RESUME: LILLIAN ELAINE WILSON

 

EDUCATION
Art Center School of Design, Pasadena, CA, Spring Semester 2008
ACN Digital Photography, Course Completion, GPA 4.0

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Graduated 1986
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities Major, Photography Minor, Fine Arts.

University of Indianapolis, IN, 1982-1983

AWARDS
2008
Images: "The Kiss" and "California Dreaming"
2008 International Photography Award: Honorable Mentions, Fine Art, and People/Family Divisions

Images: "Tony's" and "Life Stop 217 Series"
PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris, Human Conditions Competition
Honorable Mentions

2005
Image: " Ba Laughing"
B&W Magazine 2005 Single Image Contest Awards, Silver Award for Travel/People/Places,204 photographs chosen out of 5,000 from around the world for publication in the "B&W Single Image Contest Annual 2005"

Image: "Wall of Blame"
2005 International Photography Award: Honorable Mention, Fine Art Division

2004
Image: "Bubble Passage"
2004 International Photography Award: Honorable Mention, Fine Art Division

2002
Images: "Dazzling Smile" and "Tony's"
"2002 Juried Open"
Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga Canyon, CA "
3rd place cash prize awarded

Image: "Rookie Fireman Garcia"
"Neighborhood of Nations"
Einsen Publishing and The Glendale Urgent Care Center, Glendale, CA Honorable Mention cash prize awarded

1999
Kodak Best Salesperson Award at Calumet Photographic
Awarded for sales of infrared to the Motion Picture Industry

1998
Certificate of Excellence and Leadership
Awarded by President of Calumet Photographic, Inc
Best of Show and Presentation
Calumet "Corporate Photography Contest and Exhibition"


PUBLICATIONS

2007
“Focus Fine Art Photography Magazine,” Artist Feature on Series “Life Stop 217,” Pages 135-140, 9 images

"The Moveable Nest," A Mother and Daughter Companion
Helicon Nine Editions, Mention on page xii of Foward, Image page 30
Poem "Leaving Mother," Page 31-32, & Self Portrait/Bio Page 199

2006
"TV Land Legends," Melcher Media, Inc.
Credited full page inside portrait of Leonard Nimoy.
Photograph among such photographers as Annie Leibovitz, Herb Ritz,...

Friman, Alice, "The Book of the Rotten Daughter"
Book of Poetry, BKMK Press
Cover Image, inside by-line credit.

2005
"B&W Magazine Single Image Contest Annual 2005"
Image: " Ba Laughing"
"Silver Award Travel/People/Places", full-page inside, page 166

Psychology Today Magazine, Issue; February 2005
"Why One Kid May be Enough", page 32, byline credit
Inside Editorial, stock image, Botanica Collection2003

The Pennsylvania Lawyer Magazine, May/June: Volume 25
"Dialing for Dollars", pages 3 and 29
One photo on the masthead and full-page editorial, byline credit

"The Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids'"Yankee Publishing 2005
Botanical Stock Image, Page 63

2000
Swan, Gladys, "News from the Volcano"
Book of short stories, University of Missouri Press
Inside back cover, byline credit

1999
Friman, Alice, "Zoo"
Book of Poetry, University of Arkansas Press
Inside back cover Portrait, byline credit

1997
Friman, Alice, "Inverted Fire"
Book of Poetry, BKMK Press
Back Cover Portrait, byline credit

1995
"Flying Island", Volume 3: Issue 2
Three photos; pages. 4, 6, 14 for a Literary Magazine, byline credit

1994
"Caffeine", Hot Water Press, Issue 9
Four photos; pages 22, 23, 25 and inside back cover advertisement
One poem; "Ritual;" page 37, for Literary Magazine, byline credit

1990
Long Beach Museum of Art, "Foundation Report 1985 to 1990"
Cover shot, with byline credit. Freelance Promotional/Event Photographer for Annual Report

1986
"Writer's Forum", Volume 12, University of Colorado
Back cover portrait of featured novelist Gladys Swan.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1998
"Some People," portraits and street photography
Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
50 images including rare portraits of Leonard Nimoy
Show opening night lecture presented in auditorium

1994
"City Dwellers," street photography
Ground Zero Cafe, Burbank, CA
12 images from various cities

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
"Staff Underground Exhibition," J. Paul Getty Museum
L3, Museum Hallway Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Image, "Foam and Fabric"

2007
"L.A. Stories," A shared exhibition with three other L. A. Photographers;
Sparky Greene, David Healey, and Howard Pasamanick
Farmani Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
"Life Stop 217". Series, 20 Images

2006
"Staff Underground Exhibition," J. Paul Getty Museum
L3, Museum Hallway Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Image, "Anastasia and Nicole"

"FOH", A Photography Show Curated by Helen K. Garber
Ocean Front Gallery, Venice, CA
"Life Stop 217" Series, 8 Images

2005
Image: "Tony's"
"Brand 34: Works on Paper"
Brand Library Gallery, Glendale, CA
Juror: Martin Mondrus, former President of the Pasadena Society of the Arts and the Los Angeles Print Making Society. His work is represented by such organizations as Downey Museum of Art, and the Skirball Museum. Show catalog.

"Focus On Aids 11"
Image: "Tony's"
The largest and most prestigious rare, vintage and contemporary photography auction benefit in the United States. Preview gallery exhibition held at Farmani Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA. Exhibition then travels to a silent auction event held at The Directors Guild of America, Beverly Hills, CA
Image published in Auction catalog.


"2005 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition" - Los Angeles Municipal Gallery
Images Accepted: "Bubble Passage" and "Cup Runneth Over"
Exhibition:William Grant Still Art Center, and Eagle Rock Center for the Arts.
Jurors: James Elaine, Curator of Hammer Projects, UCLA Hammer Museum
Barbara Gilbert, Curator of Fine Art, Skirball Cultural Center Karin Higa, Director of Cultural & Exhibition Departments Senior Curator of Art, Japanese American National Museum. Lamonte Westmoreland, Curator and Assistant Professor for Da Vinci Gallery Los Angeles City College.
273 images of 1600 total submitted accepted for this exhibition.

2004
Image: "Tony's"
12th Annual Photography Exhibition
National competition; one of 50 accepted images
Maryland Federation of Art & MFA City Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Juror: Eli Reed, Photojournalist and Magnum Photographer; Life Magazine and National Geographic.

"Focus On Aids 10"
Image: "She's a Ghost"
The largest and most prestigious rare, vintage and contemporary photography auction benefit in the United State. Preview gallery exhibition held at Farmani Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA. Exhibition then travels to a silent auction event held at The Directors Guild of America, Beverly Hills, CA
Image published in Auction catalog, #178.

"2004 Juried Open"
Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga Canyon, CA
Juror: Michael Zakian Director of the Weisman Art Museum at Pepperdine University.

"Two On The Street"
Shared street photography show with Irving Goldworm
Translight Gallery, Montrose, CA

2003
"Downstairs at the Milken"
Los Angeles Visual Artists, Group Show
Milken Gallery, Jewish Community Campus, West Hills, CA

"Passion Red"
Los Angeles Visual Artists, Group Show,
Judith Kaufman Gallery at the El Portal Theatre, NoHo Arts District, CA

"Diverse Deconstruction"
Los Angeles Visual Artists Group Show
NOHO Festival Historic Bank Building Space, NoHo, CA,

"Fame/Infamy," local artists' renditions of fame
The Art Coalition, North Hollywood, CA
Curator: Amy Roth

"Los Angeles Visual Artists, Group Inaugural Show
Judith Kaufman Gallery at the El Portal Theatre, NoHo Arts District, CA

"Zoom Too"
Diverse Los Angeles Photographers
I-5 Gallery, Brewery Art Association, Los Angeles, CA

2002
"Brand 32: Works on Paper"
Image: "Marching"
Brand Library Gallery, Glendale, CA
Juror: Nancy Moure, Assistant Curator, Los Angeles Museum of Art
Show catalog, page 8

"2002 Juried Open"
Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga Canyon, CA
Juror: Patricia Correia, Director, Patricia Correia Gallery of Bergamot Station
Images awarded: "Tony's" and "Dazzling Smile"

"Neighborhood of Nations"
Image awarded: "Rookie Fireman Garcia"
Juried competition
Einsen Publishing and Glendale Urgent Care Center, Glendale, CA

Viewfinder"
Los Angeles Breast Cancer Alliance (LABCA) Benefit Lafoto Gallery
Santa Monica, CA
"California Photographers"
Gallery grand opening show

"Tea Time"
Women In Photography International
Photo Impact Lab Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

"Focus On Aids 9"
The largest and most prestigious rare, vintage and contemporary photography auction benefit in the United States
Barney's New York, Beverly Hills, CA
Silent auction selection
Auction catalog, image #194

"Hollywood Bound," an invitational show
Sponsored by Women In Photography International & The Hollywood Arts Council. The Hollywood Library Gallery, Hollywood, CA

"Invitational Women In Photography Exhibition"
The Photo LA Convention Featured Booth Exhibit
The Santa Monica Convention Center, Santa Monica, CA

2001
"International "Tea Time: Images of Women-Images of Tea"
Women In Photography International, an International traveling exhibition.
House of Photographic Art, San Juan Capistrano, CA
2000
"Image 2000, An International Exhibition"
The Art Center of Plano, Plano, TX, Juror: Patricia D. Richards
Awarded catalog cover shot and use for press release with byline

WORK HISTORY
June 2005-Present
J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust. Los Angeles, CA
Senior Staff Assistant, Imaging Services
Direct Senior Assistant to the Manager of the Imaging Services Department, where all museum works are photographed. Duties consist of keeping the calendar, budget expensing and authorizations, travel and meeting arrangements, workflow planning, etc. Additionally assists Curators, Photographers, Lab Technicians, and Registrar with such things as; weekly photography schedules, equiptment purchasing, media needs, and record keeping.

2001-2005
PictureArts Corporation (Now called Jupiter), A Stock Imagery Company, South Pasadena, CA
Collections include Brand X Pictures, FoodPix, Botanica, Ibid, and Nonstock
Senior Account Executive, and Contributing Photographer (Independent Contributor)

2004-Present (Independent Contributor)
Contour Photos, a celebrity stock agency (a Media Vast, Inc. company), New York, NY
Contributing Photographer, images of actor Leonard Nimoy

1999-2001-Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY
Professional Division Account Executive, Western Region/Greater Los AngelesWorked with television and movie studios, colleges, and high-end commercial photographers/dealers & labs daily

1998, 2001-2008 (Independently Contracted)
San Bernardino County Fair Photography Exhibition Invitational
Invited Judge for annual competition and exhibition

1995-1999
Calumet Photographic, Inc., Hollywood, CA
Technical Film Sales Supervisor, Emulsion Control Manager, Sales Representative,
Calumet "Saturday Club" Workshop Instructor
Co-Chair for LA Photo Forum Photography Group
Sole USA Sales Representative for Kodak International infrared motion picture film

1990-1994
Charles William Bush Studios, Inc., Hollywood, CA
Assistant to Producer for high-end Commercial shoots
Worked with celebrities daily.

 


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