Resume for David Gardner
Photo Exhibits:
January 2013 - "Take Me Away", David Gardner, Alice Shaw, Rebecca Horn, San Francisco City Hall Gallery, CA
June 2012 - "Marking Our Place in the World," David Gardner, & "Exquisite Earth," Stephen Johnson. Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, CA
February 2009 - "Marking Our Place in the World," San Francisco Airport Museums, CA
December 2006 – "Examples," 8 recent photographs. Starbucks Gallery, 24th St. San Francisco, CA
April 1992 - "End of the Road," Survey of the Embarcadero Freeway. U.C. Berkeley Extension, San Francisco, CA.
November 1987 - "Alumni Show," Skyline Collage, San Bruno, CA.
June 1984 - "Polaroidian Slips," Manipulated and enlarged Polaroid SX-70 prints. Augusta's Restaurant, San Francisco.
January 1984 - Three examples from "The Witness Series." SFMOMA. Rental Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
January 1983 - "Colour," Color prints by three photographers. Eye Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Juried Exhibits:
2013
MPLS Photo Center. Home: Where We Live. 2 prints seected.Juror: David Fraher.
PhotoSpiva 2013. George A. Spiva Center for the Arts. Juror:Natasha Egan.
RayKo Photo Center, San Francisco. Center Forward. Juror: Hamidah Glasgow, Ann Jastrab.
Wallspace Gallery - Seattle. Beautiful My Desire. New Directions 2013, Juror: Ann Jastrab.
Wallspace Gallery - Santa Barbara. Beautiful My Desire. New Directions 2013. Juror: Ann Jastrab.
Center for Fine Art Photography, Colorado. Box Squared. Juror: Kim ARam.
2012
Newspace Center for Photography. 4th Annual Members Showcase. Juror: Staff.
The Kiernan Gallery. Terrain. Juror: Sean Kernan.
Center for Fine Art Photography. Center Forward. Jurors: Hamidah Glasgow, Ann Jastrab.
A. Smith Gallery. TPS 21 International Competition. Texas Photographic Society. Juror: Aline Smithison
PhotoSpiva 2012. George A. Spiva Center for the Arts. Juror: Andrew L Moore.
Colorado Photographic Arts Center. iWorld. Jurors: Chuck Mobley, SF Camerawork; Brian Paul Clamp, Owner ClampArt, NYC.
Black Box Gallery. Landscape: The Eloquent Light. Juror: Lauren Henkin.
2011
3rd Annual Members Showcase. Newspace Center For Photography. Portland, OR
California Fine Art Competition. Juror: Kent Lacin. 3 Awards of Merit
Newspace Center for Photography. The Good Earth. Juror: Laura Valenti. Program Director.
Mpls Photo Center. Urban View / Rural Sights • Documenting a Sense of Place. Juror: David Travis.
2010
Vermont Photo Space Gallery. Managed Landscapes. Juror: Thomas Bachand. People's Choice Award.
California Fine Art Competition. Juror: Kurt Fishback. Award of Merit.
Mpls Photo Center. Landscape • Unfeigned or Illusory. Juror: Todd Brondo.
Center For Fine Art Photography. Red. 1 print selected. Juror: Amber Terranova.
PhotoSpiva 2010. George A. Spiva Center for the Arts. Juror: Deborah Klochko, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego.
Center For Fine Art Photography. Elements of Water. 1 print selected. Juror: John Paul Caponigro.
2009
Center For Fine Art Photography. Art in Nature. 1 print selected. Juror: Kathy Moran.
International Photography Awards 2009. 3 entries received Honorable Mentions.
California Fine Art Competition. Juror: Sharmon Goff. Award of Excellence.
PhotoSpiva 2009. George A. Spiva Center for the Arts. Juror: Jim Stone. 3rd Place Award.
2008
International Photography Awards 2008. 2nd place Award - Bridges Catagory.
International Color Awards - Photography Masters Cup. Received a nomination in the Abstract category.
New Orleans Photo Alliance. Elemental/Environmental: SPACE. Juror: Juror: Gary Braasch.
Center for Fine Art Photography. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Juror: Andrew Darlow.
2007
Texas Tech University International Curtural Center. High and Dry. Juror: Norman Mauskopf.
International Color Awards - Photography Masters Cup. Received a nomination in the Abstract category.
The Darkroom. New Orleans' Photographic Arts & Framing Center. The Red Show. Juror: Richard Sexton.
Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards 2007. 2 Honorable Mentions Awarded.
The Coastal Arts League of Half Moon Bay, CA. Through a Lens - Life in Motion. Juror: Michael Collopy.
PhotoSpiva 2007. George A. Spiva Center for the Arts. Juror: John Paul Caponigro.
Center for Fine Art Photography. The Art of Digital Imagery. Juror: George DeWolfe, Seinor Editor CameraArts Magazine.
2006
Art Center of Estes Park, CO. 2006 National Juried Photographic Exhibition. Lines into Shapes. Honorable Mention.
California Fine Art Competition. Juror: Jack Fulton. Merit Award.
Toledo Friends of Photography 2006 National Juried Photographic Exhibition. Juror: Kathy Vargas.
2005
Botanica. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. September show. Juror: Adam Wolport.
Open Fine Arts. Marin Society of Artists. August show. Jurors: Tom Soltesz, Mary Edwards.
A Moment in Time. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. July show. Juror: Art Rogers.
1984 - 1989
Eroticism: West Coast Expression," The best of West Coast Erotic Art. Gallery Six-Oh-One, San Francisco, CA.
"Contrasts," B & W photography exhibit. 3rd Place. Juror: Joseph Folberg, Director Vision Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
San Jose Art League's 18th Annual Photography Competition. Juror: Robert McDonald, De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA.
Monterey Museum of Art 4th Annual Photography Competition. Juror: James Alinder, Director Friends of Photography, CA.
"California Works," San Jose Art League. Juror: Henry Hopkins, Director SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA.
Education:
1994-2000 San Francisco State University Extended Education. Multimedia Studies Certificate Program. Graduated June 1996.
Portfolio project: Golden Gate Park Interactive.
1994 Photoshop Conference, January 24 - 26, Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA.
1993 The Digital Photography Workshop, May 21-22. Graphic Arts Institute, San Francisco, CA.
1985 One year study program. San Francisco Art Institute.
1979-1981 Skyline College, San Bruno, CA. Advanced photography. Stephen Johnson, instructor.
Collections: San Francisco Arts Commission, permanent collection.
Representation: WIN-Initiative. Rights Managed stock agency. WIN is partnered with Getty Images and Corbis.
Publications/Blogs:
2012 - PHOTO/arts Magazine (Online). Included in Self-Contained online exhibit & published in book catalog. View Exhibit.
2012 - The Photo Review (Online). 2011 Review Competition published in 2012. View Page.
2012 - Esquire (Online). Russian edition. Life on Wheels: The New American Nomads featured.
2012 - Radek Burda, a photographer in the Czech republic, blogs about Life on Wheels. Translation in English.
2012 - Lenscratch. Featured artist on Aline Smithison's popular blog.
2012 - PhotoArtTalk (Online). Interviewed about Marking Our Place in the World.
2011 - Super Massive Blackhole (Online). Issue 8. Selections from Marking Our Place in the World.
2011 - LPV Magazine (Online). Selections from New American Nomads featured.
2011 - aCurator (Online). Selections from Marking Our Place in the World featured.
2011 - F-Stop Magazine (Online). Issue #45. Abstraction Group Exhibit.
2009 - Society for Photographic Education. Featured portfolio, Spring edition, exposure, the journal for SPE.
2007 - StreetFilms.org. Contributed still images for pro biking organization in New York City. View Site
2006 - Photographers Forum. Finalist, Best of Photography Annual 2006.
2006 - Stephen Johnson On Digital Photography. Portrait of Stephen Johnson
2003 - Francis Scott Key, Patriotic Poet. Francis Key memorial, photographed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
1998 - Walks in Downtown San Francisco. Embarcadero demolition photograph.
1986 - Soma Direct, Quarterly magazine. Featured photograph.
1983 - Best of Photography Forum, Finalist, Best of Photography Annual 1983.