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| GALLERY REPRESENTATION •Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. stepehncohengallery.com EDUCATION •2002-2005 San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), SF, CA—MFA, photography •2001-2002 San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), SF, CA-Post Bac, painting •1988-1992 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI—BFA, photography •1986-88 Philips Academy Andover, Andover,MA. EXPERTISE/WORK •2010-11 Visiting Faculty Appointment, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA, Photo Department, Advanced Digital Photography •2005-2010 ACE, YAP Teacher, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA, Photo Department •1992-2011 Liz Steketee Photography•Professional editorial shooter, SF, CA 1997-2011•Professional Photography Assistant 1992-1997•Commercial photography studio, SF, CA •1997-2004 San Rafael, CA 2004-2010 •2006-2011 Liz Steketee Digital•Digital Retouching, Tutoring, and Digital Consulting, • 2006-2011 Professional Photographer with training in both fine art and commercial photography. • Professional Photographer trained in both studio lighting and location shooting. 10 years in commercial photography, skilled in studio management. •Digital Photography Teacher, Consultant and Tutor (Adobe Photoshop, Bridge,Lightroom, Digita Shooting, and Image Color Management) •Digital Retouching specializing in helping artists attain creative digital goals. •Digital Printing Teacher • Working Artist and mother of two AWARDS, TEACHING EXPERIENCE •2010-11-Visiting Faculty Appointment, Photo Dept., San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA. • 2010-SummerSFAI Young Artists Program, Digital Color Photography •2006-2010 Private Photoshop tutoring, consulting, and digital project concepts Client list available upon request •2005-2009-Teacher, Advanced Photoshop, San Francisco Art Institute, ACE •2006-2008-Teacher, Intro to Digital Photography, San Francisco Art Institute, ACE •2005 Fall-Teacher, Advanced Photoshop Workshop, San Francisco Art Institute, ACE •2005 Relativity SPE Presenter-Society for Photographic Education-San Jose, CA, Nov •2005 Fall-Teacher, The Fine Darkroom Print, San Francisco Art Institute, ACE. •2005- John Collier Award for Excellence in Photography SFAI, 2005 MFA •2004 Teaching assistant position, San Francisco Art Institute –Linda Connor •2003 Teaching assistant position, San Francisco Art Institute-Digital EXHIBITION HISTORY •2011 Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Iowa, Family Album—solo show, June24-Sept 6. •2011 Photo LA, Exhibited with Stephen Cohen Gallery Artists, January, 2011 •2010 Stephen Cohen Gallery, FOUND, Los Angeles, CA Sept10-October 23, 2010. •2010 RECONSTRUCTED MEMORIES, Installation, July 17-Sept 19th, 2010,San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA •2010 DOMESTIC, photography exhibition that questions us on the nature of the domestic sphere, Reconstructed Memories , Espai Cultural Caja Madrid, Barcelona, Spain, April 28-June 27 •2009 Rayko Artist In Residence Show, Reconstructed Memories-SOLO Show, San Francisco, CA, December 17-January , 2009-10. •2008 SF CAMERAWORK, Past Is An Image We Form In The Present, SF, CA, April 2-May 24, 2008. •2007 International Museum Of Women, Imaging Ourselves, spring, SF,CAOnline Exhibition May1-27/ Online discussion moderator May 1-14 •2006 One Leaf Gallery, Performing Motherhood, Pomona, CA, Oct. 9-30 •2006 Center For Fine Art Photography, On The Edge, Ft. Collins, CO. July-Aug. 06 •2005 MFA Exhibition, San Francisco Art Institute, May. Herbst Pavillion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA—John Collier Award Recipient. •2005 The Photography Room, Grand Rapids, MI ID Women, female photographers, March 2-29. •2004 Fred and Lena Meier Heart Center Permanent Collection, Grand Rapids, M •2004 The Photography Room, Grand Rapids, MI Summer Artist Showcase, June-July .•2004-2003 Swell Gallery, SF, CA, SFAI, Continuing MFA, August.•2004-2000 Open Studios (Art-span, SF, CA)—opening of personal studio to public. •1999-2004 Art 4 Aids, Charity Auction—SF, CA •2001-2000 Bay Area Photographer’s Collective (BAPC) 2001 City Hall Show, Lobby City Hall—SF, CA 2000 Commonwealth Club Members Opening—SF, CA •1998 Agora Gallery, Group Show—NY, NY December •1998-1997 Gallery BAI, New York, NY-- Group Shows listed below 1998 Pescadero Project—Barcelona Spain 1999-98 Group Show—Kitiyushu, Japan 1998 Museum Show—United Arab Emirates 1997 Holiday show---NY, NY 1997 •1997 Evolving Space Gallery, SF, CA •1996 The Hamilton Family ProjectART PUBLICATIONS/RESIDENCIES/BLOGS •Zone Zero, Web Gallery Award, Reconstructed Memories, Winter 2010-present. • Concientious, Featured Photographer, Contemporary Photography Blog, Jorge Colberg, June 22, 2010 •Rayko Photography Residency, San Francisco, CA September-December 2009 •Fly Fish Journal, Volume #1, Summer 2009. Presentation gallery of montage work. •SF CAMERAWORK, a Journal of Photographics, Vol 35, No.2 Fall/Winter 2008. •Doubletake Magazine, June 2007- 5 page spread on The Mother Project • Print/Magazine Clients include Drake Magazine, Simms Fishing, Mullen Advertising, Swobo, Amici Design, Blue Magazine, Black Rocket (SF Heat), Voodoo Bikes.. Full list upon request BOOKS •2011 One Picture Book, Dystopia, Liz Steketee, Nazraeli Press, Fall 2011 •2002 Castwork—Reflections On Fly fishing Guides Of The American West , Hard cover book of documentary B/W imagery published by Willow Creek Press. ARTS ACTIVITY •2010 Participation in portfolio review, Fotofest, March 2010, Houston, TX •2008-2010 Participation, Open Studios Marin •2009 Participation in portfolio review, REVIEW LA, January 2009 •2007 Participation in juried portfolio review, OUR WORLD, Photo Alliance, SF,CA •2005 -2010 Membership Advertising Photographers of America •2005 -2011 Personal Digital Consultations/Retouching/Tutoring •2004 2011 Member of Photo Alliance. •1999-2002 Steering Committee and leading membership, Bay Area Photographers Collective •1999-2005 Art 4 Aids, donation of work to be sold for research •2000-2004 Open Studios San Francisco |
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