Leslie Burns
CURRICULUM VITAE______
EDUCATION
2011Master of Fine Arts – Photography, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1999Bachelor of Arts - Studio Art (Minor – Biology), College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-PresentAdjunct Instructor, Introduction to Photography, School of the Arts, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
2011-2015Adjunct Instructor, , Aesthetics of Photography , Analog and Digital Photography, Photoshop, and Advanced Alternative Processes, Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC
2009-2011Instructor of Record, Introduction to Photography, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2009-2011Exhibition Coordinator, Photography Area, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens GA
2010Visiting Critic, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2009Instructor of Record, Directed Study with Advanced Undergraduate Photography Students in Alternative Processes, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2009Teaching Practicum with Mary Ruth Moore, Advanced Photography, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2008Supervisor of Interns, Photography Area, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2007Instructor, Large Format Photography, Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC
2006Instructor, Introduction to Photography, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
2005Instructor, Introduction to Photography, Summer Art Institute, Redux Contemporary Arts Center, Charleston, SC
2001Instructor, Introduction to Photography, Memminger Elementary School, Charleston, SC
2000-2002Photography Technician, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
1998Instructor, Introduction to Photography, Boys and Girls Club, Shaw Unit, Charleston, SC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010Kids and Guns, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
2001Recent Works, Loggerhead, Charleston, SC
2001To Be Continued, Zuppa, Charleston, SC
2000Mummeries, City Gallery, Charleston, SC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013Work of Body, Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Portal Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2013Artfields, Lake City, SC
2012TAPPED 3, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2012Ways of Seeing: Phoneography, Rebekah Jacob Gallery, Charleston, SC
2012ReNude, Redux Contemporary Arts Center, Charleston, SC
2011Hand + Eye, Fotosavant, Juror Kevin Logghe, Durham, NC
2011Wonderland: Photographic Fantasies, Juror Blue Mitchell, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
2011Postcard Show, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC
2011MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 101, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA
2011Georgia 13 Video Installation Exhibition, Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Atlanta, GA
2011 7th Photographic Image Biennial, Juror Keith Carter, Wellington B. Grey Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2010Emerging Visions, Tula Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2010Athens Street Show 2010, curated by David Calton and Sarah Heath, Athens, GA
20106 x 6 Play, Cine Film Lab, Juror Didi Dunphy, Athens, GA
2010Lyndon House Juried Exhibition, curated by Ron Platt, Athens, GA
2009Juried Exhibition, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Juror Julian Cox, Athens, GA
2009Alternative Processes, SOHO Photo Gallery, New York, NY
2009Crossroads, Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA
2009Our Darlings, First Year MFA Show, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA
2009Graduate Photography Works, Traveling Exhibit,Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA
2008Diverse Chorus, Neurotitan, Berlin, Germany, curated by Kevin Taylor
2004Redux Contemporary Arts Center, Charleston, SC
2004Head Show, Halsey Gallery, Charleston, SC
2002The Vagina Monologues, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
2002Palmetto Project; Gibbes Museum Studio, Charleston, SC
2001Appearances, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2001Untitled, Untitled Gallery, Charleston, SC
2001A Tribute to The Garage, 33-B Spring St, Charleston, SC
2000Allusions, New Life Gallery, Charleston, SC
2000Form of Gallery, 33-B Spring St, Charleston, SC
2000Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition, Juror Mokhless Al-Hariri, Charleston, SC
1999Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition, Juror Max Below Todeo Paris, Charleston, SC
1999Young Contemporaries Juried Exhibition, Juror Jennifer Gross, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC
1999Works on Paper, Print Studio South, Charleston, SC
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2010Penland Partners in Education Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2010Teaching Assistantship, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2009Teaching Assistantship, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2008Graduate Assistantship, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2001Student Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
1999Regents Tuition Scholarship, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
PUBLICATIONS/CITATIONS
2012Oxford American, “100 Under 100: The New Superstars of Southern Art”, Pamela Wall, Issue 76, February 2012
2012OneOneThousand.org, “Featured Photographer”, Daniel A. Echevarria and Natalie Minik, February 2012
2011Lenscratch.com, “Masks, Costumes, and Halloween”, Aline Smithson, October 31, 2011
2011Fotosavant.com, “The Search for Authenticity”, Kevin Logghe, May 25, 2011
2011Burnaway.org, “University of Georgia MFA show: Precision and just a little grandeur”, Michael Lachowski, April 7, 2011
2011Flagpole Magazine, “Art Notes”, Caroline Barratt, March 30, 2011
2010Flagpole Magazine, review of “Playtime with Subterranean Termites”, Brian Hiltselberger, April 13, 2010
2007 Thrill Jockey Records, The Human Bell, album front and rear covers, Human Bell
2001Charleston City Paper, review of Untitled, Kristen Rhodes, October 31, 2001
2001Fiberarts, “Beyond Three Dimensions”, September/October, 2001
2000The Post and Courier, review of Mummeries, Dottie Ashley, March 19, 2000
1999Charleston City Paper, review of Print Studio South, Kristen Rhodes, November 30, 1999
CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
2011Society for Photographic Education, Southeast Regional Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC
2011Society for Photographic Education, National Conference, Atlanta, GA
2010“Alternative Processes Condensed”, Christina Z. Anderson, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2010University of Georgia Invitational Iron Pour, Athens, GA
2009Society for Photographic Education Southeast Regional Conference, Atlanta, GA
2007Society for Photographic Education Southeast Regional Conference, Savannah, GA
2001“The Art of the Dream”, Susan Kae Grant, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2000Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Las Vegas, NV
1999Society for Photographic Education Southeast Regional Conference, Charleston, SC
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
2011MFA Thesis Show Reception Committee, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2010-2011Student Advisory Council, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2008-2011Portfolio Review Committee, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1998President, Visual Arts Club, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society for Photographic Education
Georgia Sculptors’ Society
Atlanta Photography Group
META Museum