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Christopher Colville is an artist working to push the boundaries of the photographic medium in both experimental and traditional forms. Born in 1974 in Tucson Arizona Christopher received his BFA in Anthropology and Photography from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and his MFA in Photography from the University of New Mexico. After leaving New Mexico, he returned home to the Sonoran Desert and is currently living in Phoenix. Chris has spent his time in Phoenix exploring the desert where he has taught at multiple institutions including as a visiting Assistant Professor at Arizona State University.
Christopher’s work has been included in both national and international publications and exhibitions including Paris Photo and SCOPE Basel. Recent awards include the Ernst Cabat Award through the Tucson Museum of Art, Critical Mass top 50, the Humble Art Foundations New Photography Grant, an Arizona Commission on the Arts Artist Project Grant, a Public Art Commission from the Phoenix Commission on the Arts and an artist fellowship through the American Scandinavian Foundation. Christopher’s work has been reviewed in national and international publications including Art in America, the L.A. Times, the Boston Globe and GUP Magazine and Vice.
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Awards
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2015
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Top 50 Emerging Talents,
Lens Culture
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2014
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Nominee, Baum Award
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2013
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Ernst Cabat Award,
Tucson Museum of Art
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2012
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Photolucida, Critical Mass Top 50
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2011
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Photography Book Now, International Juried Competition,
Honorable Mention
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2010
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Picturing Maricopa,
Virginia F. Piper Charitable Trust
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2009
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New Photography Grant,
Humble Art Foundation
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2008
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Artist Project Grant,
Arizona Commission on the Arts
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2008
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Public Art Commission,
Phoenix Commission on the Arts
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2006
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Artist Fellowship to create work in Iceland,
American Scandinavian Foundation / Thor Thors Memorial Fund
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2006
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Professional Development Grant,
Arizona Commission on the Arts
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2003
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Van Daren Coke/Beaumont Newhall Fellowship for Demonstrated Artistic Excellence,
University of New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM
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Nominee, John Gutmann Fellowship
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Solo Exhibitions
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2019
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Flux,
photo-eye Gallery,
Santa Fe, NM
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2017
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Dark Hours, Citizens and other Works,
KMR Arts,
Washington Depot, CT
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2016
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Beyond Reckoning,
Rick Wester Fine Art,
New York, New York
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2016
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Works of Fire,
Robert and Elaine Stein Gallerie,
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
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2015
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Foto Fever,
Photo Week, Photography Festival Solo Booth,
Paris France
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2015
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The Dark Hours,
Duncan Miller Gallery,
Santa Monica, CA
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2015
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Scope Basel,
Contemporary Art Festival Solo Booth,
Basel Switzerland
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2014
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Christopher Colville,
Etherton Gallery, In House Pop up Gallery,
Tucson AZ
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2013
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Meditations,
Duncan Miller Gallery,
Santa Monica, CA
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2013
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Selections from Works of Fire,
The Monorchid Bokeh Gallery,
Phoenix, Arizona
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2011
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Instar,
Glendale Community College,
Glendale, Arizona
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2011
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Nothing is the Rule,
The Griffin Museum of Photography,
Winchester, Massachusetts
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2011
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Instar,
@Central Gallery, Burton Barr Central Library,
Phoenix, Arizona
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2009
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Christopher Colville: Selections from the Sonoran Project, Emanations and the Iceland Trilogy,
Foto Week DC, Insomniac Design,
Washington DC
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2008
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Since Returning Home,
The Kitchenette,
Phoenix, Arizona
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2007
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The Kitchenette,
Movements,
Phoenix, Arizona
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2006
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Dark Emanations.,
The Kitchenette,
Phoenix, Arizona
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2005
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Dark Emanations,
1101 Gallery, University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale,
Carbondale, IL
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2004
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ristopher S. Colville, Selected New Works from Trace Identities,
North Light Gallery, Arizona State University,
Tempe, Arizona
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2004
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Lost Images,
@Central Gallery, Burton Barr Central Library,
Phoenix, Arizona
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2003
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Trace Identities,
John Sommers,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Group Exhibitions
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2019
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Shots in the Dark,
New Mexico Museum of Art,
Santa Fe, NM
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2019
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Out of the Box: Camera-Less Photography,
Norton Museum of Art,
Palm Beach, FL
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2018
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Not of This World: Transcending Reality In Photography,
Rick Wester Fine Art,
New York City, NY
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2017
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Terra Matter,
Etherton Gallery,
Tucson, AZ
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2017
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Tremelo,
Rick Wester Fine Art,
New York City, NY
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2017
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Photoplay: Lucid Objects,
JP Morgan Private Bank Art Collection,
Paris Photo
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2017
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The Landscape Show,
Cattle Track,
Scottsdale, AZ
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2016
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Celestial Terrestrial,
Print Center,
Philadelphia, PA
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2016
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Houston Center for Photography,
Sight Lines,
Houston, TX
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2016
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Respite,
Modified Arts,
Phoenix AZ
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2016
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This is a Photograph,
Penland Gallery,
Penland, PA
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2016
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Into the Night: Modern and Contemporary Art and the Nocturne Tradition,
Tucson Museum of Art,
Tucson, AZ
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2016
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Scope Basel,
Duncan Miller Gallery,
Basel, Switzerland
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2016
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The Photography Show, Presented by AIPAD,
Etherton Gallery,
New York City, NY
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2015
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Bullet Points,
The Griffin Museum of Photography,
Winchester, MA
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2015
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One of A Kind,
Phoenix Art Museum,
Phoenix, AZ
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2015
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Cameraless,
New Mexico State Museum,
Santa Fe. NM
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2015
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Heat,
San Francisco Camera Works,
San Francisco CA
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2015
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Emerging Talents, Lens Culture,
San Francisco Camera Works,
San Francisco CA
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2015
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Infocus Exhibition,
Phoenix Art Museum,
Phoenix, AZ
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2015
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The Photography Show, Presented by AIPAD,
Etherton Gallery,
New York City, NY
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2014
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Infocus Exhibition,
Phoenix Art Museum,
Phoenix, AZ
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2014
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PAC L.A.,
Leica Gallery L.A.,
Los Angeles, CA
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2014
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Exposure,
Wright State University, Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries,
Dayton, OH
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2013
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The Fixed Shadow,
Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries,
Dayton, OH
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2013
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Infocus Exhibition,
Phoenix Art Museum,
Phoenix, AZ
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2013
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Arizona Biennial,
Tucson Museum of Art,
Tucson, AZ
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2013
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Critical Mass 2012,
Southeast Museum of Photography,
Daytona Beach, FL
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2013
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Critical Mass 2012,
Jennifer Schwartz Gallery,
Atlanta, GA
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2013
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One of a Kind,
RayKo Photo Center,
San Francisco, CA
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2013
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What Are We Doing Here?,
Modified Gallery,
Phoenix, AZ
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2013
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Alternatives: Borders and Boundaries,
Ohio State University,
Athens, OH
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2013
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The Physical Photograph,
Art Intersection,
Gilbert, AZ
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2012
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Looking at The Land, 21st Century American Views,
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Desi,
Rhode Island
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2012
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Center for Photography at Woodstock Benefit Exhibition,
Center for Photography at Woodstock,
Woodstock, NY
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2012
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Terra Cognita, Noorderlicht Photo Festival,
Noorderlicht Photography,
Netherlands
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2012
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Not Kansas,
. RayKo Photo Center,
San Francisco, CA
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2012
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Forecast: A new wave of creative talent,
Penland Gallery,
Penland, PA
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2012
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Surface Tension,
The Center for Photography at Woodstock,
Woodstock, NY
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2011
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No Mirrors: Juried Camera-less photography exhibition,
RayKo Photo Center,
San Francisco, CA
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2011
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Three Fold: Selections form the Independent Photo Book Library,
Photographic Research Center at Boston University,
Boston, MA
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2011
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The Collector’s Guide to New Art Photography Vol. 2,
Chelsea Art Museum, New York,
New York City, NY
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2011
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Arizona State University Faculty Exhibition,
ASU Art Museum,
Tempe, AZ
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2010
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Permanent Impermanence,
Washington Project for the Arts,
Washington, DC
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2010
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Picturing Maricopa,
@Central Gallery, Burton Barr Central Library,
Phoenix, AZ
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2010
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Texas National 2010,
Cole Art Center, Stephen F. Austin University,
Nacogdoches, TX
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2008
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WPA Auction Gala,
Washington Project for the Arts,
Washington, DC
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2008
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Retrospective,
Tilt Gallery,
Phoenix, AZ
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2007
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From Sun Pictures to Mega Pixels,
W.A.H. Center,
Harlem, NY
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2007
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Member Exhibition,
The Kitchenette,
Phoenix, AZ
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2006
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Three Pulses, a three-person exhibition,
Tilt Gallery,
Phoenix, AZ
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2006
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Antiphon,
North Light Gallery, Arizona State University,
Tempe, AZ
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2006
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Member Exhibition, Art Detour 2006,
The Kitchenette,
Phoenix, AZ
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2006
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Faculty Exhibition,
Phoenix Community College,
Phoenix, AZ
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2005
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Food is Good,
The Kitchenette,
Phoenix, AZ
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2005
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Faculty Show,
Scottsdale Community College Department of Art,
Scottsdale, AZ
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2004
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First to See the Light,
Quay School of Art Gallery,
Whanganui, New Zealand
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2004
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Illuminated,
Afif Gallery,
Philadelphia, PA
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2004
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Faculty Show,
Scottsdale Community College Department of Art,
Scottsdale, AZ
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2004
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Art for Art Sake,
Eye Lounge,
Phoenix, AZ
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2003
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Faculty Show,
Scottsdale Community College Department of Art,
Scottsdale, Arizona
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2003
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Digital Experimental III,
Period Gallery,
Lincoln, Nebraska
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2003
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Inside8,
Center of Contemporary Arts,
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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2003
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9th Annual Graduate Juried Exhibition,
Johnson Gallery,
Albuquerque, NM
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2003
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Small Packages,
Harwood Art Center,
Albuquerque, NM
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2002
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Student Photography Initiative,
Harwood Art Center,
Albuquerque, NM
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2002
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Small Works,
John Sommers Gallery,
Albuquerque, NM
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2002
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Persuasion,
North Light Gallery, Arizona State University,
Tempe, Arizona
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2002
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Latent Discoveries: Exploring Identity Through Environment,
Travelling Exhibition,
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2001
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Memory and In(ter)vention,
Geoffrey Batchen, Harwood Art Center,
Albuquerque, NM
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2001
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Small Works,
John Sommers Gallery, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM
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2001
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505 Salon,
John Sommers Gallery,
Albuquerque, NM
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2000
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Small Works,
John Sommers Gallery, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM
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2000
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Sixth Annual Graduate Juried Exhibition,
The University of New Mexico Art Museum,
Albuquerque, NM
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1999
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6th Annual Silent Art Auction,
Harwood Art Center,
Albuquerque, NM
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1999
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New Arrivals,
John Sommers Gallery,
Albuquerque, NM
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1999
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Group Exhibition,
Penrose Gallery, Tyler School of Art,
Elkins Park, PA
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1999
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Graduate Exhibition,
Tyler Gallery, Tyler School of Art,
Elkins Park, PA
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SF Camera Works Benefit Exhibition,
San Francisco Camera Works,
San Francisco CA
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Collections
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Museum of Fine Art Houston, Houston, TX
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JP Morgan Chase, New York NY
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Princeton Museum of Art, Princeton, NJ
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Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ
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Maine Museum of Art, Bangor ME
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Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
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Sir Elton John Collection
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Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida
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Wright State University, Dayton, OH
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Freeport McMoRan, Phoenix, AZ
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City of Phoenix Portable Works, Phoenix, AZ
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City of Phoenix Public Art, Permanent Installation, Phoenix, Arizona
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Education
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1997
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Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, BFA Anthropology/Photography
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2003
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University of New Mexico, MFA
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