ICP Board Elects James D'Aquila and Adam Fuss as New Trustees

Born in England, renowned photographer Fuss grew up in Australia and the UK. Since the mid-1980s, his work has been exhibited in major museums and galleries around the world. D’Aquila is managing director at Imperial Capital LLC and mentors aspiring youth photographers. He is currently involved as a photographer in Project New Orleans 2015, which helps local nonprofits increase visibility about their activities, and his current project Made True is a photographic essay documenting the resurgence of artisanal manufacturing in the U.S.

"Adam's and Jim's expertise and passion for photography are valuable assets as we continue to build our Board," said ICP Board President Jeffrey A. Rosen. "We look forward to partnering with them during this important time at ICP, as we move to a new exhibition space in the Bowery and further explore the evolution of photography and visual communication."

Prior to joining Imperial, D’Aquila was founder and CEO of the Mercanti Group, which was acquired by Imperial in December 2010. He is an industry veteran with nearly 35 years of investment banking and private equity experience with Credit Suisse, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Drexel Burnham, and Aurora Capital (formerly WSGP). He is a board member of Polaroid Corporation, a member of the dean's advisory council of the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, and on the advisory committee for the Range Mental Health Center. He also has been a board member of PATCHKids, a nonprofit devoted to helping children explore and develop their artistic spirit and express themselves through photography. He holds a BA from the University of Notre Dame.

Fuss' upcoming and recent exhibitions include a solo show at Cheim & Read in New York September 10–October 10, 2015, and group exhibitions Enhanced! Photographic Works from the Drapkin Collections with Contemporary Light-Based Media at the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum in Tampa January 16–March 7, 2015; The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Acquired with the Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. May 3–September 13, 2015; and Phantom Bodies: The Human Aura in Art at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville October 30, 2015–February 16, 2016. He received the ICP Infinity Award for Art in 2000 and is represented by Cheim & Read in New York. He began his career as a photographic apprentice at Ogilvy & Mather in Australia.

The ICP Board is comprised of 29 Trustees.