Dewi Lewis (born 10 March 1951) is a Welsh publisher and curator of photography.
Career
In 1975, Lewis was the founding director of the
Bury Metropolitan Arts Association which operates
the Met.[citation needed]
Lewis also founded and was the first director of
Cornerhouse, an arts centre in Manchester, England.[1]
Lewis was made an Honorary Fellow of the
Royal Photographic Society in 2004[2] and was awarded the Society’s inaugural RPS Award for Outstanding Service to Photography in 2009.[3] In 2012, the
Kraszna-Krausz Foundation presented him with an award for Outstanding Contribution to Photography Publishing.[1][4][5]
Lewis has acted as a jury member for several major competitions and as a portfolio reviewer at international photography events including Fotofest and
Review Santa Fe (both USA), Lodz Festival (Poland) and
PHotoEspaña (Spain). He was a ‘Master’ for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclasses.[6]
Along with his own book, Publishing Photography (1992), he writes occasional texts on photography and has curated exhibitions including a survey show of the British magazine Picture Post for the 2010 Atri Festival.[7]
Dewi Lewis Publishing
In 1994 Lewis established Dewi Lewis Publishing, a publisher of photobooks run by Lewis and his wife Caroline Warhurst from their home in
Manchester.[8][1]