Sarah R. Whiting

1500 Jackson Street NE #339, Minneapolis MN 55413
612.327.0096
sarah@sarahwhitingphotographic.com

Education

3/00     Savannah College of Art and Design; MFA photography graduate
                                    Received partial tuition fellowship
12/95    The University of Michigan; BGS graduate, focusing in photography and English
                                    Received partial tuition scholarship

Skills

• Experience with Photoshop, Director, AfterEffects, GoLive, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Quark
• Experience in studio and field, using Canon 10D, Hasselblad, 4X5, RZ 67, and 11X14 cameras
• Experimentation with platinum, gum printing, mordançage, digital manipulation
• Fifteen years of black & white darkroom work, ten years of color

Experience

8/93-present
                  Independent Freelance Work
                  Throughout the US; Photographer

• Shot models, portraits and fine art, as well as magazine and book photos
• Freelanced for newspapers and the International Center of Photography
• Maintained an independent photographic business
• Developed and printed or digitized most photos

8/01-present
                  Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association
                  Minneapolis, MN; Board Member, Events Coordinator

• Coordinated Art-A-Whirl, the largest arts event in the Arts District
• Created and implemented new ideas to improve the organization
• Photographed for the catalog covers and press kits
• Ran classes to teach artists how to increase their publicity and sales

1/01-5/03
                  The Art Collective Gallery
                  Minneapolis, MN; co-owner

• Shot artwork for postcards, press kits, and advertising
• Created and maintained the Art Collective website
• Increased local and national coverage with an improved press kit

1/00-6/00
                  Joyce Tenneson Studio
                  New York City, NY; Assistant

• Digitally corrected images for Joyce Tenneson's book Light Warriors
• Worked on the online Tenneson website, www.tenneson.com
• Taught interns various studio skills
• Handled large original polaroids and worked onsite on shoots

8/97-7/98
                  Berliner Studio
                  Los Angeles, CA; Photographer

• Hired by major studios and individuals to shoot important events
• Shot and assisted with portraits
• Utilized Adobe Photoshop and the web to send photos to publications
• Printed in black & white and color

Teaching Experience

9/04-present – Adjunct professor for Arts Institute International, Minneapolis, MN
                                    Fundamentals of Photography, Photographic Design, Large Format

7/04-12/04– Adjunct professor for Brown College, Minneapolis, MN
                                    Fundamentals of Digital Photography, Studio Lighting

2/02-2/04– Mini-course Instructor for the University of Minnesota
                                    Intro - technical introduction to manual cameras

2/01-present – Instructor for Edina Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
                                    Intro, Intermed. and Adv. Photography,  Web Design, Adv. Photoshop, Darkroom, Studio Lighting, The Zone System, Polaroid Transfers

3/00-6/00 –  TA for International Center of Photography, New York, NY
                                    Platinum Palladium Workshops, Color Printing

Exhibitions

2/04 – solo exhibit
                  “First Thursdays”  Northrup King Building Minneapolis, MN
11/03 – group exhibit
                  “50/50” pArts Gallery Minneapolis, MN
10/03 – solo exhibit
                  California Building Gallery Minneapolis, MN
5/03 – solo exhibit
                  “Play” Thorpe Building Minneapolis, MN
10/00-4/03 –  group exhibit
                  The Art Collective Minneapolis, MN
7/02- 10/02 – solo exhibit
                  “Color Documentary Photography” Theatre de la Jeune Lune Minneapolis, MN
3/02 – three person show
                  “Morphology”  The Rogue Buddha Gallery Minneapolis, MN
3/02 –  member spotlight
                  pArts Gallery Minneapolis, MN
2/02 –  group exhibit
                  “Flags”  pArts Gallery Minneapolis, MN
1/02 –  group exhibit
                  “Remembrance”  The Rogue Buddha Gallery Minneapolis, MN
7/28 2001 –  group exhibit
                  “Nudes”   Theatre de la Jeune Lune Minneapolis, MN
2/1-3/1 –  group exhibit
                  “50/50”  pArts Gallery Minneapolis, MN
1/11-2/1 2001 –  group exhibit
                  “Professor Show” Edina Art Center Edina, MN
2/14 2001 –  dual exhibit
                  “Happy VD!”  The Rogue Buddha Gallery Minneapolis, MN
9/7 2000-1/15 2001 –  solo exhibit
                  "Nine Images; Color Documentary Photography"  Joe’s Garage Minneapolis, MN
10/4-11/4 2000 –  group exhibit
                  “The Body”  The CVA Gallery St. Paul, MN
11/18-12/6 1999 – solo exhibit
                  "Anatomy of Being; Documentary Images of Humor and Thought" Savannah, GA

Publications

5/95-present
                  Commercial – Cosmopolitan, InStyle, The LA Times, Entertainment Weekly, Buzz Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, The Michigan Daily, The Minnesota Women’s Press, Pulse, St. Paul Pioneer Press
                  Personal – fStop, Ache Magazine