BORN: Connecticut 1974
EDUCATION: 1998, BA, Photography, College of Santa Fe, NM
REPRESENTATION
- VERVE Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, NM
- Wallspace Gallery, Seattle, WA
- DeSantos Gallery, Houston, TX
- Galerie BMG, Woodstock, NY
- Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA
SOLO EXHIBITS:
2010 - Object Diaspora, Verve Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, NM
2006 - Moon Series, Verve Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, NM
2005 - Earth Series, Phil Space, Santa Fe,
2002 - Jennifer F. Schlesinger: Earth Studies, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
1998 - GRAPHITI, College of Santa Fe Greer Garson Mezzanine Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITS
2011
- Three Person Exhibition, DeSantos Gallery, Houston, TX
2010
- HOST @ Crane Kalman Brighton, Crane Kalman Brighton Gallery, Brighton, UK
- Summer Show, Foto8 Host Gallery, London
- Sotheby's Benefit Auction for George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, New York, NY
- Galerie BMG, Woodstock, NY
-The Pinhole Show Group Exhibition, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
-2010 Benefit Photography Auction and Exhibition, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA
-Meander: Works Inspired By and Representational Of the Santa Fe River, Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe Convention Center
2009
- Photo LA, Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Galisteo Basin Photography Project, Photo Eye Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- Collector's Day, Preston Contemporary Arts Center, Las Cruces, NM
- Photo Miami, Verve Gallery, Miami, FL
2008
- Along the Pecos, Installation with Steven Miller, Mov-In Gallery, College of Santa Fe
- Photo New Mexico, Underground Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- Water Planet, Capital Rotunda Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- & Light, Meter Gallery, Group Exhibition, NY
- Ouch!, Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd., Santa Fe, NM
- Hothouse, Meter Gallery, Group Exhibition, NY
2007
- i am the best artist, Tesuque, NM
- The Seed Catalog, Bridge Art Fair, Chicago, IL
- Collect 8, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe
2006
- Aluminum, Silver and Chrome, Marion Center for Photographic Arts, College of Santa Fe
2005
- Golden Light Awards, Chelsea Art Museum, NYC
- Bloc-Busta, ArtSantaFe 2005, NM
- Photoaustin VI: Lens Based Work By Women Photographers, IDEA-art, Austin, TX
- Friends of the Gallery Show, Verve Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, NM
2004
- Reverse, Traveling Exhibit, Philip Feldman Gallery, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
2003
- H20, Traveling Exhibit, Santa Fe Art Institute; Santa Fe, NM
- Reverse, In Conjunction with PhotoArts 2003
2002
- Tradigital: Exhibit of Art & Science Laboratory Associates, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
- Deus Ex Machina, Bradley University, Illinois
- Botanical Photography, La Quinta Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM;
- Collect, Center For Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2001
- Evolutions of Narrative Photography, PhotoArts 2001; SFCC, Santa Fe, NM
- New Mexico Photographer Magazine Exhibit, ENMU Runnels Gallery; Portales, NM
AWARDS, ETC:
2009: New Mexico Arts in Public Places Initiatives Grant
2008: 150 Top Talent, Artists in New Mexico, Santa Fean Magazine
2007: Nomination for Eliot Porter Fellowship
2007: Awarded Center for Contemporary Arts Photography Award, New Mexico
2007: Nomination for Santa Fe Prize for Photography, The Center, Santa Fe, NM
2005: Golden Light Award for Landscape Photography, Maine Photographic Workshops
2005: Finalist, Willard Van Dyke Memorial Grant, New Mexico Center for Photography
2005: New Mexico Arts in Public Places Initiatives Grant
2005: Nominated Member, ArTTable
2004: Review Santa Fe participant, Santa Fe Center for Photography
2000: Art & Science Laboratory Residency, Santa Fe, NM
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Professor, CSF Marion Center for Photographic Arts; Instructor, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum; Instructor, Santa Fe Children's Museum; Instructor, SITE Santa Fe Contemporary Art Museum; Instructor, Warehouse 21 (Santa Fe)
SELECT PRINT PUBLICATIONS:
Albuquerque Journal, C Magazine, Coagula, Destinations for Men, New Mexico Magazine, New Mexico Photographer Magazine, New York Times, Santa Fean Magazine, Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe Reporter, SITE Santa Fe 4th International Biennial, THE Magazine, Black & White Magazine (Artist Spotlight)
SELECT ONLINE PUBLICATIONS:
- Lenscratch, Wednesday, 12 May 2010
- The Pinhole Camera, February 2010
- FOTORITIM, Turkey, Issue: February 2009
- 1000 Words, 5 August 2009
- Lenscratch, Tuesday, 16 December, 2008
- Wallspace Flatfile, 20 September, 2008
SELECT PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM;
Palace of the Governor's Photo Archives, Santa Fe, NM;
Marion Center for Photographic Arts, College of Santa Fe;
New Mexico Arts Art In Public Places Program (San Juan Pueblo and Los Lunas);
Huntington Botanical Art Collections, CA;
SELECT PANELS AND CONTRIBUTIONS:
Review Santa Fe (NM) Reviewer, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010
PhotoLucida (OR) Reviewer, 2006
Critical Mass (OR) Reviewer, 2007, 2009
Photo Arts Santa Fe Panel Discussion on Collecting Photography (NM), 2009
Co-Founder, NM www.finitefoto.com
SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PRINTS:
- PictureHOPE, Soulcatcher Studio, (North VII (Sunset), 8x8", Edition of 10 prints, sold out
- 52 Editions, (West II (Sunset), 2008, 6x8", Edition of 275 prints)
- Life Support, Wallspace Gallery, (January 2006, 6x8", Edition of 5 prints)
SHORT BIO
Jennifer Schlesinger graduated from the College of Santa Fe in 1998 with a B.A. in Photography and Journalism. She was an adjunct professor in the Photography Department at the College of Santa Fe and has taught for many other organizations. She has exhibited widely at regional as well as national venues including the Santa Fe Art Institute, Portland Northwest College of Art, Chelsea Art Museum and the Bridge Art Fair in Chicago. Her work has been published online and in print and is represented in public collections including the Huntington Botanical Art Collections (CA) and The New Mexico Museum of Art. She has received several honors in recognition of her work including a Golden Light Award in Landscape Photography (Maine Photographic Workshop 2005); a nominated finalist for the Willard Van Dyke Grant (NMCP 2005) and the Santa Fe Prize for Photography (Center 2007); and a nominee for the Eliot Porter Fellowship (NMCP 2007). In 2007 she was awarded the CCA Photography Auction Award (Santa Fe 2007). Schlesinger has also held positions in various non-profit arts organizations such as being the Assistant Director of Santa Fe Art Institute (2002-2005). Her work is represented by Verve Gallery of Photography (Santa Fe), Wallspace Gallery (Seattle, WA), DeSantos Gallery (Houston, TX) and Galerie BMG (Woodstock, NY). Schlesinger is co-founder of finitefoto.com based out of New Mexico.
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