M.WALKER PHOTOGRAPHS

MATTHEW WALKER, MFA

PHOTOGRAPHY | VISUAL ARTS | 1-585-242-9877 | matt@mwalkerphoto.com | mwalkerphoto.com

EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts, Visual Studies. Visual Studies Workshop, S.U.N.Y. College at Brockport, NY; Master of Arts, History. S.U.N.Y. College at Brockport, NY; Bachelor of Arts, Communications Studies, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2009-Present, Professor, Instructor, Lecturer: MFA Visual Studies program, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY; MFA Art Photography program, Syracuse University; Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY; Nazareth University, Rochester, NY; Monroe Community College, S.U.N.Y.; Finger Lakes Community College, S.U.N.Y.; Empire State University, S.U.N.Y.; 2005-Present, Freelance Photography, Studio, and Consultancy at Workshop Creative, LLC.

PUBLICATIONS | PORTFOLIOS Lin, Y, & Walker, M. "George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film- The National Treasure of American Photography." DIGI Photo (Taipei, Taiwan), January 05, 2009; Walker, Matt. “Media Noted: Archive Style: Photographs & Illustrations for U.S. Surveys, 1850-1890, by Robin Kelsey.” Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism. 35.2 (2007): 39;_____. “Media Noted: Lynching in the West, 1850-1935, by Ken Gonzalez-Day.” Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism. 34.5 (2007): 39. . Portfolio of Accumulated Series & Sequences. M. Walker Photographs, 2016. ____“Grant Writing 101.” The Educator’s Guide to Computers in the Classroom 2.2 (2001): 9-11._____. “Applying the basics of HTML by editing existing code.” Inside the Internet 10.9 (2003): 11-14._____. “Tips for conducting scholarly research online.” Inside the Internet 10.11 (2003): 13-16._____. Iroquoia. Rochester, NY: Visual Studies Workshop Press, 2007._____. “On Recollection.” On A White Wall (London UK), July 2014._____. Recollection. Rochester, NY: Visual Studies Workshop Press, 2011.

BIBLIOGRAPHY “The Other New York, TONY 2012.” Exhibition Catalog. Syracuse, NY: Everson Museum of Art, 2012; Holleley, Douglas. Your Assignment Photography: An Interactive Resource for Students and Teachers of Photography. Rochester, NY: Clarellen, 2009; Light Work (Organization: Syracuse, NY). “Light Work Annual 2013, 40th Anniversary Issue.” ContactSheet. 172 (2013): 106-12; Lyons Joan. Artists' Books: Visual Studies Workshop Press 1971– 2008. Rochester, NY: Visual Studies Workshop Press, 2009; McLerran, Ph.D., Jennifer. A New Deal For Native Art: Indian Arts and Federal Policy 1933-1943. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 2009.

LIBRARIES & COLLECTIONS Scholes Library, Art & Design Special Collection, Alfred University. Alfred, NY. USA; Drake Memorial Library, S.U.N.Y. College at Brockport. Brockport, NY. USA; Richard and Ronay Menschel Library, George Eastman Museum. Rochester, NY. USA; Light Work Permanent Collection, Light Work. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. USA; Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester. Rochester, NY. USA; Kohler Art Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. USA; Independent Press Archive, Visual Studies Workshop. Rochester, NY. USA; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT. USA.

SELECT EXHIBITIONS | CURATOR Light Work, 50th Anniversary Print Sale, 1973-2023; 50th Anniversary: Selections from Light Work Collection. Everson Museum of Art, 2023; Chronology: A People’s History of VSW. Visual Studies Workshop, 2019; The Other New York: 2012. Light Work & the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse University, 2012; Recollection (VSW Press). 2011; Visual Data, Visual Studies Workshop, 2011. 6x6x2011, Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, Rochester, NY. 2011; What Is Nonetheless Already There, Abilene, Rochester, NY. 2011; 40th Anniversary Exhibition. Visual Studies Workshop; Instructor’s Exhibition. Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY. 2008; Iroquoia (VSW Press), 2007; Cityscape 1820/2007, Sibley Gallery; Converge II, Rochester Institute of Technology, SPAS Gallery.

LECTURES | PANEL DISCUSSIONS | SYMPOSIUMS The Photograph in History. Monroe Community College, 2019; Photography: Developing a Body of Work. Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 2016; Life Through the Lens of History. Monroe Community College, 2014; The Day the Artists Spoke. Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, Rochester, NY, 2011.

COMMISSIONS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS, RESEARCH, AWARDS Juried Biennial Exhibitor, The Other New York. Light Work & the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse University; Artist in Residence, Visual Studies Workshop; Graduate Award. Flieger Fellowship, S.U.N.Y. College at Brockport; Commissioned Artist, Anniversary Arts Committee, S.U.N.Y. College at Brockport; Collections Photographer, Rochester Museum & Science Ctr. & Independent Researcher Jennifer McLerran, Ph.D.; Photographer/ Digitization, Rochester Museum & Science Center; Photographer/ Digitization, Visual Studies Workshop Research Ctr.; Exhibit Collaborator, George Eastman Museum & Catholic Charities; Researcher, Schuyler Townson Research Library, Rochester Museum & Science Center; Intern, Registrar’s Office, George Eastman Museum.

COMMITTEES Master of Fine Arts Advisory Panel, Visual Studies Workshop, S.U.N.Y. College at Brockport, Research Center Committee, Visual Studies Workshop; Fund Development Committee, Board of Trustees, Visual Studies Workshop; Fund Development, Refugee & Immigration Services.