Christopher Jordan

Chris is a photographic artist and teacher. He earned his MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2004. He currently holds a full-time faculty position at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Prior to that, he was an Associate Professor at The Sage Colleges in Albany, NY. Conceptually, he practices landscape photography in the most general sense. Projects find him creating landscape imagery of both real and imaginary places. His recent series, Ablation Points, depicts fictitious glacial scenes as an extended metaphor for climate change, while Suburban Sublime presents luminous visionary events.

EDUCATION

2004 Masters of Fine Arts: Imaging Arts and Photography. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
1992 Bachelors of Arts, Psychology. Colby College, Waterville, ME

TEACHING

2009 – Present; Assistant Professor, Photography and Digital Media,The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2004 – 2009; Associate Professor of Photography, The Sage College of Albany, NY
June 13-14, 2009; Workshop Instructor, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY

EXHIBITIONS

2010 Faculty Show, “Biennial All Faculty Exhibition,” Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
2010 Curated Group Exhibit, “Environmentalism by Proxy,” 18 Rabbit Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Curators: Peter Symons and Leah Brown, artists.
2010 Juried Group Exhibit, “12th National Juried Art Exhibition,” Baker Arts Center. Liberal, Kansas. Juror: Dan Addington, owner of Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL.
“Ablation Point #200” selected by juror as 2nd Place photography winner.
2010 Juried Group Exhibit, “Magic Silver 2010,” Eagle Art Gallery, Murray, Kentucky. Juror: Ken Merfeld, Photographer, Culver City, CA.
2009 Juried Group Exhibit, “Fusion: Science and Art,” Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, Missouri. Juror: Steve Miller, Artist.
2009 Juried group online exhibit, “9th International Juried Show,” The American Juried Art Salon.
2009 Juried Group Exhibit, “Colorado Environmental Photography Exhibition,” Golden, Colorado. Juror: Hal Gould.
2009 Solo Exhibit, The Chapel and Cultural Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, “Ablation Points,” Troy, NY
2009 Two-Person Exhibit with Sarah Stonefoot, New Works Gallery, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA
2008 Fellowship 2008 Honorable Mention Exhibit, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA
2008 Two-Person Exhibit with Jean Dahlgren, “Artifactory, Digital Artist Space, Troy, NY
2008 Group Exhibit, “30th Annual Photography Regional,” Albany Center Galleries.
2007 Solo Exhibit, “Intimations: Shawangunk Mountains,” Chronogram Magazine Offices, formerly Exposed Gallery of Art Photography, Delmar, NY
2007 Group Exhibit, “A Sense of Place,” Wild Wood Gallery, Beacon, NY
2007 29th Annual Photography Regional, Troy, NY
2006 Group Exhibit, “Lens Gumbo,” Exposed Gallery of Art Photography, Delmar, NY
2006 Solo Exhibit, “Intimations of Place,” The Alliance for the Visual Arts, Lebanon, NH
2005 Group Exhibit, “New Faculty,” The Opalka Gallery, The Sage College of Albany, NY
2005 27th Annual Photography Regional, Center Galleries, Albany, NY
2004 Solo Exhibit, “Intimations of Place,” Little Gallery, Albany, NY
2004 Solo Thesis Exhibit, “Memory Fix,” SPAS Gallery, Rochester, NY
2004 Group Exhibit, “Graduate Photography: Works in Progress,” SPAS Gallery, Rochester, NY
2003 Group Exhibit, “123: Graduate Photography,” SPAS Gallery, Rochester, NY
2003 Solo Exhibit, “Convergence: Landscape,” Holzwasser Gallery, Newton, MA
2003 Two-Person Exhibit, “Place as Photo,” Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick, MA
2002 Group Exhibit, “Argentum Fine Art Photographers,” The Owen Smith Shuman Art Gallery, Groton, MA
2001 Group Exhibit, “Harmonies in Light,” Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA
2000 Group Exhibit, Workshop Exhibit, Gallery One, New England School of Photography, Boston, MA