Dale May grew up in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
He moved to New York to attend the Parson's School of Design in New York City.
He graduated from Parson’s in 1993 with a BFA in Photography.

The art of Dale May is or has been exhibited in galleries including but not necessarily limited to the following:
Dale May Photography, Fairfield, CT
Dale May Photography, New York City, NY
Samuel Owen Galleries, Boston, MA
Samuel Owen Galleries, Nantucket, MA
Samuel Owen Galleries, New York City, NY
Samuel Owen Galleries, Palm Beach, FL
Vogel Sang Art Gallery, Brussels, Belgium