was documentary and informational, very often it was a cry for help, a cry many could hear, but a few actually did something about it.
Raw emotions and spite spilling out of a Palestinian child, collective grief on a funeral of another young man, a civilian killed in protests, prostitutes in South America, transvestites having AIDS. The artist developed a certain connection with every single situation, and with each person captured, he felt the pain of them all, their fears and their struggle. He wanted to tell a story about all of them and right there lays the secret of his success and uniqueness of his work.
It would be a shame if the artist had managed to tell so many stories about people from all over the world, but not his own, the story of his family and the land he grew on. The world from my front porch is so much more than a mid-career retrospective and a collection of chosen images from the Larry’s personal archive. In fact, it is well thought and a project that certainly evokes emotion on a different level from the rest of his work. The main theme is the importance of belonging and the true value of family. Wars and violence have been dominant in his previous work, but this is where the artist really shines out. Placed and surrounded by family, the artist is emphasizing the values many have lost in the modern days. In a way, his work around the world has defined him, but he became the person he is because of his family.
There are three parts in the series, first is a historical archive of documents, photographs and found objects that show the past of his Ontario farmstead. Many of these pictures were taken by his mother and his grandmother, who he considers being a better photographer than himself. The second part is a collection of images from the artist’s life, portraying his family for over twenty years, and the third is another collection, this time of his projects as a Magnum’s photojournalist. These are the three elements that shaped Towell into the man he is today. The series has a subtle message of no matter how much the work is important, family will always be No. 1. It presents an almost sentimentalist ideal that reinforces all the values the home possess and just how precious the family is.
Larry Towell was born in Chatham, Ontario, in 1953. He studied Visual Arts at York University in Toronto, after which he volunteered in Calcutta where he began photographing. It could’ve been a much different path as he didn’t really pay much attention to photography when he was younger. Studying visual arts, it certainly wasn’t his ambition to become a photographer. It sounds weird since photography was a part of visual studies, but it wasn’t photojournalism, it was art photography, which Towell never cared about. It’s always been about people and their stories.
In the beginning, he was more interested in poetry and writing than being a photograph. Poets and writers were funded by the government, photography wasn’t. There were no Canadian photographers, and the whole area was stagnant. Then he went to India and got interested in the questions of wealth distribution and the balance of power. In the 80’s he went to Central America, and that’s when and where he became quite serious about the photography. Suddenly, it was people’s lives at stake, and photography provided an excuse to simply be there and interact with the people, hearing and capturing their stories. He was inspired by those folks, standing up for themselves, against oppressors and dictators. At this time, he was more of a writer, carrying tape recorders with him interviewing people.
After returning home, he didn’t quite know what to do with his work. So he found about Magnum, and after one phone call sent them his pictures. Member gathered for an annual meeting and decided to invite Towell to join. It was a turning point in his career, but his parents, who were working class and never traveled anywhere, couldn’t grasp the significance of this invitation. They had eight children and were somewhat poor, living on a small farm. Fortunately enough, because of their low income, the artist got a lot of student assistance, of which half were grants, so he went to college.
He is also a musician, the sound was always very important to him, and he always collected it. His first project was recording people talking and taking their testimonies. Then he began carrying a video camera and tapes. The artist was working in multimedia before it was even recognized under that name. In these days, there are expectations that every still photographer must also be a multimedia.
Larry Towell understands news photographers, but could never be one. Deadlines, short life of those pictures, constant running to fill daily quotes, all of that is the exact opposite of the artist’s essence. Projects take years to complete. They provide a unique insight in specific countries, areas and people. War, violence, death, life, emotions, everything is there, clearly shown in pictures. Sometimes they will bring us sadness, sometimes joy, but they will always trigger an emotional response in viewers. It’s an amazing accomplishment made by the pioneer of the Canadian photography.
During the many years he worked (and he plans to work many more, retirement is not an option), Towell risked his life, but the risk has paid off. Independent source of information was presented to the world, and the silenced voices were finally heard. One could only wonder where work will take Larry next, and what amazing photographs will he shoot this time. It isn’t easy with all those expectations, but he never did it for the sake of money and awards. Sure, they feel good and make further work possible, but it’s the people who were always in the focus of his work. People and their stories are presented in a form of visual poetry, captivating from the first moments eyes are laid upon it.
It feels only appropriate to finish with a quote from the artist himself: “There are two things everyone is in the world: one of them is a photographer and one of them is a poet.”
He is represented by Stephen Bulger Gallery in Toronto, Canada.
Feature image: portrait of the artist, photo credits Aaron Vincent Elkaim.
All images copyright © Larry Towell/Magnum photos.
Year | Exhibition Title | Gallery/Museum | Solo/Group |
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2014 | Afghanistan | Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, ON | Solo |
2014 | Unknown | Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN, USA | Group |
2014 | Unknown | The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford, BC | Group |
2014 | Unknown | MOCA Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA | Group |
2013 | Larry Towell | Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany | Solo |
2013 | Unknown | Forte di Bard, Italy | Group |
2013 | Unknown | Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, ON | Group |
2013 | Unknown | National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON | Group |
2013 | Unknown | Centro de Extension, Santiago, Chile | Group |
2013 | Unknown | Monash Gallery of Art, Victoria, Australia | Group |
2013 | Fotofestiwal Lodz | Poland | Group |
2013 | Unknown | Sala Gasco Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago, Chile | Group |
2013 | Unknown | La Galerie de l’Instant, Paris, France | Group |
2013 | Unknown | Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS | Group |
2013 | Unknown | The National Gallery, Ottawa, ON | Group |
2013 | Unknown | Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany | Group |
2012 | Danger and Aftermath | Museum London, London ON | Solo |
2012 | Close to Home | Michael Gibson Gallery, London ON | Solo |
2012 | Larry Towell | Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON | Solo |
2012 | Larry Towell and Donovan Wylie | CONTACT Festival Feature Exhibition, Royal Ontario | Group |
2012 | Unknown | Museum, Toronto, ON | Group |
2012 | Unknown | Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY | Group |
2012 | Unknown | Lumiere Brothers Centre for Photography, Moscow, Russia | Group |
2012 | Unknown | Palau Robert, Barcelona, Spain | Group |
2012 | Unknown | Hangaram Museum, Seoul, South Korea | Group |
2012 | Unknown | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA | Group |
2012 | Unknown | Sydney Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia | Group |
2012 | Unknown | Foam, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Group |
2011 | Unknown | Perpignan, France | Group |
2011 | Unknown | Les Recontres d’Arles, France | Group |
2010 | Dwellings | Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, ON | Solo |
2010 | Unknown | African American Museum, Oakland, CA | Group |
2010 | Unknown | Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC | Group |
2010 | Unknown | Asahi Mullioin Gallery, Tokyo, Japan | Group |
2010 | Unknown | United Nations, New York City, New York | Group |
2010 | Unknown | Bcc Berliner Congress Centre, Berlin, Germany | Group |
2010 | Unknown | African American Museum and Library, Oakland, CA | Group |
2010 | Engaged Observers | Getty Center, California, USA | Group |
2009 | Larry Towell | McDonough Museum Of Art, Youngstown, Ohio | Solo |
2009 | Unknown | Pont de la Machine, Geneva, Switzerland | Group |
2009 | Unknown | Matadero Madrid, Madrid, Spain | Group |
2009 | Unknown | Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway | Group |
2009 | Unknown | CONTACT photography Festival Gallery, Toronto, ON | Group |
2009 | Unknown | Ara Pacis, Rome, Italy | Group |
2008 | The World From My Front Porch | Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, ON | Solo |
2008 | The World From My Front Porch | George Eastman House, Rochester, NY | Solo |
2008 | Unknown | Accueillie par le Musee de l'Homme, Paris, France | Group |
2008 | Unknown | Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver BC | Group |
2008 | Unknown | Path Palace, Buxelles, Belgium | Group |
2008 | Access To Life | Corcoran Museum Of Art, Washington DC | Group |
2007 | Larry Towell | University Of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington KY, USA | Solo |
2007 | Larry Towell | Arthur Ross Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA | Solo |
2007 | Nicephore | Clermont-Ferrand, Puy de Dome, France | Group |
2007 | Unknown | Museum London. London, ON | Group |
2007 | Unknown | Art Gallery Of Windsor, Windsor, ON | Group |
2007 | Paris Photo Fair | Le Louvre, Paris, France | Group |
2006 | Larry Towell | Le theatre de la photographie et de image, Nice, France | Solo |
2006 | Larry Towell | FOAM, Amsterdam, Holland | Solo |
2006 | Larry Towell | Galerie Zola, Aix-en-provence, France | Solo |
2006 | Unknown | Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, Norway | Group |
2006 | Unknown | Museum GEO-CHARLES, Echirolles, France | Group |
2006 | Remembering 911- 1 | Liberty Plaza, NY, NY | Group |
2006 | Unknown | Lazienki Park, Warsaw, Poland | Group |
2005 | Larry Towell | Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, ON | Solo |
2005 | Larry Towell | Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris, France | Solo |
2005 | Larry Towell | L'Espace Malraux Scene Nationale de Chambery, Chambery, France | Solo |
2005 | Projects | Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON | Solo |
2005 | Paris Photo Fair | Le Louvre, Paris, France | Group |
2005 | Unknown | Leica Gallery, NYC, USA | Group |
2005 | Dfphoto | San Sebastian, Spain | Group |
2005 | Cervantes Festival | Alca de Henares, Spain | Group |
2004 | Larry Towell | Alice Austin Museum, New York City, USA | Solo |
2004 | Unknown | Open Society Institute, New York City, USA | Group |
2004 | Unknown | Vancouver Image Works Gallery, Vancouver, BC | Group |
2004 | Unknown | Philadelphia Museum Of Art, Philadelphia, USA | Group |
2004 | Unknown | Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON | Group |
2004 | Unknown | The Museum Of The City Of New York, NYC, USA | Group |
2003 | Larry Towell | Festival Fotografia, Rome | Solo |
2003 | Larry Towell | The Caixa Forum, Barcelona, Spain | Solo |
2003 | Larry Towell | Oratorio del Caravita, Rome, Italy | Solo |
2003 | Larry Towell | Presentation House, Vancouver, BC | Solo |
2003 | Larry Towell | Kunsthalle Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany | Solo |
2003 | Unknown | Caixaforum, Barcelona, Spain | Group |
2003 | The Fleeting Moment | Fundacion Agnellion, Torino, Italy | Group |
2003 | Unknown | Museo Nationale del Cinema, Turin, Italy | Group |
2003 | Pace | Macgill Gallery, NYC, USA | Group |
2003 | Unknown | The Leica Gallery, Prague, Czeck Republic | Group |
2003 | Paris Photo | Paris France | Group |
2003 | Unknown | Fundacion la Caixa, Barcelona, Spain | Group |
2003 | Unknown | Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, USA | Group |
2003 | Unknown | Pictou Gallery, Toronto, ON | Group |
2003 | Unknown | Weltkulturerbe Voelklingen Hutte, Germany | Group |
2003 | Unknown | The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, Paris, France | Group |
2003 | Aperture At 50 | Sothebys, NYC | Group |
2003 | Unknown | The Photographers Gallery, London, UK | Group |
2002 | Larry Towell | Canada House (Canadian High Commission) London, UK | Solo |
2002 | Larry Towell | Leaf Rapids National Exhibition Centre, Leaf Rapids, Manitoba | Solo |
2002 | Larry Towell | University of Northern British Colombia, Prince George, B.C. | Solo |
2002 | Larry Towell | Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, ON | Solo |
2002 | Larry Towell | Leaf Rapids National Exhibition Centre, Leaf Rapids, MA | Solo |
2002 | Unknown | Nihombashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, Japan | Group |
2002 | Unknown | School of Visual Arts, New York City | Group |
2002 | Unknown | Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON | Group |
2002 | Unknown | New York State Museum, New York City | Group |
2002 | Unknown | Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL | Group |
2002 | Unknown | Forest City Gallery, London, ON | Group |
2002 | Unknown | Fondazione Nazionale Italiana per la Fotografia, Torino, Italy | Group |
2002 | Noorderlicht Photo Festival | Gronigen, The Netherlands | Group |
2002 | Unknown | Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT, USA | Group |
2002 | Unknown | The Whopping Hydro Electric Plant Gallery, London, UK | Group |
2002 | Unknown | Musee de l'Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland | Group |
2002 | Unknown | National Arts Club, New York City, USA | Group |
2002 | Unknown | Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada | Group |
2002 | Unknown | Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Group |
2002 | Unknown | Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON | Group |
2001 | Larry Towell | National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland | Solo |
2001 | Larry Towell | Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago | Solo |
2001 | Larry Towell | The Leica Gallery, New York City | Solo |
2001 | Larry Towell | Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa | Solo |
2001 | Larry Towell | McLaren Art Centre, Barrie, ON | Solo |
2001 | Spirit of Religion | Cinema Museum, Saronique, Greece | Group |
2001 | Unknown | National Photography Centre, Sopelos, Greece | Group |
2001 | Unknown | New York Historical Society, New York City | Group |
2001 | Unknown | Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Canada | Group |
2001 | Here In New York | Spring Street Gallery, New York City, NY | Group |
2000 | Larry Towell | Staedtische Gallery, Iserlohn, Germany | Solo |
2000 | Larry Towell | Aleppo Photo Festival, Aleppo, Syria | Solo |
2000 | Larry Towell | Canadian Embassy, Damascus, Syria | Solo |
2000 | Larry Towell | London Regional Art Gallery, London, ON | Solo |
2000 | Larry Towell | Perpignan Photo Festival, Perpignan, France | Solo |
2000 | Larry Towell | The Leica Gallery, New York City | Solo |
2000 | Larry Towell | Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, ON | Solo |
2000 | Unknown | The Barbican, London, UK | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Seiba Gallery, Tokyo, Japan | Group |
2000 | Unknown | The Museum of Art, Osaka, Kintetsu, Japan | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Michael Gibson Gallery, London, ON | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Beaux Arts of Charleroi and Brussels 2000 Committee, Brussels, Belgium | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Biblioteque Nationale de France, Paris, France | Group |
2000 | Unknown | New York Historical Society, NYC, USA | Group |
2000 | Unknown | The Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Palazzo del Esposizioni, Rome, Italy | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Kunsthaus Caserne, Zurich, Switzerland | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Deichtoraller, Hamburg, Germany | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Reina Sofia Museum of Madrid, Madrid, Spain | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Botanique, Brussels, Belgium | Group |
2000 | Unknown | Louiyana Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark | Group |
1999 | Larry Towell | Cambridge Art Gallery, Cambridge, ON | Solo |
1999 | Unknown | Art Directors Club, NYC | Group |
1999 | Unknown | The Alternative Museum, NYC | Group |
1998 | Larry Towell | Aubenades de la Photographie, Aubenas, France | Solo |
1998 | Larry Towell | Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin, USA | Solo |
1998 | Larry Towell | Wisconsin Union Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, USA | Solo |
1998 | Larry Towell | Vox Populi, Montreal, Que | Solo |
1998 | Larry Towell | Sala Ciaxa Galicia, Lugo Spain | Solo |
1998 | Larry Towell | Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid Spain | Solo |
1998 | Larry Towell | Sala Caixa Galicia, Vigo, Spain | Solo |
1998 | Underexposed | Underground Station Zinkensdamm, Stockholm, Sweden | Group |
1998 | Unknown | Gallerie du Chateau d'Eau, Toulouse, France | Group |
1998 | Unknown | Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC | Group |
1998 | Unknown | The Station Gallery, Whitby, ON | Group |
1997 | Manifestations Culturelles | Nablus, Ramallah, East Jerusalem, West Bank | Solo |
1997 | Larry Towell | The Leica Gallery, New York City | Solo |
1997 | Larry Towell | Stephen Bulger Galley, Toronto ON | Solo |
1997 | Larry Towell | Sala de la Expositions Kiosko Alfonso, La Coruna, Spain | Solo |
1997 | Larry Towell | Montparnesse FNAC, Pais, France | Solo |
1997 | Larry Towell | Noorderlicht Photo Festival, Gronigen, The Netherlands | Solo |
1997 | Unknown | Stephen Bulger Gallery, ON | Group |
1997 | Unknown | Art Gallery of North York, North York, ON | Group |
1997 | Unknown | Galerie d'art du centre Cultural Universite Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC | Group |
1997 | Unknown | Milton J. Weil Art Gallery, NYC | Group |
1997 | Unknown | Musee de Quebec, Quebec City, Que | Group |
1997 | Unknown | Kasan Museum Exhibition Centre, Hazelton, BC | Group |
1997 | Unknown | The National Arts Club, NYC | Group |
1997 | Unknown | Casa de Vacas de Ritiro, Madrid, Spain | Group |
1997 | Unknown | Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, BC | Group |
1996 | Larry Towell | Zelda Cheatle Gallery, London, UK | Solo |
1996 | Larry Towell | Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, ON | Solo |
1996 | Les Paysages de Magnum | Bon Marche, Paris, France | Group |
1996 | Unknown | pART's Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Group |
1996 | Unknown | Kent Gallery, Soho, NYC | Group |
1996 | Unknown | Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC | Group |
1995 | Larry Towell | Gallery Kimon, Athens, Greece | Solo |
1995 | Larry Towell | Das Bildforum Foto Festival, Herten Germany | Solo |
1995 | Unknown | Photographic Centre of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Group |
1995 | Unknown | The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA | Group |
1995 | World Press Photo Exhibition | International tour | Group |
1994 | Larry Towell | The Photo Passage, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON | Solo |
1994 | Larry Towell | Ecole Sup le 15, Brussels, Belgium | Solo |
1994 | Larry Towell | Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W. Virginia, USA | Solo |
1994 | Retrospective | Nieuwrkerk Cathedral, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Solo |
1994 | Recontres Photographiques de Normandie | Abbey St. Ouen, Rouen, France | Solo |
1994 | Larry Towell | Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa | Solo |
1994 | World Press Photo Exhibition | International tour | Group |
1994 | Unknown | Galerie de Chateau, Toulouse, France | Group |
1994 | Unknown | Ansel Adams Centre of Photography, San Francisco, CA, USA | Group |
1993 | World Press Photo Exhibition | International Tour | Group |
1993 | Unknown | Kilbany Museum, Scotland | Group |
1993 | Unknown | Vietnam Veterans Administration Hospital, Martinsburg, W. Virginia, USA | Group |
1993 | Unknown | Nikon House, NYC | Group |
1993 | Unknown | International Center of Photography, NYC | Group |
1993 | Unknown | Hagerstown College Gallery, Hagerstown, MD, USA | Group |
1993 | Unknown | Capocon Resort, Berkley, MD, USA | Group |
1992 | Larry Towell | National Library of Canada, Ottawa | Solo |
1992 | Larry Towell | The Photo Passage, Harbourfront, Toronto | Solo |
1991 | Larry Towell | Forest City Gallery, London, ON | Solo |
1991 | Larry Towell | Maison de la Culture Plateau, La Mois de la Photo, Mont Royal, Montreal, Que | Solo |
1991 | Larry Towell | Spencer Gallery, University of Western Ontario, London ON | Solo |
1991 | Larry Towell | Christ Church, Hamilton, ON | Solo |
1990 | Larry Towell | Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alta | Solo |
1990 | Larry Towell | Dunlop Gallery, Regina, Sask | Solo |
1989 | Larry Towell | Toronto Photographers Workshop, Toronto | Solo |
1989 | Larry Towell | Sarnia Public Art Gallery, Sarnia ON | Solo |
1989 | Larry Towell | London Regional Art Gallery, London ON | Solo |
1989 | Larry Towell | The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask | Solo |
1988 | Larry Towell | Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, ON | Solo |