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Photography

Artist Statement/Bio

JAMES GEHRT

jgehrt@mtholyoke.edu, frontporcheditions.com

OBJECTIVE
A Continued commitment to the preservation, accessibility, and management of digital information.
EXPERIENCE
9/1/2006 TO PRESENT
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
DIGITIZATION CENTER COORDINATOR, LIBRARY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
· Awarded the 2009 NITLE Technology Fellow in the area of digitization technologies
· Lead the Digitization Strategies, Technologies, and Practices Workshop at the NITLE 2009 Technology Camp
· Established an electronic reserve system that integrates with the course management system Sakai, continue support, management and production.
· Established and implement digitization standards and workflow for faculty research, archives, and museum projects.
· Member of the Digital Asset Management team to advise and implement best practices for the preservation and management of Mount Holyoke’s digital material
· Advise and produce digital video for administrative offices and classroom support
· Member of the Five College Digital Resource collaborative
· Established and manage a campus poster printing service
· Manage and train a team of student workers.
· Co-taught with Elisa Lanzi a 2009 Digital Asset Practicum for the METRO library organization in New York City.
5/1/1999 TO 8/1/2006
The Chicago Albumen Works
Housatonic, MA
LAB MANAGER, DIGITAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC CONSERVATION LAB
· Project management
· Production and Quality Control
· Equipment maintenance and calibration
9/1/1997 TO 5/1/1999
The Holyoke Street School
Holyoke, MA
PHOTOGRAPHY TEACHER
· Traditional and Digital Photography teacher and Student Advisor
· Received a 1997 and a 1998, Massachusetts State Arts Council Grant, distributed by the city of Holyoke, for the students to produce and execute a traveling exhibition documenting the lives and landscape of inner city Holyoke, Entitled; Scenes of a City
1993 TO PRESENT
James Gehrt Photography
Easthampton, MA
FREELANCE COMERCIAL AND FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
· Artist publication and portfolio work
· Event, Academic, and Architectural photography
· Fine art exhibitions and hand bound book publishing
EDUCATION
1988-1991
The Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
BFA PHOTOGRAPHY
· Honor: The 1990 Rousakis Overseas Studies Scholarship, France
· Studied Under: Craig Stevens, Jean Pierre Sudre and Lucien Clergue
References available upon request


EXHIBITIONS

Selected Solo Exhibitions

From Where I'm Standing
2005
The East Wing Gallery, MWCC
Gardner, MA

The Jesus Show
2001
Central Gallery, UMASS
Amherst, MA

Students of the Street School
1998
Heritage State Park Museum
Holyoke, MA

Visitation
1993
The Forbes Library Gallery
Northampton, MA

Transformation
1990
The Bergstrom Mahler Museum
Neenah, WI

Selected Group Exhibitions

Mount Holyoke College

Northampton Center for the Arts

2006

2005
Staff Art Exhibit

Relative Art(four person show)
Hadley, MA

Northampton, MA

Northampton Center for the Arts

2004
“Small Works”
Northampton, MA

Northampton Center for the Arts
2004
“The Paper Show”
Northampton, MA

The Valley Portfolio
2003
“The valley Portfolio II”
Springfield, MA

Artspace Gallery

2002
“CrossCurrents” (four person show)
Hartford, CT
The Period Gallery

2002
“Photographic Processes IV”
Omaha, NE
The Macy Gallery
2000
“Winterscape”
Valhalla, NY

The Art Centre of Plano
2000
“Image 2000”
Plano, TX

The Stage Gallery
2000
“Photography 2000”
Merrick, NY

Eklektikos Gallery
2000
“Photo 2000”
Washington DC

Nexus Gallery
2000
Juried Exhibition
New York, NY

Northampton Center for the Arts
1995
Juried Exhibition
Northampton, MA

The Zone Art Center
1994
Juried Exhibition
Springfield, MA



2007 Self published book, “From Where I’m Standing”

2008 Self published the book, “Museum”

2009 Lessons from the Past,

Website

http://www.blurb.com/user/jgehrt