BIOGRAPHY

Sandra C. Davis was born in 1960 and grew up outside of Philadelphia, PA. While attending Moore College of Art, in Philadelphia, the graphic design major suddenly found a new world through the camera lens, a world, which gathered images in a completely different way. This led to her splitting her major between photography and design. In the years following, Sandra enjoyed graphic design positions, all the while pursuing her fine art photography. In 1997, to reenergize her fine art passion, she began studying non-silver printmaking processes at The University of the Arts with her now mentor, Sarah Van Keuren. This led to a major career change. She now teaches photography and non-silver printmaking processes and has recently received her MFA in Book Arts/Printmaking at The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA.

EDUCATION

2006-2008 The University of the Arts MFA
1978-1982 Moore College of Art BFA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2001-Present: Senior Lecturer, Non-Silver Printmaking Process
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2007-Present: Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Non-Silver Imagery, General Photography
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

2003-Present: Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Non-Silver Photography, Introduction to Photography, Digital Photography Mercer County Community College, Trenton, NJ

2002-Present: Continuing Education Instructor, Gum Bichromate Printing,
University of the Arts, Phila., PA

2003-Present: Workshop Instructor, Gum Bichromate Printing, Peters Valley, Layton, NJ

1998-Present: Tutor, Private clients, Subjects: Gum Bichromate Printing, Photoshop and Polaroid Transfers

REPRESENTATION

Gallery Saint Martin, 7811 St. Martin’s Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-247-7811, www.gallerysaintmartin.com

FEATURED SHOWS

2008
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA - Mining Memories -
MFA Thesis

2007
Hamilton Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA - Works in Progress -
MFA Group Show
Gallery One, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA - Contents Under Pressure -
MFA Group Show

2006
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT - Mythical Gardens - Solo Show
Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA, - Valentines Day Show - Three-person Show

2005
Gallery Saint Martin, Philadelphia, PA - Illumine, Photographs of Historic France - Solo Show
Walton Gallery, The George School, Newtown, PA - Mythical Gardens - Solo Show

2004
Artists' Gallery, Lambertville, NJ - Garden Perspectives - Two-person Show
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE - Embracing the Arts - Group Show
Gallery @ Creative Artists Network, Philadelphia, PA - Mythical Gardens 2 - Solo Show

2003
Artists' Gallery, Lambertville, NJ - Mythical Gardens - Solo Show
Gallery 1401, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA - Enduring Stones: Structures in Time - Solo Show
Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA - Spring Photography Exhibit
Creative Artists Network, Philadelphia, PA - Winter Exhibition

2002
Creative Artists Network, Philadelphia, PA - Fall Photography Exhibit
ALMA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Réflexions de France - Four-person Show
Artists' Gallery, Lambertville, NJ - Vanishing Points - Two-person Show
Creative Artists Network, Philadelphia, PA - Focus 2002: New Work in Photography

2001
Artists' Gallery, Lambertville, NJ - New Works - Two-person Show
Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, PA - Creative Artists Network Recent Work in Photography
Cafe Alamode, Bordentown, NJ - Explorations II - Solo Show
Skylight Gallery, ATD American Building, Wyncote, PA Explorations - Solo Show
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA - Mixed Media - UArts Faculty Work: 2001

2000
Matrix Arts, Sacramento, CA - Smaller than Life - Three-person Show
ALMA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Images of Ireland - Four-person Show
Artists' Gallery, Lambertville, NJ - Recent Work - Architecture in England, France & Ireland -
Two-person Show
Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA - Six + Six- Invitational Show
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA - Non-Silver Works - Solo Show
Atelier Alternative Gallery, Hoboken, NJ - Invitational Alternative Processes Exhibition

1999
Artists' Gallery, Lambertville, NJ - Remains of the Old Ways - Landscapes of Rural Europe& America - Two-person Show

1998
ALMA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Abandoned Places - Two-person Show

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2008
Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ - Photography 27

2007
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, NY - Sun Pictures to Megapixels - Group Show
Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA - 15th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition
Gallery Saint Martin, Philadelphia, PA - Artology - Group Show

2006
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA - Light - Juried Alumnae Exhibition
Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ - Photography 25
University of Pennsylvania Library, Philadelphia, PA - Transforming the Book - Group Show
Columbia College, Chicago, IL - East - Midwest - Group Show

2005
Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC - The Handmade Print PWP Group Exhibit
Panopticon Gallery, Waltham, MA, - Tree in Landscape Juried Group Exhibit
Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ - Photography 24

2004
Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA - 11th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition

2003
Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA - 10th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition

2002
Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Department, Easthampton, NJ

2001
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia - Art Matters 2001 Group Exhibit
Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ - Photography 20
Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA - 8th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition

2000
Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Department, Easthampton, NJ
Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA - 7th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA - 74th Annual International Competition
Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Mimesis - Juried Photographic Exhibition
Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ - Photography 19
Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA - Photography 2000

1999
Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA - 6th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition
Barrett Art Center, Duchess County Art Association, Poughkeepsie, NY - Photowork '99
New Image Gallery, James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA - 9th Annual New Images Exhibit Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV - Annual Photography Exhibition
Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ - Photography 18

1998
Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX - Counterpoint 1998 Juried Exhibit
Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Department, Easthampton, NJ
Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY - 16th Annual Juried Exhibition Group Show
Ceres, New York, NY - Third National Juried Exhibition Group Show
Phillips Mill, New Hope, PA 5th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition

1997
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey, Marlton, NJ - Annual Juried Photography Exhibit
The Ink People Center for the Arts, Eureka, CA - West Coast Works On/Of Paper

1996
Gallery 84, New York, NY - National Juried Exhibition
ALMA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Member Group Show Juried Exhibit

LECTURES AND JUROR EXPERIENCES
2006
Lecture - Grounds for Sculpture, NJ - Focus on Sculpture 2006 Photographic Exhibition
Juror - Grounds for Sculpture, NJ - Focus on Sculpture 2006 Photographic Exhibition

2005
Lecture - The Churchville Photography Club, Newtown, PA - Alternative Processes
Juror - Phillips Mill - 13th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition, High School Competition
Juror - Educational Testing Services, Princeton, NJ - Annual Art Exhibit

2002
Juror - Phillips Mill - 9th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition
Juror - Philadelphia Sketch Club - Photography 2002 Show

AWARDS AND OTHER
2007
Best in Show - Phillips Mill - 15th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition

2004
Second Place Award - Phillips Mill - 12th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition

2003
Venture Grant Recipient - University of the Arts

2002
Best of Show Award - Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Dept. - 2002 Photography Show

2001
Patrons' Award - Phillips Mill - 8th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition

2000
Best of Show Award - Phillips Mill - 7th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition
Merit Award - Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Dept. - 2000 Juried Photography Show
PSC Award - Philadelphia Sketch Club - Photography 2000 Juried Show

1999
Patrons' Award - Phillips Mill - 6th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition
Gene Hovey Memorial Award - Hill Country Arts Foundation - Counterpoint 1998 Juried Exhibit Merit Award - Burlington County Cultural and Heritage Dept. - 1998 Juried Photography Show

1998
Patrons' Award - Phillips Mill - 5th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition Honorable Mention - Philadelphia Sketch Club - 1998 Juried Photography Show

1997
Honorable Mention - The Ink People Center for the Arts - West Coast Works On/Of Paper

COLLECTIONS
University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt-Deitrich Library, Philadelphia, PA
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
Numerous corporate and private collections.

PUBLICATIONS AND CATALOGS
The Book of Alternative Processes, 2nd Ed., Christopher James, Delmar Cengage Learning, Clifton Park, NY, 2008
Festival of the Arts, Southern Vermont Arts Center, May 2005 - April 2006,
Manchester, VT
Professional Women Photographers “The Fine Art of Gum Bichromate Printing,” Dec. 2005,
New York, NY
Photo Review, “The 2004 International Photography Competition Winners,” Vol. 27. #2, Langhorne, PA
Black and White Magazine, “Regional Focus Series: Philadelphia,” October 2004,
Arroyo Grande, CA
Art Matters 2001 - Woodmere Art Museum, December 2001, Philadelphia, PA
74th Annual International Competition - Photography, The Print Center, September 2000, Philadelphia,PA
Mimesis - "Unveiled," Pentimenti Gallery, February 2000, Philadelphia, PA
New Mexico Photographer "14", Summer 1998, Portales, NM

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
CFEVA (Center for Emerging Visual Artists) - Alumna, Philadelphia, PA
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
Society for Photographic Education, Oxford, OH

Professional Women Photographers, NYC, NY
AlternativePhotography.com

FEATURED PRESS
"New reflections on nature, architecture" by Edward J. Sozanski, The Philadelphia Inquirer "Weekend" section, Museums and Galleries, February 27, 2004
"Photography Seen - France in Mt. Airy" by Helene Ryesky, Art Matters, October 2002, Philadelphia,PA
"Art," The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 2002, Philadelphia, PA
"Arts & Culture" by Gail Boatman, Burlington County Times, August 2, 2002, Willingboro, NJ "Photography - Drive-In Dreams" by Matt Smith, Time Off, Princeton Packet, April 5, 2002, Princeton, NJ
"Sketches - CAN-it," Philadelphia Weekly, January 9, 2002, Philadelphia, PA
"Artist in Focus" by Doris Brandis, New Hope Gazette, January 11, 2001, New Hope, PA
"Smaller Than Life," Uptown Arts & Community News, November 2000, Sacramento, CA
"A Celebration of Ireland" By Julie Stoiber, The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 20, 2000, Philadelphia, PA
"Images of Ireland" by Daniel Sean Kaye, Ticket, Montgomery County Newspapers, Sept. 13, 2000, Glenside, PA
"Cover Story - The Texture of Time" by Susan Van Dongan, Time Off, Princeton Packet, July 7, 2000, Princeton, NJ
"Art Scene" by Gail Boatman, Burlington County Times, June 30, 2000, Willingboro, NJ
"New Photography at Pentimenti" by Andrew Mangavite, Art Matters, February 2000, Philadelphia, PA
"Art Scene" by Gail Boatman, Burlington County Times, January 30, 2000, Willingboro, NJ


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