Education
MFA Photography, Yale University – 2013
BFA Photography, Columbia College Chicago – 2004
BFA Photography, Columbia College Chicago – 2004
Solo Exhibitions
2016
Like a Juggernaut, McHenry County College Gallery One & Two - Crystal Lake, IL
2015
Like a Juggernaut, Lamar Dodd School of Art – Athens, GA
Our Bodies as One, Gallery 101 – Athens, GA
Like a Juggernaut, Lamar Dodd School of Art – Athens, GA
Our Bodies as One, Gallery 101 – Athens, GA
2005
The Wrestlers, Garden Fresh – Chicago, IL
The Wrestlers, Garden Fresh – Chicago, IL
Group Exhibitions
2021
Dissonance and Resonance: Four Photographer, Salina Art Center – Salina, KS
When In Athens, The Humid - Athens, GA
2020
(Re)Visions of Chicago Public Schools, Gallery 062 - Chicago, IL
2019
The Ringer, Athica Contemporary Art Center - Athens, GA
2014
Soft Target, M+B Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
Summer Home, Schneider Gallery – Chicago, IL
Tierney Foundation Exhibition, Photoville NYC – New York, NY
Shannon, Belfast School of Art – Belfast, IRL
Soft Target, M+B Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
Summer Home, Schneider Gallery – Chicago, IL
Tierney Foundation Exhibition, Photoville NYC – New York, NY
Shannon, Belfast School of Art – Belfast, IRL
2013
Chicago Style, The Coat Check – Chicago, IL
Shades of Darkness, C33 Gallery – Chicago, IL
Shannon: Yale Photography MFA 2013, Aperture Foundation – New York, NY
Shannon: Yale Photography MFA 2013, Johalla Projects – Chicago, IL
All Pictures By: Yale Photography MFA 2013, Green Gallery – New Haven, CT
Stitched and Glued: The Handmade Photo Book, Riverside Arts Center – Riverside, IL
Chicago Style, The Coat Check – Chicago, IL
Shades of Darkness, C33 Gallery – Chicago, IL
Shannon: Yale Photography MFA 2013, Aperture Foundation – New York, NY
Shannon: Yale Photography MFA 2013, Johalla Projects – Chicago, IL
All Pictures By: Yale Photography MFA 2013, Green Gallery – New Haven, CT
Stitched and Glued: The Handmade Photo Book, Riverside Arts Center – Riverside, IL
2012
Begin Again, Green Gallery, Yale University MFA 2013 – New Haven, CT
Begin Again, Green Gallery, Yale University MFA 2013 – New Haven, CT
2011
Frais Peint, Green Gallery – New Haven, CT
For No One But Us, Living Room Gallery – Chicago, IL
Frais Peint, Green Gallery – New Haven, CT
For No One But Us, Living Room Gallery – Chicago, IL
2008
Teaching at 21, Marwen Foundation – Chicago, IL
Teaching at 21, Marwen Foundation – Chicago, IL
2006
18th Evanston + Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center – Evanston, IL
New Trends in Chicago Photography, Version06 Festival – Chicago, IL
Art Show, Buddy Gallery – Chicago, IL
18th Evanston + Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center – Evanston, IL
New Trends in Chicago Photography, Version06 Festival – Chicago, IL
Art Show, Buddy Gallery – Chicago, IL
2005
Winter Showcase, South Union Arts – Chicago, IL
Park and Recreation, Buddy Gallery – Chicago, IL
Winter Showcase, South Union Arts – Chicago, IL
Park and Recreation, Buddy Gallery – Chicago, IL
2004
Recollection, Vespine Gallery – Chicago, IL
Chicago/Land/Space/Place, Glass Curtain Gallery – Chicago, IL
Union Civic and Arts League Honor Exhibition – Chicago, IL
Recollection, Vespine Gallery – Chicago, IL
Chicago/Land/Space/Place, Glass Curtain Gallery – Chicago, IL
Union Civic and Arts League Honor Exhibition – Chicago, IL
2003
Hokin Honors Exhibition, Hokin Gallery – Chicago, IL
Hokin Honors Exhibition, Hokin Gallery – Chicago, IL
Screenings
2015
Les Rencontres Internationales, Berlin DEU
Les Rencontres Internationales, Berlin DEU
2014
Les Rencontres Internationales, Paris, FRA
What Else Could This Be, M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Les Rencontres Internationales, Paris, FRA
What Else Could This Be, M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Giant System Chicago Presents, The Nightingale, Chicago, IL
Giant System Chicago Presents, The Nightingale, Chicago, IL
Curatorial Projects
2015
SineWaves, Screenings from the Avant-garde – University of Georgia
SineWaves, Screenings from the Avant-garde – University of Georgia
2011
For No One But Us, Living Room Gallery – Chicago, IL
For No One But Us, Living Room Gallery – Chicago, IL
2006
Park and Recreations, Buddy – Chicago, IL
Park and Recreations, Buddy – Chicago, IL
Awards & Grants
2014
Post-MFA Fellowship, Lamar Dodd School of Art at The University of Georgia
Post-MFA Fellowship, Lamar Dodd School of Art at The University of Georgia
2013
Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, Yale University School of Art
Tierney Foundation Fellowship, Yale University School of Art
Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, Yale University School of Art
Tierney Foundation Fellowship, Yale University School of Art
2010
First Runner-Up Blurb Photography Book Now Book Contest
City of Chicago CAAP Grant
First Runner-Up Blurb Photography Book Now Book Contest
City of Chicago CAAP Grant
2009
City of Chicago CAAP Grant
City of Chicago CAAP Grant
2008
City of Chicago CAAP Grant
Finalist, Honickman First Book Prize, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
City of Chicago CAAP Grant
Finalist, Honickman First Book Prize, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
2007
City of Chicago CAAP Grant
City of Chicago CAAP Grant
2004
Albert P. Weisman Memorial Scholarship
Albert P. Weisman Memorial Scholarship
2003
Union Civic and Art League Scholarship
Best in Show, Hokin Honors Exhibition, Columbia College Chicago
Union Civic and Art League Scholarship
Best in Show, Hokin Honors Exhibition, Columbia College Chicago
Collections
Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, School of the Art Institute – Chicago, IL
Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections, Yale University – New Haven, CT
Mid-West Photographers Project, Museum of Contemporary Photography – Chicago, IL
Columbia College Chicago – Chicago, IL
The Indie Photo Book Library – Washington D.C.
Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections, Yale University – New Haven, CT
Mid-West Photographers Project, Museum of Contemporary Photography – Chicago, IL
Columbia College Chicago – Chicago, IL
The Indie Photo Book Library – Washington D.C.
Panels and Lectures
2016
Visiting Artist Lecture, Photography Department, Northern Illinois University
Visiting Artist Lecture, Photography Department, Northern Illinois University
2015
Visiting Artist Lecture, Art Club, McHenry County College
Photography Fellow Lecture, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia
Visiting Artist Lecture, Georgia State University
Visiting Artist Lecture, Art Club, McHenry County College
Photography Fellow Lecture, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia
Visiting Artist Lecture, Georgia State University
2014
College of Lake County Visiting Artist Lecture, College of Lake County
College of Lake County Visiting Artist Lecture, College of Lake County
2013
The MFA and Contemporary Practitioners, Latitude Chicago
The MFA and Contemporary Practitioners, Latitude Chicago
Publications
2014
Shannon, Yale School of Art.
Shannon, Yale School of Art.
2004
Sites: 6×6 Book Series, Columbia College Chicago.
Sites: 6×6 Book Series, Columbia College Chicago.
Teaching
Current
Instructor of Photography at McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL
-Digital Imaging I
-Digital Imaging II
-Digital Imaging III
-Beginning Photography
-Intermediate Photography
Instructor of Photography at McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL
-Digital Imaging I
-Digital Imaging II
-Digital Imaging III
-Beginning Photography
-Intermediate Photography
2014-2015
Photography Fellow at The University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA
-Color Photography
-Constructed Image
-Constructed Image II
-Special Topics: Contemporary Photographic Production and Dissemination
-MFA Graduate Critique Panel
Photography Fellow at The University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA
-Color Photography
-Constructed Image
-Constructed Image II
-Special Topics: Contemporary Photographic Production and Dissemination
-MFA Graduate Critique Panel
2013-2014
Instructor at The School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
-Advanced Post-Production and Fine Printing
Instructor at The School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
-Advanced Post-Production and Fine Printing
2014
Instructor at University of Indiana Northwest, Gary, IN
-Introduction to Photography
-Video Art
Instructor at University of Indiana Northwest, Gary, IN
-Introduction to Photography
-Video Art
2009-2011
Adjunct Instructor at Columbia College Chicago, Chicago IL
-Body, Space, and Image
-Off-Camera Flash Workshop
-Digital Capture Workshop
Adjunct Instructor at Columbia College Chicago, Chicago IL
-Body, Space, and Image
-Off-Camera Flash Workshop
-Digital Capture Workshop
2004-2013
Marwen Foundation, Chicago, IL
Marwen Foundation, Chicago, IL