Bio
For more than thirty years, Dennis Wile has traveled and photographed extensively in the U.S., Europe, Mexico, and Canada, producing a diverse body of work which includes a variety of corporate assignments, portraits, street scenes, and still lifes.
Following his graduation from Vanderbilt University, Wile studied photography at L'Université de Luminy - Marseille, France.
Wile's corporate clients include Vanderbilt University Medical Center, E+ CancerCare, Nokia, and Isuzu. Additionally, Wile's work has appeared in Vogue, The New York Times, GQ, and National Geographic Traveler.
Wile’s unique approach to family portraiture has allowed him to create a multigenerational body of work. In addition, Wile’s photographs are featured in the collections of many corporate and public institutions, including the Smithsonian Institution, Hospital Corporation of America, Vanderbilt University, AT&T Corporation, La Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the Tennessee State Museum and The United States Senate.
Portrait Subjects
Michael Ainslie - President, Sotheby's
Lamar Alexander - U.S. Secretary of Education
Howard Baker - U.S. Senator
Paul Bocuse - Chef, Lyons, France
Tracy Caulkins - Olympic Gold Medalist
Dr. Stanley Cohen - Nobel Prize Winner, Medicine
George Duboeuf - Vintner, Macon, France
Elton John - Pop Musician
Le Prince Murat - Paris, France
Albert Hadley - Interior Designer, New York City
Alex Haley - Pulitzer Prize Winner, Literature
William Eggleston - Photographer, Memphis, TN
Dr. Thomas Frist Sr. - Co-founder, Hospital Corporation of America
Albert Gore, Jr. - U.S. Vice President
Albert Gore, Sr. - U.S. Senator
Red Grooms - Artist, New York City
Bronson Ingram - C.E.O., Ingram Industries
B.B. King - Blues Musician
Loretta Lynn - Country Musician
Jack Massey - Co-Founder, Hospital Corporation of America
Bill Monroe - Bluegrass Musician
Czeslaw Milosz - Nobel Prize Winner, Poetry
Wilma Rudolph - Olympic Gold Medalist
Rhea Seddon - Astronaut
Fred Smith - Founder and President, Federal Express Corporation
Collections
LA BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS, PARIS, FRANCE
CHEEKWOOD FINE ARTS CENTER, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
THE TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
WILLIS CORROON CORPORATION, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
THE KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
AT&T CORPORATION, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
MIT STIEL, KASSEL, GERMANY