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Faculty
Awards and Recognition
Undergraduate photography student Ian Aleksander Adams won Honorable Mention in the calendars category and Third Place in the greeting cards category of the MyShot08 Student Applied Digital Photography Print Awards sponsored by Xerox. Undergraduate photography student Anastasia Jantz won Honorable Mention in the greeting cards category. View winning images online.
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Faculty

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Steven
Aishman
Atlanta
B.A., Princeton University; M.F.A., Tufts University.
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Kael Alford
Atlanta
B.A., Boston University; M.A., University of Missouri.
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Steve Bliss
Savannah
B.A., University of New Hampshire; M.F.A., Ohio University.
Steven Bliss has been creating art and teaching professionally for 25 years. His work encompasses a broad range of media, content and presentation, and his teaching has covered the whole spectrum of the photographic medium. He has been appointed dean of the School of Fine Arts at SCAD.
Selected publications:
- "Introduction to Digital Photography," Joseph Ciaglia, color reproduction, 2002
- "The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes," C. James, color reproduction, 2002
- Digital photo art, United Kingdom, color portfolio of seven prints, 1999
- Graphis, "Digital Photo 1," New York, color reproduction, 1998
- Digi, Hong Kong, color portfolio of five digital prints, 1995
Selected exhibitions:
- "Boys: Captured and Directed" (solo), Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2006
- "Sun Works" (group), Art Institute of Boston Gallery, Boston, Mass., 2001-02
- "Deep South" (group), School of Contemporary Art Gallery, University of Western Sydney, Australia, 2001
- "Zeroes and Ones" (group), Moser Performing Arts Center Gallery, Joliet, Ill., 2001
- "East" (solo), Gallery Espresso, Savannah, Ga., 1999
Awards:
- Georgia Council for the Arts Artist's Support Grant, 1994
- Southern Arts Federation/NEA Artist's Support Grant, 1993
- Polaroid Artist's Support Grant, 1989
Memberships:
- Society for Photographic Education, national board member, 2000 - present
- Co-chair SPE National Conference, Savannah, Ga., 2001
Classes:
- Introduction to Photography
- Intermediate Photography
- Color Photography
- Digital Imaging I and II
- Digital Imaging for the Web
- The Contemporary Landscape
- Developing a Personal Vision I and II
- Photography Senior Project
- Digital Craft
- Photographic Arts I, II, III, IV and V
- Photography M.A. Final Project
- Photography M.F.A. Thesis
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Catherine Cardarelli
Savannah
B.F.A., Art Center College of Design; M.F.A., University of Georgia; M.S., State University of New York, Buffalo.
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Greg Ceo
Savannah
B.F.A., New York University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Pete Christman
Savannah
B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design; M.F.A., Syracuse University.
I am a photographer,
I am a painter,
I am a teacher,
I am a student,
I am a modernist,
And I am a postmodernist.
I use a camera,
A paintbrush,
A computer,
Peanut butter
And Vaseline.
I am interested in everything; I want to do it all.
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Jaclyn Cori-Norman
Savannah
B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
While working as the photography editor at the Keystone Gazette, Jaclyn Cori won a prestigious National Press Photographers Association award for her photographic essay on local Army reservists preparing for Operation Desert Storm. She is an expert in black-and-white wet darkroom techniques. She has been interviewed for and quoted in books about photographic teaching. Her photographs have been exhibited with the work of Mary Ellen Mark, Annie Leibovitz and Joyce Tenneson.
Courses:
Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced and Graduate Black-and-white Darkroom
The Photographic Book
Developing a Personal Vision
Photographic Arts I, II, III, IV and V
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Ashley Craig
Savannah
B.M.A., University of South Carolina; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Liz Darlington
Savannah,
E-Learning
B.Des., Victoria University of Wellington; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
Liz Darlington is a photographer from New Zealand. Her specialty is photographic digital media, and her background is in the television and new media industry. She has exhibited throughout the United States and is represented by the Krause Gallery in Atlanta. She had her first solo show in her home country in 2006.
Selected exhibitions:
- “Constructs” (solo), The PhotoSpace, Wellington, New Zealand, June 2007; and Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, October 2005
- “Cross Currents,” Red Gallery, Savannah, March 2007
- “Constructs Series” (two-person), Krause Gallery, Atlanta, March 2006
- “Horizon,” Red Gallery, Savannah, January 2006
- Three-person show, Krause Gallery, Atlanta, March-April 2005
Awards:
- Outstanding Course Development Award, National Instructional Technology Council
- Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Development, “Constructs 2004,” Savannah and Atlanta
- Honorable mention, 2004 International Photography, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, Colo., June 2004
- Honorable mention, Digital Photography, Adobe Partners by Design, May 2002.
- Computer Graphics Pioneers Grant, SIGGRAPH, 1995.
Memberships:
- Society for Photographic Educators
Classes:
- Introduction to Photography
- Digital Imaging I
- Digital Imaging for the Web
- Advanced Digital Imaging
- Developing a Personal Vision I and II
- Digital Craft I, II and III
- Photographic Arts I, II, III, IV and V
- Master of Arts Final Project
Read about Darlington in .
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Scott Dietrich
Savannah
B.F.A., University of Arizona; M.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Larry Dixon
Savannah
B.F.A., M.F.A., University of Florida.
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Matthew Gamber
Savannah
B.F.A., The Bowling Green State University; M.F.A., Tufts University.
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Zig Jackson
Savannah
B.S., Northeastern Oklahoma State University; M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute.
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Timothy Keating
Savannah
B.F.A., Columbus College of Art and Design; M.F.A. University of California - Los Angeles.
Timothy Keating's teaching experience includes Florida State University, Oberlin College, the International Center of Photography in New York, State University of New York, Westchester Art Workshop and Fashion Institute of Technology. His work has been sold to collections and widely published, used for book covers, album covers and book illustrations; and his photographs and videos have been exhibited in more than 60 museums and galleries. Keating worked as a commercial photographer In New York for clients such as McGraw-Hill, Soloman Smith Barney, JT Magen Inc., Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Random House Inc. and Bertelsmann AG. He is the recipient of numerous awards including an individual artist grant from the state of Ohio for photography.
Exhibitions:
- Wurkstatt fur Fotographie in Germany
- International Center of Photography in New York
- The Columbus Museum of Art
- The Santa Barbara Museum of Art
- The Los Angeles Art Association Gallery
- The Cleveland Museum Art
Courses:
- Photographic Foundations I
- Studio Lighting Technique
- Business Practices for Photography
- Studio Craft
- Photography Project Seminar I
- Developing a Personal Vision II
- Photographic Arts I, II, III and IV
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Allison Knight
Savannah
B.A., State University of New York - Geneseo; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Jenny Kuhla
Savannah
B.A., B.F.A., Tufts University; M.F.A., Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
Prior to teaching at SCAD, Jenny Kuhla worked as an account executive for a large stock photography agency in New York. Her work has been represented by the Clifford-Smith Gallery in Boston and included in several prestigious juried exhibitions. At SCAD, she has served as a leader in program assessments, working closely with the office of institutional effectiveness and serving as chair of the academic program assessment and leadership college councils.
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Tobia Makover
Savannah
B.A., American University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Dillon McDaniel
Savannah
B.F.A., University of New Mexico; M.F.A., University of Oregon.
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Steven Mosch
Savannah
B.A., Pennsylvania State University; B.S., M.F.A., Rochester Institute of Technology.
Since joining the SCAD faculty in 1983, Steve Mosch has committed most of his energy to teaching and building the photography department. Serving as the first photography chair from 1985-97 (also for the 2005-06 academic year), Mosch oversaw the program’s curriculum, facilities and faculty during the college's formative years of rapid growth and development. In addition, he has worked as a freelance architectural photographer and has widely exhibited his personal work, which consists of traditional large-format and digital panoramic landscape photographs that investigate the intersections of nature and the human-made environment.
Publications:
- Photographs reproduced in second, third and fourth editions of "Exploring Color Photography," a widely used textbook, by Robert Hirsch.
- Essay for exhibition catalog "Waters of the Southeast: Photographs by Tom Fischer."
Presentations/lectures:
- Several lectures and essays between 1993-97 in conjunction with photographic exhibitions at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah
- Numerous presentations about personal work to various groups.
Exhibitions:
- Numerous group and solo exhibitions since 1980.
- Upcoming two-person exhibition with wife Deborah Cherry Mosch at Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, November 2007.
Awards:
- Numerous exhibition and purchase awards since 1980
- 1993-94 Georgia Council for the Arts Individual Artist Grant
Memberships:
Society for Photographic Education (since 1982)
Courses:
- Color Photography (all levels: basic, advanced, graduate)
- Large-format Photography (undergraduate)
- View Camera Craft (graduate)
- History of Photography II
- Landscape Photography (elective course developed by Mosch)
- Photography M.F.A. Thesis
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Rebecca Nolan
Savannah
B.A., University of Wisconsin - Green Bay; M.F.A., University of Oregon.
Rebecca Nolan is a fine art photographer whose work has been exhibited internationally. She has taught at SCAD since 2001 and is the photography graduate student coordinator and adviser. She has taught at the University of Kentucky, Washington University in St. Louis, Webster University, and several community colleges in the St. Louis area. Influenced by her wanderlust of America, her work addresses place, culture, society, environment and how these concepts influence us as individuals. She is a member of the Society for Photographic Education, Atlanta Photography Group, Houston Center for Photography and College Arts Association, and has served as a guest juror for numerous exhibitions.
Awards:
- Honorable Mention, Magic Silver Exhibition 1998
- Artistic Merit Award, 1996 Women's Works: Northern Arts Council
- University of Oregon graduate fellowships: lab management, creative photography, the Malhuer Workshop, gallery coordinator
Courses:
- Large-format Technique
- Photojournalism, Media, Culture
- Marketing for Fine Art Photography
- Art Marketing for Photography
- Color Technique
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Suellen Parker
Atlanta
B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., School of Visual Arts.
Suellen Parker is an artist who uses sculpture, photography and digital manipulation to explore the fragile frontier that divides reality from illusion. She was selected as one of 50 promising emerging photographers featured in the international traveling exhibition "reGeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow," curated by William Ewing of Musée de l'Elysée. Parker's work has been published in The New York Times Magazine, Discover magazine, the American Photography juried annual and the "reGeneration" exhibition catalog published by Aperture. Her work is included in the permanent collections of Sir Elton John, Musée de l'Elysée and Tel Aviv Museum in Israel. She is represented by Stefan Stux Gallery in New York and Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta.
Exhibitions:
- Stefan Stux Gallery, New York
- Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York
- Aperture Gallery, Chelsea, N.Y.
- Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
- Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta
Courses:
- Photographic Foundations II
- Color Technique
- Digital Craft III
- Color Craft
- Photographic Arts I, II, III, IV and V
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Judith Pishnery
Atlanta
A.A., Art Institute of Atlanta; B.F.A., Thomas Edison State College.
Judith Pishnery is an experienced photographer whose work spans the fine art and commercial fields. For more than 25 years, her passion for photography has inspired her to travel to interesting locales around the world, and her work has been featured in national and international publications as well as corporate reports. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is included in private and corporate collections. She has been an instructor for more than 20 years and leads photography workshops in the Atlanta area through her studio, Pisconeri, which she has operated with her photographer husband since 1984.
Awards:
- Honorable mention, PX3: Prix de la Photographie, Paris
- First prize product category, Polaroid Corporation Professional Chrome Contest
- Honorable mention, Forox Corporation Creative Slide Contest
Memberships:
- Atlanta Celebrates Photography, board of directors
- Advertising Photographers of America
- Professional Photographers of America
- Society for Photographic Education
- Women in Photography International
Courses:
- Studio Lighting Technique
- The Photographic Portrait
- Studio Craft
- Business Practices for Photography
- Commercial Photography I
- Fashion Photography
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Craig Stevens
Savannah
A.B., Colby College; M.A., Fairfield University; M.F.A., Ohio University.
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Robert Stewart
Atlanta
B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute; M.A., University of New Mexico.
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Meryl Truett
Savannah
B.A., M.Ed., M.M.A., University of South Carolina; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
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V. Elizabeth Turk
Atlanta
M.V.A., Georgia State University.
Elizabeth Turk is a teaching artist and photographer in Atlanta. Her work is in the collections of the High Museum of Art, the Polaroid Corporate Collection, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia and the Lamar Dodd Art Center. In 2005, her photographs were exhibited in "Artist/Educator: Making a Mark" at the Kathleen Ewing Gallery in Washington, D.C. In addition, she co-authored a book with writer William P. Baldwin, "Mantle Pieces of the Old South: Lost Architecture and Southern Culture."
Publications:
- "Mantle Pieces of the Old South: Lost Architecture and Southern Culture," co-authored with William P. Baldwin, The History Press, 2005.
Awards and grants:
- Georgia Women in the Visual Arts, Honoree
- Georgia Council for the Arts, Individual Artist Grant
- Fulton County Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant
- Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Individual Artist Grant
Memberships:
- Society for Photographic Education
Courses:
- Introduction to Photography
- Intermediate Photography
- Alternative Photographic Processes
- Developing a Personal Vision I and II
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Angela West
Atlanta
B.F.A., University of Georgia; M.F.A., Yale University.
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Lynn Wright
Savannah
B.F.A., University of Alabama; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
After graduating from SCAD, Lynn Wright was hired by Ohio Dominican University in 1995 to establish a photography program. She returned to Savannah in 1997 and has been a professor in the photography department at SCAD since her return.
Publications:
"Seasons of Savannah," cover, 2001
"The Art of Teaching: Regional Faculty Invitational Exhibition" catalog, 1998
Perspectives, the journal for the association for general and liberal studies, vol.26.1 Spring, 1996
Art Communication International, Art Collection CD, 1995
Photographer's Forum 1994 Best of Photography Annual
Silver Works
The Decatur Daily
Selected Exhibitions:
"Many and Varied: Faculty Photography Show," Alexander Hall, Savannah, 2006
"Southern Diaspora," Desoto Row Gallery, Savannah, 2005
"Southern Exposure," Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, 2003
"Kaleidoscapes: Views from Material and Immaterial Worlds," Red Gallery, Savannah, and Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, 2003
Faculty Show, Bergen Hall Main Gallery, Savannah, 2002
"Intermediary: Works by SCAD Photography Faculty and Staff," Savannah, 2002
Classes:
Introduction to Photography
Intermediate Photography
History of Photography I
Digital Imaging 1
Digital Craft
Photographic Arts I (also through SCAD e-Learning)
Mixed-media Photography
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