Resume of Steve Stenzel

Steve Stenzel--
Photographer--
stevestenzelphotography@yahoo.com
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(updated through June 2006)

Education--
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
MFA in Photography. Graduated in May, 2005

College of Visual Arts
BFA in Photography. Graduated Magna Cum Laude in May, 2003

Teaching Experience--
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN •
Digital Photography. Taught Photoshop CS, digital capture, camera Raw, and printing on an Epson 4000, 7800, and 9800.
Fall 2005 - Spring 2006

• Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN •
Photography 1. Worked through the Continuing Studies department to teach students traditional B&W techniques with a series of projects
Summer 2006

Foundation Photography. Taught photography students traditional B&W techniques as well as digital technology.
Spring 2006

Digital Photo Teaching Assistant. Assisted students with digital cameras, Photoshop, digital printing, Dreamweaver, and building websites.
Fall 2004

Digital Photo Head Teaching Assistant. Assisted students in the Summer Expression Series Digital Photo class in taking studio photos, using Photoshop, and preparing files for output, as well as managing 3 T.A.’s within the class.
Summer 2004, 2005, 2006

• College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN •
Digital Design. Taught Foundation Year students Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, and how to make interactive Acrobat documents.
Summer 2006

Avant-Garde Art (through St. Paul Connections High School Program). Taught high-school students different drawing techniques and then moved to the computer to digitally manipulate their studio work.
Spring 2006

2-D/Digital Design. Taught Foundation Year students the elements and principles of design in a mix of studio work and digital technology.
Fall 2005 - Spring 2006

Faculty Development Workshop: Digital Photography. Instructed CVA faculty on functions of digital cameras, downloading, and archiving images.
Fall 2005

Faculty Development Workshop: Scanning and Photoshop. Instructed CVA faculty on scanning slides & prints, and preparing images for the web.
Summer & Fall 2005

• Brown College, Mendota Heights, MN •
Photographic Imaging I. Introduced digital photo students to Photoshop CS, teaching the basics of image correction, basic manipulation, and working with digital files.
Spring 2006

Photographic Imaging II. Taught advanced Photoshop CS, printing on an Epson 4000, and web photography projects.
Spring 2005, Winter 2006

Photographic Illustration. Taught Adobe Illustrator to Digital Photo students.
Summer 2005, Fall 2005

Print Technologies I. Instructed students on printing procedures and maintaining digital workflow.
Fall 2005

Print Technologies II. Instructed students on more advanced features regarding digital printing.
Summer 2005, Fall 2005

Other Teaching Experience--
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, 2005. Digital Photo Guest Lecturer.
Introduced lesson and helped with banner prints.

Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, 2005. Advanced Photo Guest Reviewer.
Reviewed students work from the Senior Advanced Photo class at mid-term and the end of the semester.

College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN, 2004, Photography Instructor.
Instructed high-school students in an Intro to Photography course in making photographs, developing negatives, and printing B&W photos.

College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN, 2003, Photography Instructor.
Taught 2 college courses on documentary and rephotography processes.

Southwest High School, Minneapolis, MN, 2003, Photography Instructor.
Instructed high-school students on color printing techniques.

Perpich Center for the Arts High School, Golden Valley, MN, 2003, Photography Instructor.
Instructed high-school students on medium format photography along with studio lighting.

St. Casimir’s Middle School, Wells, MN, 2000. Visiting Artist.

St. Casimir’s Parish, Wells, MN, 1997-2000. Sunday School Teacher.

Exhibitions--
• 2-D-2, International Juried Show, Energy Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 2006
• After Dark, International Juried Show, The Center for Fine
      Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO - 2006
• Diverse Connections, Katherine E. Nash Gallery,
      University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - 2006
• 10X Out, MCAD Juried MFA Alumni Show,
      Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN - 2005
• College of Visual Arts Juried Alumni Show, College of
      Visual Arts Gallery, St. Paul, MN - 2005
• Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, MN State Fair, St. Paul, MN - 2005
• Selected Works, Soo Visual Art Center - 2005
• MFA Thesis Exhibition 2005, Minneapolis College
      of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN - 2005
• PhotoSpiva 2005, National Photographic Competition,
      George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri - 2005
• The Singular Image, Santa Fe Center For Photography, Santa Fe, New Mexico - 2005
• Illuminance, Biennial Photography Exhibit, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas - 2005
• Works on Paper, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, California - 2004-2005
• Projekt30 Online Art Gallery: Juried Shows, Cutting-edge Emerging Artists - 2004
• ReFresh Print Biennial, Lawton Gallery, U of W-Green Bay, Wisconsin - 2004
• C is for Collection, Web Show on mnartists.org, curated by
      mnartists.org Community Manager Colin Rusch - 2004
• Art on the Plains 7, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND - 2004-2005
• Show Number One, Drive-By Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - 2004
• The Basement Gallery, St. Paul, MN - 2004
• MCAD @ the Fallout, Fallout Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - 2004
• Ninth Annual National Juried Photography Contest
      Texas Artists Museum Society (TAMS), Port Arthur, TX - 2003
• Scene/Unseen, Runnels Gallery, Eastern New Mexico U, Portales, NM - 2003
• Untitled 2, The Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN - 2003
• End: Senior Thesis Show, The College of Visual Arts Gallery, St. Paul, MN - 2003
• Photo-rama, The College of Visual Arts Main Gallery, St. Paul, MN - 2002
• Untitled 1, The Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN - 2002
• ASMP Personal Works Show, Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN - 2002
• Photo Installation, College of Visual Arts Gallery, St. Paul, MN - 2002
• Compulsion, College of Visual Arts Main Gallery, St. Paul, MN - 2002
• 3 Artists, 2 Media, 1 Show, The Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield, MN - 2002
• Visual Literacy, statewide juried show, Orbit Gallery, St. Paul, MN - 2002
• Flood, Orbit Gallery, St. Paul, MN - 2001
• Juried Photo Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN - 2001
• St. Paul Art Crawl, St. Paul, MN- 2001
• Space Available, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN - 2001
• Flesh, College of Visual Arts Main Gallery, St. Paul, MN - 2000

Achievements and Awards--
• Maine Photographic Workshops Golden Light Award Grand Prize Project Winner
     in the Photographic Project Award Program - 2006
• Maine Photographic Workshops Annual Photographic Print Competition
     Social Document Award Winner - 2006
• Residency accepted at the Anderson Art Center, Red Wing, MN - 2006
• Alumni Panel, College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN - 2005
• Commencement Speaker, Minneapolis College of Art and Design - 2005
• First Place Award Winner for Body of Work, PhotoSpiva,
     George A. Spiva Center for the Arts - 2005
• Honorable Mention Recipient, The Singular Image, Santa Fe Center
     For Photography, Santa Fe, New Mexico - 2005
• Guest Lecturer for advanced photography students, College of
     Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN - 2005
• Accepted to the Review Santa Fe program, Santa Fe Center for Photography - 2005
• Guest Reviewer, Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN - 2005
• Won "Best in Show" in Works on Paper, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA - 2005
• Volunteer at Project Home homeless shelter, overnight host, St. Paul, MN - 2005
• Co-curator/co-manager of The Basement Gallery - 2004
• Honorable Mention, MCAD Graduate Merit Scholarship - 2004
• Honorable Mention Recipient in Scene/Unseen '03, Runnels Gallery, NM - 2003
• Won “Best in Show: Student Photography Division” in Applied Arts
     Magazine in international photography competition - 2003
• Minneapolis College of Art and Design Graduate Opportunity Grant - 2003, 2004
• Minneapolis College of Art and Design Graduate Trustees Scholarship - 2003, 2004
• Juror of Annual Art Show at Apollo Resource Center in St. Paul - 2002
• Won “Best in Show: Mixed Media” in Compulsion - 2002
• Three College of Visual Arts Academic Scholarship - 1999, 2000, 2002
• Two College of Visual Arts juried artistic scholarship - 2001, 2002
• Mission work done in Honduras - 1998

Collections--
The College of Visual Arts Library, Saint Paul, MN
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado
Terry Etherton, Etherton Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
The Minneapolis College of Art and Design Library, Minneapolis, MN
Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TexasTarget Stores Corporate Headquarters, Minneapolis, MN
City Administrative Offices, Wells, MN
Eric Renner, Creator/Editor of Pinhole Resource/Pinhole Journal
Joan Rothfuss, Visual Arts Curator, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
College of Visual Arts
Numerous other private collections

Selected Publications--
Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine. 2006 Golden Light Awards Winners Announced.
http://www.theworkshops.com/geninfo/goldenlight/winners2006.htm

Santa Fe Center for Photography. Singular Image 2005.
http://www.santafecenterforphotography.org/programs.cfm?p=SICwinners2005

Faribault County. Self-published book. March/April 2005.

American Photography 20. New York: Amilus Printing, December 2004.

Selected: The Winning Images of American Illustration 23 & American Photography 20.
     New York: Amilus Printing, October 2004. Page 50.

Minnesota Artists Online Curated Collection: C is for Collection:
     http://www.mnartists.org/tourHome.do?rid=38345

The Fallout Gallery Website, MCAD @ The Fallout:
     http://www.falloutminneapolis.com/mcad_FO/stenzel/index.html

Scene/Unseen '03. Reception and Awards Ceremony
     http://www.enmu.edu/academics/undergrad/colleges/finearts/art/
     runnels-gallery/scene-unseen/Awards.htm

Applied Arts Magazine, Sept. 2003. Illustration/Photography Annual
     http://www.appliedartsmag.com/contests/photo_illustration-student_2003.html

Applied Arts Magazine, Sept. 2003. Illustration/Photography Annual
     Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Sept. 2003

“Farming of Yesteryear.” (article) Rural Heritage, Vol 28, No. 4,
     Summer 2003. Gainesboro, TN - July 2003

“Photo-Rama: A College of Visual Arts Gallery.” (review) Pulse,
     Vol 6, Issue 30, 10/30 - 11/5/02. Minneapolis, MN - Oct. 2002