JP Terlizzi

US, Born in New Jersey, 1962  

Lives in New York City. NY


JP Terlizzi (American, b.1962) is a New York City photographer whose contemporary practice explores themes of memory, relationship, and identity. His images are rooted in the personal and heavily influenced around the notion of home, legacy, and family. He is curious how the past relates and intersects with the present and how the present enlivens the past, shaping one’s identity.

Born and raised in the farmlands of Central New Jersey, JP earned a BFA in Communication Design at Kutztown University of PA with a background in graphic design and advertising. He has studied photography at both the International Center of Photography in New York and Maine Media College in Rockport, ME.

His work has been exhibited widely in galleries including shows at The Center for Fine Art Photography, Vicki Myhren Gallery at the University of Denver, The Griffin Museum, Tilt Gallery, Panopticon Gallery, Candela Gallery, The Los Angeles Center of Photography, University Gallery at Cal Poly, and The Berlin Foto Biennale, Berlin, Germany, among others. His solo exhibits include shows at Foto Relevance Gallery, Houston TX, The Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Cameraworks Gallery Portland, OR and Soho Photo Gallery, NY, NY.

Awards and honors include: Critical Mass Top 50 (2019, 2018), Critical Mass Finalist (2016, 2015), Fresh Finalist (Klompching Gallery, 2019), First Look Winner (Panopticon Gallery, 2019), International Portfolio Competition Winner (Soho Photo Gallery, 2018). Print and on-line publications include: PDN, Shots Magazine, Yogurt Magazine (Italy) Mono Chroma Magazine, Photo Emphasis, All About Photo, L’oeil de la Photographie, The Photo Review, F-Stop and Abridged Magazine (Ireland).

His work is held in both permanent and private collections across the United States and Canada.