BIO & RESUME
BIO
Fine art photographer Kelly Fitzgerald is an American born artist best known for her black-and-white film landscapes.
Fitzgerald strives to create works that capture and preserve the beauty in nature and in vanishing places - images that will inform the viewer and convey her deep belief in the value of these amazing places.
Fitzgerald discovered her love for art and photography at an early age. In 1985, while living on the island of Kauai, she decided to move to San Diego, California to pursue her passion of the arts. She enrolled in the photography/art program at San Diego City College. She also studied oil painting and charcoal drawing at the San Diego Art Plex.
Fitzgerald is a black and white landscape specialist using tools such as manual film cameras, black-and-white film and the traditional darkroom to create her silver gelatin fiber base and Type C prints. Her photographs have been in numerous exhibits throughout the United States and Europe. Fitzgerald's work has also won several awards including The Golden Light Award and the IPA Lucie Award. She was honored at The Hubbard Museum in Association with The Smithsonian Institution in 2003, and was the first photographer to receive the Gene Harrison Memorial Award in November of 2003.
July of 2009, she wrapped up a 5 year project called "A New Discovery" ~ Black & White Infrared Film Landscapes of the Hawaiian Islands. This past year, she was chosen to be a part of the Calumet Ansel Adams Tribute Video. Her image "Shipwreck Beach - III, Lanai" was featured in the video.
Her work can be found in many corporate and private collections across the United States.
RESUME
EDUCATION
1987-91 City College Photography Program, San Diego CA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 "Infrared Light" Black & White Landscapes of Kauai and the Eastern Sierras, Sharp Gallery, San Diego CA
2009 "Photography Exhibit" featuring a collection of black & white landscapes, Spa Velia Gallery, San Diego CA
2008 "Photography Exhibit" featuring a collection of black & white landscapes, Spa Velia Gallery, San Diego CA
2006 "A New Discovery" Black & White Infrared Landscapes, Sharp Gallery, San Diego CA
2001 "L'Italia e Meravigliosa" (People and Places of Italy), Basile Studio Gallery, San Diego CA
1996 "Up Against the Wall" A B&W Photography Exhibit, Precision Lab Gallery, San Diego CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS
2010 "San Diego Artists: A Cause for P.A.W.S." Spa Velia Art Gallery, San Diego CA
2010 "Photography: Impact of a Medium" 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach CA
2010 "California Visual Artists" 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach CA
2010 "Visual Expressions 2010" The Arts Council of Temecula Valley, The Mercantile Gallery, Temecula CA
2007 "photo l.a." Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica CA
2007 "Art on Market" The Witherby, San Diego CA
2007 "Black & White" Sharp Gallery, San Diego CA
2006 "Visions in Print" The Village Gallery, La Jolla CA
2005 "Shades of Black & White" Sharp Gallery, San Diego CA
2003 "Southern California Regional Art Exhibit" San Diego Art Institute, Balboa Park, San Diego CA
2003 "American Photography Exhibition" The Hubbard Museum in association with The Smithsonian Institution, New Mexico
2003 "Multi Media Group Show" San Diego Art Institute, Balboa Park, San Diego CA
2002 "Multi Media Group Show" San Diego Art Institute, Balboa Park, San Diego CA
2001 "The Printer's Craft" Photographic images printed by Gene Nocon, Southwestern College Art Gallery
2001 "Multi Media Group Show" San Diego Art Institute, Balboa Park, San Diego CA
2000 "Multi Media Group Show" San Diego Art Institute, Balboa Park, San Diego CA
1999 "Melbourne Fringe - New Horizons" Melbourne, Australia
1995 "Black and White Exhibit" New York State Fair NY
1993 "Del Mar Group Show" Hosted by San Diego City College
COLLECTIONS
General Electric Corp.
Silberman and Sloan LLP
M.R. Timber Structures Inc
BOOKS
The Guild Sourcebook of Residential Art 6, 2008 GUILD, LLC
Sand & Orchid Chic 2006, TCB-Cafe Publishing
The Guild Sourcebook of Residential Art 6, 2005 GUILD, LLC
The Artful Home, A Source & Guide for Residential Art, 2004 GUILD, LLC
Best of Photography Annual 2004, Serbin Communications Inc
Best of Photography Annual 2003, Serbin Communications Inc
Best of Photography Annual 2002, Serbin Communications Inc
Best of Photography Annual 2001, Serbin Communications Inc
Best of Photography Annual 2000, Serbin Communications Inc
Best of Photography Annual 1999, Serbin Communications Inc
Best of Photography Annual 1998, Serbin Communications Inc
AWARDS
2008 - IPA Lucie Awards, New York-Fine Art Professional Category for "A New Discovery" - Honorable Mention
2008 - IPA Lucie Awards, New York-Fine Art Professional Category for "Gold King Mine, AZ" - Honorable Mention
2006 - The Visions in Print Award presented by the La Jolla Art Association - First Place
2005 - The Golden Light Award - "A New Discovery" - Honorable Mention
2005 - Photography Competition, Presented by TCB-Cafe Publishing - Finalist
2004 - Photographer's Forum Contest, Sponsored by Canon - Finalist
2003 - Photographer's Forum Contest, Sponsored by Canon - Finalist
2003 - 12th Annual Fall American Photography Competition, The Hubbard Museum - Honorable Mention
2003 - Gene Harrison Memorial Award, The Photographic Society, New Mexico
2002 - Photographer's Forum Contest, Sponsored by Canon - Finalist
2001 - Photographer's Forum Contest, Sponsored by Canon - Finalist
2000 - Photographer's Forum Contest, Sponsored by Canon - Honorable Mention
1999 - Photographer's Forum Contest, Sponsored by Canon - Finalist
1998 - Photographer's Forum Contest, Sponsored by Canon - 4th Place
1995 - Southern California State Fair - Black & White Category - Grand Prize
1992 - Southern California State Fair - College Category - 2nd Place
1991 - Southern California State Fair - College Category - Grand Prize
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
"Preservation - A Photographer Documents an Untouched Hawaii", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, February 11, 2008
"Hot Art, Cool Vibe", SPACE Magazine Los Angeles, May 2007
"Focus Gallery: Kelly Fitzgerald", Focus Magazine - Collectors Edition, Nov. 2005
"Interview with Kelly Fitzgerald", G&L Times Newsmagazine, Apr. 2000
"Kelly Fitzgerald", Photographer's Forum - Magazine for the Emerging Professional, Nov. 1998
"Portfolio - Kelly Fitzgerald", Revolt in Style Magazine, Dec. 1996
RADIO
"Photographing People vs. Places" Art Rocks! wsRadio.com, interview with Philly Joe Swendoza and Ally Bling Bling regarding body of work "A New Discovery", June 29, 2005
VIDEO
"Time Frames Video" - "Shipwreck Beach - III, Lanai" was featured in the Calumet Ansel Adams Tribute Video, Feb. 20, 2009
SELECTED LECTURES, JURIES & WORKSHOPS
Guest Lecturer - "Past & Present" Fine Art Projects, The Darkroomers Photographic Club, July 2010
Juror - "The Year End Print Competition", The Darkroomers Photographic Club, Jan. 2008
Guest Lecturer - "A New Discovery" and Infrared Film Techniques, The Darkroomers Photographic Club, Oct. 2005