INTERESTS
Photographic Post Production, especially high-end retouching.
Creating exceptional photographic images.
Hybridizing analog and digital imaging, including photographic, mixed media and printing techniques.
Traditional and artist’s book making including graphic design and binding.
Photographing and participating in living history through The Society for Creative Anachronism.
Working with motivated learners to help them reach their technical, aesthetic and expressive imaging goals.
Photography, mixed media collage, games, bookbinding, box making, knitting, Japanese braiding, movies, graphic novels, anime, embracing my inner geek…
SKILLS
Traditional photographic capture and creation including silver, non-silver and RA-4 processes.
Digital image capture including many types of cameras and scanners.
Final image production for web, offset, and ink jet output, from commercial to fine art quality.
Digital image processing, retouching and manipulation in Adobe Photoshop.
Graphic design and text editing in Adobe InDesign.
Mixed media, collage and montage techniques including appropriation, adhesion, transfers, encaustic and other physical methods, both alone and in combination with digital techniques of scanning, manipulation, and unorthodox printing and transfers.
Modern and ancient bookbinding techniques including layout, binding and covering of artist’s books.
Instruction of students of all ages in environments from casual workshops to advanced undergraduate and post graduate courses covering many disciplines including photography, collage, and bookbinding.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor. 2017. Theia Studios. Teaching Basic III: Composition and Portfolio. Designing and teaching Graphic Design for Photographers. 47 High Street, North Andover, Massachusetts.
Assistant Professor of Photography. 2008-2016. New England Institute of Art. In addition to courses noted below, designed and taught courses in Intermediate Digital Post Production, Advanced Digital Printmaking and Alternative Imaging Techniques. 10 Brookline Place, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Adjunct Instructor. 2007-2008. New England Institute of Art. Designed and taught three courses with emphasis on post-production, “Digital Photography,” “Layout” and “Digital Illustration.” 303 Boylston Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Post Graduate Teaching Fellow. 2006. School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Taught “Remade, Recycled, Reconfigured,” a collage course including traditional and digital techniques. 230 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts.
Instructor. 2006. Photographic Resource Center. Designed and taught two summer workshops for children, “Learning to Look,” for 7-10 years old and “Kids Today,” for 11-14 years old. 832 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
Instructor. 2001-2004. Montserrat College of Art. Designed and taught “Photo I,” a traditional introductory darkroom course, ”Pre-College Photography,” for aspiring art students and advised graduating students in the “Senior Seminar” course. 23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA.
Instructor. 1999-2003. The Boston Photo Collaborative. Designed and taught “Introduction to Darkroom” and “Advanced Darkroom” in a continuing education environment. 67 Brookside Avenue, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
Teaching Assistant. 1994-2001. Massachusetts College of Art and Design and Boston University. Worked with Abelardo Morell, Nicholas Nixon, Lisa Kessler, Joe Lippincott, Stella Johnson, and others.
COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
Production and Imaging Specialist. 2019-Present. America’s Test Kitchen. Processing photography and preparing for press, web, and social media and preparing PDF layouts for press. Specific connection to ATK Kids. 21 Drydock Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
Photofinishing Specialist. 2017-2019. Newtonville Camera. Assisting clients in printing and reproduction as well as producing high quality scans of client originals. 85 River Street, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Freelance Photographic Post Production Specialist. 1996-Present. Various clients throughout the Greater Boston area including Newtonville Camera, Waltham; Jim Rohan Imaging, South Boston; The Photographic Resource Center, Boston; Tim Gilman Studio Worldwide, South Boston; John Owens, Belmont; The Boston Photo Collaborative, Jamaica Plain and others. References available upon request.
Darkroom Technician and Lab Manager. 1998-2001. Boston University. Responsible for all aspects of the Photojournalism Darkroom including equipment maintenance, technical support and purchasing, as well as hiring, training and managing student lab monitors. 620 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
Printer and Assistant to Ms. Joan Albert. 1996-1998. Printed, retouched and organized a body of work for exhibition and to be sent to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for possible inclusion in the permanent collection. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Lead Color Printer, Unison (formerly Boris Image Group, now closed) 1996-1998. Responsible for all aspects of printing professional quality custom c-prints as well as occasional duties in black and white, cibachrome, and retouching.
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts. School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. 2006.
Bachelor of Fine Arts. Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, Massachusetts. 1996.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Memento. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts, November-December 2022.
8th International Open Call for Contemporary Photography. Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island, April-May 2022.
2022 Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exibition. Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, Kansas, March 2022. Honorable Mention.
Nostalgia. Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, Kansas, November 2020.
3rd Annual Open Call. Providence Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island, February-March, 2017.
New Year, New Beginning. Providence Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island, January-February, 2017.
On the Periphery—the Edge of Sight. Uforge Gallery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, May 2016.
White, Black and Shades of Gray. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts. March 30 – May 6, 2012.
Tenth Anniversary of the Boston Drawing Project. Carroll and Sons Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts. September 2009.
The Boston Drawing Project. Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts. 2002-2010.
MLK, I have a Dream. Gallery 303, New England Institute of Art, Brookline, Massachusetts. January 2009.
Acquired Tastes: 200 Years of Collecting. Boston Athenæum, Boston, Massachusetts. February-July 2007.
Beyond the Book. Boston Public Library, Honan-Allston Branch, Allston, Massachusetts. October 2006.
Play with Me. Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. May 2006.
In the Game. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts. December 2005.
Exhibition of New Work from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Museum of Fine Arts Library, Boston, Massachusetts. Summer 2004.
Millenial Boston: 15 Artists View the City. Boston Athenæum, Boston, Massachusetts. September 2003.
The Spines that Bind. Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas. April 2003.
Krappy Kamera Show. Soho Photo Gallery, New York, New York. March 2003 & 2001.
The Landscape Reconsidered. Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, Massachusetts. September 2002.
Stare: Photographic Survey. Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona. January 2002.
PRC Member’s Exhibition 2001. Photographic Resource Center, Boston, Massachusetts. July 2001.
New England Photographers ’01. Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts. June 2001.
The Art of Photography. Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida. October 2000.
The Book as Art. Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Massachusetts. July 2000.
Photography Now. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts. May 2000.
PUBLICATIONS
Cushing, Stanley E., and David B. Dearinger. Acquired Tastes: 200 Years of Collecting for the Boston Athenæum. Boston: The Boston Athenæum, 2006.
Fitzgerald, Brian. “PRC Celebrates New Home by Opening Space to Community Photographers.” B.U. Bridge, 4 April 2003.
Neumyer, Tricia. “Divide by Zero #10.” The Other Side: Strength for the Journey, July 2001.
Ostrowski, Jeff. “Photography Exhibit Evokes Drama in Shuttering Variety,” The Palm Beach Post, 24 September 2000.
Photographic Post Production, especially high-end retouching.
Creating exceptional photographic images.
Hybridizing analog and digital imaging, including photographic, mixed media and printing techniques.
Traditional and artist’s book making including graphic design and binding.
Photographing and participating in living history through The Society for Creative Anachronism.
Working with motivated learners to help them reach their technical, aesthetic and expressive imaging goals.
Photography, mixed media collage, games, bookbinding, box making, knitting, Japanese braiding, movies, graphic novels, anime, embracing my inner geek…
SKILLS
Traditional photographic capture and creation including silver, non-silver and RA-4 processes.
Digital image capture including many types of cameras and scanners.
Final image production for web, offset, and ink jet output, from commercial to fine art quality.
Digital image processing, retouching and manipulation in Adobe Photoshop.
Graphic design and text editing in Adobe InDesign.
Mixed media, collage and montage techniques including appropriation, adhesion, transfers, encaustic and other physical methods, both alone and in combination with digital techniques of scanning, manipulation, and unorthodox printing and transfers.
Modern and ancient bookbinding techniques including layout, binding and covering of artist’s books.
Instruction of students of all ages in environments from casual workshops to advanced undergraduate and post graduate courses covering many disciplines including photography, collage, and bookbinding.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor. 2017. Theia Studios. Teaching Basic III: Composition and Portfolio. Designing and teaching Graphic Design for Photographers. 47 High Street, North Andover, Massachusetts.
Assistant Professor of Photography. 2008-2016. New England Institute of Art. In addition to courses noted below, designed and taught courses in Intermediate Digital Post Production, Advanced Digital Printmaking and Alternative Imaging Techniques. 10 Brookline Place, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Adjunct Instructor. 2007-2008. New England Institute of Art. Designed and taught three courses with emphasis on post-production, “Digital Photography,” “Layout” and “Digital Illustration.” 303 Boylston Street, Brookline, Massachusetts.
Post Graduate Teaching Fellow. 2006. School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Taught “Remade, Recycled, Reconfigured,” a collage course including traditional and digital techniques. 230 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts.
Instructor. 2006. Photographic Resource Center. Designed and taught two summer workshops for children, “Learning to Look,” for 7-10 years old and “Kids Today,” for 11-14 years old. 832 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
Instructor. 2001-2004. Montserrat College of Art. Designed and taught “Photo I,” a traditional introductory darkroom course, ”Pre-College Photography,” for aspiring art students and advised graduating students in the “Senior Seminar” course. 23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA.
Instructor. 1999-2003. The Boston Photo Collaborative. Designed and taught “Introduction to Darkroom” and “Advanced Darkroom” in a continuing education environment. 67 Brookside Avenue, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
Teaching Assistant. 1994-2001. Massachusetts College of Art and Design and Boston University. Worked with Abelardo Morell, Nicholas Nixon, Lisa Kessler, Joe Lippincott, Stella Johnson, and others.
COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
Production and Imaging Specialist. 2019-Present. America’s Test Kitchen. Processing photography and preparing for press, web, and social media and preparing PDF layouts for press. Specific connection to ATK Kids. 21 Drydock Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
Photofinishing Specialist. 2017-2019. Newtonville Camera. Assisting clients in printing and reproduction as well as producing high quality scans of client originals. 85 River Street, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Freelance Photographic Post Production Specialist. 1996-Present. Various clients throughout the Greater Boston area including Newtonville Camera, Waltham; Jim Rohan Imaging, South Boston; The Photographic Resource Center, Boston; Tim Gilman Studio Worldwide, South Boston; John Owens, Belmont; The Boston Photo Collaborative, Jamaica Plain and others. References available upon request.
Darkroom Technician and Lab Manager. 1998-2001. Boston University. Responsible for all aspects of the Photojournalism Darkroom including equipment maintenance, technical support and purchasing, as well as hiring, training and managing student lab monitors. 620 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
Printer and Assistant to Ms. Joan Albert. 1996-1998. Printed, retouched and organized a body of work for exhibition and to be sent to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for possible inclusion in the permanent collection. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Lead Color Printer, Unison (formerly Boris Image Group, now closed) 1996-1998. Responsible for all aspects of printing professional quality custom c-prints as well as occasional duties in black and white, cibachrome, and retouching.
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts. School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. 2006.
Bachelor of Fine Arts. Massachusetts College of Art. Boston, Massachusetts. 1996.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Memento. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts, November-December 2022.
8th International Open Call for Contemporary Photography. Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island, April-May 2022.
2022 Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exibition. Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, Kansas, March 2022. Honorable Mention.
Nostalgia. Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, Kansas, November 2020.
3rd Annual Open Call. Providence Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island, February-March, 2017.
New Year, New Beginning. Providence Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island, January-February, 2017.
On the Periphery—the Edge of Sight. Uforge Gallery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, May 2016.
White, Black and Shades of Gray. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts. March 30 – May 6, 2012.
Tenth Anniversary of the Boston Drawing Project. Carroll and Sons Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts. September 2009.
The Boston Drawing Project. Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts. 2002-2010.
MLK, I have a Dream. Gallery 303, New England Institute of Art, Brookline, Massachusetts. January 2009.
Acquired Tastes: 200 Years of Collecting. Boston Athenæum, Boston, Massachusetts. February-July 2007.
Beyond the Book. Boston Public Library, Honan-Allston Branch, Allston, Massachusetts. October 2006.
Play with Me. Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts. May 2006.
In the Game. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts. December 2005.
Exhibition of New Work from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Museum of Fine Arts Library, Boston, Massachusetts. Summer 2004.
Millenial Boston: 15 Artists View the City. Boston Athenæum, Boston, Massachusetts. September 2003.
The Spines that Bind. Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas. April 2003.
Krappy Kamera Show. Soho Photo Gallery, New York, New York. March 2003 & 2001.
The Landscape Reconsidered. Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, Massachusetts. September 2002.
Stare: Photographic Survey. Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona. January 2002.
PRC Member’s Exhibition 2001. Photographic Resource Center, Boston, Massachusetts. July 2001.
New England Photographers ’01. Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts. June 2001.
The Art of Photography. Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida. October 2000.
The Book as Art. Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Massachusetts. July 2000.
Photography Now. South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Massachusetts. May 2000.
PUBLICATIONS
Cushing, Stanley E., and David B. Dearinger. Acquired Tastes: 200 Years of Collecting for the Boston Athenæum. Boston: The Boston Athenæum, 2006.
Fitzgerald, Brian. “PRC Celebrates New Home by Opening Space to Community Photographers.” B.U. Bridge, 4 April 2003.
Neumyer, Tricia. “Divide by Zero #10.” The Other Side: Strength for the Journey, July 2001.
Ostrowski, Jeff. “Photography Exhibit Evokes Drama in Shuttering Variety,” The Palm Beach Post, 24 September 2000.