Dan Mccormack

EXHIBITIONS:

2006

“Digital Open”, ARC Gallery, 734 N. Milwaukee, group show, Chicago, Ill July
“Art on line”, Galerie Kalina, international webists show, Regen, Germany June
"Bodyscapes”, Rockaway Artists Alliance, group show, Rockaway Beach, NYC June
“Dangerous Visions”, Peninsula Museum of Art, Ultimate Eye Foundation, Belmont,CA May
“Men, Women, Feminine, Masculine”, Ayer Lofts Art Gallery, Lowell, Mass. March
“erotik neurotik”, Elise Mankes Studio, juried show, Marblehead, Maine Feb.
“Dirty Show”, Tangent Gallery, juried national show, Detroit, Michigan Feb.
“The Erotica Show”, The Tivoli Artists Co-op, 60 Broadway, group show, Tivoli, NY Feb.
“Ceilings & Floors”, Andersen Chase Gallery, Katonah Art Center, juried show Jan.

2005

“Masters Mystery Art Show 2005”, Florida International University, Miami, FL. Nov.
“Vacancy”, Historic Albany Foundation, 89 Lexington Ave, juried show. Albany, NY Nov.
“Artists Responding to the War”, Vassar College, Alumnae house , Poughkeepsie, NY Nov.
“Focus on the Figure”, Edward Hopper House Art Center, juried show, Nyack, NY Nov.
“Spooky Art Show”, The Art Café, 217 Shoppers Alley, Davidson, MI. Oct.
“Photography in the Square”, Community Zoe photographers, Flagstaff, Arizona Oct.
“Snap to Grid”, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, International group show, Calif. Sept.
“4th LESSEDRA WORLD ART PRINT ANNUAL”, Sofia , Bulgaria June
“International Festival of Erotic Art”, juried group show, Montreal, Canada June
“Digital Art Extravaganza”, Limner Gallery, Groups Show, Phoenicia, NY May
“Crazy Sheet Art Show”, 206 South Ave. Gallery, Group Show, Poughkeepsie, NY March
“700 MAIN REDUX”, HALLWALLS, Group show, 341 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo March
“PHOTOWORKS 2005”, Barrett Art Center, juried by Apsara DiQyinzio, Pough.,NY March
“This is not an Archive”, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale, NY Feb
“Dirty Show”, Tangent Gallery, juried national show, Detroit, Michigan Feb
“The Erotica Show”, The Tivoli Artists Co-op, 60 Broadway, group show, Tivoli, NY Feb.

2004

“Connecting the World”, International Webism, Kalina Gallery, Regen, Germany Dec.
“Hype Gallery”,Palace of Tokyo, 13 Ave President Wilson, group show, Paris, France Nov.
“Electronic Energy”, Exhibition for Contemporary Art, Cologne, Germany Oct.
“PHOTOGRAPHY”, Steel Plant Galleries, Marist College invitational, Poughkeepsie Oct.
“Snap to Grid”, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, International group show, Calif. Sept.
“A Celebration of the Figure”, Museum of Contemporary Art DC, Washington, DC July
“The Sensuous Image”, Stepping Stone Gallery, juried group show, Huntington, NY June
“Naked”, Columbia County Council on the Arts, juried group show, Hudson, NY June
“Bid for Freedom” Glen Eira Council Gallery, benefit, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia May
“SlowVision”, North Norwegian Artist Center, curated group show, Svolvær, Norway April
“Salon Show” Org. of Independent. Artists, 19 Hudson St., Gallery 402, NYC March
“Recent Acquisitions”, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Platz March
“Art Expo 2004”, Observatorio Experimental, Centro Morelia, Michoacan Mexico Feb.
“Then & Now” Group show, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY Feb.
“The Surprise Show”, Icebox Gallery, group show , Minneapolis, Minnesota Feb.
“The Erotica Show”, The Tivoli Artists Co-op, 60 Broadway, group show, Tivoli, NY Feb.
“The Color Red”, Studio 8 Gallery, group show, Kingston, NY Feb.


2003

“aniGma”, LeVall Gallery, International Festival of Digital Imaging, Novosibirsk, RUSSIA Oct.
“Labyrinth of Light : Zone Zero” National Center of the Arts, Mexico City, Mexico Sept.
“Digital Fine Art 2003”, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, CO. Sept.
“Eulogy”, Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Albert Shahinian Gallery, Poughkeepsie Sept.
“Dan McCormack Photographs of Nudes” solo show, OPUS 40 Gallery Saugerties Sept
“WAR & PEACE”, Studio 8 Gallery, 508 Broadway, Kingston, NY June
“2003 Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition”, New Hope, PA May
“SKIN - 2”, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, group show gallery & web May
“Skybox Gallery”, Ulster County Artists, Group Show, Kingston, NY May
“Current Work 2003”, Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina March

2002

“The Body Adorned”, Bunnell Street Gallery, Homer, Alaska Dec.
"Strictly Digital”, The Ink Shop, juried show, Ithaca, NY Nov.
Gallery-Shop, River District Coop, Poughkeepsie, NY Oct.
Current Works 2002, Society for Contempory Photography, Kansas City, MO. Oct.
FUNDAWARE 2002, Center for Contempory Art, juried show, Sacramento, CA Sept.
“Constellation”, 25th Anniversary, Center for Photography, group show Woodstock, NY August
“Hudson Valley Artists-2002” Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, curated show, New Paltz July
“PrestiDigitation”, Invitational Digital Art, Raritan Valley C.C., Somerville, NJ Feb.

2001

“RED”, Donskoj & Company Gallery, group show, Kingston, NY Dec.
“All Nude! All the Time!”, Robert Canaga Gallery, curated group show, Eugene, OR Sept.
“Engaging Pictures”, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, group show, New Paltz, NY March
“Why Pin Hole?”, Visual Studies Workshop, International group show, Rochester, NY Feb.

2000

“Fishin”, Time and Space Limited, curated group show, Hudson, NY Nov.
“Black and White Photography” Merritt Bookstore, Millbrook, NY July
"It's About Time", Barrett Art Center, group show, Poughkeepsie, NY Feb.

1999

"Plastic Fantastic" E3 Gallery, 47 E 3rd St, group show, New York, NY Dec.


1998

"2nd Annual National Juried Exhibit", group show, Mahopac, NY Sept.

1997

"3x11", group show, Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY Nov.
"The Contemporary Figure", group show, SAGE-JCA, Albany, NY May
"The Human Form", CCCA, group show, Hudson, NY May


1996

"In This Time & Place", Art Gallery, group show, SUNY New Paltz July
"PHOTOGRAPHY", 4 photographers, Unison, New Paltz April


1995

"PHOTOGRAPHIC NUDE", Danforth Gallery, group show, Portland, ME Oct.
"Light Impressions - BIENNIAL", Spectrum Gallery, group show, Rochester, NY Sept.
"ILLUMINATED EXPRESSIONS", group show, Barrett House,Poughkeepsie Aug.
"OTHER VIEWS", Jjenth Gallery, Peekskill, NY June
"PHOTO NATIONAL 2", Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI March


1994

“Nimslo Photographs, Digital & Silver”, Unison Gallery, New Paltz, solo show May
“From the Collection”, curated by L. Lewis & D. Johnston, CPW, Woodstock, NY Feb.
“Historical Processes”, award, Artists’Alliance, jurried by Nancy Barrett, Lafayette, LA March
“Tradition & the unpredictable”, Houston Museum Fine Art, Curated by Ann Tucker Feb.
“Hand Applied Emulsions”, curated show, SOHO Photo Gallery, New York City Feb.
“Camera Obscura, Obscura Camera”, curated show, SAIC Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL Feb.


1993

Corcoran Gallery of Art, selected work from The Photo Review Show, Washington, D.C. Sept.
“Montage 93”, Monroe Community College, exhibition of Faxes, Rochester, NY July
“Hudson Valley Artists ‘93”, selected from the CPW collection, SUNY New Paltz Gallery July
“Computer Art Invitational”, group show, Raritan Valley College, North Branch, NJ Jan.


1992

“Body and Soul”, Lorraine Kessler Gallery, group show, Poughkeepsie, NY March
"New Relations" juried by Larry Fink, Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY Feb.
"Art on the Block", 2nd Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA Jan.


1991

“Current Works 1991”, juried by George Tice, Leddy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO Oct.
“Platinum/Palladium Current Works II”, Odessa College, curated show , Odessa, TX May
"The Constructed Image", Mid-Hudson Arts & Science Center, Poughkeepsie, NY Feb.


1990

"Hybrid Photographic Works”, juried show at SCAN Symposium, Univ.of Arts, Phila.,PA Nov.
“Art 101 Revisited”, juried show, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygen, WI July
"Museum of the Hudson Highlands", juried show, Cornwall, NY April
“Digital 90”, juror’s award, juried show, Glassboro State College, NJ March


1989

“Platinum/Palladium Current Works”, Odessa College, curated show , Odessa, TX Nov.
“Rated-X”, juried group show, Neikrug Gallery, NYC June
SPE National Conference, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY March
"New Acquisitions”, SUNY New Paltz Art Gallery , New Platz, NY Jan.


1988

"SCAN-SYMPOSIUM", Computer Art Juried Show, Philadelphia, PA. Nov.
"Founders Show", Level 3 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA May
INSTITUTE of DESIGN 50th ANNIVERSARY, Chicago, IL May

D A N M C C O R M A C K

Fine Art Photographer


I began studying Photography around 1965 at the Institute of Design in Chicago. Then at the Art Institute of Chicago around 1969, while working on an MFA, I began photographing the nude with Wendy, my wife. For over thirty-five years I explored various techniques and processes while photographing the nude as a central theme.

In 1984, I began digital image making with the Apple IIe where I explored colorization by pulling curves. In 1998 I began to work with pinhole photography, using an oatmeal box pinhole camera making 8x10 inch B&W negatives. With its extreme wide angle and distortion, the camera gives me results that are constantly a surprise. These images are rooted in 16th Century pinhole optics juxtaposed with 21st Century digital print manipulations.

Using the distortions of the pinhole camera and the colorizations created in Photoshop, I create a series of visceral images that probe the unconscious mind. These images step away from the literal reality choosing instead to speak with a Jungian expressionism. Objects and places juxtaposed with the model trigger a response that I react to while colorizing each image. Through successive pulling of curves B&W values are replaced with color that ultimately connect with the dreamlike state of the finished image.

I currently head the Photography program at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York where I teach photography classes and an Introduction to Digital Media class.

I use the distortions of the pinhole camera and the colorizations created in Photoshop to create a series of visceral images that probe the unconscious mind. These images step away from the literal reality choosing instead to speak with a Jungian expressionism. Objects and places juxtaposed with the model trigger a response that I react to while colorizing each image. Through successive pulling of curves, B&W values are replaced with color that ultimately connects with the dreamlike state of the finished image.

EXHIBITIONS:

2006

“Dan McCormack-Pinhole Camera Nudes”, Coffey Gallery, solo show, Kingston, NY March

2005

“Dan McCormack”, solo show, School of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Mich. April

2003

“Dan McCormack Photographs of Nudes” solo show, OPUS 40 Gallery Saugerties Sept


2002

“Pinhole Camera Images” Wilson Street Gallery, Charles Sturt Univ. Albury, Australia March


2001

"Digital & Silver Photography”, Barrett Art Center, solo show, Poughkeepsie, NY May


2000

"Figurative Photograms", Ellenville Library and Museum, solo show, Ellenville, NY Jan.

1999

"Figurative Photograms", Greystone Gallery, solo show, Marist College, Pough., NY Dec.

1998

"Multiple Images:Nudes", Café Web, solo show, Albany, NY April


1996

"Dan McCormack & Sol LeWitt", Court House Gallery, Lake George, NY Nov.
"Dan McCormack", Focal Point Gallery, solo show, City Island, NY July
"MULTIPLE IMAGES: NUDES", Donskoj Gallery, solo show, Kingston March


1994

“Nimslo Photographs, Digital & Silver”, Unison Gallery, New Paltz, solo show May


1989

"BODY LIGHT…", Art Academy of Cincinnatti, Ohio Feb.
"BODY LIGHT…", St. Louis Community College, MO Jan.

1988

“Body Light ...”, première of book, Level 3 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Nov.

WOODSTOCK SCHOOL OF ART, Workspace/fellowship, 1993
ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION, exhibition support, 1991
MERCY COLLEGE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT GRANT 1985, 1987, 1988
NYSCA-CAPS PHOTOGRAPHY FELLOWSHIP 1982

This workshop will show how the figure may be seen as landscape, design and as part of mother-earth. Different models and shooting sites are planned for each Saturday and some sites will require traveling time. Workshop participants are expected to provide their own film and it is recommended that a variety of film be brought for experimentation, i.e. Tri X, Infrared Technical Plan and color film. Please bring lunch, suntan lotion and a towel.

Dan McCormack is the head of the Photography Department at Marist College and specializes in figurative imagery.

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4 Saturdays · July 8, 15, 22, 29 · 10am-4pm
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$90 members / $100 non-members single day
$270 members / $300non-members series of 4


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D A N M C C O R M A C K
Fine Art Photographer
I began studying Photography around 1965 at the Institute of Design in Chicago. My studies with Aaron Siskind, Joe Jachna, Arthur Siegal and Wynn Bullock gave me first hand experience with truly creative photographers.
At the Art Institute of Chicago around 1969, I began photographing the nude with Wendy, my wife, and I began making multiple image prints. Then for over thirty years I explored various techniques and processes while photographing the nude as a central theme.
I began digital image making with the Apple IIe in 1984 where I explored juxtapositions, ie. portraits on top of nudes and pigment against raster scan lines. This led into the idea of scanning my finished images of palladium diptychs of a nude in water and using it as a module for a new Photoshop series of composited images. Repeating the diptych image many times with strange overlaps create a surreal statement. Next I scanned a series of B&W Nimslo camera multiple image shots of figures. These I colorized and reduced in size using Photoshop so that the image became a color pattern where it was hard to discern the tiny nude.
In 1998 I began to work with pinhole photography.
I use an oatmeal box pinhole camera to make 8x10 inch B&W negatives. With its extreme wide angle and distortion, the camera is a delight because it gives me results that are constantly a surprise. I develop the B&W negatives, scan them into Photoshop, and then colorize the image by pulling curves in each of the channels. It is a thrill to make an image rooted in 16th Century pinhole optics juxtaposed with 21st Century digital print manipulations. These newest photographs of mine are a blend of these opposites.
In my diverse series, from multiple exposures, to juxtapositions of time, from plastic camera, Nimslo camera, scanner as camera to pinhole camera, I have always tried to find a mix of image and process with the nude as a theme.
I currently head the Photography program at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York where I teach photography classes and an Introduction to Digital Media class.