Steve Weiss

EDUCATION

Arizona State University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography, 1978

San Francisco Art Institute, Photography & Filmmaking, 1976-77

 

PUBLICATION

Phoenix; America's Shining Star, by Athia Hardt, Windsor Publications, Catsworth, CA 1989

New Times, 1st Annual Photo Contest, 1st and 2nd prize, black and white, 1985

l'Almanach de la photo '82, published by Contrejour; Paris, France

(included in the chapter, "Photographers in Love".)

 

COLLECTIONS

Arizona State University, Northlight Gallery

Del Webb Corporation

Gallagher and Kennedy

O'Conner Cavanaugh Anderson Westover Killingsworth and Beshears

Quarles Brady Streich Lang

Salt River Project

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Awards

2001 Phoenix Art Museum Contemporary Forum Artist Materials Grant

 

 

SELECTED

EXHIBITIONS

Solo

"Li'l Room, Li'l Pictures" Polaroid works by Steve Weiss, eyelounge Project Room, Phoenix 2005

"Life is Big", Modified Arts, Phoenix, 2004

"For Amusement Only; Photographs of the Arizona State and Maricopa County Fairs", Phoenix Central Library Gallery, 1996

"Reality Check" Armstrong Prior Fine Arts, 1993

"Truth and Beauty", Szabo Studio, Phoenix, AZ, 1990

"Candid Landscapes", Changing Wall Series, Fifth Avenue Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, 1987

"Views of Encanto", Arizona State Capitol and the Encanto Park Clubhouse, Phoenix, AZ 1985

"A Beautiful Obsession/Candid Landscapes", Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ 1980

"Dedicated to Women", Northlight Gallery,Arizona State University, 1978

Group

"Nooks and Crannies", Nelson Fine Art Center, ASU, 2001­2002

"La Phoeniquera XVII", Juror's Award, MARS Gallery, Phoenix, AZ 1997

"La Phoeniquera X", Third prize, MARS Gallery, Phoenix, AZ 1990

"In the Garden", Desert Botanical Garden Benefit, Security Pacific Bank, Phoenix, AZ 1990

"Selections from a Collection, 19th and 20th Century Landscape and Portraiture", Northlight Gallery, Arizona State University, 1989

"Four Corners", Northlight Gallery, Arizona State University, 1979

"Photography Biennial", Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ 1976

Firebird Festival of the Arts, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, 1974

 

TEACHING

"For the Love of Baseball", photography workshop held in conjunction with baseball art exhibition, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ, 1992

Resident Photographer, Artist-in-Residence Program, Phoenix Visual Arts Center 1985-90

Phoenix Parks and Recreation, 1982-85

Scottsdale Center for the Arts, 1980-81

National Conference of Christians and Jews, Anytown Camp, 1977

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