Charlie Grosso
Charlie Grosso (born January 3, 1979) is a Chinese American artist and photographer based in California. She is best known for her photos of food markets and street scenes in East Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East. Her series "Wok the Dog", a photo exposé of East Asian meat markets (where dogs are often on the menu) has attracted the attention of photo galleries, art exhibitions, and those Westerners curious about Eastern cuisine.
Biography
Grosso was born in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1979. Aged 11, she moved to the United States, and lived in the San Fernando Valley of southern California. She received her BA in Theatre Design from the University of Southern California. After university, she chose to pursue a different course than the post-graduate studies available to her, adopted an Americanized name, and began to work as a photographer.
Grosso lives in Los Angeles and operates a photography business, Charlie Grosso Photography.
Awards
- Px3 2008 Public Choice Awards, 1st place for Documentary: Wok the Dog
- Aperture Magazine, honorable mention, New Works #11, May 2008
- 2008 Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards Competition, Professional Honorable Mention, Category: Fine Art / Other