Carrie Mae Weems — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works344

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

MoMA

Previous Sales 35

Sotheby's

Untitled (from Not Manet's Type), 1998

$12,000

Oct 2024

Christie's

Untitled (Kitchen Table Series), 1990

$68,500

Mar 2012

Christie's

Untitled from the series 'Sea Island', 1992

€3,000 ($3k USD)

Dec 2011

Christie's

From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried, 1994

$206,500

Nov 2011

Christie's

Untitled from Aint Jokin' , 1986-1988

$20,000

Oct 2007

Phillips

Magenta Colored Girl

$15,240

Swann Auction Galleries

Chocolate Colored Man.

Unknown

Jun 2026

Swann Auction Galleries

Untitled (Woman Feeding Bird), from the Kitchen Table series. 1990; printed 2022.

Unknown

Apr 2026

Swann Auction Galleries

I Took a Tip from Frida who from her Bed Painted Incessantly-Beautifully

$10,000

Jun 2025

Swann Auction Galleries

Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil)

$3,000

Jun 2025

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

Musical Score to 'God Bless the Child' (from the Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried series)

$20,160

Jun 2024

Rago Arts and Auction Center

The Shape of Things (female) (from the Africa series)

Christie's

Sotheby's

Woman in White, 1992

$13,200

Nov 2024

Sotheby's

The Shape of Things (female) (from Africa), 1993, 2006

Bought In

Oct 2024

Sotheby's

Untitled (from Africa), 1993

Bought In

Oct 2024

Phillips

Untitled (See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil)

Phillips

Sotheby's

Moody Blue Girl, 1997

$25,400

Sep 2023

Sotheby's

Some Said You Were the Spitting Image of Evil, 1995

$35,280

Jul 2022

Phillips

Untitled (See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil)

$4,788

Apr 2022

Phillips

The Apple of Adam’s Eye

$22,680

Apr 2022

Phillips

Mom at Work from Family Pictures and Stories

$6,930

Apr 2022

Phillips

White Patty You Don't Shine from Ain't Joking

Bought In

Apr 2022

Christie's

Untitled (from Africa Series), 1993, 2000

$11,340

Apr 2022

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Market158 auction results

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$1.3K – $207K

23 of 32 photographs lots with prices

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$21.1K

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$14.1K

23 priced photographs lots

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Jun 2025 · $3.0K

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Photographs: $14.1K medianWorks on paper: $68.5K medianUnclassified lots: $17.5K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.4K medianEditioned photos: $14.4K medianEditioned prints: $10.0K medianPosters/ephemera: $10.0K median

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Galleries2

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#41 Goodman Gallery

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Prizes & Awards3

Hasselblad Award

Winner 2023

Artes Mundi

Shortlisted 2021

MacArthur Fellowship

Winner 2013

podcasts

Podcast Interviews2

podcasts Episode 15 – A Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems Cerebral Women · May 13, 2020

Episode Fifteen features Carrie Mae Weems (b. 1953 Portland, OR; lives and works in Syracuse, NY). She is widely renowned as one of the most influential contemporary American artists living today. Over the course of near…

podcasts No. 47: Carrie Mae Weems, Aimee Levitt The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Oct 25, 2014

Episode No. 47 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Carrie Mae Weems and journalist Aimee Levitt. A new retrospective exhibition of Weems’ work titled, “Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video…

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Biennial Selections1

Sharjah Biennial — Sharjah

2023 · Thinking Historically in the Present · curated by Hoor Al Qasimi

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Education2

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)

BA · Valencia, CA, USA

University of California, San Diego

MFA · San Diego, CA, USA

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Publications7

Monograph 2

Carrie Mae Weems Author

Aperture · 2025

For Freedoms: Where Do We Go From Here?

Phaidon Press · 2024

Exhibition Catalog 3

Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood

Thames & Hudson · 2024

Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for now Author

Hatje Cantz · 2023

Carrie Mae Weems

Yale University Press · 2012

Group Catalog 1

Meaning Matter Memory: Selections from the Studio Museum in Harlem Collection

Phaidon Press · 2024

Survey 1

The American Art Book

Phaidon Press

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Current Exhibitions1

#41 Goodman Gallery

Solo Presentation

Carrie Mae Weems

26 Cork St, London W1S 3ND, United Kingdom

Apr 17, 2026 — Jul 16, 2026

Details Website

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Upcoming1

#2,513 C/O Berlin

The Heart of the Matter

Carrie Mae Weems

Amerika Haus, Hardenbergstraße 22-24, 10623 Berlin, Germany

Sep 11, 2026 — Dec 10, 2026

Details Website

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What Comes After Grow-or-Go? How Goodman Gallery Changed Course

Goodman Gallery, founded in 1966 in Johannesburg and now with spaces in Cape Town, London, and New York, is undergoing a major restructuring amid a pr…

marketJun 12, 2026

25 Art Shows Reckoning With the US at 250

Hyperallergic presents a guide to 25 art exhibitions and projects across the United States that reframe and challenge the story of the nation on the o…

exhibitionsJun 12, 2026

Art Movements: Sam Gilliam Foundation Names Its First Director

The Sam Gilliam Foundation has appointed Dr. Steven Nelson as its inaugural executive director. Nelson, formerly of the Center for Advanced Study in t…

newsJun 11, 2026

A First Look at the Big-Ticket Artworks that Galleries Are Bringing to Art Basel 2026

ARTnews previews the high-value artworks that galleries are bringing to Art Basel 2026 in Basel, Switzerland. The fair introduces a new opt-in program…

marketJun 11, 2026

A First Look at the Art in the New Obama Presidential Center

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, a $850 million campus designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, is set to open later this month in J…

exhibitionsJun 8, 2026

The Black Photographers Who Exposed My Own Brainwashing

The article reviews "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985" at the Getty's West Pavilion in Los Angeles. The exhibition features over 200…

reviewJun 4, 2026

Betye Saar, Chris Rock, and Tinashe Lit Up MoMA’s 2026 Party in the Garden

On Tuesday night, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) held its annual Party in the Garden benefit, honoring artists Betye Saar and Martin Puryear alongsid…

exhibitionsJun 3, 2026

What’s on now at San Francisco museums, June 2026

San Francisco museums are presenting a range of exhibitions in June 2026, with notable closings and openings. Yerba Buena's "The Prince of Homburg" by…

localJun 1, 2026

Your Summer Guide: 20 Art World Highlights Not to Miss

ARTnews has published a summer guide highlighting 20 art world events and exhibitions not to miss in the coming months. Featured highlights include th…

exhibitionsMay 21, 2026

Global Art Biennials: Renovation, Revelation—or Repetition?

The article examines the current state of global art biennials, arguing that recent controversies—such as the 2022 documenta antisemitism crisis and g…

cultureMay 20, 2026

Paloma Elsesser, Joan Jonas, and Isha Ambani Descended Upon Beacon for a Day at Dia

On a warm spring Saturday, the Dia Art Foundation hosted its annual Spring Benefit at Dia Beacon, drawing a cross-disciplinary crowd of artists, curat…

exhibitionsMay 19, 2026

Photo London Returns with a Global Perspective at Olympia

Photo London has opened its latest edition at Olympia London, marking a significant move from its previous home at Somerset House. The fair brings tog…

exhibitionsMay 15, 2026

‘Learning Exchange: Artists Matter’ Comes to Los Angeles

On Saturday, 2 May 2026, Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles hosted 'Learning Exchange: Artists Matter,' a gathering focused on how artists can build …

exhibitionsMay 15, 2026

All New for 2026: The Greatest Exhibitions in Greater Philadelphia

Greater Philadelphia is launching a year-long Semiquincentennial celebration in 2026, featuring a series of major exhibitions across the region. Highl…

exhibitionsMay 11, 2026

미시시피미술관 '사진과 흑인미술운동, 1955-1985'(7/25-11/8) - Lounge

The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) presents "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985," a landmark exhibition exploring the role of photogr…

exhibitionsMay 9, 2026

Usher, Spike Lee, and Tyler Mitchell Helped Raise $3.7 Million for the Studio Museum in Harlem at a Party for the Ages

The Studio Museum in Harlem hosted a star-studded gala at the Glasshouse in Manhattan, raising $3.7 million to support its upcoming reopening. The eve…

newsMay 9, 2026

Look Inside the Art-Filled Home of New York City's Cultural Crusaders

This profile explores the Upper West Side residence of Crystal McCrary McGuire and Raymond J. McGuire, a power couple deeply embedded in New York City…

cultureMay 9, 2026

National Museum of Women in the Arts Director Susan Fisher Sterling to Retire

Susan Fisher Sterling, director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C., will retire at the end of 2024 after 18 years …

peopleMay 8, 2026

National Gallery of Art’s New Exhibit Examines the American Experience

The article describes a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art that examines the American experience through visual art. The show brings togeth…

exhibitionsMay 7, 2026

Carrie Mae Weems Shines in Miami's Semiquincentennial Show at Pérez Art Museum

Carrie Mae Weems is featured in the Pérez Art Museum Miami's upcoming exhibition 'This Is America,' which celebrates the United States' 250th annivers…

exhibitionsMay 4, 2026

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Past Exhibitions22

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#73 Fraenkel Gallery

Whipped Cream & Other Delights (Fraenkel at Ortuzar)

Nan Goldin, Diane Arbus, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Irving Penn, Eadweard Muybridge, Peter Hujar, Robert Adams (b.1937), Lee Friedlander, Carrie Mae Weems, Wardell Milan, Loewy et Puiseux, Richard T. Walker, Martine Gutierrez

49 Geary St #450, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

May 8, 2026 — May 21, 2026

Carrie Mae Weems #16Blue-Chip

Selected Works344

Museum Acquisitions

Previous Sales 35

Market158 auction results

Galleries2

Prizes & Awards3

Podcast Interviews2

Biennial Selections1

Education2

Publications7

Monograph 2

Exhibition Catalog 3

Group Catalog 1

Survey 1

Current Exhibitions1

Upcoming1

Recent News20

Past Exhibitions22

Art Fair Appearances8

Recent Activity20

Related News5

Carrie Mae Weems #16 Blue-Chip