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CURRICULUM VITAE ( Date: 01/2017 )

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

Stephen Chalmers has worked as a Lead Treatment Counselor to Severely Emotionally Disturbed children, worked as an Emergency Medical Technician, and taught gang children photography – informing his projects which deal with issues of loss. Chalmers has taught many workshops in alternative photographic processes and digital imaging, and been a visiting artist at numerous colleges and universities. He has also been a contributor to five books, and has been in group and solo exhibitions throughout the US and also in Australia, Ireland, British Columbia, Thailand, England, South Africa, Spain, The Netherlands, and China. Stephen Chalmers earned his MFA in Cinema and Photography from Southern Illinois University, was the NW Regional Chair for the Society for Photographic Education for two terms and was now serves as a member of the National Board of Directors for the same, was professor of Photography and Digital Media in the state of Washington for eight years and is currently a professor of Photography at Youngstown State University in Ohio. The work of Stephen Chalmers is in several collections including the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Light Work, Polaroid, and the Getty Research Institute and has been covered extensively by international media including National Public Radio (NPR), The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The Huffington Post, Time Magazine, Pics Magazine (China), Vision Magazine (China), PhotoART Contemporary Photography Magazine (Thailand), and The Daily Mail (UK). Selections from his projects and more biographical information can be seen at www.stephechalmers.com.

EDUCATION

M.F.A. in Cinema and Photography

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. 1999.

B.A. in Fine Art Photography

Allen R. Hite Art Institute. University of Louisville, KY. 1993.

B.S. Psychology

University of Louisville, KY. 1993. Member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society for Psychology.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

  • Museum of Contemporary Photography. Chicago, IL.
  • Lightwork. Syracuse, NY.
  • J. Paul Getty Research Institute. Los Angeles, CA.
  • Polaroid Collection. Waltham, MA.
  • University of Louisville, Photographic Archives. Louisville, KY.

EXHIBITIONS / PUBLICATIONS / REVIEWS

2017

EXHIBITION: De Best Verzorgde Boeken. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Fall 2017.

EXHIBITION: Photobook Phenomenon. Co-organized by Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) and the Fundació Foto Colectania. Barcelona, Spain. Curators: Martin Parr, Gerry Badger, Markus Schaden, Frederic Lezmi, Horacio Fernández, Ryuichi Kaneko, Erik Kessels, Irene de Mendoza. 17 March 2017 – 27 August 2017.

CHAPTER AUTHOR: Author, “Crime, Evidence and Proof” chapter (#2) in text The Routledge Companion to Photography and Visual Culture. Edited by Moritz Neumüller. Taylor & Francis, New York.

BOOK: Work included and discussed in monograph Crime Scenes: Forensics and Aesthetics by Dr. Rebecca Scott Bray, published by Routledge. February 2017. ISBN 13: 9780415483902

MONOGRAPH: Unmarked by Stephen Chalmers. January 2017. ISBN-10: 0-692-76212-4; ISBN-13: 978-0-692-76212-7.

2016

CO-CURATOR (with Ariel Shanberg), and SPEAKER. The Bright Invisible. Exhibitors: Edie Bresler, Sarah Cross, Noritaka Minami, Kris Sanford, Millee Tibbs, D’Angelo Williams, and Rana Young. Pingyao International Photography Festival (中国平遥国际摄影大展). September.

EXHIBITION: Connections to Ohio. Curator: Richard E. Jurus, II. Sinclair College Art Galleries. September-October.

ARTICLE: Why are we eternally fascinated by serial killers? Michael Bond for BBC Future. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160331-why-are-we-eternally-fascinated-by-serial-killers. 31 March.

ARTICLE: Photographs Of Where Serial Killers Dumped Their Victims Is Both Beautiful And Moving. By Sarah O’Connell.
MoviePilot.com. January.

ARTICLE: STEPHEN CHALMERS – The Incredible Shrinking City. Terratory Journal, written by Ryan Nemeth. January 2016.

TRAVELING EXHIBITION: Women and Methamphetamine Exhibit [9 Modalities]. With: Pauline Sameshima, Patricia Maarhuis, John-Paul Chalykoff & Victoriua Bolduc.

→ Traveled to: The LAIR (Lakehead Arts Integrated Research) Gallery. Thunder Bay, Ontario. November 2015 – January 2016, and Baggage Building Arts Centre. Marina Park, Ontario. September – November 2015.

2015

EXHIBITION: Back and Forth. Curator: Moritz Neumüller. With: Ricardo Cases (Spain), Edmund Clark (UK), Anna Fawcus (Australia), Jorge Fuembuena (Spain), Vivek Manek (India), Marta Mantyka (Poland), Simon Roberts (UK), Han Shuo (China), and Joan Villaplana (Spain). Pingyao International Photography Festival (中国平遥国际摄影大展). September 2015.

EXHIBITION: Women And Meth – Interpretations of Three Life Stories in Art. Baggage Building Arts Centre. Ontario, Canada. September.

ARTICLE: CSI art: forensics enters the gallery. Christine Long for the Australian Visual ArtsHub. http://visual.artshub.com.au/news-article/features/visual-arts/christine-long/csi-art-forensics-enters-the-gallery-248768. 21 July. Photos.

ARTICLE: Lensculture: Transience by Stephen Chalmers. May 2015.

2014

ARTICLE: `Evidence and the Archive’, Dr. Rebecca Scott Bray, the Australian Feminist Law Journal, Volume 40, Issue 1, 2014.

CONFERENCE PAPER: Art and Mortality conference, by Dr. Rebecca Scott Bray at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 19-20 September 2014.

ARTICLE: Rinse: Stories behind photography – Featured Story. August 2014. http://rinse.io/s/featured-story/lEnJ9Fu

SOLO EXHIBITION: Selections from the Art | Crime Archive. Institute of Public and Urban Affairs at San Diego State University. March – May.

REVIEW: Digable talk. San Diego City Beat. http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/blog-1524-meeting-of-the-minds-delves-into-wd-40-a-new-book-celebrates-tj-plus-more-digable-events.html. 19 March 2014 Photos.

REVIEW: Shadow Spaces from the Art | Crime Archive (starred event). San Diego Reader. 15 March 2014.

BOOK: Undermining: Land and Art in the New West. Author: Lucy R. Lippard. The New Press. April 2014. ISBN: 978-1595586193.

ARTICLE: Lensculture: Spotlight Artist. 2 February 2014.

EXHIBITION: McDonough Art Museum. Faculty Biennial Exhibition. Youngstown, OH. January – February.

2013

ACCEPTED PAPER: International Interdisciplinary Conference “Dreams, Phantasms and Memories,” Gdansk, Poland, September 19-20, 2013. (Accepted for presentation but unable to attend)

EXHIBITION: Saranac Art Projects. Spokane, WA. July.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Pittsburgh, PA. February – April.

REVIEW: Photographer Stephen Chalmers captures the snowbirds and desert rats of the Southwest. Pittsburgh City Paper. By Robert Raczka. http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/photographer-stephen-chalmers-captures-the-snowbirds-and-desert-rats-of-the-southwest/Content?oid=1627825. 13 March 2013. Photos.

REVIEW: Let’s talk about art: No place like home. Pittsburgh Post Gazette. By Jessica Futrell. http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/art-architecture/lets-talk-about-art-no-place-like-home-677946/. 5 March 2013. Photos.

REVIEW: Hot Ticket: John Pinette; photographer Stephen Chalmers; ‘Barber of Seville’. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. http://triblive.com/aande/moreaande/3401213-74/comedy-hungry-details#axzz2MmhnPPSf. 6 February 2013. Photos.

TELEVISION: Does the Pacific Northwest breed serial killers? Portland Oregon – KPTV – FOX 12. Reporter: Nicole Doll. Broadcast: 12 March 2013. http://www.kptv.com/story/21585020/northwest-serial-killers-kptv. Photos.

EXHIBITION: Looking at the Land – 21st Century American Views. Curated by Andy Adams and part of America in View: Landscape Photography 1865 to Now. RISD Museum of Art. Providence, Rhode Island. September 2012 – January 2013.

EXHIBITION: Evidence. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. With Grace Kim, Lalage Snow, and Sarah Sudhoff. Milwaukee, WI. December 2012 – January 2013.

2012

ARTICLE: What’s The Landscape Of Modern Landscape Photography? National Public Radio. The Picture Show. By Claire O’Neill. 13 November. http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/11/08/164726373/whats-the-landscape-of-modern-landscape-photography. Photos.

EXHIBITION: The Cornish College of the Arts Main Gallery. Curated by Cable Griffith. Seattle, WA. September – October.

REVIEW: Looking at the Land,” a Digital Survey of 21st-Century Landscape Photography. American Photo Magazine. By John Mahoney. 2 October. http://www.americanphotomag.com/photo-gallery/2012/10/looking-land-digital-survey-21st-century-landscape-photography

REVIEW/ARTICLE: Looking at the Land From the Comfort of Home. Time Magazine Lightbox. By Paul Moakley. http://lightbox.time.com/2012/09/26/looking-at-the-land-from-the-comfort-of-home/. 26 September. Photos.

EXHIBITION: Sewickley Arts Initiative. “Generations: Six of the Best – Professors from six of the region’s best photography programs select a Rising Star from their students to exhibit with them”. Sewickley, PA. April.

ARTICLE: “Photos By Prof Gain International Attention”. Robert Merz for YSU News Magazine. 17 April

REVIEW: Photographer to Discuss Serial-Killer-Themed Work. City Paper. Pittsburgh, PA. http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/ProgramNotes/archives/2012/03/29/photographer-to-discuss-serial-killer-themed-work. 29 March. Photos.

ARTICLE: Unmarking Death. By Rachel Schneider on the University of Texas Visual Rhetoric Blog: http://viz.dwrl.utexas.edu/content/unmarking-death. 28 March.

ARTICLE: Flak Photo. Cover photo. flakphoto.com. 20 March.

ARTICLE: Stephen Chalmers’ ‘Dump Sites’ Serves As Art & Tourist Attraction. The Huffington Post. 8 March. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/08/stephen-chalmers-dump-site-_n_1327593.html. Photos.

2012 Cont.

ARTICLE: From cherry blossom orchards to windswept hills: The serene landscapes where the bodies of murder victims were disposed. The Daily Mail (UK). 7 March. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2111722/Stephen-Chalmers-photography-The-serene-landscapes-bodies-murder-victims-disposed.html. Photos.

ARTICLE: Unmarked: Ordinary Scenes With Unsettling Stories. National Public Radio. The Picture Show. 7 March. http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/03/06/148037544/unmarked-ordinary-scenes-with-unsettling-stories. Photos.

EXHIBITION: McDonough Art Museum. Faculty Biennial Exhibition. Youngstown, OH. February – March.

ARTICLE: Beyond the Limits of the Visible. Brian Curtin for PhotoART Contemporary Photography Magazine. Bangkok, Thailand. January. Photos.

2011

EXHIBITION: Kala Art Institute. Curated by Julio Cesar Morales. Berkeley, CA. October – December.

FESTIVAL: Participant in Photo NOLA, the an annual festival of photography in New Orleans, coordinated by the New Orleans Photo Alliance in partnership with galleries, museums and photographers citywide.

EXHIBITION: Toot Yung Gallery. Curated by Ohm Phanphiroj. Bangkok, Thailand. October – November.

EXHIBITION: Bellarmine College (part of the Louisville Photo Biennial). Curated by Laura Hartford, with: Eric Sung, Letitia Quesenberry, and Geoffrey Carr. Louisville, KY. October-November.

REVIEW: Photo Biennial spreads exhibits of the medium all over town. Elizabeth Kramer for The Courier-Journal, Arts and Leisure section. Louisville, KY. 2 October 2011.

EXHIBITION: Corridor 2122. Curated by Julia Bradshaw, with: Hasan Elahi, Aaron Koblin, Steve Dent, Leslie Batty, Jonathan Brilliant, and T.W. Five. Fresno, CA. September.

CATALOG: Work included Newspace Center for Photography commemoration catalog for grand opening for enlarged gallery space. Portland, OR.

CONFERENCE PAPER: 2011 Society of Photographic Educators’ (SPE) National Conference. Atlanta, GA. 11 March.

2010

ARTICLE: Lenscratch. http://lenscratch.blogspot.com/2010/11/stephen-chalmers.html. 24 November. Photos.

CONFERENCE PAPER: 2010 Society of Photographic Educators’ (SPE) West Regional Conference. San Diego, CA. 13 November.

CURATORIAL PROJECT: Pingyao International Photography Festival (中国平遥国际摄影大展). Curated exhibition with Chris Jordan, Susana Raab, and Brian Ulrich. Pingyao, Peoples Republic of China. September.

EXHIBITION: Chicago Art Department. Chicago, IL. June-July.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Light Work – Main Gallery. Syracuse, NY. May-August.
CATALOG: Contact Sheet Number 156. (Catalog for Light Work exhibition, essay by Mary Goodwin).

ARTICLE: Vision Magazine (青年视觉). Beijing, China. p178-185. May. Photos.

TV/PRINT REVIEW: Light Work, Photographs by Stephen Chalmers and Karen Halverson (VIDEO). Stephen D. Cannerelli for the Syracuse Post-Standard. 21 May. http://videos.syracuse.com/post-standard/2010/05/th3_may_light_work_robert_b_me.html

REVIEW: Fraction Magazine (Issue 13). April. Photos. http://www.fractionmagazine.com/reviews/unmarked/

REVIEW: Stephen Chalmers’ ‘Unmarked’ at Light Work. Nancy Keefe Rhodes for the Syracuse City Eagle weekly. 22 April. Photos.

SOLO EXHIBITION: SUSHI: Center for Urban Art. San Diego, CA. January-February.

REVIEW: A New Year, a New Lease on Life for Sushi. Janice Steinberg for the San Diego Union Tribune. 7 February. Photo.

REVIEW: Parts of a Whole. Kelly Davis for San Diego Citybeat. 19 January. Photo.

EXHIBITION: Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery. New York, NY. December 2009 – February 2010. Catalog.

2009

REVIEW: Snowbirds, An exhibition of photographs by Stephen Chalmers. Arts as Authority. San Diego, CA. December. Photos.

REVIEW: Stephen Chalmers Interviews John Mannion about Light Work’s renovation of their digital lab and keeping pace with changing technology. Light Work Blog, Light Work, Syracuse, NY. December.

CONFERENCE PAPER: Vandermause, R., Chalmers, S., Kearney Converse, S., Kittell, L, Sameshima, P., Santucci, C. Women and methamphetamine: Portraits of addiction and recovery. Presentation at Association of Faculty Women, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. November.

ARTICLE: Artistic perspectives shed light on meth addiction. Hope Belli Tinney for WSU Today. Pullman, WA. 16 November.

BOOK: Climbing the Ladder with Gabriel: Poetic Inquiry of a Methamphetamine Addict in Recovery. Co-authors: Dr. Pauline Sameshima, Dr. Roxanne Vandermause, Stephen Chalmers, and Gabriel. Sense Publishers (Rotterdam, The Netherlands). September 2009. ISBN: 9087 9098 96.

SOLO EXHIBITION: The Photography Gallery at the University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame, IN. April.

CONFERENCE PAPER: Developing a parallaxic praxis- An artful interdisciplinary collaborative research methodology. Authors: Sameshima, P., Vandermause, R., Chalmers, S., Harris, L. J., Kearney Converse, S., & Kittell, L. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). San Diego, CA. April 2009.

EXHIBITION: Anxious Ground: Contemporary Landscape Photography. The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Ewing, NJ.
With: Edward Burtynsky, Danny Goodwin, Sze Tsung Leong, David Maisel, Mary Mattingly, Christine Nadir and Cary Peppermint, and Holli Schorno. Curators: Sarah Cunningham and Anita Allyn. February – March. Catalog.

EXHIBITION: Site Seeing: Explorations of Landscape. Center for Photography at Woodstock. Woodstock, NY. With: Bill Brown, Joan Fontcuberta, Annemarie Jacir, Diane Meyer, Dawit Petros, Reka Reisinger, Matt Siber, Alfredo de Stefano, and Sze Tsung Leong. Curators: Ariel Shanberg and Liz Unterman. January – March

2009 Cont.

EXHIBITION: Works from the Heart. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture. Spokane, WA. February.

EXHIBITION: Borders, Boundaries and Ranges. Chase Fine Arts Center. Utah State University. Logan UT. February.

EXHIBITION: Yuma Symposium – 30th Anniversary Exhibition. Yuma, AZ. February.

TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION: Newspace Center for Photography. Portland, OR. With: Nan Brown. January – February.

EXHIBITION: Kirkland Arts Center. Kirkland, WA. With: Stephen John Ellis and Brian Goeltzenleuchter, Jonathan Long, Zach Mazur, and Jian Yang. January – February.

ARTICLE/REVIEW: An Art History of Violence – Meditations on Art’s Oldest Obsession. Luke Baumgarten for the Inlander. Spokane, WA. 5 February.

CONFERENCE PAPER: Gabriel’s Story. Conference Exhibition/Alternative research paper presentation. Authors: Sameshima, P., Vandermause, R., & Chalmers, S. 5th International Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference. Spokane, WA. February 2009.

REVIEW: Gary Faigin for KUOW 94.9 FM Puget Sound Public Radio. Seattle, WA. 22 January.

ARTICLE/REVIEW: Site: Unseen. Adriana Grant for the Seattle Weekly. Seattle, WA. 21 January 2009.

ARTICLE/REVIEW: The Worm at the Heart of the Rose. Regina Hackett for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Seattle, WA. 15 January.

REVIEW: Weekend Picks. PORT – Portland (OR) art/news/reviews. Portland, OR. 8 January.

2008

EXHIBITION: Robert B Menschel Photography Gallery. Syracuse, NY. April – December.

EXHIBITION: Sutter Street Gallery. Academy of Art University. San Francisco, CA. Juror: Ann Jastrab. November.

ARTICLE: Spotlight on Stephen Chalmers – Cover Story. Jennifer Zurlini for Spokane 7 (Spokesman Review’s weekend magazine). Spokane, WA. 3 October.

CONFERENCE PAPER: Qualitative Health Research 14th International Interdisciplinary Conference. Hosted by the University of Alberta. Banff, Alberta. Paper Presentation: “Understanding Paradox: The Parallax of Methamphetamine Addiction and Recovery” Authors: Vandermause, R.; Chalmers, S.; Harris, L.; Kearney Converse, S.; Kittell, L; Sameshima, P. October 8-11.

ARTICLE: 斯蒂芬·查莫斯作品与美国西北新彩色摄影. The Work of Stephen Chalmers and New Color Photography in the
Northwestern United States. Pics Magazine (China). ISBN: 787108 025852. September 2008. P 78-83.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Pingyao International Photography Festival (中国平遥国际摄影大展). Pingyao, Peoples Republic of China. September.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Spokane Arts Commission – Chase Gallery. Spokane, WA. September – October. Review.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Orange Coast College. Costa Mesa, CA. August – September.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Esvelt Gallery. Pasco, WA. June – August. Reviews.

CATALOG: Lightwork Annual 2008. Essay for Dump Sites written by Natasha Egan, Associate Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago). Summer 2008.

TV REVIEW: Dump Sites. Grace Peña for KVEW and KAPP (ABC affiliates). WA. 30 July.

NPR REVIEW: Photographer Explores NW. Anna King for NWPR (NPR markets in OR, WA, and ID). 27 – 28 June.

REVIEW: ‘Dump Sites’ a look at nature. Dori O’Neal for the Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Pasco and Hanford, WA). 27 June.

ARTICLE: Beyond Science: Team Explores Experience of Addiction. Hope Belli Tinney for WSU Today. Pullman, WA. Page 1 & 8. 11 April 2008. http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/Content/Publications/wsutoday%2004-11-08.pdf#page=1

EXHIBITION: 2008 Artist Trust Benefit Art Auction. Seattle Center. Seattle, WA. February.

2007

EXHIBITION: Pingyao International Photography Festival (中国平遥国际摄影大展). Pingyao, Peoples Republic of China. September. With artists of Site: Unseen.

ARTICLE: Photographers’ Work Part of Chinese Exhibit. Lisa Leinberger. Spokesman Review. Spokane, WA.
Thursday, 27 September. S; Pg. 6.

EXHIBITION: Sun Pictures to MegaPixels: Archaic Processes to Alternative Realities (Pre- and Post-Modernist Photography). Williamsburg Art and Historical Center (WAH Center). Brooklyn, NY. 22 September – 28 October.

EXHIBITION: Washington State University Faculty Show. Museum of Art – Washington State University. Pullman, WA.
August – September.

ARTICLE: 2007 Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Recipients. ArtSource, the publication of Artist Trust. Seattle, WA.
Fall 2007. Pg. 11. Photo.

CONFERENCE PAPER: Society of Photographic Education, NW Conference. Spokane, WA. 26 April.

2006

ARTICLE: Snow or Shine, Holidays Hold Many Memories. Julianne Crane. Spokesman Review. Spokane, WA.
Sunday, 23 December. E; Pg. 1. Photos

EXHIBITION: Offspring: Representations of Children In Contemporary Visual Culture. Boston University Art Gallery. Boston, MA. 5 September-8 October. Curators: Stacey McCarroll and Leann Rittenbaum. With artists Loretta Lux, Jill Greenberg, Nicholas Prior, Christin Couture, Nicky Hoberman, Melora Kuhn, Maria Marshall, and Jane Smaldone.

TRAVELING EXHIBITION: Reasonable/Unreasonable: A New Normalizing Discourse. Washington State University, Tri-Cities. Richland, WA.
4 September – 24 September.

→ Traveled to: Ouch My Eye Gallery. Seattle, WA. 2 December – January.

TRAVELING EXHIBITION: High Roads & Low Roads – Anthems, Dirges, Myths. Catalog. Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. Tallahassee, FL. 18 February – 26 March. Traveling.

→ Traveled to: Okaloosa-Walton College. Niceville, FL. 15 October – 30 November.

ARTICLE: Study of the Snowbirds. Julianne Crane. Spokesman Review. Spokane, WA. . Saturday, 18 November. E; Pg. 1. Photos.

REVIEW: OFFSPRING Leaves No Child Behind. Jared Craig. WBUR News and Arts. Boston, MA. 5 October.

REVIEW: Offspring: Representations Of Children In Contemporary Visual Culture at the Boston University Art Gallery.
US States News. Boston, MA. Tuesday, 5 September.

EXHIBITION: Disaster! Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. Port Townsend, WA. 7 May – 30 July.

REVIEW: Focus on the future. By Stacey Palevsky. Tri-City Herald. Kennewick, WA. Saturday, 24 June.

EXHIBITION: 34th Annual Photo Exhibition. Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. 2 – 29 April.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Shift Gallery. Seattle, WA. 2 March – 1 April.

CONFERENCE PAPER: 2006 Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. Panel Chair, panelists Brian Goeltzenleuchter and Garth Amundson. Honolulu, HI. 11 – 14 January.

2005

EXHIBITION: Little Shift. Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA. 1 – 30 December.

EXHIBITION: Washington State University Faculty Show. Museum of Art – Washington State University. Pullman, WA.
August – September.

EXHIBITION: 15 Year Anniversary Exhibition of The Photography Institute at the Tisch School of Art of New York University. Downtown Manhattan Equitable Building. New York, NY. 18 June.

ARTICLE: Concerning Place: A Bumper Crop of Talent in Central Washington. Fionn Meade. Washington State Artist Trust Journal. Summer. Photos.

EXHIBITION: 33rd Annual Photo Exhibition. Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. Juror: Garth Amundson. 3-30 April. Award recipient.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Shift Gallery. Seattle, WA. 3 – 31 March.

CONFERENCE PAPER: 2005 National Meeting of the Popular Culture/American Culture Association. San Diego, CA. 23 – 26 March.

REVIEW: In Memoriam – Stephen Chalmers’ Photography at SHIFT Studio. Adriana Grant. Art Access. Seattle, WA. March. Photos.

REVIEW: Roadside Memorial Photographs Exhibited. Liz Bryson. Daily Record. Ellensburg, WA. 17 March. Photos.

EXHIBITION: Central Washington University Faculty Show. Sarah Spurgeon Gallery. Ellensburg, WA. February – March.

EXHIBITION: 2nd Shift. Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA. 6 January – 3 February.

EXHIBITION: Mary Frances Farewell Exhibition. Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA. 7 – 31 January.

REVIEW: Ellensburg Artists Show Appreciation for Gallery One Director. Kim Nowacki. Yakima Herald-Republic. Yakima, WA.
Friday, 7 January.

2004

EXHIBITION: 1st Shift. Shift Gallery, Seattle, WA. 2-30 December.

EXHIBITION: Paint Ellensburg. Gallery One (fundraiser), Ellensburg, WA. 18 September.

EXHIBITION: ReFresh Print Biennial I. University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI. 9 September 2004 – 20 June 2006 (two years).

SOLO EXHIBITION: University of New England. Armidale, NSW Australia. 18 June – 9 July.

SOLO EXHIBITION: New England Art Society Gallery. Armidale, NSW Australia. 18 June – 9 July.

REVIEW: IN FOCUS. The monthly newsletter of Northside Creative Photography. Review of Digital Negative workshop at the Australian Centre for Photography. July.

EXHIBITION: Kittitas County 2004 Annual Juried Exhibit. Gallery One. Ellensburg WA. 6 – 28 August. Juror: Esther Luttikhuizen
(Esther Claypool Gallery). Award recipient.

CONFERENCE PAPER: Roadside Memorials: A Multidisciplinary Approach. University of New England. Armidale, NSW, Australia. 25 – 27 June 2004.

EXHIBITION: 32nd Annual Photo Exhibition. Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. Juror: Marita Holdaway, curator of the Seattle Art Museum. 4 April – 1 May. Award recipient.

ARTICLE: Local Artists Win Awards. Daily Record. Ellensburg, WA. 27 April. http://kvnews.com/articles/2004/04/28/arts/arts04.txt

EXHIBITION: Snap ’04. Runnels Gallery, Portales, NM. Juror: Carol Squiers, curator at the International Center of Photography.
26 March – 6 April.

2003

EXHIBITION: Responses to War. Invitational. The Photography Institute. New York, NY. 31 October – 31 December.
http://www.thephotographyinstitute.org/www/gallery.htm

SOLO EXHIBITION: Denison University Art Gallery. Granville, OH. 8 November – 14 December.

REVIEW: Vail Series Brings Diverse Art to Denison, Greta Wahlers. The Denisonian. Granville, OH. November 4 2003.

REVIEW: Denison Art Gallery Being Renovated, Exhibition Set for Granville Site, Stewart B. Dyke. Denison University Press Release. Granville, OH. October 27.

EXHIBITION: Voyeur Nation: Mundane to Mayhem. Invitational. Actors Theater. Louisville, KY. August – September.

EXHIBITION: Summer Show (in conjunction to the annual Photo Expo). Invitational. Devine Gallery. Louisville, KY. June – August.

REVIEW: American Vision – An Overview of the 2003 SPE National Conference, Austin, TX, Angela Kelly and Diana Gaston.
Society for Photographic Education Newsletter. Summer.

REVIEW: Hot Times – Visual Arts 6.25.03. LEO, the newsweekly of Louisville, KY.
http://www.leoweekly.com/archives/062503/hottimes.shtml

CONFERENCE PAPER: Society of Photographic Education National Conference. Houston, TX. March 2003.

CONFERENCE PAPER: Yuma Symposium. Yuma, AZ. February 2003.

EXHIBITION: Central Washington University Faculty Show. Sarah Spurgeon Gallery. Ellensburg, WA. February.

REVIEW: Two Photographers @ Sarah Spurgeon Gallery. 1st Friday, the Arts Monthly. Ellensburg, WA. VOL. 4 NO. 02. February.

EXHIBITION: Yuma Symposium Presenters’ Work. Juried. Yuma Art Center. Yuma, AZ. February.

2002

SOLO EXHIBITION: ArtStar Lofts. Exhibition for the Betty Bowen Memorial Award Committee (Administered by the Seattle Art Museum). Seattle, WA. September.

REVIEWER: Afterimage – The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism. Vol. 30, No. 1. July/August 2002. Reviewed Emmet Gowin: Changing the Earth. Yale University Press.

REVIEW: Galleries Museums & Artists. Art in America, No. 8, Vol. 90; Pg. 103; ISSN: 0004-3214. August 1.

EXHIBITION: Post Postcard 6. Southern Exposure Gallery. San Francisco, CA. June.

ARTICLE: Comments from Afterimage review included on Yale University Press’s website. Emmet Gowin Changing the Earth.
Jock Reynolds Pub. Date: May. http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/viewbook.asp?isbn=0300093616

CONFERENCE PAPER: College Art Association National Conference. Work from “Images of Innocence” project exhibited during panel discussion “The Relevance of Corporeality in the Domain of Electronic Art and New Media”. Philadelphia, PA. February 2002.

2001

CONFERENCE PAPER: Society of Photographic Educators Northwest Regional Conference. Port Townsend, WA. October 2001.

EXHIBITION: Summer Show IV. Invitational. Devine Gallery. Louisville, KY. July – August.

REVIEW: Art: In the Galleries: Some More Photographic Exhibitions, Bruce Nixon. Louisville Magazine. Louisville, KY. August 1, 2001. http://louisville.com/loumag/loumagdisplay.html?article=6302

REVIEW: Galleries Museums & Artists. Art in America, No. 8, Vol. 89; Pg. 57; ISSN: 0004-3214. August 1.

EXHIBITION: Central Washington University Faculty Show. Sarah Spurgeon Gallery. Ellensburg, WA. February.

TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION: Shadows of the Past. Juried. Shot Gallery. Chicago, IL. December 2000 – January 2001.

2000

TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION: Adambomb Gallery. Milwaukee, WI. November – December.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Ithaca College. Ithaca, NY. November – December.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Mount Hood Community College. Portland, OR. October – November.

EXHIBITION: Across the Atlantic, a Collaborative Exchange of Irish and American Art. Invitational. Ardgillan Castle.
Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland. September.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Ryder Gallery. Louisville, KY. August.

EXHIBITION: Summer Show III. Invitational. Devine Gallery. Louisville, KY. June – August.

REVIEW: Collages piece together moments of our lives, Diane Heilenman, Critic. The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. August 20, 2000 Sunday Met and metro Editions; Pg. 04I.

REVIEW: Identity of Woman in Meatyard Photos Sought; Diane Heilenman, Critic. The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. August 6, 2000 Sunday metro Met Edition, ARTS; VIEWPOINTS; Pg. 04I.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Fotocircle. Seattle, WA. June.

EXHIBITION: 2000 Water Tower Annual. Juried. Louisville Visual Arts Association. Louisville, KY. March – April.

REVIEW/AWARD: Manhattan Arts International. Two works, juried. Award (see award section). New York, NY. March – April.

TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION: Shadows of the Past. Midtown Arts Center (Renaissance Photo Gallery), St. Louis, MO. April – May.

ARTICLE: Manhattan Arts International. Comments about my predictions of changes in the art world published.
New York, NY. January – February.

1999

EXHIBITION: NYU Tisch School for the Arts – American Photography Institute Exhibition. Juried. New York, NY. June.

ARTICLE: Analysis of Presentation Edgar Heap-of-Birds “Text: From the Personal to the Political”. In the journal of the NYU American Photography Institute. New York City, NY. 1999.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Warehouse. MFA Thesis Exhibition (in an abandoned fruit warehouse. Carbondale, IL. June.

EXHIBITION: Computer Art 99. St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley Art Gallery. St. Louis, MO. March – May.

EXHIBITION: Love at the Glove. Glove Factory Gallery. Carbondale, IL. February – March.

EXHIBITION: People’s Choice Exhibit. Juried. South Hall University Museum. Carbondale, IL. February. Award
(see awards section).

ARTICLE: Student Wins International Photography Award, Angie Royer. The Daily Egyptian, the daily paper of Southern Illinois University. Circulation 28,000. February 22. Article about winning the top award in an international contest.

TRAVELING EXHIBITION: 1999 Photo Imaging Education Association International Student-Teacher Photo Exhibition and Competition. Juried. Awarded the Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and Adobe Award for the Best Computer Assisted Image by a Student. Show opened in Las Vegas, February, traveled to forty locations in five countries for one year.
→ Traveled to: New York City, Photo Plus Expo East, Javits Center; London, UK, PMA Europe 99 Olympia Exhibition Centre; Oklahoma City, OK, International Professional Photography Hall of Fame; Vancouver, BC, Focal Point Visual Arts Learning; Technikon Pretoria Arts Campus; Durban, South Africa, Durban Centre for Photography; Santa Barbara, CA, Brooks Institute of Photography; Rochester, NY, Rochester Institute of Technology; Moorhead, MN, Moorhead State University; Asheville, NC, McDowell Tech Community; Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Salisbury College; Sydney, NSW, University of Western Sydney-Macarthur; Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Port Elizabeth Technikon; Canberra, ACT, Canberra Institute of Technology; Pretoria, South Africa; Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Toronto, ONT, Canada, New Media Trade Show; Melbourne, Australia, PMA Australia Convention; Brisbane, OLD, Queensland College of Art; Tucson, AZ, Society for Photographic Education.

1998

TRAVELING EXHIBITION: GAPP Miniprint 4. Invitational Exhibition. Alumni, Faculty, and Graduate Print Portfolio Exhibition. Traveling Exhibition: SIU Carbondale IL, and other locations. November.

EXHIBITION: M.F.A. preview show. University Museum. Carbondale, IL. October – January.

EXHIBITION: Cinema and Photography Student Exhibition. Cedarhurst Museum. Mt. Vernon, IL. March – May.

EXHIBITION: People’s Choice Exhibit. South Hall University Museum. Carbondale, IL. March – May. Award.

EXHIBITION: B&L Photo Show. Associated Artists Gallery. Carbondale, IL. March – April. Best of Show.

EXHIBITION: Show Us Yours! University Museum. Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, IL. January – March 1998.

ARTICLE/REVIEW: Hale Bopp and the New Millennium. UT’s University Center Features the New Wave of Printmaking, Heather Joyner. From Metro Pulse, the newsweekly of Knoxville, TN. Circulation unknown. February 12, 1998.

TRAVELING EXHIBITION: The End of the World? Juried. Hosted by the Department of Art at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
→ Traveled to: 1 – 30 April, 1999 University of Central Arkansas, Schitchl Art Building Conway, AR; 1 – 30 November, 1998 Department of Art, Texas Christian University Ft. Worth, TX; 1-30 March 1999 Department of Art, Emory and Henry University Emory, VA; 15 September-15 October, 1998 Department of Art, Utah State University Logan, UT; 15 January 1998-15 February 1998 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, University Center Concourse Gallery, Knoxville, TN.

1997

TRAVELING EXHIBITION: GAPP Miniprint 3. Invitational Exhibition. Alumni, Faculty, and Graduate Print Portfolio Exhibition.
Traveling Exhibition: SIU Carbondale IL. November 1997 – 1998

→ Traveled to: University of The West of England at Bristol, GB; John A Logan College, Carterville, IL.

EXHIBITION: Crossing Boundaries. Douglass School. Murphysboro, IL. October – December.

EXHIBITION: M.F.A. preview show. University Museum. Carbondale, IL. October – December.

CONFERENCE PAPER: Society of Photographic Educators Midwest Regional Conference. Minneapolis, MN. October 1997.

ARTICLE/REVIEW: A World of Hurt – Exhibit features emotionally disturbed children, Linda Sickler. From The Southern Illinoisan, the daily paper of the entire Southern Illinois region. Sunday May 10.

SOLO EXHIBITION: CMCMA Gallery. Carbondale, IL. March – April.

EXHIBITION: Alumni Self Portrait Show. Hite Gallery. Group show. Louisville, KY. February – April.

EXHIBITION: Nude ‘97. Lexington Art League. Lexington, KY. February – May.

SOLO EXHIBITION: CMCA Gallery. Carbondale, IL. February.

EXHIBITION: Light and Image. CEPA Gallery. Buffalo, NY. February – March.

1996

EXHIBITION: People’s Choice. SIU Museum of Art. Carbondale, IL. October 1996 – 1997.

EXHIBITION: Photogenesis Group shows. Multiple shows. CMCA Galleries. Carbondale, IL. August 1996 – 1998.

1992-1995

SOLO EXHIBITION: Silver Gallery. Portland, OR. June 1995 – July 1995.

SOLO EXHIBITION: Twice Told Gallery. Louisville, KY. August 1994 – September 1994.

EXHIBITION: Nude ‘94. Lexington Art League. Lexington, KY. January 1994 – February 1994.

EXHIBITION: Kentucky State Fair. Louisville, KY. Summer 1993. Three awards.

EXHIBITION: 10th Annual Metroversity Exhibition. Louisville, KY. February 1993 – March 1993. Two of seven merit awards.

ARTICLE: Thinker Review. Independent International Journal for the Arts. Summer 1992.

ARTICLE: Thinker Review. Independent International Journal for the Arts. Spring 1992.

AWARDS/CITATIONS

2016

Faculty Improvement Leave. Youngstown State University. AY 2015/16.

2014

Distinguished Professor Award. Youngstown State University. March 2014.

Dean of the College of Creative Arts & Communication, Professional Development and Scholarship Reallocation Award. February.

2013

Google Earth Education Initiative Grant. Google.com. September 2013.

University Research Council ($1,950). Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH. August 2013.

2012

University Research Council ($1,700). Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH. June 2012.

Research Assistant Support. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH. May 2012.

Faculty Research Professorship. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH.

2011

University Research Council ($2,500). Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH. July 2011.

University Research Council. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH. May 2011.

2010

Washington State Artist Trust, Grant for Artist Project ($1,500). Washington State Artist Trust. Seattle, WA. November 2010.

2007

Washington State Artist Trust, Grant for Artist Project ($1,500). Washington State Artist Trust. Seattle, WA. July 2007.

2006

Edward R. Meyer Project Award ($1,000). Washington State University. Pullman, WA. Fall 2006.

Seed Grant ($16,000). Washington State University. Pullman, WA. Spring 2006.

2005

Honorable Mention. Larson Gallery 33rd Annual Photography Exhibition. Yakima, WA April 2005.

2004

Daily Record Award. Kittitas County 2004 Annual Juried Exhibit. Gallery One. Ellensburg WA. August 2004.

Essential Equipment Grant ($10,000). Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Spring 2004.

Villbrandt Award. Larson Gallery 32nd Annual Photography Exhibition. Yakima, WA April 2004.

2003

Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities Travel Grant. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Fall 2003.

Semi-finalist – Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize. Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Durham, NC. June 2003.

Seed Grant ($2,000). Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Spring 2003.

College of Arts and Humanities Summer Scholarship Award. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Spring 2003.

2002

Finalist – Betty Bowen Memorial Award. Administered by the Seattle Art Museum. Seattle, WA. September 2002.

Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities Travel Grant. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Fall 2002.

Essential Equipment Grant ($10,000). Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Spring 2002.

2001

Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities Travel Grant. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Fall 2001.

Seed Grant ($2,000). Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Fall 2001.

2000

Polaroid Foundation. Artist Support Grant. Concord, MA. June 2000.

Award. Manhattan Arts International. Winner in Herstory exhibition. New York, NY. March-April 2000.

1999

Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year. Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, IL. 1999.

First Place. People’s Choice Art Exhibition. Faner Art Museum. Carbondale, IL. February 1999.

First Place. The Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and Adobe Award for the Best Computer Assisted Image by a Student. 1999 International Photo Imaging and Education Association Competition. Las Vegas, NV.

1998-1993

Third Place. People’s Choice Art Exhibition. Faner Art Museum. Carbondale, IL. March 1998.

Best of Show. Associated Artist Gallery. Carbondale, IL. March 1998.

Full Tuition Scholarship. Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, IL. 1996-1999.

Two of seven merit awards. Metroversity Art Exhibition. Louisville, KY. 1993.

GALLERY TALKS / VISITING ARTIST LECTURES

2016

Floating Conversation, Madrid. Co-host and speaker. The Society for Photographic Education (SPE) in partnership with Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) Madrid and the PHotoEspaña,the International Festival of Photography and Visual Arts of Madrid. Canal Isabel II Exhibition Center, c/ Santa Engarria 125, Madrid. 17 June.

2015

Friends of Photography (Cleveland Art Museum). Cleveland, OH. December 2015.

2014

Visiting Artist Lecture: Cleveland State University. Cleveland, OH. 15 October 2014.

Visiting Artist Lecture: University of Akron. Akron, OH. 6 April 2014.

Panel Discussion. Selections from the Art | Crime Archive. Institute of Public and Urban Affairs at San Diego State University. 20 March.

McDonough Museum of Art. Youngstown, OH. 19 February.

2013

Point Park University. Pittsburgh, PA. 12 November.

Park Vista. Youngstown, OH. 17 April.

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. 28 February.

2012

Point Park University, as part of the Speaking Light Lecture Series. Pittsburgh, PA. 30 March.

Academy of Art University. Open Show. In collaboration with SPE’s Gallery Walk. San Francisco, CA. 24 March.

Ohio Wesleyan University. Delaware, OH. 2 March.

2011

Bellarmine University, as part of Louisville Biennial. Louisville, KY. 14 October.

Westminster College. New Wilmington, PA. 20 September.

Robert Morris University. Pittsburgh, PA. 19 September.

West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV. 9 February.

2010

Light Work – Watson Auditorium (exhibition lecture). Syracuse, NY. 22 March.

2009

Newspace Center for Photography (exhibition lecture). Portland, OR. 10 January.

2008

Hanyang University (한양 대학교). Seoul, South Korea. 29 September.

Esvelt Gallery (exhibition lecture). Pasco, WA. 30 June.

2007

A Brief History of Photography: Selections from the Joseph & Elaine Monsen Collection, Henry Art Gallery,
and the Washington Art Consortium.
Washington State University Museum of Art. Pullman, WA. 18 October.

Art and Design College of Zhejiang Gongshang University (浙江工商大学艺术设计学院). Hangzhou, Peoples Republic of China. 24 September.

Pingyao International Photography Festival (中国平遥国际摄影大展) – Educators Panel. With Robin Lasser, San Jose State University; Rebecca Cummins, University of Washington; Richard Gray, University of Notre Dame. Pingyao, Peoples Republic of China. 20 September.

2006

Offspring. Panelist (panel Chair Stacey McCarroll, other panelists include Christin Couture, Melora Kuhn, and Nicholas Prior). Boston, MA. 8 September.

2004

Western Washington University. Bellingham, WA. 28 – 29 January.

Central Washington University, College of Arts and Humanities Speaker Series. Ellensburg, WA. 20 January.

2003

Vail Visiting Artist: Denison University. Granville, OH. 8 November 2003 – 14 December.

2001

Savannah College of Art and Design. Professor Jenny Kuhla’s Contemporary Photographic Topics course. Savannah, GA. February.

1999

NYU Tisch School for the Arts – American Photography Institute. National Graduate Seminar, New York University. New York, NY. June.

SERVICE

2020

Member, National Board of Directors. The Society for Photographic Education. March 2016 – March 2020.

2016

Instagram Takeover. Took over the social media presence for the Society of Photographic Education to post about event in Spain. June. (See Gallery Talks/Visiting Artist Lectures, above, for details)

Member. Youngstown State University, Ohio Education Association Contract Negotiating Team (negotiating the contract between the university faculty and the university administration/board of trustees). May 2013 – February 2016.

Visiting Artist Committee. Youngstown State University. Chair November 2011 – 2014. Member, October 2010 – Present.

Art Department Assessment Committee. Youngstown State University. September 2105 – Present.

Exhibition Curator. Lisa Hutton – New Drawings (2010-2015). Solomon Gallery, Youngstown State University. 5-28 October 2015.

2015

Coordinator: Organized all aspects of the printing, framing, and hanging of a photography exhibition of 40 pieces by Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer, David Hume Kennerly. The $25,000 proceeds of this exhibition created an endowed ongoing scholarship for photography students that will begin in AY 2016-17. Worked with the CCAC Dean’s Office to coordinate visit of Mr. Kennerly. Spring 2014 – Spring 2015.

Professional Portfolio Reviewer. SPE National Conference. New Orleans, LA. 14 March 2015.

Lecturer: Compositional Strategies. The Mill Creek Park, Warren Photo Club and the Youngstown Photo Club Joint Annual Meeting. 10 January 2015.

2014

Lecturer: Black and White Photography using Adobe Lightroom. The Youngstown Photo Club. 1 December 2014.

Acting Photography Area Coordinator. Youngstown State University. January – May 2014.

Chair, Governance Document Committee. Youngstown State University. Chair February – April 2014.

Curator/Organizer: Brought Marcellus Shale Documentary Project (the MSDP) to YSU and programmed associated lecture series. March-April. Press:

Photographers show off shale industry images in Youngstown. WKBN (CBS affiliate). http://wkbn.com/2014/03/27/photographers-show-off-shale-industry-images-in-youngstown/. 27 March.

Exhibitions will get people talking. Vindicator Newspaper (Youngstown). http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/mar/27/exhibitions-will-get-people-talking/. 27 March.

A visual document of the environmental, social and economic impact of the shale boom. WFMJ (NBC affiliate). http://www.wfmj.com/category/179433/video-landing-page?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=9906457. 18 March.

Marcellus Shale Documentary Project Comes to YSU. WYSU (NPR affiliate). http://wysu.org/content/businessjournal/marcellus-shale-documentary-project-comes-ysu. 8 March. Photo.

Marcellus Shale Documentary Project at YSU this month. YSU News. http://www.ysunews.com/marcellus-shale-documentary-ysu/. 7 March.

Marcellus Shale Documentary Project Travels To Youngstown State University, Ohio. Frack-Free America National Coalition. 2 March. http://www.frackfreeamerica.org/1/post/2014/03/marcellus-shale-documentary-project-travels-to-youngstown-state-university-ohio-march-3-april-4-2014.html. Installation photos.

Member: YSU/Ohio Education Association Constitution & Bylaws Committee. October 2012 – Present.

Faculty Co-Mentor: F(10). The photography student organization at Youngstown State University. September 2011 – Present.

Student Portfolio Reviewer. SPE National Conference. Baltimore, MD. 7 March.

Juror: Invited juror for one of the 15 statewide regions of the 2014 Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. 1 March.

YSU Scholastics Awards Ceremony (participant). 18 January.

2013

Instructor. Photography and Digital Upload Workshop (to area high school art instructors). 21 November.

Juror: QUEST “A Forum for Student Scholarship”. Youngstown State University. 2 April.

Professional Portfolio Reviewer. SPE National Conference. Chicago, IL. 8 March.

Member: Internship Development Committee. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH. Fall 2012 – 2013.

Member: Graphic and Interactive Design Professor Search. Youngstown State University. Youngstown, OH. Fall 2012 – Spring 2013.

Member: Chair’s Advisory Council. Youngstown State University, Art Department. August 2012 – August 2013.

McDonough Museum Advisory Committee. Youngstown State University. October 2011 – August 2013.

YSU Scholastics Awards Ceremony (participant). 19 January.

2012

Instructor. Photography and Digital Upload Workshop (to area high school art instructors). 3 December.

Curator and Co-Organizer, Open Show. Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA. 3 November.

Library Liaison. Youngstown State University. October 2011 – October 2012.

Faculty Co-Mentor: Student Art Association. The interdisciplinary art student organization at Youngstown State University. September 2011 – October 2012.

Acting Photography Area Coordinator. Youngstown State University. February – April 2012.

Professional Portfolio Reviewer. SPE National Conference. San Francisco, CA. 24 March.

Juror: Ohio Wesleyan University Annual Student Art Show. 2 March.

2011

Faculty Coordinator: Students Motivated by the Arts (SMARTs) – photography student taught holiday card fund-raiser. Youngstown, OH. October.

Lecturer: Youngstown Photographic Society. 7 February.

2010

Lecturer: Youngstown Photographic Society. 15 November.

Faculty Coordinator: Students Motivated by the Arts (SMARTs) – photography student taught holiday card fund-raiser. Youngstown, OH. September.

Juror: Michael H. Kellicutt International Photo Show (with co-jurors Barry Haynes & Janet Jones). Coastal Arts League Gallery & Museum. San Mateo, CA. June.

Committee Member: FAVES Steering Committee (Film and Video Enthusiasts of Spokane). Spokane, WA. 2008 – 2010.

2009

Regional Chair: Society of Photographic Educators Northwest Region. 2006 – 2009.

TEACHING RELATED REVIEW: EWU Seniors Showcase Works. Spokesman Review (features section). 19 November 2009.

2008

Faculty Mentor: Photography Club at WSU. Art student organization at Washington State University. Pullman, WA. September 2005 – March 2008.

2007

Juror: University of Idaho Student Art Exhibition. Coordinated by Roger Rowley, Directory of the Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, ID. 2 February.

Faculty Mentor: Art Student Union. The interdisciplinary art student organization at Washington State University. September 2005 – September 2007.

2006

Committee Member: Film Studies Development Committee. Washington State University. December 2005 – March 2008.

TEACHING RELATED REVIEW: Display of Ingenuity – WSU Art Students Turn Empty Shell into their Very Own Gallery. Julianne Crane. Spokesman Review. Spokane, WA. Sunday, 26 November 2006. D; Pg. 8. Photos.

2005

Conference Chair: Society of Photographic Educators Northwest Regional Conference. Assisted by Co-Chair Samantha
Stengel-Göetz. October.

Chair: Interim Photography Professor Search. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. December 2004 – May 2005.

Member: Film and Video Studies Planning Committee. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Fall 2000 – May 2005.

Member: Farrell Scholarship representative for the Art Department. Ellensburg, WA. Fall 2000 – May 2005.

2004

Member: $5M Health and Safety Art Department Upgrade Committee. Ellensburg, WA. 2002 – 2004.

Member: Painting/Drawing Professor Search. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Fall 2003 – Spring 2004.

Faculty Mentor: No Touching Ground. An interdisciplinary art student organization at Central Washington University.
Ellensburg, WA. September 2000 – May 2004.

Treasurer: Society of Photographic Educators, Northwest Region. 2003 – 2004.

2003

Faculty Senator. Art Department, Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. 2000 – 2003.

Member: Digital Media Professor Search. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Fall 2002 – Spring 2003.

Portfolio Reviewer: Society of Photographic Education National Conference. Houston, TX. March.

2001-2002

Portfolio Reviewer: Society of Photographic Education National Conference. Las Vegas, NV. March 2002.

Member: Painting/Drawing Professor Search. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Fall 2001 – Spring 2002.

Conference Chair: Society of Photographic Educators Northwest Regional Conference. Assisted by Garth Amundson.
October 2001.

Portfolio Reviewer: Society of Photographic Education National Conference. Savannah, GA. February 2001.

FELLOWSHIPS/RESIDENCIES

2007

(Residency) Light Work. Syracuse, NY. November.

2001

(Fellowship) Faculty Service Learning Fellow. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, WA. Fall.

2000

(Fellowship) American Photography Institute, National Graduate Seminar. Tisch School for the Arts, New York University. New York City, NY. One of twenty Fellows chosen to represent the program for its 10th year anniversary. 4 – 24 June.

1999

(Fellowship) American Photography Institute, National Graduate Seminar. Tisch School for the Arts, New York University. New York City, NY. One of twenty fellows nationally. 6 – 26 June.

1998-97

(Fellowship) Graduate Fellowship. Southern Illinois University. Campus wide competitive fellowship. Carbondale, IL 1997 – 8.

(Fellowship) Basic Photo/Imaging Workshop for Educators at Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY. 1997.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2010-

Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH.

Associate Professor of Photography and Digital Imaging

(tenured/promoted 2015) Teach photography and digital imaging classes, manage digital labs and assist in the management of the analog labs (including supervising adjunct professors for both). Modernized curriculum with my photography colleague. I created an ink use tracking and management system, saving the program $6,500 annually. Course Taught:

ART 1501: Fundamentals of 2D Design

ART 2670: Photography for Non-Art Majors (new class)

ART 2671: Intro to B and W Photography (as an analog/darkroom based class)

ART 2673: Intro to Digital Photography

ART 2674: Intro to B and W Photography (new class) Lightroom based digital photography)

ART 2675: Intro to Digital Photography

ART 3703E: Junior Portfolio Photography

ART 37481: Special Topics: Alternative Processes (new class)

ART 3748B: Special Topics: Social Documentary Photography (new class)

ART 3774: Intermediate Digital

ART 3776: Intermediate Darkroom

ART 4800E 01: Studio Problems Photography

ART 4802E: Senior Project Photography

ART 4874: Photography Internship

ART 5873: Topics Advanced Photography

ART 6970: Graduate photography (new class)

2017-2014

Instituto Europeo di Design, Madrid, Spain.

Instructor in International Master’s Program in Photography. Summer.

2010-2009

Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA.

Adjunct Professor

Teach Senior Capstone: Professional Practices for the Visual Arts.

2008-2005

Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

Assistant Professor of Photography and Digital Media

Modernized curriculum. Upgraded, maintained, and coordinated facilities, including computer networking and server maintenance. Handled budgeting/purchasing, including interacting with vendors. Recruited, trained, and supervised adjunct instructors. Created and taught all undergraduate and graduate courses in the photography/digital imaging program. Served as the Regional Chairperson of the Society for Photographic Education (2006–2009).

2005-2000

Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.

Assistant Professor of Photography and Digital Imaging

Modernized curriculum. Upgraded, maintained, and coordinated facilities, including serving on a committee overseeing a $5m health/safety building upgrade. Responsible for budgeting/purchasing and interacting with vendors. Oversaw computer networking and server maintenance. Responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising of adjunct instructors. Created and taught all undergraduate and graduate courses in the photography/digital imaging program.

1999

St. Louis Community College (Florissant Valley), St Louis, MO.

Adjunct Instructor.

1998-1996

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.

Instructor of Record (4 classes – including History of Photography and three process classes from 1997-1998)

Digital Imaging Graduate Assistant, Instructional Support Services

1995

Oregon Commission on Children and Families, Portland, OR.

Mentor, Straight Shooting Photo Project (Spring)
Taught camera operation, ways of seeing, film processing, and darkroom use to gang-affected and at-risk youth. Provided youth with a positive and empowering learning experience. Acted as a spokesperson for the program on various media spots.

WORKSHOPS TAUGHT

2017

The Albumen Print. California Polytechnic State University. San Luis Obispo, CA. Spring 2017

The Albumen Print. Albumen Workshop. Jacksonville State University. Jacksonville, AL. Spring 2017

2015

Composition workshop. Youngstown Photography Society. 10 January.

2014

Portrait lighting workshop. Youngstown Photography Society. 21 April.

2012

Layer Masking and Digital Image Compositing. Ohio Wesleyan University. Delaware, OH. 2 March.

2011

The Albumen Print. University of West Virginia. Morgantown, WV. 12 October.

2010

The Albumen Print. Rayko Photo Center (trained their staff to teach the process). San Francisco, CA. 14 June.

2004

The Albumen Print. Australian Centre for Photography. Sydney, NSW Australia. 4 July.

Creating Digital Negatives. Australian Centre for Photography. Sydney, NSW Australia. 3 July.

Pinhole Photography and Sun Printing. Washington Art Education Association Annual Conference. Ellensburg, WA. 8 October.

2003

Albumen Workshop. Denison University, Granville OH. 8 November.

2002

Diazo Process. Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. Demonstrated the Diazo process to Professor Garth Amundson’s summer beginning and intermediate classes. July.

2001

Albumen Workshop. Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. Demonstrated the Albumen process to
Professor Garth Amundson’s summer beginning and intermediate classes. September.

1998-1997

Albumen Printing. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Two day workshop. Knoxville, TN. Spring 1998

Digital Negative Creation. Southern Illinois University. Pro-bono workshop, to benefit a student organization. Carbondale, IL. November 1997.

Albumen Printing. Southern Illinois University. Pro-bono workshop, to benefit a student organization. Carbondale, IL. April 1997.