Collections
- Museum of Modern Art (NYC)
- Wesleyan University
- Danforth Museum
- New Haven Museum
Published Photographs and Writing
- Strip Cultures: Finding America in Las Vegas, Duke Press, 2015. Photographs (102) and essays (2): “Framing Las Vegas ‘Reality.'” “Nature in Vegas: Cultivating the Brand.”
- “A Bad Hair Day for GI Joe” essay with photographs in book, Girls, Boys, Toys, Gender, edited by Clark and Higganum, Hopkins Press, 1999.
- Inside the Mouse: Work & Play at Disney World Duke Press, 1995. Photographs (52) and essays (3): “Reality Re-visited,”Under the Influence,” “The Alternative Ride
- Upper State Street, New Haven: At the Height of Its Decline, self-published book,2022. Essay and 70 photographs. Available at the New Haven Museum.
- Photographs (20) for book, A Primer of Daily Life, by Susan Willis, Routledge Press
Grants
- 1998 Artist’s Grant, Connecticut Commission on the Arts
- 1996 Golden Light Award, Ernst Haas International Competition, Maine Photo Workshops
- 1991 Kodak Artist’s Support Grant, Professional Division
- 1984 Artist’s Grant, Connecticut Commission on the Arts
Awards
- 2020 Women’s Work, IL First Prize (Helene Romer-Smith)
- 2019 Images 19, CT First Honor (Mary Frey, David DeMelim, James Welling)
- 2018 Images 18 Honorable Mention (Charles Hagen, Paula Tognarelli, Paul Goodwin)
- 1996 Ernst Haas Int’l Competition, Maine Media Workshops Golden Light Award
- 1993 Familiar Strangers, NYC Solo Show Award (Charles Hagen)
- 1985 Photo Opportunity 85, NYC Award (Susan Harder)
- 1984 People/Public Places, RI Award (Bruce Davidson)
- 1980 Mystic Photo II, CT Award (Harry Callahan, Lee Witkin)
Major Solo Shows
- 2022 City Gallery, Upper State Street : At the Height of Its Decline, New Haven, CT
- 2017 New Haven Lawn Club, The Nature of Seeing, New Haven, CT
- 1995 Blue Sky Gallery, Burning with Desire, Portland, OR
- 1995 The Print Club, Till Death Do Us Part, Philadelphia, PA
- 1996 Washington Art Association, Body Image, Washington Depot, CT
- 1997 Norwalk Community College, Beach Photos, Norwalk, CT
- 1992 Paul Mellon Arts Center, Under the Influence of the Sun & Advertising, Wallingford, CT
- 1992, Small Space Gallery, Big Men in a Small Space, New Haven, CT
- 1991, Creative Arts Workshop, Under the Influence of the Sun & Advertising,New Haven, CT
- 1985 Real Art Ways, Color Photographs, Hartford, CT
Major Invitational Group Shows
- 1993 Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, Recent Acquisitions
- 1994 Wesleyan University, Middletown,CT Created Realities:Photojournalism & the Photo Essay
- 1987 Slater Museum, Norwich, CT Eight Women Photographers
- 1994 Artspace, New Haven, CT Order and Chaos
- 1991 Aetna Gallery, Hartford, CT Aetna Photography Series 4
- 1991 Artspace, Connecticut Women Photograph Women in Charge, New Haven, CT
National Lectures
- 1995 Modern Language Association, Toronto, “The Alternative Ride” Disney
- 1997 Southern American Studies Association, New Orleans, “Inside the Mouse,” Disney
- 2000 Conference Topic: Re-Thinking Disney: Private Control & Public Dimensions”, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL “Disney’s Animal Kingdom”
Teaching & Administration
- 2003 – 2017 Art Department Chair, Hopkins School, New Haven, CT
- 2009 – 2017 Curator, Keator Gallery, Hopkins School, New Haven, CT
- 2001 – 2017 Instructor, Photography and Web Design, Hopkins School, New Haven, CT
- 1993 Instructor, Graduate Liberal Studies Program, Wesleyan U, Middletown, CT
- 1995-98, 92 Photography Instructor, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT
- 1992 Photography Instructor, Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT
- 1986 – 1990 Photography Department Chair, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Group Shows (Juried)
- 2024 Culture Center of Cape Cod, Yarmouth, MA Winter Gardens
- 2023 MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, PA On the Street – An Urban Experience
- 2021 Art-Fluent.com Femme
- 2020 Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn,NY Gesture and Motion (Margaret Carrigan
- 2020 Court House Art Center, Woodstock, IL Women’s Work (Helene Romer-Smith)
- 2019 Gallery 19, Chicago, IL When Photography Ruled the Streets (Ahmed Oszever)
- 2019 Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR Portraiture: Through the Lens (Todd Johnson)
- 2019 Images 19, Guilford, CT (Mary Frey, David DeMelim, James Welling)
- 2018 Kennektid X Gallery, New York, NY Faces of Streets
- 2018 Specto Art Space, Bridgewater, VA Natural: Studies of Wonder
- 2018 Images 18, Guilford, CT (Charles Hagen, Paula Tognarelli, Paul Goodwin)
- 2018 Rankin Arts Photography Center, Columbus, GA Flora 2018 (Paula Tognarelli)
- 1994 Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA New England Photographers 94, (Olivia Parker)
- 1993 The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA Familiar Strangers, (Charles Hagen)
- 1993 Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT (Miller-Keller, Cruz)
- 1991 Chautauqua, NY Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art
- 1991 Museum of Arts, University of Oklahoma, OK US Biennial
- 1990 Jewish Community Center, Houston, TX Nineteenth Annual Juried Exhibition
- 1989 Westport, CT The 150th Year of Photography, Where We Are Now
- 1988 Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT That’s What It’s All About (Lucy Lippard)
- 1987 Sante Fe, NM Photographing Children: A National Exhibition
- 1986 Aetna Headquarters, Hartford, CT The Finished Print
- 1985 Museum of Art, Science, & Industry, Bridgeport, CT Barnum Festival
- 1985 Blatant Image/ Silver Eye Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA Photo Opportunity 85 (Susan Harder)
- 1984 Pittsburgh, PA People/Public Places (Bruce Davidson)
- 1982 Soho Photo & Parsons School of Design, New York, NY Perceptions
- 1981 New York, NY American Vision
- 1980 Bridgeport, CT Connecticut Photographers, a traveling exhibition