Born: February 19, 1948 Cincinnati, Ohio
My photographs often involve fragile landscapes which are threatened by invasion by man. I feel a sense of timelessness in these places and hope that my photographs can help promote their appreciation and prevent their destruction. The landscape, however, is only my stimulus or point of departure. I ask the question, “What else is the landscape,” and it is the “what else” that I try to photograph.
Recently I have started making “Grid-Portraits” of artists and craftsmen. Using several images contact printed together, a space and time scan is made of the subjects in their environments. In addition, references are made to the making of the photograph and to my own interaction with the subjects as I explore the process of perception and visual synthesis.
In 1995 I printed 82 vintage Minor White negatives of two Victorian houses for the permanent collection of the Portland Art Museum and for publication in the book “Heritage Lost”, published by the Oregon Historical Society and the Portland Art Museum.
Selected Public Collections:
| Center for Photography | Tucson, Arizona |
| Central Washington University | Ellensberg, Washington |
| Cincinnati Art Museum | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| City Hall Collection | Eureka, California |
| Federal Reserve Bank | Portland, Oregon |
| George Eastman House | Rochester, New York |
| High Museum of Art | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Museum of Photographic Arts | San Diego, California |
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, Oregon |
| Portland Visual Chronicle | Portland, Oregon |
| San Francisco Civic Center, Earl Warren Building | San Francisco, California |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, California |
| Seattle Arts Commission | Seattle, Washington |
| Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, Washington |
| Washington State Arts Commission | Olympia, Washington |
Featured Exhibitions:
| Verve Gallery | Santa Fe, New Mexico | 2007 |
| Camerawork Gallery | Portland, Oregon | 2007 |
| Buckley Center | University of Portland Portland, Oregon | 2005 |
| Fairbanks Gallery | Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon | 2004 |
| S. K. Josefsberg Studio | Portland, Oregon | 2003 |
| Baldwin Gallery Middle | Tennessee State Univ. Murfreesboro, TN | 2002 |
| Photographer’s Gallery of Palo Alto | Palo Alto, California | 1999 |
| S. K. Josefsberg Studio | Portland, Oregon | 1998 |
| The Ansel Adams Gallery | Yosemite National Park and Pebble Beach, CA | 1996 |
| Alinder Gallery | Gualala, California | 1994 |
| Catherine Edelman Gallery | Chicago, Illinois | 1994 |
| Hill Gallery | Aspen, Colorado | 1992 |
| Southern Light Gallery | Amarillo College, Amarillo, Texas | 1992 |
| Scheinbaum and Russek | Sante Fe, New Mexico | 1991 |
| Port Angeles Fine Art Center | Port Angeles, Washington | 1991 |
| The Silver Image Gallery | Seattle, Washington | 1990 |
| Blue Sky Gallery | Portland, Oregon | 1990 |
| The Ansel Adams Gallery | Yosemite, California | 1988 |
| The Silver Image Gallery | Seattle, Washington | 1988 |
| Chemeketa Community College | Salem, Oregon | 1987 |
| Photographic Image Gallery | Portland, Oregon | 1987 |
| University of Oregon Museum of Art | Eugene, Oregon | 1987 |
| The Silver Image Gallery | Seattle, Washington | 1986 |
| Photographic Image Gallery | Portland, Oregon | 1986 |
| Sunbird Gallery | Bend, Oregon | 1986 |
| The Maryhill Museum | Goldendale, Washington | 1987 |
| Governor's Reception Office | Salem, Oregon | 1984 |
| The Silver Image Gallery | Seattle, Washington | 1984 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney, Washington | 1984 |
| Camerawork Gallery | Portland, Oregon | 1982 |
Group Exhibitions:
| Altered Landscapes Newspace Gallery | Portland, Oregon | 2008 |
| Contrasting Objectives: Fifteen Pacific Northwest Photographers Whatcom Museum of History and Art | Bellingham, Washington | 2006 |
| Digital Photography Portland Art Museum | Portland, Oregon | 2003 |
| Oregon in the Ozarks Arts Center of the Ozarks | Springdale, Arkansas | 2002 |
| Deceit of the Intellect (Portraits) Benham Gallery | Seattle, Washington | 2001 |
| Photo Americas Director’s Choice Portland State University | Portland, Oregon | 2000 |
| Oregon Landscape Photography Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon | 1999 |
| Water! (Curator, Linda Wolcott Moore) Photo Metro Gallery | San Francisco, CA | 1996 |
| Sunbird Gallery | Bend, Oregon | 1996 |
| Blue Sky 20th Anniversary Show S. K. Josefsberg Studio | Portland, Oregon | 1996 |
| Regional Landscape S. K. Josefsberg Studio | Portland, Oregon | 1994 |
| The New Face of the Portrait Fuller Art Museum | Brockton, Massachusetts | 1994 |
| Focus 94 Center for Photographic Arts | Carmel, California | 1994 |
| Nat. Invit. Contem. Photog. Exhibit Central Washington University | Ellensburg, Washington | 1994 |
| Alternatives 94 Ohio University | Athens, Ohio | 1994 |
| Disappearing Oregon Benton County Historical Museum | Philomath, Oregon | 1994 |
| Mountain West 4th Biennial Utah State University | Logan, Utah | 1993 |
| Crosscut 93 Portland Art Museum | Portland, Oregon | 1993 |
| Vision at the End of the Trail Portland Art Museum | Portland, Oregon | 1993 |
| Current Works ’92 Society for Contemporary Photography | Kansas City, Missouri | 1992 |
| Oregon Biennial Portland Art Museum | Portland, Oregon | 1991 |
| The Legacy of Minor White Portland Art Museum | Portland, Oregon | 1991 |
| Illuminance ’90 Lubbock Fine Arts Center | Lubbock, Texas | 1990 |
| Juried Photography Exhibit Jewish Community Center | Houston, Texas | 1990 |
| Northwest Invitational Kern Art Center | Eugene, Oregon | 1990 |
| Positive/Negative Coos Art Museum | Coos Bay, Oregon | 1989 |
| Photographic Multiplicity Marylhurst College | Lake Oswego, Oregon | 1989 |
| Center for the Eye: Old Friends Oregon School of Arts and Crafts | Portland, Oregon | 1989 |
| A Celebration of Portland Photography Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon | 1989 |
| Blue Sky Gallery | Portland, Oregon | 1988 |
| Oregon Biennial Portland Art Museum | Portland, Oregon | 1988 |
| New Photographics 87 Central Washington University | Ellensberg, Washington | 1987 |
| Landscape Photography Museum of the Rockies | Bozeman, Montana | 1987 |
| Photography in the West: A Modern View The Rockwell Museum | Corning, New York | 1987 |
| Northwest Juried Art 86 Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum | Spokane, Washington | 1986 |
| Art in the Mayor's Office | Portland, Oregon | 1986 |
| Commitment to Vision University of Oregon Museum of Art | Eugene, Oregon | 1986 |
| Three Points, Twelve Views Portland Art Museum | Portland, Oregon | 1986 |
| Three Points, Twelve Views Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, Washington | 1986 |
| Three Points, Twelve Views Surrey Art Gallery | Surrey, British Columbia | 1986 |
| New Photographics 86 Central Washington University | Ellensberg,Washington | 1986 |
| Images of Northern Arizona Coconino Arts Center | Flagstaff, Arizona | 1986 |
| American Landscape Exhibition Main Street Gallery | Fort Bragg, California | 1985 |
| Introductions: 1985 The Photographer's Gallery | Palo Alto, California | 1985 |
| Northwest Vision University of Oregon Museum of Art | Eugene, Oregon | 1985 |
| Photographic Image Gallery | Portland, Oregon | 1985 |
| New Photographics 84 Central Washington University | Ellensberg, Washington | 1984 |
| Coos Art Museum | Coos Bay, Oregon | 1984 |
| Point Lobos as Icon Friends of Photography | Carmel, California | 1984 |
| Northwest Vision University of Oregon Museum of Art | Eugene, Oregon | 1984 |
| Photo Show II | La Jolla, California | 1984 |
| U. S. Biennial II University of Oklahoma | Norman, Oklahoma | 1984 |
| Water Show Blue Sky Gallery | Portland, Oregon | 1984 |
| Recent Photographic Acquisitions Portland Art Museum | Portland, Oregon | 1983 |
| Members Exhibit Friends of Photography | Carmel, California | 1983 |
| The Silver Image Gallery | Seattle, Washington | 1982 |
| Members Exhibit Friends of Photography | Carmel, California | 1982 |
| Members Exhibit Friends of Photography | Carmel, California | 1980 |
Gallery Representation:
| Portland, Oregon |
| San Francisco, California |
| Sante Fe, New Mexico |
Photographs Appear in the Following Publications:
Interview with Charis (Weston) Wilson American Photographer August, 1979
Commitment to Vision Catalog University of Oregon Museum of Art 1986
Grid-Portrait Mississippi Mud 1989
Grid-Portraits Zyzzyva 1989
Grid-Portrait Photo Metro 1990
Grid-Portrait Photographic Possibilities (Hirsch, Focal Press) 1990
Northwest Magazine The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon 1990
"Ice, Oneonta Creek" Object & Image (Craven, Prentiss-Hall) 1990
Landscape photos Wilderness at the Edge (Utah Wilderness Coalition) 1990
Grid-Portraits Camera and Darkroom Magazine May, 1993
Article ("The Landscape, the Environment and the View Camera") and three photos
The Rangefinder May, 1994
Three photos Standing Up Country (Rio Nuevo Publisher) 2000
Golden Gate Bridge #176 (Sailboat & Shadow) Oceans (Rizzolli) 2002
Lenswork #59 Side Canyons of the Colorado 2005
View Camera Magazine Grid-Portraits Sep-Oct 2007
Book
Cranial Czar, Eh? Nazraeli Press, One Picture Book #30 2005
Awards:
Current Works ’92, Excellence Award Soc. for Contemporary Photog., Kansas City, MO 1992
Photo Metro Photo Contest San Francisco 1990
Best of Show and Honorable Mention Jewish Community Center, Houston, Texas 1990
Cash Award Lubbock Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, Texas 1990
Purchase Award Main Street Gallery, Fort Bragg, California 1985
Photographic Education:
Ansel Adams Workshop Yosemite, California 1979
Olivia Parker Workshop Portland, Oregon 1979
Owens Valley Photography Workshop Bishop, California 1980
Teaching Experience:
Private workshops Oregon Coast 1990 to present
Ansel Adams Gallery Workshops Yosemite, California Instructor 1989
Ansel Adams Gallery Workshops Yosemite, California Assistant Instructor 1984-88
Ansel Adams Workshop Yosemite, California Assistant Instructor 1981
Coupeville Art Center Whidbey Island, WA Instructor 1990,1992,1994
Friends of Photography Workshops Carmel, California Assistant Instructor 1982-87
Oregon School of Arts and Crafts Portland, Oregon Workshop Instructor 1987-88
Owens Valley Photography Workshop Page, Arizona Instructor 1987, 1989
Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, Oregon Instructor 1983-87
Photographic Arts Workshops Page, Arizona Instructor 1991, 1993, 1995
Portland Photographic Workshops Shore Acres State Park, Oregon Instructor 1982-1987
Sante Fe Photographic Workshops Bisti Badlands, New Mexico Instructor 1992
Laser Scanned Duotone Posters:
Punch Bowl Falls 1991
Spring Trees and Falls 1988
Eel Creek Dunes IV (Commitment to Vision) 1986
Ramona Falls 1986
Lower Calf Creek Falls 1986
Havasu Stream 1984
Grid-Portrait Posters:
Linda Connor Photographs the Past 1990
Artist's Proof and Consequences 1989