b. 1949 Bowen, IL
Education
Southern Illinois University, Bachelor of Science degree, Photography, 1972
Arizona State University, Master of Fine Arts degree, Photography, 1975
Exhibitions
2021
Center for Photographic Art, Members Juried Exhibition, Carmel, CA
LENS 2021, Perspective Gallery, Evanston, IL
Art Saint Louis Gallery, Maturity and its Muse: Celebrating Artistic Experience 2021, Best of Show Award, St. Louis, MO
2020
PhotoSpiva, Joplin, MO, Juror: April Watson
Hannibal Arts Council, Photography Channel: Give Me 5, Hannibal, MO
Members Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
Photo National Juried Exhibition, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Plano, TX
11th Biennial Juried Exhibition of PhotoMidwest, Madison, WI, Juror: Peter Turnley
Illinois Humanities Distribution: People, Places and Power - Fulton County Edition, YouTube Video
2019
The Qualities of LIGHT, A homage to the LIGHT Gallery, Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ
25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA
26th Annual Mary S. Oakley & Lee Lindsay Artist Showcase, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
Internet Blogs
LENSCRATCH, Family Exhibition by Aline Smithson, November 28, 2019
LENSCRATCH, Your Favorite Photograph of 2018 Exhibition, Juror Aline Smithson, January 1, 2019
2018
Self published third book of the Forgottonia trilogy, FORGOTTONIA - The Suburbs
100 color photographs, lyrics from the song “Rebellion in Forgottonia” by Randy Sollenberger
2017
Internet Blogs
Feature article on aphotoeditor.com by Jonathan Blaustein March 10, 2017
2016
Self-Published Book - FORGOTTONIA, The Audience
99 pages with 67 color photographs. Design by Paula Gillen with an essay by Paul Berlanga
Exhibitions
Hannibal Arts Council “Beautiful Minds”, Hannibal, MO
Black Box Gallery "Narrative: People, Places and Things", Portland, OR juror Christy Karpinski
RayKo Photo Center "With Our Own Eyes", San Francisco, CA honorable mention award
Quincy Art Center "Portrait Invitational", Quincy, IL
The Curated Fridge "On a Road Trip" to Photoville juror Aline Smithson
Quincy Art Center "Mary S. Oakley Area Artist Showcase" Quincy, IL
Internet Blogs
aCurator.com feature on self-published book “Textile”
see.me Bruce Morton photo feature July 2016
all-about-photo.com feature article by Ann Jastrab 8/29/16
Lenscratch "Last Days of Summer" 9/2/16
F-stop magazine "Enthusiasm" August-September 2016
Snappedaway.com online exhibition “Untitled”
2015
Critical Mass top 200 finalist
Self-Published Book - TEXTILE - 19 photographs with attached textile collages
Exhibitions
Northlight Gallery Phoenix, AZ Nascent Site: Sight
Mary S. Oakley Area Artist Showcase Quincy, IL
Don’t Take Pictures online exhibition “Roots and Branches”
Perspective Gallery Lens 2015 Chicago, IL juror Paul Berlanga
PhotoSpiva Joplin, MO
Internet Blogs
Der Grief magazine German online exhibition
aphotoeditor.com feature by Jonathan Blaustein
2014
Exhibitions
PHOTOBOOK 2014 Davis Ortin Gallery and Griffin Museum of Photography Photobook competition
CURRENTS 2014 Ogden Museum of Southern Art New Orleans, LA juror Roy Flukinger
INFOCUS Juried Exhibition of Self-Published Books Phoenix Art Museum
San Francisco International Photo Exhibition Gallery Photographica Gold Award
Perspective Gallery Lens 2014 Chicago, IL juror Martha Schneider
PhotoSpiva, George Spiva Gallery Joplin, MO
Internet Blogs
Your Daily Photograph Duncan Miller Gallery September and December
Don't Take Pictures, Farm to Plate exhibition
Lenscratch Summer Fun exhibition
PDN Photo of the Day June
F-Stop Magazine issue #65
Griffin Museum of Photography 20th Juried Virtual Gallery juror Aline Smithson
Soulcatcher Studio Santa Fe, NM
aCurator.com feature by Julie Grahame
Lenscratch Favorite Photo of the year exhibition
2013
Self-Published Book - FORGOTTONIA - 114 pages with 91 color and black and white photos Forward by Aline Smithson
Exhibitions
Photo Spiva George Spiva Gallery, Joplin, MO juror Natasha Egan
Internet Blogs
F-Stop Magazine Open Theme issue, April
Lenscratch, Backyard exhibition
Elizabeth Avedon blog December
Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography IN REVIEW November
2012
Exhibitions
Texas National 2012, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Snow & Ice, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Palais de Glace Exhibition, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mary S. Oakley and Lee Lindsay Artists Showcase, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
Photo Spiva 2012, GeorgeA. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO
Internet Blogs
Lenscratch, Featured Photographer, Lost Homes, August
Photo Bistro, Lost Homes portfolio, http://photobistro,com
F-stop Magazine, Portraits, Issue #51
Lenscratch, Your Favorite Photograph of 2011 Exhibit, January
Lenscratch, Hometown Exhibition, August 27
Lenscratch, Masks and Costumes Exhibition, October 31
2011
Exhibitions
Four Corners of the Earth, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT
This Good Earth, Newspace Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Texas National 2011, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Mary S. Oakley and Lee Lindsay Artists Showcase, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
2nd Annual Member Art Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
Internet Blogs
Lenscratch, Holidays Exhibit, December 25
Lenscratch, Masks and Costumes Exhibition, October 31
Lenscratch, Visual Pranks and Puns Exhibition, August 22
WPGA Annual Pollux Awards, The Worldwide Gala Photography Awards
The Beauty Around Us, The Worldwide Gala Photography Awards
Filter Photo Festival, Filter: Unfiltered Exhibition
2010
Exhibitions
Solo
Lost Homes, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Numero Uno, Hannibal Arts Council Gallery, Hannibal, Missouri
Group
Three Photographers Preserve Quincy, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Illinois
Portraits: Minneapolis Photo Center, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, Judge: David Little, January
The 10th Annual Photography Show, John Wood Community College, Quincy, IL. 1st place award - landscape, May
ARTFUL PHOTOGRAPHY, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland, Judge: Catriona Fraser May/June
TEXAS NATIONAL 2010, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, Judge: Judy Pfaff, April - May
ORiGINALE II, Hannibal Art Club, Hannibal Arts Council Gallery, Hannibal, Missouri, March - best of show award, March
Mary S. Oakley Area Artists Showcase, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
1st Annual Member Art Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Illinois
2009
One Man Exhibit - "LOST HOMES", John Wood Community College, Quincy, IL June
One Man Exhibit, Sullivan Taylor Coffee House, Macomb, IL March
HOME: National Juried Exhibition of Origins, Places, and Connections, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, Mass. July
Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL June-July
Mary S. Oakley Area Artists Showcase, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL November - December
Quincy Art Center, Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL June-July
Photography Unlimited IV, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO June-July
PhotoSpiva, 33rd National Fine Art Photography Competition, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO, March - April
Depth of Perception, Fourth National Juried Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA Feb.
2008
ArtView, DAR Constitutional Hall, Washington D.C.. Nov.
Mary S. Oalkey Area Artists Showcase, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL Nov. - December
One Man Exhibit, Prairiescapes and Portraits, Hannibal-LaGrange College, Hannibal, MO, September - November
8th Annual Photography Show, John Wood Community College, Quincy, IL. Best of Show, May
2008 The Photograph As An Art Object, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL Jan. - Februrary
2007
Mary S. Oakley Area Artists Showcase, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL. Nov. - Dec.
1980
Western Eye, Phoenix College Gallery, Phoenix, AZ. March-April
1978
Touring Exhibition: Life is a Carnival, SX-70s, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, England, The Scottish Arts Council, Edinburgh, Scotland, The Third Eye Center, Glasgow, Scotland
1977
Post-Bicentennial/Silver Jubilee Celebration: Bruce Morton and Richard Sandler, St. Michael’s Gallery, Derby, England, June
1976
Solo Show: Echoes of Experience, Art Worlds Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May
Mid-Michigan Art Exhibition: Midlands Art Center, Midland, Michigan, February
1975
Solo Show: See Your Morton Man, ASU, MFA Exhibition, Tempe, AZ, March
Biennial Photography Exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI, November
1974
Solo show: Northlight Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ, January
Spectrum Gallery, Tuscon, AZ, Feb-March
Western Eye: Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ, April
Memorial Union Art Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ. Feb - March
1973
Photography Biennial, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, Oct-Nov Juror: Beaumont Newhall
Western Eye: Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ, April
Second Generation: Northlight Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ February
Memorial Union Art Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ Feb-March
1971
Kodalith Landscapes, Dept. of Cinema & Photography Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL October
Teaching
Visiting artist/teacher, Derby College of Art and Technology, Derby, England. Nov 1976-June 1977
Teaching Assistant, Photography Dept. ASU, Tempe, AZ January 1974-June 1975
Photography Festivals Attended
Filter Photo Festival, Chicago, IL 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
PhotoNOLA, New Orleans, LA 2013, 2014, 2018
FotoFest, Houston, TX 2014
Print Publications
2011 -The Beauty Around Us, The Worldwide Galla Photography Awards
2008 - The Family of Man II Project, Leica Users Group
Juror
2011 -Culver-Stockton College student art exhibition, Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Missouri
2011 - The Photograph As An Art Object, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
2008 - 9th Annual Photography Show, John Wood Community College, Quincy, Illinois
Interviews:
https://www.tspr.org/tspr-local/2018-09-08/photographing-forgottonia
https://www.tspr.org/tspr-local/2013-09-19/photos-document-todays-forgottonia