Florida State University
Master of Fine Arts: Studio Art – Photography Concentration, 2012
Florence Teaching Fellowship, Dean’s List, Technical and Teaching Assistantships
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts with Distinction: Philosophy, 1998
Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Tau – Philosophy, Golden Key, Dean’s List
Georgia Institute of Technology
Aerospace Engineering, 1989-1993
Education
2013
Transience. Louisburg College: Edith C. Lumpkin Community Gallery. Louisburg, North Carolina.
Andrew Ross: Large Format Photography. The Space on Commerce Place/Adam Cave Fine Art. Raleigh, North Carolina.
2010
Transience. Exhibited in three locations: Durham Art Guild: Central Carolina Bank Gallery, Durham, North Carolina. Capital Bank, Raleigh, North Carolina. Red Hat corporate offices, Raleigh, North Carolina.
2008
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. Tallahassee, Florida.
Transience & Humanity. Oglesby Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
2007
Transience. Ningbo Museum of Art. Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
2006
New Urban American Landscapes. China Academy of Radio, Film, and Television. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
The Eye Project. Ars Magna. Tallahassee, Florida.
2003
Black & White Ball. Ringside. Durham, North Carolina.
Solo Exhibitions
2012
Mimesis 2012. 311 West Martin Street Gallery and Studios. Raleigh, North Carolina.
2011
Squared2. Visual Art Exchange. Raleigh, North Carolina. VAE Award.
2009
Portfolio ShowCase, Volume II. The Center for Fine Art Photography. Fort Collins, Colorado. International photography portfolio competition. (Rixon Reed, Founder and Director, Photo-eye, juror.)
China Through My Eyes. North Carolina State University Talley Student Center. Raleigh, North Carolina. (Organized by the Confucius Institute at North Carolina State University.) 2nd prize.
2008
Valdosta National 2008. Valdosta State University Fine Arts Gallery. Valdosta, Georgia. National all-media exhibition (Richard Heipp, juror). 4th award.
Turner/Rollin Juried Art Show. Oglesby Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
2007
The Photo Review: Best of Show. Gallery 1401. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. National photography competition (Toby Jurovics, Curator of Photography, Smithsonian American Art Museum, juror). Honorable mention.
2007 SPE Southeast Conference Student Photography Competition. Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah, Georgia. Regional photography competition.
Turner/Rollin Juried Art Show. Oglesby Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
2006
18th Annual Art in Gadsden. Gadsden Arts Center. Quincy, Florida. Regional all-media exhibition.
Photofest. ArtPort Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
2005
Rollin Juried Art Show. Oglesby Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida. Purchase award.
Photofest. ArtPort Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida. Honorable mention.
The Eye Project. Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission. Chapel Hill Town Hall, North Carolina. Jury-selected three-person show. Artist Project Grant recipient.
Community Photography Exhibition. The ArtsCenter. Carrboro, North Carolina.
Blue. Durham Art Guild. Durham, North Carolina.
2004
Community Photography Exhibition. The ArtsCenter. Carrboro, North Carolina. Best in Show.
A Day in the Triangle. Durham Art Guild. Durham, North Carolina.
2003
Apollo Short Film Festival. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2001
Music & Art. The ArtsCenter. Carrboro, North Carolina.
2000
Link to the Past, Gateway to Tomorrow. Greensboro Artist League. Greensboro, North Carolina. Honorable mention.
1999
Community Photography Exhibition. The ArtsCenter. Carrboro, North Carolina.
1998
Community Photography Exhibition. The ArtsCenter. Carrboro, North Carolina.
Juried Exhibitions
2015
Faculty Art Show. Radford University Art Museum. Radford, Virginia.
2013
FSU MFA Alumni Photography Exhibition. 22nd Floor Capitol Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham Faculty Show. Litmus Gallery. Raleigh, North Carolina.
2012
Harvest Season. Adam Cave Fine Art. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Group Show. Red Hat corporate offices. Atlanta, Georgia.
Group Show. Robinson Bradshaw Law Office. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
2011
Spirit of the Season: Gallery Group Show. Adam Cave Fine Art. Raleigh, North Carolina.
2010
Gallery Group Show. Adam Cave Fine Art. Raleigh, North Carolina.
2009
Faculty Annual. Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. Tallahassee.
FSU Master of Fine Arts Group Show. Northwest Florida Regional Airport. Okaloosa County, Florida.
Made in the USA. William-Cozart. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Summer Cooler: Gallery Group Show. Adam Cave Fine Art. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Loomis Chaffee Alumni Art Show. Richmond Art Center: Barnes & Wilde Galleries. Windsor, Connecticut.
China Through My Eyes. North Carolina State University Talley Student Center. Raleigh, North Carolina.
2008
Four Photographers. Adam Cave Fine Art. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Photocentric: a Southeastern Student/Faculty Photography Exhibition. Museum of Fine Arts. Tallahassee, Florida.
FLoCAS Exhibition. West Tampa Center for the Arts. Tampa, Florida.
2007
Dissipated Memories. Big Bend Contemporary. Tallahassee, Florida.
Envirochina: an FSU-China Design Collaboration. Oglesby Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida. Curator.
Untitled Solo (a.k.a. haywire). Florida State University's Workshop for Young Dancers. Tallahassee, Florida. Collaborative video effects/dance performance.
OneTwoThree. Big Bend Contemporary. Tallahassee, Florida.
Lights Out!. Big Bend Contemporary. Tallahassee, Florida.
2006
EnviroChina. Taiyuan Normal University. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Curator.
Untitled Solo (a.k.a. haywire). Florida State University's Days of Dance. Tallahassee, Florida. Collaborative video effects/dance performance.
Transitions. 621 Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
Prelude. Big Bend Contemporary. Tallahassee, Florida.
Out of Town. Cedar Key Arts Center. Cedar Key, Florida.
Seconds. 621 Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
MayDay. Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
Lost and Found. Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission’s Community Art Project. Chapel Hill/Carrboro, North Carolina.
Fresh!. Oglesby Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
Fluxuations. Ars Magna. Tallahassee, Florida.
2005
621 Gallery Art Auction. 621 Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
The Next-to-the-Last Armageddon Show. 621 Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
Dream. Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission’s Community Art Project. Chapel Hill/Carrboro, North Carolina.
Freak Out. Ringside. Durham, North Carolina.
2004
Self Portrait Project. Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission’s Community Art Project. Chapel Hill/Carrboro, North Carolina.
Our House. Durham Arts Council. Durham, North Carolina.
2003
Arts ‘Round Town Festival. Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Village Pride Award.
Current Collection 2003. Choreo Collective. Hanes Auditorium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. collaborative video/dance performance.
2002
Black & White Ball. Club NV. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Woven: an Evening of Modern Dance. The ArtsCenter. Carrboro, North Carolina. collaborative video/dance performance.
Loom2. Chatham Mills. Pittsboro, North Carolina. collaborative video/dance installation.
2001
How I Learned to Drive. University of North Carolina’s Lab! Theater. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. collaborative photo/theater performance.
1999
The Human Side of Hog Farming. Center for Documentary Studies. Durham, North Carolina. John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Award.
Off Center. Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University. Durham, North Carolina.
1998
Signs. Blank Canvas. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. collaborative photo/dance performance.
Group Exhibitions and Collaborations
Ningbo Museum of Art. Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Museum of Fine Arts. Florida State University. Tallahassee, Florida.
Florida State University Oglesby Gallery. Tallahassee, Florida.
Shanxi University. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Taiyuan Normal University. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
China Academy of Radio, Film, and Television. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
various private collections.
Collections
Radford University. Radford, Virginia. Assistant Professor of Photography, 2014-2015 (presently on a one-year contract). Committees served on: Museum, MFA, BFA, Radford Tournees Film Festival 2015
The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham. Durham, North Carolina. Adjunct Instructor - Photography, 2012-2014.
Florida State University. Tallahassee, Florida. Adjunct Faculty, 2008-09 (during Spring 2009, taught through the FSU International Program in Italy as the Florence, Italy Teaching Fellowship recipient); Teaching Assistant, Fall 2008; Graduate Assistant in Teaching (Instructor of Record), 2006-08.
Taiyuan Normal University. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Visiting Professor, summer 2006 and summer 2007. Awarded Honorary and Part-time Professor in Art, 2007.
Shanxi University. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. Visiting Professor, summer 2007.
Carrboro ArtsCenter. Carrboro, North Carolina. Instructor, 2005.
Durham Technical Community College/Durham Arts Council. Durham, North Carolina. Instructor, 2004.
Carolina Photography Association. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Volunteer Instructor, 2001-05.
[For a list with descriptions of the courses I have taught,
please visit my courses page.]
Teaching Experience
Andrew Ross Photography & Design.
Radford, Virginia; Raleigh and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Tallahasee, Florida.
Owner, 1998 to present.
Self-employed freelance photographer, videographer, and web designer. Photography work includes: portraits and headshots; modeling portfolios; photographs of artwork; dance and theater documentation; and commercial advertising, brochure, catalog, and web images. Video work includes producing, directing, and filming of: television shows; public health videos; and events, lectures, and performances. Web design work includes: artist portfolio websites, business websites, on-line form design, a museum exhibition site, and a database-driven retail website.
Carolina Cooking.
Raleigh, North Carolina.
Director, 2004-2005.
This syndicated television show produced by Guerrilla Productions of Raleigh, North Carolina, aired on thirteen stations throughout the southeast. My role as director included: lighting the show, managing and instructing four camerapersons, and operating the switcher, video, and audio components of the control room.
UNC TV.
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Volunteer Camera Operator, 2003-2004.
At a time when UNC TV was in a hiring freeze, I worked as a camera operator for the "North Carolina Now" news program and fund-raising telethons in order to gain valuable television-studio experience as well as help out a wonderful state resource.
The Peoples Channel.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Director, Camera Operator, Television Producer, 2001-2003.
In addition to producing independent programming for Chapel Hill's public access television station, I was a freelance camera operator and director for the commercial aspect of The Peoples Channel.
Professional Experience
Louisburg College. Louisburg, North Carolina. October 2013.
The Loomis Chaffee School. Windsor Connecticut. December 2009.
Adam Cave Fine Art. Raleigh, North Carolina. August 2008.
League of Graduate Artists Lecture Series. Mary Brogan Museum. Tallahassee, Florida. November 2007.
Society for Photographic Education - Southeast Region 2007 Conference. Savannah, Georgia. October 2007.
Shanxi University. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. June 2007.
Taiyuan Normal University. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. June 2007 and May 2006.
Taiyuan University of Science and Technology. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. June 2007.
Shanxi University Business College. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. June 2007.
China Academy of Radio, Film, and Television. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. May 2006.
Scoco photography group. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. May 2006.
Invited Lectures
The Loomis Chaffee School. Windsor Connecticut. December 2009.
Residencies
Academic
Honorary Professor in Art. Taiyuan Normal University. Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. 2007.
Florence, Italy Teaching Fellowship. Florida State University Department of Art. Selected to teach at the FSU International Program in Florence, Italy for the Spring 2009 semester.
Conference Presentation Grants (3), Academic Conference Support Grants (3). Florida State University Congress of Graduate Students. 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08.
Teaching Assistantships. Florida State University Department of Art. 2006-07, 2007-08.
Travel Awards, in support of my teaching programs in China. Florida State University Department of Art and Florida State University College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance. 2006, 2007.
Technical Assistantship. Florida State University Department of Art. 2005-06.
Art & Photography
4th Award: Valdosta National 2008. National juried all-media competition. Valdosta State University Fine Art Gallery, Valdosta, Georgia. 2008.
Honorable Mention: The Photo Review Competition 2007. Juried by Toby Jurovics, Curator of Photography, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Published in The Photo Review national photographic magazine, vol. 28 (2008), no. 2. Exhibited in “The Photo Review: Best of Show” exhibition, Gallery 1401, Philadelphia, PA.
Purchase Award. Rollin Juried Art Show. Florida State University Oglesby Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida. 2005.
John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Award, in support of my photography project "The Human Side of Hog Farming". Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University. Durham, North Carolina. 1998.
2nd Prize: China Through My Eyes. North Carolina State University Talley Student Center. Raleigh, North Carolina. (Organized by the Confucius Institute at North Carolina State University.) 2009.
Best in Show: Community Photography Exhibition. The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, North Carolina. 2004.
VAE Award: squared2. Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2011.
Artist Project Grant, for "The Eye Project". Orange County Arts Commission, Orange County, North Carolina. 2004.
621 Gallery's Featured Artist. "Fertile Compilation No. 2", a music, art, and poetry multimedia CD. Cloud 13 Records. Tallahassee, Florida. 2006.
Village Pride Award, for my work organizing the Arts ‘Round Town Festival. Presented by the Village Companies. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2003.
Logo Design Award, for The Big Bend Contemporary gallery. Florida State University Department of Art. Tallahassee, Florida. 2007.
Honorable Mention: Link to the Past, Gateway to Tomorrow. Greensboro Artist League, Greensboro, North Carolina. 2000.
Honorable Mention: Photofest, Council on Culture and Arts. Tallahassee, Florida. 2005.
Awards, Grants, and Honors
Books: Portfolio ShowCase Volume 2 (pub. 2009), Due South (pub. 2008).
National/International Magazines: The Photo Review (vol. 28, no. 2, p. 29), Loomis Chaffee - The Magazine (back cover, Winter 2010), Carve Magazine (cover, May 2006), Stage Directions.
Local Magazines: Urban Hiker (June 2004), The Blotter (July 2003), Capital Culture Magazine (May/June 2007).
Newspapers: Raleigh News and Observer, Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill Herald, The Independent.
Exhibition Catalogs: 2008 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition (Florida State University Art Department).
Other Publications: Florida State University College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance promotional brochure; Fertile Compilation No. 2 multimedia CD; 621 Gallery promotional brochure; First Friday Gallery Hop guide (2007-08); UNC Graduate School holiday card; University of North Carolina poster (1998); Orange County Animal Shelter calendars (2000, 2002, 2003); Chapel Hill Historical Society calendar (2001); Durham Arts Council School course catalog; ArtsCenter ArtSchool course catalog.
Published Photographs
Dave Delcambre. “Old and new photography techniques at Adam Cave.” The Independent. 30 July 2008.
“Adam Cave Fine Art.” Carolina Arts. June 2008.
Libby Fairhurst. “At one of China’s biggest art museums, first American exhibit features FSU artists.” FSU.com. 19 July 2008.
Charlotte Crane. “On Display in China.” FloridaTrend.com. 1 October 2007.
Liconya Gilbert. “FSU artists’ work exhibited in China.” FSView. 30 July 2007.
News radio story. FSU Headlines. 9 October 2007.
[Plus two Ningbo, China newspaper articles in Mandarin Chinese.]
Bibliography
Society for Photographic Education, 2005-present.
Newsletter Editor (2010-2011).
Since my first year in graduate school, during which Florida State University hosted the Southeast Regional Conference for the Society for Photographic Education, I have been regularly attending and participating in these semi-annual conferences. At the 2007 Southeast Regional conference, I presented a lecture on my own photographic work and served as a student portfolio reviewer.
League of Graduate Artists, 2005-08.
Co-Founder, Treasurer (2005-06), Webmaster (2005-08).
Played a major role in the development of a new graduate student art gallery, the Big Bend Contemporary (now the Working Method Contemporary); procured donations and financial support for the construction of the gallery; established outside exhibition opportunities for graduate art students; represented the organization in obtaining financial support from the university; developed and maintained the organization's website and the Big Bend Contemporary website.
Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission, 2001-04.
Co-Chair (2002-04).
Helped develop and implement the Town of Chapel Hill’s Percent for Art Ordinance. Served on numerous committees: Arts ‘Round Town Festival (chair), SculptureVisions (chair), Community Art Project (co-founder), Budget Committee, Communications Committee, and various Percent for Art committees and selection panels. Received a 2003 Village Pride Award for organizing the Arts ‘Round Town Festival.
Community Art Project, 2003-06.
Founding committee member to this annual program of the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission. Created DVD slide show and web gallery for 2004 Self Portrait Project, 2005 Dream, 2006 Lost and Found, and 2007 Why? exhibitions.
621 Gallery, 2005-06.
Promotional photographer; assisted in hanging, installing, and lighting gallery exhibitions.
Women’s Prison Writing and Performance Project, 2003-05.
Provided video documentation for the University of North Carolina Jordan Institute for Families’ program at the Raleigh Correctional Center for Women; promotional photographer for newspaper articles, website, and advertising.
Cub Scout Pack 840, 1998-03.
Assistant Cub Master, Webelos Den Leader.
Orange District Den Leader of the Year, 2000.
Carolina Photography Association, 1998-01.
Volunteer instructor to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students; juror to the Student Photography Competition, 2000.
Yackey Tack, the UNC Yearbook, 1996-99.
Board of Directors (1998-99); photographer and portraitist (1996-98).
Orange County Animal Shelter, 1999-03.
Photographer for 2003, 2002, and 2000 calendars.
Phi Sigma Tau, Eta Chapter - International Philosophy Honor Society, 1997-98.
Founder and president for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapter.
Carolina Undergraduate Philosophy Club, 1996-98.
President (1997-98); organizer of the inaugural Carolina Undergraduate Philosophy Symposium.
