Jane Fulton Alt

Page 1 | Biography | Information & News

Born: Chicago, Illinois
Lives: Evanston, Illinois

Education
Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, Illinois 1996 - 1997
Evanston Art Center Evanston, Illinois 1993 - 1996
University of Chicago, M.A. Chicago, Illinois 1975
University of Michigan, B.A. Ann Arbor, Michigan 1973



Solo Exhibitions
2009
Chicago Cultural Art Center
Wall Space Gallery Chicago, Illinois
Ottawa, Canada

2008
Pool Art Fair Miami Beach, Florida
The Artist Project Toronto, Canada
The Artist Project Chicago, Illinois
Morton College Chicago, Illinois

2007
The Artist Project, Art Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Underground Photo Gallery Iisalmi, Finland
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago Chicago, Illinois

2006
Flatfile Gallery Chicago, Illinois
DePaul University Art Museum* Chicago, Illinois
Morton Grove Public Library Morton Grove, Illinois
Wilmette Public Library Wilmette, Illinois
Photo Midwest: Center for Photography at Madison Madison, Wisconsin
International Photography Gathering Aleppo, Syria
Photofestiwal, International Festival of Photography Lodz, Poland

2004
Wyzszej Szkoly Humanistyczno Lodz, Poland
Frontera Grill/Topolobampo Chicago, Illinois 1997 - Present

1999
Wilmette Public Library Wilmette, Illinois

1998
Artemisia Gallery Chicago, Illinois
* Listed first in the Top Five 2006 Photography Museum Exhibits in Chicago
by photo critic Michael Weinstein of NewCity



Group Exhibitions
2009
“Bed,” Umbrella Arts, New York City
“The Unseen Seen,” Decorazon Gallery, Dallas, Texas
The Poetic Dialogue, Chicago Cultural Center, Traveling
“The Night Hope Won,” Will Jacks Studio, Cleveland, Mississippi

2008
Mixed Images, The Gallery at R & F, Kingston, New York*
“Not Just Another Pretty Face,” Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois*
Wallspace, Ottawa, Canada
“The Invisible Age,” Rayko Gallery, San Francisco, California*
“Odd Works,” New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA*
Mary Beth Cregier Memorial Photography Exhibition and Competition; Chicago, Il*

2007
Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Undercurrent Arts Gallery, Miami, Florida
“Deeeesire,” Gatov Galleries, California State University, Long Beach
“Katrina: Catastrophe and Catharsis,” Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
“Look of Love,” Art Object Gallery, San Jose, California
Denver International Airport Invitational, Center for Fine Art Photography
“frest stART,” The New Studio, Chicago, Illinois
Primi Piano LivingGallery, Lecce, Italy
DePaul University Art Museum, Chicago, Illinois
Paula Barr Chelsea, New York, New York

2006
“Katrina Exposed,” New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana
“Trace:Visions of Katrina,” Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
“Anthropomorphism,” Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
“Women and Globalization,” Guanajuato, Mexico

2005
HypeGallery Photo, Rencontres d’Arles, France
Curator of “Night,” Damen Street Studio, Chicago
"Close to Home," Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Connecticut*VI Women's International Conference, Graz, Austria*
Texas Photographic Society's 20th Annual Members Only Show*
Chicago Area Artist Alliance*

“Sacred Art,” First United Methodist Church, Evanston, Illinois*
“War and Peace,” Gallery 415, Chicago, Illinois*
“On Our Way,” Siegen, Germany*
“Windows,” Stolen Buick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography,
San Marcos, Texas*
“Garden In Focus,” Chicago Botanic Gardens, Winner in Landscape Category*
Photo Midwest, A Seven State Juried Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Watermark Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin*
Photo LA, Women in Photography International, California
Best of Show,” Urban Studio on Webster, Chicago, Illinois*
Gillock Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
“Labyrinths,” Gallery Mornea, Evanston, Illinois

2004
“Chicago,” La Galeria Samuel Menache, Mexico City, Mexico*
“Fotowerk,” Flatfile Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
“Mythical and the Mundane,” Orleans Street Gallery, St Charles, Illinois
Galeria De Arte Fotographico, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico*

2003
Photo LA, Women in Photography International Booth, California
Photo Impact Santa Monica, Santa Monica, California 2002
“Images of Women,” Women In Photography International 20th Anniversary Juried Exhibition, Second Place Winner, California,*
Urban Studio Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
“Seven Midwest Photographers,” Chicago Athenaeum, Schaumburg, IL

2001
“Chicago In The Year 2000,” - Water Tower Gallery, James Hunt Gallery
Three Arts Club, Chicago Cultural Arts Center; Chicago, Illinois*
Tatar/Alexander Gallery; Toronto, Ontario
Evanston + Vicinity 15th Biennial Exhibition, Evanston, Illinois*
“Midwest Winter,” Center for Visual Arts; Wausau, Wisconsin*
“Captured Time,” Time Life Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, Illinois*

2000
Mayfair, National Juried Photography Exhibition; Allentown, Pennsylvania; Honorable Mention*
Gecko Galeria; Oaxaca, Mexico
Phillips Mill Photographic Exhibition; New Hope, Pennsylvania*
“Openings,” The Three Arts Club of Chicago, Illinois*
The Art Of The Therapist, Zion, Illinois

1999
Evanston + Vicinity 14th Biennial Exhibition, Evanston, Illinois*
No BIAS Gallery National Juried Competition; North Bennington, Vermont*
“LaPetite VI,” Adler Gallery; Eugene, Oregon*
22nd Annual Alice and Arthur Competition and Exhibition, Beverly Art Center; Chicago, Illinois*
Chicago ART Open; Chicago, Illinois
Wilmette Public Library Juried Art Shows; Wilmette, Illinois; Awarded solo show*
Women’s Works, Eleventh Annual Exhibit of Fine Art by Women,
Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, Illinois, Purchase Award*
St. John’s University National Art Exhibition; Jamaica, New York*

1998
“Viewpoints,” Truman College, Chicago, Illinois
“Exploring the Fine Arts-Photography, North Suburban Fine Arts Center,
Highland Park, Illinois, Honorable Mention*





Bibliography



Grants/Awards
2008 Ragdale Foundation Fellowship Award
2007 Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award
Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist
Ragdale Foundation Fellowship Award
2006 Honorable Mention for "The Portrait" Women in Photography International
Honorable Mention for the Houston Center for Photography Fellowship


Publications
Look and Leave : Photographs and Stories from New Orleans's Lower Ninth Ward, Center for
American Places, August 2009, first monograph
National Women's Studies Association Journal; Johns Hopkins University Press, Spring 2009
Zoom Magazine, July-August 2008, pg. 66
Callaloo, "American Tragedy:New Orleans Under Water," Volume 30, December 2006
Katrina Exposed, New Orleans Museum of Art, 2006
SPOT, Houston Center for Photography Magazine, Spring 2006
CITY, 3 Book Publishing, 2006; distributed by the University of Illinois Press
Book cover, The Last Cato, by Matilde Asensi, Spring, 2006
Shots Number 87, Self Portrait Issue, Spring 2005, pg 22
Przekroj; Poland, December - 49/2004
Profifoto; Germany, July/August 2004
North Shore Magazine; "Garden in Focus", Volume 27, Number 4, April 2004
Book Cover Image- Tequilla! by Ana Valenzuela-Zapata and Gary Nabhan, University of Arizona Press,March 2004 Fotopozytyw; Lodz, Poland, 2003
The Photo Review National Competition, Summer 2003 Issue
La Fotographia Actual Magazine, December 2002
The Chicago Reader, October-November 2002, "1000 Words"
The Chicago Reader, July 26, 2002 / Volume 31, Number 43, Page 14
Photo Review National Competition, Summer 2002 issue.
Shots Number 77, 2002 Portfolio Issue, September 2002, pgs 10-15
Black and White Magazine, Volume #20, July/August 2002
Manhattan Arts International; Herstory, International Art Competition, March/April 2000 Issue
New York Photo District News; May 2000