Curriculum Vitae
Mitch Kern
Head of Photography
Alberta College of Art + Design
1407 14th Ave NW
Calgary Alberta T2N 4R3 CANADA
Office: 563
(403) 338-5520
email: mitch.kern@acad.ca
Work Experience
2011 - Present Head of Photography, Alberta College of Art + Design
2010 -2011 Interim Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Alberta College of Art + Design
2006 – 2010 Head of Photography, Alberta College of Art + Design
2003 – 2006 Assistant Professor of Photography, Louisiana Tech University
2002 – 2003 Assistant Professor of Photography, University of Central Missouri
2000 – 2002 Graduate Teaching Assistant, (Instructor of Record), Pennsylvania State University
1997 – 2000 Staff Photographer, The Tribune Company, Baltimore, Maryland
1997 Interim Photo Editor, Insight Magazine, Washington DC
1990 – 1997 Contract Photographer, Washington DC
Education
2002 Master of Fine Arts, Photography, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
1999 Bachelor of Arts, Visual Art, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Magna Cum Laude
Grants and Awards
2010 Studio Practice Grant, Calgarians, Alberta College of Art + Design
2009 International Travel Grant, New York City, Exploring Pedagogy, Alberta College of Art + Design
2008 Research Grant, Good Medicine: Perspectives on Health and Wellness in Aboriginal Communities; funded by Health Canada, the Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes (AACTI), the Alberta College of Art + Design and Keyano College
2007 Artist Residency, Fundacion Valparaiso, Mojacar, Spain
Purchase Award, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana
2006 International Travel Grant, La Vieja, Alberta College of Art + Design, Mojacar, Spain
2005 Instructional Innovation Grant, Heading Home, Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Louisiana Tech University
Summer Research Grant, Heading Home, Office of the Vice President for Research and Development, Louisiana Tech University
International Travel Grant, Heading Home, College of Liberal Arts, Louisiana Tech University, Mumbai, India
Artist Residency, Kanoria Center for the Arts, Ahmedabad, India
Purchase Award, 6th Annual National Exhibition, Kauffman Gallery, Huber Art Center, Shippensburg University, Juror: Roger Ricco, Ricco Maresca Gallery, 529 W. 20th St., Chelsea, New York City
2004 Artist Residency, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
Summer Research Grant, May I Take Your Picture, Office of the Vice President for Research and Development, Louisiana Tech University
Third Place Award, 5th Annual National Exhibition, Kauffman Gallery, Huber Art Center, Shippensburg University, Juror: Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher Gallery, 511 W. 25th St., Chelsea, New York City
Honorable Mention, 31st Annual National Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, 1400 South Grand St., Monroe, Louisiana, Juror: Randall Griffey, Assistant Curator of American Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
2003 First Place Award, Exhibition of American Art, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Juror: James Rondeau, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Art Institute of Chicago Faculty Grant, Local Legends, Warrensburg, Missouri, University of Central Missouri
2002 MFA Thesis Grant, Whitewash, Pennsylvania State University 2001 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, School of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University
2000 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, School of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University
1995 Paramount Pictures Undergraduate Scholarship in Visual Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Making Faces, Truman Medical Center, Curator: John Bluford (CEO), Kansas City Missouri, Solo
2007 One Ton Ziggurat, One Day Performance, La Vieja, Mojacar, Spain, Solo
2006 Body Language, Smoyer Gallery, Roanoke College, Roanoke, Virginia, Solo
Heading Home, Southern Light Gallery, Amarillo College, Amarillo, Texas, Solo
Faces of India, Tolliver Gallery, Louisiana Tech University, Solo 2005
Face to Face, Sykes Gallery, Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania, Solo
Seeing is Believing, Gallery 1101, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, Solo
Mitch Kern and Donald Lipski, Curator, Toma Wolff, Assistant Gallery Director, Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Two-Person
2004 May I take Your Picture, Biggin Gallery, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, Solo
Identification Marks, Southern Light Gallery, Amarillo College, Amarillo, Texas, Solo
Otherness, Art Center Gallery, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri, Solo
2003 Surveillance, Visual Arts Center Atrium, Louisiana Tech University, Solo
2002 Whitewash, Zoller Gallery, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pennsylvania State University, Solo
2001 Field of Vision, Visual Arts Building, Pennsylvania State University, Performance, Solo
Group Exhibitions
2009 Wow Works by Gallery Artists, Byron Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, Curator: Toma Wolff, Kansas City Missouri, Group Invitational Space Invaders, Alberta College of Art + Design, Group Invitational
2008 Alberta Contemporary Photography, Curators; Art Nishimura, Director, Art Program, University of Calgary, M.N. Hutchinson, Faculty, Alberta College of Art + Design, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Catalogue, Group Invitational
Biannual Academy Show, Alberta College of Art and Design, Group Invitational
2007 Central Europe Through the Eyes of International Artists, Keki Gallery, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition, Budapest, Hungary, Group Invitational
Invisible/Visible, Craft Symposium 2007, Print Exhibition, Alberta College of Art + Design, Group Invitational
Three Hungarians, Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Alberta, Group Invitational
Zip It, Scooter Gallery, Seattle, Washington, Group Invitational Louisiana Art Council Annual Show, Dixie Art Center, Ruston, Louisiana, Group Invitational
2006 Autoaesthesia, 371 Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design, Jurors: Sondra Meznaros, Mikhel Proulx and Amanda Quesnelle, National Juried
Art in Transit, Santa Fe Art Institute Educational Outreach Program, Sappi Grant/Ideas that Matter Initiative, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Group Invitational
Regional Portrait Photography, Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana, Curator Bob Ward, Professor of Painting, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Group Invitational
Faculty Show, E.J. Bellocq Gallery, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University, Group Invitational
2005 Expo XXIV, B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, New York, Juror: David Ebony, Associate Managing Editor, Art in America, International Juried
Dishman Competition, Dishman Art Gallery, Lamar University, Juror: Andrea Karnes, Associate Curator, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, International Juried
In the Game, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts, Juror: William Stover, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, International Juried
All Media Competition, Gallery International, Baltimore, Maryland, Juror: Henry Del Valle, Assistant Director, Gallery International, International Juried
Photo National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Juror: Kate Ware, Curator of Photography, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National Juried
Close to Home, Hilles Gallery, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven Connecticut, Juror: Jacquelyn D. Serwer, Chief Curator, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, National Juried
National Spring Open, Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania, Juror: Ro Lohin, Director, Lohin-Geduld Gallery, 531 W. 25th St., Chelsea, New York City, National Juried
Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University Art Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, Juror: James Surls, Sculptor, Catalogue, National Juried
20x20x20 Compact Competition, Union Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Juror: Stephanie Hanor, Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, California, National Juried
28th Annual Art on Paper, Maryland Federation of Art, Juror: Jennie Fleming, Curatorial Assistant of Prints, drawings and Photography, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, National Juried
6th Annual National Exhibition, Kauffman Gallery, Huber Art Center, Shippensburg University, Juror: Roger Ricco, Ricco Maresca Gallery, 529 W. 20th St., Chelsea, New York City, Purchase Award, National Juried
36th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, Maryland, Juror:Patrick Craig, Associate Professor of Art, University of Maryland, National Juried
Crushed Crushes, Arc Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, Juror: Kristina Gosh, Artist, Arc Gallery, National Juried
15th Annual Midwest Winter Exhibition, Center for Visual Arts, Wausau, Wisconsin, Juror: William Weidner, Associate Professor of Art, Lakeland College, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, National Juried
National Art Education Association Juried Exhibition, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, NAEA National Conference, Juror: Carol Waldron, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Catalogue, National Juried
International Residency Exhibition and Auction, Aukcio-Ernst Museum, Budapest, Hungary, Invitational
San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California, 100+ Galleries Exhibiting, Represented by Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, 2020 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, Invitational
Annual Invitational Exhibition, Ameen Art Gallery, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana, Curator: Deb Lillie, Assistant Professor, Nicholls State University, Invitational
2004 Annual International Juried Exhibition, Avalanche Gallery, 39 E 31st St., New York, NY, Juror: Nelson Santos, Co- Director, Visual Aids Project, International Juried
47th Annual International Exhibition, House of Charm, San Diego Art Institute, Balboa Park, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, California, Juror: Peter Gordon, Manager, Cultural Arts Office, City of Carlsbad and Wm. D. Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, California, International Juried
Bethesda International Photography Competition, Fraser Gallery, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, Juror: William F. Stapp, National Portrait Gallery’s First Photography Curator, Washington DC, International Juried
Combined Talents International, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, Jurors: Adam Jolles, Assistant Professor of Art History, Florida State University & Lilian Garcia-Roig, Professor of Art, Director of Graduate Studies, Florida State University, Catalogue, International Juried
31st Annual National Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, 1400 South Grand St., Monroe, Louisiana, Juror: Randall Griffey, Assistant Curator of American Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City Missouri, Honorable Mention, National Juried
New Directions: 20th Annual National Juried Competition, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, Juror: Tina Kukielski, Assistant Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, National Juried
5th Annual National Exhibition, Kauffman Gallery, Huber Art Center, Shippensburg University, Juror: Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher Gallery, 511 W. 25th St., Chelsea, New York City, Third Place, National Juried
Galex 38, Galesburg Civic Art Center, 114 East Main Street, Galesburg, Illinois, Juror: Chris Verene, Artist, New York, NY, National Juried
30th Annual Westmoreland Art Nationals, Independence Hall, Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, Pennsylvania, Jurors: K.B. Basseches, Assistant Professor of Art Education, Virginia Commonwealth University & Susan Palmisano, Associate Professor of Painting, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Catalogue, National Juried
Scene/Unseen: 13th Annual Biennial, Runnels Gallery, Eastern New Mexico Univerity, Juror: Edward Knippers, Artist, Catalogue, National Juried
Artifacts, University Art Gallery, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, Juror: Gary Goldberg, Professor of Art, Midwestern State University, Catalogue, National Juried
National Art Education Association Juried Exhibition, Savoy Room, Tower Building, Denver, Colorado, NAEA National Conference, Juror: James Boyd-Brent, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Catalogue, National Juried
Surprise Show, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Juror: Howard M. Christopherson, Owner, Icebox Gallery, National Juried
Home Sweet Home, Studio 2 Gallery, Austin, Texas, Juror: Hannah Neal, Artist, National Juried
Art/House, Margaret Thatcher Projects: Gallery for Contemporary Art, 511 W. 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, Invitational
10th International Exhibition, Red Salon Gallery, Balatonfured, Hungary, Curator: Beata Szechy, Director, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Invitational
Somebody/Nobody, Faculty Show, E.J. Bellocq Gallery, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University, Invitational
Hello/Goodbye, Art Corridor II, Tarrant County College, Arlington, Texas, Curator: Beata Szechy, Director, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Invitational
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, Pier 92, 52nd Street & 12th Ave, New York City, 130+ Galleries Exhibiting, Represented by Margaret Thatcher Projects, Gallery for Contemporary Art, 511 W. 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, Invitational
Frisbee Art Fair, Cavalier Hotel, South Beach, Miami, Florida, 6 Galleries Exhibiting, Curators: Jose Diaz & Anat Ebgi, Represented by Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, 2020 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, Invitational
2003 23rd Annual Miniprint International, One-Year Traveling Exhibition, Venues: Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain; L'Etand d'Art Gallery, Bages, France,;Wingfield Arts & Music Festival, Wingfield, England, Juror: Mercedes Barbera, Catalogue, International Juried
Dishman Competition, Dishman Art Gallery, Lamar University, Juror: W. Jackson Rushing III, Professor of Art History and Chair, University of Houston, International Juried
Photographs of Faces II, Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska, Juror: Larry Bradshaw, Professor of Art, University of Nebraska, International Juried
Skin 2003, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Juror: Howard M. Christopherson, Owner, Icebox Gallery, International Juried
Exhibition of American Art, American Medical Association Building, 515 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois, Juror: James Rondeau, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, First Place, Catalogue, National Juried
National Spring Open, Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania, Juror: Jeffrey Carr, Dean, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, National Juried
Photo Spiva 2003, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri, Juror: Sal Lopes, Photographer, Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine, National Juried
National Art Education Association Juried Exhibition, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, NAEA National Conference, Juror: Sauman Sue Chu, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Catalogue, National Juried
19th Annual Photography Competition, Hays Art Center, Hays, Kansas, Juror: R.S. Kohloff, President, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Juror’s Merit Award, Catalogue, National Juried
Inventory Show, Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, 2020 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, Curator: Toma Wolff, Assistant Gallery Director, Invitational
Scope Miami: Global Culture on the Verge, Townhouse Hotel, South Beach, Miami, Florida, Creative Director: Bill Hanff, Scope-Art, Represented by Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, 2020 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, Invitational
Gnostic Devotions, Morgan-West Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, Curator: Tom Mustafo, Co-Director, Morgan-West Gallery, Invitational
Digital ‘03, LRC Gallery, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, Curator: Richard R. Jurus II, Professor of Photography, Catalogue, Invitational
2002 Phi Beta Delta International, James C. Kirkpatrick Library, University of Central Missouri, Curator: Dr. Joyce Chang, Associate Professor of Education, Invitational
Vehicles, SoFA Gallery, Indiana University, Curator: Kris Harzinski, Artist, Invitational
Baker’s Dozen, Adam and Art Gallery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Curator: Tom McGovern, Professor of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, Invitational
Jeremy is a Girl, Zoller Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University, Curator: Gabriel Washington, Artist, Invitational
Graduate Research Exhibition, Hetzel Union Gallery, The Pennsylvania State University, Invitational
2001 False Index, Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, Invitational
Counterparts, Zoller Breezeway, Pennsylvania State University, Invitational
Intersections, Adam and Art Gallery, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Invitational
Reviews, Articles, Catalogues
2008 Alberta Contemporary Photography, Jennifer McVeigh, Galleries West Magazine, Canada Exhibition Reviews, January, 2008
Exhibition Catalogue, Alberta Contemporary Photography, Curators: Art Nishimura and Marc Hutchinson, Triangle Gallery
Akimblog, Exhibitions and Festivals, Sarah Adams Bacon, Alberta Contemporary Photography, January 23, 2008
2007 Design Talks, Public Design, Alberta College of Art and Design, Issue 7, Winter 2007
Faculty Profile, Faculty Newsletter, Alberta College of Art and Design, Page 9, March 2007
2006 Run Your Fingers Through It, Roberta McDonald, FFWD: Calgary’s News and Entertainment Weekly, Vol.11 #52, Thursday December 7, 2006
Miscellaneous Parts Make Meaningful Whole, Hunter Ingalls, Amarillo Globe-News: Art Beat, December 10, 2006 Amarillo News
Photo Exhibit by Tech Professor Captures People, Lifestyle of India, Morgan Tarpley, Tech Talk, Louisiana Tech University, Page 8, Vol. 80, No. 19, Thursday March 30, 2006
Exhibition Debuts in New Gallery, Judith Roberts, Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, Page 3A, Vol. 112, No. 67, Sunday March 19, 2006
India Exhibition in Tolliver Gallery, Judith Roberts, Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, Page 3, Vol. 111, No. 68, Monday March 20, 2006
Faces of India Debuts March 20 in Tolliver Gallery, Sally Hollis, News@Tech, Monday March 13, 2006
University to Hold India Related Programs, Shreveport Times, March 7, 2006
2005 Professor’s India Visits Enhances Classes, Amber Miles, Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, Pages 1 & 3, Vol. 111, No. 295, Tuesday December 13, 2005
Exhibition Catalogue, Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University Art Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, Juror: James Surls, Sculptor, November 2005
Tech Professors Explore Indian Culture, Laura Sloan, Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, Pages 1 & 3, Vol. 111, No. 229, Tuesday September 27, 2005
Lens is More, Susan E. Lindt, Intellegencer Journal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Page 8, Friday, August 12, 2005
Through the Eye and the Lens, Laura Knowles, The New Era: This Weekend, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Pages 6 & 15, Thursday August 4, 2005
Exhibition Catalog, Photo National 2005, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Juror: Kate Ware, Curator of Photography, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
La Fotoz Hatom, Maureen Gallagher, The Penn Stater, Page 63, Vol. 92, No. 6, July/August 2005
State’s Past Visible on Library Walls, Laura Sloan, Ruston Daily Leader, Pages 1A & 2A, Vol. 111, No. 97, Monday April 25, 2005
Wayne Art Center Spring Competition Doesn’t Disappoint, Victoria Donehoe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Page L3, Sunday April 24, 2005
Mix and Mash, Theresa Bembnister, Kansas City Star, Preview Section, Pages 24, 25, & 26, Vol. 125, No. 167, Thursday March 3, 2005
Cohen Gallery Exhibits Works by Kern andLipski, Kansas City Jewish Chronicle, Page 19A, Friday February 25, 2005
Face to Face: Works by Mitch Kern, Stefan Piscitelli, The Snapper, Millersville University, Thursday, February 17, 2005
Hot Shots, Melissa LoFaso, State College Magazine, State College, Pennsylvania, Page 14, Vol. XX, No. 2, February 2005
Amarillo Museum of Art Comes Through: Top Ten of 2004, Hunter Ingalls, Get Out: Entertainment Weekly of the Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo, Texas, Page 11, Friday, January 7, 2005
2004 A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words, Ed Enoch, Opileka-Auburn News, Vol. 100 #319, Pages 1C & 3C, Sunday, November 14, 2004
Exhibition Catalogue, Scene/Unseen, 11th Annual Biennial, Runnels Gallery, Eastern New Mexico University, Juror: Edward Knippers, December 2004
Front and Center, Nicole Edwards, The Poughkeepsie Journal, Friday, October 22, 2004
Cultural Exhibit Promotes Diversity, Jessica Otwell, The Auburn Plainsman, Vol. 111 Issue 8, Page C6, Thursday, October 14, 2004
AU Exhibit Features Hungary as Seen by Photographer Mitch Kern, Barbara Bondy, Opelika-Auburn News, Page 3C, Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Museum Catalogue, The Jule Collins Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University, Page 6, October-December, 2004
May I Take Your Picture? Barbara Bondy, Auburn University Art News, Wednesday, October 5, 2004
Art Talk: NCLAC Prepares for Studio Tour, Genevieve Ress, Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, Page 8A, Vol. 110 #234, Friday, October 1, 2004
Art Professor Takes Show on American Tour, Becky Gist, The Tech Talk, Vol. 79, #3, September 30, 2004
Semiotics and Visual Culture: Sights, Signs, and Significance, Deborah L. Smith-Shank, National Art Education Association, NAEA Press, Chapter 1, Pages 1 - 4, Cover Image, 2004
Close-Ups of Hungary, Sallie Rose Hollis, Monroe News- Star, Monroe, Louisiana, Page 3B, Sunday, September 19, 2004
Artwork Makes Cross-Country Tour, Sallie Rose Hollis, Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, Page 1C, Vol. 110 #224, Sunday, September 19, 2004
Kern’s Hungarian Work to Crisscross America, Sallie Rose Hollis, Tech News, Louisiana Tech University, Page 1, Friday, September 17, 2004
International Exhibition Opens in Balatonfured, Katalin Hamori, Magyar Nemzet Daily Newspaper, Balatonfured, Hungary, Page 5, August 12, 2004
International Artists: Hungarian Inspirations, Istvan Sinko, Muerto Art Magazine Budapest, Hungary, Page 4, July – August, 2004
Exhibition Catalogue, Combined Talents: Florida International, Florida State University, Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Florida, Jurors: Adam Jolles, Assistant Professor of Art History, Florida State University & Lilian Garcia-Roig, Professor of Art, Director of Graduate Studies, Florida State University, August 2004
Exhibition Catalogue, 30th Annual Westmoreland Art Nationals, Independence Hall, Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, Pennsylvania, Jurors: K.B. Basseches, Assistant Professor of Art Education, Virginia Commonwealth University & Susan Palmisano, Associate Professor of Painting, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, June 2004
Images Cause Viewer to Contemplate Labels, Hunter Ingalls, Art Beat, Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo, Texas, Review, Vol. 4 #158, Page 10D, Sunday June 6, 2004
Quality and Quantity Up for Westmoreland Art Exhibits, Mary Ann Gogniat Eidemiller, Pittsburgh Tribune- Review, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Thursday May 27, 2004
Looking Deeper: Artist Explores Beyond Labels, Chip Chandler, Get Out: Entertainment Weekly of the Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo, Texas, Preview, Vol. 4 #142, Page 8, Friday May 21, 2004
Exhibition Catalogue, Artifacts, University Art Gallery, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, Society for Photographic Education, Juror: Gary Goldberg, Professor of Art, Midwestern State University, October 2004
Masur Museum’s Annual Juried Competition Opens Sunday, Fred Phillips, Monroe News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana, To Do/Arts Showcase, Page 4, March 18, 2004
Art of Tech Faculty Shown on Campus, Kate Archer, Tech News, Louisiana Tech University, January 12, 2004
Faculty Art Show, Tamarind Group, Hot Stuff, Monroe News- Star, Monroe, Louisiana,
January 8, 2004
2003 Exhibition Catalogue, 23rd Annual Miniprint International, Juror: Mercedes Barbera, One-Year Traveling Exhibition, Venues: Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain, L'Etand d'Art Gallery, Bages, France, Wingfield Arts & Music Festival, Wingfield, England December 15, 2003
A Question of Identity, Chris Junker, Postpicasso.com, Website for Contemporary Art, Lounge Section, Feature Article, August 1, 2003
Taking Stock of Multiculturalism, Robin Trafton, Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Arts Preview, Page 31, July 25, 2003
Genetics in Medicine, Journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, Vol. 5, Number 3, Page 123, Cover, May/June 2003
Professor Wins $1,000 First Place Prize, CMSU News, Central Missouri State University, Vol. 23, No. 33, Page 5, March 24, 2003
How Deep Can Skin Go, Thomas O’Sullivan, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pages E1-E3, March 16, 2003
Minneapolis Shows Skin, Mary Abbe, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Page E20, March 7, 2003
Exhibition Catalogue, NAEA Electronic Gallery Member’s Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Juror: Sauman Sue Chu, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, March 2003
Exhibition Catalogue, Digital 2003, Sinclair College, Dayton, Ohio; Curator: Richard R. Jurus II, Professor of Photography, Sinclair College, March 2003
Face Value, Matt Peiken, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 28, 2003
Exhibition Catalogue, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Exhibition of American Art, American Medical Association Lobby, 515 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois, Juror: James Rondeau, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, February 2003
Where’s the Love, Sarah Sawyer, City Pages, Twin Cities, Vol. 24, #1158, February 12, 2003
Exhibition Catalogue, 19th Annual Photography Competition, Hays Art Center, Hays Kansas, Juror: R.S. Kohloff, President, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, February, 2003
Exhibition Catalogue, 23rd Annual Spring Fine Arts Show, Juror: Morris Collins, Artist, Mid-Missouri Artist’s Association, Warrensburg Community Center, Warrensburg, Missouri, January 2003
2002 Exhibit Faces Themes of Cultural Homogeneity, Jessica Scott, Daily Collegian, Pennsylvania State University, March 22, 2002
Display Showcases Baked Goods, Caleb Sheaffer, Daily Collegian, Penn State University, February 22, 2002
Penn State Graduate Students Hold Group Exhibition, Staff Report, Arts and Architecture News, Penn State University, February 8, 2002
Presentations, Panels, Workshops
2010 Preparing for Graduate School, Workshop, Alberta College of Art + Design
Digitize Me 1.0, Workshop, Western Canada High School, Calgary, Alberta
Portfolio Preparation, Workshop, Alberta College of Art + Design
2009 Preparing for Graduate School, Workshop, Alberta College of Art + Design
Digitize Me 2.0, Workshop, Alberta College of Art + Design
2008 The Thrill of Modernism, Presentation, Art and Design Now, Alberta College of Art + Design
Visiting Artist, Presentation, Systemic Change Initiative, Alberta College of Art + Design
Digitize Me 3.0, Workshop, Extended Studies, Alberta College of Art + Design
Contemporary Photographic Education, Presentation, Alberta College of Art + Design Board of Governors Annual Retreat Alberta
Contemporary Photography, Gallery Talk, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
2007 Invisible/Visible Craft Symposium: The Impact of Technology, Panelist, Alberta College of Art and Design
Boomtown, Digital Photography Workshop, Keyano College, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Digitize Me 1.0, Presentation, Luke Lindoe Library, Alberta College of Art + Design
2006 Assimilation or Separation, Presentation, Mass Communications Department, Grambling State University
Rethinking India, Presentation, International Student Center, Tolliver Hall, Louisiana Tech University
2005 The Contemporary Photographic Portrait, Panelist, Southeastern College Art Conference, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas
Cultivating the Artist’s Voice, National Art Education Association, NAEA National Conference, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Mitch Kern and Donald Lipski, Gallery Talk, Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Seeing is Believing, Presentation, Barnwell Art Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
Designing Isms, Presentation, School of Architecture, Louisiana Tech University
How to Build a Camera Obscura, Workshop, Ruston High School, Ruston Louisiana
Digitize Me 1.0, Workshop, Graduate Program, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
2004 Craft, Content and Sincerity, Presentation, Auburn University, Art Department, Auburn, Alabama
Through the Lens, Presentation, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn, Alabama
Three Dichotomies, Presentation, Society for Photographic Education, SPE Regional Conference, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
Cultivating the Artist Voice, Presentation, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas
Hello/Goodbye, Presentation, Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus, Arlington, Texas
Man Bites Dog, Presentation, Louisiana Tech University, Journalism Department
Look Into the Future, Presentation, Ruston High School, Career Day, Ruston, Louisiana
2003 The Digital Educator, Presentation, Missouri Higher Education Learning and Information Exchange, HELIX National Conference, Osage Beach, Missouri
2002 Digitize Me 1.0, Workshop, University of Central Missouri, CMSU Photo Society
Digitize Me 2.0, Workshop, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Photo Society
2001 Picture This, Presentation, Pennsylvania State University, School of Visual Arts
Digitize Me 1.0, Workshop, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Photo Society
2000 Pictures or Words, Presentation, Pennsylvania State University, English Department
College / Public Service
2010 Chair, Academic Misconduct Committee, Alberta College of Art + Design
Chair, Permanent Faculty Hiring Committees, Alberta College of Art + Design
Chair, Planning Committee, Photography Dept., Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Academic Council, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Academic Executive, Alberta College of Art + Design
2009 Chair, Awards Committee, Photography Dept., Alberta College of Art + Design
Chair, Portfolio Review Committee, Photography Dept., Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Academic Executive, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Academic Council, Alberta College of Art + Design
Panelist, Gala Event, CPL Style Exhibition, Calgary Architecture and Design Week
2008 Chair, Scholarships and Awards Committee, Photography Dept., Alberta College of Art + Design
Chair, Portfolio Review Committee, Photography Dept., Alberta College of Art + Design
Co-Chair, Solar Decathlon, ACAD Team; partners with the University of Calgary, Mount Royal College, and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; funded by the U.S. Department of Enegry
Coordinator, NASAD Self Study, Photography Department, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Academic Executive, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Academic Council, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Aboriginal Communities Research and Innovation Working Group, Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes
Steering Committee, Exposure: Calgary/Banff Photography Festival
Education Advisor, Four by Five Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
Consultant, Ryerson University Library, Toronto, Ontario
Donor, Rosalee Heibert Memorial Scholarship, Silent Auction, Alberta College of Art + Design
Chair, Search Committee, Photography Sessional Faculty, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Search Committee, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Search Committee, Permanent Track Photography Appointment, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Search Committee, Permanent Track Drawing/Photography Joint Appointment, Alberta College of Art + Design
Curator: Camjects, MADT/Photography Combined Show, Alberta College of Art + Design
Curator: Seeing Is Believing, MADT/Photography Collaborative Show, Alberta College of Art + Design
Curator: FRIDGE, MADT/Photography, Collaborative Show, Gerry Thomas Gallery
2007 Member, Academic Executive, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Academic Council, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Steering Committee, Exposure: Calgary-Banff Photo Festival
Member, Aboriginal Communities Applied Research and Innovation Working Group, Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes
Portfolio Reviewer, Exposure Photo Festival, University of Calgary Curator, Peepholes, Student Show, Alberta College of Art + Design
Auditor, Faculty Association, Annual Budget Review, Alberta College of Art + Design
Facilitator, Silver Print Workshop, Alberta College of Art + Design
Auction Donor, Rosalee Heibert Memorial Scholarship, Alberta College of Art + Design
Auction Donor, Art Attack, Alberta College of Art + Design
Member, Search Committee, Permanent Track Graphic Design Appointment, Alberta College of Art + Design
2006 Member, Diversity Advisory Committee, Alberta College of Art and Design
Member, Steering Committee, Exposure: Calgary-Banff Photo Festival
Coordinator, Upside Down and Backwards, Student Photography Show, Alberta College of Art and Design
Exhibition Committee, E.J. Bellocq Galleries, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Oversight Review Committee, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Graduate Program Committee, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Graduate Program Faculty, MFA Programs, Louisiana Tech University
Academic Advisor, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
2005 Panelist, Louisiana State Division of the Arts, Percent for Art Fellowship Program, Office of Cultural Development, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Curator, All Media Invitational, Visual Arts Center, Louisiana Tech University School of Art
Panelist, Louisiana State Division of the Arts, Percent for Art Public Sculpture Program, Office of Cultural Development, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Curator, FSALA: Farm Security Administration Photographs from the State of Louisiana, Lincoln Parish Public Library
Juror, 2nd Annual Black Bayou Photography Contest, Black Bayou National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor’s Center, Monroe, Louisiana
Exhibition Committee, E.J. Bellocq Galleries, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Oversight Review Committee, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Graduate Program Committee, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Graduate Program Faculty, MFA Programs, Louisiana Tech University
Academic Advisor, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Campus Guide, Parent/Student Days, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Coordinator, Southeastern Journalism Conference, Photography Division, Louisiana Tech University
Silent Auction Donor, Ruston High School, Ruston, Louisiana
2004 Panelist, Louisiana State Division of the Arts, Percent for Art Program, Office of Cultural Development, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Panelist, Decentralized Art Funding Grant Review Panel, Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, Louisiana
Juror, Photo IV, Annual Juried Photo Exhibition, Jan Dempsey Arts Center, Director: Margaret Glhuman, Auburn Arts Association, Auburn, Alabama
Mentor, Society for Photographic Education, SPE National Conference, Newport, Rhode Island
Exhibition Committee, E.J. Bellocq Galleries, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Oversight Review Committee, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Graduate Program Committee, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Graduate Program Faculty, MFA Programs, Louisiana Tech University
Academic Advisor, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Silent Auction Donor, North Central Louisiana Arts Council, Ruston Louisiana
2003 Consultant, The Focal Press, Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford, England
Exhibition Committee, E.J. Bellocq Galleries, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Mentor, Society for Photographic Education, Austin, Texas
Academic Advisor, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Campus Guide, Fall Orientation, School of Art, Louisiana Tech University
Member, Executive Board, Phi Delta Kappa International, University of Central Missouri
Photo Editor, Phi Delta Kappa International, University of Central Missouri
Advisor, CMSU Photo Society, University of Central Missouri
2002 Curator, Looking for Laura, Grinstead Building, University of Central Missouri
Website Committee, School of Technology, University of Central Missouri
Member, Executive Board, Phi Delta Kappa International, University of Central Missouri
Photo Editor, Phi Delta Kappa International, University of Central Missouri
Advisor, CMSU Photo Society, University of Central Missouri
Producer, Documentary Video, 9th Annual National Green Design Conference, Center for Sustainability, Pennsylvania State University
Mentor, Undergraduate Programs, School of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University
2001 Curator, Valley People, Hetzel Union Gallery, Pennsylvania State University
Mentor, Undergraduate Programs, School of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University
Artist Residencies
2007 Fundacion Valparaiso, Mojacar, Spain
2005 Kanoria Center for the Arts, Ahmedabad, India
2004 Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
Gallery Affiliation
Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, 2020 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, Director: Byron Cohen
Memberships
College Art Association
Society for Photographic Education
Society for Contemporary Photography
National Press Photographers Association
National Art Education Association
References
Available Upon Request
