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Curriculum Vitae

2009
Passionate Photographer Scholarship, Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Project Grant, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
     
2008
Jeunes Talents, Cross-Cultural Art Project, French Cultural Services, Embassy of France in the United States
Scholarship Recipient for workshop study with Alfredo Jaar, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Critical Mass Finalist, Photolucida, Portland, Oregon
Presidential Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado

2007
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
Julia Dean Photography Workshops & Gallery, Honorable Mention, Alternatives exhibition
PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, Honorable Mention in book category
Peter Goulds Fine Arts Scholarship

2006
Excellence In Photographic Teaching Award, Center (formerly the Santa Fe Center for Photography), Honorable Mention
Society For Photographic Education Conference Exhibition, Second place in the graduate Division of Conflict
California State University Northridge, Thesis Support Grant
International Photography Awards, Third Place, Photo Essay category
Washington School of Photography, First place, In our Lifetime exhibition

2005
California State University Northridge, First place and Honorable Mention, Epic Camera Obscura exhibition
Brentwood School, Grant for study at Santa Fe Photography Workshops

2004
Brentwood School, Grant for study at Cone Editions Press Workshops
Millard Sheets Gallery in association with The Smithsonian Institute, Second place, Envisioning the Future

2003
Brentwood School, Grant for study at Santa Fe Photography Workshops


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2007
School’s Out, Forever?, Brentwood School’s Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006              
School’s Out, Forever?, West Gallery, California State University Northridge, CA
2005              
Rungs In The Ladder, Admissions Gallery, Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS           
2009
Heist, LM Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Mission Accomplished, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Westernicity, Otis Graduate Studios, Los Angeles, CA – Curator: Jennifer Wolf
Jeunes Talents, Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA
Supersonic during the Los Angeles Art Show and Los Angeles Arts Month, Los Angeles Convention Center, CA

2008
AURORA, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
September Downtown Art Walk Exhibition, Spring Arts Collective Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Curator: Deborah Martin
Greater Los Angeles Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, CSU Long Beach Galleries
The Indomitable Spirit, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Here & Now, Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA - Juror: Kim Abeles
MFA Mid-Residency Show, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Weschester, CA
Best in Show, ISM Gallery, Long Beach, CA - Curator: Suzanne Walsh
TPS 16: The National Competition, FotoFest, Houston, Texas - Juror: Michelle Dunn Marsh

2007
TPS 16: The National Competition, St. Edward’s University Art Gallery, Austin, TX - Juror: Michelle Dunn Marsh
TPS 16: The National Competition, Center for Contemporary Art, Abilene, TX - Juror: Michelle Dunn Marsh
Alternatives, Julia Dean Photography Workshops & Gallery, Venice, CA
12 X 12, Otis College of Art and Design, Graduate Studios, El Segundo, CA - Curator: John Weston
Group Show, The Cotillion Gallery, Los Angeles, California
In a New Direction, Wall Space Gallery, Seattle, Washington - Juror: Michael Foley
The Portrait, Women In Photography International - Jurors: Susan Spiritus, Julian Cox, Sasha Erwitt, Carol McCusker and Jason Murison
Best of Show 2006, I.P.A. Traveling Exhibit, Manufaktura, Lodz, Poland - Curator: Colin Westerbeck

2006
Best of Show 2006, I.P.A. Traveling Exhibit, Splashlight Studios, New York City, New York, Angkor Photography Festival,
Siem Reap, Cambodia and Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles, California - Curator: Colin Westerbeck
Conflict, 2006 Society For Photographic Education Conference Exhibition, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA - Jurors: Dennis Keeley, Paul Kopeikin and Sant Khalsa
Positive-Negative, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Alternatives, Quay School of the Arts, Wanganui, New Zealand
Snap To Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
Chain Mail, High Energy Constructs, China Town, CA
Public/Private LA, Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angles International Airport - Curator: Kyungmi Shin
24th Annual Juried Exhibition, Houston Center For Photography, Houston, TX - Juror: Madeline Yale and Alison Hunter
In Our Lifetime, Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD - Juror: Missy Loewe
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA - Jurors: Joanne Julian, Man One, Kathy Zimmerer
                       
2005
The Project, Julia Dean Photography Workshops & Gallery, Venice, CA
Texas Photographic Society 14: the National Competition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Abilene, TX and the Design Center of Austin at Penn Field, Austin, TX
California Institute of the Arts On-Line Exhibit and Art Auction
Epic Camera Obscura, Manzanita Hall Gallery, California State Northridge, Northridge, CA - Jurors: Edward Alfano, Kent Kirkton, Lesley Krane and Michael Miller

2004
Envisioning The Future, Millard Sheets Gallery in association with The Smithsonian Institute, Pomona, CA - Curators: Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman
Life’s Not Still, Gallery of Functional Art & Lois Lambert Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Vision of Venice, Julia Dean Photography Workshops & Gallery, Venice, CA - Jurors: Gerd Ludwig, Jim Hubbard, Larry Hirshowitz and Julia dean
Texas Photographic Society 13: the National Competition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Abilene, TX and the Design Center of Austin at Penn Field, Austin, TX

2003
Artists Who Teach, Brentwood School Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
$200, Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1997
Show & Tell, Lime Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

1996
Conspicuous Consumption, L Shape Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

1995
Foundation Exhibition, Main Gallery,California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA


REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS
Mission Accomplished, Exhibition Catalogue, 2009
Westernicty, Exhibition Catalogue, 2009
Jeunes Talents, Exhibition Catalogue, 2009
Works on Paper: Here & Now, Exhibition Catalogue, 2008
Greater Los Angeles Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, Exhibition Catalogue, 2008
The Indomitable Spirit, Exhibition Catalogue, 2008
Here & Now, Exhibition Catalogue, 2008
F-Stop A Photography Magazine, Cover Image, Issue 22, March 2007  
Eagle Magazine, “Finding Balance”, 2007
International Photography Awards 2006 Annual, February 2007  
School’s Out, Forever?, 2006
Exhibition Catalogue, “TPS 14, The National Competition 2005”, June 2006  
Rungs In The Ladder, 2005
TPS Contact Sheet, “PHOTO Texas XI”, September 2005
Daily Sundial, “Epic Camera Obscura Winners”, April 2005     
Exhibition Catalogue “TPS 13, The National Competition 2004”, December 2004  
Eagle Magazine  “Artists Who Teach” December 2003


ARTIST LECTURES
Aline Smithson’s “The Next Step” class at Julia Dean Photo Workshops, guest lecturer, 2008 & 2007
California Institute of the Arts, visiting artist and art educator lecture, 2007
Brentwood School, Artist lecture, 2007              
Vistamar School’s Visual Literacy Program, guest lecturer, 2007              
Society for Photographic Education, guest lecturer at “Conflict” the 2006 Western Regional Conference, 2006


CURATORIAL & GUEST JUROR ACTIVITY                               
 “Show Off” Exhibition at the Julia Dean Photo Gallery, guest juror, 2008

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