photography resume, laura maul

Laura Moul

OBJECTIVES	To continue to develop as a professional photographer within the field of fine art photography. To enhance creativity utilizing digital imagery to portray realistic landscape images. To continue to develop creative abilities within the area of desktop publishing. To explore marketing and business development via internet websites. To expand knowledge base to utilize photographs into collages and mixed media artwork .
EDUCATION	Professional Photographers of America 1998 PPA Certification 2001 Master of Photography 2003 Certification of Recertification.
PUBLICATION	1993 Real estate brochure design, content of house for sale with photos (patent) 1996, 2003, 2005 Professional Photographers of America Loan Collection Book, Marathon Press; 2005 Exhibit Book; 2001 West Virginia Realtor cover photo; 2004 “One United Voice” selected to represent West Virginia for Visions of America PPA screensaver presented to all United States Congressional members to address copyright issues. Image was also one of 12 selected to be published in companion promotional material. John Deaver Drinko Symposium Marshall University, Huntington, WV 1998 “Re-Membering, Re-Weaving, Re-Vision Other Ways Contemporary Women Writing in Appalachia”, book published using 25 photos.illustrating Appalachia Museum Juried Exhibition Programs Designed and completed all prepress work for catalogues1998, 2000, 2002 Allied Artist Exhibitions - Sunrise Museum, Charleston, WV; 2000-2003 National Miniature Show Renaissance Galley, Huntington, WV; 2004, 2006 Tri-State Arts Association - Huntington Museum of Art.
CALENDARS	1994, 2004 Scenes of West Virginia ; 2001, 2002 Publishers Place “Pride of West Virginia” editor, author published in United States and Great Britain; 2003 West Virginia Roadsides in Bloom Wildflower Calendar 2004 Christian Appalachian Project Impression of Appalachia; 2005 Huntington Human Relations Commision.
TOURIST BROCHURES	1993 Cabell-Huntington Convention & Visitors Bureau; 1994-1996 Chincoteague, Virginia; 2003, 2006 New River Convention & Visitors Bureau.
PRODUCTS	2002-2006 Scenes of West Virginia products 2005 original photo notecards designed and printed by local company, accepted into Tamarack; 2006 developed paperweights with Blenko Glass for their Visitor Center and a new product to offer galleries and retail stores.
NEWSPAPERS	1996-2006 Various articles in Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Putnam Post, Cabell Record, Charleston Gazette, etc.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES	2001-2007 Speaker for museums, civic groups, and schools. 1995-2007 Board member and officer Charleston Camera Club; 2001-2007 Board of Directors West Virginia Art & Craft Guild; 2004-2006 Board of Directors Tri State Arts Association; 2003-2007 Curator of Group Photography Shows; 2005-2007 Juror for Art Groups; 1994-2007. Exhibitor at Art & Craft Shows: Rhodendron, South Charleston Mound Show, Art in the Park, Vandalia Gathering, FestiVALL, Taste of Charleston Art Fair, and in 2006 and 2007 Mountain State Art & Craft Fair.
EXHIBITIONS INVITED GROUPS	1997-2006 Allied Artists, Charleston Camera Club, WV Art & Craft Guild, Tri State Arts Association, Parkersurg Art Center; 2004-2007 David L. Dickinson Gallery.
SOLO SHOWS	1994 Huntington Bank, Charleston; 1994, 2000 Milton Library, Milton, WV; 2000 Komax Business Systems, South Charleston, WV; 2003 Urgent Care Exhibit, Huntington, WV; 2003, 2005 Borders Bookstore, Huntington Mall, Barboursville, WV; 2004 Cafe Cimino, Sutton, WV; 2005 Art Emporium, Hurricane, Charleston, WV; 2005 The Upstairs Gallery, Ashland, Kentucky; 2006 Anne Davis Gallery, Ashland, Kentucky; 2007 French Art Company, Gallipolis, Ohio
JURIED	WEST VIRGINIA	Charleston: 2000, 2002 Allied Artists Juried Show at Sunrise Museum 2003-2004 West Virginia Juried Exhibition at the Cultural Center; 2005 Appalachian Corridors (only 78 out of 854 selected from 13 states; one of twenty award winners Clay Center Avampato Discovery Museum; ntington Tri State Arts Association Juried Exhibiton 1998, 2002 (Honorable Mention), 2006 (Purchase Award), Huntington Museum of Art; National Miniature Show 2002 (1st place Graphic Division)’ 2002 (2nd place overall), 2003, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (purchase award) Renaissance Gallery; Hurricane WV Art & Craft Guild 2001, 2003, 2004; 2006 Winter Renditions, Summer Renditions (Honorable Mention) at Museum in the Community; Parkersburg WV Art & Craft Guild 2005, Parkersburg Art Center, Wheeling, WV Art & Craft Guild 2000, 2003, 2005.
	KENTUCKY	Ashland 1994 1996, 1999 (2nd place overall), 2001, 2003 3 x 3 Photography Exhibit and 2003, 2005 (Purchase Awards) Cardinal Valley at Ashland Area Art Gallery; 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Kentucky Professional Communicators at Ashland Highland Museum.
	OHIO	Ironton 2003 Ironton Art Association Exhibit (Merit Award Professional Division)
	ENGLAND	London, 2004 Refocus LTD.
AWARDS	1993 Merit Award; 1996 and 2003 Second Place in Photography South Charleston Mound Show. 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 WV Rhododendron State Art & Craft Association Creative Photography Award. 1996 Finalist in National Geographic Traveler Magazine- Travel Memory Contest. 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 Charleston Camera Club Photographer of the Year. 1999-2005 Professional Photographers of West Virginia top 10 Photographer of the Year in Print Competition; 1999 to 2004 Trophy Winner; 2004 WV Merit Award . 2000 Nominated for Women in Photography-A Milennium Project. 2003 Kodak Gallery Award of Excellence in photography - Illustrative Category. 2004 Emma Byrd Gallery at University of Charleston West Virginia Women Arts permanent exhibit one of only three photographers selected out of 110 artists. 2004 3rd place professional division WV State Parks Photography Contest, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. 2005 Award of Merit; 2006 Award of Excellence Mountain State Arts & Craft Fair, Ripley. 2005 Coal River Group - 3rd place in photo contest, 2006 - 2nd place in photo contest, St. Albans. 2006 Merit Award “April Showers” The Upstairs Gallery, Ashland, KY.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES	Donate time to help various charity functions. Artwork donated to Museum in the Community, WV Health Right, St. Mary’s Foundation Gala (selected), Tamarack Foundation, and various foundations. 2006 Very Important Parks Person, West Virginia State Parks Distinction.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS	Professional Photographers of America, Professional Photographers of West Virginia; Allied Artists of West Virginia; Tri State Arts Association; Charleston Camera Club; West Virginia Art & Craft Guild (participating market member). The Art Company of Davis, WV and The Upstairs Gallery of Ashland, Kentucky.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS	Artwork has been purchased for individual collections from buyers in West Virginia, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Other states being added to list.