Community Activities
2020+ Arts Gowanus, President & Board Chair
2016+ Soho Photo Gallery, Active Member
2016+ International Panoramic Council, Active Member
Solo Shows
2021 - Machines in the Garden, Public Art on the fences of Old Stone House, Brooklyn, NY
2020 - Pan^Opticon, Soho Photo Gallery, NYC (May-June)
2019 - Cultural Landscapes, Soho Photo Gallery, New York City
2018 - Back-to-the-Land, Soho Photo Gallery, New York City (April 2018)
2017 - The Stranger's Path, Soho Photo Gallery, New York City
2016 - "RETRO"; One Person Show at SoHo Photo Gallery, New York City
2016 - MFA Graduate Exhibition, The Stranger's Path, Vermont College of Fine Arts
Group Shows
2021 - Art Justice, Future Obsolescence; Heizkraftwerk Lichterfelde; Soho Photo Gallery, NYC
2021 - We’re Still There, Public Art on the fences of Old Stone House, Curator: Johnny Thornton
2020 - Brooklyn Utopia 2020, Old Stone House, Brooklyn, NY; Invited by Curator Katherine Gressel
2020 - Arborescent, Alex Ferrone Gallery, Cutchogue, NY; juror: Lillian Ball
2019 - on the Outskirts, La Bodega, Brooklyn, NY; curated by Johnny Thornton
2019 - Beyond the Selfie, The Art Center Highland Park; Jurors: Judy Norris & Suzette Bross
2019 - Annual Photography Open, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY; Juried Show
2018+ ArtWork; Brooklyn, NY; Donated work for the benefit of Arts Gowanus (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
2017+ Gowanus Open Studios (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
2016 - VCFA's 25th Anniversary Group Show, The Milkcrate, Hanover, Maryland
Grants, prizes, residencies
2021 - Con Edison Power Up Neighborhood Match; Grantee - The Machine in the Garden
2021 - Brooklyn Art Fund; Grantee - The Machine in the Garden
2020 - Artist in Residence: Arad Contemporary Art Center (February-March 2020)
2019 - Vermont Studio Center residency, jury selected, July 2018
1004 - National Educational Media Network (NEMN Gold Apple)
1002 - American Film & Video Association (AFVA Blue Ribbon)
1987 - Council on International Nontheatrical Events (CINE Golden Eagle)
Lectures & Talks
2020 - The Stranger’s Path, Cultural Landscapes, and Beyond, a talk presented at the Arad Contemporary Art Center
2019 - On Power, Pans & Panoramas, a talk presented at the Conference of the International Panorama Council, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Georgia
2017 - The Panorama & Vernacular Cultural Landscapes, lecture at the Conference of the International Panorama Council, Queens Museum
2017 - The Context: The Stranger's Path, Soho Photo, NYC
Other (publications, educational programs etc.)
2020 - On Power, Pans & Panoramas, published in the peer review journal of the International Panorama Council
2018 - The Panorama & Vernacular Cultural Landscapes, published in the peer review journal of the International Panorama Council
2017 - H E R E 2 [selected to participate in this art Zine]
2016 - RETRO exhibition catalogue
2015 - Uzbekistan: a photography book
1977 - Review of an exhibition by Lewis Hine, cover The Village Voice
Assistant teacher
2019 - The Architectural Metropolis and Poetics of Space with Alex Fradkin
2016 - Fine Art Digital Printing II & General Studies Certificate Program Technical Seminar I, taught by Ben Gest
2015 - Fine Art Digital Printing II, taught by Ben Gest &"From Intent To Edit", taught by Karen Marshall
2014 - Digital Photography 1, taught by Jeanette May
Artist-Teacher-Mentors
2016 - Norbert Wiesneth
2015 - Deborah Bright
2015 - Cecilia Dougherty
2014 - Pradeep Dalal
1978 - Bhupendra Karia
1974 - Cornell Capa
Education
2016 - MFA, Visual Art, Vermont College of Fine Arts (Merit Scholarship)
- Visual Art Thesis - The Stranger's Path
- Visual Culture Thesis - Geography, Topography, and Cultural Landscape
2013 - Ten week workshop, Fine Art Printing II, International Center of Photography (ICP)
2013 - Ten week master class; the "Intimate Portrait" with Jen Davis
2002 - Executive education program, Harvard Business School
1974 - BFA, Photographic Illustration & Film, Rochester Institute of Technology
1976-1980
Independent Photojournalist. Assignments for Look, Life and Time Magazines, the New York Times and many other publications.
1974-1976
Curatorial Assistant, International Center of Photography (the eleventh employee).
Film & Television Work Experience
2012-2013
Executive In Charge Of Production, Veria Living Channel, Asia TV USA Ltd
Senior Executive responsible for all business affairs, production management and technical operations for in-house production team. Developed, supervised and responsible for a $20M production budget. Supervised production of over 400 hours of HDTV programs.
2007-current
President/Owner, Longtail Distribution Network, LLC
Launched and operate a multi-platform distribution company selling “long tail” content online and on DVD.
1998-2007
VP, Operations and Program Administration, Voom HD, a Rainbow Media Company (now AMC Networks);
Senior Executive responsible for all business affairs, production management and technical operations. Negotiated all programming and talent agreements. Completed over 350 production related agreements with an aggregated value of $100M/year.
1983-1998
Kutz Television, Inc.
Owner of independent production company. Hands-on producer, director & editor. Successfully completed over 50 documentary and advertising projects.
2014 - Video, "Sebastião Salgado on Climate Change". ICP, New York City
The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery - U.S. GSA (Kutz-TV Inc)
Producer/ Director/ Editor - Four half-hour programs examining the significance of the discovery of the 18th-century African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan. Hosted by Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee, with interviews with Maya Angelou and many others. NEMN Gold Apple Award
Affairs of Art - Rosenberg & Stiebel Gallery (Kutz-TV Inc)
Producer/ Director/ Editor - documentary celebrating the gallery's 50th anniversary, including interviews with Thomas Hoving, Ellie de Rothschild and Leonard Lauder.
Behind The Scenes - Home Box Office (Kutz-TV Inc)
Producer/ Director - Six interstitial short documentaries, featuring specialized craftspeople in the motion picture industry. CINE Golden Eagle
Wild Pigs: The Perils of Feral Swine - US Department of Agriculture (Kutz-TV Inc)
Director/ Editor - short educational documentary designed to inform hog farmers and ranchers about issues related to the growing population of wild pigs in Texas.
The Current Affair Series - McGraw-Hill/Macmillian Company (Kutz-TV Inc)
Producer/ Director/ Editor - Series presents discussions on social issues for High School students. Included "What Is A Recession?: An Introduction To Economics". AFVA Blue Ribbon Award
Full Frontal Fashion - Voom HD, Metro TV, WE.tv (Rainbow-Media; now AMC Networks)
Director of Production - Many hours produced over 8 years covering fashion runway shows in New York, Milan, London and Paris.