Katherine Elizabeth Dean
Lafayette, IN, 47904
Phone: (904) 400-0730 // Email: katherine.elizabeth.dean@gmail.com
Website: katherinedeanstudio.com
Education
2017 MFA, Photography, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2014 BFA, Photography Concentration, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, Magna Cum Laude
Teaching Experience
2019 - Present
Continuing Lecturer of Photography, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Courses taught: Black and White Photography, History of Contemporary Photography, History of Photography, Documentary Photography, Color Photography, Digital Media I.
2016 - 18
Community Education Faculty, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Courses taught: Advanced Film Photography, Intro to Darkroom, Introduction to Photoshop, Digital Printmaking, Screenprinting, Photographic Printmaking, Zines Zines Zines, Printmaking
Teaching Assistant: Photoshop Basics, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2017
Instructor of Record, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Course taught: Color Photography
Teaching Assistant: Digital Photography 2, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Alternative Processes, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Digital Workflow, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Teaching Assistant: Digital Photography, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Employment
2019 - Present
Photography Lab Manager, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Responsibilities include: assisting students in digital and analog labs and studios, maintaining all facilities and equipment, and assisting professors
2017 - Present
Artist, Youngblood Studio, Memphis, TN
Responsibilities include: Assisting in the production and installation of large scale public sculptures; photographing final installations.
2015 - 17
Photography Lab Manager, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Responsibilities include: assisting students in digital and analog labs and studios, maintaining facilities and equipment, and assisting professors.
2015
Photographer, Lifetouch Portrait Studios, Jacksonville, FL
Responsibilities include: photographing formal and informal portraits of students on campus and in studio; monitoring and maintenance of studio equipment; organizing and leading shoots on location.
2013
Photography Lab Technician, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Responsibilities include: assisting students in digital and analog labs and studios, maintaining facilities and equipment, and assisting professors.
Awards & Collections
2017
Archimania, Regional One, Memphis, TN
2016
Graduate Artist Scholarship, Rivers Art Festival, Memphis, TN
MFA Area Excellence Award, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Merit Award, 12x12 Exhibition, Todd Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
Exhibition Record
2022
Post Process, Tippecanoe Arts Federation, Lafayette, IN
2021
Art Through the Lens, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
2020
Drawn by the Light, Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS
Preservation/Corrosion, Solo Exhibition, Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington University, Huntington, Indiana
Faculty Exhibition, Rueff Galleries, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
Light Sensitive, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2019
Horn Island 35, Main Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2018
Horn Island 34, Main Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
2017
Vision of the Future, Cutler Crane Exhibition Gallery, Memphis, TN
Holiday Bazaar, Main Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Floating Light, Playhouse on the Square, Memphis, TN
LeMonster, Main Gallery, Memphis College of Art, TN
Horn Island 33, Main Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis,TN
Varied Construct, Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN
2016
Holiday Bazaar, Main Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
PBR Art Showcase, Circuitous Succession, Memphis, TN
Selected Works, Gibson Hall Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Selected Works, No Exit Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Ruination: A Study of Consequences, Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Reverberations, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN
The Abstract, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
12x12, Merit Award, Todd Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
2014
The Perpetual Instant, New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA
Ctrl+Alt+Image, Southlight Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
Selected Works, Lufrano Gallery, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Light Sensitive V, Southlight Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
The Senior Show, Lufrano Gallery, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Student Annual, UNF Gallery of Art, Jacksonville, FL
2013
Selected Works, Lufrano Gallery, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
The “Self” Portrait, Southlight Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2012
(APP)erture Student Photo Exhibition, Since I was Twelve Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
Talks, Presentations, Papers, and Workshops
2020
The Art of Sunprinting: Cyanotype Workshop, Huntington University, October 2020
Preservation/Corrosion, Artist Talk & Interview, Huntington University, October 2020
2019
Artist Talk & Interview, Purdue University, April 2019
2017
Guest Lecturer: History of Photography, Memphis College of Art, February 2016
2016
Artist Talk & Interview, University of North Florida, Department of Art & Design, March 2016
Service
2021
Juror, Huntington University: Undergraduate Exhibition, March 2021