Allison Jarek
Allison@allisonjarek.com
www.allisonjarek.com
Education
2015 MFA in Visual Arts, Photography Concentration, Secondary Concentration in Intermedia
Texas Woman’s University (TWU); Denton, TX
2011 BFA in Photography, Minor in Printmaking
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD); Atlanta, GA
2010 Savannah College of Art and Design, Study Abroad Program; Lacoste, France
Select Honors and Memberships
2016 Selected Artist, FotoFilmic ’16 Summer Shortlist, www.fotofilmic.com
2015 Honorable Mention, John Weinkein Student Juried Exhibition, TWU Gallery, Denton, TX, Juror: Pam Campbell
Red River Printer Award, 14th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition, TWU, Denton, TX, Juror: April Watson
Juror's Award, Landscape: Annual Juried Exhibition, Online Exhibition, Plates-to-Pixels, Juror: Chris Bennett
2014 Catherine Cloud Edwards Scholarship, TWU
2013 Mabel E. Maxcey Endowment, TWU
Single Image Honorable Mention, Spirit of Place Photo and Video Contest, Maine Media Workshops + College
2012 New Graduate Student Scholarship, TWU
Joyce Elaine Grant Scholarship, TWU
2010 Lacoste Campus Program Fee Scholarship, SCAD Lacoste, France
2007- Combined Honors Scholarship, SCAD
2011 Georgia HOPE scholarship
Dean’s List, SCAD
Member of the Society for Photographic Education
Select Exhibitions
2018 Hallowed Ground, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Curated by Ross Faircloth (Solo) (Upcoming)
Black and White Now, South x Southeast PhotoGallery, Molena, GA, Juror: Mark Steinmetz
2017 SlowExposures 2017, Cochran Gallery, La Grange, GA, Juror: Arnika Dawkins and John Wall
SlowExposures 2017, Stricklands, Concord, GA, Juror: Arnika Dawkins and John Wall
Black and White, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, Juror: Jennifer Schlesinger
The Female Gaze: Portraits, Online Exhibition, Don't Smile, Juror: Ashley Kauschinger
Group Show 52: Alternative Facts, Online Exhibition, Humble Arts Foundation, Juror: Jon Feinstein
The Visual Armistice: 10th Annual Juried Showcase, Online Exhibition, Plates-to-Pixels, Juror: Blue Mitchell
The 2017 Women's March Exhibition, Online Exhibition, Lenscratch
2016 SlowExposures 2016, Cochran Gallery, La Grange, GA, Juror: Eliot Dudik and David Carol
SlowExposures 2016, Stricklands, Concord, GA, Juror: Eliot Dudik and David Carol
SPE Combined Caucus Exhibition, Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas, NV, Juror: Aline Smithson
Southeast Regional Juried Photographic Exhibit, Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Juror: Byron Wolfe
2015 Tall Tales, Canopy Collective, Cleveland, OH, Juried by Caitie Moore, Ashley Kauschinger, Erica Durham, and Anthony Koch
Hallowed Ground, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, Curated by Jennifer Shaw and PhotoNOLA (Solo)
Sensuous World, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX, Curator: Iris Bechtol
Southeast Regional Juried Photographic Exhibit, Clemson University Center for Visual Arts, Greenville, SC, Juror: Byron Wolfe
SPE Combined Caucus Exhibition, University of Central Florida Art Gallery, Orlando, FL, Jurors: Deborah Willis and Carol McCusker
Master of Fine Art Graduating Exhibition, TWU Gallery, Denton, TX, (Three Person)
John Weinkein Student Juried Exhibition, TWU Gallery, Denton, TX, Juror: Pam Campbell
SPE Combined Caucus Exhibition, New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA, Jurors: Deborah Willis and Carol McCusker
14th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition, TWU Gallery, Denton, TX, Juror: April Watson
Landscape: Annual Juried Exhibition, Online Exhibition, Plates-to-Pixels, Juror: Chris Bennett
2014 Lucky Seven, TWU Gallery, Denton, TX, Jurors: Susan Kae Grant and Danielle Khoury
Common Threads, Lillian Bradshaw Gallery, Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX, Curator: Kalee Appleton
Fact and Fantasy, Online Exhibition, The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA, Juror: Melanie Craven
TWU Visual Arts: Selected Works from the Graduate Program, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Curator: Vance Wingate
Voertman Student Art Competition, TWU Gallery, Denton, TX, Juror: Leigh Arnold
Student Creative Arts & Research Symposium, Poster Presentation, TWU, Denton, TX
2013 The JFK Unspoken Speech Project, The Continental Loft Gallery, Dallas, TX
Spirit of Place, Online Exhibition, Maine Media Workshops + College
Student Creative Arts & Research Symposium, Poster Presentation, TWU, Denton, TX
Voertman Student Art Competition, TWU Gallery, Denton, TX, Juror: Andrea Karnes
500 Expo 2013, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Juror: Iris Bechtol
2012 The Alliance Show, TWU Gallery, Denton, TX, Juror: Leslie Murrell
In Your Dreams, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, Juror: Susan Burnstine
What’s Not To Love?, Young Blood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011 Manipulated, Castell Photography Gallery, Asheville, NC, Juror: Ariel Shanberg
Ante Up, Or Fold, Henley Studios, Atlanta, GA
Light Writings: Notes On Antiquarian Photography, Studioplex, Atlanta, GA
DefineArt Exhibit, SCAD, Atlanta, GA
2010 Visceral Environments, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
Open Studio, SCAD, Atlanta, GA
SCAD Atlanta Juried Exhibition in conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Atlanta, GA
Printmaker’s Invitational, Studioplex, Atlanta, GA
Vernissage, SCAD, Lacoste, France
Publications
2018 Don’t Smile – Year Two, Dont-Smile.com, Zine
2017 SlowExposures 2017, Concord, GA, Exhibition Catalogue
Black and White, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, Exhibition Catalogue
2016 SlowExposures 2016, Concord, GA, Exhibition Catalogue
FotoFilmic, Allison Jarek, Online Interview and Feature, http://fotofilmic.com/?portfolio=allison-jarek-atlanta-ga-united-states
Oxford American: A Magazine Of The South, Blaise St. Clair, Ed. Eliza Borné, Image
2015 BOAAT Press, Shared With A Stranger, Ed. Sean Shearer, Brian Nolte, Online Feature, http://www.boaatpress.com/shared-with-a-stranger
The HAND: A Magazine For Reproduction Based Art, The Tributary, Ed. Adam Finkleston and James Meara, Image
Haaretz, Hallowed Ground, Ed. Daniel Tchetchik, Article, http://www.haaretz.co.il
South x Southeast Photomagazine, Hallowed Ground, Ed. Nancy McCrary, Article, http://www.sxsemagazine.com
14th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition, TWU, Denton, TX, Exhibition Catalogue
2014 SHOTS Magazine: The 2014 Portfolio Issue, Hallowed Ground, Ed. Russell Joslin, Interview
LensCulture, Allison Jarek, Ed. Jim Casper, Online Portfolio, https://www.lensculture.com/allison-jarek
Light Leaked, Allison Jarek, Ed. Ashley Kauschinger, Article, http://www.lightleaked.com/2014/04/allison-jarek.html
Phases Magazine, Allison Jarek, Ed. Jerome Montagne and Alexis Vasilikos, Online Feature, http://www.phasesmag.com/crossings-and-unions/
Fact and Fantasy, The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA, Exhibition Catalogue
2013 Spirit of Place, Maine Media Workshops + College, Exhibition Catalogue
2012 In Your Dreams, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, Exhibition Catalogue
2010 First Impressions, SCAD, Lacoste, France, Exhibition Catalogue
Select Professional Experience
2018 August - Present, Director, Illuminate Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
January – Present, Instructor, Atlanta School of Photography, Atlanta, GA
Photo I, Photo II, Photo III, Composition, and Portfolio
January – May, Adjunct Faculty, Georgia State University Perimeter College, Dunwoody, GA
ART 2400 Fundamentals of Photography
2017 February – December, Instructor, Atlanta School of Photography, Atlanta, GA
Photo I, Photo II, Photo III, Composition, Photoshop I, and Portfolio
January – May, Adjunct Faculty, Georgia State University Perimeter College, Dunwoody, GA
ART 2400 Fundamentals of Photography
2016 January – February 2017, Instructor, The Showcase School of Photography, Atlanta, GA
Photo I and Photo II
January – July, Adjunct Faculty, Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody, GA
ARTS 2624 Photography I
2015 August – December, Adjunct Faculty, Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody, GA
ARTS 2624 Photography I
January – May, Graduate Assistant to the Visual Arts Department Chair, TWU, Denton, TX
Maintained office and student requests, organized and managed digital archive of student records
2014 September – May 2015, Exhibition Coordinator, 14th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition, TWU, Denton, TX
Oversaw the logistics of the JEG & JEG Solo Award winner exhibition
September – May 2015, Public Relations Coordinator, 14th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition, TWU, Denton, TX
Created and distributed event marketing materials, managed public website and artist submission process
August – December, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Teacher of Record, TWU, Denton, TX
1603 Introduction to Photography
January – May, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Teacher of Record, TWU, Denton, TX
1603 Introduction to Photography
2013 September- May 2014, Exhibition Co-Coordinator, 13th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition, TWU, Denton, TX
Oversaw the logistics of the JEG & JEG Solo Award winner exhibition
August – December, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Teacher of Record, TWU, Denton, TX
1603 Introduction to Photography
2012 September - March 2013, Installation Coordinator, 12th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition, TWU, Denton, TX
Oversaw the logistics of installation of the exhibition, assisted Gallery Director in unpacking, installing, de-installing, and packing of exhibition
August – May 2013, Graduate Gallery Assistant, TWU East and West Galleries, Denton, TX
Assisted in unpacking, installation, and packing of all exhibitions, maintained TWU Visual Arts website
April – September, Intern, South x Southeast Photomagazine
Organized and designed three print editions, facilitated artist and advertising relations, created archive of contacts and monthly content, managed social media
2011 July – August, Studio Assistant, Sylvia Plachy, New York City, NY
Assisted in scanning negatives, darkroom printing, responsible for organizing and managing digital files, negatives, and prints
2010 August - February 2011, Art Exhibition Coordinator and Intern, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
Organized and curated art shows, planned and created a screen printing studio, maintained facility and members, managed social media
Guest Lectures / Workshops
2018 Photography Elective, Five-week series of workshops, Cool Girls Inc, McNair Middle School, Decatur, GA
Image Makers, Six-week series of workshops, Woolfolk Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Sun Printing Workshop, Cool Girls, Inc, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Presentation Techniques, Workshop, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA
2017 Professional Presentation Techniques, Workshop, Atlanta School of Photography, Atlanta, GA
Show Off! (Your Photography), Workshop, Atlanta School of Photography, Atlanta, GA
Photography Elective, Six-week series of workshops, Woolfolk Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
2016 The Perfect Photo Book, Workshop, The Showcase School of Photography, Atlanta, GA
2015 Paths Taken: Self-Portraiture and the Landscape, ART 1603 Introduction to Photography, Instructor: Rachael Banks, Texas Woman’s University,
Denton, TX
2014 Identity, Memory, and Place: Texas Woman’s University Graduate Panel Discussion, Panelist, Society for Photographic Education South Central
Regional Conference, Murfreesboro, TN
Paths Taken: Self-Portraiture and the Landscape, ART 1603 Introduction to Photography, Instructor: Deedra Baker, Texas Woman’s University,
Denton, TX
2013 Convergence: Printmaking and the Photograph, ART 2713 Understanding Art, Instructor: Gail Cope, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX