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As of 2016: Accepted into the Los Angeles Artist Association
Education
2014 Master of Fine Arts, University of Notre Dame
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Michigan-Flint, Photography
Exhibitions
2016 Body 2016, ph21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, juror: Zsolt Bátori
2015 Art Through the Lens, International juried competition, Yesier Art Center, Paducah, KY, Juror: Sarah Sudhoff
ArtVenice Biennale 3, Large Screen Projection, The Venice Biennale 56, Venice, Italy
South Bend Selfie, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
Midwest Contemporary, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juror: Paul D'Amato (received "Best of Show†award)
2014 The Birdsell Project, Site Specific Installations, Birdsell Mansion, South Bend, IN
Faculty Exhibition, Education and Arts Building, Indiana University South Bend, IN
Vulnerability inVisibility, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame
The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2014, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN. Invited artists including: Richard Renaldi, Martina Lopez, Julie Blackmon, Nick Veasey, and Sharon Harper
2013 Dual Nature, Marshal J. Gardner Center for the Arts, Gary, IN
(Un)Clothed, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, juror: Mona Kuhn (received Director and Juror’s choice awards)
We’re Back, Isis Gallery, University of Notre Dame
Family, Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, MI, juror: Aline Smithson
Picture This: What We Photograph, Minneapolis Photo Center, MN
2012 In Time, Kiernan Gallery, VA, Online gallery, juror: Blake Fitch
2011 Low Tech/No Tech: A Juried Plastic, Pinhole, and Camera-less Show, Vermont Center for Photography, VT
New Faces, Isis Gallery, University of Notre Dame
The Nature of Architecture, The Rowe Gallery, Flint, MI
BFA solo Exhibition, UCEN Gallery, University of MI-Flint
2010 Best of Show Exhibit, University of MI-Flint
Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Greater Flints Arts Council, MI
2009 Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Greater Flints Arts Council, MI
Teaching
2015 Workshop instructor (beginner/intermediate), Gene’s Camera Store, South Bend, IN
2014-2015 Adjunct Faculty, Introduction to Photography, Indiana University South Bend, IN
2013-2014 Instructor of Record, Photography I, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
2012-2013 Instructor of Record, Photography I, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
2011-2012 Teaching Assistant, Photography I, University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame, IN
2012 High School Art Day Instructor, University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame, IN
2011-2014 Curriculum Development Committee, University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame, IN
Professional Experience
2011-2014 Exhibition Curator & Preparatory Technician, University of Notre
Dame, Notre Dame, IN
2013-2014 Graduate Student Representative, Graduate Student Union, University of Notre Dame
2012 Photographer for Office of Information Technology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
2010-2011 Free Lance Photographer, Flint, MI
2010 Free Lance Photographer, University of MI-Flint, Flint, MI
Publications
2016 Creative Quarterly No. 41, Fine Art Professional Runner Up
The Art of Monteque, online featured artist representation
2015 Monthly Photography, South Korea, In Memory, May issue
2014 Monthly Photography, South Korea, Featured Artist with interview, September issue
2013 One by One, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Special Mention category, CPAC website, juried by Eric Paddock
One by One, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Exhibition Catalogue
Northwest Indiana Times, Dual Nature Exhibit Helps to Grow and Enrich Miller Beach Art Scene, September 21
Gary Community (NWIT), Art Exhibit Offers Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun, September 12
F-Stop Magazine, Online Exhibition, Open Theme, Issue #58
Lenscratch, Online Blog,"The Family: An Exhibition at the Detroit Center of Contemporary Photography,†Aline Smithson, January
2012 In Time, Exhibition Catalogue, Vol. III, The Kiernan Gallery
2010 Creative Quarterly, No. 20, Student Photography Runner-up
2010 Booth 55/How We See the World, Texas Women’s University, May
Awards & Scholarships
2015 Creative Quarterly, No. 41, Runner Up: Fine Art Professional category
1st place, Art Through the Lens, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Juror: Sarah Sudhoff
Best of Show, Midwest Contemporary, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL, Juror: Paul D’Amato
2014 Walter R. Beardsley Award for Best in Show, 2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN
2013 Graduate Student Research Award, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, University of Notre Dame
Honorable Mention, International Kontinent Photography Awards, Jury including Catherine Edelman, Aidan Sullivan, Carl Gronquist, and Cheryl Newman
Juror’s Choice: Mona Kuhn, (Un)Clothed Exhibition, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Director’s Choice, (Un)Clothed Exhibition, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2012 Graduate Student Professional Development Award, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, University of Notre Dame
2011-2014 Graduate Tuition Scholarship & Stipend, Department of Art, Art
History, & Design, Notre Dame, IN
2010 Best In Show Award, Annual Student Juried Exhibition, University
of MI-Flint, Greater Flints Arts Council, Flint, MI
Fran Frasier Travel Scholarship, University of Michigan-Flint
2009 Honorable Mention-Photography, Annual Student Juried Exhibition,
University of Michigan-Flint, Greater Flints Arts Council, Flint, MI