Timeline

1957

Born in Brooklyn, USA to David and Sydelle Dweck

1960

Family moved to Bellmore, USA

1975

Graduated from John F. Kennedy High School

1979

B.F.A., Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, USA

1982

Opened Michael Dweck & Co., a communications think tank

1985

Studied with Marshall Blonsky at The New School for Social Research

1992

Opened Dweck & Campbell, later renamed Dweck! (1999), an advertising and creative content company

1998

Awarded Gold Lion at the Cannes International Festival for Arctic Ground Squirrel, Cannes, France

1999

Selected best TV Commercial of The Year, Adweek and Communication Arts magazine. Awarded Agency of the Year by the American Association of Advertising Agencies

2000

Received the AICP Award for Advertising Excellence. Work added to the permanent film collection of the Department of Film, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Selected to Adweek’s Creative All-Stars

2001

Interviewed in Comedy in Advertising, a documentary on the subject of humor in advertising

2002

Closed his company and leaves advertising to concentrate on photography full time
Photographs The End: Montauk, N.Y. for his first exhibition and book

2003

First one-man exhibition at Sotheby's, New York: The End: Montauk, N.Y. It was the first ever solo show for a living artist held at the auction house

2004

The End: Montauk, N.Y., is published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., and sells out first printing in two weeks

2005

Began photographing his Three project, a series of triptychs composed of images of manmade and natural forms and the human body

2006

Began extensive photographing for his Mermaids project

2008

Mermaids and Mermaids Collector's Edition is published by Ditch Plains Press, a collection of photographs exploring the theme of the female nude submerged in water

2009

Began extensive photographing for his Habana Libre project

2011

Habana Libre and Habana Libre Collector's Edition is published by Damiani editore, a contemporary exploration playing on the theme of privilege in a classless society, beauty and art in one of the last communist capitals, Habana

2012

Began production of his first feature documentary film THE LAST RACE

2015

Published expanded edition of THE END book

2016

Expanded the Blunderbust project from photography to include sculpture, video installations and a feature film

2017

Finished editing and producing THE LAST RACE film

2018

THE LAST RACE feature film premieres at Sundance Film Festival, competing in the U.S. Documentary Competition, nominated for Grand Jury Award

Lives and works in New York City and Montauk, USA