Christian Arrecis Photography
Curriculum Vitae
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Solo*, Two & Three Person Exhibitions
2010
Solo Exhibition, SFCC Gallery, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, Washington
2009
Visual Narrative, 3-person exhibition with Mary Gaynier and Christopher Ryan, Olin Gallery, Washington-Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
2008
Root & Shadow, 3-person exhibition with Myongbeom Kim and Kim Strom, Dunham Gallery, Aurora University, Aurora, Illinois
*Brief Histories (solo), Freeport Art Center, Freeport, Illinois
*Revelations (solo), DeKalb Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
*Phænomena Naturalis (solo), Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 214, DeKalb, Illinois
*Phænomena Naturalis (solo), West Chicago Public Library District, West Chicago, Illinois
Selected Exhibitions
2010Paducah Photo 2010, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky, juror: Michael Johnson
Photography and Literature: Light Writing, 19th Annual New Image Juried Show, New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Juror: Anna Cox
Magic Silver 2010, Eagle Art Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY, juror: Ken Merfeld (catalog)
Growth and Decay, invitational, Pleasant Street Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
Lucid Directions Surrealism National Juried Exhibition, Rose Netzorg & James Wilfred Kerr Permanent Collection Gallery, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, juror: Alison Carey
http://cfa.wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/galleries/archive/2010_lucid_directions.php2009
33rd Annual Beverly Art Competition Exhibition, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois, jurors: Tim Anderson and Aron Packer
Regional Juried Exhibition VI, Freeport Arts Center, Freeport, Illinois, juror: David Menard, Assistant Professor of Art at Rockford College
NIU School Of Art Faculty Exhibition, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Altgeld Hall, DeKalb, Illinois
Kishwaukee College Artist/Educators Biennial, Malta, IllinoisKishwaukee College Artist/Educators Biennial, Malta, Illinois
Tallahassee International 24th Annual Juried Competition, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Talahassee, Florida, jurors: Denise Bookwalter, Mark Koven, Allys Palladino-Craig (catalog)
Staged: The Constructed Photograph, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, Georgia, juror: Harvey Stein, Curator, International Center for Photography, New York City
The Sketchbook Project, Art House Co-op, 7-city tour of sketchbook art
Mythological Renderings, Interpreting Myths and Legends Through Art, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville Massachusetts (catalog), juror: George Shackelford, Chairman Art of Europe and Solomon Curator of Modern Art - Museum of Fine Arts, BostonFoto 2009, NIU faculty and graduate student invitational, Gallery 214, DeKalb, Illinois
2008
artXposium 2.0, invitational exhibition/symposium, West Chicago, Illinois (catalog)
LDZIGN, Lodz Design 2008 International Festival of Design, Lodz, PolandKishwaukee College Artist/Educators Biennial, Malta, Illinois
Outdated - Polaroid Art Show, Country Club Chicago, Chicago, IL
2008 Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois, Honorable Mention (catalog), juror: Robert McCauley, Chairman Art Department Rockford College
Pile-Up: niu.mfa.2008, Master of Fine Arts group exhibition, Chicago Arts District, Chicago, Illinois (catalog)
Thirty-second Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, Illinois (catalog), Second Place, juror: David Alan Robertson, Director, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Get It While It's Hot, February 14th Student Scholarship Fundraiser, Gallery 214, DeKalb, Illinois
2007
Regional Juried Exhibition IV, juror: Loretta Swanson, Freeport Arts Center, Freeport, Illinois (catalog), First Place
Graduate Group Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois, juror: Tim Lowly, Artist-in-Residence, North Park University
Vicinity 2007, jurors: Anne Becker & Hector Munoz, Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois
Kishwaukee College Artist/Educators Biennial, Malta, Illinois
artXposium, invitational exhibition/symposium, West Chicago, Illinois
Emerging Illinois Artists '07, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, Illinois, juror: Bob Sill, Associate Curator/Assistant Director of Art, Illinois State Museum
Ars Nova Student Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois, juror: Cam Choy, Associate Professor of Art, University of Wisconsin
60115, Graduate Group Show of postcard art, Gallery 214, DeKalb, Illinois
Conception, Pleasant Street Galleries, DeKalb, Illinois
Focus on Chicago, 33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, juried exhibition of photography
2006
Graduate Group Exhibition, Pleasant Street Galleries, DeKalb, Illinois
Composed, Group Exhibition Gallery 214, DeKalb, Illinois
Memento, Bluedoor Gallery, Invitational, DeKalb, Illinois
Kishwaukee College Artist/Educators Biennial, Malta, Illinois
Chicago-area Artists Exhibition, National City Bank, Chicago, Illinois
Graduate Group Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
2005
Photography Invitational, Gallery 214, NIU, DeKalb, Illinois
Toys Exhibition, Kishwaukee College, Malta, Illinois
2004
Kishwaukee College Artists/Educators Biennial, Malta, Illinois
One Night Only, Images Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Group Exhibition with Ryan Collier and Jenny Gembala, One Day Only Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
2003
Undies and Underwear Group Exhibition, Kishwaukee College, Malta, Illinois
Love/Hate Group Exhibition, Kishwaukee College, Malta, Illinois
2002
BFA Senior Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
Ars Nova Student Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois, juror: Ben Dallas, Professor of Art, William Rainey Harper College, 1st Place
Impressions from Diversity, Inaugural Exhibition (juried), Glass Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
2001
A Show of Photographs, two-person exhibition with Jenny Gembala, Glass Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
Midwest Society for Photographic Education Student Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, juror: David Taylor, Associate Professor, New Mexico State University, Honorable Mention
2000
Kishwaukee College Photography Competition, Malta, Illinois, Second Place and Honorable Mention
Awards
2008
Honorable Mention, 28th Annual Spring Photography Contest, Serbin Communications/Photographer's Forum
Honorable Mention, 2008 Rockford Midwestern, juror: Robert McCauley, Chairman Art Department Rockford College
Second Place ($500), Thirty-second Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, juror: David Alan Robertson, Augustana College Art Museum, Rock Island, Illinois
2007
First Place ($300), Regional Juried Exhibition IV, juror: Loretta Swanson, Freeport Arts Center, Freeport, Illinois
Jack and Eleanor Olson Art Scholarship ($3,000), Northern Illinois University
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Foundations, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Graduate Assistantship, Photography, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
2006
Graduate Assistantship, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Second Place (Feature Photo), Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA)
2005
Second Place (Spot News Photo), Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA)
2004
First Place (Sports Photo), Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA)
Second Place (Spot News Photo), Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA)
Third Place (Feature News Photo), Northern Illinois Newspaper Association (NINA)
Honorable Mention, Illinois Press Association (IPA)
2002
Cora B. Miner Art Scholarship, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
2001
World Art Scholarship ($1,000)
Finalist, 21st Annual Spring Photography Contest, Serbin Communications/Photographer's Forum
2000
Second Place, Kishwaukee College Photography Competition
Education
2008 M.F.A. Photography, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2002 B.F.A. Photography, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
1994 B.A. History, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
1991 A.A. Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wright College, Chicago, IL
Professional Experience
2008-Present Visiting Assistant Professor, Advanced Photographic Media (View Camera, Introduction to Digital Imaging) Beginning Photography, Intermediate Photography, Color Theory, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2003-Present Adjunct Faculty, Beginning & Intermediate Photography, Digital Photography, Beginning Drawing, Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL2007-2008 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record Foundations Drawing 100, 101, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2006-2008 Graduate Assistant, Photography, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2006 Graduate Assistant, Foundations, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2003-2006 Photographer, Elburn Herald, Elburn, IL
2003-2005 Continuing Education Instructor, Photography, Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL
2000-2002 Photography Lab Assistant, School of Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Presentations/workshops
2009
Artist Talk, Olin Art Gallery, Washington-Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
Photographing Artwork, Workshop, Kishwaukee College, Malta, Illinois
2008
Phænomena Naturalis Artist Talk, West Chicago Public Library District, West Chicago, Illinois
2006
Symposium, Paper: The Hildesheim Leaf, Historia Artis, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Publications
2008
Photographer's Forum, Best of College Photography Annual
Bruce Carter, Steve Banks, "Under the Skin," River Cities Reader, #680, Volume 15, April 16, 2008
2007
Light Leaks Magazine, Showcase Artist, Issue #8, Myth Making project - Light Leaks
F-Stop Magazine - Online Magazine (March/April #22)
2003
Towers, NIU Literary and Art Magazine
2001
Photographer's Forum, Best of College Photography Annual
Collections
Target Corporation
Professional Affiliation
College Arts Association
Society for Photographic Education
Pinhole Resource
Chicago Artists Coalition
Exhibitions Juried
2007 Belvedere Art Fair, Belvedere, Illinois
2006 Keystone Press, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
2004 DeKalb County High School Art Exhibition
2003 Kishwaukee College 16th annual Student Art Exhibition