Photography Bio
Exhibitions, Awards, & Publications
2011
Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication: On the Road: Travel Photography
Sponsor: PhotoPlace Gallery & Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
Exhibited on PhotoPlace On-Line Gallery Annex
Juror: Sandra Chen Weinstein, Documentary Photographer
Accepted Photographer: Rainy Day, Li River, China
Juried Publication & Online Exhibition: Portfolio Showcase Volume 5
A book from The Center for Fine Art Photography
Juror: Chris Pichler, Founder and Publisher of Nazraeli Press
Twelve photographs from Egret Rookery project
Online exhibition begins December 2011
Expected publication date: January 2012
Juried Exhibition: 12 12 Gallery International Juried Photography Exhibition 2011
Exhibition at the 12 12 Gallery in Richmond, VA
October 28 through January 15
Juror: Amalia Pizzardi, Founder & Director of "The Gallery Art & Design"
Accepted Photographs: Old Faithful Greets a New Day, & A Smoke & A Text
Juried Award & Online Exhibition: 6th Annual Black and White Spider Awards
Category: Architectural, Nominee Award & Showcase at Online Winners Gallery
Jurors: "... the most respected names in photography"
Selected Photograph: Ponte Vecchio, Florence
Juried Award: 2011 PX3 Prix De La Photoraphie Paris
Official Selection in Nature/Wildlife category for "Egret Rookery" series
Photographs: "The Glide", "Building A Nest", "Prehistory Reflected", "Dancing On A Treetop" & "Window Through A Tree"
Permanent Collection: Wyoming State Museum
Purchased Photograph: "Old Faithful Greets A New Day"
Donation: Race for the Cure
Donated Photograph: "Tree And Palm, Tuscany"
Juried Exhibition: Exposure: Second Annual Juried Exhibition
Exhibition at the Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
August 12th through September 7th
Jurors: Open Shutter Gallery & Steve McCurry, Magnum Photographer and Photojournalist
Accepted Photograph: "Window Through A Tree"
Juried Exhibition & Book Publication: Early Morning, After Dark
Exhibition at the MPLS Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN
June 24th through August 13th
Juror: Peter Howe, Former Photo Editor of the New York Times Magazine & Director of Photography for LIFE magazine
Accepted Photograph: A Smoke & A Text
Solo Exhibition: Architecture Speaks in Black & White
Corridor Gallery, Casper, WY
May 20th Through May 22nd
Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication: Language of Light
Sponsor: PhotoPlace Gallery and Vermont Photography Workplace, Middlebury, VT
Exhibited on PhotoPlace On-Line Gallery Annex
Juror: Paul Paletti, Gallery Owner, Louisville, KY
Accepted Photograph: Embarcadero And Palms
Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication: Point of View - 2011
Sponsor: Roho Photo Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Accepted Photograph: Tea House, Shanghai (Wormhole version)
Book: Point of View - 2011, Published by Edgecliff Press
2010
Publication: Photography In The Fine Arts Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 4, November 2010
Published Photograph: Guilin Cityscape #1, China
Publisher: Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, CO
Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication: Flowers, Trees, Birds & Bees: Nature Explored
Sponsor: PhotoPlace Gallery, On-Line Gallery Annex
Juror: Alan Nyiri, Fine Art Photographer
Accepted Photograph: Reflected Tree, Fallen Blossom, Shanghai
Juried Exhibition: The Art of Photography Today 2
Jurors: Hal Gould & Loretta Young Gaither
Accepted Photograph: Guilin Cityscape 1, China
Location: The Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, Colorado
December 10, 2010 through February 5, 2011
Juried Exhibition: Religion
Corridor Gallery, Casper, WY
December, 2010
Accepted Photograph: St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice
Juried Award, Online Exhibition & Book Publication: Urban and Country Landscape Contest
Sponsored by: The World Wide Photography Gala Awards (WPGA) to benefit
The Save The Children Organization
Jurors: Editorial and Artistic Team & Julio Hardy
Silver Honorable Mention Award for the photograph: Botanical Garden Worker, Wuhan, China
Online exhibition at Wonderpick.com
Solo Exhibition: "Nature Studies: A Journey in Black and White"
Location: The Corridor Gallery, 120 E. Second Street, Casper, WY 82601
September 2010
Juried Award: International Photography Awards 2010
Category: Fine Art, Landscape - Honorable Mention
Photographs: "River Bank, Li River", "Bamboo Raft, Li River", "River Bend, Li River", "Hillside Shack, Li River", & "Dancing Trees, Li River"
Juried Award: 2010 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris
Honorable mention in Fiine Art/Landscapes category for "Cactus Garden" series
Photographs: "Balboa Park 2", "Balboa Park 5", "Balboa Park 8", "Balboa Park 10" & "Balboa Park 12"
Juried Online Exhibition & Book Publication: Anything Goes!! 2010
May 28 through June, 2010
Accepted Photograph: "Venice Canal Reflection 4"
Included in online version of exhibition & published in the Anything Goes!! - 2010 Book"
Sponsor: RoHo Photo Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
20:20 Presentation: 20 photographs from Nature Studies: A Journey in Black and White
April 2010, Sponsored by University of Wyoming Art Museum
Casper, WY
Juried Exhibition: Landscapes - Unfeigned and Illusory
April 23 to June 13, 2010
Juror: Todd Brandow, Art Consultant, Curator & Founding Director of the
Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography
Accepted Photograph: "Pudong, Shanghai"
Location: Mpls Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN
Juried Exhibition: Exposure: An Open Photography Competition
March 26, 2010 to May 5, 2010
Jurors: Phil Borges, Social Documentary Photographer,
and Open Shutter Gallery
Accepted Photographs: "Shanghai Nightclub 1" & "Coming And Going, Venice"
Location: Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
Juried Exhibition: artspace National Juried Photography and Printmaking Exhibition 2010
March 26, 2010 to April 18, 2010
Juror: Richard Waller, Executive Director of Museums, University of Richmond
Accepted Photographs: "Balboa Park 10" & "Balboa Park 11"
Location: artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
Juried Publication & Online Exhibition: Portfolio Showcase, Volume 4
A book from The Center for Fine Art Photography
Juror: Katherine Ware, Curator of Photography for the New Mexico Museum of Art
Twelve photographs from China Life 2008 project
Online exhibition begins March 1, 2010
Expected publication date: May 2010
Juried Award: 5th Annual Black and White Spider Awards
Category: Nature, Nominee Award & Showcase at Online Winners Gallery
Jurors: "... the most respected names in photography"
Selected Photograph: "Reflected Tree, Fallen Blossoms, Jingan Park, Shanghai"
Juried Online Exhibition: FLORAL - February 2010
Juror: Sally Apfelbaum
Accepted photograph: Spring Awakening 5
PhotoPlace Gallery Online Gallery Annex
2009
Publication: The Photo Review 2009 Benefit Auction Catalog
Three Included Photographs: Botanical Garden Worker, Wuhan - Evening Light, Rome - Tea House, Yu Garden, Shanghai
Juried Exhibition: Encore! More of "The Art of Photography Today" - November 6 through January 3
Jurors: Hal Gould & Loretta Young-Gautier
Accepted photograph: Pagoda Forest, Jiefang Park, Wuhan
Location: Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Juried Award: International Photography Awards 2009
Category: Nature, Flowers - Honorable Mention
Photographs: Spring Awakening 1 - Spring Awakening 2 - Spring Awakening 4
Juried Exhibition: The Art of Photography Today - September 18 through October 24
Jurors: Hal Gould & Loretta Young-Gautier
Accepted photograph: Balboa Park 3
Location: Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Juried Exhibition: Far From Home - August 18 through September 8
Juror: May Mantell
Accepted photograph: Tea House, Yu Garden, Shanghai
Location: PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont
Merit Award & Publication: COLOR Magazine Portfolio Contest 2009
Accepted portfolio: "Surface of Water, Venice Canal Reflections"
Published in September, 2009
Juried Exhibition: Water - July 18 through August 9
Accepted photograph: A photograph from the "Surface of Water, Venice Canal Reflections" project
Location: PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont
Publication: China Life 2008: A Social Documentary Project
A self-published book from Blurb.com
Juried Exhibition: Onward '09 -- January 10 through March 22
Juror: Peter Barberie, Curator of Photography at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Accepted Image: Waiting For Work, Wuhan
Location: Project Basho Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Juried Online Exhibition: Silver Eye New Works Gallery Online -- April 1 through June 30
Volume 20
Artist statement and 10 photographs from the China Life, 2008 Project
New Works Gallery Online, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
2008
Online Exhibition: Portfolio page on www.Fotomission.org -- Fall 2008 to present24 photographs and Artist Statement from the China Life 2008 Project.
Juried Awards: International Photography Awards 2008
Category: Architecture, Buildings -- Honorable Mention
Photograph: Embarcadero And Palm
Category: Architecture, Buildings -- Honorable Mention
Photograph: Geometry In The Sky
Category: Architecture, Bridges -- Honorable Mention
Photograph: Ponte Vecchio, Florence
Category: Architecture, Interiors -- Honorable Mention
Photograph: Map Room, Vatican Museum, 2007
Category: Special, Travel/Tourism -- Honorable Mention:
Photograph: Pagoda Forest, Jiefang Park, Wuhan
Juried Exhibition: 2008 Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition -- June 23 through August 30
Juror: Constance K. Mohrman
Photograph: Blue Heron, National Mall, USA
Location: Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Juried Award: 2008 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris
Honorable Mention
Photograph: Blue Heron, National Mall, USA
Exhibition: Meet the Artists Celebrating Petaluma -- April 5 through April 13
Included photograph: Vineyard #2, Sonoma Valley, 2006
Location: Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA
Publication: Celebrating Petaluma
The official commemorative book celebrating Petaluma's sesquicentennial 1858-2008
Included photograph: Vineyard #2, Sonoma Valley, 2006
2007
Juried Exhibition: 2007 Members Exhibition -- November 16 through December 21
Juror: Steve Simmons, Editor and Publisher of View Camera Magazine
Accepted photograph: Old Town Neighborhood, Shanghai, 2006
Location: The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Juried Award: International Photography Awards 2007
Category: Architecture, Bridges -- Honorable Mention
Photograph: Chicago River
Juried Exhibition: California Wine Country -- August 25 through September 23
Accepted photograph: Vineyard #2, Sonoma Valley, 2006
Location: Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA
Juried Exhibition: The PhotoArts Market, July 20 through July 22
Sponsored by the Santa Fe Council for the Arts, Inc.
Part of the Photo Arts Santa Fe, a 10 day festival
Juried Exhibition: And I Have Loved Thee, Ocean! -- June 2 through June 30
Accepted photographs: Early Morning Surfers -- San Francisco Cityscape #2
Location: Aurora Colors Gallery, Petaluma, CA
Juried Award: 2007 PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris
Honorable Mention
2006
Juried Award: International Photography Awards 2006
Category: Nature, Flowers -- Honorable Mention
Photograph: Shanghai Blossom
Finalist: People, Places, and Things
Juror: Andrew Darlow
Photograph: Paraglider Landing
Sponsor: The Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO
1980s
Juried Exhibition & Awards: Quicksilver Photography Contest
Two Honorable Mention Awards
Photographs: Last Stop -- Prickly Pear Bloom
Location: Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY
Juried Award & Publication: Year of the Tree, Winter Phase
Sponsored: Omaha World Herald, Magazine of the Midlands
Honorable Mention
Photograph: Knarred Oak
Juried Exhibition & Award: South Dakota's Tourism Division
Best of Class
Photograph: Relics
Location: South Dakota State Fair