• — Bohm Media Fellow
    — Kravis Leadership Moonshot Fellow
    — Edmund Hillary Fellow
    — Acumen Fellow
    — Luminary x UBS Fellow
    — RealRelief for Visionary Women Grant
    — PENN State, Festival of the Arts, Award of Merit
    — Vermont Studio Center, Artist Residency Grant
    — Prix de La Photographie, Paris (Px3): — Winner of Public Choice Award for Documentary Photography (2008)
    — Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards 2008: Honorable Mention in the Professional Category
    — Hasselblad Masters Awards: Selected Semi-Finalists (2008)
    — En Foco New Works #11: Honorable Mention (2008)
    — LA County Metropolitan Transit Authority: Finalist for Metro Neighborhood Poster Project (2006)
    — Creative Excellence in Business Advertising Award (CEBA)
    — Mentorship: Jay Maisel (2001)

  • Books & Anthologies

    2013 — "Grow: How to take your do it yourself project and passion to the next level and quit your job!" Eleanor C. Whitney, Microcosm Publishing, Portland, OR
    2012 — Marco Anelli: Portraits in the Presence of Marina Abramovic, Damiani 2012
    2012 — The Pulse of Mixed Media: Secrets and Passions of 100 Artists Revealed, Seth Apter, North Light Books
    2011 — A Book of Beds, A Selection of Foam Magazine Talent Photographs, Foam Magazine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    2011 — "Free. What does it mean and do I want it?" Travel Means Freedom, We Get There, Kindle Edition 2010 — "75 Words of Thanks" Marina Abramovich, MOMA, Blancas, Paco, Ed. 2010, pg 28
    2010 — The Gastronomica Reader, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA

    Magazines & Journals

    2018 — "The Bracelet Economy," OTPYM
    2016 — "The Night of the Coup," OTPYM
    2016 — "Meeting People: New York vs Around the World," OTPYM
    2016 — "A Bomb Gone off on Istikal..." Hi.Co (Editor's Choice)
    2016 — "The Great Syrian Migration," OTPYM
    2015 — "Experiencing Taiwanese Culture at My Grandfather's Funeral," OTPYM
    2015 — "Traveling in Pakistan," The Express Tribune
    2015 — "Traveling Through Pakistan with My Fake Husband," Yahoo Travel
    2015 — "Drowning in Lust in Stone Town," OTPYM
    2015 — "Discovering Old and New — Chinese New Year in Taipei," Yahoo Travel
    2015 — "Redacted," Creem Magazine, Issue 13
    2014 — "Old Masters and New," Maker Magazine, V3
    2014 — "Fixation," Creem Magazine, Issue 11
    2013 — "Is This Art," Creem Magazine, Issue 10
    2013 — "Rising From Ashes," Documentary about Rwanda's National Cycling Team, Untapped Cities
    2012 — "Unmade," Maker Magazine, Inaugural Issue
    2012 — "What If There Were No More Art Galleries?" Nueva Luz, Photographic Journal, Volume 16 #1, EnFoco, Brooklyn, NY
    2009 — Gastronomica, The Journal of Food and Culture, Spring 2009, University of California Press
    2009 — Gastronomica, The Journal of Food and Culture, Winter 2009, University of California Press
    2008 — Gastronomica, The Journal of Food and Culture, Summer 2008, University of California Press
    2009 — Mammut, Issue 2, Vol 9, Los Angeles, CA
    2008 — BW Magazine, Issue 63, December 2008, Ross Periodicals Inc, Novato, CA
    2008 — Px3 2008, Issue 03, Paris, France
    2008 — Fine Art Magazine, The Art Magazine of Thailand, August 2008, Issue 46, Bangkok, Thailand

  • Selected Solo / Two Person Exhibits

    2012

    — Three Person Show, LA ArtCore, Los Angeles, CA

    2011

    — Still Raw, Havana through the Meat Markets, San Alejandro Fine Art Academy, Havana, Cuba

    — Flesh and Bone, Baang and Burne Contemporary, New York, NY (catalog)

    — Sustain, HousProjects, New York, NY

    2010

    — EveryDAY, Baang and Burne Contemporary, New York, NY

    — Stress Index, Fabrica de Arte Cubano, Pabexpo, Playa, Habana

    2008

    — Wok the Dog, LA ArtCore, Los Angeles, CA

    Selected Group Exhibits

    2015

    — The Empty Space Project, Putnam, CT

    2014

    — Uncooked Culture, London, UK 2013

    — #CreativeRising, See.Me, Brooklyn, NY

    2013

    — En Foco: New Works/Crossing Boundaries, BRIC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

    2012

    — The Last Laugh, curated by Morgan Lappin, Brooklyn, NY

    — Feast, New York Photo Festival and PowerHouse Arena, New York, NY

    2011

    — Curate NYC, Curated by Kira Pollack, Online Exhibit

    — Curate NYC, Curated by Siona O'Connell, Online Exhibit

    — Curate NYC, Bill Hodges Gallery, New York, NY

    — Assorted in Philadelphia, WhereHouse Space, Philadelphia, PA, Curated by Natasha Mell-Taylor (catalog)

    — A Decade of Photography in the Aftermath of 9/11, presented by Finch & Ada, Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel

    2010

    — Affordable Art Fair, +Kris Graves Projects for Art X Women, New York, NY

    — In Plain Sight, ArtBridge, New York, NY

    — Curate NYC, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY

    — Copy 0909, The Gihon River Collective, London, UK (catalog)‍ ‍

    — Rechargeable, Studio Theatre Vivarte, Havana, Cuba

    — Robeson Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, PA

    — Art Rage, Surrealstate, Mobius, Boston, MA

    — Economica, International Museum of Women

    2009

    — Exhibiting You, International Museum of Women

    2008

    — Mail Art: Two Worlds, Atelier Deux Mondes, Metz, France

    — Chiang Mai National Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    — Px3, Galerie Acte 2, Paris, France

    — 4th International Arts Festival, Bangkok, Thailand

    — New Works 11, En Foco Exhibition, El Taller Boricua Gallery, New York, NY

    — TPS 16: The National Competition, Touring US Exhibit

  • EnFoco Permanent Collection, New York, NY
    Andrew Carmellini, New York, NY
    Jay Martin Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
    Private Collection, New York, NY
    Lydia Takeshita, Los Angeles, CA
    Todd Squires, Los Angeles, CA
    Stephanie Chernak, Los Angeles, CA
    Private Collection, Bangkok, Thailand
    Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, Bangkok, Thailandtion

  • 2018

    — This Serial Entrepreneur's Motivation Is Completely Rooted in One Virtue — Empathy, Jacqueline McElhone, Career Contessa, Oct 4, 2018

    — One entrepreneur's mission: Helping refugees find a brighter future, Anthony Noto, New York Business Journal, Sept 21, 2018

    2016

    — "Does Craig Mod's Narrative Map of the World Really Have to Close?" Porter Anderson, Publishing Perspectives, May 16

    2014

    — Independence Issue, Feature, Livid Magazine, Issue 09

    — Turning Passion into Profit, Two Part Interview, Extra Pack of Peanuts, October 2014

    2013

    — Charlie Grosso — Indie Traveler Interview, BootsnAll, July 31, 2013

    — Traveler's Interview — Charlie Grosso, Alan's Journey, May 28, 2013

    — Adventure, The Mongol Rally, Stated Magazine, April 22, 2013

    — Interview with Charlie Grosso, Photographer and Spy, Creative Hype, 2013

    — Baang + Burne — Charlie Grosso, Emaho Magazine, April 30, 2013

    — The New Nomad, Travel + Escape, February, 2013

    — 13,025 kilometers, 14 countries, 38 days! Intrepid Travel Blog, January 31, 2013

    — 34 Things You Need to Pack for a Backpacking Adventure, The Window Seat, January 22, 2013

    — Every Bed She's Ever Slept In, Untapped Cities, January 15, 2013

    — Across Borders of Memory and Photography, Lens blog, The New York Times, January 9, 2013

    2012

    — Life on Display — Gallery Director Charlie Grosso, Funk the Formula, November 2012

    — Charlie Grosso Breaks Down the Cost of the Mongol Rally, The Window Seat, August 2, 2012

    — 'Taksi şoförü deli olduğumuzu düşündü', Milliyet, July 28, 2012

    — Mongol Rally, Interview with Charlie and Pamela, Orta Blue, July 2012

    — Meet the 2012 Only All Female Mongol Rally Team, The Window Seat, Travelocity, June 27, 2012

    — Meet Charlie Grosso, Code of Extraordinary Change, May 2012

    — Traveling with a Purpose, Meet, Plan, Go, March 28, 2012

    — "Artist Dinners," Untapped Cities New York, March 27, 2012

    — The Brooklyn Paper, "A 'Feast' For the Eyes: Exhibit Showcases Best Food Photography," Juliet Linderman, January 4, 2012

    — Stated Magazine, "What If There Were No More Art Galleries?" Interview with Indigo, January 2012

    2011

    — The Food Seen, Heritage Radio Network, Interview with Michael Harlan Turkell, December 20, 2011

    — Coachradio, featured interview with Justin Lukasavige, November 2011

    — Girlfriendology, "Girl Friends Make the Impossible Possible," September, by Sherry Ott

    — Curated, Feature Section in The Art Muse, September 30, 2011

    — Ottsworld, "The Finish Line — Mongol Rally," September, by Sherry Ott

    — Teknomadics, "Adventures of a Photo Nomad," September 20, 2011, by Karl Smerecnik

    — Get Addicted To, "Wok the Dog," September 9, 2011

    — The New York Times, September 7, 2011, by Florence Fabricant

    — Lenscratch, September 7, 2011, Featured Article by Aline Smithson

    — Get Addicted To, "Sinatra House," August 4, 2011

    — Untapped Cities New York, July 28, 2011, Featured Article

    — Le Soir, March 18, 2011, Featured Article in Culture Section

    — Photopol, March 4, 2011, Friday Art Star

    — U-Skill, March 2011, Featured Article, Italian Website about Fashion, Art and Media

    — Two Way Lense, January 2011, Interview with Michael Werner

    2010

    — NYMPHOTO, March 11, 2010, A Conversation and featuring Images from Wok the Dog

    2009

    — Lenscratch, October 9, 2009, Interview with Aline Smithson

    — New York Examiner, April 11, 2009, Interview with Lorenzo Dominguez

    — Fuse Radio Live Podcast, January 19, 2009, Interview with Mike Peterson

    2008

    — LA Observed, Kevin Roderick, August 2008

    — A Summer Feast with Meat Paper and Gastronomica, July 20, 2008, San Francisco

    — Gourmet Magazine, June 2008, Interview with Caroline Patience for Gourmet.com

    — KCRW Good Food with Evan Kleiman, May 24, 2008

    — Downtown LA Life Magazine, May 1, 2008, Front Page Story

    — The Fortune Cookie Chronicle Blog, Jennifer 8 Lee, April 21, 2008

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WINGS WORLD QUEST Flag Bearer. Kalash Valley, Pakistan. 2014.

WINGS WORLD QUEST Flag Bearer. Kalash Valley, Pakistan. 2014.