Anne Arden Mcdonald
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2020
  • Particle, Rupture, Synthesis, CPW, Woodstock NY.
  • Everything Changes Everything, Lycoming College, Williamsport Pa.
2018
  • Atom, Planet, Candela Gallery, Richmond, Va.
  • Ebb and Flow, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY.
2017
  • Rise, Fall, Float, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY.
2012
  • Rituals and Enactments, Iris Bookcafe, Cincinnati Month of Photo, Cinn, Oh.
2011
  • Atom, Planet, Skink Ink Editions, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Weighing the Clouds, University of Louisville, Ky.
2010
  • Win Initiatives, New York, NY.
2009
  • Liloveve Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2006
  • The Body in Transformation, Month of Photography, Slovakia.
  • Flying and Floating, Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, Ga.
2005
  • Buoyancy, Cave Space, Brooklyn, NY.
  • From Earth to Sky, O’Artoteca, Milan, Italy.
2003
  • UC Berkeley Extension Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
  • Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Contemporary Arts Center, Abilene, Tx.
2000
  • La Metamorphosis de Icaro, Santiago, Chile.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022
  • Nurture, Fotogallerie Wien, part of the Vienna Photo Biennial, Vienna Austria.
  • Foto Relevance Gallery, Houston TX.
2021
  • Convergence, Cameraless photography at the The Halide Project, Philadelphia, Pa.
2020
  • Wild Things, CEPA, Buffalo NY. Curated by Robert Hirsch.
  • The Qualities of Light, Center for Creative Photography, Tuscon Az.
2019
  • Lensless for the PhotoBiennial, U of L, Louisville Ky.
  • Out of the Dark, Alternative Process Photography, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, Ca.
2018
  • Light & Metal, Photo Eye Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2017
  • Nucleus-Imagining Science, Noorderlicht Photofestival, The Netherlands.
  • Between the Medium, Redline Art Center, Denver, Co.
2016
  • Chemistry: Explorations in Abstract Photography, GAC, Garrison, NY.
2015
  • Unconscious Metaphors, Walker Fine Art, Denver, Co.
2013-14
  • Critical Mass at Corden-Potts Gallery, SF, CA, and HCP, Houston, TX.
2013
  • Mad Hatters to Pixel Pushers, Projective Eye Gallery, UNC Charlotte, NC.
2011
  • Photography Now, CPW, Curated by Vince Aletti.
2009
  • In Time, Contact Photography Festival, Toronto, Canada.
Selected Collections
The Bibliotheque Nationale
The Houston Museum of Fine Art
The Detroit Institute of Art
The Brooklyn Museum
The Denver Museum
The Worcester Art Museum
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Leo Steinberg
Joel-Peter Witkin
Jan Svankmajer
Dr. Stanley Burns
Mark Waskow
Center for Creative Photography, Tuscon
Center for Photography at Woodstock
Selected Bibliography
2022
  • Analogue Explorations, conversation with Melanie King and Dale Rio.
2017
  • Candidate Journal, Interview with Natasha Kurchanova, March.
2013
  • Kingston Times, “KMOCA’s Krampus exhibit a smash hit” by Lynn Woods.
  • Cinn. Enquirer, “Self Portraits”, by Jack Demaline, Feb. 8.
2011
  • Eyemazing Magazine (Netherlands), pages 146-153, Sept.
  • A Curator (blog), by Julie Graham, April.
2010
  • The Omen Magazine (Portugal), pages 106-131. March.
2008
  • Xfuns Magazine (Taiwan), pages 72-77, Feb.
2007
  • Light Leaks Magazine (Canada), cover, pages 1, 8-11, May.
  • Malabar Magazine (Mexico), cover, pages 4, 7-12, 45, Feb.
2006
  • Kwartalnik (Poland), “A.A.M.’S World,” p. 22-29, Fall, by Grzegorz Przyborek.
  • The New York Gaho (Japan), page 2, 16-18, Jan.
2005
  • Zoom Mag. (Italy) ”Anne Arden McDonald”, p. 34-38, July, by Gigliola Foschi.
  • The Photographic Collector Newsletter, page 11, Dec, by Jayme Guokas.
2004
  • The Brooklyn Rail, July, Book review by Ellen Pearlman.
2003
  • Photo Insider Magazine, pages 30-32, March, by Marissa E. Campbell.
2001
  • Shots Mag, “Interview: Anne Arden McDonald”, p. 4-10, by Russell Joslin.
1999
  • Aperture Mag,“Explorations: 10 Photographers”, Feb. Article by Peggy Roalf.
Catalogues And Books
2021
  • EJMAP, European Journal of Media, Art and Photography, vol. 9, #1, p.6-39.
2020
  • Wild Things, CEPA, Buffalo NY. Catalogue by Robert Hirsch.
  • Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes, page 59,
2019
  • Out of the Dark, Alt. Process Photography, Cabrillo catalogue, page 31-32.
2018
  • Photographic Possibilities, by Robert Hirsch, page 260.
  • Series of Dreams, 17 years of Shots Mag, edited by Russel Joslin, page 165.
2014
  • Aesthetica Anthology of 100 cont. artists, page 52, London, England.
  • Black Forest, published by Candela Books, edited by Russell Joslin.
2013
  • Eyemazing Anthology, pages 294, 352-353.
2004
  • Anne Arden McDonald, Installations and Self Portraits, published April.
Selected Awards, Honors, Residencies, And Commissions
2021, 2018-2015
  • Resident at Byrdcliffe, Woodstock, NY.
2019
  • Resident at Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY.
  • Resident at the Millay Colony, Austerlitz, NY.
2014
  • Schrattenberg Resident, June, Scheifling, Austria
2008
  • Curated Czech and Slovak show for U of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2007
  • Had 24 pieces Commissioned for BRIC Rotunda’s auction, Brooklyn, NY.
2006
  • Reviewer for the Critical Mass competition, Portland, OR.
Selected Teaching—Lectures Visiting Artist Panels Broadcast
2016
  • Lecture and demonstration, Bushwick Community Darkroom, NY.
2012
  • F295 Symposium lecture, Pittsburgh, Pa.
2007-12
  • Exploring Portraiture, Parsons School of Design, NY.
2005-12
  • International Center for Photography, NY.
2011
  • Barbara Bullitt Christian memorial lecture, University of Louisville, Ky.
2010
  • Interviewed for the TV program Caught in the Act: Art in Brooklyn, by Brooklyn
  • Independent TV network, sponsored by BCAT, NY.
Education
1988
  • B.A. with Honors in Art from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Ct.
  • Majors in Studio Art (photography) and English (poetry).
1988
  • Visiting undergraduate at the Rhode Island School of Design, Fall
1987
  • Providence, R.I. Studied with William Parker. Spring (’87) and Summer (‘86)