Born in Seattle, WA, 1956
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION

1978–1980
Seattle Central College

1974–1978
University of Washington

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

2026
J. Paul Getty Museum

2025
Long Beach Museum of Art, Ken Cave Collection, Long Beach, CA

2023
The Tom of Finland Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

2022
Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA

2016
Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN

1997
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025
‍Preservation. Yeast Photo Festival, Puglia, Italy
‍Construction Nudes, 1981–1985. Jaco Moretti Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

2021
Fluid. Kenderdine, University of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, BC, Canada

2020
‍Fluid. Legacy Gallery, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. The James Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
‍Concealed: Portraits of LGBT Gun Owners, 2017–2018. International Pride Awards, São Paulo, Brazil

2019
Concealed: Portraits of LGBT Gun Owners 2017–2018. International Pride Awards, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Field Portraits of Contemporary Western Culture, Moose Jaw Museum, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. M. Rosetta Hunter Gallery, Seattle, WA
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

2017
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. Rapid City Art Center, Rapid City, MO
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK

2016
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
‍ARCHETYPE: Portraits by Blake Little. Stonewall Museum, Wilton Manors, FL
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO

2016
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
‍ARCHETYPE: Portraits by Blake Little. Stonewall Museum, Wilton Manors, FL
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO

2015
‍Preservation. Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. University of Missouri Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. Salina Art Center, Salina, KS

2014
‍Photographs from the Gay Rodeo, 1988–1992. Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, IN

2011
‍The Company of Men. Clamp Art Gallery, New York, NYThe Company of Men. Western Project, Los Angeles, CA

2008
‍The Company of Men. Wessel O’Connor Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY

1996
‍Dichotomy. G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1994
‍Photographs, 1990–1994. Wessel O’Connor Fine Art, New York, NY

1984
‍New Photographs. James Turcotte Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1982
‍Industrial Architecture. Cameravision, Los Angeles, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026
‍Honey for Art and Society. Museum of Brot and Kunst, Ulm, Germany

2020
‍Magnetic West. Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA

1995
‍The Nude and Contemporary Photography. Tokyo Galleria, Tokyo, Japan

1992
‍The Nude: Classic Beauty. The Silver Image Gallery, Seattle, WA
‍Bare Essentials. Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1990
‍The Nude. Silver Image Gallery, Seattle, WA

1988
‍Artist’s Images of Artists. Gallery at the Plaza, Los Angeles, CA
‍Artist’s Images of Artists. Donna Beam Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV

1986
‍Light Sensitive VI. The Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, FL

1985
‍Pacific Light. Jan Kesner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1984
‍The Nude: Classic Beauty. Silver Image Gallery, Seattle, WA

1983
‍Cities. San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA
‍The Los Angeles Ballet. Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1982
‍Erotic Photography. Contemporary Trends, Cameravision, Los Angeles, CA

MONOGRAPHS

2025
‍Construction Nudes, 1981–1985

2021
‍Primary

2017
‍Work

2016
‍Blake Little: Photographs from the Gay Rodeo. Eiteljorg Museum Press

2014
‍Preservation

2013
‍Manifest

2011
‍The Company of Men

1996
‍Dichotomy. State of Man Publishing

AWARDS

2024
American Photo AP40 Winner, Golden YearsPx3 Prix De La Photographie Paris Winner, Golden Years (Honorable Mention)IPA International Photography Award Winner, Coachella Valley Anthropogenic. Fine Art Landscape (Honorable Mention)

2023
Px3 Prix De La Photographie Paris Winner, Coachella Valley Anthropogenic, Fine Art Landscape (Honorable Mention)

2022
American Photography 39 Chosen Winner, Monterey Marketplace Mall, 2022, from Series Coachella Valley Anthropogenic

2021
IPA International Photography Awards Winner, Industrial Architecture, Albuquerque Rail Yard, Architectural & Detail Photos
LensCulture Critic Choice Award, Concealed: Portraits of LGBT Gun Owners
Px3 Prix De La Photographie Paris Winner, Protection, Portraiture Other (Honorable Mention)

2020
American Photography AP37 Winner, Lyzanne, Saskatoon, SK, 2019, from the Fluid Project
American Photography AP37 Winner, Jan, Saskatoon, SK, 2019, Fluid Project

2019
International Pride Awards (Special Projects Winner), Amsterdam, Netherlands, Concealed: Portraits of LGBT Gun Owners
International Pride Awards (Audience Choice Award), Amsterdam, Netherlands, Concealed: Portraits of LGBT Gun Owners

2018
Prix De La Photographie Paris PX3, Fluid Project (Honorable Mention)
American Photography AP34 Winner, Tara, Las Vegas, NV 2017. from Concealed: Portraits of LGBT Gun Owners

2015
Benny Award, Printing Industry of America for Preservation

2013
International Photography Awards / Lucie Foundation Award, 2nd Place for Preservation

2012
American Photography AP29, Catherine, 2012, from Preservation
New West Project. Canadian Rural Development Organization Grant

1985
New Faces Winner, Portraiture, American Photography Magazine