Pamela Venz

Professor of Art

Office:

Kennedy Art Center 5

Contact Information:

P. O. Box 21
Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Rd
Birmingham, AL 35254
Office Phone: (205) 226-4933
Office Fax: (205) 226-3044
E-mail: pvenz@bsc.edu

Brief Career Background:

2001-present ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Photography, Design

1998- 2000 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Photography, Design

2004 - Awarded Alabama State Council on the Arts Artist Fellowship grant

Selected Exhibitions:

2003 ALABAMA SIGNATURES/EIGHT ARTISTS PAINTING& PHOTOGRAPHY
Alabama State Council on the Arts Gallery
Montgomery, Alabama

2002 MANO Y MANO: James Alexander and Pamela Venz
The Vulcan Materials Gallery
The Alabama School of Fine Arts
Birmingham, Alabama

2001 34th MONTGOMERY ART GUILD MUSEUM EXHIBITION
Juror: R. Andrew Maass, Director of the Mississippi Museum of Art
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Montgomery, Alabama

2000 PARADOX a collection of works
The University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama

1999 TRIENNIAL SOUTHEASTERN JURIED EXHIBITION
Juror: James Rondeau, Associate Curator of
Contemporary Art, The Art Institute of Chicago
The Mobile Museum of Art

1998 FIRST JURIED EXHIBITON OF MEMBERS OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGE ART CONFERENCE
Jurors; Amy Cappellazzo, Susan Grase, Dahlia Morgan
Ambrosino Gallery
Miami, Florida

1996 EXHIBITION a collection of recent works
The Lewis Art Gallery
Millsaps College
Jackson, Mississippi

1996 GLASSWORKS: More Than Meets The Eye
Visual Arts Center of Northwest Florida
Panama City, Florida

Selected Lectures, Papers, Panels:

2004 I KEEP YOU CLOSE: PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Popular Culture Association Annual Conference
San Antonio, Texas

2003 WELCOME TO THE WORLD; THE PHENOMENUM OF HOSPITAL NEWBORN PORTRAITS
Popular Culture Association Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana

2001 MARILYN MONROE AND THE AMERICAN DREAM
Popular Culture Association Annual Conference
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2000 THE MEMORY BOX: A LOOK AT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHOTOGRAPY AND MEMORY
Popular Culture Association Annual Conference
New Orleans, LA

1999 SINGLE GENDER ENVIRONMENTS IN EDUCATION: PROS AND CONSPanel Chair
The Associated Colleges of the South
Women's Studies Conference
Gendered Environments
Birmingham-Southern College
Birmingham, Alabama

1998 THE CAMERA AND CHILDHOOD: A RITUAL OF DOCUMENTATION
Southeastern College Art Conference
Miami, Florida

1998 THE CAMERA AND CHILDHOOD: A RITUAL OF DOCUMENTATION
The Society of Photographic Educators, South
Central Regional Conference
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS

2005 "Alexander Garner: Out of the Shadow of Brady"
The Popular Culture Annual Conference
San Diego, CA.

Educational Background:

MFA 1985 The Ohio State University
BA 1983 (cum laude) The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Areas of Academic Interest:

Photography
History of Photography
Sculpture
Popular Culture

Courses Taught:

AR 102 Basic Design (1)
A studio course for the non major or art minor, dealing with two and three dimensional problems in organization, proportional relationship, and use of materials.

AR 103 Basic Photography (1)
A studio course for the non-major or art minor with no prior darkroom experience and limited or no 35mm camera experience. Emphasis is on the development of basic technical and aesthetic facility in 35mm photography. A 35mm camera is required. Fall, Spring.

AR 321 Photography I (1)
A studio experience for art majors in the fundamentals of 35mm photography beyond basic technical skills. Introduces the use of various films, papers, and darkroom techniques. Prerequisite: AR 111 and consent. Fall, Spring.

AR 322 Photography II (1)
Application of techniques presented in AR 321 with an investigative approach to photographic image making. Prerequisite: AR 321 and consent. Fall, Spring.

AR 323 Photography III (1)
An advanced application of the technical and conceptual themes covered in AR 322, specifically for the photography major. Prerequisite: AR 322 and consent. Fall, Spring