| 1969 | born in Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| Bachelor of Arts, Sarah Lawrence College | |
| Alec Soth lives and works in Minneapolis | |
| SOLO SHOWS (SELECTION) | |
| 2017 | Deichtorhallen, Haus der Photographie, GATHERED LEAVES, Hamburg |
| FoMu – FotoMuseum Antwerp, GATHERED LEAVES, Belgium | |
| 2016 | The Finnish Museum of Photography, GATHERED LEAVES, Helsinki |
| National Media Museum, GATHERED LEAVES, Bradford | |
| 2015 | Media Space, Science Museum, GATHERED LEAVES, London, UK |
| Fotogalleriet - Photo gallery, SONGBOOK, Oslo, Norway | |
| Loock Galerie, SONGBOOK, Berlin, Germany (Opening, April 30, 2015) | |
| Weinstein Gallery, SONGBOOK, Minneapolis, MN | |
| Fraenkel Gallery, SONGBOOK, San Francisco, USA | |
| Sean Kelly Gallery, SONGBOOK, New York, USA | |
| 2014 | Weinstein Gallery, ALEC SOTH: UNTIL NOW, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2013 | El Museo de Bogotá, ALEC SOTH: DOG DAYS BOGOTÁ, Bogotá, Colombia |
| 2012 | Sean Kelly Gallery, BROKEN MANUAL, New York, USA |
| 2011 | Loock Galerie, BROKEN MANUAL, Berlin |
| Macro Testaccio, FOTOGRAFIA, Rome, Italy | |
| 2010 | Walker Art Center, FROM HERE TO THERE. ALEC SOTH'S AMERICA, Minneapolis, USA |
| Williams College Museum of Art, NIAGARA, Williamstown, USA | |
| Arthur Roger Gallery, SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, New Orleans, USA | |
| Triennale di Milano, MISSISSIPPI NIAGARA, Mailand, Italien | |
| Massachussetts College of Art and Design, DOG DAYS, BOGOTÀ, Boston, USA | |
| 2009 | High Museum of Art, BACK LINE OF WOODS, Atlanta, USA, |
| IM Art, DOG DAYS, BOGOTÀ,Seoul, Korea | |
| Stephen Wirtz Gallery, LAST DAYS OF W, New York, USA | |
| Gagosian Gallery, LAST DAYS OF W, New York, USA | |
| 2008 | DOG DAYS BOGOTA, Wohnmaschine, Berlin |
| Haunch of Venison, LAST DAYS OF W, Zürich, Schweiz | |
| Fotomuseum Winterthur, L´ESPACE ENTRE NOUS, Winterthur, Schweiz | |
| Stephen Daiter Gallery, DOG DAYS, BOGOTÀ, Chicago, USA | |
| BBK, L´ESPACE ENTRE NOUS, Bilbao, Spanien | |
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts, SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, Minneapolis, USA | |
| Jeu de Paume, THE SPACE BETWEEN US, Paris, Frankreich | |
| Ffoto Gallery, NIAGARA, Wales, UK | |
| 2007 | Weinstein Gallery, DOG DAYS, BOGOTÀ, Minneapolis, USA |
| Power House, TUNNELS AND BIRDS, Memphis, USA | |
| Jeu de Paume, FASHION MAGAZINE, Paris, Frankreich | |
| Host Gallery, NIAGARA, London, England | |
| 2006 | California Museum of Photography, SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, UC-Riverside, USA |
| Weinstein Gallery, NIAGARA, Minneapolis, USA | |
| Wohnmaschine, DOG DAYS, BOGOTÀ, Berlin | |
| C/O Berlin, FASHION MAGAZINE PARIS/MINNESOTA, C/O Berlin, Berlin | |
| Gagosian Gallery, NIAGARA, New York, USA | |
| Des Moines Art Center, SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, Des Moines, USA | |
| Olson Gallery, Bethel University, SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, St. Paul, USA | |
| 2005 | Minneapolis Institute of Arts, PORTRAITS, Minneapolis, USA |
| Focal Point Gallery, Photographs from the series SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, Southend on Sea, Essex, UK | |
| 2004 | Open Eye, Photographs from the series SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, Liverpool, UK |
| Wohnmaschine, Photographs from the series SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, Berlin, Deutschland | |
| Weinstein Gallery, Photographs from the series SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, Minneapolis, USA | |
| Stephen Wirtz Gallery, Photographs from the series SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, San Francisco, USA | |
| Yossi Milo Gallery, Photographs from the series SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, New York, USA | |
| 2003 | Museum of Contemporary Photography, SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, Chicago, USA |
| Weitman Gallery of Photography, SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, Washington University, St. Louis, USA | |
| 2001 | Central Lakes College Gallery, PORTRAITS (FROM HERE TO THERE), St. Cloud, USA |
| 1998 | Minnesota Center for Photography, Two-person exhibition of portraits with Joel Sternfeld, Minneapolis, USA |
| 1995 | Icebox Gallery, Photographs from the AT THE BAR series, Minneapolis, USA |
| 1993 | Minneapolis Photographer's Gallery, Two-person exhibition of photographs from the series THE MIDDLE NIGHT, Minneapolis, USA |
| GROUP SHOWS (SELECTION) | |
| 2017 | Loock Galerie, TOPOGRAPHIES, Groupexhibition with Natalia Stachon and Ulrich Wüst, Berlin |
| 2016 | the McNay, TELLING TALES: CONTEMPORARY NARRATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, San Antonio, Texas |
| 2015 | Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, MAGNUM CONTACT SHEETS, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Denver Art Museum: COLORADO - SELECTIONS FROM THE LBM DISPATCH, Denver | |
| Plains Art Museum, BAKKEN BOOM! ARTIST RESPOND TO THE NORTH DAKOTA OIL RUSH, Fargo, North Dakota | |
| BTV FO.KU.S Foto Kunst Stadtforum, LUXUS DER EINFACHHEIT, Lebensformen jenseits der Norm, Innsbruck | |
| 2014 Münchner Stadtmuseum/Sammlung Fotografie, LUXUS DER EINFACHHEIT, Lebensformen jenseits der Norm, München | |
| DOK:14, Fredrikstad, Norway | |
| Museum de Fundatie, MEER MACHT, Zwolle, The Netherlands, | |
| Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, IN CONTEXT: THE PORTRAIT IN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, Clinton, New York | |
| Marco Museum of Contemporary Art, IN/HUMANO, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| Sprengel Museum Hannover, ALEC SOTH AND FRIENDS: THE LITTLE BROWN MUSHROOM PING-PONG READING ROOM, Hannover, Germany | |
| CCA Wattis Institute of Contemporary Arts, CODEX, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2013 | Sean Kelly, ONE NATURE, New York, USA |
| Flowers, UNDER MY SKIN - NUDES IN CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, New York, USA | |
| Galerie Marian Goodman, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART AND WESTERN ANTIQUITIES DEPARTMENT OF LIGHT RECORDINGS SECTION IV: LENS DRAWINGS, Paris, France | |
| The Pizzuti Collection, INAUGURAL EXHIBITION: LOOKING FORWARD, Columbus, Ohio | |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, PROJECT LOS ALOS, San Francisco, CA | |
| California Museum of Photography, MORE AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS, Riverside, CA | |
| US Bank, THE VIEW FROM HERE: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE TWIN CITIES, Minneapolis, MN | |
| 2012 | Ampersand Gallery, B-SIDES, Portland, OR |
| de Young Museum, REAL TO REAL: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE TRAINA COLLECTION, San Fransisco, CA | |
| RISD Museum, AMERICA IN VIEW: LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY 1865 TO NOW, Rhode Island | |
| University of New Mexico Art Museum, RECONSIDERING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MASTERPIECE, Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, PHOTOGRAPHY IN MEXICO, San Francisco, USA | |
| Salina Art Center, STREAMS OF CONCIOUSNESS: THE HISTORIES, MYTHOLOGIES AND ECOLOGIES OF WATER, Salina, USA | |
| 2011 | Stephen Wirtz Gallery, IDYLL, San Francisco, USA |
| Jan Bekman gallery, DAWN TILL DUSK, New York, USA | |
| RBC Wealth Management Collection, THE HUMAN TOUCH, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida/St.Petersburg, USA | |
| Deichtorhallen, TRAUMMÄNNER, Hamburg | |
| Museum of Modern Art, THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, San Francisco, USA | |
| 2010 | De la Warr Pavilion, MYTH, MANNERS AND MEMORY. PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH, Bexhill on Sea, UK |
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts, EMBARRASEMENT OF RICHES. PICTURING GLOBAL WEALTH, Minneapolis, USA | |
| CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, HUCKLEBERRY FINN, San Francisco, USA | |
| Robert Lehman Art Center at Brooks School, ON THE ROAD. A LEGACY OF WALKER EVANS, North Andover, USA | |
| Plains Art Museum, INDIVIDUAL TO ICON, Fargo, USA | |
| 2009 | College of Visual Arts and Design, THE MINNESOTA EYE, Saint Paul, USA |
| The Center for Photography at Woodstock, A RIVER RUNS THROUGH ME, Woodstock, USA | |
| 2008 | National Portrait Gallery, PORTRAITURE NOW: FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY, Washington, USA |
| Van Abbemuseum, HEART LAND, Niederlande | |
| Arthur Roger Gallery, 30th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, New Orleans, USA | |
| Museu Collecao Berardo, UTOPIA, Lissabon, Portugal | |
| 6. Biennale for Photographie, Liège, Frankreich | |
| 2007 | Museum of Photographic Arts, PICTURING EDEN, San Diego, CA, USA |
| Weinstein Gallery, SUMMER EXHIBITION, Minneapolis, MN, USA | |
| Gagosian Gallery, SUMMER SHOW, New York, USA | |
| Cinémathèque Française, L’IMAGE D’APRÈS, Paris, Frankreich * | |
| Tate Liverpool, Creative UNIVERSE: LIVERPOOL AND THE AVANT-GARDE, Liverpool, UK* | |
| Columbia College, ON DEATH AND DYING: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION OF | |
| CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, Chicago, IL, USA | |
| Koldo Mitxelena, DOCUMENTS: MEMORY OF THE FUTURE, San Sebastian, Spanien | |
| Benton Museum, LANDSCAPE: FACT AND FICTION, Storrs, CT, USA | |
| 2006 | Dorsky Gallery, THE OFFICE: IN AND OUT OF THE BOX, Long Island City, NY, USA |
| Des Moines Art Center Downtown, GROUP DYNAMIC: PORTFOLIOS, SERIES AND SETS, | |
| Des Moines, Iowa, USA | |
| Pingyao International Photography Festival, PINGYAO INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY, Pingyao, China | |
| Minnesota Center for Photography, DOWNRIVER, Minneapolis, MN, USA | |
| Prague Contemporary Arts Festival, Prag, Tschechische Republik | |
| Palais des Beaux Arts, CLICK DOUBLECLICK, Brüssel, Belgien * | |
| The Richard Nelson Gallery, UC-Davis, THE RAMER COLLECTION AND OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS, Davis, USA | |
| George Eastman House, PICTURING EDEN, Rochester, NY, USA | |
| North Carolina Museum of Art, CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE ALLEN J. THOMAS JR. COLLECTION, Raleigh, NC, USA | |
| 2005 | Timezone 8 Editions, AMERICAN LANDSCAPES, Beijing, China |
| T.H. Inside, BEYOND THE PORTRAIT, Mailand, Italien | |
| University of Minnesota Regis Center for Art, McKNIGHT FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION, Minneapolis, USA | |
| MassMoCa, REGARDING THE RURAL, Boston, USA | |
| Gagosian Gallery, ROGER BALLEN, VERA LÜTTER, AND ALEC SOTH, New York, USA | |
| Cohan and Leslie Gallery, MINETS A POLIS, New York, USA | |
| Steven Wirtz Gallery, NINE PORTRAITS, San Francisco, USA | |
| Jackson Fine Art, EPILOGUE, Atlanta, USA | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art, SELECTIONS FROM THE 26th BIENAL DE SÃO PAULO, Santiago, Chile | |
| 2004 | Pace/MacGill, PICTURING THE SOUTH feat. William Christenberry, Williiam Eggleston, Walker Evans and Alec Soth, New York, NY, USA |
| Daiter Contemporary, GROUP SHOW, Chicago, IL, USA | |
| Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo, 26th BIENAL DE SÃO PAULO, São Paulo, Brasilien | |
| Stephen Wirtz Gallery, SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION, San Francisco, USA | |
| Jen Bekman, BEST MIDWESTERN: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE HEARTLAND, New York, USA | |
| Ariel Meyerowitz, WILD FLOWERS, New York, USA | |
| Ambrosino Gallery, CAKEWALK, Miami, USA | |
| Gagosian Gallery, PHOTO LONDON GALLERY BOOTH, London, UK | |
| Art Chicago Artist Booth, Photographs from the series SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, Chicago, USA | |
| Whitney Museum of American Art, WHITNEY BIENNIAL, New York, USA | |
| Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art, Teheran, Iran | |
| 2003 | John Stinson Fine Arts, PICTURING BILL - PORTRAITS OF WILLIAM EGGLESTON, New Orleans, USA |
| Alice Austen Museum, SUMMER LIFE, Staten Island, NY, USA | |
| Gallery T, DOG DAYS, Minneapolis, USA | |
| Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, USA | |
| 2002 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design Gallery, JEROME FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION:Photographs from the series SLEEPING BY THE MISSISSIPPI, Minneapolis, USA |
| Carleton College Art Gallery, CAMPUS AS PLACE, PHOTOGRAPHING CARLETON, Northfield, USA | |
| PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS (SELECTION) | |
| Albright-Knox Gallery of Art, Buffalo, NY | |
| Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY | |
| Carleton College, Northfield, MN | |
| Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. | |
| Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA | |
| Dorsey Whitney, Minneapolis, MN | |
| General Mills Corporate Art Collection, Golden Valley, MN | |
| Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel | |
| LaSalle Bank, New York, NY | |
| LA County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI | |
| Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL | |
| Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN | |
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL | |
| Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL | |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX | |
| North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND | |
| Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA | |
| Progressive Art Collection, Cleveland, OH | |
| Regis Corporate Art Collection, Minneapolis, MN | |
| Robbins Kaplan Miller Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN | |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco CA | |
| Sheldon Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA | |
| Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN | |
| Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN | |
| Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY | |
| FELLOWSHIPS AND PRIZES | |
| 2013 | Guggenheim Fellowship |
| McKnight Photography Fellowship | |
| 2011 | International Center of Photography’s 27th Annual Infinity Award |
| 2008 | Bush Artist Fellowship |
| PhotoVision Award | |
| 2006 | Golden Light Book Award |
| Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, finalist | |
| 2005 | CEPA Artist Residency |
| 2004 | McKnight Photography Fellowship |
| 2003 | Santa Fe Prize for Photography |
| 2001 | Minnesota State Arts Board |
| MCAD/Jerome Fellowship | |
| Jerome Travel and Study Grant | |
| 1999 | McKnight Photography Fellowship |