Cara Cole CV
Cara Cole
caraleacole@hotmail.com
Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 1999-2002 | M.F.A. Fine Art/Photography, Honors, University of Nevada Las Vegas, U.S.A. |
| 1991-1996 | A.O.C.A. Photography, Honors, Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada |
Grants, Awards, Residencies
| 2015 | maumau Artist/Writer in Residence, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Sidi Ali Artist/Writer in Residence, Sefrou, Morocco | |
| 2014 | The CAN:In Artist/Writer in Residence, Bucharest, Romania Arteles Artist/Writer in Residence, Haukijärvi, Finland Ayatana AIR Currents Artist Residency, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 2013 | Banff Centre Writing Studio Residency, April 29, 2013-June 1 2013, Banff, Alberta Banff Centre Artist Award, April 29, 2013-June 1 2013, Banff, Alberta |
| 2012 | Brissenden Scholarship in Creative Writing, UBC Department of Creative Writing, B.C. Faculty of Arts Graduate Award, UBC Department of Creative Writing, B.C |
| 2009 | Jentel Artist Residency Prgram, Sheridan, Wyoming, U.S.A. |
| 2006 | The Photo Review, International Photography Competition, 2nd Place, Juror: Philip Brookman, Senior Curator of Photography and Media Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| 2004 | Merit Award for Excellence in Teaching, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2003 | Nevada Artist Fellowship, Nevada Arts Council/National Endowment for the Arts Santa Fe Prize For Photography, Finalist, Santa Fe Center For Visual Arts |
| 2002 | Nevada Arts Council/National Endowment for the Arts Jackpot Grant, Las Vegas |
| 2002 & 2001 | Marjorie Laird Scholarship, University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| 2002-1999 | Graduate Assistantship & Tuition Waiver, University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| 2001 | American Photography Institute: National Graduate Seminar Fellowship, NYU, NYC International Research Scholarship, University of Nevada Las Vegas James F. Adams Scholarship, University of Nevada Las Vegas Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Nevada Las Vegas Summer Session Scholarship, University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| 2000 | Graduate Student Association Scholarship, University of Nevada Las Vegas Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Nevada Las Vegas Summer Session Scholarship, University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| 1999 | Canada Council for the Arts, Emerging Professional Artist Grant, Canada |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2015 | Maumau Gallery, New Work Istanbul, Turkey, (upcoming) |
| 2014 | CAN: In Gallery, New Work, Bucharest, Romania Arteles Live Review, New Work, Haukijärvi, Finland |
| 2013 | Art Cube Gallery, Lurid, Laguna Beach, California |
| 2011 | Becker Galleries, upcoming, An Immortality of Bliss, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2010 | Naomi Arin Contemporary Art, An Immortality of Bliss, Laguna Beach, California |
| 2007 | University of Wisconsin Gallery, Life In Slow Motion, Madison, Wisconsin Dust Contemporary Fine Art, Brutal Instincts, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2006 | Peppers Fine Art Gallery, Life In Slow Motion, Redlands, California |
| 2004 | Dust Contemporary Fine Art, Cara Cole & Kung Jeon (Two person exhibition) LV, NV |
| 2003 | Chidlaw Gallery, The Sky Above, The Mud Below, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2002 | Winchester Center Gallery, The Sky Above, The Mud Below, Las Vegas, Nevada Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, The Sky Above, The Mud Below, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2001 | Grant Hall Gallery, No More Tears, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Group Exhibitions
| 2015 | Swarms of Secrets; Flocks of Lies, Curator: Susan Rochester, Oregon, U.S.A. |
| 2014 | M8 Gallery, New Work, Brasov, Romania Ayatana Air, Zine Project, Curated by Alexis Smith, Ottawa, Canada George Gallery, Cake, Laguna Beach, California |
| 2013 | Arts Umbrella, Splash 2013, Vancouver, B.C. |
| 2012 | S Cube Gallery, Laguna Beach, California Arts Umbrella, Splash 2012, Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver Symphony, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2011 | S Cube Gallery, On the Edge: Statements in Black & White, Catalogue, Laguna Beach, California Arts Umbrella, Splash 2011, Vancouver, B.C. Alison Milne Gallery, Artifact: Contact 2011, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 2010 | Becker Galleries, Group Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2009 | Becker Galleries, Opening Exhibition, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2008 | Humboldt Gallery, *Nevada Now II, *Curated by Diane Deming for the Nevada Museum of Art, Winnemucca, Nevada |
| 2007 | OSX Gallery, Nevada Now II, Carson City, Nevada Great Basin College Gallery, Nevada Now II, Elko, Nevada |
| 2006 | Gallery 1401, Best of Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Peppers Fine Art Gallery, The Usual Suspects, Redlands, California Dust Contemporary Fine Art, Gallery Artists; New Work, Las Vegas, Nevada Tahoe Gallery, Nevada Now II, Incline Village, Nevada Reed Whipple Cultural Center Gallery, Nevada Now II, Las Vegas, Nevada WNCC Bristlecone Gallery, Nevada Now II, Carson City, Nevada Chidlaw Gallery, Minumentals, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2005 | Peppers Fine Art Gallery, Faculty Exhibition, Redlands, California |
| 2004 | Las Vegas Government Center, Banner Project, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2003 | The School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Young Photographers, Boston, MA Bridge Gallery, Las Vegas City Hall, Curator: Nancy Sloan, Las Vegas, Nevada Chidlaw Gallery, NEW, Cincinnati, Ohio Dust Contemporary Fine Art, Collecting Dust, Las Vegas, Nevada Aerial Gallery, City Banner Project, (catalogue), Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2002 | Jessie Metcalf Gallery, Women Artists of UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada J. Wayne Reitz Arts & Crafts Center, Visual to Political, Gainesville, Florida Tahoe Gallery, Sierra Nevada College, South 461 Revisited, Reno, Nevada Jessie Metcalf Gallery, Adjunct Faculty Exhibition: UNLV Department of Art, |
| 2002 | Neiman Center, Columbia University, I.P.I. Fellows Exhibition, NY, NY Liberace Museum Center, Grand Opening Exhibition, Las Vegas, Nevada Marjorie Barrick Natural History Museum, , Ei8ht, Las Vegas, Nevada Reed Wipple Cultural Center, Intersection, Las Vegas, Nevada Jessie Metcalf Gallery, Manipulate (catalogue), Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2001 | NYU Photo Center, New York University/Tisch School of the Arts, NY, NY Nevada Health Education Center, First Ladies Conference on Women’s Health Issues |
| 2001 | Jessie Metcalf Gallery, Divergent Views, Las Vegas, Nevada Arts Factory, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2000 | Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, Different Looks Five; Women Artists of UNLV, LV, NV |
Exhibition Reviews and Publications
| 2014 | Revista Arte & Meserii (Magazine), Bucharest, Cara Cole; Artist Feature, by George Mihai Korreraporten Live fran Bukarest, Swedish Radio, Contemporary Art in Bucharest, Nov. 14 Arteles Artists Projects Catalogue, Finland Ayatana Air Currents: Artists Radio Interview on Vancouver Public Radio: The Story Telling Show: Cara Cole, January 26 show |
| 2013 | Boulder Pavement Magazine, “Violence“, July/August Issue, Banff, Alberta |
| 2011 | S Cube Gallery, ON THE EDGE: Statements in Black and White, pages 17-20, Essay by Peter Frank Stu News Laguna, S Cube Gallery’s ‘On The Edge: Statements in Black and White’ Cross-Media Exhibit Opens Saturday, image Eclipse , Volume 4, Issue 33 Laguna Beach Independent, Gallery Rows New Occupant Brings an Edge, Daniella Walsh |
| 2010 | Art Scene California, Cara Cole; Daydream, Liz Goldner, September 2010 |
| 2007 | 944 Magazine, Gut Reaction, Cara Cole’s Terrifying Tension, Jennifer Henry, April Las Vegas Weekly, Cara Cole, Brutal Instincts, Scott Dickensheets, April 19 |
| 2006 | The Photo Review, 2006 Competition Issue, Editor: Stephen Perloff, October Las Vegas Weekly, Fine Arts: Group Therapy…Chuck Twardy, March 16 |
| 2004 | Las Vegas Mercury, Photographs by Cara Cole; Paintings by K Jeon, E Yowell, July 15 Las Vegas City Life, Kyung Jeon and Cara Cole face off at DUST, G. Crosby, July 14 Las Vegas Weekly, Uncertainties Unite, Duo Exhibit at Dust… Chuck Twardy, July 8 |
| 2003 | Cincinnati City Beat Weekly, Look Here, Julie Bernzott & J. Vaughn, Dec. 3, pg. 59 Cincinnati City Beat Weekly, Best of Cincinnati for December 1, 2003, November 19 Cincinnati Weekly, The Weeks Top Picks, November 26, Vol 1, Issue 5, pg.53 Las Vegas City Life, Death Becomes Them, Natalie Durante, January 30, pg. 43 Las Vegas City Life, Eat Their Dust, Jarret Keene, Feb. 6, pg. 39 |
| 2002 | Las Vegas Weekly, That Flesh is Air, Too…Chuck Twardy, July 20, pg. 55 Las Vegas City Life, Beauty is the Beast…Greg Crosby, May 2, pg. 52 Las Vegas City Life, Eight Is Just Enough…Gregory Crosby, April 4, 2002, pg. 53 Las Vegas Weekly, Ain’t That Peculiar?…Chuck Twardy, April 4, 2002, pg. 51 |
| 2002 | Las Vegas Sun, Local Artists’ Works Caught in “Intersection”, K. McGee, April 5 Las Vegas Weekly, Two Shows Look at Photography’s…C. Twardy, March 28, Page 50 |
| 2001 | Journal of the American Photography Institute 2001, NY, NY, Editor: Cheryl Younger |
Public Lectures and Readings
| 2015 | York University, Guest Lecturer, Re-education Day Maumau, Artist/Writer in Residence Slide Lecture, Istanbul, Turkey AIR Sidi Ali, Moulay Idris, Morocco, The Sky Above; The Mud Below,, Artist Talk |
| 2014 | Scoala Populare de Arte, Brasov, Romania, The Sky Above; The Mud Below,Artist Talk The CAN: In, Bucharest, Romania, The Sky Above; The Mud Below, Artist Talk Arteles, Haukijärvi, Finland, The Sky Above; The Mud Below, Artist Talk Acadia University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, The Sky Above; The Mud Below, Artist Talk, University of British Columbia, Image and Story Lecture, CRWR 200 |
| 2013 | The Banff Centre for the Arts Reading Series, Banff, Alberta |
| 2012 | University of British Columbia, Re-Writing & Editing Fiction |
| 2009 | Ontario College of Art & Design, New Work, slide lecture |
| 2007 | University of Nevada Las Vegas, Life In Slow Motion, slide lecture |
| 2005 | University of Redlands, Redlands, California, Gods and Heroes, slide lecture |
| 2004 | Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada, Gods And Heroes, slide lecture Sir Thomas Moore College, Kentucky, Gods and Heroes, slide lecture |
| 2003 | Vanderbilt University, Gods And Heroes, slide lecture University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gods And Heroes, slide lecture Louisiana Tech University, Gods And Heroes, slide lecture University of Central Arkansas, Gods And Heroes, slide lecture |
| 2002 | University of Nevada Las Vegas, Gods And Heroes, slide lecture |
| 2001 | New York University, No More Tears, slide lecture |
University Teaching
| 2008-2009 | Ontario College of Art & Design, Department of Photography, Visiting Artist, Canada |
| 2005-2007 | University of Redlands, California, Head of Photography, Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, U.S.A. |
| 2003-2005 | Art Academy of Cincinnati, Head of Photography, Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, U.S.A. |
| 2002-2003 | University of Nevada Las Vegas, Department of Art, Adjunct Professor, U.S.A. |
| 2000-2002 | University of Nevada Las Vegas, Department of Art, Instructor of Record, U.S.A. |
Selected Public and Private Collections
| Archives et Mediateque, Musee d’Art Contemporian de Montreal |
| The Banff Centre, Public Collection, Banff, Alberta |
| Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania |
| Anchor Archive Zine Library, Halifax |
| Center for Fine Print Research, United Kingdom |
| Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, Public Collection, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Bank Street Arts, United Kingdom |
| Gallery Boekie Woeki, Amsterdam |
| The Nevada Museum of Art, Public Collection, Reno, Nevada |
| Culture Vultures, Sefrou, Morocco |
| Collection of Chelsea Rooney, Private Collection, Vancouver, B.C. |
| Collection of Michael Bishop & Lynn Criswell, Permanent Collection, Chico, California |
| Estate of Maggie Reeves, Couturier, Toronto, Ontario |
| Collection of Mark Burns, Las Vegas Nevada |