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Education
2006 Bachelors Degree in Philosophy from Georgia State University
Solo Exhibitions
2016
Traces, whitespace gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015
Genius Loci, Institute 193, Lexington, KY.
Topophilia, University of North Georgia Gallery, GA.
2014
Genius Loci, AGG Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Topophilia, Get This! Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
No Limit Comet, Jon Wood Astronomy Field, Mansfield GA.
2011
Natural State, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Time Line, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Group Exhibitions
2017
University Combine, Capital One Gallery, Richmond, VA
2016
Here me Now, curated by Talia Moscovitz, MART, Dublin, Ireland and Risor Kunstpark, Risor, Norway
2015
Field Notes, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA
Beyond Living, Indie Grits, Columbia, SC.
State Park, UC San Diego Gallery, curated by Mark Calway-Fagen,San Diego,CA.
2014
Solar Heresies, curated by Meredith Koi, Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
We Are All We’ve Got, Carlos Museum, Atlanta, GA.
2013
Cardinal, Marcia Wood Gallery & Twin Kittens Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Utopophilia, BoomCity, Curated by DASHBoard Co-op, M Rich Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Fables of the Eco-Future, Curated by Lisa Alembik,The Weave Gallery, Hambidge, Rabun Gap, GA.
Decennial Phoenix Flies Photography Project, Atlanta Preservation Center, Atlanta, GA.
2012
Talent Loves Company, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Over Fire Island, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2011
Home, Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
2010
Time & Time, Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Color Fields, Opal Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Movers & Shakers, MOCAga, Atlanta, GA.
Curated and Public Projects
2013
Shadow Puppets: Traces of New Documentary Practices, The Welch School Galleries of Georgia State University in collaboration with CENCIA, Atlanta, GA.
Public Atlas, Collaboration with Fallen Fruit, Atlanta, GA
Civil Sound Machine, collaboration with William Schweigert, for Elevate, Atlanta, GA.
2012
The Future is Behind Us, Atlanta Preservation Center and WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA.
2011
Echoes of the Sublime, Emily Amy Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Leadership
2013 – present
Creative and Operations Director for Lostintheletters.
2011 – 2013
Vice President of the Board of Director for Atlanta Celebrates Photography
2011 – 2012
Advisor for Leap Year, Mint Gallery,
Founder of Click Clique
2010 – 2012
President of the Board of Directors for BurnAway.
Professional
2013 – 2014
Creative Director at WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
2008 – 2013
Financial Analyst at Kingsfords Capital Management, Atlanta, GA.
2006 – 2008
Gallery Administrator for Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA.
Public Talks
2014
Atlanta Intersections, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Studio Artist Talk, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA.
Topophilia Artist Talk, Get This Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Professional Practices, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.
2013
Utopophilia Artist Talk, BoomCity Dashboard Co-op, Atlanta, GA.
Shadow Puppets Panel Discussion, Moderator, Georgia State University Ernest G. Welch Galleries, Atlanta, GA.
2012
The Future is Behind Us Curator Talk, Atlanta Preservation Center, Atlanta, GA.
2011
Echoes of the Sublime Curator Talk, Emily Amy Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Time & Time Artist Talk, Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Color Fields Artist Talk, Opal Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Honors & Awards
2015
Vermont Studio Center Fellow
Idea Capital grant recipient
On our Radar recognition, Creative Capital Moving Image and Visual Arts
2014
Fulton County Arts Council, Artist Project Grant recipient
2013 and 2014
Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Artist Project Grant recipient
2013
Baum Foundation New American Photographer 2013 Nominee
Cabin Time Fellow
Epicenter Frontier Fellow
2012
Hambidge Fellow
Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center Studio Artist
2007
Julian Cox Juror’s Prize
Reviews and Press
2015
Stephanie Dowda and her Lost World, BurnAway, by Kelly Kristen Jones.
State Park, Possible Press, by Stephanie Dowda and Jeff Whetstone.
2014
Energies, Spectres, and Stars: In Search of Place, Bad at Sports, by Meredith Kooi.
Cabin Time Field Guide Desolation Canyon, Issue Press.
Review: Photographer Stephanie Dowda explore place in unexpected ways, ArtsATL, by Donna Mintz.
Stephanie Dowda at Get This Gallery, BurnAway by Tom Berlango.
Q&A: Photographer Stephanie Dowda loves places but loves no place most of all, ArtsATL, by Bethany Collins.
On Location – Studio Visit with Stephanie Dowda, BurnAway by Sherri Claudell.
A few questions with Stephanie Dowda, CreativeLoafing, by Muriel Vega.
2013
Eyes on the South: Stephanie Dowda, Oxford American, by Jeff Rich.
Review:Emerging artist intrigue in Dashboard Co – op’s “Boom City,” ArtsATL, by Lilly Lampe.
Fables of the Eco – Future published independently by Hambidge.
Review: Through lens of war, GSU’s “Shadow Puppets” expands meaning of “documentary,” ArtsATL, by Lilly Lampe.
Decennial Phoenix Flies Photography Project, published independently by Atlanta Preservation Center.
Review: At Marcia Wood and Twin Kittens galleries, lovely landscapes and layers of intellectual puzzles, ArtsATL, by Jerry Cullum.
Talking Heads: In Nature with Hailey Lowe Fennell and Stephanie Dowda, BurnAway, by Stephanie Dowda and Hailey Lowe Fennell
2012
The Future is Behind Us at The Atlanta Preservation Center, BurnAway, by Jerry Cullum.
Light Leaked: Stephanie Dowda, LightLeaked.
2011
The Fringe: Echoes of the Sublime Inspired Challenging Conversations, BurnAway, by Kristin Juarez.
Review: Photographers in “Echoes of the Sublime” remake “sublime” for 21st century, ArtsAtl, by Jerry Cullum.
Review: Artists render Eno album “Another Green World” familiar and strange at Beep Beep Gallery, ArtsAtl, by Robert Stalker.
Home: Photos by 7 women, waxing nostalgic on the way to complex, BurnAway, by Sally Hansell.