Garin Horner, 517-265-5161 x4099

Associate Professor, Art and Design

Office: Mahan 11F - ghorner@adrian.edu

Degrees

• Cranbrook Academy of Art, M.F.A., Photography
• Siena Heights University, B.F.A., Photography and Metalsmithing

Specialties

• video production
• photography
• graphic design

Biography

Experience 2008-Now Department Chair, Assistant Professor, Adrian College Department of Art and Design, Adrian, Michigan. Photography, Graphic Design, Digital Video and Web Design. 2006-2008 Adjunct Instructor, Lloyd Hall Scholars Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Digital Photography, Photoshop, and Web Design. 2003-2009       Adjunct Instructor, Visual Arts and Technology, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Design, Digital Imaging, and Photoshop. Digital Photography, Video Production, Editing, and Lighting. Studio Portrait and Commercial Photography. All aspects of Black and White Fine Art Photography. 2005-2008       Adjunct Faculty, Studio Angelico, Siena  Heights University, Adrian, Michigan. Digital Imaging, Photographic Arts, Digital Video, and Web Design. 2003-2006 Instructor, Rudolf Steiner High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Graphic Design. Digital Photography and Photoshop. Visual literacy and methods of critique. 1996-2003       Graphic Design and Production Department, Kolossos Printing, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1993-1998       Photography and Visual Arts Instructor, University Activities Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Black and White and Color Photography. Other Courses: Graphic Design, Two Dimensional Design, Art Criticism, Mixed Media, Portfolio Presentation, and Art Appreciation. 1988-1990 Assistant Professor, Studio Angelico, Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan. Black and White, Color, and Mixed Media Photography. Two Dimensional Design and Portfolio Presentation. Additional Experience 2012 Featured Speaker, Integrating Web Resources, Team Learning, & Competition into a Classroom Experience Where Everyone Wins, Great Lakes Conference on Teaching and Learning, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. 2011 Photographer, Vanity Fair Magazine, Christina Birch, Copper Colored Mountain Arts, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2011 Photographer, Franz Wright, 2004 Pulizer Prize Winner, Copper Colored Mountain Arts, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2011 Instructor, How to Improve Your Digital Photography, Copper Colored Mountain Arts Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2011 Featured Speaker, No Creative Thought Left Behind, Great Lakes Conference on Teaching and Learning, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. 2010 Guest Photographer and Presenter, The Danger of Craftsmanship: The Photography of Garin Horner, Livingston County Photographers Guild, Brighton, Michigan. 2010 Presenter, The Danger of Craftsmanship: The Photography of Garin Horner, Midwest Regional Conference of the Society for Photographic Education, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 2010 Portfolio Reviewer, Midwest Regional Conference of the Society for Photographic Education, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 2010 Photographer, Copper colored Mountain Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2010 Presenter, Teaching Students How to Discuss and Critique Art: Translating the Visual into Verbal Expression, Great Lakes Conference on Teaching and Learning, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. 2009 Presenter, Teaching Visual Literacy in the Photographic Arts, Midwest Regional Conference of the Society for Photographic Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2009 Portfolio Reviewer, Midwest Regional Conference of the Society for Photographic Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2008  Portfolio Reviewer, Midwest Regional Conference of the Society for Photographic Education, Cleveland, Ohio. 2008-Now Volunteer Photography Juror, Michigan State University Extension, Lenawee County, Adrian, Michigan. 2005-Now Volunteer Photographer and Video Editor, Vision Builders, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2000-2009 Principal Staff Photographer, Prison Creative Arts Project, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2007-2008 Co-owner and Director, Horner Locke Art Gallery, 123 West Washington Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2007-2008 Art Instructor, Musiker Discovery Programs, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1985-Now Freelance Commercial Photographer, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1980-2008 Lecturer at the University of Michigan, Adrian College, Rudolf Steiner High School, Ann Arbor Women Artists, Brighton Artists Guild and Chelsea Painters Group. 1990 Artist in Residence, Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Bombay, India. 1990 Lecturer, Society for Photographic Education, Detroit, Michigan. 1990 Guest Artist and Lecturer, University of Baroda, Baroda, India. 1988 Gallery Director’s Assistant, Aperture Foundation, New York City. Achievements: 2010 2 Juror’s Awards 2010 MEA Juried Art Exhibition, East Lansing, Michigan. 2009 Purchase award Michigan Education Association Juried Art Exhibition. Winner (1 of 12) Kolossos Printing Michigan Photographer Competition, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2009 Juror’s Choice Award 2009 MEA Juried Art Exhibition, East Lansing, Michigan. 2007 Purchase Award: Cranbrook Art Museum. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. #1 Award of Distinction, Plymouth Community Arts Council. Plymouth, Michigan. Two Purchase Awards, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. First Place Award, Area Artists 68th Annual Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art.             Toledo, Ohio. First Place Award, Lansing Community College Black and White Print Competition,             Lansing, Michigan. Scholarship, Friends of Photography, Robert Louis Stevenson School, Carmel,California. Award Winner. Annual International Professional Black and White Photography Contest,   HPBooks. Tucson, Arizona. Award Winner. The United States Annual Black and White Creative Photography   Contest. San Francisco, California. Award Winner. 6th Annual Best of College Photography Contest. Santa Barbara,   California. Award Winner. Eclipse Creativity Contest, Siena Heights University. Adrian, Michigan. Collections: The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado. Michigan Education Association, East Lansing, Michigan. Cranbrook Art Museum. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, Ohio. Lansing Community College Museum Collection. Lansing, Michigan. California Museum of Photography. Riverside, California. Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio. State of Michigan Art Archives. Lansing, Michigan. Accreditations and Associations Sculpture Selection Committee, DDA & Economic Development,             City of Adrian, Adrian, Michigan. Video Production Advisory Board, Lenawee Intermediate School District,             Adrian, Michigan. Graphic Imaging Technology Advisory Board, Lenawee Intermediate School District,             Adrian, Michigan. Apple Certified Professional. Society for Photographic Education. Midwest Society for Photographic Education. Photo Imaging Education Association College Art Association. National Association of Photoshop Professionals. American Museum of Photography.

EXHIBITIONS 2012 From the Heart, Juried Art Exhibition, LCVA Art Gallery, Adrian, Michigan. Lenawee County Photographers, Klemm Gallery, Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan. 2011 The Art of France & Italy, Gallery 10, Studio Angelico, Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan. 2009-2010 SPE Pin-up Exhibit, South Korhman Galleries, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Faculty Art Exhibition, Heritage Room Gallery, Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan. Ben Franklin Project V Juried Art Exhibition, Gallery 4731, Detroit, Michigan. Grand Opening Art Exhibition, Copper Colored Mountain Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2010 Annual All Media Competition, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Danger of Craftsmanship: The Photography of Garin Horner, Heritage Room Gallery, Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan. 12th Annual Collage, Digital & Mixed Media Online International Juried Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska. Photomancia: The Artwork of Garin Horner, Adrian Public Library, Adrian, Michigan. 2010 Michigan Education Association Juried Art Exhibition, MEA Headquarters, East Lansing, Michigan. New Visions Juried Photography Exhibition, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado. 2009 Michigan Education Association Juried Art Exhibition, MEA Headquarters, East Lansing, Michigan. 9th & 10th Annual Collage, Digital & Mixed Media Online International Juried Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska. 2008 & 2009 In About and Around a Box Exhibition, Heritage Room, Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan. 2007 - 2009 Solo Exhibitions: Lloyd Hall Gallery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Lucky Monkey Tattoo Parlour, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ritz Camera, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Atlas Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Rendezvous Cafe, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Lightfantastic Gallery, Offerings, East Lansing, Michigan. 2007-2008 Juried and Group Exhibitions: Sync 07 & Sync 08 Multimedia Digital Art Exhibition, Duderstadt Center Gallery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Washtenaw Community College Faculty Exhibition, Sweetwaters Café, Ann Arbor, MI. Layers: Two Person Exhibition, Horner Locke Art Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fall Out Fest Juried Art Exhibition, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 89th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio. The Ben Franklin 2007 & 2008, Gallery 555, Detroit, Michigan. 17th Annual Salon des Refuses, Spectrum Gallery, Toledo, Ohio. Rock for a Cure Juried Exhibition, The Belmont Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan. Annual Spring Show, Space 237, Toledo, Ohio. Refracting Curiosity, Old Main Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Symbolism in the 21st Century, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, Massachusetts. Selected Past Exhibitions: Forever Wild Photography Invitational Exhibition, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Washtenaw Community College Gala Exhibition, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Adjunct Faculty Exhibition, Siena Heights University, Adrian, Michigan. 11th Annual Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek, Michigan. Altered Visions/Personal Icons, OMAP Gallery, The Detroit Institute of Arts,            Detroit, Michigan. Surrealism in Detroit, The Detroit Artist’s Market, Detroit, Michigan. Offerings, Fontana Gallery, Pontiac, Michigan. Garin Horner Exhibition, Cromaine Library, Hartland, Michigan. Evolution/Revolution, Foreman Gallery, Hartwick College, Anderson Center for the Arts, Oneonta, New York. Artwork of Garin Horner, Art Missionary, Florence, Alabama. School of Art, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. Untitled Gallery, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York. Huntington Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. Alternatives ’88, Duane Michaels, Jurer. Ohio University, Athans, Ohio. Greater Midwest International Exhibition, Central Missouri State University. Warrensburg, Missouri. Faculty Exhibition, Siena Heights College, Adrian, Michigan. Plymouth Community Arts Council Juried Exhibition, Plymouth, Michigan. Schweyer-Galdo Gallery, Pontiac, Michigan. Lollapalooza Local Artists Exhibition, Pine Knob. Clarkston, Michigan. Area Artists 68th & 69th Annual Exhibitions, Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, Ohio. BBAC Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Hills Art Center. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan. University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Stubnitz Gallery, Adrian College. Adrian, Michigan. Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Art Exhibition for the Handicapped, Special Arts Gallery. San Antonio Texas. Michigan Friends of Photography Exhibition, Michigan Gallery. Detroit, Michigan. Michiana Art Competition, South Bend, Indiana. Alternatives ’87 Photography Exhibition, Marquette Arts Council. Marquette, Michigan. California Museum of Photography, Riverside, California. Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Lower Gallery, Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Self Portrait International Exhibition, Kent Arts Commission. Kent Washington. Scarab Club Gallery, Detroit, Michigan. Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana. Ultra Media, Focus Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Traverse City Arts Council Exhibition, Traverse City, Michigan. 28th Annual Mid-Michigan Exhibition, Midland, Michigan