EDUCATION:
1977 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California: M.F.A. Photography
1975 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island: B.F.A. Studio Art
TEACHING:
1982- 2018 Washington University, College of Art, St. Louis, M0.
presently Professor Emeritus of Art, Photography
2012 Penland School of Art, Penland, S.C. summer faculty
1996 & 2007 Director of Graduate Studies, College of Art
1982-15 Coordinator photography program, College of Art
1994 Washington University, School of Art, Assistant Dean
1977-82 Paier College of Art, Hamden, Connecticut, Assistant Professor
SOLO
EXHIBITION:
2020 “Lost Library” High/Low gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2019 “Flambeaux!” Darkroom Gallery, Grandel Center for the Arts
2014 Bands of Mardi Gras, Le Mieux Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
2014 Mass. College of Art, Godine Library, Boston, MA.
2012 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
2009 Baldwin Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN.
2009 Le Mieux Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
2008 Lawton Gallery, Green Bay, WI.
2008 Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2007 Joslyn Museum of Art, Omaha, NE.
2007 Waldemar Schmidt Art Gallery, Waverly, Iowa
2005 Tremaine Gallery, Lakeville, CT.
2002 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2001 The Jazz Bakery, Los Angles, CA.
2001 The Sheldon Gallery of Art, St. Louis, Missouri
1997 SubTerra Gallery, Providence, R.I.
1997 Center for Photography, St. Louis, Missouri
1997 University of Kentucky, Robert C. May Gallery, Lexington
1996 Valparaiso University, Photography Gallery, Valparaiso, IN.
1993 Center for Photography, St. Louis, Missouri
1992 “Florence and Abroad” Schweig Gallery, St. Louis, Mo.
1992 Photography Gallery, University of Rhode Island, Kingston
1990 C-2 Gallery, University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, Co.
1989 “South of Cape” Schweig Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
1987 Schweig Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
1985 Mark Twain Gallery, Clayton, Missouri
1984 Carol Shapiro Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
1984 St. Louis Community College-Meramec, St. Louis, Missouri
1983 Mark Twain Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
1982 Photographics Workshop Gallery, New Canaan, CT.
1981 Rhode Island School of Design, Bensen Hall Gallery,
1981 Pratt Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts
1980 University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
1979 James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
1979 Rider College, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
1979 Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
1978 Archetype Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
SELECTED GROUP
EXHIBITIONS
2015 “Pentimento” St. Louis, Missouri
2015 “Elysian Fields; Bart Parker & Cohorts” Main Gallery, URI
2014 “Breaking Ground: Contemporary Photography at the…
2014 “David Johnson/Stan Strembicki” Art connection Gallery
2014 “Selfie STL” PHD gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri
2013 “Revelations: Examing Democracy” Broad Art Museum
2011 Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, Mo. (two person)
2010 “Art at the TIMP”, Cologne, Germany
2009 “Border Crossing” Santa Reparata Gallery
2006 “Stan Strembicki & Patrick Renschen” Elder Gallery, Lincoln
2006 “Our Hometown” Le Mieux Gallery, New Orleans, La.
2005 “New Acquisitions” Mississippi Sate Museum, Jackson, Ms.
2005 “Internationale Fotoage 7” Mannheim, Germany
2005 “The Conceptual View” Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, Mo.
2004 “Out of the Darkroom”, Miami University Art Museum, OH.
2004 “New Acquisitions” Ogden Museum of Southern Art, NOLA
2003 “Photo Invitational” St. Charles Community College, MO.
2000 “Islands of Order” Harry Ransom Center, Austin, TX.
1999 “Downshifting”, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, Il
1999 SPAS Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester
1998 “Contempo-Italinate” Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount
1998 “Midwest Photography” University of Ky., Downtown Gallery
1997 “The Art of Desire” SoFA Gallery, Indiana University, IN.
1997 “Site as Context” Steinberg Gallery, St. Louis, Mo.
1996 Southwest Missouri State, Springfield, Mo.
1995 “Influences-Teachers of Photography in St. Louis”, St. Louis,
1994 “St. Louis Art Galleries Showcase” St. Louis, Missouri
1993 “Contemporary Nude”, Artsquad Contemporary Fine Art, PA.
1992 “Landscape as Subject”, Nebraska Wesleyan University, NE.
1992 “Mid West Photo Invitational VII”, Univ. of WI., Green Bay
1990 “Faculty 1990”, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, Mo.
1989 “The Developing Eye, 150 Years of Photography” SLAM
1989 “Self Reflections”, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, Arizona.
1988 “M.F.A. Influences”, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
1987 “Art St. Louis III”, St. Louis, Missouri
1987 “Contemporary St. Louis Artist”, Mitchell Museum, IL.
1987 “American Color”, University of New Mexico, Las Cruces
1985 “Photo Architectronics”, St. Louis Community College Gallery
1985 “Art St. Louis”, St. Louis, Missouri
1984 “Mid West Photo Invitational”, University. of Wisconsin, GB
1983 “St. Louis Photography”, Bixby Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
1983 “Twenty Artists”, Carol Shapiro Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
1983-96 “Faculty Exhibition”, Washington University Gallery of Art,
1982 “Making It”, Main Gallery, University of Rhode Island,
1981 “First They Wrote-New England’s Teaching Photographers”
1981 “Exposure Time V” James Madison University, Harrisonburg,
1981 “Self Portrait Show”, Pratt Gallery, Amherst, Ma.
1980 “Into the 80’s-New England Photography”,
1977 “New Photographics 77”, Central Washington State College,
1976 “CalArts Masters Program”, School of the Art Institute, IL.
1976 “Photography and Language”, LaMamelle Gallery, C.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Contemporary Museum of Photography, Chicago, Il.
University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Tx.
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, La.
Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, La.
Louisiana State Museum, Baton Rouge, La.
Mississippi State Museum, Jackson, Ms.
Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, La.
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Mo.
Ogden Museum of Art, New Orleans, La.
Kresge Art Museum. East Lansing, MI.
Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL.
Suwa Art Museum, Suwa, Japan
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE.
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE.
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI.
Museo Fine Art, Medford, Ma.
Weston Hotel Group, St. Louis, Mo.
Barns Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
CURE Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan
Kotor Psychiatric Hospital, Montenegro
McMurdo Medical Clinic, Antarctica
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, R.I.
Tuffs Medical Cetner, Boston, Ma.
Boatman’s Bank, Clayton, Mo.
Mark Twain Bank, St. Louis, Mo.
Collins and Herman Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
Kemper Museum (Steinberg Gallery of Art), Wash Univ.
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Mi.
Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Ct.
Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, In.
SELECTED AWARDS &
PUBLICATIONS:
2014 Honored Educator 2014, MidWest SPE
2014 “The Way of the Shovel: On the Archeology of Imaginary Art.
2014 “Photography” 13th edition, London, Stone, work used in text
2012 Oxford American#79, work used in publication
2007 “Light & Lens” work used in teaching text, Hirsch
2007 “Die Gazette”work used for cover of July 2007 issue
2007 “Photography, The Essential Way”London, Stone, Upton,
2000 “Peek” work selected for publication
2000 “Tales from the Coral Court” work selected for publication
1993 M-AAA/NEA artist fellowship grant-Photography
1992 “Viz”issue #3; work selected for publication
1992 “Color Photography” by R. Hirsch. Work used in teaching text
1991 “River Styx”, #33; work selected for publication
1989 “Self Portrait Show”, Jurors Award.
1980 “Photographers Forum”, work selected for August Cover
1978 “Instant Replay Show”, purchase award
1978 “Eros and Photography” work selected for publication
1977 “Third American Photography Exhibition Award”,
1977 “Photography and Language”, work selected for publication
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES:
2015 Mentor, National SPE conference, New Orleans, La.
2014 Honored Educator, Mid-West SPE regional conference,
2013 Portfolio reviewer, Mid-West SPE regional conference, Lincoln
2012 Portfolio reviewer, National SPE conference, Chicago, Il.
2011 Portfolio reviewer, National SPE conference, Atlanta, Ga.
2011 Portfolio reviewer, Regional SE SPE conference, Myrtle Beach,
2010 Panelist/Juror, Mid-West SPE regional conference, Kalamazoo,
2009 Speaker, South East SPE regional conference, Atlanta, Ga.
2007 Panel Moderator, National SPE Conference, Miami, Fl.
2005 Presenter, Mid-West SPE regional conference, St. Louis, Mo.
2005 Panelist, National SPE Conference, Portland, OR.
2004 Portfolio reviewer, National SPE Conference, Newport, R.I.
2003 Portfolio reviewer, National SPE Conference, Austin, Tx.
2003 Student Image maker track coordinator, MWSPE conference
2002 Nominations Committee, SPE National
2002 Panel moderator, Midwest SPE Conference, Grand Rapids, Mi.
2002 Presenter, Midwest SPE Conference, Carbondale, Il.
2001 Presenter Yuma Symposium, Yuma, Arizona
2001 Portfolio reviewer, National SPE Conference, Savannah,
2000 Presenter, National SPE Conference, Cinn., Ohio
1999 Panelist/Presenter, Midwest SPE Conference, Valparaiso, In.
1997 Panelist / Presenter, Midwest SPE Conference, Minneapolis,
1997 Juror, Vision Photography Exhibitions, Columbia, Missouri
1995 Presenter, Midwest SPE Conference, Oxford, Ohio
1994 Chairperson, Midwest SPE Regional Conference, St. Louis,
1995 Chairperson, Midwest SPE Regional Conference, St. Louis,
1993 Presenter, Society for Photographic Education Regional Conf.
1989 Chairperson, Society for Photographic Education, Midwest
1988 Treasurer, Society for Photographic Education, Midwest Region
1987 Secretary, Society for Photographic Education, Midwest
1983 Secretary, Mid America College Art Association
1983 Juror, National Air Force Photo Competition and Exhibition
1982 Participant, Society for Photographic Education Regional conf.
1981 Co-Chair, SPE Regional Conference, Univ. of Bridgeport,
Present Member Society for Photographic Education
Present Board member, Foundation for photography/Art in Hospitals
SELECTED VISITING ARTIST:
2018 St. Charles Community College, St. Charles, Missouri
2015 University of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
2015 University of Rhode Island, Kingston Campus, Kingston, R.I.
2015 Indiana University South Bend Campus, South Bend, In.
2014 St. Charles Community College, St. Charles, MO.
2012 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ar.
2012 Grand Valley State University, MI.
2012 Penland School of Art, Penland, S.C. fall session visiting artist/lecturer
2011 Webster University, Webster, Mo.
2010 Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La.
2009 Middle Tn. State University, Murfreesboro, TN.
2008 University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Green Bay, WI.
2008 Principia College, Elsah, IL
2007 Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa
2006 Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE.
2005 Indiana University, South Bend, South Bend, In.
2004 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.
2004 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
2004 Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
2004 Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY.
2004 University of Texas, Arlington, Arlington, TX.
2004 St. Charles Community College, St. Charles, MO.
2004 South West Missouri State University, Springfield, MO.
2002 Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA.
2002 Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
2002 Ontario College of Art, Florence, Italy
2002 Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA.
1998 Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, In.
1998 Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
1998 University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
1994 University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI.
1994 Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Ga.
1993 St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley Campus
1992 Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
1992 Indiana University; Bloomington, In.
1991 St. Louis Community College Merramac Campus
1990 University of Conn.; Storrs Campus
1990 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I.
1990 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I.
1989 Indiana University; Bloomington, In.
1989 Mary Institute; St. Louis, Mo.
1988 SIU Carbondale; Carbondale, IL.
1987 UMSL; St. Louis, Mo.
1986 Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
1986 St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley Campus
1985 St. Louis Community College Forest Park Campus
1981 Smith College, Amherst, Ma.
1980 Hartford School of Art, Hartford, Ct.
1980 University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Ct.
1979 James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
1978