About
“I subjugate my personal bias of what's real and allow myself to be absorbed into the formal structure of an image.”
Donna Garcia (she/her) is lens-based artist whose work illustrates a semiotic dislocation that has been organically reconstructed in a way that gives her subjects a voice in the present moment; something they did not have in the past. Her images rise above what they actually are and become empathic recreations in a fine art narrative.
She often utilizes self-portraiture with motion and the idea of animism to provide an indication of the other in her work; a surplus threat to the perpetuity of our cultural grand narratives in defining elements like gender and race. Otherness is much more because it is grounded in being and is non-binary in nature.
Garcia’s work modulates against a fixed self and reflects a grounding in being. She creates images that аre indexical in nature not iconic - they are uncertain and indeterminate. The idea of time oscillation is throughout her work, and reads neither in one place nor another - destabilizing our perspective, and allowing us to see what we couldn’t see before.
Her use of abstraction pulls the viewer forward into a new sovereignty, and expanded possibility .
She has exhibited at The National Center for Civil and Human Rights: Civil Rights Museum in Atlanta, Griffin Museum of Photography, PhotoNOLA, Atlanta Photography Group (APG), FotoFestival, Lenzburg, Skye Gallery, Rockport Museum, Center of Photographic Arts (CA), Jadite Gallery (NYC), SITE: Brooklyn, CPAC (Denver), Cab Art Gallery at the University of North Carolina, Los Angeles Center of Photography, PhotoFest Houston, FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, Peinture Fraiche, Brussels, Belgium, Rotterdam Photo Festival, and PH21 Contemporary, Budapest. Her work has been featured in PDN Magazine, Lenscratch, All About Photo, The Boston Globe, Art Ascent Magazine (cover), Dodho Magazine, The Cape Cod Times, The Nature Conservancy Magazine, Atlanta Magazine, Artist Portfolio Magazine: Tenth Anniversary Edition, Art Fluent, F-Stop Magazine, Shots Magazine (feature), SocialDocumentary.net, Grryo.com, In-the-In- Between.com, LensCulture.com Emerging Artist Feature Gallery, Editor’s Pick 2017, LensCulture.com Visual Storytelling Feature Gallery, Editor’s Pick 2018, and LensCulture.com Black and White, Feature Gallery, Editor’s Pick 2021. She is a 2019 nominee of reGENERATION 4: The Challenges of Photography and the Museum of Tomorrow. Musee de l’Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland. Emerging Artists to Watch, Fine Art Photography, Nomination (only 250 lens-based emerging artists nominated worldwide).
Donna Garcia has a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design.
Contact: donna@donnagarcia.com for general information, private atelier coaching, or artwork purchases.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/donnagarcia23/
CV
Education
Tufts University, Boston, MA. Certification in Diversity, completion date June 2021.
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Atlanta, GA. / Master of Fine Arts in Photography, GPA 4.0.
Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, GA. / Master of Science in Communications, Summa Cum Laude.
Stonehill College, North Easton, MA. / Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Magna Cum Laude. Minor in Marketing.
Professional Experience
2023-Present Director of Education and Programs, Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston, MA.
2020-Present Contributing Editor, LENSCRATCH.
2020-2023 Adjunct Professor at the Atlanta Institute of Art, Atlanta, GA.
I work with students from diverse backgrounds and provide them with a classroom environment that blends innovative, personally designed curriculum with real world experience. In addition to class time, I maintain an established set of hours to mentor students to ensure success within the class and the overall program.
2019-2023 Executive Director / Marketing Associate at the Atlanta Photography Group and Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
As Executive Director(2021-2023) at the Atlanta Photography Group (APG) I am responsible for growing and managing memberships, developing all marketing strategies, planning and organizing all programing, executing all tasks around exhibitions, including, but not limited to, Calls for Entry, installations and curation, community outreach and management of grants, local and national. I also serve as the liaison between artists, the photographic community and the board of directors.
As a Marketing Associate (2019-2021) at the Atlanta Photography Group (APG) I provided marketing support for ongoing events, helped to identify and managed key external partners, supported direct/affiliate marketing efforts, and executed APG’s public relations agenda. (2019-2021) https://www.atlantaphotographygroup.org/blog/2020/02/03/welcomes-donna-garcia
2018-2019 Co-Owner / Director / Curator of Garcia | Wilburn Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
As owner/ director/ curator, I showcased my wide-ranging knowledge of art by making decisions about the type of work the gallery exhibited. I built relationships with artists, the art community and art critics to keep up-to-date with trends and identified work that would attract visitors and buyers. I planned programs around exhibitions and collaborated with designers to develop layouts that showcased work. I negotiated terms with artists and their agents, or owners of important works, and arranged for the collection (s), installation and insurance of the work. I developed partnerships (sponsors) to defer costs.
2016-2019 Full Time MFA Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
2012-2016 Regional / National Marketing Director / Creative Director Ogilvy–Regional Marketing for Heineken USA, NYC, NY.
Led strategic and creative development of programs from planning to execution, while working across multiple internal and external departments, as well as, a national and regional network of retailers, distributors and vendors. I was responsible for managing multiple sponsorships, partnerships, public relations, events and designing, executing and measuring multi-tiered marketing/branding initiatives throughout the Mid Atlantic, Southeast and nationally. I was responsible for creating new partnerships and dynamic new programs to increase brand awareness and secure continued sales growth.
I have executed/created programs around the launch of the James Bond Skyfall, Coachella, Music Midtown Atlanta, Ultra Miami, Counterpoint, World Cup, UEFA, Super Bowl, South Beach Food and Wine Festival, Art Basel, The Latin Grammys, The Oscars, National Tough Mudder initiatives and more.
Exhibitions: Solo / Two Person
2021
Midnight Mythology, AIA Gallery, Atlanta, GA (solo show).
2018
Midnight Mythology, Garcia | Wilburn Gallery, Atlanta, GA (solo show) https://events.accessatlanta.com/event/midnight-mythology--cve7d6baif
Habitat, M2 Gallery, Atlanta, GA, show to benefit AWARE Wildlife Foundation at Arabia Mountain (collaboration with Virginia Jackson Carr).
2017
Whistling Echoes: Ama, Women of the Sea, Modello Art Walls, Atlanta, GA. Curated by Krysta Rohling. (solo show).
Exhibitions: Group
2024
Georgia Photography, Marietta Cobb Art Museum, Marietta, GA. Juried / curated by head curator, Madeline Beck.
2023
The Art of Self-Portraiture, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ. Juried by Holly Hart.
Context 2023, Filter Photo, Chicago, IL. Juried by Karen E. Haas.
Lens 2023, Perspective Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juried by Crista Dix.
The Curated Fridge: Winter 2023, Boston, MA. Juried by Brian Piper.
Monochrome International Awards, Sage Cultural Arts, Sheridan, WY. Juried Group Show by Keith F. Davis.
In Our Hands, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Invited. October 2023.
2022
Monochromatic Awards 2022, DODHO Magazine, Barcelona, Spain. Juried Group Show and Feature by Daria Bonera (DB Agency, Milan,Italy), Tess Vinnedge (Edwynn Houk Gallery, NYC), Anna Lena Mehr (World Press Photo, Amsterdam, NL), and Roger Ballen (NYC and Johannesburg).
Transience, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. International Juried Group Show by Aline Smithson.
7th Annual Abstract Sanctuary, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR. Juried Group Show by Jennifer Gilia Cutshall. Whistling Echoes: Ama Women of the Sea.
37th Annual International Photographic Arts Exhibition: Emerging Artists to Watch, The Meadows Gallery at the University of Texas, Tyler, TX. International Juried Group Show by Erin Murphy.
The Human Blueprint, Rotterdam Photo Festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands. International Juried Group Show by Vanya Pieters (Die Zeit), Erik Vroons (Gup), and Marcel Kollen (Rotterdam Photo). Global Vision (complete series).
2021
17th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Barcelona, Spain. International Juried Group Show by Laura Ann Nobel and Jeannie Rickets. The Trickster, Swarm, and Muscogee.
Through The Lens, California Society of Artists, San Francisco, CA. International Juried Group Show by German Herrea. Swarm.
Liminal, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR. International Juried Group Show by Jennifer Gilia Cutshall. Metamorphosis.
Landscape: Exploring the Built and Grown, Site Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. International Juried Group Show by Jennifer McGregor. Global Vision.
Rewriting Reality, 独立映像艺术空间, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, China. International Juried Group Show. Global Vision (complete series).
Spirit: Focus on Indigenous Art, Artists and Issues (May 26-July 9, 2021), Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA. Select artists (nine total), Paula Tognarelli. Indian Land For Sale.
8th Annual Abstract Sanctuary, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR. International Juried Group Show by Jennifer Gilia Cutshall. Blur.
Double Vision, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA. National Juried Group Show. Muscogee.
Women in 2021, South X Southeast Photography Gallery, Molena, Georgia. National Juried Group Show by Constance Rosenthal and Nancy McCrary. Swarm.
2020
Director’s Cut, Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, Atlanta, GA. Curated Group Show by Judith Pishnery. The Impostor and Run.
At Midnight, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA. International Juried Group Show by Daniel Foster. Chemistry.
Times Under Pressure (single image category), FotoFestival Lenzburg, Luenzburg, Germany. Juried Group Show by Margherita Guerra, Kathryn Cook-Pellegrin, Head of Creative Content - International Committee of the Red Cross; Gilles Steinmann, Director of Photography NZZ; Audrey Hoareau, Curator of Photo Basel 2020, independent curator; Guido Schmidtke, Picture Editor STERN. Swarm.
Spirit: Focus on Indigenous Art, Artists and Issues, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta, GA. Select artists (nine total) Lauren Tate Beaza and David Hopings. Indian Land For Sale.
Chasing Ghosts V, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR. Juried Group Show by Jennifer Gilia Cutshall. Ghost Dancer.
Photomontage: Constructed Reality, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. National Juried Group Show by Tom Chambers. Fire.
San Francisco Bay International Photography Awards 2020, San Francisco, CA. Juried Group Show by Julia Dean, David Garnick, Hamidah Glasgow, Michael Itkoff, Molly Newgard, and Laura Sackett. Series: Indian Land For Sale.
PhotoNola 2020: On the Line, New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA. National Juried Group Show by Brian Piper. Muscogee and Swarm.
2020 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA. Juried Group Show by Aline Smithson. Swarm.
At Midnight, Art on 30th, San Diego, CA. National Juried Group Show by Daniel Foster. Chemistry.
2020 Annual Summer Show, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA. International Juried Group Show by David Duehr. Swarm and Run.
Projects 2020, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA. Juried Select Show (twelve projects/artists) by Douglas Marshall. Series: Indian Land for Sale.
Transitions: The Photographic Exploration Project (PEP), Peinture Fraiche, Brussels, Belgium. Juried Group Show by Bénédicte Blondeau. Night Owl.
7th Annual Abstract Sanctuary, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR. Juried Group Show by Jennifer Gilia Cutshall. Swarm.
Shadows and Patterns, Jadite Gallery, Manhattan, NY. Juried Group Show by Paula Tognarelli. Chemistry.
FotoFest 2020, Baytown Gallery, Houston, TX. International Juried Group Show by Catherine Couturier. Swarm.
Monochrome 3, Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. International Juried Group Show by Michael McCann. Chemistry.
14th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards (in conjunction with the 14th Pollux Awards), FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona, Spain. International Juried Group Show by Ken Light. Whistling Echoes: Ama, Women of the Sea (series).
The Self-Portrait, Cab Art Gallery at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC. National Juried Group Show. Swarm.
Black and White 2019, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. National Juried Group Show by Jennifer Schlesinger. Muscogee and Chemistry.
Open Lens VI, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA. Annual Juried Group Show by Ron Tarver. Swarm.
Isolation: Living Oneself, Millepiani Art Gallery, Rome, Italy. International Juried Group Show by Antonio Muratore and Silvia Colombo. The Watcher and Blur.
Animals, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna, CA. International Juried Group Show by Lori McBride. Lion In Winter (Hondo).
2019
Street View, Specto Art Space, Harrisburg, VA, International Juried Group Show by Jeremiah Morris. Restaurant 69, The Watcher and Identity.
Time Bombs, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, International Juried Group Show by Jason Franz. Swarm.
Staged, PH21 Contemporary, Budapest, Raday, Hungry, International Juried Group Show by Zsolt Batori. Chemistry.
15th Annual Photography Exhibition, Foto-Foto Gallery, Huntington (Long Island), NY. National Juried Group Show by Dan Burkholder. Ole Crow (Vel).
Who Are You?, Colorado Photographic Arts Center (CPAC), Denver, CO. International Juried Group Show by Roula Seikaly. Swarm.
2019 RAA&M National Awards & Exhibition, Hibbard Gallery at the Rockport Museum, Rockport, MA. National Juried Group Show by Thomas Hughes and JoAnn Rothchild. Metamorphosis.
Changes, Michael Warren Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, CO. International Juried Group Show by Michael McClung. Ghost Dancer.
After Dark, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. International Juried Group Show by Layne Kennedy. Metamorphosis.
Redemption, Skye Gallery, Providence, RI. Juried and Curated Group Show by Jonny Skye. Entwined and Float.
Annual Black and White Juried Show, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC. Juried Group Show by Jim Hallenbeck, David Spector, and Lori White. Metamorphosis and Ghost Dancer.
2019 International Juried Exhibition , Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA. Juried Group Show by Paula Tognarelli. Chemistry.
Monochrome, SITE: BROOKLYN Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Curated Group Show, by Donna Harkavy. Fire Eye.
Dusk To Dawn, Jadite Gallery, Manhattan, NY. Juried Group Show by Laura Ann Noble (LANG Gallery, London). Night Owl.
Mood, Woman’s Caucus of Georgia, Atlanta, GA. Juried Group Show by V. Elizabeth Turk. Swarm (Show Marquee) and Chemistry.
Animal Farm, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA. Curated Group Show. Night Owl and White Horse.
Choice, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA. Curated Group Show, by Judith Pishnery. Metamorphosis.
All of Your Memories are Lost, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA. Juried and Curated Group Show by Chelsea Voss. Swarm.
2018
Extinction, In The In Between, Online Exhibition. Juried Group Show by Stephanie Amon. Star Gazer.
Seven Deadly Sins, Cotuit Arts Center, Cotuit, MA. Juried Group Show by Amy Arbus. Honorable Mention Awarded. Restaurant 69.
Photo Buckhead, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA. Juried Group Show by Michael James O’Brien. Ghost Dancer.
Fauna, Cape Cod Cultural Center, S.Yarmouth, MA. Juried Online Show. http://www.cultural-center.org/fauna/. Night Owl.
Figure Ground, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA. Curated Group Show. Ghost Dancer and The Watcher.
Living The Legacy, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta, GA. Curated Group Show by David Hopings. Muscogee and Spirit. (Marquee).
2017
Open Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA. Curated Group Show. Selections from Whistling Echoes: Ama, Women of the Sea.
International Photography Awards (iPA), Online Format / Exhibition, International Juried Show. Fine Art Abstract Series. Journeyman’s Soul.
This Land is Your Land, Trois Gallery, Atlanta, GA. Curated Group Show by Alexandrea Sachs. Restaurant 69, The Watcher, Blue, and Before Harvest.
2016
Open Studio, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA. Curated Group Show. Selections from Journeyman’s Soul.
Publications / Online Platforms
Apr 2023 WABE, Speaking of Art: Interview with Donna Garcia. https://www.wabe.org/in-atlanta-artist-donna-garcias-lens-based-work-subject-and-object-become-one/.
Oct 2021 Elizabeth Flinsch. Donna Garcia: The Two Moons. Shots Magazine, Featured Photographer, Fall Issue #153, p.44-47, October, 2021.
Jun 2021 Elin Spring. Spirit. What Will You Remember, https://www.whatwillyouremember.com/spirit-focus-on-indigenous-art-artists-and-issues-at-griffin-museum-of-photography-ma/. June 15, 2021.
Jun 2021 Mark Feeney. The Griffin Museum Shows Spirit. The Boston Globe, https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/02/arts/griffin-museum-shows-spirit/?fbclid=IwAR2OUzE_cXUO3JkzU6VU7jtIyiqvZ07qre-cl4gwwlLiK7pU6NOpSnLOBBk. June 2, 2021.
Jun 2021 Aline Smithson. Spirit: Focus on Indigenous Art, Artists and Issues at the Griffin Museum, Lenscratch.com, http://lenscratch.com/2021/06/spirit/. June 4, 2021.
May 2021 Grisel-Hermand, Sandrine. Spirit: Focus on Indigenous Art, Artists and Issues, All About Photo Magazine, https://www.all-about-photo.com/photo-articles/photo-article/988/spirit-focus-on-indigenous-art-artists-and-issues, May Issue. May 13, 2021.
Feb 2021 Garcia, Donna. The Constructed Image, F-Stop Magazine, Issue #105, https://www.fstopmagazine.com/groupexhibition.html, February-March, 2021. Global Visions.
Jan 2021 Bhand, Michael. Meet Donna Garcia:Lens-Based Artist . ShoutOutATL Magazine, New Perspectives Series. January 19, 2021, Atlanta, GA.https://shoutoutatlanta.com/meet-donna-garcia-lens-based-artist/
Dec 2020 E.E. Jacks, APERO Magazine, 2020, Featured Work: Swarm, (Cover Feature and First Place Winner), www.showapero.com,https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5cfef779c1a4ac00011b8b30/t/5fc6839fa97599144edb37dd/1606845397292/APERO_December2020_web.pdf. (pg 26-27) December 2020, Los Angeles, CA.
Oct 2020 Aline Smithson, Indigenous Issues Week, Lenscratch.com http://lenscratch.com/2020/10/donna-garcia/. October 11, 2020.
Sep 2020 Kelundra Smith, Loupe Aims to be the Spotify of Visual Arts, Atlanta Magazine, featured work Ghost Dancer, https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/loupe-aims-to-be-the-spotify-of-visual-art/. September 2020 Issue.
Aug 2020 Donna Garcia, Indian Land For Sale, Artist Portfolio Magazine, !0th Anniversary Edition, https://artistportfoliomagazine.blog/2020/08/10/featured-artist-donna-garcia/, August 10, 2020.
June 2020 Nancy McCrary, Election 2020: What Matters, Indian Land For Sale, South x Southeast Photo Magazine. https://www.buildsxsemagazine.com/2020/04/election-2020-what-matters-indian-land-for-sale-donna-garcia-curated-by-billy-howard/, Juror and Curator, Billy Howard, June 1, 2020.
May 2020 Nancy McCrary, Election 2020: What Matters, Habitat, South x Southeast Photo Magazine. https://www.buildsxsemagazine.com/2020/05/election-2020-what-matters-donna-garcia-and-virginia-jackson-carr-habitat-curated-by-billy-howard/, Juror and Curator, Billy Howard, May 1, 2020.
Apr 2020 Aline Smithson, Tell Me A Story, Swarm, Lenscratch on IG https://www.instagram.com/p/B_RTDJClod6/, April 22, 2020.
Apr 2020 Aline Smithson, Projects 2020 at the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Lenscratch. http://lenscratch.com/2020/04/project-2020-at-the-los-angeles-center-of-photography/, April 4, 2020.
Mar 2020 Garcia, Donna. Indian Land For Sale. Dodho Magazine. https://www.dodho.com/indian-land-for-sale-by-donna-garcia/, 11th Annual International Projects Edition (#11), March 2020, Barcelona, Spain.
Feb 2020 Garcia, Donna. Spotlight: Mined. The Wall Gallery. https://www.thewallgallery.org/donna-garcia. February, 2020, Venice, Italy.
Jan 2020 Garcia, Donna. Indian Land for Sale. The Wall Gallery. https://www.thewallgallery.org/donna-garcia. January, 2020, Berlin, Germany.
Nov 2019 Alexis Culotta, PhD. Motion, ArtAscent Magazine, Motion, Vol 40, Featured work: Swarm, Muscogee and Ghost Dancer (pgs. 39-41), www.ArtAscent.com. December 2019, Toronto, Canada.
Sep 2019 Lopez, Dianne. Meet Fine Art Photographer Donna Garcia. VoyageATL Magazine, Hidden Gems Series. September 5, 2019, Atlanta, GA.
Mar 2019 PDN.EDU. Indian Land For Sale. Annual Student Awards, Fine Art Honorable Mention Winner.
Dec 2018 LensCulture, Visual Storytelling Awards 2018, Editors Pick, Feature Online Gallery.
Oct 2018 Staff Writer. Restaurant 69, Cape Cod Times, Entertainment & Life (Front Page Feature), https://www.capecodtimes.com/entertainmentlife/20181011/arbus-part-of-deadly-sins-exhibit. October 11, 2018.
May 2018 Socialdocumentary.net, Indian Land For Sale. Online Feature, May 2018.
July 2017 Ayşegül Bakış. Whistling Echoes: Story of the Ama. Naviga Magazine, http://www.navigamagazin.com. July 2017, Istanbul.
July 2017 LensCulture, Emerging Talent Awards 2017, Editors Pick, Feature Online Gallery.
Apr 2017 Garcia, Donna. Whistling Echoes: Ama, Women of the Sea. GRRYO. http://grryo.com/2017/04/whistling-echoes-women-of-the-sea-by-donna-garcia. April 14, 2017.
Books
Mar 2019 Habitat. Photographic Collaboration to benefit AWARE Wildlife Foundation at Arabia Mountain. Light Years Press, Boston, 2018.
Scholarships and Grants
2017 Focus on Excellence Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA.
2016 Academic Scholar, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA.
Awards / Nominations
2023
Monochrome International Awards, First Place Winner. Sage Cultural Arts, Sheridan, WY.
2022
Monochromatic Awards 2022, DODHO Magazine, Finalist, Barcelona, Spain.
Transience, Praxis Gallery, Honorable Mention (1 of 2), Minneapolis, MN.
2021
17th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Honorable Mention, Self-Portrait Category, Barcelona, Spain.
Through The Lens, First Place Winner, California Society of Artists, San Francisco, CA.
Manifest Grand Jury Prize Finalist, Cincinnati, OH.
2020
APERO Magazine, First Place Winner, Cover Feature, December 2020, Los Angeles, CA.
2020 Baymop, International Portfolio Award Winner, San Francisco, CA.
2020 Bromfield Annual Summer Show, Third Place Winner, Boston, MA.
Shadows and Patterns, First Place Winner, Manhattan, NY.
The Self-Portrait, Second Place Winner, The University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC.
14th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards (in conjunction with the 14th Pollux Awards), Honorable Mention Winner, Fine Art Series, Barcelona, Spain.
2019
2019 RAA&M National Awards & Exhibition, McDougall Award for Fine Art, Rockport, MA.
Staged, Honorable Mention Winner, Budapest, Raday, Hungry.
Dusk To Dawn, Grand Prize Winner, Manhattan, NY.
PDN.EDU: Student Awards 2019, Honorable Mention Winner, Fine Art Category.
reGENERATION 4: The Challenges of Photography and the Museum of Tomorrow. Musee de l’ Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland. Emerging Artists to Watch, Fine Art Photography, Nomination (only 250 lens-based emerging artists nominated worldwide), 2019.
2018
Seven Deadly Sins, Honorable Mention Winner, Cotuit, MA.
Student Prize Nomination, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA.
2017
International Photography Awards (IPA’s) 2017, Honorable Mention Winner, Fine Art Abstract Series.
Personal Curatorial Projects
2020
Spirit: Focus on Indigenous Art, Artists and Issues, National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta, GA.
2019
What About Us? Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Juror and Portfolio Reviewer Projects
2023 New England Portfolio Reviews, Boston, MA. Portfolio Reviewer.
2022 The Curated Fridge, Boston, MA. Guest Curator, Fall 2022.
2022/2023 PhotoLucida, Critical Mass, Portland Oregon. Final Round Juror.
2022/2023 PhotoLucida, Critical Mass, Portland Oregon. First Round Juror (pre-screening panel).
2022 New England Portfolio Reviews, Boston, MA. Portfolio Reviewer.
2022 PhotoLucida, Portland Oregon. Portfolio Reviewer.
2021 PhotoLucida, Critical Mass, Portland Oregon. Final Round Juror.
2018 Dogwood Festival, State of Georgia: Student Art Exhibition, Atlanta, GA. One of three Jurors.
Related Experience
2017
Workshop, Penumbra Foundation, Introduction to wet plate tintypes and ambrotypes, Sam Doyle.
Fellowships and Residencies
The Nature Conservancy, Migration of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Barrier Islands, USA. 2022-2023. Washington, DC. https://www.nature.org/en-us/magazine/magazine-articles/hope-for-loggerhead-sea-turtles-georgia/
Affiliations
The Denman Waldo Ross Society: Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston, MA - General Member
Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA - General Member
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA – General Member
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA – General Member
Society for Photographic Education – General Member
New Orleans Photography Alliance, New Orleans, LA - General Member
Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA - Bronze Member
Collections
Multiple private collections throughout North America and Europe.
Museum collection list upon request.