Hal Gage - Full Resume


Resume
Highlights
Education
University of Alaska Anchorage: 1976-1979, painting, photography.
Workshops Attended
LinDan Burkholder; Making the Digital Negative, Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2006 • Linda Connor; Refining Your Vision, Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2005 • Ryuijie; visualizing the final print. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2004 • Christine Shank; Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2003 • Robert Glenn Ketchum; Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2002 • Richard Newman; Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2001 • Barry McWayne; Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2000 • Marita Holdaway; Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1999 • Henry Gilpin; Camera Arts, Fairbanks–1999 • Kim Weston; Center for Photographic Arts, Carmel, CA–1997 • Susan kae Grant; the photographic book reconsidered, Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1997 • Martha Casanave; environmental portraiture. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1996 • Jay Dusard; print bleaching. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1995 • Robert Dawson; project photography. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1994 • Emmet Gowin; Camera Arts, Fairbanks–1994 • Huntington Witherill; personal growth in photo-	graphy. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1993 • Ted Orland; new trends in photography. Camera Arts, Fairbanks–1993 • Richard Misrach; the political image. Camera Arts, Fairbanks -1992 • Rosamond Purcell; sequencing for publication. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1992 • Eikoh Hosoe; the nude in the landscape. UAA Camera Club–1992 • Bruce Barnbaum; black & white darkroom techniques. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1991 • Mark Klett; human landscape. Camera Arts, Fairbanks–1991 • Judith Golden; the fantasy portrait. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1990 • Olivia Parker; the constructed image. UAA Camera Club–1990 • Patrick Nagatani; Metaphor as image. UAA Camera Club–1989 • Michael Kenna; the urban landscape at night. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1989 • Chris Rainier; photographing indigenous peoples. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1986 • George Tice; the fine print. Anchorage Photo Guild–1979 • Jerry Uelsmann; fantasy landscape. Anchorage Photo Guild–1978
One Person Exhibitions (Selected)
“Puddle Ice” ArtWorks Gallery, Kenai, Alaska 2007 “Oaxaca at Night” Kaladi Cafe/Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska 2006 “Ice: a personal meditation” Anchorage Museum, Alaska, 2004; The Annex, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2005; Kenai Peninsula College, Soldotna, Alaska, 2005; Bunnell Gallery, Homer, Alaska, 2005; Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Alaska, 2006 “The Artist’s Process” University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska. Semi-permanent installation. 2005–Present “Rivers of Ice” Kaladi Cafe/Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska 2005 “Roadside Alaska” Kenai Visitor Bureau, Kenai, Alaska 2002 “Gesture of Intimacy: A Visual Love Poem” Fairbanks Arts Assoc., Alaska 2003; Benham Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2001 “Roadside Alaska” Kenai Visitor Bureau, Kenai, Alaska 2002 “The Monolith Series” The Galleries of Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX, 2001 “The Party Series” Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, England, 2000; Bunnell Gallery,	Homer, Alaska, 2000; Out North Contemporary Art House, Anchorage, Alaska, 2000 “New Landscapes” D Street Cafe, Anchorage, AK, 2000 “The Quiet Drama, The Landscapes of Hal Gage” Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT, 1999 “The Denali Series” Benham Gallery, Seattle WA, 1998; Pratt Museum, Homer, Alaska, 1997 “Bird Point, a decade of photography” Decker/Morris Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, 1996; Fairbanks Arts Assoc, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1995 Bunnell Gallery, Homer, Alaska, 1994; The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Art Photography, Anchorage, Alaska, 1994 “Landscapes/Bodyscapes” The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Art Photography, Anchorage, Alaska, 1994 “VACinating the Arts” Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, 1990 “Minutiae” International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 1989
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
“50/50” Invitational. International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2009 “4th Annual Juried Art Show” Prof. Sean Licka, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2009 “Words & Pictures” Invitational, MTS Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, 2009 “Reflections on Alaska Statehood: the 49th at 50” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska, 2009 “Godiva” MTS Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska. 2009 “Alaskan Light: Mystery Revealed” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska, 2008 “Sticks and Stones” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska, 2007 “Godiva” Invitational, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska. 2007 “Members Invitational” International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2006 “New Works on Paper” MTS Gallery, 3 person show, Anchorage, Alaska. 2006 “Body Works;” Invitational, Pratt Museum, Homer, Alaska. 2006 “Arctic Dreams;” Invitational, Kenai Peninsula Collage, Alaska. 2006 “Kenai Experience” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska, 2006 “Acquisitions 2005;” Anchorage Museum. 2005 “Defiant Objects” Anchorage Museum, Guest Curator, Asia Freeman (Bunnell Gallery). 2005 “Members Invitational” International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2005 “Landscape” University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks. Curator, Barry McWayne. 2004 “Alaska Positive” Alaska State Museum. Juror: Michelle Dunn-Marsh, Aperture West. 2004 “All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition” Anch. Museum. Juror: Michael Rush, Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art. 2004 “Wild Alaska: Bounty of the Sea” Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska. 2004 “Members only” International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2004 “Horizon” Anchorage Museum, Alaska, 2003 “Art of the Quonset Hut” National Invitational, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2003 “Water” National Invitational, Bunnell Gallery, Homer, Alaska, 2003 “10th Annual Invitational Exhibition” Decker/Morris Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, 2003 “Members Invitational” International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2003 “Alaska: The Inner Landscape” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska. 2002 “2001: A Fish Odyssey” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska. 2001 “AK in UK” 3 person exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, England. 2000	“All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition” Anchorage Museum. Juror: Larry Rinde, California College of Arts and Crafts. 1999 Photographic Center Northwest, 5th annual juried exhibition. Linda Connor, 1999 Gallery Artists, The Weston Gallery, Carmel, California, 1998, 99, 00 Gallery Artists Mistral Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1998, 99, 00 “Friends and Strangers” Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska, 1998 “Alaska Really Is” Invitational, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska. 1998 “Rarefied Light” Alaska Photographic Center. Juror: 2008, David Hiller 2007, Doug Beasly, 2005, Linda Conner; 1998, Jan Oswald; 1995, Jay Dusard; 1994, Robert Dawson; 1993, Huntington Witherill; 1992, Rosamond Purcell; 1991, Bruce Barnbaum; 1990, Judith Golden; 1989, Michael Kenna; 1988, Marsha Burns; 1987, Linda Connor; 1986, Chris Rainier; 1985, Clark Mishler/Steve Council. “Polar Opposites” Fairbanks Arts Association, Fairbanks, Alaska, Sheryl Reily curator, 1997 Recent Acquisitions, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska, 1996/97 “Digital Photography” Bradley University Gallery and the World Wide Web, Peoria, Ill., Jurors: committee 1996, Olivia Parker 1997, Pedro Meyers 1998 “Center Awards” Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA, Richard Gadd, Monterey Museum of Art, Marc D’Estout, UCSC, 1997 “Opening” Invitational, Decker/Morris Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, 1994, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97 “Gold Pan Art,” Traveling invitational, Fairbanks Arts Assoc., Fairbanks; Juneau, Washington DC, 1996 “Alter/Altar” Traveling invitational, Lynn Naden curator, Homer AK, Anch., Alaska; Seattle Washington, 1994 USSR Hall of Art and Culture, 5 person traveling show, (Magadan, Khaborisk, Moscow) Russia. 1991–1994 “Fourth International Symposium on Electronic Art” invitational, Color Copy Art/Images and Artists. Minneapolis, MN, M.S. Witte professor Boise State University, lecturer, 1993 “International Visual Literacy Association, 25th Conference” invited Digital Artists & Images, A World Survey, Rochester, NY, M.S. Witte professor Boise State University; lecturer 1993 “Through My Window” nationally curated exhibition of art and technology. Anchorage Museum of History and Art, curator: David Edliefson, 1993 “XXIV All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition” Anch. Museum of History and Art: award. Juror: Ned Rifkin. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. 1991 “Soft Copy” international competition of computer art. University of Alaska, Anchorage; award. Juror: Mariano Gonzales, Professor of Art. 1991 “Alaska Positive” Biennial statewide juried photographic competition. Alaska State Museum, Juneau, juror: Les Krims. 1990 “Choice ‘90” members show. Visual Arts Center of Alaska. Juror: David Felker (NEA Fellow). 1990
Awards
Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship. 2004 Photographic Center Northwest, 5th annual juried exhibition. Honorable Mention. Juror Linda Connor. 1999 “Icebreakers: Alaska’s Most Innovative Artists” chosen as one of 50 of Alaska’s most innovative artists. 1999 Homer Photographic Symposium, Pratt Museum, jurors portfolio choice. 1997 “Rarefied Light” annual statewide juried photographic competition. Alaska Photographic Center. 1993 Best in Show, juror: Huntington Witherill. ‘08, ‘07, ‘05, ‘95, ‘93, ‘91 honorable mentions	“XXIV All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition” Anchorage Museum of History and Art, honorable mention and purchase award, juror: Ned Rifkin, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. 1991 “Soft Copy,” international competition of computer art, Univ of Alaska, Anch: award, juror: Mariano Gonzales, Professor of Art, UAA. 1991
Grants
Rasmuson Foundation $12,000 Individual Artist Fellowship, 2004 Alaska State Council on the Arts $1000 career opportunity grant, 2004 Alaska State Council on the Arts $1000 grant for travel to the England, 2000	Alaska State Council on the Arts $1000 career opportunity grant, 1995 Alaska State Council on the Arts $1000 grant for travel to the Soviet Union, 1991
Collections
Koeller Nebeker, Arizona Intuit Corporation, Nevada Art Bank of Alaska, Alaska State Council on the Arts Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Alaska University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, Photography Collection (permanent Display)	Pratt Museum, Homer, Alaska Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Alaska Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, Kenai, Alaska Union of Photographic Artists, Magadan, Russia Numerous Private Collections
Publications
Black and White Photography Magazine, UK, “10 of the best”, issue 65. 2006 Messages from Alaska, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Vancouver, Washington. 2005 LensWork Magazine, portfolio feature, issue #29. 2000 Shutterbug Magazine, Pixels, Pixels, Pixels. October 1999 Life Magazine, After the Spill. April 1999 Icebreakers: Alaska’s Most Innovative Artists book of 50 of Alaska’s most innovative artists. 1999	Rarefied Light, Annual of Contemporary Fine Art Photography in Alaska. 1991, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95 We Alaskans, Anchorage Daily News Feature. 1994 Society, an Alaskan Perspective, Sharon Araji, editor. 1994 Alaska Magazine. 1990
Gallery Representation
Weston Gallery, Carmel, California Benham Gallery, Seattle, Washington Cleary Gallery, Houston, Texas	Fotograpfie Forum International, Frankfurt, Germany Dana Gallery, Missoula, Montana Highland Gallery, Marfa, Texas
Workshops Serving as Instructor
2004-Present. Intro, Intermediate, Advanced Adobe Photoshop, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Alaska. 2002. Adobe Photoshop and Printmaking, Adjunct Professor, University of Alaska, Anchorage. 2000. Art and Technology, Governor’s Conference on the Arts, Anchorage, Alaska. 1997-1999. Intro, Intermediate, and Advance Adobe Photoshop. The Adobe Store, Anchorage.	1994. Computer Art, using Adobe Photoshop, University of Alaska, Anchorage. 1991, 1992. Lighting the Nude, Visual Art Center, Anchorage, Alaska. 1992. Night Photography, University of Alaska, Anchorage. 1991. Using Liquid Light, Visual Art Center, Anchorage. 1982–93. Basic Camera Handling, Anchorage Community Schools & Anchorage Museum.
Exhibitions Serving as Juror (Selected)
Glennallen Community Arts and Crafts exhibition, 1993. Rabbit Creek Elementary School PTA student work. 1992–98.	Alaska Wild annual statewide juried photographic competition. Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers, Anchorage. 1991.
Curatorial Credits
Abstract Painting in Alaska, MTS Gallery, Anchorage; Bunnell Gallery, Homer; Fairbanks Arts Association, 2008–2009 Words and Pictures, MTS Gallery, Anchorage; Bunnell Gallery, Homer, 2008–2009 Kaladi Cafe/Gallery, Anchorage, curator, 2005–2006 New Works on Paper, Trailer Art Center, MTS Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, 2006. Defining the Alaska Landscape: A Survey of Landscape Photography of Alaska in the 19th and 20th and 21st Century, Anchorage Museum. Tour dates pending.	Defining the Abstract: Abstract Painting in Alaska. International Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska 2001 Defining the Abstract: Three Alaskan Painters, Fairbanks Arts Association Gallery, Alaska 2001 AK in UK, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, England 2000 The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Art Photography in Alaska, Anchorage, curator 1993–1995 Photo Colorist, International Gallery, Anchorage; Fairbanks Arts Association, Alaska, 1992
Professional Affiliations and Boards and Commissions
Trailer Art Center, Anchorage, exhibitions panelist for the 2007 season. Board Member 2008–Present The Alaska Photographic Center, 1983 to present. Officer 1990 to 1993. Director 1997 to 2004. Anchorage Library Advisory Board, Appointment by Mayor Rick Mystrom. 1999 to 2002 Anchorage Arts Advisory Commission, Appointment by Mayor Rick Mystrom. 1997 to 1999	Anchorage 1% for Art, Appointment by Mayor Rick Mystrom. 1998 to 2000 American Society of Media Photographers, 1990 to present. Chapter President 1995 to 1999 Grandview Gardens Cultural Center, Anchorage, Visual Arts Advisory Committee, 1994 Visual Art Center of Alaska, Anchorage, Artistic Board, 1990-1991
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Resume

Education

University of Alaska Anchorage: 1976-1979, painting, photography.

Workshops Attended

LinDan Burkholder; Making the Digital Negative, Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2006 • Linda Connor; Refining Your Vision, Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2005 • Ryuijie; visualizing the final print. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2004 • Christine Shank; Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2003 • Robert Glenn Ketchum; Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2002 • Richard Newman; Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2001 • Barry McWayne; Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–2000 • Marita Holdaway; Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1999 • Henry Gilpin; Camera Arts, Fairbanks–1999 • Kim Weston; Center for Photographic Arts, Carmel, CA–1997 • Susan kae Grant; the photographic book reconsidered, Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1997 • Martha Casanave; environmental portraiture. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1996 • Jay Dusard; print bleaching. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1995 • Robert Dawson; project photography. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1994 • Emmet Gowin; Camera Arts, Fairbanks–1994 • Huntington Witherill; personal growth in photo-

graphy. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1993 • Ted Orland; new trends in photography. Camera Arts, Fairbanks–1993 • Richard Misrach; the political image. Camera Arts, Fairbanks -1992 • Rosamond Purcell; sequencing for publication. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1992 • Eikoh Hosoe; the nude in the landscape. UAA Camera Club–1992 • Bruce Barnbaum; black & white darkroom techniques. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1991 • Mark Klett; human landscape. Camera Arts, Fairbanks–1991 • Judith Golden; the fantasy portrait. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1990 • Olivia Parker; the constructed image. UAA Camera Club–1990 • Patrick Nagatani; Metaphor as image. UAA Camera Club–1989 • Michael Kenna; the urban landscape at night. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1989 • Chris Rainier; photographing indigenous peoples. Alaska Photographic Center, Anchorage–1986 • George Tice; the fine print. Anchorage Photo Guild–1979 • Jerry Uelsmann; fantasy landscape. Anchorage Photo Guild–1978

One Person Exhibitions (Selected)

“Puddle Ice” ArtWorks Gallery, Kenai, Alaska 2007
“Oaxaca at Night” Kaladi Cafe/Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska 2006
“Ice: a personal meditation” Anchorage Museum, Alaska, 2004; The Annex, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2005; Kenai Peninsula College, Soldotna, Alaska, 2005; Bunnell Gallery, Homer, Alaska, 2005; Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Alaska, 2006
“The Artist’s Process” University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska. Semi-permanent installation. 2005–Present
“Rivers of Ice” Kaladi Cafe/Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska 2005
“Roadside Alaska” Kenai Visitor Bureau, Kenai, Alaska 2002
“Gesture of Intimacy: A Visual Love Poem” Fairbanks Arts Assoc., Alaska 2003; Benham Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2001
“Roadside Alaska” Kenai Visitor Bureau, Kenai, Alaska 2002
“The Monolith Series” The Galleries of Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX, 2001
“The Party Series” Phoenix Gallery,
Brighton, England, 2000; Bunnell Gallery,

Homer, Alaska, 2000; Out North Contemporary Art House, Anchorage, Alaska, 2000
“New Landscapes” D Street Cafe, Anchorage, AK, 2000
“The Quiet Drama, The Landscapes of Hal Gage” Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT, 1999
“The Denali Series” Benham Gallery, Seattle WA, 1998; Pratt Museum, Homer, Alaska, 1997
“Bird Point, a decade of photography” Decker/Morris Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, 1996; Fairbanks Arts Assoc, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1995 Bunnell Gallery, Homer, Alaska, 1994; The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Art Photography, Anchorage, Alaska, 1994
“Landscapes/Bodyscapes” The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Art Photography, Anchorage, Alaska, 1994
“VACinating the Arts” Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, 1990
“Minutiae” International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 1989

Group Exhibitions (Selected)

“50/50” Invitational. International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2009
“4th Annual Juried Art Show” Prof. Sean Licka, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2009
“Words & Pictures” Invitational, MTS Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, 2009
“Reflections on Alaska Statehood: the 49th at 50” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska, 2009
“Godiva” MTS Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska. 2009
“Alaskan Light: Mystery Revealed” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska, 2008
“Sticks and Stones” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska, 2007
“Godiva” Invitational, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska. 2007
“Members Invitational” International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2006
“New Works on Paper” MTS Gallery, 3 person show, Anchorage, Alaska. 2006
“Body Works;” Invitational, Pratt Museum, Homer, Alaska. 2006
“Arctic Dreams;” Invitational, Kenai Peninsula Collage, Alaska. 2006
“Kenai Experience” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska, 2006
“Acquisitions 2005;” Anchorage Museum. 2005
“Defiant Objects” Anchorage Museum, Guest Curator, Asia Freeman (Bunnell Gallery). 2005
“Members Invitational” International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2005
“Landscape” University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks. Curator, Barry McWayne. 2004
“Alaska Positive” Alaska State Museum. Juror: Michelle Dunn-Marsh, Aperture West. 2004
“All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition” Anch. Museum. Juror: Michael Rush, Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art. 2004
“Wild Alaska: Bounty of the Sea” Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska. 2004
“Members only” International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2004
“Horizon” Anchorage Museum, Alaska, 2003
“Art of the Quonset Hut” National Invitational, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2003
“Water” National Invitational, Bunnell Gallery, Homer, Alaska, 2003
“10th Annual Invitational Exhibition” Decker/Morris Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, 2003
“Members Invitational” International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska, 2003
“Alaska: The Inner Landscape” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska. 2002
“2001: A Fish Odyssey” Invitational, Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai, Alaska. 2001
“AK in UK” 3 person exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, England. 2000

“All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition” Anchorage Museum. Juror: Larry Rinde, California College of Arts and Crafts. 1999
Photographic Center Northwest, 5th annual juried exhibition. Linda Connor, 1999
Gallery Artists, The Weston Gallery, Carmel, California, 1998, 99, 00
Gallery Artists Mistral Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1998, 99, 00
“Friends and Strangers” Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska, 1998
“Alaska Really Is” Invitational, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska. 1998
“Rarefied Light” Alaska Photographic Center. Juror: 2008, David Hiller 2007, Doug Beasly, 2005, Linda Conner; 1998, Jan Oswald; 1995, Jay Dusard; 1994, Robert Dawson; 1993, Huntington Witherill; 1992, Rosamond Purcell; 1991, Bruce Barnbaum; 1990, Judith Golden; 1989, Michael Kenna; 1988, Marsha Burns; 1987, Linda Connor; 1986, Chris Rainier; 1985, Clark Mishler/Steve Council.
“Polar Opposites” Fairbanks Arts Association, Fairbanks, Alaska, Sheryl Reily curator, 1997
Recent Acquisitions, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska, 1996/97
“Digital Photography” Bradley University Gallery and the World Wide Web, Peoria, Ill., Jurors: committee 1996, Olivia Parker 1997, Pedro Meyers 1998
“Center Awards” Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA, Richard Gadd, Monterey Museum of Art, Marc D’Estout, UCSC, 1997
“Opening” Invitational, Decker/Morris Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, 1994, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97
“Gold Pan Art,” Traveling invitational, Fairbanks Arts Assoc., Fairbanks; Juneau, Washington DC, 1996
“Alter/Altar” Traveling invitational, Lynn Naden curator, Homer AK, Anch., Alaska; Seattle Washington, 1994
USSR Hall of Art and Culture, 5 person traveling show, (Magadan, Khaborisk, Moscow) Russia. 1991–1994
“Fourth International Symposium on Electronic Art” invitational, Color Copy Art/Images and Artists. Minneapolis, MN, M.S. Witte professor Boise State University, lecturer, 1993
“International Visual Literacy Association, 25th Conference” invited Digital Artists & Images, A World Survey, Rochester, NY, M.S. Witte professor Boise State University; lecturer 1993
“Through My Window” nationally curated exhibition of art and technology. Anchorage Museum of History and Art, curator: David Edliefson, 1993
“XXIV All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition” Anch. Museum of History and Art: award. Juror: Ned Rifkin. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. 1991
“Soft Copy” international competition of computer art. University of Alaska, Anchorage; award. Juror: Mariano Gonzales, Professor of Art. 1991
“Alaska Positive” Biennial statewide juried photographic competition. Alaska State Museum, Juneau, juror: Les Krims. 1990
“Choice ‘90” members show. Visual Arts Center of Alaska. Juror: David Felker (NEA Fellow). 1990

Awards

Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship. 2004
Photographic Center Northwest, 5th annual juried exhibition. Honorable Mention. Juror Linda Connor. 1999
“Icebreakers: Alaska’s Most Innovative Artists” chosen as one of 50 of Alaska’s most innovative artists. 1999
Homer Photographic Symposium, Pratt Museum, jurors portfolio choice. 1997
“Rarefied Light” annual statewide juried photographic competition. Alaska Photographic Center. 1993 Best in Show, juror: Huntington Witherill. ‘08, ‘07, ‘05, ‘95, ‘93, ‘91 honorable mentions

“XXIV All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition” Anchorage Museum of History and Art, honorable mention and purchase award, juror: Ned Rifkin, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. 1991
“Soft Copy,” international competition of computer art, Univ of Alaska, Anch: award, juror: Mariano Gonzales, Professor of Art, UAA. 1991

Grants

Rasmuson Foundation $12,000 Individual Artist Fellowship, 2004
Alaska State Council on the Arts $1000 career opportunity grant, 2004
Alaska State Council on the Arts $1000 grant for travel to the England, 2000

Alaska State Council on the Arts $1000 career opportunity grant, 1995
Alaska State Council on the Arts $1000 grant for travel to the Soviet Union, 1991

Collections

Koeller Nebeker, Arizona
Intuit Corporation, Nevada
Art Bank of Alaska, Alaska State Council on the Arts
Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Alaska
University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, Photography Collection (permanent Display)

Pratt Museum, Homer, Alaska
Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Alaska
Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, Kenai, Alaska
Union of Photographic Artists, Magadan, Russia
Numerous Private Collections

Publications

Black and White Photography Magazine, UK, “10 of the best”, issue 65. 2006
Messages from Alaska, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Vancouver, Washington. 2005
LensWork Magazine, portfolio feature, issue #29. 2000
Shutterbug Magazine, Pixels, Pixels, Pixels. October 1999
Life Magazine, After the Spill. April 1999
Icebreakers: Alaska’s Most Innovative Artists book of 50 of Alaska’s most innovative artists. 1999

Rarefied Light, Annual of Contemporary Fine Art Photography in Alaska. 1991, ‘92, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95
We Alaskans, Anchorage Daily News Feature. 1994
Society, an Alaskan Perspective, Sharon Araji, editor. 1994
Alaska Magazine. 1990

Gallery Representation

Weston Gallery, Carmel, California
Benham Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Cleary Gallery, Houston, Texas

Fotograpfie Forum International, Frankfurt, Germany
Dana Gallery, Missoula, Montana
Highland Gallery, Marfa, Texas

Workshops Serving as Instructor

2004-Present. Intro, Intermediate, Advanced Adobe Photoshop, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Alaska.
2002. Adobe Photoshop and Printmaking, Adjunct Professor, University of Alaska, Anchorage.
2000. Art and Technology, Governor’s Conference on the Arts, Anchorage, Alaska.
1997-1999. Intro, Intermediate, and Advance Adobe Photoshop. The Adobe Store, Anchorage.

1994. Computer Art, using Adobe Photoshop, University of Alaska, Anchorage.
1991, 1992. Lighting the Nude, Visual Art Center, Anchorage, Alaska.
1992. Night Photography, University of Alaska, Anchorage.
1991. Using Liquid Light, Visual Art Center, Anchorage.
1982–93. Basic Camera Handling, Anchorage Community Schools & Anchorage Museum.

Exhibitions Serving as Juror (Selected)

Glennallen Community Arts and Crafts exhibition, 1993. Rabbit Creek Elementary School PTA student work. 1992–98.

Alaska Wild annual statewide juried photographic competition. Alaska Society of Outdoor and Nature Photographers, Anchorage. 1991.

Curatorial Credits

Abstract Painting in Alaska, MTS Gallery, Anchorage; Bunnell Gallery, Homer; Fairbanks Arts Association, 2008–2009
Words and Pictures, MTS Gallery, Anchorage; Bunnell Gallery, Homer, 2008–2009
Kaladi Cafe/Gallery, Anchorage, curator, 2005–2006
New Works on Paper, Trailer Art Center, MTS Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska, 2006.
Defining the Alaska Landscape: A Survey of Landscape Photography of Alaska in the 19th and 20th and 21st Century, Anchorage Museum. Tour dates pending.

Defining the Abstract: Abstract Painting in Alaska. International Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska 2001
Defining the Abstract: Three Alaskan Painters, Fairbanks Arts Association Gallery, Alaska 2001
AK in UK, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, England 2000
The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Art Photography in Alaska, Anchorage, curator 1993–1995
Photo Colorist, International Gallery, Anchorage; Fairbanks Arts Association, Alaska, 1992

Professional Affiliations and Boards and Commissions

Trailer Art Center, Anchorage, exhibitions panelist for the 2007 season. Board Member 2008–Present
The Alaska Photographic Center, 1983 to present. Officer 1990 to 1993. Director 1997 to 2004.
Anchorage Library Advisory Board, Appointment by Mayor Rick Mystrom. 1999 to 2002
Anchorage Arts Advisory Commission, Appointment by Mayor Rick Mystrom. 1997 to 1999

Anchorage 1% for Art, Appointment by Mayor Rick Mystrom. 1998 to 2000
American Society of Media Photographers, 1990 to present. Chapter President 1995 to 1999
Grandview Gardens Cultural Center, Anchorage, Visual Arts Advisory Committee, 1994
Visual Art Center of Alaska, Anchorage, Artistic Board, 1990-1991

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