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Cara Wade

Cara Wade

Assistant Professor of Studio Art and Photography
Program Director for Studio Art
Email: cwade@sf.edu
Phone: 260.399.7700 x 8016

Sunlight, mysterious chemistry, precious metals…murmur
a few hopeful words, wield the camera like a magic wand,
and on a good day, you can conjure up proof of a dream.
I believe in wonder. I look for it everyday.
-Keith Carter, 1998

I first read these words during my own Introduction to Photography course. They aptly described the effect that image making was having on me; the sense of wonder I felt in seeing my image appear, before my eyes, on the paper. Magic. I feel that it is so important, as a teacher of photography, whether it is in the darkroom or digitally on a monitor, that I not forget that first feeling of amazement and instill in my students that incredible sense of awe that photography evokes.

Education

M.F.A. 2004 Photography
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia

B.A. 1996 English
Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia

A.A.S. 1992 Education
Georgia Military College, Kingsland, Georgia

Area(s) of Specialization: Traditional, Alternative and Digital Photography, Victorian Literature. Minor Study in Music and Film Theory

Selected Exhibition Record

(*solo/small group shows marked by an asterisk)

2009

The Travel Show, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Juried

The Struggle Within, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Juried

Big Ideas in Small Packages: A Motherlode Exhibition, Jeffrey Krull Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Juried

A Million Little Pictures, Art House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

Being Gay: A Visual Dialogue Between Straight and GLBT Artists, Second City Council for the Arts, Long Beach, CA, Juried

2008

Pixels to Plates, International 2008, Pacific Northwest Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon, Juried

Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, Open

7th Regional Exhibition, Artlink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Juried

Photo Midwest: A Seven State Photography Competition, University of Wisconsin, Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, Juried

*The Alphabet Show, SOMA Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited

*Phantasmagoria & Other Miscellaneous Artifacts, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited

*Elements of Photography, John Jellico Gallery, Art Institute of Colorado, Denver, CO, Invited

2007
Texas Photographic Society 16: The National Competition, Texas Photographic Society, San Antonio, Texas, Juried

Stacked: Artwork Inspired by Reading Material, Motherlode Group, Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Juried

14th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, Indiana, Juried, Best in Show

Bike Shop: Imagination on Wheels, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Invited

*Toy Boxes: The Art of the Plastic Camera, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Educational Gallery, Invited

Women’s Works 2007: 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Northwest Area Arts Council, Crystal Lake, Illinois, Juried

“I” The Self-Portrait, The Darkroom, New Orleans Center for the Photographic Arts, New Orleans, Louisiana, Juried

Fort Wayne Photographers, Artlink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Juried

Renewal: Celebrating Art and Community, Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Juried

2006
Photo Midwest: A Celebration of Photography, The Center for Photography at Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, Juried, Purchase Award

2006 Digital Open, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

Places We Call Home 2006 Photography Exhibition, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, Illinois, Juried

Sister Cities International Exhibition, Plock Photography Society, Zielinski Library, Plock, Poland, Invited

2-D-2 Exhibition, Energy Gallery, Online Gallery, Juried

*Over the Edge, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia, Juried

*Feminine Documentation: A Motherlode Exhibition, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited

National Women’s Art Exhibit, ISU Women’s Studies Program, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, Juried, Merit Award

Pen and Brush Inc. Juried Photography Exhibition, Pen and Brush Gallery, New York, New York, Juried

*Spring 2006 Exhibition, 237 Space Gallery, Toledo, Ohio, Juried

Fort Wayne Photographers Exhibition, Artlink, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited

2005
*7th Street Gallery, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, Invited

Photo Spiva 2005, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri, Juried, Purchase Award

Photowork `05, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, Juried

2005 Bethesda International Photography Competition, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland, Juried

2004
Fort Wayne Photographers Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited

Art-a-ment Exhibition, Cinema Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Invited

Artlink 5th Annual Regional Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Juried

*Insidious Charms: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Cabaret Gallery, Savannah, Georgia

2003
Slow Exposures: An Exhibition of the Southern Landscape, Pike County Historic Preserve, Zebulon, Georgia, Juried

Outside the Box: Manipulated Art, Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, Maryland, Juried

Illuminance 2003, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas, Juried, Purchase Award

The Manipulated Image, Fredericksburg Art Association, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Juried

13th Annual: Faces of Woman Exhibition, Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Juried

2002
Silverworks, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, Juried (catalogue)

Expressions of Womanhood, St. Louis Artist’s Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, Juried

2nd Biennial First to See the Light 2002: An International Alternative Processes Photography Exhibition, Quay School of Art, Wanganui, New Zealand, Juried

30th Annual Juried Exhibition, Larson Gallery Guild, Yakima, Washington, Juried, Purchase Award

*Madwoman in the Attic, Half Moon Gallery, Savannah, Georgia

2001
Alternate Visions: New Work in Alternative Processes by Savannah Photographers, Café Metropole, Savannah, Georgia, Juried

Savannah College of Art and Design Pin-Up Show, Society for Photographic Education, National Conference, Savannah, Georgia, Invited

2000
*A Fistful of Photographs: New Work from Group 490, A.T. Hun Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, Group Exhibition

*Forever Plaid, Savannah Theatre Company, Savannah, Georgia, Commissioned

Urban Juice and Soda Company, Label Imagery for Jones Soda, Images #648 and #649, Blaine, Washington

1999
Armstrong Atlantic State University, Annual Art Competition, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia, Lillian Spencer Award

*Twelfth Night, Jenkins Theatre, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia, Commissioned

Photographer’s Forum Magazine: 18th Annual Photo Contest, Editor’s Choice Award

Artist in Residence/Grants

2007 Lillian B. Smith Center for Creative Arts, Artist Residency Program Clayton, Georgia

2006 Journeypeople Residency Program, Elsewhere Organization, Greensboro, North Carolina
CAES Center for Artistic and Cultural Development Grant

Publications

2009
Contributing writer, Art Calendar Magazine, Volume 23, Number 7, July/August, page 6.

2008
Elements of Photography by Angela Faris, Focal Press, Pages 296-299.

2007
Fort Wayne Reader, Exhibition announcement with photograph, November 2, 2007 (14-16).

Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age by Bob Hirsch, Focal Press, Page 14.

2006
Fort Wayne Woman Magazine, “To Inspire the Female Artist”, profile with photograph, March/April 2006, V2.2, (47-48).

Fort Wayne Reader, Artist Gallery, profile with photographs, April 6, 2006, (6).

2005
Enjoy Entertainment Guide, exhibition announcement with photograph, Poughkeepsie, New York, March 2005

2004
Queens of the Silver Screen, AIDS Charity Calendar, proceeds to benefit Savannah, Georgia AIDS related organizations

2002
Black and White Photography Magazine, Reader’s Gallery, Issue 16, December 2002, 18-19.

CYMK Magazine, Issue 17, February 2002, 34.

2000
Creative Loafing, Savannah, Georgia, January 8, 2000.

1999
Calliope: Journal of Art and Literature, Volume 16, 44 and 96.

Visiting Artist Lectures/Workshops

2009

Artlink and Fort Wayne Museum of Art Summer Workshop Series Workshop: Cyanotype and Vandyke Brown Printing

CAP Grant, The Outdoor Gallery: Images of Our City, Fort Wayne, Indiana Workshop: Digital Photography and Design

2008

Artlink and Fort Wayne Museum of Art Summer Workshop Series Workshop: Photoshop CS3

CAP Grant, The Outdoor Gallery: Images of Our City, Fort Wayne, Indiana Workshop: Digital Photography and Design

2007
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lecture: Art Scene, Genesis of Personal Work

Artlink and Fort Wayne Museum of Art Workshop Series
Lecture: Documenting Artwork Digitally

Boys and Girls Club of America, Fort Wayne, Indiana Chapters
Workshops: Basic Camera and Darkroom

Artlink and Fort Wayne Museum of Art Workshop Series
Lecture: Slide & Digital File Making

2006
Fort Wayne Camera Club, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lecture: Critique

Fort Wayne Artist’s Guild, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lecture: Documentation Techniques

2005
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lecture: 50 Years of Aperture Photography

2004
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Panel member: The Value of Modern Art

2003
Jenkins High School, Savannah, Georgia
Lecture: Documentation Techniques

Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia
Lecture: History of Photography

2002
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia
Lecture: 19th Century Photographic History

Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia
Lecture: Genesis of Personal Work

Juried/Judged

2008

2007

2006

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