Dahlia Study in Red and White 1

Dirk Westphal received his M.F.A from the California Institute of the Arts. His art works have been exhibited throughout the United States and abroad in galleries and institutions such as Tim Olsen Gallery(Sydney),the Cat Street Gallery (Hong Kong), Baldwin Gallery (Aspen), Design Within Reach (Los Angeles), Glenn Horowitz (East Hampton), Mixed Greens, Exit Art, Art in General, Cuchifritos, 6 Decades/Boo-Hooray (all in New York), and the New York Historical Society. His work is included in such prominent collections as the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute, Progressive, Pfizer, the U.S. Department of State, Corelle, SEI, the New York Times Photo Archives, the Rockefeller Institute, and the personal collection of Sir Elton John, among others. His photos have appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, the New York Observer, the Village Voice, Marie Claire, Maxim, Mother Jones, National Geographic, der Spiegel and Stern.