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BORN    1963, Boston, MA

EDUCATION
1992    M.F.A. Photography, Massachusetts College of Art, MA
1986    B.A. Photography/Literature, Bennington College, VT

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010                                    
“And Counting…,” Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA

2009                                    
“The Relative Value of Things,” Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2006                
“Do You Have 30 Seconds and Can You Get Your Finger Dirty?” Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005                
“Do You Have 30 Seconds,” California State University Library, Sacramento, CA

2002                
“Evidence of Thought,” Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Found,” San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA

2001                
“Found,” Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA

2000                
“Found,” Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1999                
“Between the Elements: Photographs by Nigel Poor”, Charleston Heights Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV

1998                
“Between the Elements: Photographs by Nigel Poor”, FotoCircle Gallery, Seattle, WA

1997                
“Between the Elements: Photographs by Nigel Poor”, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA

1996                
“Between the Elements: Photographs by Nigel Poor”, Sol Mednick Gallery,
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
“One Person Exhibition”, West Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
             
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010                                    
“State of Mind: A California Invitational,” Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA

2009                                    
“Digital to Physical,” Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO                                   
“TRACE(figurative),” Center for Visual Arts, Denver, CO

2008        
“Banned and Recovered,” San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA
"still", Center for Visual Arts, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO

2007                        
“Currents in Photography,” Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA

2006
"Material Actions" La Jolla, CA
“Touch,” Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
"Flatlanders: A Regional Survey" Davis CA
“Imposing Order,” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
“Photo Books Now,” San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA
“The Photographic Impulse,” California State University Library Gallery, Sacramento,CA

2005                
“Inaugural Exhibit of Contemporary Art”, deYoung Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
“ Marking Time, Mapping Thought,” San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Ad Infinitum: The Aesthetics of Repetition II,” Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004                
“Center Awards Exhibition,” Center for Photographic Arts, Carmel, CA
“Fantasy Underfoot: The 47th Biennial Exhibition,” Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

2002       
"47th Corcoran Biennial," Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.          
“Counter Clockwise,” Image Gallery, Denmark           

2001                
“Extra Ordinary,” Walter and Mc Bean Galleries, San Francisco, CA
“Beyond Boundaries: Contemporary Photography in California”, Friends of Photography, San Francisco, CA

2000                
"Beyond Boundaries: Contemporary Photography in California," University Art Museum, California State     University, Long Beach, CA; Santa Barbara
“Beyond Boundaries: Contemporary Photography in California,” Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
    Santa Barbara, CA
"In the Unlikely Event", Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
"California Invitational", Friends of Photography, San Francisco, CA

1999                
“Current Works 99”, Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, MO
Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1997                
Vision Gallery Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ
 “Illuminance”, Fine Arts Center, Lubbuck, TX

1996                
“This is a Set Up: Fab Photo/Fictions”, Fine Arts Center Galleries, bowling Green State University, Bowling     Green, OH
“Two Person Exhibition”, Mulligan Shanoski Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Flora in Photography”, Todd Kaplan Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“Group Show”, Z-Space, Paris, France
“Group Show”, Mulligan Shanoski Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Garden of Civilization”, Ansel Adams Gallery, Napa Valley, CA
“Gallery Artists Group Show”, Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1995  
"Contemporary Gallery Artists,” Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA  
“Spirit of Earth,” Ansel Adams Gallery, Napa Valley, CA     
“Fifth Biennial Photography Exhibition,” Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT
“Patron Award Exhibition (two person),” Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA

1994                
“Focus 94”, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA (curated by Sandra Phillips and Ann Tucker)
“Alliance of Women Artists International Exhibition”, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
“Adams to Weston and Everything In Between”, Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“20th Anniversary Members Exhibition”, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
“Contemporary Women Photographers”, Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA

LECTURES, PANELS, INTERVIEWS AND PRESENTATIONS
2009  
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA                       
“And Counting…,” Community Arts Lecture Series, JFK University, Berkeley, CA

2008
Center for the Visual Arts, “The Killing Season” Denver, CO.
The Center for the Book, “The Relative Value of Things” San Francisco, CA.

2007
Center for Contemporary Art, “ Counting & Collecting” Sacramento, CA.
The Metropolitan College of Art, “And Counting…” Denver, CO.

2006
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, “Imposing Order” San Francisco, CA.
Crocker Museum, “And Counting….” Sacramento, CA.

2005
Crocker Museum, “Beauty and the Body” Sacramento, CA.
KVIE Public TV “Arts Alive” episode 103 (studio interview) Sacramento, CA.
KFBK Radio, interview “Fingerprint Project” Sacramento, CA.
Cal. State University Sacramento, Faculty Forum, “And Counting…”
KQED Forum Radio Talk Show, “Found Art” San Francisco, CA.

2004
Crocker Museum, “Secret Knowledge”, Sacramento, CA.

2003
PhotoAlliance, “Photographers Speak About Their Work”, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA.

2002
Society for Photographic Education West Region Conference, artist lecture, “Marking Time, Marking
Thought” Oakland, CA.

2002
Bowdoin College, artist lecture “Eight Words” Brunswick, ME.

2001
San Francisco Camerawork, artist lecture “Time Keepers” San Francisco, CA.
Friends of Photography, panel discussion in conjunction with exhibition “Beyond Boundaries:
Contemporary Photography in California” San Francisco, CA.

2000
Haines Gallery, artist lecture “Found” San Francisco, CA.

RESIDENCIES
2007    Artist in Residence, San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA
2002    Artist in Residency, Coastal Studies Center, Bowdoin College, ME.

AWARDS
2002    The ArtCouncil Grants to Individual Artists, San Francisco, CA
1999    Excellence Award current Work 99, Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, MO
1994    Focus 94 Patron Award, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
1993    Polaroid Artist Support Grant, Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, MA
           
BIBLIOGRAPHY                                                                       
2009
Roth, David M.  “Nigel Poor at Haines Gallery, SF + Interview,” SquareCylinder.com, July 15, 2009.
Beltran, J.D.  “Worthless, Priceless, or Somewhere In-Between,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 30, 2009

2007
Baker, Kenneth.  “San Diego’s shock of the new,” San Francisco Chronicle, February 10, 2007

2006            
Dalkey, Victoria. “No Cooling Trend in Sight,” Sacramento Bee, Aug. 11th – Sept. 4th

2005                
Bing, Alison.  “Marking Time, Mapping Thought,” San Francisco Chronicle, August 9th.
Baker, Kenneth, “A look beyond veneer of alleged innocent era ” San Francisco Chronicle, p. E10 July 29th.
Creamer, Anita.  “A Pressing Matter,” Sacramento Bee, April 13, P. E1.
Holtorf, Cornelius.  “From Stonehenge to Las Vegas: Archaeology as Popular Culture,” Altamira Press,
    pgs. 65-66.

2002                
Gopnik, Blake.  “A Familiar ‘Fantasy’”, Washington Post, Sunday, December 22.
Dean, Hannah.  “Lecture Highlights Photo Work,” The Bowdoin Orient, Vol. CXXXI, No. 23, April.
Shaw-Eagle, Joanna, “Breaking Boundaries” The Washington Post Dec 21.
Laird, Molly.  “Coastal Studies Center Artist in Residence: Poor Brings Her Focus to Bowdoin,” Harpswell
    Anchor, June, p. 18.
Crump, Anne.  “Telling Tales,” San Francisco Examiner, October 11.
Cohen, Terri.  “Beyond Boundaries: Contemporary Photography in California,” Camerawork: A Photographic     Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1, summer/spring

2001
Crump, Anne, “Telling Tales” San Francisco Examiner October 11, 2001.
Hull Webster, Mary, “Nigel Poor at Haines Gallery” Artweek Vol. 32 issue 2 February.
Baker, Kenneth, “Art Can Be Anywhere You Find It” San Francisco Chronicle January 6th.
Cohen, Terri, “Beyond Boundaries: Contemporary Photography in California” Camerawork: A
    Photographic Journal Volume 28, No. 1 summer/spring 2001.

2000
Shank, Will, “Reports from First Thursday in December” Bay Area Reporter Dec 14th.

1999                
Pomento, Dawn.  “Essential Elements,” City Life, August 19, p. 55 (photograph)

1997
The San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment section, May 2 (photograph)
Lubbuck Avalanche Journal, Sunday, May 18
Caprock Sun, May, p. 39
Sherman, Ann Elliot.  “Poor’s Rich Photos,” Metro, April 10-16, Vol. 13, No. 6, p. 35  (photograph)

1996                
Yates, Christopher & Stewart Curtis, Leslie.  “This is a Set-Up: fab photo/fictions,” Dialogue, Arts in the     Midwest (photograph)
Nathan, Jacqueline S.  “Fine Arts Center Galleries, Bowling Green State University, Catalogue,” Dialogue Arts     in the Midwest
The San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook, August 4-10 (photograph)
The Daily Barometer, XLVIII No. 65, January 19 (photograph)

1995                
Deragon, Rick.  “Focus 94: Winners in the Spotlight,” The Herald, February 16-20

1994                
Deragon, Rick.  “Art Notes,” Coast Weekly, February (photograph)
Thruman, Chuck.  “Focus 94,” Coast Weekly, November 10-16 (photograph)
Deragon, Rick.  “Focus on Photography,” The Herald, November 10-16
Artweek, November 23, Vol. 25
Meyerowitz, Ariel.  “Contemporary Women Photographer,” Journal of the Print World, Summer, Vol. 17     (photograph)
Edmondwon, George.  “Grab Shots,” Camera and Darkroom, August (photograph)

PUBLICATIONS
2002                
Jonathan Binstock.  The 47th Corcoran Biennial:  Fantasy Underfoot.
Fine Arts MH de Young Memorial Museum, “Lost and Found: Nigel Poor’s July 1998,” Daniell Cornell,     Spring/Summer
Fine Arts MH de Young Memorial Museum, “Lost and Found: A Registrar’s Perspective,” Stephen R.     Lockwood, Spring/Summer

2001                
Photo Metro, Interview with Diana Gaston, Vol. 18, Issue 162.

2000                
Beyond Boundaries: Contemporary Photography in California, Friends of Photography, San Francisco, CA
Photo Metro, Vol. 18, Issue 160.

1999                
Current Works, ’99, Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, MO (catalogue).

1997                
Illuminance, Fine Arts Center Lubbuck, TX. Brochure
Between the Elements: Photographs by Nigel Poor, San Jose Museum of Art, brochure
Frameworks, Spring Vol. 3, No. 2, San Jose Museum of Art

1996                
This is a Set-Up: Fab Photo Fictions, Bowling Green State University, catalogue
Photo Metro, Vol. 14, Issue 138, May (photographs).
Prosodia 6, New College of California (photograph front and back cover)
Duma Calendar of Events, Duke University Museum of Art, Fall/Summer (photograph)

1994                
SF Camerawork Auction Catalogue, (cover) December
Zyzzyva, Vol. X, No.2, Summer p. 87 (photograph)

1993                
Photo Metro, October (photograph)
                                                                                           
WORKS IN THE COLLECTIONS OF
Charles M. Young Research Library Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Center for Photographic Art, Print Collection Program 1996, Carmel, CA
Daum Museum in Sedalia, MO
Duke University Art Museum, Durham, NC
The Gap Corporate Collection
Getty Research Institute / Research Library, Los Angeles, CA
Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, NH
M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
Polaroid Corporation International Collection, Cambridge, MA
SF Camerawork, Fine Print Collection Program 1995, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Stanford Library, Palo Alto, CA