GRACE WESTON
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Wonder Lust, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Private Thoughts, Pushdot Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Riddles and Clues, Portland City Hall, Commission Saltzman’s Office, OR
2001 Short Stories/Tall Tales, Schuck & Hausman Fine Framing Gallery, Portland, OR
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Wind-up, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Bestiary, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
2006 Vision of Portland, sponsored by American Express, Portland, OR (invitational)
2005 Photo National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA (juried) Juror: Katherine Ware, Curator of Photographs, Philadelphia Museum of Art
2005 First Person, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
2005 Pacific Northwest Art Annual, Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (juried)
2005 One Foot After Another: Photography, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR (invitational)
2005 Fourth Photography Biennial, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University,Greenville, NC. Juror – Maggie Taylor (juried)
2004 2004 Center Awards, Center of Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
Juror: Phillip Brookman, Curator Photography & Media Arts, Corcoran Gallery ofArt, Washington, D.C.
2004 The Clown Show, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR (juried)
2004 Pacific Northwest Art Annual, Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon,Eugene, OR (juried)
2004 LBIF 2004 National Juried Photography Exhibition, Long Beach Island Foundation
of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ Juror: Katherine Ware, Curator of Photographs, Philadelphia Museum of Art
2004 Contemporary Photography, The Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD (invitational)
2004 Cannon Beach Gallery Third Annual Juried Exhibition, Cannon Beach Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR Juror: Stuart Horodner, Visual Arts Center, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), Portland, OR
2003 Ten Years: One Foot After Another, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR (invitational)
2003 Bethesda International Juried Photography Exhibition, The Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD Juror: Philip Brookman, Senior Curator of Photography, Corcoran Gallery of Art,Washington, D.C.
2003 The Modern Zoo, Portland Center for the Advancement of Culture, Portland, OR (juried) Juror: Gavin Shettler
2993 3rd National Juried Photography Exhibition, Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX Juror: Gayletta Simmons
2002 2002 Center Awards, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA Juror: Weston Naef, Curator of Photography, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
AWARDS AND HONORS
2007 Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) Professional Development Grant,Portland, OR
2006 Individual Artist Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem OR
2006 Invited artist, Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s office, City Hall, Portland, OR
2005 Purchases award, Portland Community College, Cascade Campus, Portland, OR
2005 Artwork juried into live auction, “Art for Life, 2005,” Cascade AIDS Project, Portland, OR Jurors: John Buchanan, Executive Director, Portland Art Museum and Greg Bell, Curator and Collections Coordinator, King County Public Art Collection, WA
2004 Purchase award, King County Public Art Collection, 4Culture Portable Works, Seattle, WA
2004 Purchase award, Pacific Northwest Annual, Erb Memorial Union, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2004 Artwork juried into live auction, “Art for Life, 2004,” Cascade AIDS Project, Portland, OR Juror: Peter H. Selz, Art in America
2003 Purchases award, City of Seattle Portable Works Collection, Seattle, WA
2003 Honorable mention, 2003 Bethesda International Photography Exhibition, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2003 Honorable mention, 3rd National Photography Exhibition, Stepping Stone Gallery,Huntington, NY
2001 Getty Images Educational Grant recipient, Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
1996 Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) Technical Assistance Grant, Portland, OR
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Photography at Oregon, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Portland Community College, Cascade Campus, Portland, OR
King County Public Art Collection, 4 Culture Portable Works, Seattle, WA
Erb Memorial Union, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
City of Seattle Portable Works Collection, Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture, Seattle, WA
PUBLICATIONS
Visual Codec, One Shot 2006, juried on line exhibition and printed publication, January 2007.
Seattle Metropolitan magazine, image commissioned for cover, April 2006.
Portland Monthly magazine, image commissioned for cover, March 2005.
“Art for Life 2005” auction catalog, Cascade AIDS Project, Portland, OR, March 2005.
Northwest Review, Vol. 43, January 2005
O the Oprah Magazine, images used to illustrate article “Seeing Your Way Free,” August 2004.
Portland Monthly magazine, two images used to illustrate “Urban Brawl” column, December 2004
The Clown Show, promotional poster, Froelick Gallery, Portland, OR June 2004.
“Art for Life 2004” auction catalog, Cascade AIDS Project, Portland, OR, March 2004
2003 Bethesda International Photography Exhibition, promotional postcard, Fraser Gallery,
Bethseda, MD, March 2003
Portland Ad Federation, “It’s a Necessity,” 1999-2000 directory, invited featured conceptual artist.
The Guild, The Designer’s Sourcebook #13, image chosen for cover and chapter divider pages.
Zoom magazine, “Woman in Photography,” Vol. 42, 1989.
PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Slide presentation, “The Lie that Tells the Truth,” in conjunction with Current Photography:
New Directions, Clark College, Vancouver, WA November 2006
Gallery artist slide lecture, “Private Thoughts,” Pushdot Studio Gallery, Portland, OR June 2006
Slide presentation, “The Lie That Tells the Truth,” an overview of my work and the genre of staged
photography, Arts Beat, Portland Community College, May 2006
Print presentation, Portland Photographers Forum, Portland, OR, March 1991
Artists’ panel, “Women Behind the Images,” Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
January 6, 1990