Chronology
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1942
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Born, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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1969
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Met Walter Chappell and began collaboration on a 16mm film documenting the Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island from 1969 through 1971.
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1970
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Began private studies in photography with Walter Chappell and assisted him on numerous workshops.
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1978
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Traveled to Yucatan, Mexico and began exploring sacred sites and architecture.
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1988
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Traveled to Southern Italy and the island of Malta to photograph cave monasteries and megalithic sites.
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1992
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Traveled to Istanbul and was introduced to Islamic Architecture. Continued project, began in Matera, Italy of photographing the interiors of cut rock dwellings and monasteries.
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2000
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Returned to Turkey to continue visual studies of cut rock dwelling and sacred architecture.
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2004
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Photographed in Spain and Portugal.
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2006
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Photographed In Southern Italy and Sicily.
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Solo Exhibitions
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2006
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Read Johnson Gallery,
Santa Fe, NM
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2005
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Live Worms Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
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2004
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James Klebau Gallery,
Santa Fe,NM
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2002
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CMC Gallery,
Santa Fe, NM
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1994
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Spent Light, studies of sacred Turkish Architecture,
The Graduate Theological Union,
Berkeley, CA
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1991
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Midtown Gallery,
New York, NY
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1990
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The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine,
New York, NY
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1990
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The Carl Cherry Foundation,
Carmel, CA
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1990
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Pacific Grove Art Center,
Pacific Grove, CA
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1990
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Soundings: An Archeology Of The Spirit,
The Graduate Theological Union,
Berkeley, CA
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1982
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The Harwood Foundation,
Taos, New Mexico
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1975
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The Annex Gallery,
Santa Rosa, CA
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Group Exhibitions
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2001
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Ancient Architecture,
Amore Mills Gallery,
Scottsdale, Arizona
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2001
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San Francisco MOMA Artists Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
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1993
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Recent Acquisitions,
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School Of Design,
Providence, RI
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1989
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Architecture In Focus,
American Institute of Architects,
Oakland. CA
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1975
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erotica,
Lamkin Camerawork Gallery,
Fairfax, CA
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Collections
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Aaron Siskind Study Center, Rhode Island of School of Design
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Bibliotheque Nation de France, Paris, France
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The Museum Of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Creative Arts Foundation, Berkeley, Ca.
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Area Mayan Press, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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Bibliography
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ZYZZYVA,the last wordwest coast writer & artists,spring 2008.
Blaine Ellis. San Francisco, 2008
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Works and Conversation, #12.
same, Berkeley, CA, 2006
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Parabola,Spring 2005.
Blaine Ellis. New York, NY, 2005
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Light.
Walter Chappell, Blaine Ellis. Parabola, An magazine of myth and tradition, New York, NY, 2001
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The Geometry Of The Maya and Their Rattlesnake Art.
Jose Diaz-Bolio. Area Maya, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, 1987
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Education
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1969 - 1972
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private studies
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Studied with Walter Chappell
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Favorite Photography Books
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Photographs,
Emmet Gowin
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Pleasures and terrors,
Aaron Siskind/Carl Chiarenza
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Under The Sun,
Walter Chappell
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Old France,
Atget/MOMA
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