AMY THOMPSON PHOTOGRAPHY

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Education

Master of Arts in photography, School of Visual Communication, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, November, 2007

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Humanities (photojournalism, French, English), Michigan State University, 1987-1992

Exhibitions

Griffin Museum of Photography, 15th Juried Exhibition, Juror: Catherine Edelman, Winchester, Massachusetts, 2009

Panopticon Gallery of Photography, Boston, Massachusetts, group show, Four Points of View, 2009

International Museum of Women, San Francisco, online exhibition of Behind Walls, March, 2009-present

Photo Resource Center, Emerging Artist of the Month, Northeast Exposure, online exhibition, Boston, MA, September 2006

First in the Nation, juried group show of four decades of New Hampshire presidential elections, New Hampshire Historical Society’s Tuck Library, 2001

Washington Center for Photography, Washington, D.C., Your Shot, Our Show, juried group show, 1995

Awards/Honors

Nomination to Women to Watch 2007 biennial exhibition, National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.

Top 50 Photographers, Critical Mass, 2006

Fulbright fellowship, Behind Walls, Morocco, 2003-2004

Paul Schutzer Memorial Award for advanced documentary work, Ohio University, 2003

Featured photographer, National Geographic, “ZipUSA: Athens, Ohio 45701”, January 2003

Grant from the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at Ohio University. Peace, Violence and Visitors, Cambodia, 2002-2003

Recent Publications

Tuesday; An Art Project, letterpressed journal of poems, photographs and prints, published biannually (Fall 2009)

Guest Presentations and Benefit Auctions

Guest presentation, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Massachusetts, 2009

Guest presentation, The Governor’s Academy, Byfield, Massachusetts (scheduled)

Photo Resource Center Benefit Auction, juried selection, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009

GIRLS’ LEAP Benefit Auction, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009

Primary Source Benefit Auction, Global Education: Celebrating 20 Years of Teaching About the World, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009

Professional Experience

Photography instructor, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2007 to present

Staff photographer, The Valley News, West Lebanon, New Hampshire, 1998-2001

Freelance photographer, The New York Times, Washington, D.C. bureau, 1996-1997

Also published in The Detroit Free Press and The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan