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Education
1988 Master of Fine Arts in Photography, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1974 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Barat College, Lake Forest, IL
Professional Experience
Present
Associate Professor of Photography, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Solo Exhibitions
2015
Eyes Open Slowly, Whitespace gallery, Atlanta, GA
Eyes Open Slowly, The Light Factory Contemporary Museum of Photography and Film, Charlotte, NC
2013
1.2 cm =, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011
Purge, Living Arts of Tulsa Myers Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2008
Purge, Atrium Gallery, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA
1999
Harvest, Bannister Gallery, Providence, RI
1996
Ancient Pieties: Maps of Mexico, DeKalb College Art Gallery, Clarkston, GA
1995
Fragments of An Elegy, Obscura Gallery, Portland, OR
1994
Fragments of An Elegy, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA
1993
Only Skin Deep, Pittsburgh Filmmakers Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Only Skin Deep, Clegg Fine Art Gallery, Young Harris, GA
1992
Constance Thalken: Recent Work, Entry Gallery, Ithaca, NY
1988
Constance Thalken, Yale Art Gallery, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Group Exhibitions
2015
Inherited Scars, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
Compound Lens (Invitational), Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2014
The December Show, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Animal, Site 109 Gallery, New York, NY
Body Language, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
GSU Faculty Triennial, Welch School of Art and Design Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2013
American Art Today: Figures, Bunzl Gallery, Bascom Center for Visual Arts, Highlands, NC Curator: Jonathan Stuhlman
New York Center for Photographic Art International, Gallery 69, New York, NY
Creatures, The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA
2012
37th Anniversary International Exhibition, Professional Women Photographers, New York, NY, Juror: Deborah Willis
Real People, Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL
Death Is The Destination, Welch Art Galleries, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Art of the Hunt (Invitational), The Arts Center of Greenwood, Greenwood, SC
Alignment (Invitational), Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition, Texas Woman’s University Gallery, Denton, TX, Curator: Anne Lyden
Fears & Phobias, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
2011
Brett Abbott Selects, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
My Sweet, Sweet (Invitational), Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
2010
Hand to Hand, Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
Hand to Hand, The Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, VT
2009
Picturing Home, Emory Visual Arts Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curator: Julian Cox
The Photographic Image, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
InLight Richmond 2009 (public art video installation), 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA, Curator: Adelina Vlas
Hand to Hand, Corridor Gallery, Bowling Green, KY
2008
Rooms For Tourist (Invitational), Biggin Gallery, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Curator: Paula Katz
The Perfect Angle, Welch School of Art and Design Gallery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, Curator: Todd Smith
The Environment: Common Good, House of Culture, Paraty, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL
The Environment: Common Good, Oscar Araripe Foundation, Tirandentes, Minas Gerais, BRAZIL
Southeastern Regional Exhibition, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL, Juror: Ron Platt
Hand to Hand, GASP Gallery, Brookline, MA
Hand to Hand, Carol Henry Studio, Agoura, Hills, CA
The Environment: Common Good, Foundation Charles-Léopold Mayer, Paris, FRANCE
Hand to Hand, Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2007
The Environment: Common Good, Municipal Cultural Center of Ioannia, Ioannia, GREECE
The Environment: Common Good, Municipal Theater of Corfu, Corfu, GREECE
The Environment: Common Good (Invitational), Hall of Ermoupolis, Syros, GREECE
The Biennial: Talent Show (Invitational) (video/photo/sound installation: Nothing Can Return),
The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA, Curator: Stuart Horodner
2006
Hand to Hand, Ruby Green Gallery, Nashville, TN
Id (video: Black Hole) (Invitational), The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
ReFresh Print Biennial, DAAP Galleries, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2005
As They See It, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
ReFresh Print Biennial, Eric Dean Gallery, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN
Photography, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Sun Trust Gallery, Atlanta, GA
ReFresh Print Biennial, Nohr Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Platteville, WI
Infusion (Invitational), Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004
Live Art, Space 301, Mobile, AL
ReFresh Print Biennial, Lawton Gallery, Green Bay, WI
2002
Atlanta Master Photographers, Kennesaw Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw, GA
21 Grams Less, Decatur Public Art Projects, Decatur, GA
2001
Cats and Dogs, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Swamp, Art and Nature, Cummer Museum of Art, Jacksonville, FL
Hardware, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2000
The Swamp, Art and Nature (Invitational), Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL Journal of Influences, Fairhope Art Center, Fairhope, AL
Journal of Influences, Monopod 5 Gallery, Birmingham, AL
1999
Columbus Museum Regional Juried Exhibition, The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA
Recent Work in Photography, The Art Station, Stone Mountain, GA
Ancient Pieties: Maps of Mexico, Studio Arts Gallery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
1998
Barbara Doll + Constance Thalken + Junco Pollack, Gallery 303, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
1997
Tangle of Complexes: Photographing in Mexico, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
Tangle of Complexes: Photographing in Mexico, CU
Art Galleries, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Tangle of Complexes: Photographing in Mexico, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Bang! The Gun As Image, The 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
The South By Its Photographers, The Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
The South By Its Photographers, Louisiana Arts Center, Baton Rouge, LA
1996
The South By Its Photographers, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL, Jurors: Ellen Dugan and Alex Harris
Tangle of Complexes: Photographing in Mexico, Space One Eleven Gallery, Birmingham, AL, Curator: Susan Krane
Altered Perceptions: The Mexico Project, Birmingham Art Association Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Contemporary Photographs of the South: A Personal Selection (Invitational), The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA, Curator: Paul Kwilecki
1995
Contemporary Southeastern Photography Exhibition, The Alice and William Jenkins Gallery, Crealde School of Visual Art, Winter Park, FL
Photropolis, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
1994
Bi-Locacion (Invitational), Galerie de la Escuela Bellas Artes Ubajo, Oaxaca, MEXICO
Alternatives 1994, Ohio State Seigfred Gallery, Athens, OH, Juror: Masumi Hayashi With Our Own Eyes, City Gallery of Chastain, Atlanta, GA
1993
Photo Works, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT, Juror: Klaus Ottoman
The November Show, Hastings Seeds Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Jurors: Nancy Spector and Mark Leach
Maryland Federation of Art Photography Exhibition, MFA Gallery on the Circle, Annapolis, MD
Earth: Visions and Interpretations of Nature, Sawtooth Building Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
The Art of Photography (Invitational), Jackson Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
ContemporaryGeorgiaFineArtPhotographers (Invitational),TheMuseumofArtandScience, Macon, GA
1992
Current Works, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MI, Juror: Keith David
Red Clay Survey, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
New Southern Photography, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, Curator: John Szarkowski
The Atlanta Biennale: Into The Light, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA, Curator: Sidney Jenkins
LaGrange National XVII, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA
Southern Environmental, Photography Gallery, Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA
Southern Environmental, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Southern Environmental, Monsanto Gallery, Lander College, Greenwood, SC
1991
Grieving: Exploring A Cross Cultural Tradition, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
Toledo Friends of Photography National Juried Photography Exhibition, Images Gallery, Toledo, OH, Juror: Peter MacGill
Southern Environmental, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
Southern Environmental, Rudolph E. Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Members Show, Atlanta Photography Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1990
Living Artists: Four Photographers (Invitational), Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
1989
Kudzu Show, New Prospect Arts Center, Knoxville, TN
The Dog Show, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
Knoxville Artists Invitational, Ewing Gallery of Art, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
1988
Constance Thalken, Yale School of Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
Performance Art
2004
Blind, Rialto Theater, Atlanta, GA
2001
Red Jacket, University Theater, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2000
Photograph Play, University Theater, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Awards
2014
Notable Exhibitions of 2013, (1.2 cm =), Critics Picks, ArtsATL, Atlanta, GA
2013
Best In Show, American Art Today: Figures, Bunzl Gallery, Bascom Center for Visual Arts,Highlands, NC
First Prize Winner, New York Center for Photographic Art International, New York, NY
2012
Juror Selection Award, Juror: Deborah Willis, Professional Women Photographers, New York, NY
Research Initiation Grant, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2011
Faculty Summer Research Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2008
Individual Artist Grant, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Art Program, Atlanta, GA
2007
Faculty Summer Research Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2006
Faculty Summer Research Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Advancement for Women Faculty Scholarship Mentoring Grant, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2005
Outstanding Teaching Award Nominee, College of Art and Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2004
Faculty Summer Research Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2003
Faculty Summer Research Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2001
College of Arts and Sciences Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2000
Faculty Summer Research Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1999
Research Initiation Grant, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Individual Artist Grant, DeKalb Council for the Arts, Decatur, GA
1998
Individual Professional Development Grant, Board of Regents of the University System of
Georgia, Atlanta, GA
1997
Women in the Visual Arts Honoree, Georgia Commission on Women, Atlanta, GA
Faculty Summer Research Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta GA
1996
Individual Artist Grant, DeKalb Council for the Arts, Decatur, GA
Faculty Summer Research Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta GA
1995
Individual Artist Grant, Georgia Council for the Arts, Atlanta, GA
Faculty Summer Research Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Artist Residency Fellowship at The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA
Purchase Award, The Alice and William Jenkins Gallery, Winter Park, FL
1993
Faculty Research Grant, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1992
Print Collectors Grant Award, Atlanta Photography Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Faculty Research Grant, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1991
Faculty Research Grant, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1988
Alice Kimball English Traveling Fellowship, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1988-86
Yale Scholarship, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1987
Artist Grant, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Visiting Artist/Guest Curator/Juror
2014
Guest Portfolio Reviewer, 2014 National Conference of Society for Photographic Education, Baltimore, MD
2012
Guest Critic, University of Georgia Graduate Program, Athens, GA
2011
Guest Portfolio Reviewer, 2011 National Conference of Society for Photographic Education, Atlanta, GA
2009
Guest Critic, University of Georgia Graduate Program, Athens, GA
Guest Portfolio Reviewer, Southeast Regional Conference of Society for Photographic Education, Atlanta, GA
2001
Guest Portfolio Reviewer, Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Atlanta, GA Co-Curator with Jane Jackson, Director of Jackson Fine Art Gallery, Art and Antiques Magazine, Atlanta, GA
1999
Visiting Artist, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
Guest Lecturer, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
1998
Visiting Artist, East Tennessee University, Johnson City, TN (declined due to prior
commitment in Mexico)
1997
Guest Portfolio Reviewer, 1997 National Conference of Society for Photographic Education, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Artist, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Visiting Artist and Exhibition Juror, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
1996
Visiting Lecturer, Southeastern Photographic Society, Atlanta, GA
Juror, Southeast Regional Juried College Photography Exhibition, Sturgis Gallery, Marietta, GA Juror, Golden Key National Honor Society Art Competition, Atlanta, GA
1995
Guest Artist, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA Visiting Critic, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1994
Visiting Artist, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA
1993
Visiting Artist, Young Harris College, Young Harris, GA
1991
Visiting Artist, The Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
1990
Visiting Artist, Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, FL 1989 Visiting Artist, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Reviews and Press
McClure, Faith. “Year in Review: Notable Exhibitions, Works of Art and Experiences of 2013”, ArtsATL, January 1, 2014. (illus. p. 1)
Coleman, Bryan. “Spotlighting Postmodern Photographic Tendencies”, Gallery & Studio, Vol. 15, No. 4, New York, April – May, 2013.
New York Center for Photographic Art. 2013 International Exhibition of Fine Art Photography, Blurb Book Publications, 2013, (illus. p. 4)
The Kiernan Gallery. Creatures, Blurb Book Publications, 2013. (illus. p. 13)
Francisco, Jason. “Photographer and Cancer Survivor Constance Thalken Gives New Meaning to “Personal”, ArtsATL, February 4, 2013. (illus. p. 1, 3, 5)
Lampe, Lilly. “The Power of 1.2 cm = at Whitespace”, BurnAway, January 23, 2013. (illus. p.1, 2, 3, 4)
IMPRINTS Magazine. Fall 2012/Winter 2013. “37th Anniversary International”, pull out, (illus. p. 10.)
Friedman, Emily. “Making Art From The Things We Fear”, National Public Radio (NPR), February 3, 2012.
Feaster, Felicia. “My sweet, sweet…. a dark, funny, icky, outstanding show at Agnes Scott”, Arts Critic ATL.com, February 23, 2011.
Alembik, Lisa. “My, sweet, sweet…”, Dalton Gallery, Decatur, GA • exhibition poster Williams, Libby. “Brad Birchett and Constance Thalken at Living Arts”, Urban Tulsa Weekly,February 2, 2011.
Kane, Cecelia. Hand to Hand: 196 Artists Witness the Iraq War, Blurb Publishing, 2010. (illus.
p. 130)
Abernathy, Jeremy. “Constance Thalken: Purge at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport”, Burn Away, November 12, 2008.
Platt, Ron. “Southeastern Juried Exhibition”, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL • exhibition
catalog
Harper, Misty. DeConform Magazine. “Feature Artists Interview”, Issue 4.1, 2007, p. 4 – 5.
(illus. p. 5)
2006 Coleman, A. D. “Putting the Self in Self-Portraiture (and taking it out again)”, The Light Factory,
Charlotte, NC • catalog essay
Lucas, Scott. “Visual Arts Preview”, Creative Loafing: Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, August 23,
2006.
Fox, Catherine. “The Theme’s The Thing: Photos Fuse Together for a Look Beneath”,
Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 21, 2005, p. 13.
Cullum, Jerry. “Latin American Influences Subtle”, Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 29, 2005,
p. Q8.
2004 Sullivan, Wanda. Live Art, Space 301 Gallery, Mobile, AL • exhibition catalog
Perkins, Stephen. ReFresh Print Biennial, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, WI • exhibition brochure
Fox, Catherine. “Photos That Click”, Atlanta Journal Constitution, June 14, 2002, p. Q6. 2001 Byrd, Cathy. “Eyedrum Gets A Hard-on for Hardware”, Creative Loafing, May 3 – June 5, 2001, p.14.
Wilfong, Tara. “Photo Finish”, Art and Antiques, June, 2001, p. 68 – 74.
2000 Lippard, Lucy; Miller, David; Ulmer, Gregory. The Swamp: On the Edge of Eden, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL • catalog essay
Friedlander, Stephen; Malone, Kareen Ror. The Subject of Lacan, State University of New York Press, NY • book cover photograph
1999 Todd-Raque, Susan. Atlanta Celebrates Photography, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA • catalog
O’Malley, Dennis. Bannister Gallery, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI • exhibition poster and brochure
DeVonish, Vonetta. “Art Exhibit Opens on Friday”, Signal, January 6, 1998, p. 15, (2 illus. p. 15)
Patterson, Tom. “Photographers Capture Inner Views of Mexico”, Charlotte Observer, October 12, 1997, p. E1.
Heath, Jennifer. “Riveting Photos by 9 Artists Veil, Unveil Complex Culture”, Boulder Planet, June 15, 1997, p. B2.
Voelz Chandler, Mary. “Photo Exhibit Rides U. S. /Mexican Cultural Currents”, Rocky Mountain News, June 14, 1997, p. 4D.
Todd-Raque, Susan. “Constance Thalken: Ancient Pieties: Maps of Mexico”, Art Papers, Vol.
21, Issue 3, May/June 1997, p. 64. (illus. p. 64).
Grissom, Harriete. “Tangle of Complexes”, Art Papers, Vol. 21, March/April 1997, p. 45. Cullum, Jerry. “Tangle Showcases Complex Weave of Mexican Culture”, The Atlanta
Journal/Constitution, February 21, 1997, p. P18.
Nelson, James. “Photographs Record A Journey Both Physical and Spiritual In Mexico”, The
Birmingham News, September 15, 1996, p. 8F.
Okamoto, Sandra. “Photographs & Memories”, The Columbus Leader, February 2, 1996, p. B1 Dugan, Ellen and Harris, Alex. The South By Its Photographers, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL • exhibition catalog
Krane, Susan. Tangle of Complexes: Photographing in Mexico, Space One Eleven Gallery,Birmingham, AL • catalog essay
Kwilecki, Paul. Contemporary Photographs of the South: A Personal Selection, The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA • exhibition catalog
1995 Breitenbach, Eric. Contemporary Southeastern Photographic Exhibition, Crealde School of Visual Art, Winter Park , FL • exhibition catalog
Bishop, Philip E. “Images Tell Striking Stories In Photography Show At Crealde”, The Orlando
Sentinel, May 28, 1995, p. F-3.
Todd-Raque, Susan. “Constance J. Thalken: Fragments of An Elegy”, Art Papers, Vol. 19 – No.2, March/April 1995, p. 44-45, (illus. p. 44).
“Georgia Photographers Series”, Georgia Preview, Georgia Public Television and Peach State
Public Radio, November 1994. • cover photograph and illus. P1.
“Georgia Photographers Series”, Georgia Preview, Georgia Public Television and Peach State
Public Radio, July 1994. • cover photograph and illus. P1.
1993 Jackson, Jane. Contemporary Georgia Fine Art Photographers, Macon Museum of Art and
Science, Macon, GA • exhibition catalog
Pousner, Howard. “Southern Images Dominate Exhibition At Macon Museum”, The Atlanta
Journal Constitution, March 14, 1993.
1993 Maley, Dan. “View to A Still: Works of Georgia Photographers”, The Macon Telegraph, March
5, 1993, p. 1D and 8D, (illus. p. 1D).
1992 Cullum, Jerry. “Nexus Biennial: Into the Light”, Art Papers, Vol. 2 – No. 3, May/June, 1992, p.
48 – 49.
Smith, Virginia Warren. “Virginia Warren Smith Talks With Constance Thalken”, Atlanta
Photography News, Summer 1992.
Hiles, Bruce. The Red Clay Survey: Third Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL • exhibition catalog
Szarkowski, John. 1992 New Orleans Triennial: New Southern Photography, New Orleans
Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA • exhibition catalog
Jenkins, Sydney. The Atlanta Biennial: Into The Light, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta,
GA • exhibition catalog
1991 Fink, Larry. “New Relations: The Family of Man Revisited”, CENTER Quarterly, Winter Issue
1991-92, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY
Leebrick, Gil. Southern Environmental, The Appalachian Environmental Arts Center, Highlands,
NC • exhibition catalog
1990 Lee, Baldwin. Living Artists: Photographers, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN •
exhibition catalog
1989 Bledsoe, Wayne. “Knoxville and Vicinity: Mixed Media”, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, June 11,
1989, p. 3, (illus. p. 3).
Stefanek, Dawn. “Ewing Gallery Features Variety of Media, Subjects”, The Daily Beacon, June
13, 1989, p. 5.
Rosson, Joe. “Important Artistic Talents, Powerful Art Abounds”, The Knoxville Journal, June 20, 1989, p. 1B and 5B.
CONTEXT, The University of Tennessee, Vol. 6, No. 14, June 22, 1989, (illus. p. 12).
Collections
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
The Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA The Bunnen Collection, Atlanta, GA
Yale University Library, New Haven, CT
Dean, Ringers, Morgan and Lawton, Orlando, FL
DeKalb College, Clarkston, GA