education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago – BFA, May 2013
experience
Freelance Design & Technical Publications, 2020-present
Grant Proposal Writing Assistant, Mayumi Lake – Artist, Chicago, IL, 2018-present
Marketing Director, The Women’s Giving Circle of PebbleCreek, Goodyear, AZ, 2021-present
Resident Artist, Eclipse Salon, Chicago, IL, 2013-present
Photo Facilities Assistant Manager, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013-2021
Staff Adviser, Photography Department Catalog, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2015-2021
Student Committee Lead, Photography Department Catalog, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2012-2013
Teaching Assistant, Photography Department, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Large Format with Lewis Toby, Fall 2012Curatorial team, The Great Refusal: Taking on New Queer Aesthetics, Sullivan Galleries – Summer 2012
Teaching Assistant, Photography/Fashion Department(s), The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fashion Photography (inaugural class) with Mayumi Lake and Don Yoshida, Spring 2012Student Committee Lead, Photography Department Catalog, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2011-2012
collections
Photography Collection – The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL – 2019, 2017, 2016
SAIC Photography Department PortfolioPermanent Collection – Joan Flasch Artists' Books Collection/John M. Flaxman Library, Chicago, IL – 2019, 2017, 2016 – SAIC Photography Department Portfolio
Permanent Collection – Joan Flasch Artists' Books Collection/John M. Flaxman Library, Chicago, IL – 2013
"Stand Up Straight" and "i love you too."
solo exhibitions
SUGS of The Art Institute of Chicago – Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL – May/July 2013
group exhibitions
Human Representation International Exhibition, Midwest Center for Photography,
Wichita, KS – June, 2019Flora International Exhibition, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS – May, 2019
30 Day Guarantee, Slayer Gallery – July Online Exhibition, July 2017
The Art of Timelessness – LA Photo Curator, Los Angeles, CA – 2017
http://www.laphotocurator.com/the-art-of-timelessness-curator-lisa-gizara-/group-exhibition-1/6Focus: Narrative Photography, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR – July 2017
Nasty Women Art Evanston Art Exhibition & Fundraiser – Evanston, IL – June 2017
Nasty Women Art Chicago Exhibition & Fundraiser – Chicago, IL – May 2017
Within the Portfolios, 50 yrs of SAIC Photo History – Joan Flasch Artists' Books Collection, Chicago, IL – November/December 2016
Mesa Community College Alumni Invitational Exhibition, Mesa, AZ – October/December 2016
Alphabet – A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX – July/August 2016
Pinhole – A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX – July/August 2016
Old – A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX – May/June 2016
Exhibition '15: Women & Beauty – LA Photo Curator, Los Angeles, CA – 2015
http://laphotocurator.com/women-and-beauty-curator-barbara-pickles/honorable-mentions-click-/1Time – Streit House Space, Online Exhibition – 2015
Primary Colors – The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards – Online Exhibition – 2015
Dualities – STAC ARTS – Mill Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY – August 2015
Family – A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX – July/August 2015
Art Through the Lens – Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY – June/August 2015
Black & White – The Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., VT – May/June 2015
Cell Phone Photography – LENS/CRATCH Online Exhibition – May 2015
Shadow & Light: 2015, Black Box Gallery Online Exhibition – May 2015
Semblance – The Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., VT – April/May 2015
Hair – LENS/CRATCH Online Exhibition – April 2015
Spring: New Beginnings – F-Stop Magazine #70 – April 2015
Signs of Spring – LENS/CRATCH Online Exhibition – March 2015
Color Space: Contemporary Photography, Black Box Gallery Online Exhibition – October 2014
Blue – The Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., VT – August/September 2014
Contained – Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL – July/August 2014
Life Framer: Time of Life – Menier Gallery S.L.A.M., London – July/August 2014
Portrait: A Picture Show, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR – July 2014
HUE – The Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., VT – May/June 2014
Shadow & Light: 2014, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR – May 2014
27th Annual McNeese Works on Paper, Abercrombie Gallery – Lake Charles, LA – April/May 2014
Woman, Flow Art~Space – St. Paul, MN – April/May 2014
The Natural World – F-Stop Magazine #64 – April 2014
Same But Different – New York Center for Photographic Arts – New York City – March 2014
Visual Narrative – MPLS Photo Center – Minneapolis, MN – March/April 2014
Illinois College of Optometry – Chicago, IL – January/June 2014
Coalesse Design Showroom, Merchandise Mart – Chicago, IL – June, 2013-14
Family – Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO – December 2013
The Photographic Self, Carla Williams, curator – Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL – September/October 2013
Me, Myself and I, David Hillard, curator – RayKo Gallery, San Francisco, CA – September/October 2013
Real People 2013 Exhibition, NW Area Art Council – Art Center, Woodstock, IL – August/September 2013
BFA Annual Juried Exhibit, Southwest University of Visual Arts, Tucson, AZ – June/August 2013
(Un)Clothed, Mona Luhn, curator – Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO – June 2013
SUGS at The Art Institute of Chicago – Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL – May/July 2013
4th Biennial Juried Pinhole Show, San Francisco, CA – April/May 2013
BFA Exhibition Spring 2013, Sullivan Galleries, SAIC, Chicago, IL – March 2013
The Great Refusal: Taking on New Queer Aesthetics, Sullivan Galleries, SAIC, Chicago, IL – August/November 2012
Advance Artists' Books Display Case Show, SAIC, Chicago, IL – March 2012
Sexifyed part Deux, Pearls Bistro, Rockford, IL – August 2011
Just Another Print on the Wall, Sophomore Seminar Exhibit, SAIC, Chicago, IL – December 2010
SPE Women's Caucus, Juried Show, Northlight Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ – October 2008
Mesa Community College Student Art Show, Mesa, AZ – April 2007
Western Eye Student Art Show, Juried Show, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ – March/April 2007
Mesa Community College Student Art Show, Mesa, AZ – April 2006
Scottsdale Community College 1st Annual Best of Artist, Juried Show, Scottsdale, AZ – June/August 2005
Phoenix Center for the Arts, Visual Arts, "Photographie VI: Portraiture," Juried Show, Phoenix, AZ – November 2004
reZurrection Gallery, Juried Show, Tempe, AZ – April/May 2004
Mesa Community College Student Art Show, Mesa, AZ – April 2004
6 X 6 EYE Gallery, Phoenix, AZ – October 2003
STEP Gallery, Arizona State University, Society for Photographic Education's (SPE) SouthWest Regional Conference, Tempe, AZ – October 2003
publications
VIVA Magazine Cover Photo – May 2021
101 Contemporary Artists – 2016
ON Semiconductor "Smart Building & Internet-of-Things Solutions" global marketing brochure – 2015, 2016
ARTVOICES – Winter 2015 – 8th Anniversary Issue – Released December 2015
i love you too. Volumes 1, 2, and 3 – 2013
ON Semiconductor "White Goods Solutions" global marketing brochure – 2012, 2013, 2014
Photo Department Catalog – The School of the Art Institute of Chicago – 2011, 2012, 2013
Amazing Women – Book and DVD – 2004
TyH Quarterly Newsletter – 2003
awards
Honorable Mention, Exhibition '15: Women & Beauty – LA Photo Curator – 2015
Finalist, Primary Colors Photography Competition – The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards – 2015
Honorable Mention, Dualities – STAC ARTS – Mill Pond House Gallery – 2015
Honorable Mention, Semblance – The Darkroom Gallery – 2015
Recipient – The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards – One Year Online Gallery – 2013-14
Nominee, 4 Categories – 5th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award – 2013
3rd Place Scholarship – Southwest University of Visual Arts – 2013
Merit Scholarship – The School of the Art Institute of Chicago – 2010-13
"Best of Photography" – Mesa Community College Student Art Show – 2007
"Best of Black & White Photography" – Scottsdale Community College 1st Annual Best of Artist Juried Exhibition – 2005
"Best of Black & White Photography" – Phoenix Center for the Arts, Visual Arts, "Photographie VI: Portraiture" – 2004
Winner – TyH Summer Photo Contest – 2003