| EDUCATION |
| 2004 |
M.F.A., Photography, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 1999 |
B.F.A., Photography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio |
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| AWARDS / HONORS |
| 2012 |
Myers Distiniguished Research Award, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 2011 |
Myers Distiniguished Research Award, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
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College of Creative Arts Professional Activities Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 2010 |
Myers Distiniguished Research Award, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 2009 |
Faculty Development Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
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College of Creative Arts Professional Activities Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
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Myers Distinguished Research Award, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 2008 |
Faculty Development Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
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College of Creative Arts Professional Activities Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 2007 |
Len Thayer Grant, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 2006 |
Tina Solberg Memorial Award, 2006 Kittitas County Juried Art Exhibit,
Gallery One Visual Arts
Center, Ellensburg, Washington |
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Special Events Grant, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 2005 |
Individual Artist Grant, Wyoming Arts Council, Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| 2004 |
Open Door Grant, Wyoming Arts Council, Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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Artist in Residency Grant, Community Visual Arts Association, Jackson, Wyoming |
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2004 Dean's Graduate Fellowship, Department of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
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Graduate School Research Award, Department of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
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Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Art History Department, University
of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2003 |
Juror Award, Illuminance 2003 exhibition, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas |
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Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Malhuer Photographic Workshops,
University of Oregon, Fields,
Oregon |
| 2002 |
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Department of Art, University
of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 1999 |
Robert and Marion Gatrell Undergraduate Student Art Award,
The Ohio State University, Columbus,
Ohio |
| 1996-99 |
Merit Scholarships and Tuition Grants, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio |
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| SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS |
| 2012 |
Michael Sherwin | Hans Gindlesberger, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio |
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It's All Relative, Clay Center for Arts and Sciences, Charleston, West Virginia |
| 2011 |
Divided Sky, Apothecary Gallery, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 2010 |
Divided Sky, Pittsburgh Filmmakers Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Experiemnts in Wonder, Paul Mesaros Gallery, West Virginia University |
| 2009 |
It's All Relative, Daywood Gallery, Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia |
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Translations of Lorca, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York |
| 2008 |
Translations of Lorca, Atrium Gallery, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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It's All Relative, The Medicine Factory, Memphis, Tennessee |
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Experiments in Wonder, Bowman Gallery, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania |
| 2007 |
Michael Sherwin | Fanky Chak, Plates to Pixels Gallery, featured artist for November/December’s online duo exhibtion |
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Mysterious Transmissions, Bliss Hall Gallery, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio |
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Mysterious Transmissions, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 2006 |
Flux and Form, Punch Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
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Walkscapes, Eveleth Green Gallery, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 2005 |
Dislocation (national juried exhibition), Gallery 1101, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale |
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Vanishing Points (2-artist, national juried exhibition), Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, Arizona |
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Dislocation (national juried exhibition), Artspace Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
| 2004 |
Illusions of Permanence, MFA Thesis exhibition, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2003 |
Dislocation, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 1999 |
The New Landscape, B.F.A. Exhibition, The Art Loft, Columbus, Ohio |
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| GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2012 |
Shift, Parkland Art Gallery, Champaing, IL, curated by Peggy Shaw |
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Terrain, (national juried exhibit), Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA |
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Gallery Divided, The Clay Center, Charleston, WV, curated by Arif Khan |
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2012 Juried Exhibition, (national juried exhibit), Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR |
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Electron Salon, (national juried exhibit), Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, CA |
| 2011 |
More is More, (national juried exhibit), Loudon House Gallery, Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky |
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Are You Faux Real?, SoftSpot.net, online curated exhibit by Kimberly Hennessey and Ryan Feeney |
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Small Magic: Photographic Transformations, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Maryland |
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Working in Wonder, (national juried exhibition), Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey |
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7th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition, (national juried exhibition), Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina |
| 2010 |
Selections from Cluster, The Center for Emerging Visual Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Of Memory, Bone and Myth, (national juried exhibition), Colonel Eugene E. Myers Art Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota |
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Cluster, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA, curated by Adam Welch |
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Rock Paper Scissors, Space Gallery, Artist Image Resource, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2009 |
Something about Nothing, (internationally juried exhibition), Wayne and Geraldine Kuhn Fine Arts Gallery, The Ohio State University at Marion |
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Ritual and Repetition, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York |
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Internal Compasses, (internationally juried exhibition), SPACES gallery, Cleveland, Ohio |
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The Extended Moment, (national juried exhibition), Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, Georgia |
| 2008 |
You are Here, SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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re.Action, (national juried exhibition), Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park and Arts Center, Solomons, Maryland |
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Photography in the Book Arts and the Book in Photography, (national juried exhibition), New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia |
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Society for Photographic Education Multicultural Caucus Video Festival, 2008 Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Denver, Colorado |
| 2007 |
Trick of the Light (international juried exhibit), Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio |
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West Virginia University Faculty Exhibition, in conjunction with the South East College Art Conference, City Hall Building, Charleston, West Virginia |
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35th Annual National Photo Exhibition (national juried exhibition), Larson Gallery, Yakima, Washington |
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Weavings, Interlacing Texture and Design (invitational exhibition), Peggy Lewis Gallery, Yakima, Washington |
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Ritual and Repetition (national juried exhibition), James W. and Lois I. Richmond Center for the Visual Arts, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Central Washington University Faculty Exhibition, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 2006 |
Vertical Hold, an Exhibition of Video Art, Eveleth Green Gallery, Ellensburg, Washington |
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Wired Forest, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, Washington |
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2006 Kittitas County Juried Art Exhibit, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, Washington |
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Eight the Great, The Second Annual Ellensburg Super-8 Night, Bluestone Academy, Ellensburg, Washington |
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Round Two, members exhibition, Punch Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
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Hot and Now – Nine Photographers, (national juried exhibition), Gallery 115, Greensboro, North Carolina |
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Double Vision | Shared Site, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2005 |
Symbol and Logic, (international juried exhibition), Caladan Gallery, Beverly, Massachusetts |
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SPE NW Juried Exhibition, Washington State University, Gallery II Fine Arts Center, Pullman, Washington |
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83 001/ 002 (juried exhibition), Artspace Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
| 2004 |
Snow Show|Show Snow (juried exhibition), Black Rock Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
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Sense of Place (juried exhibition), Black Rock Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
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MFA 2004, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon |
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22nd Annual National Small Works Exhibition (international juried exhibition), Schoharie County Arts Council Gallery, Cobleskill, New York |
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Malheur 2004, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2003 |
Variants, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
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New Work in Photography (juried exhibition), Photozone Gallery, Eugene, Oregon |
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Illuminance 2003 (international juried exhibition), The Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas |
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Analogue, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
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16x20, Points of View, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington |
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Craft Center Family Album Exhibit, Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2002 |
[pho/to show], Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon |
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Student/Teacher Exhibition of Art, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2001 |
Salon des Refuses, New Zone Art Collective, Eugene, Oregon |
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Spirits of the Land (juried exhibition), Art West Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
| 1999 |
Undergraduate Student Exhibition (juried exhibiton), Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio |
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| COLLECTIONS |
| Gallery 115, The Design Group, Greensboro, North
Carolina |
| Permanent Collection, Art History Department,
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| Sarah Gummere Photographic Collection, Portland,
Oregon |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| 2012 |
Chris Dorst, “New Clay Center Exhibits Cover Animals, Solar Eclipse and Native Americans”, The Charleston Gazette, January 11, 2012 |
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Jackie Mantey, “Preview: January Gallery Hop”, featured exhibition and review, Columbus Alive!, January 4, 2012 |
| 2011 |
Devra Goldberg, “Small Magic Showcases a Tiny World”, John Hopkins News-letter, March 10, 2011 |
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Peter Boyce, “Unpack the Catalog Essay-Nate Larson's 'Small Magic' at MAP”, Radar Redux, March 8, 2011, Baltimore, MD |
| 2010 |
Wuchina, Merritt, “Divided Sky Looks at Nature through Technology”, The Pitt News, Sept. 7, 2010 |
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Veshinick, Anna, “Divided Sky, Michael Sherwin”, phgfilmmakers.wordpress.com, Sept. 2, 2010 |
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Duryea, Rachel, “Assistant Professors Photography Exhibited at CAC”, The Daily Athenaeum, Arts & Entertainment, Sept. 2, 2010, Morgantown, WV |
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Olson, Kristina, “Rock Paper Scissors”, Notable Exhibitions, Art Papers magazine, July/August issue |
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Shaw, Kurt, “Rock, Paper, Scissors Exhibit Set Up in Three Pittsburgh Venues”, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 1, 2010 |
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Baron, Jennifer, “Pop Filter Event of the Week: Rock, Paper, Scissors Animates Local Art Galleries”, Pop City, March 31, 2010 |
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Riegelnegg, Curt, “Cluster shows a wide swath of local artists in fine form”, Pittsburgh City Paper, March 4, 2010 |
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Thomas, Mary, “Pittsburgh Center for the Arts curator Adam Welch offers engaging Cluster”, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 10, 2010 |
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Shaw, Kurt, “Cluster has Area Artists Exploring Diverse Connections”, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, February 28, 2010 |
| 2009 |
Fleming, Lindsey, “Minor Planets”, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, WV, June 12 |
| 2008 |
Shaw, Kurt, “SPACE Exhibit Shows Artists Depictions of Sense of Place”, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, July 31, 2008 |
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Bowman, Amy Joan, “SPACE Studies Place”, Pittsburgh City Paper, July 31, 2008 |
| 2007 |
Amanda Karpeuk, “Art Students Produce Innovative Photos”, The Daily Athenaeum, February 7, 2007 |
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Brian Sherwin, "Art Space Talk: Michael Sherwin", www.myartspace.com, several image reproductions and interview |
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Patrick Carlson, ''CWU Photo, A Developing Art Form'', and ''Depth of Field; In the Digital Age, Interest in Photographic Art Expands'', feature articles in Peak, a weekly section highlighting arts and entertainment, The Daily Record, Ellensburg, Washingtion, April 12-20 |
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Weavings, Interlacing Texture and Design, image chosen for postcard cover, Peggy Lewis Gallery, Yakima, Washington |
| 2006 |
Regina Hackett, ''Visions of Nature in the Age of Technology'',
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 27 |
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Regina Hackett ,''Punch Gallery features the artwork of
Michael Sherwin'', Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
September 15 |
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Michelle Bates, Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity, image reproduction in text, Focal Press |
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Graves, Jen, ''Punch and More'', image reproduction and review, www.thestrangersblog.com, The Stranger newspaper, Seattle, Washington |
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Keith Buckner, ''Nine Ways of Looking Through a Lens'',
www.gotriad.com |
| 2005 |
Margaret Regan, ''Rebirth Again'', Tuscon Weekly, September
1, 2005 |
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83 001/ 002, Image chosen for postcard cover, Artspace Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
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Tammy Christel, ''Sherwin Exposed: New Photography Studio Clicks'', image reproduction and
interview, Planet Jackson Hole newspaper, Volume 3, #22 |
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Travis Martin, ''Dislocation'', image reproductions and interview, Splash magazine, Summer 2005
issue |
| 2004 |
Snow Show |Show Snow, image chosen for postcard cover, Black Rock Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
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Image reproduction, Planet Jackson Hole newspaper, Volume
2, Number 52 |
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The Photo Review, National juried photography competition,
Volume 26, Number 3, Consolidated
Drake Press, Langhorne, Pennsylvania |
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Illuminance 2003, exhibition catalogue cover and website reproductions, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas |
| 2000 |
Spirits of the Land, image chosen for postcard cover, Art West Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
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| PRESENTATIONS |
| 2012 |
Artist Lecture, “Vanishing Points, Revisiting America's Ancestral Landscape”, Society for Photographic Education Northwest Regional Conference, Eugene, OR |
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Artist Lecture, “Vanishing Points, Revisiting America's Ancestral Landscape”, Society for Photographic Education Midwest Regional Conference, Cincinnati, OH |
| 2011 |
Visiting Artist Presentation, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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Visiting Artist Presentation, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota |
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Artist Lecture, “Experiments in Wonder”, Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2010 |
Artist Lecture, “Experiments in Wonder”, Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Photography panel session, South East College Art Conference, Richmond, Virginia |
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Artist Presentation, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Visiting Artist Presentation, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio |
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Artist Presentation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 2009 |
Visiting Artist Presentation, Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia |
| 2008 |
Visiting Artist Presentation, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania |
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Artist Presentation, “Extending the Photographic Image: The World Wide Web and our New Sense of Place”, Society for Photographic Education Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Artist Presentation, “Extending the Photographic Image: The World Wide Web and our New Sense of Place”, ”Fiction, In Fact: Directions in Contemporary Art Photography” panel session, South East College Art Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2007 |
Artist Presentation, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio |
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Artist Lecture, “Systems of Change: Science, Photography and our Quest for Understanding”, Unnatural Landscape panel session, South East College Art Conference, Charleston, West Virginia |
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Artist Presentation, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
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Artist Presentation, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan |
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Artist Presentation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Artist Presentation, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington |
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Artist Presentation, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Artist Presentation, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina |
| 2006 |
''Translations of Lorca: Sharing an Experience in Cross-disciplinary
Collaboration'', Symposium on
University Research and Creative Expression, Central Washington University,
Ellensburg,
Washington |
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| RECENT EMPLOYMENT |
| 2007 |
Assistant Professor of Art, Digital Photography (ongoing), West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 2005-07 |
Visiting Professor in Photography and Digital Imaging, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington |
| 2005 |
Instructor of Photography, The Art Association, Jackson,
Wyoming |
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Gallery Manager, Light Reflections Gallery, Jackson, Wyoming |
| 2004 |
Visiting Artist / Instructor of Photography, Jackson Hole Middle School, Jackson, Wyoming |
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Adjunct Professor, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2001-04 |
Instructor of Photography, The Craft Center, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2001-02 |
Instructor of Photography, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon |
