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| BORN |
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La Grange, IL.
Lives and Works in Pasadena, CA |
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| EDUCATION |
| 1986 |
MFA in Photography, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia,
CA |
| 1982 |
BFA in Art, Magna Cum Laude, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1978 |
Studies in Photography and French Literature, University of California,
Santa Cruz |
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| SELECTED SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION |
| 2011 |
dnj Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo) |
| 2010 |
Pot Bottoms and Naked Eye Objects, Matrushka, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
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Rotations and Animations,
Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA (solo) |
| 2008 |
dnj Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
| 2005 |
Matter and Acts, Davis & Cline Gallery, Ashland,
OR (solo) |
| 2004 |
New Work, David & Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR (solo) |
| 2003 |
Laura Parker, Coleen Sterritt, Davis & Cline Gallery, Ashland,
OR |
| 2001 |
Laura Parker and Steven Peckman, ArtForm, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1997 |
Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo) |
| 1994 |
Jan Kesner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
| 1992 |
Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Whittier, CA (solo) |
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Kitchen Fiction and Contraception, The Guest Room, Los
Angeles, CA (solo) |
| 1989 |
Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
| 1982 |
St. Light, White Room Gallery, University of California,
Los Angeles (solo) |
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| MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS |
| 2011 |
Influential Element: Exploring the Impact of Water, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California |
| 2006 |
Telling, Torrance Art Museum, curated by Kristina Newhouse, Torrance, CA |
| 2004 |
Shakespeare as Muse, curated by Josine Starrels, Schneider Museum, Ashland, OR |
| 1995 |
PLAN: Photography Los Angeles Now, organized by Robert Sobieszek and Tim Wride, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California |
| 1993 |
Sugar 'n' Spice, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California (catalogue) |
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| VIDEO SCREENINGS |
| 2011 |
2/2/11 @ The Pilot Light, organized by Pam Jorden and John Pearson, Knoxville, TN |
| 2010 |
Rotations and Animations, The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA |
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| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2012 |
Hidden Visions, Kontor Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Commodores, Coastline Community College Art Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA |
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2012 Summer Collections, dnj gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2011 |
No Mirrors (camera-less photography), Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA |
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Speak for the Trees, SCAPE, Corona Del Mar, CA |
| 2010 |
DRAFT, 643 Project Space, Ventura, CA |
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Contemporary Photograms: Uniquely Simple, dnj Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2009 |
Photo LA, with dnj Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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Five Artists in the 700’s, Alhambra High School
Library, Alhambra, CA |
| 2008 |
At the Brewery Project, AVAGO, curated by Noel Korten
and John O'Brien, The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA |
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Monster Drawing Rally, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA |
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Francophonie, Alliance Francaise and the Armory Center
for the Arts, Pasadena, CA |
| 2007 |
SCAPE, three person show, Corona del Mar, CA |
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Haus Guests, The Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2006 |
Focus on Photography, Venice Art Walk, benefit for Venice
Family Clinic, Venice, CA |
| 2005 |
We put our love where we put our labor, PCC College
Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA |
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LA ARTS For Katrina, Los Angeles Design Center, Los
Angeles, CA |
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Venice Art Walk, benefit for Venice Family Clinic, Venice,
CA |
| 2004 |
Spotting: the viewing devices of Chenoweth, Davis and Parker, Pasadena
City College Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA |
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Miniature Worlds, The Brewery Project, organized by
Noel Korten and Carolie Parker-Lopez, Los Angeles, CA |
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Ultrachrome, Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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Analog/Digital, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA |
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The Armory Show, with Raid Projects Los Angeles, New York City,
NY |
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H20, Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads School, curated
by Lothar Schmitz, Santa Monica, CA (brochure) |
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Venice Art Walk, benefit for the Venice Family Clinic, Venice,
CA |
| 2003 |
Fragments, with Immediat Kultur!, PS Amsterdam,
Netherlands |
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Art & Architecture 420.422.424, Venice Group, Venice,
CA |
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Inaugural, HAUS, Pasadena, CA |
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Museart: Poems about Art, Art about Poems, Krueger Gallery,
Pasadena, CA |
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27 Years of Artists, Jose Drudis-Biada Art Gallery,
Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA |
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Venice Art Walk, fundraiser for Venice Family Clinic, Venice,
CA |
| 2002 |
Room with a View, Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA |
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Out of the Digital Domain, Irvine Fine Arts Center,
Irvine, CA |
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California Sampler, Davis & Cline Gallery, Ashland,
OR |
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Of Shadow and Sun, with Monica Furmanski and Carole
Silverstein, Bliss Gallery, Pasadena, CA (brochure) |
| 2001 |
Mixed Bag, Inaugural Exhibition, Raid Projects, Los
Angeles, CA |
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Stone Soup, Three Day Weekend, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2000 |
Inland Specific, (installation), Armory Center for the
Arts, Pasadena, CA (catalogue) |
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The Part to the Whole, Laband Gallery, Loyola Marymount
University, Los Angeles, CA (catalogue) |
| 1999 |
Another Unclefucking One Hundred Dollar Show, Gallery
207, Los Angeles, CA |
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Twig, Brewery project, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1998 |
Women Who Shoot, Newspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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The Canvas is Paper, Hammer Museum Art Rental and Sales
Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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100-Dollar Show & Up, POST, Los Angeles, CA |
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Element #47: emerging, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA |
| 1997 |
The Gramercy International Photography Fair, New York
City, NY |
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Chimera, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA |
| 1996 |
Perspectives of Nature, Jan Abrams Fine Arts, New York
City, NY |
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100-Dollar Show, POST, Los Angeles, CA |
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Still Life... Still Here, curated by Josine Ianco-Starrels,
Hunsacker/Schlesinger Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
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Documenta, curated by Bill Radawec, Huntington Beach
Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA (catalogue) |
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Pursuing the Undocumentable, curated by Sue Spaid, photo
l.a., Los Angeles, CA |
| 1995 |
P.L.A.N.: Photography Los Angeles Now, organized by
Robert Sobieszek and Tim Wride, Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
Los Angeles, CA |
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Reflections, Jan Abrams Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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December Twentieth, organized by Bill Radawec, Richard
Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
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New Visions: Los Angeles Art in the 90’s, Hammer
Museum Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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Contemporary Photography: The California Focus, Hammer
Museum Art Rental and Sales Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1994 |
Labor and Leisure, John Michael Kohler Arts Center,
Sheboygan, WI |
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Breda Fotografica '94, De Beyerd Center for Contemporary
Art, Breda, Netherlands (catalogue) |
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Detours, Side Street Projects, Santa Monica, CA |
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Huysmans Against Nature, organized by L. Paddock, Art
Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA |
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Cups, Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1993 |
About Place, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los
Angeles, CA (brochure) |
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re/Search, re/View, re/Act, The Brewery Project, organized
by Mark Johnstone as part of the M.Y.T.H. series, Los Angeles,
CA |
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The Death and Resurrection of Nature, curated by Tim
Jahns, Laband Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles,
CA (brochure) |
| 1992 |
The Laura Show, curated by Rory Devine, TRI, Los Angeles,
CA |
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Fluid Measure, curated by Buzz Spector, Nomadic Site
at the Frances Howard Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library,
Los Angeles, CA (catalogue) |
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FAR Bazaar, The Old Federal Reserve Building, Foundation
for Art Resources, Los Angeles, CA |
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Hysteries, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE),
Los Angeles, CA |
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Boomerang, Benefit for Act Up! and the Magic Johnson
Foundation, Thomas Solomon's Garage, Los Angeles, CA |
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Surface Two, Part 2, Randall Scott/TBA Gallery, Los
Angeles, CA |
| 1991 |
Photo Salon, Turner/Krull Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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It's A Wonderful Life, curated by Randall Scott, The
Gallery at 817, Los Angeles, CA |
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Five Days, Thomas Solomon's Garage, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1989 |
The Third One Out, BC Space, Laguna Beach, CA |
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Mystical Objects, Sacred Places, curated by Mark Johnstone,
Security Pacific Gallery at the Plaza, Los Angeles, CA (catalogue) |
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Unconventional Perspectives, G. Ray Hawkins Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA |
| 1988 |
Brand Library Art Gallery, Los Angeles Center for Photographic
Studies Members Exhibition, curated by William Olander, Glendale,
CA |
| 1987 |
The First Pacific A-More Christmas Exhibition, organized
by Thomas Solomon, Los Angeles, CA |
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Women Photographers in America, Los Angeles Municipal
Art Gallery, juried by Catherine Lord and Judith Keller, Los Angeles,
CA |
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Group show, curated by Alice Beamish, St. Andrew’s
Priory, Valyermo, CA |
| 1982 |
The Erotic in Photography: Contemporary Trends, Cameravision,
juried by A.D. Coleman, Los Angeles, CA |
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| SELECTED CURATORIAL PROJECTS |
| 2009 |
Five Artists in the 700’s, Alhambra High School
Library, Alhambra, CA |
| 2004 |
Spotting, Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena,
CA |
| 2000 |
Parker Studio Opening Exhibition, Pasadena, CA |
| 1999 |
Twig, a thematic assortment of sculpture and photography
curated by Laura Paddock and Laura Parker, Striking Distance, www.strikingdistance.com |
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| SELECTED REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS |
| 2010 |
Harley. "Weekend Bender", Coaglula.com, March
6 |
| 2009 |
Smithson, Aline. "Laura Parker", Feature, Lenscratch.Blogspot.com,
Dec.22 |
| 2004 |
Myers, Holly. “A print-off in one kind of ink,” (highlight) Los
Angeles Times, August 20, p. E28. |
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Wood, Eve. "Water Everywhere,” (color reproduction) Artnet.Com,
March 4. |
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Dambrot, Shana Nys. “H2O at the Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads
School,” Artweek, April, p. 20. |
| 2003 |
Aldous, Vickie. “Line, color and content at Davis and Cline,” Ashland
Daily Tidings, Ashland, Oregon |
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Thornburg, Barbara. “Living with Art,” (color reproduction) L.
A. Times Sunday Magazine, September 28, p. 55. |
| 2002 |
Furmanski, Jon. Catalog Essay, “Of Shadow and Sun,” (color
reproduction) Bliss, Pasadena, California. |
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Koppman, Debra. “L.A. Sampler,” Previews, Artweek,
June, p. 6. |
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Zlotnick, Diana. “An Interview with Three Artists Recently
Shown at Bliss,” Newsletter on the Arts, May/June
2002. |
| 2000 |
Miles, Christopher. “The Part to the Whole,” (color
reproduction) Catalog Essay, Laband Gallery, Los Angeles,
California. |
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Donohue, Marlena. “The whole and the sum of its parts,” (photograph
reproduced) Los Angeles Times (Westside Calendar), January
2, p. 6. |
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Frank, Peter. Gallery Picks of the Week: “The Part to the
Whole,” “The Visionary Landscape,” LA Weekly,
February 11-17, p. 138. |
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Fleming Vayda, Priscilla. “Through camera’s eye” Cheers! Pasadena
Star News, November 3, p. 6. |
| 1997 |
Martin, Victoria. “Laura Parker at Richard Heller Gallery,” (image) Artweek,
June, p. 25. |
| 1996 |
Spaid, Sue. “Phantasmic Photography: Marking Space for
the Unconscious State of Wonder,” Catalog Essay, photo
l.a. |
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Knode, Marilu. “Documenta: The California Years,” Catalog
Essay, Huntington Beach Art Center p. 24, (reproduction). |
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Frank, Peter. “Art Picks of the Week: Patrick Wilson, Mireille
Gros, Still Life... Still Here,” LA Weekly, February
16-22. |
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Dunlap, Doree. “‘Documenta’ then and now,” Orange
County (OC) Weekly, March 1-7, p. 19. |
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Mendenhall, Lauri. “Documenta: Huntington Beach Art Center’s
exposition of emerging art stars,” Coast Magazine,
February 1, p. 28. |
| 1994 |
“Multiple Choice,” New Observations (New York,
NY), Issue 100, March/April, p. 18-19, Edited by Jody Zellen and
Susan Kandel. |
| 1993 |
DiMichelle, David. “re/Newed Effects,” Artweek,
November 18, p. 15. |
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Gamblin, Noriko. “Sugar 'n' Spice” Catalog Essay (w/
image) Long Beach Mus. of Art. Rugoff, Ralph. “Sex Objects,” LA
Weekly, April 2-8, p. 35. |
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Frank, Peter. “Intriguing Works By New Generation of Women
Artists,” Long Beach Press-Telegram, March 12, p.
14. |
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Curtis, Cathy. “Nice 'n' Subversive,” Los Angeles
Times (Orange County Edition), March 18, p. 4. |
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Kapitanoff, Nancy. “Delving Into the Nature of Nature,” Los
Angeles Times, Westside Calendar, March 28, p. 96. |
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Kandel, Susan. “The Binge Purge Syndrome,” Art
Issues, (with image) May/June, p. 19-22. |
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Anderson, Michael. “Sugar 'n' Spice,” Art Issues,
May/June, p. 39. |
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Roth, Charlene. “Kitchen Fiction,” Artweek,
May 20, p. 24. |
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Adams, Emily. “Best Bet,” Los Angeles Times (East
Valley), May 9. |
| 1992 |
Duncan, Michael. “Projections and Speculations about a
Guest Room: 13 Variations,” The Guest Room Catalog (with
image document). |
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Frank, Peter. “Art Pick of the Week: Connections; Fluid
Measure,” LA Weekly, October 2-8. |
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Kandel, Susan. “Discreet Liaison,” Los Angeles
Times, September 17, p. F4. |
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Spector, Buzz. “Fluid Measures,” (w/ image) catalog
in conjunct. with Fluid Measure. Kandel, Susan. “Grouping
of Lauras Shows Arbitrary but Witty Choices,” Los Angeles
Times, September 3, p. F4. |
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Kapitanoff, Nancy. “Art Notebook,” Los Angeles
Times (Westside/Valley Edition), August 9 |
| 1991 |
“Portfolio 1991,” Frame-Work (L.A.), color
reproduction, p. 12. |
| 1989 |
McKenna, Kristine. “Mystical Objects,” Los Angeles
Times, November 7. |
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Frank, Peter. “Art Pick of the Week: Robert Frank; Allen
Ginsberg; Laura Parker,” LA Weekly, November 24. |
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Gerstler, Amy. “Mystical Objects,”Mystical Objects,
Sacred Places. Los Angeles: Security Pacific Bank (illustrated
exhibition catalogue) 1989: pp. 14-15. |
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Donohue, Marlena. “The Galleries,” Los Angeles
Times, November 3: pp. F26-F27. |
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“Photography in Los Angeles,” LA Style Magazine,
color reproduction, June (4th Anniversary Issue), p. 185. |
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| SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS |
| 2010 |
City of Pasadena Individual Artist Fellowship |
| 1995 |
City of Pasadena Individual Artist Fellowship |
| 1993 |
About Place, Exhibition Honorarium, Los Angeles Municipal
Art Gallery |
| 1986 |
Pasadena Centennial Purchase Award Winner, juried by Josine Ianco
Starrels, John Outterbridge and Helen Pashgian |
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| MAGAZINE COVERAGE OF PARKER STUDIO |
| 2002 |
dwell “The Box Outside,” by Deborah
Bishop p. 77 |
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Architectural Record, “Design Vanguard 2002,” by
Joseph Giovannini, pps. 87 & 97 |
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| SELECTED PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS |
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Adagio Hotel, San Francisco, California
Aurora Capital Group, Los Angeles, California
The Capital Group Companies, Los Angeles, California
The Walt Disney Company, Burbank, California
Girard, Ellingsen, Christensen & West, Los Angeles, California
The Hale Building, Pasadena, California
Judith A. Hoffberg Archive, University of California, Santa Barbara
Pasadena Public Library, Pasadena, California
Spelling Entertainment, Inc., Los Angeles, California |
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| ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS |
| 2010-now |
Instructor, Adult Photography, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena CA |
| 2008 |
Instructor, Photography, Department of Art, University of
California, Riverside |
| 2007 |
Instructor, Photography, Department of Art, Loyola Marymount
University, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2006 |
Instructor, Photography, Department of Art, University of
California, Riverside |
| 2005-06 |
Instructor, Elementary Photography, Fall & Spring term, Pasadena
City College, Pasadena, CA |
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Instructor, Art Appreciation, Spring term, Pasadena City College,
Pasadena, CA |
| 2005 |
Instructor, Art Appreciation, Spring term, Los Angeles City
College, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2001-05 |
Photography Instructor, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena,
CA |
| 1995-99 |
Instructor and Coordinator, “Contemporary Photographers:
Artist Lecture Series” Department of Academic Studies (Richard
Hertz, Chair) Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA |
| 1994-97 |
Graduate Student Advisor, Art Center College of Design,
Pasadena, CA |
| 1995-96 |
Instructor, Beginning and Advanced Black and White and Color
Photography, Rio Hondo College, Whittier, CA |
| 1987-94 |
Instructor, Beginning and Advanced Black and White and Color
Photography, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1993 |
Instructor, “Experimental Photography,” Department
of Fine Art, (Lawrence Dreiband, Chair) Art Center College of
Design, Pasadena, CA |
| 1987-93 |
Instructor, Black and White Fine Art Photography, Mount St.
Mary’s College (Chalon campus), Los Angeles, CA |
| 1991-92 |
Instructor, “Fundamentals of Art,” Mount St.
Mary’s College (Doheny campus), Los Angeles, CA |
| 1987-88 |
Instructor, “Photography as Art,” (photography for
non-art majors), California State University at Northridge |
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| LECTURES, PANELS AND WORKSHOPS |
| 2010 |
Guest speaker for Experimental Photography, Pasadena
City College, California |
| Guest speaker, Photography, Ventura Community College, Ventura, CA |
| Guest speaker, Photography, Harvard-Westlake School, N. Hollywood, CA |
| 2007 |
Guest speaker for Tal Yizrael’s Photography Seminar, Tri-Community
Photography Center, Covina, CA |
| 2004 |
Artist Lecture “Spotting: the viewing devices of Chenoweth,
Davis and Parker,” Pasadena City College Art Gallery,
Pasadena, CA |
| 2003 |
Guest speaker/presenter for Victoria Martin’s Advanced
Photography class, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA |
| 2002 |
Workshop “Light Traces/Casting spaces,” MAK DAY:
Envisioning Architecture, M A K Center, Schindler House,
Los Angeles, CA |
| 2001 |
Panel member: “Body of Work,” Discussion with Geoff
Allen, Cherie Benner Davis and Seth Kaufman. Moderated by
Deborah Aschheim, California State University, Fullerton,
Santa Ana, CA |
| 1999 |
Guest speaker, Contemporary Photographers, Art
Center College of Design, Pasadena, California |
| 1994 |
Guest speaker, Contemporary Photographers, Art
Center College of Design, Pasadena, California |
| 1993 |
Guest speaker, Contemporary Photographers, Art
Center College of Design, Pasadena, California |
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