EXHIBITIONS

  • Odysseys, group exhibition at the Revela-T Analogue Photography Festival, Vilasr de Dalt, Spain, 2018
  • Rodolfo Namias, group exhibition at the Marciana National Library, Venice, Italy 2018      
  • Absence of Light, solo show at Viewpoint Photographic Arts Center, Sacramento, CA, 2018      
  • The Passion of Process, solo exhibition at the James Kaneko Art Gallery at the American River College, Sacramento, CA 2018      
  • Luther Gerlach, solo exhibition at Vita Art Center, Ventura, CA, 2017      
  • Handmade! group exhibition curated by Weston Naef, curator emeritus at the Getty Museum, at the honorarium feature booth at Photo LA, 2017      
  • A New and Mysterious Art, group exhibition curated by Jerry Spagnoli at the Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York City, NY, 2016      
  • Past is Present, group exhibition at the David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2016      
  • “wet plate,” group exhibition at the A Smith Gallery, jurored by S Gayle Stevens, awarded a Director’s Selection, 2016      
  • Vernisage, solo exhibition at Studio Baxton, Brussels, Belgium, 2015      
  • Photo LA exhibition, Queensland Centre for Photography, curated by Maurice Ortega, 2014 and 2015     
  • An Exquisite Renewal, solo exhibition at Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, CA, 2014      
  • In the Light of Blue, solo exhibition at the Ventura Museum of Art, CA, 2011     
  • Transfigured Light, solo exhibition at Vita Art Center, Ventura, CA, 2010      
  • Made in Santa Barbara, group exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 2007      
  • Over 200 art festivals throughout the country, winning major awards at Cherry Creek, Coconut Grove, Tampa Bay and Salt Lake City, 1995-2004      
  • Luther Gerlach: Fetish, solo show at G. Ray Hawkings Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2003

GRANTS & AWARDS


  • Rfotofolio, Denis Roussel Award Grant, 2018
  • OPUS Archives New Mythos Artists Grant, Out of the Mud and Ashes, 2018
  • Artist-in-Residence, Revela-T Festival, Spain, 2018
  • American River College Innovation Grant, Luther Gerlach: Alternative Lens, 2018
  • A Smith Gallery, Director's Selection, 2016
  • Artist-in-Residence, International Center for the Arts in Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy, 2016    
  • Carmel Visual Arts, 1st place Nude Figure in Landscape, 2013
  • Focus on the Masters, Masters Award, 2012

LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, and DEMONSTRATIONS

  • Workshop Leader, Revela-T Festival, Spain, 2018
  • Speaker and demonstrator at the inaugural Sacramento Photography month, hosted by American River College, 2018
  • Workshop leader at the Photographers Formulary, Wet Plate in the Field, Montana, 2017
  • Workshop leader and guest lecturer at Carmel Visual Arts, Wet Plate Studio Workshop, 2017
  • Speaker and demonstrator at Photo Independent, Los Angeles, 2017
  • Speaker for “Handmade! Perspectives on Art and Craft” programming at Photo LA, 2017
  • Symposium organizer and workshop leader at the International Center for the Arts in Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy, 2016    
  • Keynote speaker for Art Without Limits Coalition’s Art Career Day Conference, 2016  
  • Guest lecturer and substitute teacher at Art Center, Pasadena, CA, 2000-Present      
  • Guest lectures and demonstrations at Brooks Institute of Photography 1995-2016     
  • Guest lecturer International Symposium of Chemistry 2015     
  • Led master class at Studio Baxter, in Brussels, Belgium, 2015     
  • Lecture on historical processes to PhD candidates and curators at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2015      
  • Speaker and demonstrator at Alternative Photographic International Symposium, 5 times from 2001-2015     
  • Featured artist in the Meet-the-Artist program hosted by the Carnegie Art Museum 2000, 2015     
  • Lecture and demonstration at Pasadena Asian Arts Museum 2013     
  • Lecture at Fillmore Train Museum 2013   
  • Master class and featured artist at inaugural European Wet Plate Collodion Weekend, 2012     
  • Lecture and demonstration at Santa Barbara Natural History Museum, 2010
  • Guest instructor at University California at Santa Barbara, 2005-2010     
  • Guest lectures and demonstrations at Louisiana State University, 2006     
  • Guest instructor Westmont College 1995-2006     
  • Keynote speaker for Photo Arts Santa Fe, 2003     
  • Substitute teacher, lectures, and demonstrations at Santa Barbara City College, 1995-2003

POSITIONS

  • Independent educator and workshop leader at J. Paul Getty Museum, 2001-Present
  • Photographic restoration and Master Printer in Silver Gelatin, Carbon and Platinum at Curatorial Assistance, 2006-Present
  • Founding Director at The Artist Incubator, artist-in-residency program, 2017-2018      
  • Research analyst for the Getty publication, Encyclopedia of Historical Processes, 2014 
  • Educator in darkroom technologies at Brooks Institute of Photography, 1985-1990
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