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About Sean Newman

Artist | Photographer

Solo Exhibitions

Polaroid Exposures
Photospace Gallery, Wellington, NZ, 2009.
Exhibition of the PX1 series at Wellington’s premier photography gallery.
Curator: James Gilbert, director + owner.

Major Exhibitions

Erotic Beauty
Benham Gallery, Seattle, Washington, US, 2008.
Showcase featuring eighteen works from the series PX1, alongside works by artists Paul Dahlquist, David Steinberg, and Fiona Aboud.
Featured panelists and artist’s talk.
Curator: Marita Holdaway, director + owner.

Group Shows

What We’ve Seen
University of Washington Medical Center Gallery, Seattle, Washington, US, 2007.

Cannon Beach Arts Festival, Cannon Beach, Oregon, US, 2008.<br>Juror: Paul Dahlquist.

Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Seattle, Washington, US, 2008.

Thermostat Gallery, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 2009.

Formal Education

Certificate Program in Photography
University of Washington–Extension, Certificate Programs, Seattle, Washington, US, 2006–2007. Three-term six-course study of fine art photography, including history, criticism and theory, analog and digital practice, portfolio sequencing, practice management, archival printing, gallery relations and gallery exhibition.

Juris Doctorate
College of Law, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, US, 1991–1993.

Bachelor of Journalism
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, US, 1985–1990, with concentrations in history, filmmaking, scenic design & lighting. Lighting Designer, Orphans, University Theatre Production.

Master Classes, Courses & Workshops

Roger Ballen
Fine Art Photography.
Palm Springs Photo Festival, Palm Springs, California, US.

Jock Sturges
The Portrait.
Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington, US.

Richard Renaldi
Photographing Strangers, 8×10 Large Format Photography.
Photographic Center Northwest (Seattle).

Henry Horenstein
Photographic Center Northwest (Seattle).

Ernesto Bazan
Portfolio Building, Editing & Sequencing.
Photographic Center Northwest (Seattle).

Craig Mammano
Photozines, Xerography & Photography.
Photographic Center Northwest (Seattle).

John Jenkins III
The Making of Photography Books
Photographic Center Northwest (Seattle).

Seth Thompson
Advanced Color Photography
Photographic Center Northwest(Seattle).

Kevin Moore
Collecting Photography
Photographic Center Northwest (Seattle).

Identity

Born 1966, USA.
Nationality: United States, New Zealand, Trinidad + Tobago.
Education: India, United States, New Zealand, Czech Republic.
Ethnicity: mixed.
LGBT+: male, he/him.

Intrests

Architecture + design, cooking + cocktails, aviation, history, jurisprudence, computer programming, theatrical + motion picture production, typography, and puppy dogs.