Photo-artist/Instructor
Developed and implemented course: The Art of Pinhole Photography for the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Conducted oral critiques of student work, in a group environment to encourage artistic and technical growth.
Dedicated to on-going development and self-promotion of art & photography portfolio.
Freelance Experience
Advertising, Pinhole, Black and White, Digital, Editorial, Landscapes, Lifestyles, People, Stock, Tabletop, Food, and Portfolio Documentation: two/three dimensional
Lighting: studio and location, strobe, soft boxes, light meter reading, gray card/color balance
Camera operation and film loading: digital, video, 35mm, medium and large format
Exceptional B&W printing and film processing, toning, palladium printing, liquid emulsion
Archival washing, handling and storage
Framing: Matt cutter, dry-mount press, assorted archival adhesives/tape, corners, acid-free papers/board/foam core, wood/metal frame assembly, and Lucite box construction.
Software: Photoshop, Word, Excel, Power Point, File Maker Pro, Entourage, I Photo,
Design, Presentation, Clay, Raku Firing, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Stone Carving, Wood Working, Weaving, Soldering, Forging, Torch/Tig Welding, Plaster Casting, Latex, Concrete, Handmade Papermaking, Vacuum Table, Dyes, Silk-screening, Batik, Faux Finishing and Oil/Acrylic Painting
Exhibitions
Tremont Art & Cultural Festival, Cleveland, OH. 1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts Presentation, Cleveland, OH. 1994
Garth AndrewÕs Associates, Inc., Bath, OH. 1994
Separate Voice, The Mather Gallery CWRU Thwing Center, Cleveland, OH. 1998
Gleaning Light: A Survey of Contemporary Pinhole Photography, (A Traveling Exhibition)
Began: Photographic Archives Gallery, Dallas, TX. 1996
End: Washington Center for Photography, Washington DC. 1997
Forty Take One, Mc Donough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH. 1996
Dark & Mysterious III, Gallery 0022, Cleveland, OH. 1996
Faces of Cleveland, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH. 1994
Agnon XXI Fine Art and Craft Exhibition, Beachwood, OH. 1994
Photo Opportunities, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH. 1994
EIO Invitational Photography Show, Art at the Powerhouse, Cleveland, OH. 1994
JCC Photography Show, Jewish Community Center, Cleveland Heights, OH. 1993
FAVA Six State Photography Competition, Oberlin, OH. 1993
Award Winner, Faces of Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art.
Finalist Agnus Gund Traveling Scholarship Award 1994.
Photographic Archives Lab & Gallery, Dallas, TX.
Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
Various private collections through gallery consignment.