Prix et collections
Prix :
Kolga Tbilisi Photo Awards, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, June, 2012, Shortlisted in the categories Documentary Series, Experimental Photo, and Best Moment
37th Annual Light Work Grant in Photography, Syracuse, NY, May 2011
Pinet Fund Grant, Cazenovia College, 2007, 2009-12, funding for professional opportunities
21st Century Fund Grant, Cazenovia College, spring 2008, for innovative idea in education, video equipment for new course
NYFA Strategic Opportunity Grant, February 2008, New York Foundation for the Arts Strategic Opportunities Stipend
Garry B Fritz Imagemaker Award, March 2005, Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Portland, OR
Zayed University Professional Development Grant, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE, December 2003-6
Collections :
Tasveer Print Collection, Tasveer Foundation, Bangalore, India, July 2012, curated by Nathaniel Gaskell
Light Work Collection, Light Work Community Darkrooms, Syracuse, NY, February 2012
United States State Department Art On Loan Program, Djibouti City, Djibouti, January 2012
The Gershwin Hotel Collection, New York, New York, 2009
National Gallery of Macedonia, Skopia, Macedonia, 2009
William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, Connecticut, November 2008, two works purchased for the permanent collection, gift of the India Studies Program
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL, 2003, Masses, Video, 2003, work donated to MOCP Permanent Collection, curated by Rod Slemmons
Residences d'artiste :
Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY, June 2011, Saltonstall Artist’s Colony, juried artist residency
Hungarian Multicultural Center Budapest Artist In Residence Program, Budapest, Hungary, January 2010, juried artist residency
Galichnik Art Colony, Galichnik, Macedonia, August 2007, juried artist residency
Can Serraut International Arts Center, Barcelona, Spain, July-August 2004
Cholamandal Artists’ Village, Chennai, India, January 2002
Conférences et Presentations :
Trinity College, Hartford, CT, October 2013, Visiting Artist Lecture, Department of Art and Art History
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, October 2013, Visiting Artist Lecture, Department of Art and Art History
Society of Photographic Education 50th National Conference, March 2013, Multi Cultural Caucus Film and Video Festival, Chicago, Il, festival coordinator and curator
Emmanuel Gallery, The Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State University, Denver CO, March 2012, Semblance, artist talk and panel discussion with University of Arizona Associate Professor, Photography Department Chair, Sama Alshaibi
ArtRage Gallery, Syracuse, NY, October, 2012, The Fearless Eye, panel discussion with Bob Gates, Ben Altman, and Paul Peirce
South Asian Studies Association 6th Annual Conference, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, April, 2012, Panel Discussion, Evolving, Revolving, and Entangling Influences: Contemporary Indian Art of the West, with Professor Kathryn Myers, University of Connecticut, and Professor Kathrine Anne Harper, Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles
Society of Photographic Education 49th National Conference, March 2012, Multi Cultural Caucus Film and Video Festival, San Francisco, CA, festival coordinator and curator
The Attic, Delhi, India, December 2011, Artist Lecture
Jorgensen Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, November 2011, Panel Discussion on Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Art of the Diaspora, moderated by Kathryn Myers, Amina Ahmed, and Vijay Kumar
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY, August 2011, Artist Lecture
Society of Photographic Education 48th National Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 2011, Multi Cultural Caucus Film and Video Festival, festival coordinator and curator
Warehouse Gallery, Syracuse, New York, October 2010, Waking from Dreams of India, Artist’s Lecture
XL Projects Gallery, Syracuse, NY, February 2010, gallery talk, India, Little India, Stone Canoe exhibition
Hungarian Multicultural Center Budapest Artist In Residence Program, Budapest, Hungary, January 2010, Artist’s Lecture
New York State Summer School of the Arts program, Oswego, NY, July 2009, Waking from Dreams of India, visiting artist’s lecture
Trinity College, Hartford, CT, March 2009, Waking from Dreams of India, visiting artist’s lecture
Light Work, Syracuse, NY, February 2009, Putting the Pieces Together, taught seminar on digital photomontage
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, November 2008, visiting artist’s lecture
Society for Photographic Education 44th National Conference, March 2007, Miami, Florida, peer reviewed conference lecture, Teaching Photography in Dubai: An Emerging Regional Photo Scene in the UAE
2006 Wheeler Conference on World Affairs, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY, September 2006 conference presentation: Intercultural Understanding in the Aftermath
Mexican International Family Strengths Conference, Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 2005, peer reviewed paper, student video presented in collaboration with Annita Sani, Cultural Globalization and Family Challenges in the United Arab Emirates
Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Portland, OR March 2005, peer reviewed artist’s lecture: Waking from Dreams of India