SUZANNE GONSALEZ

503 Reeves Drive
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Website: http://ravenwolfgallery.com

EDUCATION:  (selected)

Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1997-2000

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1995-1997

AWARDS:

Don Haug Memorial Award, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts Chautauqua, NY 2004
Third Place, 4th International Exhibition at Studio 4 West Art Gallery Piermont, NY 2001
Merit Award, Reverse Raffle Exhibition Lexington, Kentucky 2000
Madame Shoa Feng Sheng Award, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts Chautauqua, New York 1998

GRANTS:

2008: Grant Finalist, Ultimate Eye Foundation Grant for Figurative and Digital Photography, Belmont, CA (international)

2008:     Artist Enrichment Grant, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY
Grant received for completion of photographic, mixed media work about surviving loss.

2007: Grant Finalist, Ultimate Eye Foundation Grant for Figurative and Digital Photography, Belmont, CA (international)

2005:     Artist Enrichment Grant, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY
Grant received for completion of Digital Montages based on family archetypes and genetic coding

2003:     Artist Enrichment Grant, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY
Grant received for completion of Mixed Media Photographic Altars

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS: (selected)

2008     Assistant Professor of Art-Photography, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND    

2008-04     Instructor of Art, Bluegrass Community & Technical College Lexington, KY 2004               

2004         Instructor of Art, Lexington Community College Lexington, KY
2000                  

2004         Instructor of Photography, Living Arts and Science Center Lexington, KY
2003               

Current     Administrative Assistant, The Film Lab, INC. Lexington, KY
2003                  

2000         Teaching Fellow in Photography, University of Kentucky                  
1998         Lexington, KY (instructor of record)

1997          Assistant Manager in Photography Lab, University of New Mexico,Aluquerque, New Mexico
1995         Responsible for maintaining the color and non-silver photography labs.

EXHIBITIONS:

2008:        Invitational
                   *Waking Dreams , Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, CA, an Invitational Exhibition of Grant Finalists from the Ultimate Eye Foundation Grant

2007:        Invitational
                   *Evidence of Things Unseen, Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, CA, an Invitational Exhibition of Grant Finalists from the Ultimate Eye Foundation Grant

                Invitational
                   *Day of the Dead Festival, Remember, Relive, and Rejoice, this exhibition received grant funding through The Federated Department Stores Foundation to pay tribute to Lexington, Kentucky's         growing Hispanic population, the Gloria Singletary Gallery at the Living Arts & Science Center, Lexington, KY

2006:         International
                 On the Edge, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, juror: Stephen Perloff, Editor of the Photo Review

                 National
                 49th Annual Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, New York, juror: Louis Grachos, Director of the Albright Knox Museum of Art

                 Invitational
                 *Familia, State Theatre Gallery located in the Historic Kentucky Theatre, Lexington, KY, in conjunction with the Kentucky Women Writers Conference

2005:         International
                 *Gallery International Figurative Competition, Gallery International, Baltimore, MD, Contemporary Chinese painter Hai-ou Hou, juror
                  
                 National
                 *Social Scan: the Authentic Image! The Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY, Russell Joslin, Editor and Publisher of SHOTS MAGAZINE, selected 44 photographs from 200 submittals for the exhibition.

                 *48th International Award Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA; only 98 artworks chosen from a field of 1400 images submitted from the USA and 11 other counties by juror, Derrick R. Cartwright, the new Director of the San Diego Museum of Art.  Mr. Cartwright was also the previous director of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College and also the Musee d'Art Americain, Giverny, France

                 Local
                 *Angels and Demons: a Solo Exhibition of Archetypes for the 21st Century, Gallerie Soleil, Lexington, Kentucky

2004:         National   
                 *47th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY, juror: Donald Kuspit, art critic and professor of art history and philosophy at SUNY-Stony Brook.  Mr. Kuspit  selected 75 pieces for the exhibition out of 1600 slides.  Awarded the Don Haug Memorial Award.
                  
                 *Women’s History Month, Artists 2004: Elizabeth Dove, Suzanne Gonsalez & Sarah Whorf, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX March 3 – 31

                 *The Nude 2004, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY, juror: Michael Markowitz, art instructor from 23rd Street Studio in San Francisco

                 Local
                 *Contemporary Altars, State Theatre Gallery located in the Historic Kentucky Theatre, Lexington, KY

2003:         National
                *Islands In the Stream: Stream of Consciousness, A Juried National Exhibition, Union Street Gallery & Studio Complex, Chicago Heights, IL Juror: Ruth Crnkovich, Director of Exhibit and Artist Services at Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, Indiana

                 *The Nude 2003, Lexington Art League, Meridian Gallery, Lexington, KY, Juror: Gary Chapman, painter and Associate Professor of Art at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

2002:         National
                 *Biennial 2002: Peninsula Fine Arts Center, 101 Museum Drive, Newport News,Virginia.  Juror: Philip Pearlstein, painter

                 *The Nude 2002: The 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, Loudoun House Gallery, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, Kentucky; juror: Sharon Hunter, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts

                 Invitational
                 *The Ofenda Exhibit (Day of the Dead Altars) Invitational Exhibition, major funding provided through the project Mes de la Hispanidad that received grant funding through The Federated Department Stores Foundation to pay tribute to Lexington, Kentucky's growing Hispanic population. Living Arts and Science Center, Lexington, Kentucky

2001:         International
                *45th Annual International Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA; juror: Bram Dijkstra, internationally noted critic, art advocate and collector, honored Professor at the University of California, San Diego, art essayist and recognized author

                *4TH International Exhibition, Studio 4 West Art Gallery, Piermont, NY, juror:  Graciela Kartofel, international, independent art critic and curator. Awarded third place.

                 National
                *Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Lowell Street & 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA, Juror: Maxwell L. Anderson, Director, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
                  
                 Invitational
                 *Thoughts In Progress:An Invitational Exhibition of International Art, Studio 4 West Art Gallery Piermont NY

                 *4 Women: Spirituality and Art, An Invitational Show, ArtsPlace Gallery, 161 N. Mill Street, Lexington, KY

                 *University of Kentucky Print Show, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
                  
                 Local        
                 *View: Perspectives of Four Women, Gallerie Soleil, 363 W. Short Street, Lexington, Kentucky

                 *She By Her: Images of Women by Women, President's Room, Singletary Center for the Arts, Lexington, KY

2000:         National
                 *Delta National Small Prints 2000, Arkansas State University, State University, Arkansas.  Juror: Mark Pascale, Associate Curator,                Department of Prints and Drawings.

                 *Long Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences 2000 National Juried Competition, Long Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, 120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies, NJ, juror: Darsie Alexander, Assistant Curator, Museum of         Modern Art New York

                 Local
                 *Reverse Raffle Exhibition, Lexington Art League, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, KY.  Awarded Merit Award.

                 *All Members' Show, Lexington Art League, 209 Castlewood Rd Lexington,KY
                  
                 *The River of Styx: Master of Fine Arts Solo Exhibition, The Tuska Gallery, University of Kentucky, 107 Fine Arts Bldg., Rose Street, Lexington, KY

1999-         National
2000:         *Artifact: Past, Present, Future: An Exhibition Investigating the Millennium, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA

1999:         National
                 *4Th Annual All Media Juried Show, Eklektikos Gallery, Washington, D.C., juror: Barbara Januszkiewiez
        
                 *The Nude '99 Exhibition, The Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY

                 Local
                *The Carey Ellis Juried Art Show, The Barnhart Gallery, Lexington, KY Awarded Second Place.        

1998:         National
                 *41ST National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY; juror: Marc   Mayer.  Awarded the   Madame Shao Feng Sheng Award

                 *The Georgetown Annual International Art Exhibition, Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC; juror: Barbara Januszkiewiez

                 Local
                 *The Nude '98, The Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY

                *The Graduate & BFA Show, The Barnhart Gallery, Lexington, KY
                  
1997:         Local        
                 The Carey Ellis Juried Art Show, The Barnhart Gallery, Lexington, KY

                 University of Kentucky Photography: Then and Now, The Downtown Gallery, Lexington, KY

                 Suzanne Gonsalez & Christopher Thomas, The Robert C. May Gallery of Fine Art Photography, Lexington, KY
                  
                 University of Kentucky Graduate Exhibition, The Downtown Gallery, Lexington, KY

                 Juried Student Show, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.  Juror: Rebecca Solnit, Visiting Lecturer from the San Francisco Art Institute Awarded Best of Show.

1995:         Local
                 Native American Exhibition, Natural History Museum, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

PUBLICATIONS:

1999:        Summer Issue of The Photo Review, a critical journal of national and international photography, Langhorne, PA

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:

1994:        Permanent Collections, Art & Art History Department, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

2001:        Graciela Kartofel, international independent art critic and curator.

1996:        Maria Novaro, Mexican film director of Danzon.  Mexico City, Mexico.

COMMISSIONS:

2002:         The Lexington Arts & Cultural Council 2002 Commissioned Print.  A limited edition series of 200 prints of Winter, to be given to individual contributors of $250.00 or more to the annual Campaign for the Arts by LACC in appreciation.

2001:         Wildcat Madness!  Design picked: Kentucky Cathouse. 

INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE:

Women in the Arts, Slides of work part of a lecture given by Graciela Kartofel, The Hague, Odenax Auditorium, February 12, 2003.

In Art: Images Are More Than Just That, Slides of work part of a lecture given by Graciela Kartofel, University of Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico, February 22, and March 27, 2003.

ARTIST LECTURES/DEMOS:

Arts Profession, Artist Lecture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 2005

Added Perspective: A Panel Discussion featuring photographers from the Social Scan: the Authentic Image exhibit talking about their work and the state of photography today.  Ruth Adams, Suzanne Gonsalez, and Gary Mesa-Gaido, 2005.

Alternate Monitor for the University of Kentucky's Figure Drawing Sessions, 1997 - currently.

Gallery Assistant for the Carey Ellis Juried Show, Barnhart Gallery, The University of Kentucky, fall semester 1999.

Gallery Coordinator for the Carey Ellis Juried Show, Barnhart Gallery, The University of Kentucky, spring semester 1999.

Vice President of the Graduate Art Association of the University of Kentucky 1997 - 1998.

Assistant Manager, Photography Department, University of New Mexico, 1995 - 1997.  In charge of color processor and the non-silver lab

ORGANIZATIONS:

Society for Photographic Education
College Art Association

TECHNICAL ABILITIES;

Digital and Photographic Skills:

Experience with digital cameras, hardware and imaging software in a Macintosh platform.  Examples of software programs: CS3, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Lightroom.

Experienced in traditional black and white photography, including all aspects of exposure, developing, archival printing and multiple toning processes.

Experienced in both E-6 and C-41 color processes, along with Polaroid applications.

Experience with Non-Silver photographic processes, Mural printing and Mixed Media photographic collage processes.

Experience in formats ranging from 35mm through 20” x 24” as well as studio lighting expertise.

Studio Skills Outside Photography:

Mixed Media & Assemblage skills

Figure drawing and experience running a life drawing studio.

Installation

Experience in Waterless Lithography.

Theory and History: Exceptional understanding of the theory and history of art, photography since 1950 and contemporary art.