Kristy Peet
EducationSavannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA
Masters of Fine Art in Photography, November 2004
Austin College Sherman, TX
Bachelor of Arts, May 2002
Majors: Mathematics and Computer Science
Minor: Art with an emphasis in Photography
Employment and Teaching Experience
2008-present Instructor – Photography Houston, TX
Rice University – Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
- Teaching Basics of Photography
2008-2010Affiliate Instructor – Photography Houston, TX
University of Houston
- Teaching Junior Photography Major class
- Teaching Advanced Photography
- Teaching Intermediate Photography
- Teaching Fundamentals of Photography
2007 – presentAdjunct Professor – Photography and Digital Art Stafford, TX
Houston Community College Southwest
- Teaching Photography I
- Teaching Digital Art I
- Teaching Art Appreciation
- Advising student art organization
- Organizing and curating Gallery Shows
2006-present Resident EducationInstructor (2009-present) Houston, TX
Instructor (2006-2009)
Houston Center for Photography
- Teaching the following courses: Lighting, Retouching, Introduction to Photoshop Layers, Photoshop Basics, Cyanotype Workshop, Emulsion Lift Workshop, Digital Photography for the Film Photographer, Large Format Photography, Camera Basics, Non-Digital Photo Montage, Does Size Matter?, Gif Animation, Photo Fundamentals, Matting and Mounting
2006- presentAdjunct Professor – Photography Conroe, TX
Lone Star College – Montgomery (formerly Montgomery College)
- Teaching Photography I and II at Montgomery College
- Teaching Continuing Education Photography
- Teaching youth digital photography classes
- Maintaining the darkroom and supplies
Summer 2005Photography Instructor
Belvoir Terrace Fine Art Camp Lenox, MA
Taught black and white photography to girls ages 10-16
Maintained the darkroom
2005Assistant Manager of Production and Customer Service
Ray the Retoucher Photo Lab Hollywood, CA
Color correcting and minor retouching of headshots
Customer service
Maintained color processing machines
Solo Exhibitions
2008“Coming of Age,” Hungry’s Gallery, Houston, Texas
“Salted Away,” Collaboration with David McClain, in conjunction with FOTOFEST 2008, Matteson-Parrish Art Gallery, Conroe, Texas
2005“Uncertain,” Ida Green Gallery, Sherman, Texas
“Uncertain,” The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Hallworks Series, Dallas, Texas
2004“Uncertain,“ Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
2002“Night Light,“ Craig Hall Gallery, Sherman, Texas
Permanent Installations
2008“After Smithson (Limestone Jetty),” Collaboration with David McClain, Lone Star College – Montgomery, Conroe, Texas
Juried and Group Shows
2010“Gift of Gift of,” Next Wall Gallery, Houston, TX 77019
“How I Will Die,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas
Auction, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
2009“Faculty Exhibition,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas
“HCCSW Faculty Exhibition,” University of Houston Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Texas
“The Christmas Photo Album,” OST gallery, Moscow, Russia
2008“Blue,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas
“Faculty Exhibition,” Matteson-Parrish Art Gallery, Conroe, Texas
“Learning Curve II,” Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
Curated by Rachel Hewlett, Education Coordinator, Houston Center for Photography
“Left Alone,” ArtStorm, Houston, Texas
Curated by Monte Large, Artstorm Board Member
“Outdated,” Country Club Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
“Gastronomia,” McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas
“Lovers,” Austin Figurative Gallery, Austin, Texas
Curated by Lanie McCormick, independent curator and artist
“Sustenance,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas
“Found at Fotofest,” John Cleary Gallery, Houston, Texas
Curated by Catherine Couturier, Gallery Director, John Cleary Gallery
“Luck of the Draw 7,” DiverseWorks, Houston, Texas
“Give up the Ghost,” Austin Figurative Gallery, Austin, Texas
Curated by Lanie McCormick, independent curator and artist
“Photography Self-Portrait Show,” Austin Figurative Gallery, Austin, Texas
Curated by Lanie McCormick, independent curator and artist
“Perfecting Process,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas
“Wish! Silent Auction,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
2007“2nd Annual Auction,” Hungry’s Gallery, Houston, Texas
“Local/e”, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Curator: Marilyn Waligore, Professor of Photography
“Day of the Dead,” Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
“Faculty Exhibition,” Matteson-Parrish Gallery, Conroe, Texas
“Faculty Exhibition,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas
“10th Juried Photography Exhibition,” The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Texas
Juror: Madeline Yale, executive director, Houston Center for Photography
“War,” Art Car Museum, Houston, Texas
“25th Anniversary Fellowship Exhibition,” Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
Juror: Lynn McLanahan Herber, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
“The (Un)Solo Show,” Collaboration with Matt Adams, Gallery 19, Houston, Texas
“Alternate Eye,” Elder Street Gallery, Houston, Texas
“Viewpoint 2007,” Bosque Conservatory, Clifton, Texas
Juror: Marisa Sanchez, Curatorial Assistant, Photography, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
“Relationships,” Hungry’s Gallery, Houston, Texas
Juror: Soody Sharifi and Gemma DeSantos, Director, DeSantos Gallery, Houston
“Learning Curve,” Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
Curated by Rachel Hewlett, Education Coordinator, Houston Center for Photography
“Wish! Silent Auction,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
2006“Contemporary Mathematical Photography and New Media: Part 2,” New Image Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Jurors: Professors Elizabeth Brown, Corinne Diop, and Rebecca Silberman, James Madison University
“Past Meets Present,” SPE South Central Region Faculty Exhibition, Ingram Studio Art Center, Nashville, Tennessee
“Faculty Exhibition,” Montgomery College, Conroe, Texas
“The Summer Show,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
“2006 Juried Membership Exhibition,” Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
Jurors: Allison Hunter, Executive Director, Madeline Yale, Program Director
“Adjunct Art Exhibition,” North Harris College, Houston, Texas
“Wish! Silent Auction,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
2005“Belvoir Scholarship Auction,” Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York, New York
“2nd Annual Snap to Grid,” Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California
“Texas Photographic Society Auction XI,” Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
“Staff Art Show,” Belvoir Terrace, Lenox, Massachusetts
“The Summer Show,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
“Wish! Silent Auction,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
“Relate,” Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, California
“Re-Defined: Found Objects,” Red Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
Juror: Frederick Jesser, Assistant Curator, Savannah College of Art and Design
2004“Small Works Exhibition,” Red Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
Juror: Natalie Bray, Assistant Curator, Savannah College of Art and Design
“Formal Perceptions,“ Starland Center for Contemporary Art, Savannah, Georgia
“Texas Photographic Society Auction X,” Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas
“Funky Camera Show,” River City Silver, San Antonio, Texas
Curator: San Antonio Funky Camera Society
“Snap to Grid,“ Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California
“The Mind’s Eye,” Desoto Row Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
Jurors: Susan Laney and Ben Basley, Gallery Director, Jack Leigh Gallery
“One Year Anniversary Show,“ Premiere Photo Imaging, Richardson, Texas
Juror: Elizabeth Winkler, Project Manager, Premier Photo Imaging
“Annual Members Exhibition,“ Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton, Texas
Juror: Carol Fairlie, Professor of Art, Sul Ross State University
“The Summer Show,“ The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
Juror: Dana Friis-Hansen, Executive Director, Austin Museum of Art
2003“Texas Photographic Society 12: The National Competition,”Traveling Exhibition
Juror: Stephen Perloff, Editor, The Photo Review
“Georgia National Fair Photography Exhibition,“ Perry, Georgia
“Instant Gratification,“ Oglethorpe Row Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
“9,“ Johnson Reception Gallery, Sherman, Texas
2002“Senior Invitational,“ Johnson Reception Gallery, Sherman, Texas
“Student Show,“ Ida Green Gallery, Sherman, Texas
Juror: Mark Monroe, Professor of Art, Austin College
2001“X-Change,“ University of Texas at Dallas Art Gallery, Richardson, Texas
Publications
2007Houston: It’s Worth It, Best Buddies Texas Friendship Focus, Living Magazine
2006Living Magazine, Best Buddies 2007 Promotional Calendar, Swirl Literary and Arts Zine, Wish! Auction Catalog
2005Texas Photographic Society Contact Sheet, Texas Photographic Society Auction XI Catalog
2004Texas Photographic Society Auction X Catalog, Best of College Photography Annual, TPS 12: The National Competition Exhibition Catalogue
2002Best of College Photography Annual, Austin College Chromoscope, Austin College Observer
2001Austin College Chromoscope
Awards
2008Hungry’s Photography Grant Honorable Mention
Juror: Madeline Yale, Executive Director, Houston Center for Photography
2007Hungry’s Photography Grant Honorable Mention
Juror: Delilah Montoya, artist and educator
Houston Center for Photography Fellowship Honorable Mention
Juror: Lynn McLanahan Herber, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston
2004Best of College Photography, Honorable Mention
2003Georgia National Fair, 2nd place still life, 5th place still life
Collections
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Savannah College of Art and Design
Curatorial and Juror Experience
2010“How I Will Die,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas
2009The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of Harris County Harris County Department of Education, Houston, Texas, Judge
“Learning Curve 3,” Houston Center for Photography, Juror
“Paint the Walls,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas, Curator
Episcopal High School Student Show. Houston, Texas, Judge
2008“Sustenance,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas , Curator
2007“Dis---similar”, Hungry’s Gallery, Houston, Texas, Curator
The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival Scholarship Competition, The Woodlands, Texas, Judge
20064H Youth Photography Competition, Conroe, Texas, Judge
2005 “Relate”, Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, California, Curator
2004“Formal Perceptions“, Starland Center for Contemporary Art, Savannah, Georgia , Curator
Lectures
2008“Digital Artists Talk”, Houston Community College Southwest
2007“Living the Arts Presentation”, Houston Community College Southwest
“Artist’s Portfolio Workshop”, Montgomery College
2006“Communication Across the Curriculum: Photomontage”, Montgomery College
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