Biography

Andrew Glickman has been making photographs for over three decades, frequently exploring public spaces that connect society. Born in New York City and a graduate of the University of Virginia, Glickman has lived and worked in the Washington, D.C. area since the 1990s. He currently has a solo show, Chance Encounters, at the Leica Store Washington, D.C. that runs through January 9, 2027. His photographs have been exhibited widely, including in group shows at The Art Institute of Chicago, Kunstmuseum Brandts (Denmark), 7. Internationale Fototage Mannheim / Ludwigshafen, and FORMAT11 (Derby, England).  
 
Recently, he received a first prize (color single image) at the 2026 Oslo Street Photography Festival and second prize for his series, Interconnections, at the 2025 Dublin Street Photography Festival. Collections holding his work include The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ (DCCAH) Art Bank; New Mexico Museum of Art; Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Mexico); the Urban Institute; and Deutsche Bank (N.Y.). Glickman’s photographs appear in Street Photography Now (Thames & Hudson). His work has also appeared in public art projects (Paper Placemats by J&L Books in Atlanta Celebrates Photography and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority's Photographic Light Box Project) and in magazines, including Leica World and on the cover of Photonews (Germany). 
 
Glickman is the recipient of several grants, including a 2026 Individual Artist Award Grant from the Maryland State Arts Council and from the DCCAH. In 2024, he became a member of the D.C. Street Photography Collective.