Pat Graham holds an MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the University of Westminster in London,[1] and is currently an MFA candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (expected 2020).
Previously he attended the University of Wisconsin for two years before leaving for Washington, DC to document the independent music scene thriving there and continuing his studies at the Northern Virginia Community College.
[4] It was in Washington that Graham first earned wide recognition for his efforts documenting the riot grrrl movement, including his seminal photography of Bikini Kill.
[5] Over the next ten years, Graham toured internationally with bands such as Modest Mouse, Tortoise, June of 44, and The Make-Up, capturing their traveling experiences, as well as shooting promotional photographs for the artists.
[2] The mission of 96 Gillespie is to “...establish dialogue between US and UK artists.” [5] Concurrent to the development of the new gallery, in 2003 Graham began to expand into commercial photography by collaborating with Anomaly NYC and Umbro on a series of works pertaining to each of England's football teams’ away shirts.
Further select commercial photography clients include Anomaly, Apple, BBC, CABE, Converse, Darling Dept, Focus Group, Hard Rock Hotel, Less Rain Design, Libre Design, Not Actual Size, Poker Stars, Raen Optics, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Umbro, The Victoria & Albert Museum, and Wolff Olins.