Jessica Todd Harper - Resumé
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Commercial Representation
Judith Miller Inc., 330 W. 38th Street, no. 901, New York City, NY.
One Person Exhibitions
2008 Cohen Amador Gallery. April-May 2008. A special one-woman show to celebrate the release of Jessica's first monograph, Interior Exposure, published by Damiani Editore.
2007-2008 Ball State Museum of Art, Muncie, Indiana. Conversation Piece
2006 Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA. Portraits from Private Spaces
2005 Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN. Jessica Todd Harper
2005 The Dolan Art Center, Locust Valley, NY. Two Sisters, Two Views
2004 List Gallery. Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. Jessica Todd Harper
2003 New Gallery. Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA.
Portraits from Private Spaces
2003 Deitel Gallery. Emma Willard School, Troy, NY. Jessica Todd Harper
2002 Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR. David Hilliard and Jessica Todd Harper
2002 The Hartnett Gallery. The University of Rochester, Rochester,NY. Legacy
2002 Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX. Scenes from a Marriage Diary
2001-2002 Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA. Scenes from a Marriage Diary (catalogue)
2001 SPAS Gallery, Rochester, NY. Legacy (an MFA Thesis Show)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 Photography Center Northwest, Seattle, WA. EXPOSED: Critical Mass 2009.
2009 New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), New Orleans, LA. The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography.
2009 New York Photography Festival. New Visionaires 2008. Travelling exhibition.
2007-2009 George Eastman House International Museum of Film and Photography. Seeing Ourselves: Masters of American Photography Travelling exhibition.
2006-2007 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX. Photo Forum
2007 The Cooper Union. Indwelling, juried by Joyce Tenneson
2007 The Methodist Hospital, Center for Performing Arts, Houston TX.
Generations of Caring
2006 The Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ. Risky Business
2005-2006 The Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA. Group Portrait
2005 Cohen Amador Gallery, New York City, NY. Inaugural Exhibition of Gallery Artists
2005 Paul Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Several Artists Consider Books
2004 The Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford, PA. Faculty Show
2003-2004 The Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA. The First Woodmere Triennial (10 prints; catalogue)
2003 The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. The 2003 Biennial (7 prints; catalogue)
2002 The George Eastman House, Rochester, NY. Picturing What Matters
Invited Lectures
2008 The Googleplex, Google Headquarters. Mountain View, CA.
2008 Aperture Gallery, New York, NY. Aperture Artist's Talks.
2006 International Center for Photography, New York, NY.
2003 Society of Photographic Education, National Conference, Austin, TX. Legacy.
2003 Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. Portraits from Private Spaces.
2003 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Portraits from Private Spaces.
2003 Emma Willard School, Troy, NY. Jessica Todd Harper.
2002 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Legacy.
2001 Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA. Scenes from a Marriage Diary.

Collections
The George Eastman House - Rochester, NY
The Houston Museum of Fine Arts - Houston, TX
Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, private collection - Philadelphia, PA
Haverford College - Haverford, PA
The Allentown Art Museum - Allentown, PA
The Wallace Library - Rochester, NY

Awards

2010 Society of Publication Designers Silver Medal
2009 PDN Photo Annual: Selection for Best Photography Book
2008 New York Photo Awards: Best Personal/Fine Art Single Image
2007 American Photography 23
2006 Photolucida Critical Mass Award
2005 Photolucida Critical Mass Award
2005 Santa Fe Center For Photography, Juror’s Choice Award (Juror: Susan Smith of National Geographic.)
2005 Photo District News’ “30”
2002 Houston Center for Photography Photography Fellowship
2003 The Silver Eye Gallery- Pittsburgh, PA, Honorable Mention
2001 The Wallace Library Purchase Award
2000 The Wallace Library Purchase Award
2000 R.I.T. Graduate Program First Prize Merit Scholarship

Bibliography
2010 New York Magazine. All Joy No Fun. Article on modern parenthood illustrated by a portfolio of recent work. (July 12th 2010.)
2009 O: The Oprah Magazine. The Gift. Images to illustrate a story on the donation of breast milk, and an appearance on the contributors' page. (March)
2008 Newsweek. Portrait of Rosario Dawson, to illustrate a title page feature. (October 20)
Newsweek. Women and Leadership. Portraits of influential women including Sheryl Sandberg, Rosario Dawson and Kimberley Peirce. (October 13)
EMMA, The Bulletin of Emma Willard School. Illuminations. Two page spread praising Interior Exposure. (Spring/Summer)
O: The Oprah Magazine. Reading Room, by Francine Prose. Full-page review of Interior Exposure. (August)
Photography Collection. Interior Exposure, by Peter Schaefermeier. (June 7)
Handelsblatt Weekend-Journal. Barfuß fürs Album, by Husch Josten. (May 16)
The New Yorker. Galleries: Uptown. (May 12)
The New York Sun. Planning the Perfect Impromptu Picture, by William Meyers. (April 17)
Interior Exposure: Jessica Todd Harper. Foreword by Larry Fink, interview by Sarah A. MacNear. Damiani Editore.
2007 Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age.  Focal Press. Edited by Robert Hirsch. Contributing artist.
Newsweek. Jogging Your Memory. Editorial appearance (December 10)
O: The Oprah Magazine. I'm Going to Paint that Man Right Out of My Hair, by Allison Glock. Editorial appearance (September)
O: The Oprah Magazine. Highlight on Jessica's fine arts photography (August)
2006 Art News. Altered States, by Richard E. Woodward. Referenced, pg. 108. (March)
Shots Magazine. pg. 27, #91 (Spring, 2006)
Photo District News pg. 52, The Fifty States Issue. (February, 2006)
Fotografia Magazine. Issue cover story, by Ireneusz Zjezdzalka. (August 22)
2005 Photo District News. Our Choice Of Emerging Photographers to Watch: PDN’s 30. (March)
Photo District News. End Frame: Art Appreciation. (March)
2004 Exploring Color Photography, Fourth Edition. Edited by Robert Hirsch. Contributing Artist. McGraw-Hill.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Jessica Todd Harper: Familien – Fest im Fokus, by Husch Josten. Easter Sunday, p.59. (4/11)
Camera Austria No. 85, FORUM section. (March).
The Morning Call, Woodmere Triennial exhibit is picture perfect, by Geoff Gehman. (1/7)
Artcritical.com, Triennial of Contemporary Photography, by James Rosenthal (12/03)
2003 Philadelphia Inquirer, Art | Photography, New and Old: Woodmere Art Museum Celebrates Recent Innovators as well as Early Pioneers, by Edward J. Sozanski. (Sunday, 11/16)
Philadelphia Weekly, Art : Sketches, by Roberta Fallon. Volume XXXII, No. 48, (11/26)
PITTS3URGH BIENNIAL03- Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Arts and Entertainment Cover Story/Art Preview: PCA unveils its fifth and largest Biennial, by Mary Thomas, Post-Gazette Art Critic. (3/21)
Pulp. Intimacy and Technology: Pittsburgh Filmmakers Presents Two Divergent, Thoughtful Photo Exhibitions, by Alice Winn. (3/13)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Photographer Invites Viewers into her Family's Private Moments, by Kurt Shaw. (Sunday, 3/16).
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Fine Arts: Peeking in on Private Worlds, by Terry Young. (3/7).
2002 The Portland Mercury, First Thursday Preview, by Karrin Ellertson. Vol 2 No. 47 (5/8
The Sunday Oregonian, Our Picks of the Week for May 26- June 1, 2002, by Stan Hall. (5/26)
Blue Sky #35 Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR.
Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Ideas,Materials, & Processes, (2nd ed.) Focal Press. Edited by Robert Hirsch. 2001. Contributing Artist.
1998 The Photo Review, Vol. 21, #3 (Summer).
Teaching Experience
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Visiting Assistant Professor: 2004-present
International Center for Photography
Fall 2007
Haverford College, Haverford, PA
Visiting Assistant Professor: 2003-2004
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Adjunct Faculty: 2002- 2003
Emma Willard School - Troy, NY
Visiting Artist. 2003
Rochester Institute of Technology
Instructor. 1999- 2001
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology : MFA, Photography. 2001
Bryn Mawr College: BA, cum laude, History of Art. 1997
Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France. 1996
Larry Fink Studio- Martins Creek, PA
Full time Assistant and Studio Manager. 1997- 1999