Faculty, Photography
Colette Veasey-Cullors received her BFA in Photography from the University of Houston in 1992 and her MFA in Photography, from Maryland Institute College of Art in 1996. She was an Associate Professor of Photography at Howard University in Washington DC from 1996-2008. Colette is currently on faculty, within the Photography Department, at Maryland Institute College of Art.
Colette has exhibited her work throughout the United States. Her work is included in several private collections and in the publication BLACK: A Celebration of a Culture by Deborah Willis, Ph.D. She produced the cover design for the textbook African-American Sociopolitical Philosophy: Imagining Black Communities, by Richard A. Jones, Ph.D.
EDUCATION
1996
- Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland MFA Photography
1992
- University of Houston, Houston, Texas BFA Photography
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010
- The American Dream, New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA
- 13th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009
- Photo Booth Artscape / Penn Station, Baltimore, MD
- Create A Dream, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2008
- Visions & Voices, Parish Gallery, Washington, DC
2005 - 2007
- Saturday Night/Sunday Morning, Traveling Exhibition, opened at African American Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2007/2006
- September 15, 2006 - January 31, 2007, Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS
- May 08 - June 30, 2006, Chattanooga African American Museum, Chattanooga, TN
- January 31 - March 25, 2006, Forty Acres and a Mule Gallery, Sacramento, CA 2005
- October 14 - November 11, 2005 City Gallery East City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA
2004
- Through the Gates: Brown v. Board of Education, California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- Thoughts of One: Current Works by Colette Veasey-Cullors, Religious Art Gallery Douglas Memorial (solo), Baltimore, Maryland
2003
- Matters of the he(A)rt, Sisterspace Gallery & Books, Washington, DC
2002
- Regarding Beauty, Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
- 5th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001
- 11th Annual New Image Exhibition, New Image Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
2000
- Fotofest - Artwired International, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
- PhotoSession, Philadelphia Ethical Society, Philadelphia, PA
1999
- National Photo Competition, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, New York
1998
- Current Works by Colette Veasey-Cullors, The Arena Players (solo), Baltimore, Maryland
- The Way We Live Now, Washington Center for Photography, Washington, DC
- Global Collage, Internet & The Bank of The West (Outdoor projected collage), San Francisco, CA
1997
- International Photography & Digital Image Exhibition, Wellington B. Art Gallery Jenkins Fine Art Center, Greenville, NC
- RESPONSE-ABILITY, School 33 Art Center (solo), Baltimore, Maryland
1996
- Secrecy, Artscape ‘96 Baltimore, Maryland 1994
- Project Row Houses: 1st Round, Project Row Houses Houston, Texas
- Art and The Social Conscience + Project Row Houses the Artists Robert McClain & Co., Houston, Texas
1993
- The Passionate Eye, Barnes-Barnes Gallery, Houston, Texas
1992
- Gender: Fact or Fiction?, Laguna Gloria Museum, Austin, Texas
- Fresh Visions/New Voices: Emerging African-American Artist In Texas, Traveling Exhibition, opened at The Glassell School of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
- January 18 - February 28, 1993, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas
- September 10 - October 30, 1993 Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas
- Foto Fest, Barnes-Blackman Gallery, Houston, Texas
1991
- Forerunners and Newcomers: Revisited, Dishman Gallery, Beaumont, Texas
AWARDS / GRANTS
2007 & 2004
- Faculty Research Grant - Humanities Howard University, Washington, DC
2003
- Golden Key International Honor Society Outstanding Leadership and Service Howard University, Washington, DC
2001
- "Innovation, Arts Education and the Publicly Educated inner City Youth" Faculty Research Grant Howard University, Washington, DC
2000-02
- "Visual History" United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, DC & Cape Town, S. Africa
2000
- Fund For Academic Excellence Grant Howard University, Washington, DC
1999
- Manhattan Arts International Award of Excellence, New York, NY
1995-1996
- National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts - Teacher Recognition, Miami, Florida
1994-1996
- Philip Morris / Maryland Institute, College of Art - Fellowship, Baltimore, MD
1994
- Art Matters Inc. Fellowship New York, NY
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS
2008
- Digital Photography: A Means of Representation, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
2010
2008 - 2006
- Reflections Program, Photography Judging, National PTA, Washington, DC
2007
- Investigating Where We Live, Photography Workshop - Education Dept. National Building Museum, Washington, DC
2004
- Gender and Visuality Conference, Artist Presentation, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
2005
- Investigating Where We Live, Photography Workshop - Education Dept. National Building Museum, Washington, DC
2004
- Investigating Where We Live, Photography Workshop - Education Dept. National Building Museum, Washington, DC
1998
- Society for Photographic Education Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference (UMBC), Artist Presentation, Baltimore, MD
1996
- Unlimited Boundaries: New Directions in Photography Ellipse Art Center, Artist Talk, Arlington, Virginia
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- "Digital Developing Deals" NBC - Channel 4 News Washington, D.C. - Expert Interview - May 16, 2005
- "Black: A Celebration of A Culture" by Deborah Willis 2004 (Photographs) p. 26
- "Digital Developing Deals" NBC - Channel 4 News Washington, D.C. - Expert Interview - May 13, 2004
- "African-American Sociopolitical Philosophy: Imagining Black Communities" by Richard A. Jones 2004 (Front cover image & design by Colette Veasey-Cullors)
- Millenium Arts Center; Special Event Details
www.milleniumartscenter.org/event_details.htm - Woman Made Gallery, Newsletter - Spring 2002
- DCTV, Public Access Corporation of D.C. - Channel 25 Artist Interview - 2000
- www.citypaper.com/2000-06-28/mobs.html
- Baltimore City Paper; June 28 - July 4, 2000; Mobtown Beat, Twilight Zoning
- Howard University ORA News Brief; Volume 1, Issue 2 December 2000
- Baltimore Sun March 1997
- Baltimore City Paper March 19-26 1997 Vol. 21, No. 12
- KOAN; Ken Oda's Art Newsletter October 1996
- Maryland Institute, College of Art CD-ROM (Preview of Art) August 1996-1998
- KHOU TV 11 "Emerging African American Art" September 6, 1992
- Austin American Statesman "Show Tries To Break Gender Barriers" Oleson, J.R. November 21,1992
- Museum and Arts Houston "Fresh Visions/New Voices: Emerging African-American Artists In Texas" November 1992 Gibson, Janice and Zavaleta, Sandy p. 26, 27.
- Houston Chronicle "Fresh Visions/New Voices" Johnson, Patricia C. Sept. 18,1992
- The Houston Post "Exhibit Gives Proof Debt-Ridden Gallery Deserves To Survive" Sept. 10, 1991 Chadwick, Susan p. D-1, D-8.
- Houston Defender "Passion For Jazz Apparent In Exhibit" August 18, 1991 Marshall, Marilyn p. A-14.
- The Houston Post "Collage Show Mixes Odd With Ordinary" February 12, 1991 Chadwick, Susan p. D-1, D-8.
- Houston Press "Political Pictures" Nov. 22, 1990 Ferguson, Leslie p. 34.
- Montrose Voice "Artist Deal With Social Issues In Photo Exhibit" November 9, 1990 Lauy, Lisetta p. 4.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008-Present
- Maryland Institute College of Art, Full-time Faculty, Baltimore, Maryland
1996-2008
- Howard University Washington, DC, Associate Professor - Tenured (Photography Area Coordinator)
1997-1999
- Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, Instructor - Photography (Instructor)
1992-1994
- High School for the Performing Houston, Texas and Visual Arts Houston Independent School District (Photography Teacher)
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