Education
M.F.A.

2004 Photography
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia

B.A.

1996 English
Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia

A.A.S.

1992 Education
Georgia Military College, Kingsland, Georgia

Area(s) of Specialization:

Traditional and Digital Photography, Victorian Literature. Minor Study in
Music and Film Theory

 

Professional Experience

2007-(currently) Program Director, Studio Art, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2004- Assistant Professor of Photography and Digital Imaging, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana (currently)
2004 Volunteer Instructor, Advanced Placement Art, Jenkins High School, Savannah, Georgia
2002 Teaching Assistant, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia,
Introduction to Photography
1999 Adjunct Professor, Valdosta State University, Kings Bay Campus, Kingsland, Georgia, Developmental Studies, English and Reading
1991-1992 Substitute Teacher, Camden County Public Schools,
Camden County, Georgia, Grades K-12

 

Exhibition Record (*solo/group shows marked by an asterisk)

2007 Bike Show, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Invited
 

*Toy Boxes: The Art of the Plastic Camera, Fort Wayne Museum of Art,
Educational Gallery, Invited

  Women’s Works 2007: 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Northwest Area Arts Council,
Crystal Lake, Illinois, Juried
  “I” The Self-Portrait, The Darkroom, New Orleans Center for the Photographic Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana, Juried
  Fort Wayne Photographers, Artlink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited
  Renewal: Celebrating Art and Community, Main Library Gallery, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Juried
  Stacked: Artwork Inspired by Reading Material, Motherlode Group, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Juried 14th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, Indiana, Juried
2006 Photo Midwest: A Celebration of Photography, The Center for Photography at Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, Juried, Purchase Award
  2006 Digital Open, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
  Places We Call Home 2006 Photography Exhibition, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, Illinois, Juried
  Sister Cities International Exhibition, Plock Photography Society, Zielinski Library, Plock, Poland, Invited
  2-D-2 Exhibition, Energy Gallery, Online Gallery, Juried
  *Over the Edge, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia, Juried
  Feminine Documentation: A Motherlode Exhibition, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited
  National Women’s Art Exhibit, ISU Women’s Studies Program, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, Juried, Merit Award
  Pen and Brush Inc. Juried Photography Exhibition, Pen and Brush Gallery, New York, New York, Juried
  *Spring 2006 Exhibition, 237 Space Gallery, Toledo, Ohio, Juried
  Fort Wayne Photographers Exhibition, Artlink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited
2005 *7th Street Gallery, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, Invited
  Photo Spiva 2005, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri, Juried, Purchase Award
  Photowork `05, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, Juried
 

2005 Bethesda International Photography Competition, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda,
Maryland, Juried

  Fort Wayne Photographers Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited
2004 Art-a-ment Exhibition, Cinema Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited
  Artlink 5th Annual Regional Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Juried
  *Insidious Charms: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Cabaret Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
2003 Slow Exposures: An Exhibition of the Southern Landscape, Pike County Historic Preserve, Zebulon, Georgia, Juried
  Outside the Box: Manipulated Art, Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, Maryland, Juried
  Illuminance 2003, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas, Juried, Purchase Award
  The Manipulated Image, Fredericksburg Art Association, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Juried
  13th Annual: Faces of Woman Exhibition, Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Juried
2002 Silverworks, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, Juried (catalogue)
  Expressions of Womanhood, St. Louis Artist’s Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, Juried
  2nd Biennial First to See the Light 2002: An International Alternative Processes Photography Exhibition, Quay School of Art, Wanganui, New Zealand, Juried
  30th Annual Juried Exhibition, Larson Gallery Guild, Yakima, Washington, Juried, Purchase Award
  *Madwoman in the Attic, Half Moon Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
2001 Alternate Visions: New Work in Alternative Processes by Savannah Photographers, Café Metropole, Savannah, Georgia, Juried
  Savannah College of Art and Design Pin-Up Show, Society for Photographic Education, National Conference, Savannah, Georgia, Invited
2000 *A Fistful of Photographs: New Work from Group 490, A.T. Hun Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, Group Exhibition
  *Forever Plaid, Savannah Theatre Company, Savannah, Georgia, Commissioned
  Urban Juice and Soda Company, Label Imagery for Jones Soda, Images #648 and #649, Blaine, Washington
1999 Armstrong Atlantic State University, Annual Art Competition, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia
  *Twelfth Night, Jenkins Theatre, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia, Commissioned
  Photographer’s Forum Magazine: 18th Annual Photo Contest, Editor’s Choice Award

 

Artist in Residence

2007 Lillian B. Smith Center for Creative Arts, Artist Residency Program Clayton, Georgia
2006 Journeypeople Residency Program, Elsewhere Organization, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

Publications

2007 Elements of Photography by Angela Faris, (published 2008), Chapter Four,
Artist Portfolio Pages (2).
2006 Fort Wayne Woman Magazine, “To Inspire the Female Artist”, profile with photograph, March/April 2006, V2.2, (47-48).
Fort Wayne Reader, Artist Gallery, profile with photographs, April 6, 2006, (6).
2005 Enjoy Entertainment Guide, exhibition announcement with photograph, Poughkeepsie,
New York, March 2005
2004 Queens of the Silver Screen, AIDS Charity Calendar, proceeds to benefit Savannah, Georgia AIDS related organizations
2002 Black and White Photography Magazine, Reader’s Gallery, Issue 16, December 2002, 18-19.
CYMK Magazine, Issue 17, February 2002, 34.
2000 Creative Loafing, exhibition announcement with photograph, Savannah, Georgia,
January 8, 2000.
1999 Calliope: Journal of Art and Literature, Volume 16, 44 and 96.

 

Visiting Artist Lectures/Workshops

2007 Boys and Girls Club of America
Workshop: Basic Camera and Darkroom Techniques
Artlink and Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Lecture: Slide & Digital File Making
2006 Fort Wayne Camera Club, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lecture: Critique
Fort Wayne Artists Guild, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lecture: Documentation Techniques
2005 Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lecture: Art Smart After Dark: 50 Years of Aperture Photography
2004 Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Panel member: CRIT: The Value of Modern Art
2003 Jenkins High School, Savannah, Georgia
Lecture: Darkroom Basics Overview
Lecture: Documentation Techniques
Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia
Lecture: Mordancage Process
Lecture: History of Photography
Valdosta State University, Kings Bay Campus, Kingsland, Georgia
Lecture: Art History and the Photograph
2002 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia
Lecture: 19th Century Photographic History
Lecture: Genesis of Personal Work
  Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia
Lecture: Genesis of Personal Work

 

Juried/Judged

2007 Advanced Placement (AP) Reader Studio Art, The College Boards
2006 Advanced Placement (AP) Reader Studio Art, The College Boards
  New Haven United Methodist Church presents: Photos of Faith Photography Competition, New Haven, Indiana
  First Annual Village at Winona Student Art Show, Winona Lake, Indiana
  2006 Creative Arts Council Community Photography Exhibition, Creative Arts Council Gallery, Bluffton, Indiana
  Scholastics Regional High School Art Competition and Exhibition, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana

 

Permanent Collections

= Savannah College of Art and Design
= University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Union Galleries

 

Related Affiliations

= Member SPE (Society for Photographic Education)
= Member NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals)
= Member and Center for Fine Art Photography
= Ambassador Center for Fine Art Photography
= Member Artlink, Fort Wayne, Indiana
= Member SCAD Alumni Career Network, Savannah, Georgia
= Member Atlanta Photography Group
= Member Center for Photography at Woodstock
= Member Motherlode Women’s Art Collective