About
In 2006 Colleen Longo received her MFA from Pratt Institute, graduating with Honors. Longo was selected by Michael Brenson to participate in a public symposium critiqued by David Levi-Strauss, David Cohen and Donald Kuspit where her work was described as being film noir meets modern nostalgia. She has participated in auctions hosted in Peer Gallery and Daniel Cooney Fine Art. She has been published in Shots magazine, the International Korean Photography Magazine, MonthlyPhoto, and Fahrenheit issued in Mexico.Colleen is passionate about teaching and has assisted at the International Center of Photography and lectured at The School of Visual Arts. A member of the Society of Photographic Education, College Art Association and works with traditional black and white film and printing processesCurrently, she is traveling across America to photograph her close female friends and grandmother. Her work explores the depth of her relationships with her subjects, and she has tracked their lives and environments over the past five years. This collection of work is a record of time and the result of collaboration.
Education
2006 Master of Fine Arts, Honors Outstanding Merit Award in Photography, Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York
2003 Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art, Concentration in Photography National Deans List Humboldt State University Arcata, California
2000-2001 Minor in French, Institute d’Etudes Francaises Etudiants Etrangers, Aix-en-Provence, France
Solo & Group Exhibitions
2010
HIFI, Farewell New York, New York, New York
2008
122 for 122, P.S. 122, New York, New York
2007
Gold Mine Shit House, GMSH, New York, New York
2006
Tenacious Nostalgia, Steuben Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Bearings: the Female Figure, P.S.122, New York, New York
MFA Exhibition Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, New York
Graduating, Twin Trees Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2005
Pratt MFA Fall Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2004
Pratt MFA Fall Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
From whom I’ve studied, From whom I’ve Learned. First Street Gallery, Eureka, California
2003
Exploring Experimental, Van Duzer Gallery, Arcata, California
Women’s History Month, Humboldt State University Library Gallery, Arcata, California
Refuge and Discovery, Karshner Gallery, Arcata, California
Mechaniclus Oculous, Foyer Gallery, Arcata, California
Senior Exhibition, Reese Bullen Gallery, Arcata, California
Student Juried Show, First Street Gallery, Eureka, California
Auctions, Lectures, Symposiums & Residency
2009
One month Residency, Camera Club of New York, New York
A Photo Benefit Auction for The Camera Club of New York, Calumet Gallery
2008
Slide Slam Guest Artist Hosted by Allen Frame, School of Visual Arts, New York, New York
2007
A Photo Benefit Auction for The Camera Club of New York, PEER Gallery
Selected participating artists; David Armstrong, Larry Fink, Carrie Levy, Richard Misrach, Start O’Sullivan, and Charles Traub
2006
Symposium juried and selected by Michael Brenson of the New York Times. Publicly Critics by: David Cohen, author & critic. Karen Wilkin, author, curator & critic.
David Levi-Strauss, author, Artforum & photo critic. Donald Kuspit, author, poet, publisher & arts editor.
Guest Artist at the International Center for Photography, Words & Pictures and Situations Instructor, Allen Frame
2005
Guest Artist at the School of Visual Arts for Instructor, Allen Frame
Performances
2003 – 2007
Burning Man: Dance and Photo Documentary Black Rock City, Nevada
2004
The 37th Humboldt International Short Film Festival, Arcata, California
2003
Glastonbury Festival Bath, England
Vagina Monologues Arcata, California
2002-2003
Manumission Company, Ibiza, Spain
Publications
2010
Album Cover; PIECE by Kelli Scarr
2009
SHOTS 104, Open Theme
2008
Deli Magazine, Band Photo, Change the Station, New York, New York
2007
SHOTS 96, Summer Issue
Fahrenheit (Mexico) Winter Issue December/January, page 39
2006
MonthlyPhoto (Korea) vol.461, June, pages 162-165
2001-2004
The Matrix Contributing Photographer, Non-Profit Feminist Zine
2003
Mechanulus Ocuolous, Hatfield Publishing, First Edition, page 16
Collection
2003
Women’s Photographers’ Archive by Peter Palmquist, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Memberships
2004-present
The Camera Club of New York, New York, NY
2003-Present
Society of Photographic Education, Conferences in Portland, Chicago and New York
Work History
2012
Instructor, Extended Education, Humboldt State University
Photographing Humboldt at Twilight
2000-Present
Professional Organizer, Owner CPOW: Colleen & the Power of Work
2010
Publicist and Staff Photographer, Ocean Air Farms, Fort Dick, California
Administration Assistant, Miss Lonelyhearts, New York, New York
2008-2010
Client Services Manager, PIER 59 STUDIOS, New York, New York
Accounts Assistant, ART + FASHION GROUP, New York, New York
2006-2008
Studio Manager & Artist Assistant, Gilles Peress of the Magnum Photographers, Brooklyn, New York
Artist Assistant & Professional Organizer, Alison Cornyn, Picture Projects Brooklyn, New York
2004-2006
Internship, A.D. Coleman, The Photography Criticism Cyber Archive Staten Island, New York
2006-2007
Teaching Assistant, Instructor Allen Frame, School of Visual Arts New York, New York
2005-2008
Teaching Assistant, Instructor Allen Frame, International Center of Photography, New York, New York
Graduate Assistant, Pratt Fine Arts Department, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
