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Lydia Panas
American

Biography
New York University / International Center for Photography, MA, Photography
Whitney Museum Independent Study Program, NY, NY
School of Visual Arts, BFA, Photography
Art Institute of Boston
Boston College, BA, Psychology

Solo Exhibitions
2008 'MONA LISA SMILES', Zendai MoMA, part of INTRUDE: ART & LIFE 366 Project,
           Shanghai, China, 2008
2008 'TRUTH AND BEAUTY', Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
2008 'It Never Made Sense to Them', Public Bus Shelters Project, Lehigh Valley, PA
2008 'Outside / In', Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY
2007 'Lydia Panas', Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT
2007 'Exhibit #08', Humble Arts Foundation, New York, NY
2007 'The Mark of Abel', Minnesota State University Moorhead, MN
2007 'Relations', Khaki Gallery, Wellesley, MA
2007 'The Christmas Tree is Burning', Public Billboards Project, Lehigh Valley, PA
2006 'Interior Portraits', Public Bus Shelters Project, Lehigh Valley, PA
2006 'Lydia Panas - Recent Works', Keystone College, La Plume, PA
2000 'Chocolate, Hairs, and Lint', Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA
2000 'Chocolate, Hairs, and Lint', University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2000 'Lydia Panas; New Work', Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
1997 'Penthos', David E. Rodale Gallery, The Baum School of Art, Allentown
1996 'Italian Series', Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA

Two to Four Persons Exhibitions
2008 ENCOUNTERS: NEW AND OLD (Cherie Hiser, Dean Kotula and Lydia Panas),
           Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
2004 'Absence', FLATFILEgalleries, Chicago, IL
2003 'Traces', Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
2002 'Devotion', FLATFILEgalleries, Chicago, IL
2001 'Identity', Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA
2000 'Contemporary Photography', Schumacher Gallery, Gettysburg College,
           Gettysburg, PA
1997 'My Father’s Lands: Revisited', Siegel Gallery, Lehigh University, Bethlehem

Group Exhibitions - selection
2008  26th ANNIVERSARY JURIED EXHIBITION, Juror: Alison Nordström, Houston
               Center for Photography
         DISCOVER, Galerie Poller, New York, NY
         ON LOCATION, WallSpace, Seattle, WA
         WOMEN SHOOTING WOMEN, The Roger Smith Hotel, New York, NY, Curated
               by Karen Florek
         IN A NEW DIRECTION, Wallspace, Seattle, WA, Juror: Clint Willour
2007  FELLOWSHIP 2007, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA,
               Juror: Katherine Ware
         INTERNATIONAL DISCOVERIES, A FotoFest Inter-Biennial Event, Houston, TX
         TPS 16: THE NATIONAL COMPETITION, Texas Photographic Society, San
              Antonio, TX, Traveling Exhibit, 2008. Juror: Michelle Dunn Marsh
         13th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Griffin Museum of Photography,
              Winchester, MA, Juror: Brian Clamp
         25th ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS JURIED EXHIBITION, Houston Center for the
              Arts, Houston, TX, Juror: Anne Wilkes Tucker
         PATHOGEOGRAPHIES; BODY POLITIC, A Project of Feel Tank Chicago and
              Gallery 400’s “At the Edge” Series, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
         HIGH STAIRWAY, Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles, CA, Jurors: Sara
              Cochran and Carole Ann Klonarides
         INDWELLING: LIVING IN A FEMALE BODY, The Cooper Union, New York, NY,
              Juror: Joyce Tennesen
2006  RESONANCE, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, Juror: Paul
              Kopeikin
         PHOTOGRAPHY NOW 2006, Center for Photography at Woodstock,
              Woodstock, NY, traveling to 401 Projects, NY, NY, Juror: Natasha Lunn
         12th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester,
              MA, Juror: Bonni Benrubi
2005  PHOTO AUCTION AND BENEFIT, Julie Saul Gallery, NY, NY
         TEXAS NATIONAL 2005, Stephen F. Austen State University, Nacogdoches,
              TX, Juror: James Surls

         MYTH, MEANING, AND MAGIC, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
2004  CURATOR’S CHOICE, FLATFILEgalleries
         NEW ACQUISITIONS, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
2002  (UN) WEARABLES, Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
         WOMEN ARTISTS: PAST AND PRESENT, Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College,
              Allentown, PA, 2002, traveling to Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin and
              Marshall College, 2004 and Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, 2003
         PROSAIC BEAUTY, FLATFILEgalleries, Chicago, IL
2001  MAN/ WOMAN/ CHILD, FLATFILEgalleries, Chicago, IL
         A LIFE IN ART, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
1998  PHOTO SESSION 98, Philadelphia, PA
         BODY PRINTS, Printmaking Council of New Jersey
1997  6th NATIONAL SHOWCASE EXHIBITION, The Alternative Museum, NY, NY
         PENNSYLVANIA PHOTOGRAPHERS X, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
1996  PHOTO BIENNIAL, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT
         PICACOC III, Rodger La Pelle Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1995  30th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, Fine Arts Institute of the San
              Bernardino County Museum, San Bernardino, CA
1990  FROM A LONG DISTANT PAST, Merce Cunningham Studio, Visuals for Dance
              Performance with Dani Nikas Dancers, NY, NY
1988  WHITE COLUMNS, NY, NY
1987  FOUR WALLS, NY, NY
1986  LIGHT GALLERY, NY, NY
         MISS LIBERTY SHOW, Barney’s New York, NY
1985  80 Washington Square East Galleries, NY, NY
1985  SPLIT/VISION, Curated by Laurie Simmons and Robert Mapplethorpe,
              Artists’ Space, NY, NY
         Soho Center for the Visual Arts, NY, NY
         BACA, Downtown Center for the Arts, NY, NY 
1983  PENNSYLVANIA PHOTOGRAPHERS III, Allentown, PA, Juror: Weston Naef

Selected Awards
2008 Kittredge Grant Award
2008 Puffin Foundation Ltd, Grant Award 2008
2007 Photolucida Critical Mass Award, Top Fifty
2007 Honorable Mention, Silver Eye Center for Photography, FELLOWSHIP 2007,
           Juror: Katherine Ware
2007 'First Place, Tps 16: The National Competition', Texas Photographic Society,
           San Antonio, TX. Juror: Michelle Dunn Marsh
2007 'Curator's Distinction', Houston Center for the Arts, 25th Annual Members
           Exhibition, Houston, TX, Juror: Anne WIlkes Tucker
2007 'Solo Exhbition Award', Goggleworks Center for the Arts ,'In Your Face',
           Reading, PA
2006 Honorable Mention, Photographic Center Northwest, 'Resonance', Seattle, WA
2006 Honorable Mention, Griffin Museum of Photography 12th National Juried
          Exhibition, Winchester, MA
2005 Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts Public Project Grant, PA Council on the
          Arts, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
2004 NEPA (Northeastern Pennsylvania) Solo Exhibition Award
2002 MERIT AWARD, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA
2000 Honorable Mention, Mayfair National Juried Exhibition, Allentown, PA, Juror: John
            Stevenson
2000 Special Opportunity Stipend, PA Council on the Arts
1997, 1998 'First Place Award, Mayfair National Juried Exhibition', Allentown, PA,
           1997 and 1998 Juror: Jan Howard
1996 'Curator's Choice Award, Mayfair National Juried Exhibition', Allentown, PA,
           1996, Juror: John Weiss

Residencies
Banff Centre for the Arts, Artist-in Residence, Banff, Canada, 2004

Invited Artist's Lectures
Southern Vermont Arts Center, 2007
University of Houston, 2007
Minnesota State University at Moorhead, 2007
Keystone College, 2006
Muhlenberg College, 2000


Radio Interviews
WDIY Public Radio Interview, April 2007
WVIA Public Radio Interview, February 2006

Selected Collections
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Center for Photography at Woodstock
Lehigh University
Allentown Art Museum
Muhlenberg College
Maine Photographic Workshops

Teaching Experience
The Baum School of Art/ Lehigh Carbon Community College, Allentown, PA, Faculty, 1986-present
Vermont College MFA Visual Arts Program, Montpelier, VT, Artist / Teacher, 2005,2007
Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, ME, Instructor, 2000-2005
Lafayette College, Easton, PA, Instructor, 2001-2002
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, Adjunct Professor, 1991-1999
Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, Adjunct Professor, 1993-1994
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, Adjunct Professor, 1992-1993
Wyomissing Institute of Fine Arts, Wyomissing, PA, Lecturer, 1991-1992
Salisbury High School, Artist-in-Residence, Allentown, PA, 1991-1993
Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, Adjunct Professor, 1986-1987
Guggenheim Museum, NYC, Learning to Read Through the Arts Program, Lecturer, 1987
Museum of Modern Art, NYC, Education Department, Lecturer, 1986-1989


 

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