Resume
Contact: scoopneil@gmail.com
Education
University of Washington, 2001 MFA Photography, emphasis on digital Imaging, digital video
Fairhaven College, Western Washington University, 1990 BA Photography
Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI 1987 AS Photojournalism, Summa cum Laude
Awards/Collections
William Benton Museum of Art, Mansfield Connecticut, November 2008, two works in the permanent collection
NYFA Strategic Opportunity Grant, Feb 2008, New York Foundation for the Arts Strategic Opportunities Stipend to produce the India Interpreted exhibition at the Kirkland Arts Center, Clinton, NY, Feb 2008
Garry B Fritz Imagemaker Award, March 2005 for best first time imagemaker presentation with outstanding achievement, Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Portland, OR
Zayed University Professional Development Grant for Basic Research, December 2005, for travel, research in India
Zayed University Professional Development Grant for Conference Participation, December 2004, for SPE Conference presentation
University of Washington School of Art Marsh Merit Scholarship, Seattle, WA, fall 2000
University of Washington Art Department-CARTAH Recruitment Scholarship, Seattle, WA, 2000
Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI, fall 1986, full tuition scholarship for academic excellence, dean’s list
Residencies, Presentations
XL Projects Gallery, February 2010, gallery talk, India, Little India, Stone Canoe exhibition
Hungarian Multicultural Center Budapest Artist In Residence Program, January 2010, Budapest, Hungary, juried artist’s residency program
New York State Summer School of the Arts program, Oswego, NY, July 2009, Waking from Dreams of India, visiting artist’s lecture
Trinity College, Hartford, CT, March 2009, Waking from Dreams of India, visiting artist’s lecture
Light Work, Syracuse, NY, February 2009, Putting the Pieces Together, taught seminar on digital photomontage
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, November 2008, visiting artist’s lecture
Galichnik Art Colony, August 2007, Galichnik, Macedonia, juried artist’s residency program
Society for Photographic Education 44th National Conference, March 2007, Miami, Florida, peer reviewed conference lecture, Teaching Photography in Dubai: An Emerging Regional Photo Scene in the UAE
2006 Wheeler Conference on World Affairs, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY, September 2006 conference presentation: Intercultural Understanding in the Aftermath
Mexican International Family Strengths Conference, Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 2005, peer reviewed paper, student video presented in collaboration with Annita Sani, Cultural Globalization and Family Challenges in the United Arab Emirates
Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Portland, OR March 2005, peer reviewed artist’s lecture: Waking from Dreams of India
Can Serraut International Arts Center, Barcelona, Spain, July-August 2004, artist’s residency
Cholamandal Artists’ Village, Chennai, India, January 2002, artist’s residency
Solo Exhibitions
Warehouse Gallery, Syracuse, NY, September – November 2010, Solo Exhibition, Windows Project, digital photomontage and digital video installation, curated by Anja Chavez
Jorgenson Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CN, October 2008, Waking from Dreams of India, curated by Kathryn Myers and Barry Rosenberg
Overground Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2004, solo exhibition, digital photography and digital video installation: Waking from Dreams of India
Zoots, Detroit, MI, November 1996, solo exhibition
Quicksilver Gallery, Bellingham, WA, April 1990, solo exhibition
Fairhaven College, Bellingham, WA, June 1989, solo exhibition
Geneva Gallery, Bellingham, WA, 1988, solo exhibition
Benham Gallery, Seattle, WA, February 1988, solo exhibition
Group Exhibitions
The Guild Art Gallery, New York, NY, August 2010, 6th Annual IAAC Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora, juried group exhibition of Indian Diasporic art, curated by Vijay Kumar and Amina Ahmed
Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, June –July 2010, 6th Annual IAAC Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora, , juried group exhibition of Indian Diasporic art, curated by Vijay Kumar and Amina Ahmed
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ, April -June 2010, 6th Annual IAAC Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora, juried group exhibition of Indian Diasporic art, curated by Vijay Kumar and Amina Ahmed
XL Projects, Syracuse, NY, January 2010, Stone Canoe; India, Little India, large format environmental portraits, group exhibition curated by Kim Waale
Gallery At Penn College, Williamsport, PA, November 2009, Erasing Borders, 2009, juried group exhibition of Indian Diasporic art, curated by Vijay Kumar and Amina Ahmed
Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY, September 2009, Erasing Borders, 2009, juried group exhibition of Indian Diasporic art, curated by Vijay Kumar and Amina Ahmed
Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI, August 2009, Contemporary India, Juried Group exhibition, curated by Kathryn Myers
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, Project Space, New York, NY, August 2009 Erasing Borders, 2009, juried group exhibition of Indian Diasporic art, curated by Vijay Kumar and Amina Ahmed
Cazenovia Counterpoint Festival, Cazenovia, NY, July 2009, Juried Group Exhibition
Everywhere, Nowhere, American Center, Delhi, India, April 2009, juried group exhibition, curated by Kathryn Myers
Art 4 Barter, New York, NY, March 2009, juried group exhibition, curated by Antonio Puri
The Dowd Fine Art Gallery, March 2009, Erasing Borders, 2009, juried group exhibition of Indian Diasporic art, curated by Vijay Kumar and Amina Ahmed
Cazenovia College Gallery, Cazenovia, NY, March 2009, biannual faculty exhibition
Gershwin Hotel, New York, NY, February 2009. Gershwin India Pop, juried group exhibition, art festival
The International Festival of Sacred Arts, Delhi, India, February 2009, juried group exhibition Everywhere Nowhere, curated by Kathryn Myers
Northlight Gallery, Arizona State University, September 2008, Society of Photographic Educators Multi Cultural Caucus juried exhibition, curated by Ariel Shanberg
Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY, June 2008, The Object and Beyond: 2008 Everson Biennial, Biennial juried group exhibition, curated by Edward Winkleman
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn NY, July 2008, Made in NY 2008 juried group exhibition, curated By Jen Pepper and John McQueen
Kirkland Art Center, February 2008, India Interpreted, two person exhibition with Barry Perlus, curated by Mary Murray, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute
Farmworks, Cazenovia, NY, October 2007, Collaborative exhibition with Jen Pepper, in association with NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Critz Farms, SUNY ESF, Matthew Potteinger, Cazenovia Area Community Development Association, curated by Natalia Mount
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY, August 2007, Made in New York, group exhibition, curated by Buzz Spector and Michael Sickler
Photomedia Center, Erie, PA, 2007, Juried Exhibition, digital montage from Waking from Dreams of India
CAS Gallery of the University of Miami, March 2007, SPE Multicultural Caucus Exhibition, Waking From Dreams of India, digital photomontages, group exhibition, curated by Miriam Romais,
Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY, January 2007, Annual Faculty Exhibition, digital photography
Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY, October 2006, Photo Narrative, Waking From Dreams of India digital photo collages, group exhibition, curated by Jennifer Pepper.
Bamboo Lane Gallery, Los Angeles CA, July 2006, juried group exhibition
Art Wallah Festival, Los Angeles, CA, June 2006, Waking from Dreams of India, digital photo collages, curated by Andaleeb Firdosy
VIII Salón Internacional de Arte Digital, Havana, Cuba, June 2006, Metropolis, collaborative video work with LABTEST
Frontal Flatness, April 2006, Seattle, WA, W Hotel, Mexican Time Lapse, video installation, group exhibition curated by Dino Martini.
File Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2005, Metropolis, a collaborative video installation with LABTEST
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, September 2005, Snap to Grid! Unjuried group exhibition, digital photography
Les Rencontres d’Arles, HypeGallery, Arles, France, July 2005, group exhibition, digital photography
Chashama Gallery, New York, NY, April 2005. Contributed to collaborative video installation, Labtest: Transmission 42nd St.
File Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2004. Juried new media festival, Labtest: Transmission, a collaborative video installation with LABTEST at the Hipersonica live performance event
Abu Dhabi Cultural Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 2004, Zayed University Faculty group exhibition, digital photography
Total Arts, Dubai, UAE, May 2004, Zayed University Faculty group exhibition, digital photography
Chicago Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL, March 2003. Masses Video Installation shown as adjunct to the Paul Berger Beyond Digital Novelty retrospective exhibition, curated by Rod Slemmons, Director CMCP
Berozkina Gallery, Kirkland, WA September 2001, Twelve Northwest Masters, Violent Movie Deaths, group exhibition, curated by Young Hee Chang
Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA August 2001. Return to Babylon video installation shown in Dandelion Productions Dimension Elevator immersive four channel video environment, curated by Christopher Zimmerman
Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA July 2001. Return to Babylon video installation shown in Dandelion Productions Dimension Elevator immersive four channel video environment, curated by Christopher Zimmerman
Phoenix Festival, Klickitat, OR July 2001 Masses video installation shown in Dandelion Productions’ Dimension Elevator immersive four channel video environment, curated by Christopher Zimmerman
Vital Five Productions, Seattle, WA June 2001 Before and After, group exhibition curated by Greg Lundgren
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, May 2001, Masters of Fine Arts thesis exhibition: Masses, Multi channel digital video and photography installation
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, spring 2000, collaborated with video installation artist Tony Oursler for The Empty Cabinet exhibition, digital video content
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, December 2000, Terraform1: Digital multimedia collaborative installation
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, November 2000, Works on Paper, juried competition, exhibition
Center on Contemporary Art (COCA), Seattle, WA, June 2000, Video piece Take Back the Streets included in The Whole World Is Watching juried group exhibition
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, March 2000, the Pacific Northwest Annual Unjuried Artist Slide exhibition
Photo Circle Gallery, Seattle, WA, February 2000, Pushpin Invitational group exhibition
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, January 2000, MFA Works in Progress, Juried group exhibition
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, November 1999, Works on Paper, Juried competition
Professional Experience: *
Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY August 2006-Present, assistant professor, photography, Division of Art and Design, Director of Photography Program
Zayed University, Dubai, UAE, August 2003-June 2006, assistant professor, Art and Design Department
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI October-June, 2003, adjunct faculty, Photography Department
Center for Advanced Research Technology in the Arts and Humanities CARTAH University of Washington, Seattle, WA September 1999 to June 2001, graduate student assistant, digital imaging and digital video consultant
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, summer 2000, instructor of record, Art 240, Basic Photography
Ford Motor Company Creative Photographic Unit, Dearborn, MI, 1994-1999 (Automotive Support Group Agency), technical and creative photographer
Ford Motor Company Photo Instrumentation Unit, Dearborn, MI, 1997-1999, Automotive Support Group Agency, photo instrumentation photographer documenting crash tests at Ford Proving Grounds Crash Barrier and Safety Lab facility with multiple high-speed 16mm film cameras and digital still photography
Professional Affiliations:
College Art Association
Society for Photographic Education
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