Education
1999 Columbia College Chicago, Master of Fine Arts, Photography
1992 Northern Illinois University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communication
Solo Exhibitions
2009 City Gallery, Historic Water Tower, Chicago, Animals are Outside Today
2009 Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, Animals are Outside Today (Fall 09)
2007 Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, Urban Nature
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009:
Two person show: van Straaten Gallery, Denver, CO. Opens May 14
Art Chicago, Riverhouse van Stratten Gallery
Works on Paper Fair, New York, van Straaten Gallery
2008:
Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, Hey Hot Shot 08, v. 1
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Beyond the Backyard Evanston Biennial, Evanston, Illinois, curated by Barbara Wiesen and Lanny Silverman
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Photography Now, Michigan City, Indiana, curated by Joel DeGrand
2007:
Bridge Art Fair, Standard Usage Project, Miami, Florida
Humble Arts Foundation, Gallery Bar, A Field Guide Pin-up Show, New York
Chicago Botanic Garden, Power of Plants, Glencoe, Illinois
2006:
Museum of Contemporary Photography, In Sight: Recent Additions to the Permanent Collection
Iron Studios, Version Fest 06, New Chicago Photography, curated by Brian Ulrich and Jon Gitelson
Santa Monica Art Studios, Fresh StART, Santa Monica, CA
Hokin Center, Columbia College Chicago, Contemporary Condition, curated by Paul D'Amato
Woman Made Gallery, Click Art, Chicago, Curator Whitney Bradshaw
2005:
SPE Regional Conference, PROOF, Juror Chan Chao, George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA
U.S. Botanic Garden, Power of Plants, Washington D.C., traveling show
Beijing Natural Cultural Center, BIRDS, Beijing, China
Catherine Edelman Gallery, The Chicago Project, July 2005
Museum of Contemporary Photography, 25 Year Anniversary Benefit Auction
2004:
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, Frozen In LIght, curated by Matt Goebel
Glass Curtain Gallery, Chicago, Land/Space/Place, curated by Greg Foster-Rice
2003:
ARC Gallery, Chicago, 'Art to Fear'
The Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Movement Benefit
2001:
Chicago Cultural Center, 'You Are Here', City 2000 Closing Exhibit
2000:
Terra Museum Of American Art, Chicago, Our Town exhibit
City Gallery, Chicago Water Tower, City 2000 Exhibit
Gallery 312, Chicago, City 2000 Opening Exhibition
Three Arts Club, Chicago, Photosynthesis
1999 Nicole Gallery, Chicago, Landscape, Fra Angelico Art Foundation
1998 Albert P. Weisman Exhibition, Hokin Gallery, Columbia College Chicago
1996 Women In The Arts Juried Exhibition, Hokin Gallery
Online
Catherine Edelman Gallery, The Chicago Project, www.edelmangallery.com
Photo-Eye, Photographer's Showcase, www.photoeye.com
Flak Photo, www.flakphoto.com
20x200 Editions, A Jen Bekman Project
Collections
2003-Present: MoCP, Chicago: Midwest Photographers Project, mocp.org
Museum of Contemporary Photography Permanent Collection, Chicago
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Beijing Natural Cultural Center, Beijing, China
Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago
Ruttenberg/Belagravia group, Chicago
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Private Collections
Awards and Grants
2008 BLURB, Photography.Book.Now HONORABLE MENTION
2008 CENTER: Review Santa Fe attendee, www.visitcenter.org
2008 Driehaus Foundation Individual Artist Award Nominee
2007 Urban Nature named No. 1 Museum Photography Exhibit in NewCity, Chicago by Michael Weinstein
2006 CAAP Grant, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
2005 Beijing National Cultural Center, Honorable Mention Award
2002 Part-time Faculty 'Black Box Award'
1998 Stuart Baum Project Completion Grant
1997 Albert P. Weisman Scholarship
Reviews/News
Review of ANIMALS ARE OUTSIDE TODAY, Water Tower City Gallery, Michael Weinstein
Blog: Hey Hot Shot, Water Tower Show
Review of Beyond the Backyard by Abraham Ritchie, Art Slant
Blog by Darius Himes, re: Review Santa Fe
Blog by Mel Tritten, Cigarettes and Purity
Hey Hot Shot Blog, Jen Bekman
Eye Exam, For the Birds, Jason Foumberg
Tip of The Week, Michael Weinstein
Bibliography
2009 PDN Magazine, Exposures, February 2009, by Alia Akkam, Edited by Conor Risch
2009 PDN Online, Exposures: All Booked Up, February 2009, by Conor Risch
2008 Artists' Showcase, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, essay by juror Darius Himes
2007 Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age, Edited by Robert Hirsch, Elsevier's Focal Press
2007 Field Guide to the North American Family, by Garth Risk Hallberg, Mark Batty Publisher
2006 CITY 2000, Edited by Teri Boyd and Gary Comer published by University of Illinois Press, Champaign
2006 Photography Now: 100 Portfolios, International Survey DVD-ROM www.wright.edu/photonow/
2005 SHOTS Magazine, 2005 Portfolio Issue
2005 NATURE, Cover and interior, 6x6 Series published by Columbia College
Teaching Experience
2000-current
Columbia College Chicago, Part-time Faculty
2002
Jones Day College Prep, Chicago, Digital Workshop
2001
Marwen Foundation, Chicago, lecturer www.marwen.org
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