Photographer______________Benita Keller
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104 W. German St. P.O. Box 2080 Shepherdstown, WV. 25443 USA
		Work Experience
	1985- present 2003- Present 1983- Present 1998- Present 1987- Present 2000 Fall 1999 Spring 1996- 1999	Adjunct Instructor, Shepherd University, Photography Department, Shepherdstown, WV. Gallery Director, Frank Center for the Creative Arts Gallery, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. Fine Art Photographer/Artist, Freelance Photojournalist, Lecture, Curator, and Photography Instructor. Darkroom Coordinator and Technician, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. Photography Editor, Antietam Review Magazine (A National Literary and Photography Magazine) Adjunct Photogrqphy Instructor, Hagerstown Community College,  Hagerstown,Md. Interim, Photography Department Chair, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown,WV. USA Today, Freelance Stringer, Washington, DC.
		EDUCATION
	1984 1981	Master of Fine Arts Degree (Photography), University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Studied under John Gossage. Regents Bachelor of Arts Degree (Photography), Shepherd University, Shepherdstown,WV. Associate of Arts Degree (Photography), Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV.
		Exhibitions (*Solo Exhibitions)
	2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1988 1987 1886 1984 1983	*Out of Darkness. Photographs of Cuba. Concordia University, Irvine, CA. *Trailer and Trash or Looking Through Rose Colored Glasses, Installation and One Day Digital Shoot and Digital Printing. Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. *Photographs by Benita Keller, Enter Hotel Gallery, Shepherdstown, WV. Faculty Exhibition, Sheherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. *Circus of Tiny Invisibility. Washington County Arts Council Gallery, Hagerstown, MD. Faculty Exhition, Shepherd Univeristy, Shepherdstown, WV. *Photographs by Benita Keller, Rocco's, Hagerstown, MD. National Museum of Women in the Arts Benefit Exhibition. Washington, DC. *Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Washington Spy Restuarant, Hagerstown, MD. *Cuba, 2003, Entler Hotel Gallery, Shepherdstown, WV. Shepherd University Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. Voices, Selected Photographic Artist, Blue Elephant Art Center, Frederick, MD. *Nudes and Landscapes: Photographs. The Art House Studio & Gallery, Leesburg, VA. Benefit Art Exhibition and Sale. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC. *Nudes and Landscapes: Photographs. The art House Studio & Gallery, Leesburg, VA. Red: Birth, Death, andWoman. Book Dummy Installation. Faculty Exhibition, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV. Facutly Exhibition, Frank Arts Center, Sheperd University, Shepherdstown, WV Photographs of Cuba. Cuba Photographica Center, Havana, Cuba. Benefit Art Exhibition and Sale. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC. Juried Art Exhibition. Blue Elephant Art Center, Frederick, MD. Cuba. Lost Dog Art Gallery, Shepherdstown, WV. 150 Years of Photography Through the State of Maryland. Baltimore Historical Museum, Baltimore, MD. Faculty Exhibition, Frank Arts Center, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Juried Art Exhibition. Blue Elephant Art Gallery, Frederick, MD. Cuba. Maine Photo Workshop. Fototechnia, Havana, Cuba. *The Bride and The Veil. Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC. *The Bethany House Project. Frank Art Center, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown.WV Soho Photo National Competition Winners, Soho Photo, 15 White Street, New York, New York. Juror: Melissa Harris, Aperture. Touchstone Gallery Photography Exhibition, Washington, DC. Juror: Verna Curtis, Library of Congress Photography Curator.Washington County Women in Art, Washington County Arts Council Gallery, Hagerstown, MD. The Three photographers: Frank “Tico” Herrara, Bruce Wilder and Benita Keller, AIIA gallery, Shepherdstown, WV. Faculty Exhibition, Frank Arts Center, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Russian Triptych. Photos by Benita Keller and Matthew Williams, Paintings by Sasha Williams. Entler Hotel Arts Center, Shepherdstown, WV. Portraits or Pictures. Juror: Mary Panzer, Curator of Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. McLean Project for the Arts, Emerson Gallery, McLean, VA. Sarah Tanguy,Curator Episode 6. Open invitation. Epicenter, Shepherdstown, WV. Faculty Exhibition, Frank Arts Center, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown WV. Faculty Exhibition, Frank Arts Center, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown., WV. Nude Photography. Cumberland Arts Center, Cumberland, MD. *Vietnam: A Hero’s* Journey. Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA. Faculty Exhibition. Frank Arts Center, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Photography on the Edge. Maryland Arts Place, Baltimore, MD. Photography on the Edge. Salisbury State College, Salisbury, MD. Photography on the Edge. Montgomery State College, Montgomery, MD. Nudes. Washington Center for Photography, Washington, DC. *Vietnam. Fair’s Art Gallery, Hagerstown, MD. Faculty Exhibition, Frank Arts Center, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Alexandria, Outside Looking In. Torpedo Arts Center, Alexandria, VA. *Spirit Unbroken: The Village People and Their Land of Northern Nigeria, West Africa. Boarman Arts Center Gallery, Martinsburg, WV. *Spirit Unbroken: The Village People and Their Land of Northern Nigeria, West Africa. Mary Condon Hodgon Gallery, Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD. *Cityscapes. Fair’s Art Gallery, Hagerstown, MD. *Landscapes. Hagerstown Junior College, Hagerstown, MD. *Recent Photographs. Frank Arts Center, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. *Palms 139. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD. Artscape. Baltimore, MD. Master Thesis Show. University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
		AWARDS
	1999 1998 1997 1995 1992 1987 1986 1985	Dorothea Lange and Paul Taylor Award Finalist: The Bethany House Project. Maryland Individual Artist Grant Recipient ($3,000) Photojournalist: Cuba. Top 100 Photographers, Ernst Haas Award. Solo Exhibition Award Recipient, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC. Maryland State Individual Arts Grant ($6,000). Photojournalist: Russia. Top 100 Photographer, Ernst Haas Award. Maryland State Individual Arts Grant ($1,000) Best in Show. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Cumberland Valley Photographic Salon, Hagerstown, MD. Antietam Review Photography Award, Hagerstown, MD. 2nd Place, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Cumberland Valley Photographic Salon, Hagerstown, MD.
		PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
	2005 2004 2003 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1994 1993 1990 1989	Jury, Westmoreland Art Exhibition, Westmoreland, PA. Speaker, Magazine Photography. Antietam Reveiew Magazine. Hagerstown, MD. Guest Lecturer, Photojournalism in Africa, Russia, Vietnam and Cuba. International Society of Photographers, Washington, DC. Juror, International Society of Photographers, Washington, DC. American 24/7 Photographer for State of West Virginia. The Pinhole Camera Workshop, Shepherdstown, WV. Summer Portrait and Nude Photography Workshops, Shepherdstown, WV Freelance Photojournalist, 9/11, New York City, NY. Speaker: Benita Keller and Photographs of Cuba. Antietam Photographic Society, Hagerstown, MD. Multimedia Presentation. Benita Keller, Photographer, The Art Farm Forum. Shepherdstown, WV. Middle East Peace Talks, Press Photographer, Shepherdstown, WV. Juror: Waterford Photography Competition, Waterford, VA. Curator: Cuba. Frank Arts Center, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Curator: Cuba. Lost Dog Cafe, Shepherdstown, WV. Women’s History Month. Slide Presentation: The Bethany House Project. Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Curator: 3rd Annual Color II and Juried Photography Exhibition, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Who’s Who Among American Teachers Workshop Directed: Polaroid Transfer Process, Big Pool, MD. Curator: Historical Photographic Exhibition. Independent Cement Company, Hagerstown, MD. Curator: 2nd Annual Color II and Juried Photography Exhibition, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Panel Discussion: A Very “Gablik” Art Discussion. Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Keynote Speaker, Writer’s Day. Hagerstown Junior College, Hagerstown, MD. Gallery Talk: TGIF Day. Benita Keller Talks About Her Photographs of Russia, Hagerstown, MD. Curator: Photographica. An Exhibition of Historical Photographic Items, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Panel Discussion: A Women’s Symposium. Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Curator: 1st Annual Color II and Juried Photography Exhibition, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. Gallery Talk: TGIF. Benita Keller Talks about Her Photographs of Vietnam, Hagerstown, MD. Lecture: Edward Sheriff Curtis, Photographs of Native American Indians, Hagerstown, MD. Gallery Talk. Vietnam: A Hero’s Journey. Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA. Curator: Exploring the Nude: Photographs from a Summer Workshop, Fair’s Gallery, Hagerstown, MD. Workshop Directed: Children’s Summer Photographic Workshop, Big Pool, MD. Juror: Torpedo Factory Arts Center, Alexandria, VA. Juror: Frederick County Photographic Society, Frederick, MD. Juror: Antietam Photographic Society, Hagerstown, MD. Lecture: Photographs by Benita Keller. Antietam Photographic Society, Hagerstown, MD.
		COLLECTIONS
		National Museum of Women in the Arts Archives, Washington D.C. Washington Center for Photography, Washington, D.C. California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA. Baltimore Museum of History, Baltimore, MD. Carol Harrison and Greg Grady Private Art Collection McClean, VA. Gayle Rothchild Private Photography Collection, Bethesda, MD.

		TEACHING EXPERIENCE
		Photojournalism Women In Photography Seminar in Photography Women in Art Black and White Photography Private Student Photography Tutoring Landscape Polaroid Transfer Photography		Photojournalism: Cuba Nude Photography Criticism Pinhole Camera Alternative Processes in Photography Private Workshops: Adult and Children Color Photography ICreative Way Workshops Color Photography II Pinhole Camera
		PORTFOLIOS
		Photojournalism Bride and The Veil Landscapes 30 X 40 Cuba Russia Animals: Dead and Alive Red: Birth, Death and Woman Photojournalism Mythology: Nudes and Second Glance Nigerian Family Portrait Fragments		The Circus of Tiny Invisibility/Digital Women 911/New York Landscapes Million Man March Vietnam Portraits Nigeria, Africia Cuba Landscapes 30/40 Trailer and Trash/Digital Photos Second Glance Vintage: Dress and Women
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