RESUME: LILLIAN ELAINE WILSON

EDUCATION
Art Center School of Design, Pasadena, CA, Spring Semester 2008
ACN Digital Photography, Course Completion, GPA 4.0
(additional digital tutoring with professor 2011)

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

University of Indianapolis, IN, 1982-1983

WORK HISTORY
2009-Present
J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust. Los Angeles, CA
Promoted to Imaging Technician 2010
Assigned to an on-going project to digital capture the museum’s Photographs Collection. Working with Curators, Conservators, and Registrars daily. Workflow development, staging of art, and photography.

June 2005-2011
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 expense reports, and authorizations, travel and meeting arrangements, workflow planning, etc. Additionally assist Curators, Photographers, Lab Technicians, and Registrar with such things as; weekly photography schedules, equipment purchasing, media needs, and record keeping.

2010-Present (Independent Contributor, Editorial Photographer)
Getty Images Stock Agency, Seattle, WA
Since 2004 Contributing Photographer, images of actor Leonard Nimoy (Media Vast)
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?assettype=image&artist=Lillian+Elaine+Wilson

2009-2010 (Independent Contributor)
Viewvillle, Fine Art Stock Agency, Minneapolis, MN
Contributing Photographer, images from "Life Stop 217" Street Series.

2001-2005
PictureArts Corporation (Now 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)

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. Technical testing of films, and implementation of high-end digital cameras.

1998, 2001-2011 (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.

AWARDS
2011
2011 Lucie's, International Photography Award: Honorable Mentions, Fine Art, Portrait/Self Portrait
Image: "Incision-Thyroidectomy"

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

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

2005
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: "Ba Laughing"

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

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

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

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

1999
Kodak Best Salesperson Award at Calumet Photographic, Inc.
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"

SOLO EXHIBITIONS/ FEATURED ARTISTS
2010-SOLO
"From The Car," A Commuting Series
Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, University of La Verne, CA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM6BVUR1Sb8
http://www.lillianelainewilson.com/pages/commuting.html

2008- FEATURED
"L.A. Stories," A shared exhibition with three other L. A.
Farmani Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
Photographers; Sparky Greene, David Healey, and Howard Pasamanick
"Life Stop 217" series, 20 images

2004 FEATURED
"Two On The Street," Translight Gallery, Montrose, CA
Shared street photography show with Irving Goldworm
"Life Stop 217" series, 20 images

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

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

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Pershing Square Autumn Lights Festival, Los Angeles, CA
"GroupSC 2009 Exhibition: An Intimate View of Los Angeles"
A digital photography installation
"Commuting" series, 15 digital images projected

"Staff Underground Exhibition," J. Paul Getty Museum
L3, Museum Hallway Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Image: "Hands Free" 2010, series "From The Car"
20" x 24" digital pigment print,

Subtext Poetry Reading, J. Paul Getty Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum Lecture Hall
Los Angeles, CA
Five poems read

"L.A.ndscapes"
Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Image: "Los Angeles Crew, Malibu" 2008
"GroupSC 2009 Exhibition: An Intimate View of Los Angeles"
A digital photography installation

Minarc/Gallery Skart, Santa Monica, CA
"Commuting" series, 15 digital images projected and 1 print of Leonard Nimoy
"GroupLA 2008," LA Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, CA
A digital photography installation with The Lucie Foundation
"Commuting" series, 50 images rotated part of a digital installation

2009
The 5th Annual Larchmont Charter School Benefit Auction
Paul Kopeikin Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
Image, "Foam and Fabric, May Co. Building, 2006"
6" x 48" digital pigment print, from "Life Stop 217" series

"GroupLA 2008 Exhibition: An Intimate View of Los Angeles"
A digital photography installation
Minarc/Gallery Skart, Santa Monica, CA
"Commuting" series, 50 images rotated part of a digital installation

2008
"Staff Underground Exhibition," J. Paul Getty Museum
L3, Museum Hallway Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Image: "Foam and Fabric, May Co. Building, 2006"
6" x 48" digital pigment print, from "Life Stop 217" series
2007

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
"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.
Image: "Tony's"

"Focus On Aids 11"
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.
Image: "Tony's"

"2005 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition," Los Angeles Municipal Gallery
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.
Images: "Bubble Passage" and "Cup Runneth Over"

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

"Focus On Aids 10," 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 traveled to a silent auction event held at The Directors Guild of America, Beverly Hills, CA
Image published in Auction catalog, #178
Image: "She's a Ghost"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Viewfinder," Los Angeles Breast Cancer Alliance (LABCA) Benefit,
Lafoto Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Image: "Breasts"

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

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

"Hollywood Bound," The Hollywood Library Gallery, CA
Women In Photography International & The Hollywood Arts Council.
Various street images

"Invitational Women In Photography Exhibition"
The Photo LA Convention Featured Booth Exhibit
The Santa Monica Convention Center, Santa Monica, CA
Image: "Anastasia and Nicole"

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
Image: "Grandma Waits"

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
Image: "Anastasia and Nicole"

PUBLICATIONS
2011
"Vinculum Poems," By Alice Friman
Louisianna State University Press, April 1, 2011
back cover portrait

2010
"Hubbub: Leonard Nimoy," By Jason Schwartz
Boston Magazine, June 24, 2010, Website Interview Editorial
Image: Portrait of Leonard Nimoy

2009
"When She Named Fire, Anthology of Contemporary Poetry By American Women," Autumn House Press, Pittsburgh, Artist Portrait Alice Friman p.122

Thyroid, Volume 19, Number 5, 2009, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Editorial about Wilson, "An Element of the Art of Medicine," by Dr. Charles H. Emerson, Poem Contained by Wilson:" Thyroidectomy," p.1-2.

2008
"Inside The Getty," Getty Publications, The J. Paul Getty Trust
Three photographs, pp.135, 137B, 154B

2007
“Focus Fine Art Photography Magazine,”
featured artist, series “Life Stop 217,” pp.135-140, 9 images

"The Movable Nest, A Mother and Daughter Companion"
Helicon Nine Editions, Mention p. xii of foward, image p.30
poem "Leaving Mother," pp. 31-32, & self portrait/bio p.199

2006
"TV Land Legends," Melcher Media, Inc.
Full page 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 jacket portrait

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

Psychology Today Magazine, Issue; February 2005
"Why One Kid May be Enough", p. 32
inside editorial, stock image, Botanica Collection

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

"The Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids,'"Yankee Publishing 2005
stock image, Botanica Collection, p.63

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

1999
Friman, Alice, "Zoo"
Book of Poetry, University of Arkansas Press
back cover portrait

1997
Friman, Alice, "Inverted Fire"
Book of Poetry, BKMK Press
back cover portrait

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

1994
"Caffeine," Hot Water Press, Issue 9
four photos; pp. 22, 23, 25, and inside back cover advertisement
one poem; "Ritual;" p. 37, for Literary Magazine

1990
"Long Beach Museum of Art, Foundation Report 1985 to1990"
cover shot. Freelance Promotional/Event Photographer for Annual Report
1986

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