Richard Koenig
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Kalamazoo Michigan USA |
Contact Type: Artist |
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Bio:
Richard Koenig is originally from Bloomington, Indiana. He received his BFA in 1985 from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, and his MFA in 1998 from Indiana University, Bloomington. Later that year, he began his present position at Kalamazoo College, Michigan. He teaches Photography, Digital Art, and Visual Fundamentals. Next year he will add Advanced Studio, and A History of Photography to his repertoire. Richard was asked to give an artist's lecture in conjunction with the exhibition, Dinner with Dali, Surrealism and Photography at the University of Toledo, Ohio, November 1999. He also spoke on his work Inserts and Suspended Images at the regional conference of the Society for Photographic Education in Carbondale, Illinois, November 2001. Mr. Koenig's photographic work has been in several invitational, and numerous juried (international and national) shows over the last three years. He has won several cash awards along the way and was chosen as a finalist in The Roche Contemporary Art Prize, an all-media exhibition and tour in Australia, in February 2001. His video work has been shown in juried shows, several microcinema events, and two film festivals: the 13th Onion City Film and Video Festival in Chicago, Illinois (September 2001) and the den haag film and video festival in the Netherlands (May 2002). Koenig had two one-person photography exhibitions during 2002: one in Portland, Oregon (January), and another in San Francisco, California (April-May). His work was also chosen as part of The Midwest Photographers Project at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago. Richard has attended three Artist Residencies in as many years: The Vermont Studio Center in 1999, Studio Camnitzer, near Lucca, Italy, in 2000, and the Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, New York, in 2001. This last residency was fully funded by the Millay Colony. Related to The Midwest Photographers Project, but looking forward to 2003, Richard will have a one-person show at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in May/June of next year. Concurrent with that show, he will be part of a three-person show, entitled Altered Scenarios, at Flatfile, a Chicago gallery. Filmography/Awards Info: Filmography Short Digital Videos: Hoodwinks 2000 3 minutes Clippings 2000 3 minutes Postcard to Oz 2001 3 minutes Koan 2002 2.5 minutes Previous Screenings Postcard to Oz has been shown at the following events: Select Media Festival, Presented by Lumpen Media Group and Select Media Chicago, Illinois, December 5th to 8th, 2002 Independent Exposure September 2002 Firestation #3 Gallery, Houston, Texas, Friday, September 27th, 2002 Independent Exposure September 2002 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, California, Tuesday, September 24th, 2002 den haag film and video festival: see [h] ear The Netherlands, May 25th and 26th, 2002 The October International Competition Hosted by The Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, October 2001 13th Annual Onion City Film and Video Festival Presented by Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, Illinois, Sept 14-16, 2001 Hoodwinks and Clippings (in collaboration with Emma Kidd) have been shown at the Period Gallery in Omaha, Nebraska. In addition, Clippings was shown at the following three events presented by Microcinema, Inc/Black Chair Productions: Independent Exposure 2 (All Digital Special)--Video Medeja Project Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, October 18th, 2002 Independent Exposure 2 (All Digital Special)--Electrofringe 2002 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, October 6th, 2002 "Independence Edition" of Independent Exposure Strange Brew Coffeehouse, Springfield, OH, July 12th, 2002 A Microcinema selection at Digital Beach Cannes, France, May 15 to 26th, 2002 "Independence Edition" of Independent Exposure Seattle, Washington, July 26th, 2001 This Contact appears in this database if Microcinema International has screened a film directed by the Contact, a film directed by the contact is featured in a DVD distributed by the Blackchair Collection Shop, or featured an organization or activity linked with the Contact. This database is used for commercial as well as informational, non-commercial purposes. It is a historical archive of Microcinema International's activities. Inclusion in this database and archive in no way implies a continuing formal relationship or affiliation with Microcinema International or the Blackchair Label nor an endorsement of its activities by the Contact. Contact details are not displayed in order to protect privacy. If you wish to contact this artist please see their website as listed above or write Microcinema International and we will be happy to forward your e-mail.
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