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Justin Ward

Digital communication professor

Education

  • M.F.A., photography, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • M.A., art and art education, Teachers College at Columbia University
  • B.A., computer art, State University College at Oneonta

Credentials

Teaching experience

  • Professor of computer art, Fall 2017-present
    Adjunct professor, Fall 2016-Summer 2017
    Teaching intern, July 2015-Nov. 2015, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Full-time faculty, Sept. 2008-June 2013, Millennium High School, New York, NY
  • Adjunct professor, July 2008-Aug. 2008
    Teaching assistant, July 2007-Aug. 2007, Teachers Community College, Columbia University, New York, NY

Professional work experience

  • Owner, April 2017-present, Giant Studio, LLC, Savannah, GA
  • Art handler, Sept. 2010-July 2013, Pritzker Art Handling, New York, NY
  • Artist assistant, Dec. 2005-Aug. 2006, Bonham Studios, Salisbury Mills, NY
  • Artist assistant, June 2005-Dec. 2005, Sachs Studios, Newburgh, NY
  • Museum educator, June 2005-Aug. 2006, DIA: Beacon: Contemporary Art Museum, Beacon, NY
  • Intern/3D artist, June 2004-Aug. 2004, Croog Studios, New York, NY

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • SPE Southeast Region Student and Adjunct Instructor Award, 2015
  • Google Earth Pro Educational Grant, author and implementor of institutional grant through Savannah College of Art and Design
  • SCAD SPE Student Scholarship Grant Recipient, 2014

Organizations

  • Society for Photographic Educators (SPE), Sept. 2013-present
  • College Art Association (CAA), Jan. 2014-present
  • American Federation of Teachers (AFT), 2008-2013
  • National Art Education Association (NAEA), Sept. 2007-present

Publications and presentations

Commissions

  • “242,” eight photographic artworks, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA, 2017

Lectures

  • “Plays Well With Others: The Collaborative Process in Photography.” Presented at 2015 SPE Southeast Region Conference, Nov. 2015.
  • “Atmospheres: Climate, Equity and Community in Photography.” Presented at 2015 SPE National Conference, March 2015.
  • Visiting artist lecture at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Oct. 2014.
  • “Accessibility: Ubiquity vs. The Sublime.” Presented at 2014 SPE Northeast Region Conference, Oct. 2014.
  • “Grad Salon.” Presented at Savannah College of Art and Design, Oct. 2014.
  • “Transfixed/Transmedia.” Presented at 2014 SPE Northwest Region Conference, Oct. 2014.

Publications

  • “The Uninvited Drone.” Oxford American Magazine, Eyes on the South, Oct. 2016.

Collections

  • The Georgian Terrace Hotel Art Collection, Atlanta, GA
  • Georgia Power Art Collection, Atlanta, GA
  • Savannah College of Art and Design Permanent Collection, Savannah, GA
  • Judge Realty Art Collection, Savannah, GA
  • Private collections in Georgia, New York, and Washington, D.C.

Solo exhibitions

  • Unmanned Landscapes, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, GA, April/May 2016.

Group exhibitions

  • Eye in the Sky, Aviation Cultural Center, Atlanta, GA, May 2017.
  • Future Projections, Indian Photography Festival, Hyderabad, India, Oct. 2016
  • Edge to Edge, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, Sept. 2016.
  • SCAD Student Showcase, Department of Education, Washington, D.C., July 2016.
  • Future Projections, Auckland Festival of Photography, Auckland, New Zealand, June 2016.
  • Breaking Boundaries VI, China International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China, Sept. 2015.

Juried exhibitions

  • Drone & Aerial Photography, Texas Photographic Society, online, Nov. 2017.
  • Look Here, Welmont Gallery, Savannah, GA, April 2016.
  • SPE Southeast Regional Juried Photographic Exhibit, Lee Gallery/Clemson University, Greenville, SC, Dec. 2015.
  • SPE Southeast Regional Juried Photographic Exhibit, Center for Visual Art, Greenville, SC, Nov. 2015.
  • Silver and Ink 2015, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA, April 2015.
  • Colorado Environmental Film Festival 6th Annual Environmental Photography Exhibition, Golden, CO, Feb. 2015.
  • SCAD deFINE ART Open Studio Art Fair, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, Feb. 2015.
  • Ohio University Alternatives Photo Biennial 2015: Artifact, Athens, OH, Juror: Judy Natal, Jan. 2015.