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2010 expanded Farm Work series and joined in collaboration with writer/farmer Richard Giles to publish a book. You may read samples on the Farm Work portfolio page.
2009 purchased a wooden 1920’s century 8 x 10 studio camera and late 1800’s brass Dallmeyer petzval lens, perfected glass cutting and began wet-plate collodion process. Also experimented with paintings on metal using various minerals, acids and salts, see fortuity series.
2008 Collodion workshop with Osterman and Scully
2005 began Farm work series
“Gowanus Artists Open studios” Brooklyn, NY
2004 began Pete’s Pond series
2001 gave birth to son Julian Elias
2000 became sole proprietor of Vintage Vignettes
1999 began Shipwreck series
fellowship to McDowell Art Colony
1998 traveled to Thailand
1997 returned to Morocco
1996 began Bordello series
traveled to France, Italy and Belgium
1995 began meditation practice within Kabbalah and buddhism
opened Vintage Vignettes Photography Studio with Anna Henry
traveled to Honduras
1994 traveled in Mexico and Guatemala
1994 moved to New York City
traveled to Morocco
traveled to Amsterdam
1993 instructor summer session, photo II, The university of Alabama
instructor spring session, art history, Shelton State College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
instructor, spring session, technical illustration, Calhoun College, Decatur, Alabama
1992 MFA from Rhode Island School of Design
Instructor, Photo II, Rhode Island School of Design
“Baptismal font” acquired by the Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
1990 moved to Providence, Rhode Island to study photography under Gary Metz, Deborah Bright,
Wendy McNeil and Bill Parker
1989 toured europe
1988 BFA from The University of Alabama
1985 began photographing baptismal fonts with Tom Waters
1984 began formal study of photography under Gay Burke at The University of Alabama
1983 graduated from Chilton County High School
1974-89 worked on family farm
1972 first girl to play on local boys’ Little League baseball team
1964 born, Gadsden, Alabama
Download Dana Matthews Resume here.