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27 avril 1956 : naissance (birth), Limoges (France).EDUCATION
1973 : Baccalauréat A4, mention Bien (Highschool diploma).
1973-1975 : Classe préparatoire ENS St Cloud.
- Lycée Gay Lussac, Limoges. [+ Univ. Limoges]
- Lycée Condorcet, Paris. [+ Iniv. Paris X]
-> sous-admissible Ecole Normale Supérieure de St Cloud.
1976 : Licence d'Anglais + 2 C1 (Université de Limoges) - mention Bien
- Littérature et civilisation anglaises
- Littérature et civilisation américaine.
1978 : CAPGC Lettres Anglais (Certified Professsor, Junior Hschool).
1979 : Maîtrise d'anglais (BA) - mention Bien
Mémoire : "A Critical Study of Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles".
1987 : CAPES anglais (certified professor Junior HS, Highschool, college).
1996 : Diplôme d'Études Avancées, Univ. de Limoges - mention A Bien.
[Doctoral studies, course work]
Mémoire : "The Enigmatic Mr. Bill Brandt".
On-going dissertation : "American Landscape Photography 1960-1990".
Université de Savoie à Chambéry. Prof. : M. Jean Kempf.
2001 : Master of Fine Arts - SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
[Maîtrise Beaux Arts]
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005-present : Fine-art photographer, free-lance photojournalist, art critic, curator, photo consultant, photo instructor and lecturer.
(Publications : Afterimage, Choice, Ciel Variable, Photovision, Réponses Photo, Photophiles.com, Photographie.com,...)
2004-present : Maître de stage, Rencontres de Photographie d'Arles, Arles.
[Teaching workshops at the Arles International Photo Festival]
Dec.2003-Janv.2005 : Editor and Photo Editor of Afterimage magazine, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester NY.
Adjunct professor, MFA program, SUNY Brockport at VSW.
1995-present : Photo instructor and lecturer, Community Darkroom, Rochester, NY. (Courses : Intermediate and Advanced Black and White Photography, Color, Ilfochrome, Photoshop, Landscape Photography, From Snapshot to Series).
2001-2002 : Adjunct professor of photography
- University of Rochester
- State University of New York at Buffalo
1999-2001 : Teaching assistant in photography and visual theory,
SUNY Buffalo.
1993-1994 : Cours expérimental de photograhie, Centre Pénitentiaire de Tulle (France). [Experimental photo course to a prison Inmates, Tulle]
1981-present : Journaliste, photojournaliste et critique d'art free-lance.
(Publications : L'Echo du Centre, Le Populaire du Centre, Le Nouvel Observateur, The Democrat and Chronicle...).
1978-present : Professeur d'anglais, académie de Limoges.
1976-1994 : Instructeur en photographie, Centres Culturels de la ville de Limoges (France).
1976-1977 : Teaching Assistant in French, Rivington Secondary School, St Helens (Merseyside, UK).
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
March/May 2004: Rearview, Williams Gallery, Rochester, NY.
Aug. 23-Oct. 5, 2002: The Death of the Flâneur (2), Spectrum Gallery, Rochester (NY).
November 2001: All That Jazz and Blues, Spot, Buffalo (NY.)
April 2001: The Death of the Flâneur, Castellani Art Museum, Niagara Falls (MFA thesis).
Sept./Oct. 1999: A Serial Viewer, Center For the Arts, Photography Department, SUNY Buffalo.
July/August 1999: A Serial Viewer #1, B & W images, Community Darkroom, Rochester, NY.
A Serial Viewer #2, Color images, The Sunken Room Gallery, Rochester, NY.
July/August 1998: De la Vallée de la Breuilh à la Vallée de la Mort [From the Breuilh Valley to Death Valley, 10 years of Photography], Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture, La Souterraine, France.
Nov. 1997: Vu à l’Ouest (Seen in the West), at L’Humeur Vagabonde, Limoges, France.
June-August 1996: Stone Blue, Espace Culturel Fayolles, Guéret, France.
1995: Stone Blue, The Link Gallery, City Hall, Rochester, NY.
1994: Le Bleu des Pierres, MJC, Guéret, France.
La Pierre et l’Eau, Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles, Limoges, France.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Bibliothèque Municipale, Guéret, France.
Danse Émoi, Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles, Limoges, France.
1993: Le Bleu des Pierres, Chapelle de la Sénatorerie, Guéret, France.
La Vallée de la Breuilh, Galerie Fortunor, Limoges, France.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture, Ussel, France.
1992 : America, America, Franklin Roosevelt underground car-park (young American literature festival), Limoges, France.
Un Temps, Trois Mouvements, Centre Culturel et Social Municipal Jean Moulin, Limoges (Danse Emoi festival).
La Danse du Regard, Galerie L’Oeil Ecoute, Limoges, France.
1991: L’Oeil d’une Saison, Théatre de la Compagnie Expression 7, Limoges, France.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Rencontres Photographiques de Solignac (international photographic festival), Solignac, France.
1990: Jazz Émoi, galerie Anecdotes, Limoges, France.
1989: Bastide Blues, La Tartelière, Limoges.
1987: Itinéraire Provençal, Galerie Feuillade, Limoges, France.
1986: Impressions, CCSM Jean moulin, Limoges, France.
1981: English Beaches, Centre Culturel et Social Jean Gagnant, Limoges, France.
1980: Lancashire Photographs, bibliothèque du département d’Anglais, Université de Clermont-Ferrand 2, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2006:
August: The Arena Art Group, Sonnenberg Gardens, Canandaigua, NY.
June-August: The Arena Art Group, NTID gallery, RIT, Rochester NY.
March: Artwalk, Main Street Armory, Rochester NY.
2005:
August: The Arena Art Group, Sonnenberg Gardens, Canandaigua, NY.
April-August: Fougères, collaborative work with painter Gérard Desplanques and poet Bernard Blot, Creuse, France.
April: The Arena Art Group, The Little Theater, Rochester, NY.
2004:
Oct./ Nov.: Arena Art Group, Williams Gallery, Rochester, NY.
Sept. 23—Nov. 6, 2004: Photo Editors Who Shoot, Robert Fullerton Art Museum, California State University of San Bernardino (Group exhibition of photo editors from Afterimage, Index, Muscle & Fitness, The New York Times, Time Magazine, Vibe, and Village Voice.)
October: Sculpture and Photography, Centre Culturel de Couzeix (Fr).
August: Arena Art Group, Sonnenberg Arts Festival, Canandaigua, NY.
April: Gérard Desplanques, Bruno Chalifour, Miriel Rocher, Galerie Art Set, Limoges.
Jan. 18 – Feb. 13: Arena Art Group, Lederer Gallery, SUNY, Geneseo, NY.
2003:
October: The Teachers’ Show, Community Darkroom, Rochester, NY.
September, 23-24: The Arena Art Group, Sonnenberg Arts Festival, Canandaigua.
August: Le Salon des Refusés, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY.
March-May: A Photographer’s Path VI, The Center at High Falls Gallery, Rochester, NY.
January: A travers l’image, 8 photographers. Couzeix Cultural Center, Couzeix, France.
Nov. 8, 2002-Feb. 2, 2003: Celebration of Life. A 25 th Anniversary Exhibit. Community Darkroom, Rochester, NY.
2002:
September: Our City, Our Home: The Artists’ Breakfast Group, The Link Gallery, Rochester City Hall, Rochester NY.
Spring: A Photographers’ Path V, The Center at High Falls, Rochester NY. [George Eastman House Award.]
[...and many others since 1973.]
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE:
August-October 2005: Gérard Desplanques, Paintings and Drawings. Williams gallery, Unitarian Church, South Winton Rd, Rochester, NY.
May 2005: Help with Wetlands. A Community Cares for its Environment. Project by Christine Sevilla, The Center at High Falls, Rochester, NY (followed by expanded version at The Link Gallery, Rochester, NY, until the end of July 2005).
November 2004: Dan Neuberger Photographs, Williams Gallery, Rochester, NY.
September 2004: Arena Group Show, Williams Gallery, Rochester, NY.
August 2003: Le Salon des Refusés, Visual Studies Workshop Gallery, Rochester, NY.
January 2003: A Travers l’Image : 8 Photographes, Centre Culturel de Couzeix, Couzeix (France).
Summer 1994: Fragments, François Leteuil photographs, Centre Culturel de Couzeix, Couzeix (France).
May 1993 : Le plateau de Mille Vaches, Centre Culturel Jean Moulin, Limoges.
March 1993 : Arbres, Centre Culturel Jean Moulin, Limoges.
1992: Regards d’Acier : Harry Gruyaert, Josef Koudelka, Sebastiao Salgado (exhibition commissioned by Sollac, France), Centre Culturel de Couzeix, Couzeix, France.
1991: Émois d’Afrique, photographies de Jean-Luc Gelin, CCSM Jean Gagnant, Limoges
1990: Jacques Kanapa: Photographies à l’Est du Rideau de Fer, Jacques Kanapa, Centre Culturel de Couzeix, Couzeix, France.
1989: Photo-Forum, an exhibition of 10 photographers, 10 conferences. CCSM Jean Moulin, Limoges (France).
1988: Lemaire, Photographe Baroque, Centre Culturel et Social Municipal Jean Moulin, Limoges.
1989: Arbres et Forêt, group exhibition, Beaubreuil Library, Limoges.
1986: La vie en plus, CCSM Jean Gagnant, Limoges (France.)
[Following a workshop with / après un satge avec Guy Le Querrec (Magnum)]
1985: Limoges (2), CCSM Jean Gagnant, Limoges (France).
1984: Limoges (1), CCSM Jean Gagnant, Limoges (France).
1981: Ma vie quotidienne, CCSM Jean Gagnant (France).
ARTICLES and PUBLICATIONS (on photography) :
June 2006: " 'La Chine' de Burtynsky" in Ciel Variable, Montréal (Québec).
Mars 2006: "AIPAD 2005" in Réponses Photo, Paris.
September 2005: “Edward Burtynsky” in Réponses Photo (12 pages), September issue, Paris (France).
June 2005: “La photographie américaine contemporaine” in Réponses Photo, (6 pages), Special Summer issue, Paris (France).
July-August 2005: “Larry Towel’s No Man’s Land” in Afterimage, July-August issue, Rochester NY.
Summer 2005 : Les Fougères, catalog/portfolio with painter Gérard Desplanques, and poet Bernard Blot.
“Towards Postmodernism. Post-World War II in America: From Committed To Solipsistic Art", chapter co-authored with professor Jean Kempf (Lyon-2), in Visual American Culture, pp.174-189. London: Continuum, 2005.
Dec. 2002-Present: Numerous covers, photographs, articles, reviews, and essays for Afterimage magazine (Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY).
Various essays and reviews for Afterimage Magazine, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY. [among which Josef Koudelka, Rencontres Internationales d’Arles, ICP Triennal, AIPAD 2003, AIPAD 2004, AIPAD 2005, Fotofest 2004, Mois de la Photo (Montreal 2003), Paris Photo, Mois de la Photo (Paris biennal, 2004), Simon Norfolk, Susan Sontag, …].
Ex:
November 2003: "New Trends in Photography: Irenic and Helpless?," in Afterimage Volume 31 # 3.
May 2003 : "Austin 2003: The Conference of the Society for Photographic Education," in Afterimage, Volume 30 # 6.
"Guy Bourdin," in Afterimage, Volume 30 # 6.
March 2003 : "Modern Sublime : the Photography of Josef Koudelka" in Afterimage, Volume 30 # 5.
"Gordon Parks: Half Past Autumn" in Afterimage, Volume 30 # 5.
“City Spaces: Photographs of Chicago Alleys” by Bob Thall, in Afterimage, Volume 30 # 5.
1983-Present: Numerous reviews (sports, theater, modern dance, jazz, arts) in two regional daily newspapers Le Populaire and l’Echo du Centre, both published in Limoges (France). [still occasionally collaborating].
2002: Book reviews published in US monthly magazine, Photovision.
Aug. 1999-Present: Rencontres Photographiques d’Arles 1999, on-line 6-pages’ review, www.photographie.com .
January 31, 1999: "6 from Buffalo," a full-page review of Buffalo 6, a show at the VSW Gallery, Rochester, NY, published in the Sunday edition of the Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, NY [Gannett Group Newspaper (also publishes USA Today)]
Various Projects
2007: "E-motions" collaboration with choreographer and dancer Mark Schmidt for the Image Sound Movement Festival (Ingle Auditorium, Rochester, NY). [Mendon Ponds series I]
"Encounters" collaboration with choreographer and dancer Pr. Missy Pfohl-Smith performed in Rochester (RIT), New York City (University Settlement), and Brockport (SUNY). [ Mendon Ponds II ]
Books: "Traversonne (Vol. 1): "Intérieurs" [$85]
"Traversonne (Vol. 2): "Extérieurs" [$85]
2005: Books: "Les Fougères" (Guéret, France) [en français] – collaboration –
"Les Fougères" (Rochester, USA) [French/English] [$65]
Various responsibilities:
2006-present: Co-funder and member of the New York Artist Guild.
1999-Present: Elected member of the Arena Art Group, Rochester (NY).
1999-2000: Facilitator of the Artists’ Breakfast Group, Rochester (NY).
1983-1998: Member of the board of Jeunesse-Etudes-Voyages, a non-profit association organizing students’ international exchanges and stays in France, the UK, the USA, Germany, Spain, and Italy.
Organizer and supervisor of students’ international stays.
1991-1994: Town Counselor, Couzeix (France).
1991-1994: Co-founder and member of the board of the gallery L’Oeil Ecoute, Limoges (France).
1990-1998: Elected member of the school-board, Maurice Genevoix College, Couzeix (France).
Coach and trainer of Couzeix men’s handball team (Regional League).
1997-1998: Coach and trainer of ASPTT Limoges Men’s handball team (National League, Division 3).
April 1998: Translator for the US Women’s Handball Olympic team in Limoges (European tour for the 1998 Atlanta Olympics).
1988-1994: President of Couzeix Photo-Club.
1986-1989: Coach and trainer of ASPTT Limoges Women’s hand-ball team (National League, Division 2).
1983-1985: President of Chateauponsac Photo-Club.
Member of the schoolboard of Chateauponsac College, Chateauponsac (France).
1981-1991: Secretary of the Regional Committee for Photography, Limoges. e).
Works in the collections of:
Couzeix Cultural Center and Town of Couzeix.
Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY.
Galerie “L’Oeil Écoute”, Limoges, France.
Bibliothèque Municipale de la Ville de Limoges, France.
Compagnie Expression 7, Limoges, France.
Touring Club de France, section de Limoges, France.
Metal Works, Rochester, NY.
…and various private collections.
Galleries distributing work:
- Spectrum Gallery, Lumière, Rochester (NY.)
- The Sunken Room Gallery, Rochester (NY.)
- RentanArt, Rochester (NY).
- L’œil Écoute, Limoges (France.)
Photo Equipment
35 mm
SLR / Reflex [film & digital]: Nikon F(x)
Rangefinder / Télémétrique : Leica M
...favorite lens: 35 mm f.2
Medium Format / Moyen Format
6x6 SLR / Reflex : Hasselblad
6x7 rangefinder / télémétrique : Mamiya 7
6x17 : Fuji G 617 + 105 mm
View Camera / Grand Format
4" x 5" : Graflex
Digital / Numérique
Canon G5 (5 Mp)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 (8 Mp)