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- 2011 Combined Honors Scholarship, SCAD
Georgia HOPE scholarship
Dean’s List, SCAD
Member of the Society for Photographic Education
Select Exhibitions
2020 Hallowed Ground, Space Place Gallery, Nizhny Tagil, Ural, Russia, Curated by Evgeny Komuhin (Solo)
The Southern Landscape, South x Southeast PhotoGallery, Molena, GA, Juror: James Pearson
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
2013 The JFK Unspoken Speech Project, The Continental Loft Gallery, Dallas, TX
Spirit of Place, Online Exhibition, Maine Media Workshops + College
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
Select Publications
2020 Lenscratch, Ashley Kauschinger: Cycles and LensClass, Interview, http://lenscratch.com/2020/03/ashley-kauschinger-lensclass/
2019 Lenscratch, Photographers On Photographers: Ashley Kauschinger and Allison Jarek, Online Interview and Feature, http://lenscratch.com/2019/08/photographers-on-photographers-ashley-kauschinger-allison-jarek/
Don’t Take Pictures, Photo Of The Day, Online Feature, https://www.donttakepictures.com/photo-of-the-day/2019/5/10/allison-jarek
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
Instructor, Atlanta School of Photography, Atlanta, GA, January 2017 – Present
Taught multi-week photography courses including Photo I, Photo II, Photo III, Composition, and Portfolio/Creative Development in addition to one-day workshops such as Intro to Film Photography, Professional Presentation
Techniques, and The Perfect Photo Book.
Director and CoFounder, Illuminate Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, January 2018 – March 2022
Managed operations of 501(c)(3) nonprofit, organized and taught photography outreach programs with community partners. Managed a small team of volunteers. Wrote and managed grant proposals in addition to subsequent
documentation and compliance.
Adjunct Faculty, Georgia State University Perimeter College, Dunwoody, GA, August 2015 – May 2018
Taught four semesters total of ART 2400 Fundamentals of Photography and ARTS 2624 Photography I.
Instructor, The Showcase School of Photography, Atlanta, GA, January 2016 – February 2017
Taught multi-week photography courses including Photo I and Photo II.
Graduate Assistant to the Visual Arts Department Chair, TWU, Denton, TX, January – May 2015
Maintained office and student requests, organized and managed digital archive of student records.
Exhibition Coordinator, 14th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant (JEG ) Exhibition, TWU, Denton, TX, September
2014 – May 2015
Assisted in overseeing the logistics of the JEG & JEG Solo Award winner exhibition and led a team of graduate students to organize event. Facilitated artist, juror, and sponsor relations.
Public Relations Coordinator, 14th Annual JEG Exhibition, TWU, Denton, TX, September 2014 – May 2015
Created and distributed event marketing materials, managed public website and artist digital submission process.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Teacher of Record, TWU, Denton, TX, August 2013 – December 2014
Taught three total semesters of 1603 Introduction to Photography.
Exhibition Co-Coordinator, 13th Annual JEG Exhibition, TWU, Denton, TX, September 2013 - May 2014
Assisted in overseeing the logistics of the JEG & JEG Solo Award winner exhibition and led a team of graduate students to organize event, facilitated artist, juror, and sponsor relations
Digital Technician and Photographer, Booth 50, Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Chicago, IL, March 2013
Served as photographer and digital technician in the creation of studio-lit portraits to be compiled for publication.
Digital Technician and Assistant, Seductive Alchemy: Books by Artists, Denton, TX, March – May 2013
Served as digital technician and assistant in the creation of studio-lit images of three-dimensional artworks, compiled for publication as an exhibition catalogue.
Graduate Gallery Assistant, TWU East and West Galleries, Denton, TX, August 2012 – May 2013
Oversaw the logistics of installation of exhibitions, assisted Gallery Director in unpacking, installing, de-installing, and packing of exhibition. Maintained TWU Visual Arts website.
Installation Coordinator, 12th Annual JEG Exhibition, TWU, Denton, TX, September 2012 - March 2013
Oversaw the logistics of installation of the exhibition, assisted Gallery Director in unpacking, installing, de-installing, and packing of exhibition
Intern, South x Southeast Photomagazine, April – September 2012
Organized and designed three print editions, facilitated artist and advertising relations, created archive of contacts and monthly content, managed social media.
Studio Assistant, Sylvia Plachy, New York City, NY, July – August 2011
Assisted in scanning negatives, darkroom printing, responsible for organizing and managing archive of digital files, negatives, and prints.
Art Exhibition Coordinator and Intern, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA, August 2010 - February 2011
Organized and curated art shows, planned and created a screen printing studio, maintained facility and members, managed social media
Select Guest Lectures / Workshops
2021 Photography As A Career, Nine-week series of photography and editing workshops, Threshold Community Program, Decatur, GA
Light Painting and Night Time Photography, One-day workshop, A Thousand Words Photography, Dahlonega, GA
Photography As A Career, Nine-week series of photography and editing lessons, Virtual Learning, Threshold Community Program, Decatur, GA
Digital Collage Photography Elective, One-day workshop, Cool Girls Inc, Atlanta, GA
2020 Photography As A Career, Nine-week series of photography and editing lessons, Virtual Learning, Threshold Community Program, Decatur, GA
Empowering Young People Through Photography in Underserved Communities: Creating Accessibility in Your Community, Teaching and Learning Presentation, Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Houston, TX
Photography Elective, Five-week series of workshops, Cool Girls Inc, Hope Hill Elementary School, Atlanta, GA
Photography Hike Elective, Four-week series of photography and editing workshops, Threshold Community Program, Decatur, GA
Photography Program, Six-week series of workshops, The Hirsch Academy, Decatur, GA
2019 Photography Hike Elective, Ten-week series of photography and editing workshops, Threshold Community Program, Decatur, GA
Photography Workshops, One week of lessons, Minds In Motion Summer Camp, Atlanta, GA
Photography Program, Six-week series of workshops, Harland Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Image Makers, Six-week series of workshops, Warren Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Photography Program, Seven-week series of workshops, The Hirsch Academy, Decatur, GA
Photography Hike Elective, Four-week series of workshops, Threshold Community Program, Decatur, GA
Photography Elective, Five-week series of workshops, Cool Girls Inc, Sequoyah Middle School, Doraville, GA
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
2017 Photography Elective, Six-week series of workshops, Woolfolk Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
2015 Chromatic Alchemy: Cyanotype Toning Processes, Poster Presentation, Student Creative Arts and Research Symposiums at TWU
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
The Transcendental Landscape: Philosophy As Photography, Poster Presentation, Student Creative Arts and Research Symposiums at TWU
Paths Taken: Self-Portraiture and the Landscape, ART 1603 Introduction to Photography, Instructor: Deedra Baker, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2013 Methods of Manipulation: A Visual Exploration of An Emotional Aftermath, Poster Presentation, Student Creative Arts and Research Symposiums at TWU
Convergence: Printmaking and the Photograph, ART 2713 Understanding Art, Instructor: Gail Cope, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX