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Dan McCormack
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Biography
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D A N M C C O R M A C K
Fine Art Photographer
I began studying Photography around 1965 at the Institute of Design in Chicago. My studies with Aaron Siskind, Joe Jachna, Arthur Siegel and Wynn Bullock gave me first hand experience with truly creative photographers.
At the Art Institute of Chicago around 1969, I began photographing the nude with Wendy, my wife, and I began making multiple image prints. Then for over thirty years I explored various techniques and processes while photographing the nude as a central theme.
I began digital image making with the Apple IIe in 1984 where I explored juxtapositions, ie. portraits on top of nudes and pigment against raster scan lines. This led into the idea of scanning my finished images of palladium diptychs of a nude in water and using it as a module for a new Photoshop series of composited images. Repeating the diptych image many times with strange overlaps create a surreal statement. Next I scanned a series of B&W Nimslo camera multiple image shots of figures. These I colorized and reduced in size using Photoshop so that the image became a color pattern where it was hard to discern the tiny nude.
In 1998 I began to work with pinhole photography.
I use an oatmeal box pinhole camera to make 8x10 inch B&W negatives. With its extreme wide angle and distortion, the camera is a delight because it gives me results that are constantly a surprise. I develop the B&W negatives, scan them into Photoshop, and then colorize the image by pulling curves in each of the channels. It is a thrill to make an image rooted in 16th Century pinhole optics juxtaposed with 21st Century digital print manipulations. These newest photographs of mine are a blend of these opposites.
In my diverse series, from multiple exposures, to juxtapositions of time, from plastic camera, Nimslo camera, scanner as camera to pinhole camera, I have always tried to find a mix of image and process with the nude as a theme.
I currently head the Photography program at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York where I teach photography classes and an Introduction to Digital Media class.
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Statement
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I began exploring pinhole to digital imagery in 1999. You can see my process on my website:
http://www.dan-mccormack.net
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Exhibitions
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EXHIBITIONS:
2003 "aniGma", LeVall Gallery, International Festival of Digital Imaging, Novosibirsk, RUSSIA Oct.
"Labyrinth of Light : Zone Zero" National Center of the Arts, Mexico City, Mexico Sept.
"Digital Fine Art 2003", Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, CO. Sept.
"Eulogy", Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Albert Shahinian Gallery, Poughkeepsie Sept.
"WAR & PEACE", Studio 8 Gallery, 508 Broadway, Kingston, NY June
"2003 Phillips' Mill Photographic Exhibition", New Hope, PA May
"SKIN - 2", Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, group show gallery & web May
"Skybox Gallery", Ulster County Artists, Group Show, Kingston, NY May
"Current Work 2003", Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina March
2002 "The Body Adorned", Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, Alaska Dec.
"Strictly Digital", The Ink Shop, juried show, Ithaca, NY Nov.
Gallery-Shop, River District Coop, Poughkeepsie, NY Oct.
Current Works 2002, Society for Contempory Photography, Kansas City, MO. Oct.
FUNDAWARE 2002, Center for Contempory Art, juried show, Sacramento, CA Sept.
"Constellation", 25th Anniversary, Center for Photography, group show Woodstock, NY August
"Hudson Valley Artists-2002" Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, curated show, New Paltz July
"Pinhole Camera Images" Wilson Street Gallery, Charles Sturt Univ. Albury, Australia March
"PrestiDigitation", Invitational Digital Art, Raritan Valley C.C., Somerville, NJ Feb.
2001 "RED", Donskoj & Company Gallery, group show, Kingston, NY Dec.
"All Nude! All the Time!", Robert Canaga Gallery, curated group show, Eugene, OR Sept.
"Digital & Silver Photography", Barrett Art Center, solo show, Poughkeepsie, NY May
"Engaging Pictures", Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, group show, New Paltz, NY March
"Why Pin Hole?", Visual Studies Workshop, International group show, Rochester, NY Feb.
2000 "Fishin", Time and Space Limited, curated group show, Hudson, NY Nov.
"Black and White Photography" Merritt Bookstore, Millbrook, NY July
"It's About Time", Barrett Art Center, group show, Poughkeepsie, NY Feb.
"Figurative Photograms", Ellenville Library and Museum, Ellenville, NY Jan.
1999 "Plastic Fantastic" E3 Gallery, 47 E 3rd St, group show, New York, NY Dec.
"Figurative Photograms", Greystone Gallery, solo show, Marist College, Pough., NY Dec.
1998 "2nd Annual National Juried Exhibit", group show, Mahopac, NY Sept.
"Multiple Images:Nudes", Cafe Web, solo show, Albany, NY April
1997 "3x11", group show, Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY Nov.
"The Contemporary Figure", group show, SAGE-JCA, Albany, NY May
"The Human Form", CCCA, group show, Hudson, NY May
1996 "Dan McCormack & Sol LeWitt", Court House Gallery, Lake George, NY Nov.
"Dan McCormack", Focal Point Gallery, solo show, City Island, NY July
"In This Time & Place", Art Gallery, group show, SUNY New Paltz July
"PHOTOGRAPHY", 4 photographers, Unison, New Paltz April
"MULTIPLE IMAGES: NUDES", Donskoj Gallery, solo show, Kingston March
DAN McCORMACK 13 Beehive Road, Accord, New York 12404 ( 845 / 626-7958 )
e-mail Dan.McCormack@marist.edu
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1995 "PHOTOGRAPHIC NUDE", Danforth Gallery, group show, Portland, ME Oct.
"Light Impressions - BIENNIAL", Spectrum Gallery, group show, Rochester, NY Sept.
"ILLUMINATED EXPRESSIONS", group show, Barrett House,Poughkeepsie Aug.
"OTHER VIEWS", Jjenth Gallery, Peekskill, NY June
"PHOTO NATIONAL 2", Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI March
1994 "Nimslo Photographs, Digital & Silver", Unison Gallery, New Paltz, solo show May
"From the Collection", curated by L. Lewis & D. Johnston, CPW, Woodstock, NY Feb.
"Historical Processes", award, Artists'Alliance, jurried by Nancy Barrett, Lafayette, LA March
"Tradition & the unpredictable", Houston Museum Fine Art, Curated by Ann Tucker Feb.
"Hand Applied Emulsions", curated show, SOHO Photo Gallery, New York City Feb.
"Camera Obscura, Obscura Camera", curated show, SAIC Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL Feb.
1993 Corcoran Gallery of Art, selected work from The Photo Review Show, Washington, D.C. Sept.
"Montage 93", Monroe Community College, exhibition of Faxes, Rochester, NY July
"Hudson Valley Artists `93", selected from the CPW collection, SUNY New Paltz Gallery July
"Computer Art Invitational", group show, Raritan Valley College, North Branch, NJ Jan.
1992 "Body and Soul", Lorraine Kessler Gallery, group show, Poughkeepsie, NY March
"New Relations" juried by Larry Fink, Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY Feb.
"Art on the Block", 2nd Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA Jan.
1991 "Current Works 1991", juried by George Tice, Leddy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO Oct.
"Platinum/Palladium Current Works II", Odessa College, curated show , Odessa, TX May
"The Constructed Image", Mid-Hudson Arts & Science Center, Poughkeepsie, NY Feb.
1990 "Hybrid Photographic Works", juried show at SCAN Symposium, Univ.of Arts, Phila.,PA Nov.
"Art 101 Revisited", juried show, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygen, WI July
"Museum of the Hudson Highlands", juried show, Cornwall, NY April
"Digital 90", juror's award, juried show, Glassboro State College, NJ March
1989 "Platinum/Palladium Current Works", Odessa College, curated show , Odessa, TX Nov.
"Rated-X", juried group show, Neikrug Gallery, NYC June
SPE National Conference, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY March
"BODY LIGHT.", Art Academy of Cincinnatti, Ohio Feb.
"New Acquisitions", SUNY New Paltz Art Gallery , New Platz, NY Jan.
"BODY LIGHT.", St. Louis Community College, MO Jan.
DAN McCORMACK 13 Beehive Road, Accord, New York 12404 ( 845 / 626-7958 )
e-mail Dan.McCormack@marist.edu
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1988 "Body Light ...", premiere of book, Level 3 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Nov.
"SCAN-SYMPOSIUM", Computer Art Juried Show, Philadelphia, PA. Nov.
"Founders Show", Level 3 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA May
INSTITUTE of DESIGN 50th ANNIVERSARY, Chicago, IL May
1987 "CHRISTMAS CARD SHOW", Calif. Museum of Photography, Davis, CA Dec.
"Computer Art-Realism & Abstraction", Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, NJ Jan.
1986 "Appropriated Imagery", juried show, Eisener Gallery, C.C.N.Y., New York Oct.
"CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY", Misel Gallery, New York City July
"BABY PICTURES", Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California May
1985 SYMPOSIUM on SMALL COMPUTERS in the ARTS, Philadelphia, PA Oct.
"PORTRAITS", Gallery at LINCOLN CENTER, group show, New York City March
1984 "GENDER CONSTRUCTION", group show, Ithaca College, New York March
Nikon House, 1982-1983 CAPS Fellowship Awards, New York Jan.
1983 View Point Gallery, solo show, curated by Tom Chambers, Lubbock, Texas Jan.
1982 Brookdale Community College, Gallery 10, solo show, Lindcroft, NJ Nov.
Summer Show, Peters Valley, Layton, New Jersey July
FOTO Gallery, solo show and poster of Wendy series, New York City May
"Silent Auction", Creative Photography Gallery, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA April
"Photographer / Instructor", Somerset County College, Somerville, NJ April
Albany Regional, juried photography show, Albany, NY April
County College of Morris, solo show, Randolph, NJ Mar.
1981 "A Quiet Moment", 11th Street Photo Gallery, N.Y.C. Dec.
Ulster County Council for the Arts, solo show, Kingston, NY Aug.
"FOTO VISION", FOTO Gallery, group show, N.Y.C. June
"Second Sight", group show, Carpenter Center for the Arts at Harvard, Cambridge, MA May
RCCA Art Center, juried photography show, Troy, NY April
"New American Nudes", juried show & book, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA March
DAN McCORMACK 13 Beehive Road, Accord, New York 12404 ( 845 /626-7958 )
e-mail Dan.McCormack@marist.edu
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1980 Art Block Coop, invitational group show, New Paltz, NY Dec.
Ulster County Arts Festival, group show, Hurley, NY Aug.
"Third Annual Photography Invitational", Barrett House, Poughkeepsie, NY June
"Rude, Crude & Socially Unacceptable", Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs June
"Celebration of the Human Family", juried show, John Hancock Center, Chicago, IL June
"New Photographics 80", juried show, Central Washington State College May
"The Diana Show", curated show and book, Friends of photography, Carmel, CA. March
"Tag, You're It", group show, 11th Street Photo Gallery, N.Y.C. Feb.
1979 "Art Bloc Coop", group show, New Paltz, NY Nov.
"Landscape", curated by Howard Greenburg, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie Sept.
"Beast, Fish and Fowl", group show, R.I.S.D., Providence, RI Oct.
"The Land", curated by Howard Greenberg, Art Awareness Gallery, Lexington, NY July
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, juried by Charles Traub, Penn State July
Peddie School, solo show, organized by Katy Mitchell, Heightstown, NJ May
"Off The Wall", juried by Charles Gatewood, Catskill Center for Photography, Woodstock May
RCCA Art Center, juried photography show, Troy, NY April
7th National Exhibition, juried show, Charlottesville, VA April
"Food & Other Pleasures", group show, Floating Foundation of Photography April
Rexmere Gallery, group show, Stamford, NY March
"f/0", juried by Joyce Neimanas, Kansas City Art Institute, MO March
. City Center, benefit for Louis Falco, NYC March
"April Fools", group show, 11th Street Photo Gallery, NYC March
James Madison University, juried show, Harrisonburg, VA. Feb.
College of St. Rose, invitational, organized by Marty Benjamin, Albany, NY Feb.
"The Landscape", invitational show, Ulster County Community College Jan.
"Familial Image", 2 person show, Bard College, Annondale-on-Hudson, NY Jan.
"Diana 8", curated by Jack Murphy, State University of New York at New Paltz Jan.
1978 "International Self Portrait", Arizona State University, Tempe Dec.
Neary Institute Gallery, show and benefit auction, Santa Cruz, California Dec.
Grey Gallery, solo show, coordinated by Nancy Rexroth, Antioch College, OH Nov.
The Photographer's Forum, at the Milwaukee Center of Photography, Wisconsin May
"Regional Instructors of Photography", Catskill Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY April
Art Academy of Cincinnati, solo show, coordinated by Cal Kowal, Cinn., OH March
Coos Art Museum, juried show, Coos Bay, Oregon Feb.
1977 Barret House, invitational show, Poughkeepsie, NY Dec.
Center for Photographic Studies, Louisville, KY, Benefit show and auction in Chicago Nov.
Foto Gallery, Benefit Show, New York, N.Y.C. Nov.
Catskill Center for Photography, solo show of Schwangunk series, Woodstock, NY Aug.
Stieglitz Gallery of SOHO Photo, solo show, 13th Street, N.Y.C. July
"Woman", jurried show, Southwest Center of Photography, Austin, Texas May
"Invitational Diana", group show, Berea College, Kentucky Feb.
County College of Morris, solo show, familial series, Randolph, NJ Jan.
DAN McCORMACK 13 Beehive Road, Accord, New York 12404 ( 845 / 626-7958 )
e-mail Dan.McCormack@marist.edu
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1976 "Americana", jurried show, Creative Eye Photo Gallery, Sonoma, California Oct.
Community Darkroom, solo show, Diana Camera ,Mecuycan Series, Albany, NY July
"E Pluribus Unum", The Floating Foundation at Mutual of New York, NYC March
Western Michigan University, solo show , organized by Jim McQuaid, Kalamazoo, MI April
"Portrait of American Life", jurried show, Silver Image, Tacoma, WA Jan.
1975 "The Photographers' Forum", group show at the Brooklyn Museum, New York City Nov. Artists'Cooperative, solo show, familial series, Woodstock, NY June
"1st NYC Post Card Show", Contemporary Arts Gallery, New York University May
"12/5/74", group show, ASA Gallery, University of New Mexico March
Millersville State College, solo show and Diana Camera workshop, PA Feb.
Gallery of July and August, invitational show, Woodstock , NY Feb.
1974 Columbia-Greene Community College, solo show of transmission towers, Hudson Dec.
SOHO-Photography Gallery, solo show, exhibition of nudes, NYC Dec.
Mombaccus Art Center, solo show, landscape images of Ulster County Aug.
"Festival of the Arts", juried show, Pennsylvania State College July
The Little Photo Gallery, solo show, directed by Alex Coleman, Staten Island April
Image Space Gallery, solo show, directed by John Lori, Middletown, NY Feb.
"Celebrations", curated show & book, M.I.T., Cambridge, "Aperture" #18:2 Feb.
1973 Woodstock Photography Cooperative, solo show Aug.
"Accordian Post Card Show", organized by Fletcher Copp, Mombaccus Art Center, Accord July
"SPE-Spectrum", Shakespeare Festival Public Theater, N.Y.C. May
1972 "Octave of Prayer", curated show & book, M.I.T., Cambridge, "Aperture" #17:1 Nov.
"X-Rated", group show, Neikrug Gallery, NYC, gallery handled a portfolio for 10 years May
"The Multiple Image", curated show & reproduced in catalogue University of R. I., Kingston April
"Contemporary Photography", juried show, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Feb. "New Photographics 1972", juried show, Central Washington State University, Ellensburg May
1971 "Photo Media", curated show & catalogue, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, N.Y.C. Oct.
"New Photographics 1971", jurried show, Central Washington State University, Ellensburg May
1970 "Being Without Clothes", curated show & book, M.I.T., Cambridge, "Aperture" #15:3 Nov.
"People's Flag Show", Judson Memorial Church, Emergency Cultural Government, NYC Spring
Rochester Institute of Technology, curated by Judith Steinhauser, solo show / modular series March
Friends of Photography Gallery, curated by Wynn Bullock, Carmel, California Jan.
1969 "Serial/Modular Imagery", national multiple image show, Purdue University, Indiana June
1968. Rosner Gallery, group show, Chicago, IL July
Kovler Gallery, group show, Chicago, IL May
Friends of Photography Gallery, curated by Wynn Bullock, Carmel, California Feb.
Henry N. Hart Jewish Community Center, solo show, Chicago, IL Jan.
Live From Chicago Gallery, group show, Chicago, IL Jan. .
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