Chronology
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1949
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Born, Massachusetts
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1988
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While in graduate school, I became inspired by the painters of the Italian Renaissance and tried to work photographically with their visual ideas.
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2001
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My first trip to Ukraine was my introduction to the former Soviet Union. Ukrainian hospitality signaled the beginning of my "Russia love."
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2008
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Two journeys to Siberia inspired me to empty out the photographic frame and let the vast spaciousness of land, water and sky support the picture.
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Awards
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2012
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Dept. of State Cultural Envoy in Photography,
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
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2011
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Massachusetts Cultural Council Arts Fellowship,
Boston, MA
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2000
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Packard Foundation Grant for Kosovo,
Boston, MA
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1999
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Rotary Foundation Grant for India,
Easthampton, MA
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1997
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Support for Photography in Bosnia and Serbia,
Center for Balkan Development, Boston, MA
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1996
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Support for Photography in Bosnia and Serbia,
Friends of Bosnia, Amherst, MA
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1995
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First Place, Documentary, ViewCamera Magazine,
San Francisco, CA
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1991
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National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship,
New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston, MA
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Solo Exhibitions
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2012
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The Drunken Bicycle,
Vermont Center for Photography,
Brattleboro, VT
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2011
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Lost in Siberia,
Tabor Art Gallery,
Holyoke, MA
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2010
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Asia Central,
Valley Photo Center,
Springfield, MA
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2010
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UN/FAMILIAR,
Pictura Gallery,
Bloomington, IN
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2008
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Conflicts,
Hosmer Art Gallery,
Northampton, MA
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2005
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Reconstructing Kosovo,
United Nations Building,
Pristina, Kosovo
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1999
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Zones of Separation, Bosnia,
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, NC
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1998
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Bosnia: Toward the Future,
Marlboro College,
Marlboro, VT
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1997
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Tibet,
Springfield Museum of Art,
Springfield, MA
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1994
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Pictures of Tibet,
OK Harris Works of Art,
New York, NY
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Group Exhibitions
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2013
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Unclothed,
Vermont Center for Photography,
Brattleboro, VT
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2011
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Three Photographers,
Valley Photography Center,
Springfield, MA
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2010
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Faculty Show,
Institute for American Universities,
Aix-en-Provence, France
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2005
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Pain of War,
Mead Museum of Art,
Amherst, MA
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1998
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Children of Sarajevo,
Palazzo Reale,
Milan, Italy
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1998
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Enchanted Visions,
Center for Photography,
Woodstock, NY
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1995
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Focal Point,
Smith College Museum of Art,
Northampton, MA
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1992
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New England Photographers,
Danforth Museum,
Framingham, MA
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1991
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New England Biennial,
Photo Resource Center,
Boston, MA
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1012
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Peer Group 5,
Hosmer Gallery,
Northampton, MA
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Collections
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Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
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Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA
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Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, CT
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Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, MA
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Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
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Bibliography
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Lost in Siberia.
Frank Ward/ Vivian Leskes. Haley's, Orange, MA, 2011
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Curious Footprints.
Frank Ward/ Nancy Pick. Amherst College Press, Amherst, MA, 2006
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Pregnant Pictures.
Edited by Sandra Matthews and Laura Wexler. Routledge, New York, NY, 2000
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Gifts of the Spirit.
Edited by Phillip Zalensky and Paul Kaufman. Harper San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 1997
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Education
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1967 - 1971
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University of Massachusetts, BA in Educational Media
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1988 - 1990
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Bard College, MFA in Photography
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Studied with Ben Lifson
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Favorite Photography Books
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End Time City,
Michael Ackerman
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Broken Dream,
Antonin Kratochvil
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Going East,
Max Pam
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Sammallahti,
Pentti Sammallahti
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Transsiberiades,
Klavdij Sluban
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