Education
2010 - MFA - Studio Art - University of Kentucky (emphasis: photography, book arts, new media)
2006 - BA - Studio Art - Asbury College (emphasis: photography)
2002 - 2003 Photography - The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010
SRO Photo Gallery (Texas Tech University), “Eleven Mega Churches”, Lubbock, TX
Institute 193, “Residential Facades”, Lexington, KY
Land of Tomorrow, “Every Church In Fayette County”, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Lexington, KY
The 930 Art Center, “Mega Churches”, Louisville, KY, (Two person show w/ Joe Johnson)
2009
McCreless Gallery (Asbury College), “Eleven Mega Churches”, Wilmore, KY
Selected Group Exhibitions + Fairs
2011
Kumu Art Museum, "Tallinn Print Triennial", Tallinn, Estonia
2010
Lexington Art League, "KY7 Biennial", Lexington, KY
Kiron Espace, “Offbooks Paris”, Paris, France
Whitechapel Gallery,”London Art Book Fair", London, England
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Printed Matter's "The NY Art Book Fair", Long Island City, NY
Documenta Halle, “International Photobook Festival”, Kassel, Germany
The Print Center, “84th Annual International Juried Exhibition : Photography", Philadelphia, Pa
+ LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
Juror: Ingrid Schaffner, Senior Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, “No-ISBN”, Leipzig, Germany
New Art Gallery Walsall, “Artists’ Publishing Fair”, Walsall, England
Het Wilde Wetten, “Wild Book Market”, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Barnhart Gallery (University of Kentucky), “We Can’t Paint: Advanced Photo Show”, Lexington, KY
18 Rabbit Gallery, “Environmentalism by Proxy”, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Curated by Leah Brown and ...
Manifest Gallery, “Burb: Zones of Living”, Cincinnati, OH,
Curator: Tim Parsley
2009
The 930 Art Center, "Snapshot", Louisville, KY,
Curator: Michael Winters
Barnhart Gallery (University of Kentucky), “Advanced Photo Show”, Lexington, KY,
Juror: Guy Mendes
Manifest Gallery, "Master Pieces", Cincinnati, OH,
Curator: Jason Franz
Land of Tomorrow, “fairenough”, Lexington, KY
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Printed Matter's "The NY Art Book Fair", Long Island City, NY
Barnhart Gallery (University of Kentucky), “Carey Ellis Juried Show”, Lexington, KY
Land of Tomorrow, “Tyranny of Place” Lexington, KY,
Curator: John Begley, Gallery Director, Hite Art Institute, Louisville, KY
2008
Logsdon 1909 Gallery, ”Three Lenses Unobscured”, Chicago, IL
Barnhart Gallery (University of Kentucky), “On Photography: Advanced Photo Show”, Lexington, KY
Publications / Media
2010
"15 Artists Analyze Our Suburbs", Cincinnati.com, Cincinnati, OH, January, 22.
"Travis Shaffer - Thrityfour Parking Lots…", Theindependantphotobook.blogspot.com, January, 22.
"Burb: Zones of Living", exhibition catalog, Manifest Press, Cincinnati, OH.
”Behold the Mega Church”, Leo Weekly, Louisville, KY, January 20.
”Any Given Sunday”, Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY, January 8.
”Watership Downer”, City Link Magazine, Miami, FL, December 31.
”Environmentalism by Proxy”, exhibition catalog, 18 Rabbit Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
2009
"Master Pieces", exhibition catalog, Manifest Press, Cincinnati, OH.
2007
“A review of Static Triptych”, Travelogue, May/June.
Conferences
2010
Midwest SPE Regional Conference, “A Time For Light”, Kalamazoo, Mi
Presentation: “Every Church in Fayette County”
SPE National Conference, “Facing Diversity”, Philadelphia, PA
Presentation: “Eleven Mega Churches”
2009
Asbury College, “Arts + Faith”, Wilmore, KY
Presentation: “Eleven Mega Churches”
Lectures, Workshops, Critiqes, etc.
2010
Artist’s talk, One Nail Gallery, Latitude Artist’s Community, Lexington, KY
Artist’s talk, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
Workshop, “Documenting Artwork”, University of Kentucky, Foundations Program, Lexington, KY
Workshop/demo/critique, “Salt Printing”, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Artist’s talk, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
“Eleven Mega Churches”, The 930 Art Center, Louisville, KY
2009
Artist’s talk, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
Juror, Art Student Association Show, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
Workshop, “Mural Printing in the Darkroom” University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Workshop/demo/critique, “Salt Printing”, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Awards
2010
SPE National Student Scholarship, Society for Photographic Education, Cleveland, OH
Regional SPE Graduate Student Scholarship, Midwest Society for Photographic Education, Cleveland, OH
First Place, “Advanced Photography Show”, Lexington, KY
Juror: Andrea Fischer, Curator, Transylvania University’s Morlan Gallery, Lexington, KY
2009
Presentation Travel Award, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Teaching Assistantship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Third Place, “Advanced Photography Show”, Lexington, KY
Juror: Guy Mendes, Lexington, KY
2008
Teaching Assistantship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2006
Senior Art Award, Asbury College, Wilmore, KY
Organizational Memberships
Artist’s Book Cooperative (ABC)
Art Graduate Student Organization (AGSA)
College Art Association (CAA)
Society for Photographic Educators (SPE)
Booksellers
AnArtist Books, New York, NY
Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, East Hampton, NY
Institute 193, Lexington, KY
Salon für Kunstbuch, Vienna, Austria
Specific Object, New York, NY
Selected Public and Private Collections
Yale University - Beinecke Rare Book + Manuscript Library
The Centre for Fine Print Research | University of the West of England
The University of Colorado-Boulder + Photobook Collection
Private Collection of Drura Parrish | Lexington, KY
Private Collection of James Allen | New York, NY