Date of birth: February 4, 1947 Place of birth: Pittsburgh, PA
- PRESENT POSITION
- Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, D.C.
- The Ruesch Family Professor of Photography
- Teaching includes classes in BFA degree and part time programs.
- EDUCATION
- M.A. Photography, Goddard College, 1977
- Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York. 1971-1972. Full time student. Workshops included: Michael Becotte, Ralph Gibson, Syl Labrot, Nathan Lyons and Alice Wells.
- Center of the Eye, Aspen Colorado, 1971. Five week workshop with Gary Winogrand.
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1970
- TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, D.C. 1974-Present. Chairman Photography Department 1978-1981, 1984-1987 and 1999-2002.
- University of Georgia Study Abroad Program, Spring 2005, Summer 2008
- Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. Instructor of Photography. 1973-1978.
- George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Summer School, 1974.
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
- 2012 Civilian Art Projects Washington, DC Opening September 14, 2012
- 2006 Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 2000 Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington D.C.
- 1998 Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington D.C.
- 1994 Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington D.C.
- 1989 Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington D.C.
- 1986 Rice University, Houston, Texas
- 1984 Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1982 Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1981 Recontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France
- 1980 Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1978 Sebastian Moore Gallery, Denver, Colorado
- 1978 Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1977 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1974 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- 1973 Bird in Hand Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
- SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2012 "Deep Element: Photography at the Beach", Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
- 2012 "Corcoran Five", La Aurora, Gallery 13C, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- 2010 “Catalyst, 35 Years of Washington Project for the Arts", American University,
Katzen Arts Center, Washington DC.
- 2010 “One Hour Photo”, American University, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC
- 2010 "Faculty Exhibition", Corcoran Gallery of Art/ Gallery 31, Washington DC
- 2010 "Faculty Choice", Corcoran Gallery of Art/ Gallery 31, Washington DC
- 2009 “38th Cortona Exhibition”, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia
- 2009 “WPA 28th Gala Auction”, American University, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC
- 2008 “Mostra”, Cortona, Italy
- 2008 “2008 Faculty Exhibition”, Corcoran College of Art+Design, Gallery 31, Washington, DC
- 2008 “20/40”, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington DC
- 2007 “ Director’s Choice”, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2007 “ Tales of Art”, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2006 “Road Trip “, Smithsonian Museum of America Art, Washington, DC
- 2006 “The Photography Show 2006”, AIPAD, New York, NY
- 2006 “35th Cortona Exhibition”, University of Georgia, Athens,GA
- 2006 “30th Anniversary Exhibition, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2006 “Thinking Voodoo”, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2005 “Mostra Auntunno 2005”, Palazzo Casali, Cortona Italy
- 2004 “Images of Italy”, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2004 “Room Full of Mirrors”, The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park MD
- 2004 “Dog Days Show”, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2004 “Inaugural Digital Image Exhibition”, Red Brook Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2004 “2004 Faculty Exhibition”, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- 2003 "The Land Through a Lens", Smithsonian American Art Museum, Traveling Exhibition,
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida, The Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami, Florida
- 2003 "Room Full of Mirrors" 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA Joseph Mills curator
- 2002 "Contemporary Photography in Virginia", Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA
- 2001 "In Like a Lion, Out like a Lamb", Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2000 "Mary", McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
- 2000 "A Creative Space: A History of the Visual Studies Workshop", Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
- 2000 "Dedicated To Art: The 2000 Corcoran Biennial Faculty Exhibition",
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
- 2000 "Snapshot", Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD
- 1999 "Forces of Nature; Earth, Air Fire and Water",
Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
- 1998 "Collaborative Works: The 1998 Corcoran Faculty Exhibition",
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
- 1998 "Water, Water, Everywhere", Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
- 1997 "Longwood Invitational 1997, Virginia's Photographers", Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, VA
- 1997 "Electing Miss America", Gallery K, Washington D.C.
- 1997 "Sixty Celebrate Sixty", Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, DC
- 1996 "Portraits of the Faculty, by the Faculty", Corcoran Gallery of Art,
Washington, D.C.
- 1995 "Creatures", Kathleen Ewing Gallery
- 1994 "Faculty Exhibition", Corcoran Galley of Art, Washington, D.C.
- 1992 "Between Home and Heaven: Contemporary American Landscape
Photography," National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D.C. 1992; Carnegie Museum of Art,
Pittsburgh, PA.; New Orleans Museum of Art, 1993; The New
York State Museum, Albany, New York. Catalogue
- 1992 "Proud Possessions", Chrysler, Museum, Norfolk, VA Catalogue
- 1992 "Trends & Continuities", Washington Center for Photography,
Washington D.C.
- 1990 "Terra Sancta," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Catalogue
- 1989 "Washington's Choice, A Survey of Ten Washington Photographers"
Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1989 "Flowers," Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1986 "In Color," Comfort Gallery, Haverford College, Haverford, PA
- 1985 "Light Work," Photography over the 70's and 80's," Everson
Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
- 1983 "Structure/Constructs," Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
- 1982 "Washington Photography: Images of the Eighties," Corcoran
Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Catalogue. Exhibition traveled through 1984.
- 1981 "SX-70 Art," Clarence Kennedy Gallery, Cambridge, MA
- 1981 "Lightwaves: Nine Photographers Using Diverse Color Techniques"
Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, CO
- 1981 "Photographers X Photographers," Corcoran Gallery of Art,
Washington D.C. Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
- 1981 "Configurations: A Selection of Contemporary Photographs,"
Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Goucher College, Towson, MD
- 1980 "Washington Photography in the Seventies: A Different Light,"
Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
- 1980 "Recent Polaroid Photographs in Historic Perspective, Bell
Gallery, Brown University, Providence RI
- 1980 "Polacolor, A Survey of Color and Scale in Recent Polaroid
- 1980 "Photography," Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia PA
- 1980 " '40-'80," The Institute of Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum
Richmond, VA
- 1979 "8 X 10 Polaroids," Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Traveling Exhibition.
- 1979 "One of a Kind," Traveling Exhibition organized by the Polaroid
Corporation. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston TX. Decordova Museum
Lincoln, MA. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. University of Arizona. Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art. Corcoran Gallery of Art. Denver Art Museum. Art Institute of Chicago.
- 1979 "Recent Acquisitions," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C
- 1979 "Water Show," Middendorf/Lane Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1979 "8 X 10 - Eight Photographs by Ten Photographers," Susan Spiritus Gallery, Newport Beach, CA
- 1979 "American Landscapes, 19th and 20th Century Photographs," Diane
Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1978 "Still Life Photographs," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Wash. D.C.
- 1978 "One-of-a- Kind Color: Color of One Kind," The Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, PA
- 1978 "Six Photographers," Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1977 "Eye of the West: Camera Vision and Cultural Consensus,"
Hayden Gallery, MIT, Cambridge, MA
- 1977 "Color Photography," Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
- 1976 "Self Portraits: How Photographers See Themselves," Intuitive
Eye Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1976 "Madams Organ Invitational," Madams Organ Gallery, Wash. D.C.
- 1976 "New Works by Faculty Members, Northern Virginia Community
College," Emerson Gallery, McLean, VA
- 1975 "Virginia Photographers 1975," Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,
Richmond, VA Selected version traveled 1975-1977. Catalogue.
- 1975 "Artist Without Galleries," Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
- 1974 "National Photography Invitational," Anderson Gallery, VC Richmond, VA Catalogue.
- 1973 "Virginia Photographers 1973," Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,
Richmond, VA Selected version traveled 1973-1975. Catalogue.
- 1972 "Photographic," Atheneum Museum, Alexandria, VA
- COLLECTIONS
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
- Recontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France
- Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
- Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- Polaroid (Europa), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
- The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore Maryland
- The Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.
- The Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona
- The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk ,Virginia
- PUBLICATIONS
- Art forum, summer 2006 issue, Exhibition review with reproduction.
- Between Home and Heaven: Contemporary American Landscape Photography,
Exhibition Catalogue. National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. 1992
- Terra Sancta, Exhibition catalogue, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1990
- Contact Sheet, Light Work, Syracuse, NY, 1982
- Washington Photography: Images of the Eighties, Exhibition catalogue,
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C. 1982
- SX-70 Art, Ralph Gibson, Editor, Lustrum Press, New York, NY, 1979
- Image Continuum Journal 4, Ted Orland, Editor, 1979
- One of a Kind: Recent Polaroid Photography, David R. Godine, Boston,
MA, 1979
- Popular Photography, January, 1979
- Full page Polaroid ad appeared in the following Publications:
New York, May 22, 1978
New West, May 22, 1978
New York Times Magazine, June 4, 1978
Esquire, June 20, 1978Color Photographs, Exhibition catalogue, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1977
- Lightwork, February 1975
- Virginia Photographers 1973, Exhibition catalogue. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1974
- Modern Photography, October 1972
- FELLOWSHIPS
- Artist- in- Residence, Pittman Study Away Program, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2011
- Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont 2002
- Artist-in-Residence, Lightwork, Syracuse, NY 1982
- Artist-in Residence, Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France 1980
- Graduate Fellowship, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA l975
- LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
- Maine Photographic Workshop in Easton MD 2002
- Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling VA 1991, 1993
- Rice University, Houston TX, 1986
- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 1982
- University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 1981
- Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills MI, 1979
- International Center of Photography, New York, NY, l979
- American University, Washington, D.C., 1977, 1978, 1979
- The Maine Photographic Workshop, Rockport, ME, 1977
- The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. 1976
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