About J. David Tabor

Born on the banks of the mighty Salt River in the Sonoran desert, J. David Tabor has lived as a spoken word artist, welder, bronzesmith and photographer. Through his photography, he explores Phoenix, Arizona, where he currently resides with his wife Sue and their dog Stout. David has been exhibiting his work nationally.

PUBLICATIONS

2024

Latente Zine #4 Winter
Dirty Water (self-published zine of Boston)
Alchemy of the Unknowns with Lisa Tang Liu (self-published book with selections from a long-distance film swap project)
Tucker (self-published zine of desert nature photos)
Suburban Sample Platter (self-published zine of suburban Phoenix photos)

2023

Paper Dragon, Volume 6, Drexel University literary magazine
Plastic Perspective: Issue 5 (Fall), collective Holga community photos, curated by Anna Starr

2022

Known Knowns (self-published zine of Polaroid photos)
Unknown Unknowns (self-published zine of toy camera photos)
Exists Otherwise, Vol 1, a poetry and art magazine
Plastic Perspective: Issue 3 (Fall), collective Holga community photos, curated by Anna Starr
Plastic Perspective: Issue 2 (Spring), collective Holga community photos, curated by Anna Starr

2021

Plastic Perspective: Issue 1 (Fall), collective Holga community photos, curated by Anna Starr

EXHIBITIONS

2024

The Curated Fridge Fall 2024 Juror curated by Kristen Gresh, the Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Senior Curator of Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Altered Memories: The Curated Fridge Summer 2024/Candela Books + Gallery. Juror Dominique Muñoz. Richmond, VA.

EXPOSURE 2024: Photographic Resource Center. Juror Samantha Johnston. Cambridge, MA.

Light: A Smith Gallery. Juror Laurie Klein. Online. 2024 | Grifﬁn Museum of Photography 30th Annual Online Members Juried Exhibition, Grifﬁn Museum of Photography. Juror Crista Dix. Winchester, MA / online.

First Look 2024: A Second Glance, Panopticon Gallery. Jurors Alexa Cushing and Connor Noll. Online.
Monochrome: A group photography exhibition featuring J. David Tabor, Steph Carrico, Eli Meyer, Kurt Mikhael and Tonissa Saul

2023

Daydreams and Night Lights: Radiant Aberration and zoneFIVE Gallery. Juror Sandra Klein. Online.

2023

Somerville Toy Camera Festival: Brickbottom Gallery. Juror Ann Jastrab. Somerville, MA.

2007

The Grid II: A group photography exhibition curated by Kevin Patterson. Featuring photographers J. David Tabor, Sheila Bocchine, Steph Carrico and more.

2006

The Grid: A group photography exhibition curated by Kevin Patterson. Featuring photographers J. David Tabor, Sheila Bocchine, Steph Carrico and more.