Curriculum Vitae

&

Upcoming Exhibition and Events

 

To inquire regarding availability for talks and exhibitions, please CONTACT the artist.

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Museum Acquisition :

January, 2010

Musée Adrien Mentienne (Musée de Bry sur Marne)

1 Grande rue Charles de Gaulle
94360 Bry-sur-Marne,
France

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Workshops & Classes:

Daguerreotype Workshop in NYC

The Center for Alternative Photography, NY, NY

April 25 & 26, 2009

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Presentations & Talks:

 

"My Alternative Photography"

The Center for Alternative Photography, NY, NY

April 24 , 2009

 

"My Experience As An Artist"

Guest Speaker, Artte Clubbe

Galesburg Senior High School, Galesburg, IL
November 16th, 2007

 

"My Artistic Journey."

Guest Speaker, Graduate Projects Class

University of Texas at San Antonio
May 16th, 2007

 

"Multimedia Art - How I Use 21st Century Technology to Support my 19th Century Working Methods."

Guest Speaker, Graduate Multimedia Class

University of Texas at San Antonio
August 25th, 2006


"How and Why I Came to Make Daguerreotypes"
Guest Speaker, Graduate Photography Class

Columbia College, Chicago, IL
March 10, 2006

 

Gallery Talk: "Focal Points"
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL
February 24, 2006

Gallery Talks for "Casting A New Light"

Mc Lean Project for the Arts, Mc Lean, VA
January 19, 2006

Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
October 7, 2005

 

"Techniques of the Daguerreotypist"
Photo Club: Bosphorus University
May 20th, 2004
Istanbul, Turkey

"The New Daguerreotype"
Conference on Education: Bosphorus University
May 21st, 2004
Istanbul, Turkey

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Past Exhibitions:

Association Louis Daguerre: 175 Anniversary of the Daguerreotype
The International Exhibit of Contemporary Daguerreotypes

September 12 to October 18, 2009

Hôtel de Malestroit, Bry-sur-Marne, France
Former residence of Louis Daguerre (1839-1851)

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End of the 80s SAIC Alumni and Ray Yoshida Tribute

July 31st - August 31st, 2009

Avram Eisen Gallery

5202 N Damen Ave Chicago, IL

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2nd Annual Mary Beth Cregier Photo Exhibition

Curated by Catherine Edelman
Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL

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The Exquisite City

The Viaduct Arts Center, Chicago, IL: November 7 - December 12, 2008

The Chicago Tourism Center, Chicago, IL : January 15 - March 15, 2009

Installation and ambient sound in a Group Work; (70 Chicago Artists construct a miniature city.)

featured on PBS: WTTW Channel 11

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Samhain / Day of the Dead:
Thinking About Persephone

The Irish American Heritage Center

2 paintings in a Group Show

October 17 - November 16, 2008

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Samhain / Day of the Dead

The Irish American Heritage Center, Chicago, IL

1 Assemblage Sculpture in Group Show

October 14 - November 11, 2007

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2007 Around the Coyote Fall Arts Festival

Site-specific Installation: "Archeology #1"

Blend Cafe, 1746 W. Division, Chicago, IL

October 12, 13, & 14, 2007

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The Last Picture Show-Fine Arts Building Gallery
410 S. Michigan Avenue Suite 433, Chicago, IL

"Presence Series": 2 watercolors, 2 daguerreotypes, 4 acrylic paintings

This was the last show for the FINE ARTS BUILDING GALLERY

October 4 - 28, 2006

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"FOCAL POINTS" (One Man Show)
Assemblage Sculpture and Contemporary Daguerreotypes

14 box constructions

2 watercolors

10 daguerreotypes

-Fine Arts Building Gallery
410 S. Michigan Avenue Suite 433,Chicago, IL

February 1 - 25, 2006

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Casting A New Light:
19th Century Process & Practices in the 21st Century

(Group Show of 9 Artists / Ongoing Traveling Exhibition)

2 box constructions with paired, reflecting daguerreotypes

1 kinetic sculpture with 4 daguerreotypes

- Southwest School for Art & Craft, San Antonio, TX
Navarro Campus, August 24 - October 22, 2006
www.swschool.org

- Mc Lean Project for the Arts, Mc Lean, VA (Washington, DC area)
January 19- February 25, 2006
www.mcleanart.org

-Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
October 7-29, 2005
www.secondstreetgallery.org

-1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
September 1 - October 15, 2005
www.1708gallery.org

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Daguerreian Society Symposium Rochester, NY
October 27-30, 2005
www.daguerre.org

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The Daguerreian Niche
(Group Show of New Daguerreians)

1 box construction w/ daguerreotypes

Co sponsored by The Daguerreian Society of America and the Silver Eye Gallery Pittsburgh,PA
September 15 - October 15, 2005

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Five New Faces (inaugural show of New Gallery Members)
3 box constructions

Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL

September 7 - October 1, 2005

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Living Artists (Group Show of 33 Chicago-Area Artists)

1 Box Construction w/ Daguerreotype
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL

June1 - 30, 2005

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Daguerreian Society Symposium

1 Box Construction w/ Daguerreotype
Savannah, GA
November 7th & 8th, 2003
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Chicago Art Open

1 Box Construction: kite form
Chicago, IL
October, 1993
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Flights of Imagination

1 Box Construction: kite form
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
April 19 - June 15, 2003
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the HomeWorks Show

1 Box Construction -
Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL
December 11, 2002 - February 7, 2003
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Daguerreian Society Symposium

1 Box Construction w/ Daguerreotype
Sacramento CA
October 18, 2002
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Flex/Flux Show

1 Box Construction
SAIC Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
October, 1998
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Parallel Visions (group show)

2 Box Constructions
Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park IL
April 15 - May 12,1998
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Parallel Visions (group show)

2 Box Constructions
Northwestern University, Evanston IL
January 1998
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Blue Box Studio - Artists Cooperative Exhibition

10 Box Constructions
At the Cornelia Arts Building, Chicago, IL
September 1996
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20 B&W Prints and 5 Box Constructions (one person show)
De Paul University, Chicago, IL
April 21 – May 11, 1995
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Premier of the 16mm film VIRIDIAN (Director of Photography, Sound Designer)
THE FILM CENTER, Chicago, IL
November 18, 1994
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9 B&W Prints
in conjunction with the premier of the film VIRIDIAN
Gordon Meyer Studio, Chicago, IL
November, 1994
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Around the Coyote Arts Festival
September, 1994
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Premier of the 16mm film DESCENT (collaborative work)
THE FILM CENTER, Chicago, IL
January 18, 1992
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22 B&W Prints
in conjunction with the premier of the film DESCENT
Gordon Meyer Studio, Chicago, IL January, 18 1992
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1 B&W Print
Memorial Exhibition, Rizzoli Bookstore, Chicago, IL
April, 1987
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20 B&W Prints
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Fellowship Exhibition, Chicago, IL
May, 1986