LAURIE S SNYDER – www.LaurieSSnyder.com
36 Freese Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850
Cell: 443 610 9297
Education:
1987 M.F.A., Photography & Video, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
1982 B.F.A., Cornell University, College of Art & Architecture, Ithaca, N.Y.
1964-1966 Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.
Employment:
2008-2014 Chairman, Photography Dept. MICA, Baltimore, Md
1993-2014 Professor, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Md.
2000 Photography Faculty, University of Georgia, Cortona, Italy (1 semester)
1999 Acting Chairman, Photography Dept, Maryland Institute, College of Art
1987-92 Visiting Assistant Prof. of Art , Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
1983-1992 Art Reviewer: Ithaca Journal
1982-92, 2014 Adjunct Assoc. Prof. of Art , Tompkins Cortland Comm. Coll., Dryden, N.Y.
1986-89 Instructor, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
1990 Visiting Artist, University of Colorado, Boulder (Fall semester)
1994 Co-teacher, Workshop, International Center for Photography, New York
1988,92,94,96,98,00 Co-teacher, with John Wood, Workshops in Photography and the Artist's Book, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado
1983-85 Instructor in Photography, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
1983-1993 Art Reviewer, The Ithaca Journal (A Gannett Newspaper)
Photography Exhibits (Individual):
2021 State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY (Invitational)
2015 Duets, Reveling in Remembering, Ink Shop, Ithaca, NY
2015 Botanical Cyanotypes, Nevin Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2014 Sabbatical Exhibition, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2014 Kendal Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2005 Ink Shop Gallery, Ithaca, NY (with John Wood)
2004 Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD (with John Wood)
2002 Goucher College Art Gallery (with John Wood), Towson, MD
2001, 2007 Sabbatical Exhibition, Decker Gallery, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2000 Elmira College Art Gallery, Elmira, NY
1999 Tuttle Gallery, Owings Mills, Md. (2 person exhibit with John Wood)
1999 Pinkard Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1998 “Verso” Photographs and Books, Loyola College Art Gallery, Baltimore, Md
1997 “Visual Reading: Books for Exhibition”, Olin Arts Center, Gambier, OH
1996 "Visual Reading: Books for Exhibition", Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington,
1994 St. Xavier University Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1991 Harper-Collins Gallery, N.Y., N.Y., Artist's Book Exhibit w/ John Wood
1991 Photography Gallery, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
1990 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
1990 Spectrum Gallery, Light Impressions Corporation, Rochester, N.Y
1989 Foreman Gallery, Hartwick College, Oneonta, N.Y.
1988 Upstairs Gallery, Ithaca, N.Y.
1988 Village Gate Gallery, Rochester, N.Y.
1988,92 Hibberd-McGrath Gallery, Breckenridge, Colorado
1987 Workspace Gallery, Boulder, Colorado
1986 Gallery 302, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
1986,81 Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
1985 Dillingham Gallery, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
1984 Cortland Arts Council Gallery, Cortland, N.Y.
1987 Syracuse Photographers, California State College at Fullerton
1986 N.Y. Regional Survey Show, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, N.Y.
1986 "North American Invitational - Photography" Florida Inst. of Technology
1986 "Alternatives", Ohio University, Athens, Oh.
1982 Lightwork Gallery, Syracuse, N.Y.
Selected Group Exhibits & Competition
2019 Artist’s Books exhibit at Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
2018 Juried Photography exhibit Corners Gallery, Ithaca
2015 Projects in Black & White: Ben Altman & Laurie Snyder, Corners Gallery, Ithaca
2014 “Look Now”, MICA Photo Faculty exhibition, Baltimore, MD
2014 Alternative Process in Photo exhibit at Vermont Center for Photo, Brattleboro
2012 Casewerks Gallery, Baltimore MD
2011 University of Kentucky, Art Gallery.
2010 Towson Arts Collective 4 X 4 Photography Exhibition
2008 Alternative Processes in Photo Exhibition: Soho Photo, NY, NY
2007 Maryland State Arts Council, “40th Anniversary Exhibition”, Baltimore, MD
2006 Ink Shop Gallery “Her Mark 4 Artists”. Ithaca, NY
2007 Faculty Shows, 1993-2009, Maryland Institute College of Art
2005 “Contemporary Photographs,” Elmira College, Elmira, NY
2005 “Cover to Cover” Maryland Federation of Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2005 Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore Md
2005 Group Show, Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC
2004 Artist’s Books, Durango Colorado Art Center
2001 “Kings, Hummingbirds & Monsters”, Evergreen House, Baltimore, Md
2001 “Sun Works, Contemporary Alternative Photography” Art Institute of Boston
2001 Artist’s Books, Schweinfurth Museum of Art, Auburn, NY
1998 “Evidence” Four Photographers, School 33 Art Gallery, Baltimore Md
1995 "View from Baltimore to Washington",7 Photographers, University of Maryland,
Baltimore County
1995 "Maryland Institute College of Art, Then & Now" Shapolsky Gallery, N.Y. and Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD
1995 "The Book Unbound", Ormond Museum of Art, Ormond Beach, Fl.
1994 "Scientist's Books/Artist's Books, Smithsonian Institute & Washington Project for the Arts
1993 "The Open Book?" Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, N.Y.
1992-93 Artist's Books V, National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington DC
1992, 93,95 Artist's Book Fair, Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, D.C.
1992 Artist's Books, Cortland Art Gallery, Cortland, N.Y. (4 Book Artists)
1991,92 Cornell Faculty Exhibit, H.F. Johnson Museum, Ithaca, N.Y
1991 "Artist's Books", San Antonio Art Institute, San Antonio Texas
1991 "Making Book: Artists' Books", Bevier Gallery, Rochester Inst, of Tech.
1991-95 "Photographic Book Art in the United States", University of Texas, San Antonio, - this exhibit traveled for the next 4 years to 12 sites.
1990,92,94,98 Artists-in-Residence Show, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Colorado
1989 "Recycled Imagery", Pyramid Gallery, Rochester, N.Y.
1989 Society for Photographic Educators Exhibit, Rochester Inst. of Technology
1983 Unrestricted Color", Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Selected Publications:
2021 Pottery to Photography, Survey of my art in 7 volumes, 1968-2021 Blurb
2017 Never Knew My Grandparents, self-published
http://www.blurb.com/b/8644188-never-knew-my-grandparents
2017 Alternate Processes in Photography, Brian Arnold, Oxford Press
2009 John Wood, at the edge of clear meaning, Nathan Lyons, I was a contributor & photos
2007, 2018 Photographic Possibilities, Laura Blacklow
2007 Artist in their Studios, Liza Kirwin and Joan Lord
2001, 2008,2011, 2014 The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, C. James (photos, books)
2000 Digital Book Design and Publishing, D. Holleley (artist’s books)
1999 Making Memory Books by Hand, K. Feliciano, (4 artist’s books)
1999 Diacritics: 16 page sequence, Johns Hopkins Press
1999 Passager, cover and photographs, Univ. of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
1992 Keith A. Smith, The Structure of the Visual Book, 2 photographs of my books
1992 "Mute Words Mutter", 16 photographs and text, in Diacritics, Hopkins/Cornell
1990 Portraits, The Astronomers, by Donald Goldsmith, KCET, Los Angeles.
1987 Catalog Essay, Dowd Gallery, for John Wood Exhibit SUNY Cortland
1987 "Poetics of Science"in Cornell Alumni News, Cornell University
1987 Photographs, National Women in Photography, News Photographer
Awards:
2014 Medal of Honor for Teaching, Maryland Institute College of Art
2006 Lucas Grant, Maryland Institute College of Art
1999 Maryland State Arts Council Award in Photography
1991-2 Award: Cornell Council on the Creative and Performing Arts
1990 Artist-in-Residence, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Co.
1983 Lightwork Grant in Photography, N.Y. State Council, Syracuse, N.Y.
1982 Stone Award, Cornell University
1980 Award in Photography, Council on the Creative & Performing Arts, Cornell
Collections:
Light Work, Syracuse, N.Y.
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ
Pennsylvania State University Library
Smithsonian Museum: Dibner History of Science Library, Washington, DC
Neilson Library, Smith College, Northampton, MA
Boston Museum School of Art Library, Boston, MA
Decker Library, MICA, Baltimore, MD
Private Collections