MATTHEW C. WALKER

matt@mwalkerphoto.com

www.mwalkerphoto.com

EDUCATION

Visual Studies Workshop, The College at Brockport, Rochester, NY

Master of Fine Arts, 2007

· Photography, Artists’ Books, Digital Video, Exhibitions, Archival Interpretation

· History of the Photographic Image, Collections Management & Digitization

The College at Brockport, Brockport, NY

Master of Arts, 1998

· American History; World History

Alfred University, Alfred, NY

Bachelor of Arts, 1994

· Communication Studies

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Visual Studies Workshop, SUNY Brockport, Rochester, NY

Instructor, MFA Graduate Program, 2009-Present

Nazareth College, Rochester, NY

Lecturer, History, 2009-Present

Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY

Assistant Professor, History, 2005- Present

Empire State College, State University of New York, Saratoga Springs, NY

Lecturer, History, 2005-Present

Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY

Instructor, History & Political Science, 2004- Present

Genesee Center for the Arts and Education, Rochester, NY

Instructor, Intro to Photoshop; Concepts in Rephotography, 2008

Genesee Community College, Batavia, NY

Instructor, History & Political Science , 2003- 2010

Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY

Instructor, Life Long Learning Program, 2002- 2005

EXHIBITION HISTORY

20th Annual Members Exhibition. Rochester Contemporary Art Center (ROCO) December 4-January 9, 2011.

6x6x2010-You Asked For It. Rochester Contemporary Art Center (ROCO) Rochester, NY. June-July 2010.

Visual Studies Workshop Benefit Auction. Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY. April 2010.

40th Anniversary Auction. Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY. Spring 2009.

Community Darkroom Instructor’s Exhibition. Community Darkroom Gallery, Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY. September 19-November 2, 2008.

6x6by2008. Rochester Contemporary Art Center (ROCO), Rochester, NY. June-July 2008.

VSW Auction. Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY. Spring 2008.

Iroquoia. Gallery 31, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY. November 30-December 15, 2007 (Solo MFA Exhibition & Book Release).

Cityscape 1820/2007. Liberty Pole Plaza, Sibley Building. Rochester, NY. July-September, 2007 (Solo Exhibition).

Etc. SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY. April-May 2007 (Juried Exhibition).

Converge II. Rochester Institute of Technology, SPAS Gallery. Spring 2007.

VSW Auction. Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY. Winter 2006.

3^rd Effect #2. Online collaborative exhibit hosted by Visual Studies Workshop and the University of Central England at

Birmingham. 2006.

Converge. Rochester Institute of Technology, SPAS Gallery. Spring 2006.

VSW Auction. Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY. Winter 2005.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

McLerran, Ph.D., Jennifer. A New Deal For Native Art: Indian Arts and Federal Policy 1933-1943. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 2009.

Lin, Yichun. "George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film- the National Treasure of American Photography." DIGI Photo (Taiwan). 35 (01/05/2009): 94-101 (8).

Walker, M. Iroquoia. Rochester, NY: Visual Studies Workshop Press, 2007.

Walker, M. “Media Noted: Archive Style: Photographs & Illustrations for U.S. Surveys, 1850-1890,

by Robin Kelsey.” Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism. 35.2 (2007): 39.

Walker, M. “Media Noted: Lynching in the West, 1850-1935, by Ken Gonzalez-Day.”

Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism. 34.5 (2007): 39.

Walker, M. “Tips for conducting scholarly research online.” Inside the Internet 10.11 (2003): 13-16.

Walker, M. “Quickly learn the basics of HTML by editing existing code.” Inside the Internet 10.9 (2003):

11-14.

Walker, M. “Grant Writing 101: Back to basics.” The Educator’s Guide to Computers in the Classroom.

2.2 (2001): 9-11.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Photography/Digitization: Rochester Museum and Science Center, 2007

Web Page Design for Artists: Visual Studies Workshop, Su/ 2007

Image, Sequence, Series Workshop w/ Nathan Lyons: Photography workshop at Visual Studies Workshop’s

Summer Institute, 2006

Instructional Design: Monroe Community College & Empire State College, 2004/2006

Instructional Design Methodology: Genesee Community College, Sp/2004

Federal Grants Management Training: Austin, TX, 2002

Exhibit Development: The International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House,

Rochester, NY, 2000

Grantsmanship Training Program: Burlington, VT, 2000

Grant Writing: Rochester, NY, 2000

Fund Development: San Jose, CA, 1999

Intern, Registrar’s Office: The International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman

House, Rochester, NY, 1998-1999

Intern/ Volunteer: Rochester Museum and Science Center, 1999

Teaching and Research Assistant: S.U.N.Y. Brockport, Department of History, Brockport, NY, 1997-1998

COMMISSIONS, HONORS & RESIDENCY

Commissioned Artist. The College at Brockport’s 175^th Anniversary Arts Committee. Fall 2010-Spring 2011

Artist in Residence. Visual Studies Workshop: Exhibition Development, Instruction, Book Publication, and Lecturer. Fall 2010-Spring 2011

Invited Speaker: Scholar’s Day, S.U.N.Y. Brockport, 1997, 1998, 2006. Plesur Graduate Conference, University at Buffalo, SUNY, 1998.

Graduate Assistant: Recipient of full-tuition & honorarium with receipt of the Graduate History Award in the Department of History at SUNY Brockport, 1997-98.