EDUCATION
2019 Copyright Leadership Certificate | Copyrightlaws.com, Lesley Ellen Harris
Certificate in US and international copyright, laws, best practices, and policy development
2016 Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources & Image Management | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Certificate in copyright and image/archival management
2008 Advanced Digital Imaging | Pittsburgh Filmmakers | Pittsburgh, PA
Coursework in photography techniques and pre-press and printing methods
2006 B.A. Studio Arts, Photography | Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock, PA
summa cum laude
RESIDENCIES
2014-2015 I AM AN ARTS LOVER Project | Pittsburgh, PA
2011-2012 Distillery 6 | Brew House Association | Pittsburgh, PA
LECTURES | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS
2019 SIX x ATE, South | Pittsburgh, PA
2019 Photography portfolio review panelist | CAPTURED PITTSBURGH | Pittsburgh, PA
2017 Photography + Publishing Lecture | Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock, PA
2012 Artist Talk | Brew House Association | Pittsburgh, PA
2010 Art Lecture | Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock, PA
2009 Guest Critique | Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock, PA
HONORS
2011 Honorable Mention | Area Artists: 73rd Annual Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art
Youngstown, OH
Curator: Mark Perrott
2008 Juror’s Award | Mid-Atlantic Juried Exhibition, Hoyt Institute of Art | New Castle, PA.
Curator: Douglas Fogle
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Endless Summer | Full Circle Winery | Girard, PA
2009 Running Colors | Blue Heron Gallery | Volant, PA
2006 Play of Light | Martha Gault Gallery | Slippery Rock, PA
2006 Letting Go | Christine Frechard Gallery | Pittsburgh, PA
SELECTED GROUP
2023 2023 Women’s Biennial | 10|20 Collective | Erie, PA
2022 2nd Annual Alumni Exhibition | Martha Gault Gallery | Slippery Rock, PA *
2019 _ _ _ _ _ _ | SPACE Gallery | Pittsburgh, PA
2018 1st Annual Alumni Exhibition | Martha Gault Gallery | Slippery Rock, PA*
2012 The End | Brew House Association | Pittsburgh, PA
2011 Mean. Median Mode | Artist Image Resources | Pittsburgh, PA
2011 Toyed With | Open Shutter Gallery | Durango, CO
2011 Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried Exhibition | Pittsburgh, PA
2011 Area Artists: 73rd Annual Exhibition | Butler Institute of American Art | Youngstown, OH
2009 Behind Our Scenes | SPACE Gallery | Pittsburgh, PA
2009 Women in Art | Harlan Gallery | Greensburg, PA
2009 October Evenings | Council for the Arts | Meadville, PA
2009 Area Artists: 72nd Annual Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art | Youngstown, OH
2008 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition | Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts | New Castle, PA
2008 In the Making: 250 Years/250 Artists | FE Gallery | Pittsburgh, PA
2007 October Evenings | Council for the Arts | Meadville, PA
2007 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition | Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts | New Castle, PA
2006 BC3 Amateur Artist Exhibition | Succop Theatre | Butler, PA
2006 Emerging | North Hills Art Center | Pittsburgh, PA
2006 Annual Juried Artist Exhibition | Martha Gault Gallery | Slippery Rock, PA
2005 New Wilmington Juried Arts Exhibition | Orr Theatre | New Wilmington, PA
2005 Ellwood City Juried Arts Exhibition | Ellwood City, PA
2004 Art 24/7 | Associated Artists of Butler County | Butler, PA
2004 Ellwood City Juried Arts Exhibition | Ellwood City, PA
2004 Annual Juried Artist Exhibition | Martha Gault Gallery | Slippery Rock, PA
*denotes open invitation exhibition
COLLECTIONS
PNC Financial Services Group headquarters, Pittsburgh, PA
Private collection, Italy
Private collection, Slippery Rock, PA
Private collections, Pittsburgh, PA
Bibliography
J. Wicks “My First Place: Growing up in Ingomar,” Root Quarterly 3, no. 3 Fearful Symmetry (2021): 47-48.
Secret photographs on display at Pittsburgh’s SPACE gallery, TRIB Live, Pittsburgh, PA, August 2019.
Area Artist’s Annual Variety of Media Showcases Region’s Best Work, Vindicator, Youngstown, OH, April 2011.
73rd Area Artists Annual Exhibition Catalogue
Opening Reception at Blue Heron Gallery, The Globe-Leader, Jun. 2009.
In the Making: 250 Years/250 Artist, exhibition catalogue, FE Gallery, 2008.
Artist’s Profile, The Globe-Leader, Jun. 2006.
PROfEsSIONAL
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