Jeff Wall (b.1946, Vancouver) is a key figure in photoconceptualism and is crucial in defining the Vancouver School. Through his large scale and highly staged photographs, Wall makes pictures that continue to have a major influence on contemporary art practice and thinking. Best known for his photographic transparencies mounted on lightboxes, which typically display heavily staged tableaux of everyday life, Wall examines the conventions of art history, photography, and society. He has had numerous solo exhibitions, including most recently a touring retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Art Institute of Chicago, and the San Francisco Museum of Art (2007). He is the recipient of many awards and has had numerous publications and essays dedicated to his work.