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BIOGRAPHY
Jennifer Formica is a visual artist living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Her color photographs and digital imagery have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States and internationally. Her art process runs the gamut of analog view camera to microscopic digital capture. Jennifer is currently an Adjunct Professor of Photography and Digital imaging at Dowling College & York College CUNY.
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EDUCATION
1995 M.F.A. State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
1993 B.F.A. University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut (cum laude)
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SOLO SHOWS & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2011 Microcosmic Nature, Fine Arts Gallery, York College CUNY, Jamaica, Queens, NY
2009 WOWBug & Other Micro- Natures w/ Angela Devenney, Khaki Gallery, Boston, MA
2007 micro- macro, Khaki Gallery, Wellesley, MA
2006 Nature Works, Visual Arts Gallery, County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ
2005 Micro Nature, Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY
She Blinded Me with Science w/ Mia Brownell, Gallery 138, New York, NY
2001 Jennifer Formica at the Noose, Noose Extraordinary, Athens, Greece
2000 7th International Month of Photography, Monohoro Gallery, Athens, Greece
In collaboration with Olga Georgantea Gallery, Athens, Greece (catalogue)
1999 In Search of the Aquatic "see" Nymph, Art Center, Frenchtown, NJ
1998 In Search of the Aquatic "see" Nymph, DTW Gallery, New York, NY
1996 Staged Realities, Hewlett Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
1999 Premonitions, Impact Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Cycles, Campos Photography Center, Buffalo, New York
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Appearances/ (Dis)appearances, Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
Small Works, Boltax Gallery, Shelter Island, NY
Chain Letter, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
2010 Floral, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
2009 Group Work, Khaki Gallery, Boston, MA
Crest Hardware Art Show, Crest Hardware, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Merge, Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
2007 5th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Curated by Mark Klett
2006 ATOA's Art Auction Benefit, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY
Reframing Nature, Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown, NY
Faculty Exhibit, Center for the Arts Gallery, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
2005 RAPSIDA, Gallery 138, New York, NY
Faculty Show, LRC Visual Arts Gallery, County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ
2004 Self-ish, Gallery Onetwentyeight, New York, NY
In the Face of Others, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
Faculty Exhibit, Center for the Arts Gallery, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
2003 A Bestiary, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Josh Dorman.
Essence: Matter / Science / Photography, Curated by Perry Kirk. (catalogue).
State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA.
Traveled to: Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia In conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography & Pace University Gallery, Pleasantville, NY
Benefit Raffle, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, New York / White Columns, New York, NY
Salon 2003, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
2002 Cepa's 6th Biennial Auction, Cepa Gallery, Buffalo, NY (catalogue)
Creative Freedom 2002 Auction, Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2001 Summer Show, Monohoro Gallery, Athens, Greece
Old Verses New, Monohoro Gallery, Athens, Greece
4 1/2 Years at the Wah Center, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
2000 Untitled (Space) Opens Flat files, Untitled (space), New Haven, CT
Salon 2000, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
1999 Raw around the Edges, Art Center, Frenchtown, NJ. Curated by Jennifer Mazzucco.
Williamsburg Salon Des Artists, Metropolitan Pool, Brooklyn, NY
Apocalypse, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Figures, Gallery O, Dallas, Texas
New Year Ensemble, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
1998 Artist (Web) Space, Artists Space, New York City, NY
Local Color, Henry Street Settlement Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY
Recent Acquisitions, Burchfield Penney- Art Center, Buffalo, NY
The Inanimate: 12 Artists on Still Life, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY (catalogue). Curated by Gerald C. Mead Jr.
1997 Ensemble, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Jaeger's Projection: New Landscape Photography, Art Space, New Haven, CT. Curated by Phyllis Crowley.
1996 Photography 1996, Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
The Photographic Nude, Danforth Gallery, Portland, ME
1995 In Western New York 1995, Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY (catalogue). Curated by Cheryl Brutvan and Marc Mayer.
Peapods/ Boredom, Cepa Gallery, Buffalo, NY
X-Sightings 1995, Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1994 45th Western New York Exhibition, Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY (catalogue)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY, ARTICLES, REVIEWS & INTERNET PUBLICATIONS
2009 McQuaid, Cate, "Tiny, striking, patterns", The Boston Globe, June 17, 2009, pg.4 G, one color reproduction
2008 “Fusing together diverse meduims”, The Suffolk County News, January 24, 2008, pg. 12
2007 "Great and Small," The Boston Globe / Sidekicks, January 12, 2007, pg. 2, one color reproduction
"Khaki Gallery Hosts Opening," The Wellesley Townsman, January 11, 2007, pg.12, 4 b+w reproductions
2005 "Leisure & For Your Information," Bronx Times Reporter, June 10, 2005, one b+w reproduction
"She Blinded Me with Science", Villager Downtown Guide, The Villager, Volume 74, Number 48, April 06-12, 2005, one b+w reproduction
2004 Group Exhibition,"Still Life," www.fstopmagazine.com, Issue 6, June 2004, 4 color reproductions
2003 Group Exhibition, www.fstopmagazine.com, Issue 1, August 2003, 4 color reproductions
2001 Featured Artist, www.Nowculture.com, Spring 2001, 8 color reproductions
2000 Sevastopoulou, Stella "Formica's Organic Forms," Athens News, Athens, Greece
September 29, 2000, p.40, 2 color reproductions
Sideri, Sofia "A Small Brave World," Axix Chrimatistriaki, Athens, Greece
September 23, 2000, p. 69 Art and Lifestyle Section, 1 color reproduction
Stella, Olga "Formica's World," Kathimerini, Athens, Greece
September 20, 2000, p. 13, 1 color reproduction
Koskiniotou, Vassiliki "Fine Arts Agenda: The Hidden Beauty of Microorganisms,"
To Vima, Athens, Greece, September 21, 2000, p. A27, 1 b+w reproduction
Karambatsos, Christos "Panorama: Exhibitions," Ta Nea, Athens, Greece
September 21, 2000, p. 2, 1 b+w reproduction
Tzedakis, Giorgos "Walk at the Galleries...," Eleftherotypia, Athens, Greece
September 21, 2000, p. 24
Konstantinidou, Krista "Agenda/ The Life of the City," Estia, Athens, Greece
September 21, 2000, p. 9
"News: 7th Month of Photography: Jennifer Formica," Photografia Magazine
September-December 2000 issue, 1 color reproduction
Apostolopoulou, Mania ""Click" on Microorganisms," Money& Life Magazine, Athens, Greece
November 2000 issue, 2 color reproductions
Hamburger, Susan "WAH Center: Salon 2000," Waterfront Week, Brooklyn, New York, issue 10.2, p. 6
Taube, Rob "This Salon is a Beauty," Brooklyn Skyline, Brooklyn, New York, January 25, 2000, p. 3
1998 May, Mellisa "Frenchtown Art Exhibit has a Personal Touch", Courier News, Bridgewater, NJ, Dec 15, 1999, p. E.2
1998 Featured Artist, www.Artistspace.org, Winter 1998, 5 color reproductions
Potter, Alicia "The Ins and Outs of Enlightenment," Boulder Weekly, Boulder, Colorado, August 6, 1998, pp. 12- 13, cover, 3 color reproductions
Huntington, Richard "Everywhere at Once," Buffalo News/Gusto, Buffalo, New York
February 27, 1997, p. 24
1997 Huntington, Richard "Out in the Open," Buffalo News/Gusto, Buffalo, New York, March 14, 1997, p. 29
1996 Russell, Gloria "Photography Exhibit Exposes New Talent," Springfield Union, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 7, 1996, pp. E1, E5
Wright, Patricia "More Than a Touch of Surreal in Photos," Hampshire Gazette, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 2, 1996, pp. 29, 31
1995 Huntington, Richard "Fresher by the Dozen: Albright-Knox Art Gallery," Buffalo News/Gusto,Buffalo
New York, June 2, 1995, pp. 22-23, 1 color reproduction on cover of Gusto
Huntington, Richard "Cepa Exhibits Don't Always Fit the Picture," Buffalo News/Gusto
Buffalo, New York, February 22, 1995, p. B6
Victor, Mathieu "X Sightings", Artvoice, Buffalo, New York, July, 1995
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BOOKS & CATALOGUES
2008 Merge, Dowling College, Oakdale, New York, 2008 (catalogue)
2007 Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age, Robert Hirsch
Focal Press 2007, p. 170, 1 color reproduction
2004 Exploring Color Photography, Fourth Edition, Robert Hirsch
McGraw-Hill, New York, New York 2004, p.290, 1 color reproduction
2003 Essence: Matter / Science / Photography, essay by Perry Kirk,
State University of West Georgia, Carrolton, Georgia 2003 (catalogue)
2000 7th International Month of Photography Athens, Athens, Greece
Hellenic Centre for Photography - Hellenic Galleries Association 2000 (catalogue)
1999 The William and Mary Review, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Volume 37., 1999 p. 45, 1 color reproduction
1998 The Inanimate Still Life, Gerald C. Mead Jr., essay by Arlette Klaric,
Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York, 1998 (catalogue)
1997 Exploring Color Photography, Third Edition, Robert Hirsch
Brown and Benchmark Publishers, Madison, Wisconsin, 1997, pp. 202, 205, 2 color reproductions
The William and Mary Review, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Volume 35., 1997 p. 36, 1 color reproduction
1996 The William and Mary Review, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia,
Volume 34., 1996, p. 45, front cover, back cover, 3 color reproductions
1995 In Western New York 1995 - Albright- Knox Art Gallery, Cheryl Brutvan and Marc Mayer
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, 1995
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, New York
Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Anthos Art Center, Nafplion, Greece
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GALLERIES AFFILIATIONS
Gallery 138, New York, New York
The Art Shop, Nafplion, Greece
Khaki Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
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COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY STOCK LIBRARIES
Alamy, United Kingdom
Getty Images / Photonica, International
Corbis Images, International
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AWARDS & GRANTS
1993-95 State University of New York at Buffalo, New York
Teaching Assistant- Stipend and Full Scholarship
1994 Mark Diamond Research Grant, Buffalo, New York
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008-present Adjunct Assistant Professor, York College/ CUNY, Jamaica, New York
Photography 1
2006-present Adjunct Professor, Dowling College, Oakdale, New York
Photography 1, Photography 2, Digital Imaging, Photo Alternative Techniques
2010-present Adjunct Professor, LaGaurdia Community College/ CUNY, Long Island City, New York
Digital Photography
2005-2007 Adjunct Professor, New Jersey City University, New Jersey City, New Jersey
Large Format Photography
2004-08 Adjunct Professor, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey
Digital Photography, Photography 1, Photography 2
2004-06 Adjunct Professor, County College of Morris, Dover, New Jersey
Photography 1, Digital Imaging, Color Photography
1995 Lecturer, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York
Introduction to Photography
Teaching Assistant, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, Intermediate Photography (Instructor of Record)
Instructor, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Lakeview Housing Projects, Responsible for teaching young children camera operation and helping them develop their own vision.
1993-94 Teaching Assistant, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York
Introduction to Photography (Instructor of Record)