"Bill Dane was born William Thacher Dane in Pasadena, California in 1938.  In 1969/1970, after seven years as a painter, Dane took up photography.  His pursuit is an effort of harvesting the curious and ordinary from our everyday world.  'If you're not confused, you're not paying attention' is an aphorism that well describes the world of Bill Dane.  His pictures are pieces of a simultaneously poignant and synthetic puzzle telling us visual truths about our most uncommon common world. Recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships and two National Endowments for the Arts, Dane's work has been internationally exhibited and collected.  His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art." - Frish Brandt, Fraenkel Gallery