Richard Koenig: Curriculum Vitae


Associate Professor

    Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan--from 1998 to present

    Courses Taught: Photography I, Photography II, Photography III, Introduction to Visual Fundamentals, Digital Art, Advanced Studio, and A History of Photography


Representation

  • Richard Koenig is represented by Pictura Gallery
    Bloomington, Indiana 812.336.0000

  • Work is also available through Editions Fawbush
    New York, NY 212.604.0431


Education

  • MFA Indiana University 1998
  • BFA Pratt Institute 1985


One-Person Exhibitions

    Photographic Prevarications--Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, Michigan
    May/June 2010

    Photographic Prevarications--Wabash College
    January 18th to February 19th 2010

    Photographic Prevarications--Richmond Center for Visual Arts
    Western Michigan University, April 24th to August 1st 2008

    Photographic Prevarications--South Bend Regional Museum of Art
    March 15th to May 18th 2008

    Richard Koenig--Photographic Prevarications
    Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, Michigan
    January 8th to February 8th 2007

    Ambivalent Views--The Museum of Contemporary Photography
    Columbia College, Chicago, June 12th to July 17th 2003

    Inserts and Suspended Images
    Downstairs Gallery, UC Berkeley Extension, San Francisco, April 2002

    Inserts and Suspended Images
    L&B Viewing Room, Portland Oregon, January 2002


Residencies

  • American Academy in Rome Visiting Artists and Scholars Program, October 2004
  • The Glen Arbor Art Association Artist in Residence, Michigan, July 2004
  • The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, New York, August 2001
  • Studio Camnitzer, Valdottavo, Lucca, Italy, July 2000
  • Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, September 1999


Collections

  • Savannah College of Art and Design
  • The Indiana University Art Museum
  • The Kinsey Institute
  • Personal Collections


Visiting Artist Lectures

    On Photographic Prevarications
    Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, Michigan, January 8th 2007

    Imagemaker Presentation
    Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Nebraska, October 26th to 29th, 2006
    Midwest Regional Conference of the Society for Photographic Education

    Photographic Prevarications--University of Northern Iowa, April 22nd 2006
    Part of the conference, CAMOUFLAGE: Art, Science, and Popular Culture

    Artists' Panel Discussion--Place(meant): Recent Photography from the Midwest
    University Art Gallery, Central Michigan University, September 8th 2005

    From Depiction to Deception--Denison University, April 19th 2005
    Part of the Vail Visiting Artist Program

    On Ambivalent Views
    Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, March 18th 2004

    Imagemaker Presentation
    Congress Plaza Hotel, Chicago, Illnois, October 23rd to 26th 2003
    Midwest Regional Conference of the Society for Photographic Education

    Imagemaker Presentation
    Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, November 15th to 18th 2001
    Midwest Regional Conference of the Society for Photographic Education

    Surrealism and Photography--University of Toledo, Ohio, November 1999
    In conjuction with the show Dinner with Dali at The Clement Gallery


Gallery Talks

    Photographic Prevarications
    Dayton Visual Arts Center, May 14th 2009

    Photographic Prevarications
    Pictura Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana, February 5th 2009

    Photographic Prevarications
    Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University, April 24th 2008

    Photographic Prevarications
    Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Artbreak program, May 1st 2007

    Ambivalent Views
    The Museum of Contemporary Photography
    Columbia College Chicago, June 6th 2003

    Ambivalent Views, Installed
    FLATFILEphotographyGALLERY, Chicago, April 25th 2003

    Koans
    Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Artbreak program, April 2003


Professional Memberships

  • Society for Photographic Education from 1997 to present
  • College Art Association from 1998 through 2003


Non-College Grants and Awards

    2008

    A Third Place Award, PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS

    2006

    Best of Show Award, Ann Arbor Art Center's All-Media Exhibition

    2005

    Special Recognition Award, Gateway National Juried Art Show
    Farmington Museum, New Mexico

    2003

    Was named a finalist for the Santa Fe Prize in Photography, April

    2001

    Award of Merit, 22nd Michigan Artists Competition,
    Art Center of Battle Creek, May

    Was named a finalist for The Roche Contemporary Art Prize (Australia)

    Second Place Award, Michigan Annual XXIX,
    The Art Center, Mount Clemens, Michigan, February

    2000

    President's Purchase Award, Arts on the River, SCAD, Savannah, Georgia, May

    Juror's Award, Photoworks 2000,
    Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, May

    Honorable Mention, Photography Now,
    South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, April

    1999

    Juror's Award, Dinner with Dali,
    The Clement Gallery, the University of Toledo, Nov

    Two Juror's Awards, Our Town 1999,
    The Community House, Birmingham, Michigan, Oct

    Award of Merit, 20th Michigan Artists Competition,
    Art Center of Battle Creek, Jul

    Juror's award, The Natural World, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona, Jun

    Award of Merit
    Univ of South Carolina Internat'l Digital Works on Paper Exhibition, Apr

    Selected semi-finalist for the '99
    Friends of Photography/Calumet Emerging Artist Award

    1998

    Society for Photographic Education Annual Conference Scholarship, Feb

    1997

    Della Fricke Art Teaching Scholarship from Indiana University, May

    1996

    Received an Honorable Mention at the New Voices, New Visions Competition, October 10th, Walter Reade Theatre, Lincoln Center. Joyride, an interactive CD/ROM, was a collaborative project with three other graduate students at Indiana University. The jurors were Laurie Anderson, Beryl Korot, Vernon Reid, and Ntozake Shange.


Bibliography

    Camoupedia: a compendium of research on art, architecture and camouflage
    Roy R. Behrens, Bobolink Books, 2009
    Selected Artist (two photographs, page 27)

    The Women Were Leaving the Men--Stories by Andy Mozina
    Wayne State Universtiy Press, June 2007
    Photograph used for cover artwork

    The Ann Arbor News
    October 29th 2006
    Art Reiveiew--All Media Exhibition

    Ballast Quarterly Review
    Volume 21 Number 3 Spring 2006
    Art Contributor (ten images, including cover)

    Fourteen Hills
    The San Francisco State University Review
    Volume 12 Number 1 Winter/Spring 2006
    Art Contributor (five images)

    Kalamazoo Gazette
    January 26th 2003
    Art Review

    Drunken Boat
    Online journal of the arts
    Issue Number 2 Winter/Spring 2001
    Art Contributor (eight images)


Recent and Upcoming Exhibitions:
Invitational (I), Juried, and Regional (Photograhy & Video)


    2010

    New Visions--The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado
    January 15th to February 13th 2010

    2009

    Three-person exhibit to be held at the Dayton Visual Arts Center (I)
    May 14th to June 11th

    A Two-Person exhibit--Reality Check--Pictura Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana
    February 5th to 28th 2009

    2008

    Photographic Prevarications: Chairs (I)
    Light Fine Arts Building Gallery, Kalamazoo College
    September 22nd to October 3rd

    In and Out of Place: Six Photographers (I)
    University Art Gallery, Indiana State University
    Terra Haute, Indiana, January 9th to February 1st

    2007

    International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography
    Fort Collins Musuem of Contemporary Art, October 12th to November 10th

    San Antonio Underground Film Festival
    June 22nd to 24th (Photographic Prevarications)

    2006

    Scanning the Horizon Conferece Exhibition--Hot Shops Art Center (I)
    MWSPE Conference, Omaha, Nebraska, October 25th to the 29th

    Annual All Media Exhibition--Received Best of Show Award
    Ann Arbor Art Center, October 13th to November 11th

    Subtle--a four-person exhibition (I)
    FLATFILEgalleries, Chicago, Illinois, May 5th to June 16th




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