P 585.200.2215 Atlanta, GA

CV - Forest McMullin

Education:

2008

Visual Studies Workshop/ SUNY Brockport
Master of Fine Arts

1977

Rochester Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Fine Arts

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2008 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
2007 Booksmart Studio Gallery Rochester, NY
2006 The Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo, NY
2006 The Williams Insalco Gallery Canandaigua, NY
2002 Rochester Women’s Foundation Rochester, NY
1982 Fourth Street Photo Gallery New York, NY
1980 Sun Valley Center of the Arts Ketchum, ID
1979 University of Southern Maine Portland, ME
1978 Colby College Waterville, ME

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2011 Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Atlanta, GA
2011 Emory University Atlanta, GA
2011 Haverford College Haverford, PA
2011 Agnes Scott College

Atlanta, GA

2010 Jennifer Schwartz Gallery Atlanta, GA

2010

Space One Eleven Birmingham, AL
2010 Jackson Fine Art Project Space Atlanta, GA
2010 Dewberry Gallery Atlanta, GA
2010 Hudson River Museum Yonkers, NY

2009

Museum of Contemporary Art Atlanta, GA
2009 Gallery Kunstler

Rochester, NY

2009 MOCA Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
2009 Rochester Contemporary Art Center Rochester, NY
2008 Light Work Syracuse, NY
2008 Photolucida Critical Mass Portland, OR
2008 Griffin Museum of Photography Winchester, MA
2008 Houston Center for Photography Houston, TX
2007 Photomedia Art Center Erie, PA
2007 The Center for Photography at Woodstock Woodstock, NY
2007 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris Paris, France
2007 SUNY Tower Fine Art Gallery Brockport, NY
2006 George Eastman House Rochester, NY
2006 Everson Museum of Art Syracuse, NY
2006 Humble Arts Foundation New York, NY
2006 LA Center for Digital Art Los Angeles, CA
2006 The Mill Art Center and Gallery Honeoye Falls, NY
2006, 2007 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
2005 Nationalities Cultural Palace Beijing, China
2005, 2006 Visual Studies Workshop Rochester, NY
1998, 2001 Rochester International Airport Rochester, NY
1979, 1981 Murray State University Murray, KY
1976, 1977 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY

Permanent Collections:

George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography Rochester, NY
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA
American Society of Media Photographers Philadelphia, PA
Visual Studies Workshop Rochester, NY
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
The Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo, NY
Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY

Selected Screenings:

Faces and Heels: Inside Independent Wrestling- a video documentarylooking at the lives of WWE-style wrestlers in Western NY

2007 George Eastman House Rochester, NY
2006 The Little Theater Rochester, NY

Selected Publications and Clients:

Numerous domestic and international consumer and trade magazines and books including Time, Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, People, Audubon, The New York Times, USA Today, The London Sunday Times, Der Stern, Der Speigel, and le Monde. Corporate and advertising clients include Wausau Paper, Eastman Kodak, Xerox, DuPont, General Motors, Exxon Mobil, Praxair, and HSBC Bank.

Selected Documentary Projects:

--Facing Difference: an examination of the issues confronting men and women with extensive cranial and facial disfigurement.

--Encounters with the Racist Right: a look at neo-Nazi and radical racist groups in Pennsylvania.

--Welcome to Waste Valley: an exploration of a nuclear waste dump controversy in rural New York State, originally produced for Audubon Magazine.

--Monterey Shock: showing five days inside the New York State Corrections Department’s first prison boot camp.

Awards:

2010

Presidential Fellowship from the Savannah College of Art & Design to support the projects European Portraits and Nous Nous Souvenons

1994 Grant from Let's Face It, Inc. to support the project Facing Difference
1991 Grant from Eastman Kodak Co. to support the project Working Proud: Portraits of American Women
1991 Grant from Bronica Camera Corp. to support the project Working Proud: Portraits of American Women

Professional Experience:

Forest McMullin Photography -
freelance fine art, commercial, editorial, and documentary photography
1980-present

 

Savannah College of Art & Design - Atlanta, GA
2008-present Photography Professor

 

Rochester Institute of Technology - Rochester, NY
1993-2008 Adjunct Photography Faculty

Visiting Artist Lectures & Workshops

2011 Panel Discussion Atlanta Contemporary Art Atlanta, GA
2011 Travel Photography Dury's Photographic Nashville, TN
2011 Lighting Workshop Showcase Photographic Atlanta, GA
2011 Panel Discussion Agnes Scott College Atlanta, GA
2010 Lighting Workshop Pro Photo Resources Atlanta, GA
2010 Travel Photography Showcase Photographic Atlanta, GA
2010 Lighting Lecture Photo Plus Expo New York, NY
2009 Artist Lecture SPE/SE Regional Conference Atlanta, GA
2007 Digital Workflow Light Work Syracuse, NY
2007 Digital Workflow Visual Studies Workshop Rochester, NY
2006, 2007 Lighting for Video Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester, NY
1999 Visiting Artist State University of New York Fredonia, NY

 

Picture Agency Affiliate Photographer

2001-present Redux Plus New York, NY
1990-present Black Star New York, NY
2005-2010 World Picture News New York, NY

Professional Organizations:

Society for Photographic Education, Member

American Society of Media Photographers, Member

2000-2001 ASMP Educational Foundation, Treasurer
1996-1999 National Board Member
1987-1990 Founding President, Western NY Chapter