Doug Fogelson earned his BFA in 1994 after studying art at Columbia College Chicago and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work has since been exhibited internationally in galleries and museums, and is held in prestigious public and private collections including The J. Paul Getty Center (Los Angeles), The Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago), the Center for Creative Photography (Tucson), and the Staatliche Museum für Fotografie (Berlin).
Fogelson’s art has been featured in The Brooklyn Rail, NewCity, Photo District News, Hi-Fructose, and other publications. In addition to his visual work, he creates sound art as part of the duo Dusk Breathing, with releases on the Love All Day label and his Bandcamp page.
Beyond his creative practice, Fogelson founded and directed Front Forty Press, an independent art-focused publishing imprint. He has taught in the Photography Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently serves on the Board of Filter Photo, where he co-founded the Filter Space Gallery. In 2023, he and his team launched One Year for Earth, a nonprofit initiative dedicated to helping people “see through the lens of sustainability.”