Biography
Jay Gould is a Louisiana-based artist and assistant professor of photograph y at Louisiana Tech University. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Gould recieved his B.F.A. in photography from the University of Wisconsin and his M.F.A. from the Savannah College of Art & Design in Georgia. His work, which integrates scientific topics into photographic projects, has won numerous national awards, such as the Berenice Abbott Prize for an emerging photographer, the Jeannie Pierce Award, and First Place at the Newspace Center for Photography’s International Juried Exhibition. Gould’s work is widely exhibited around the country, making solo and group exhibition appearances at the University of Notre Dame, The Julia Dean Gallery in Los Angeles, the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Griffin Museum, just to name a few. Gould also participates in the greater artistic community as a member of the faculty at the Maine Media Workshops, an advisory board member of the Society for Photographic Education’s SouthCentral region and as a frequent visiting lecturer at a variety of schools and conferences.
Resume
Education
M.F.A. Photography 2006, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia
B.F.A. Photography 2004, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor of Photography, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 2007-Present
Instructor, Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, ME, 2006-Present
Teaching Assistant, Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, ME, 2005
Teaching Assistant, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA, 2005
Lab Assistant/Monitor, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI, 2002-2004
Professional Experience
Web Designer & Product Studio Supervisor, Active Sports Inc., St. Paul, MN, 2006-2007
Studio Assistant, John Paul Caponigro Arts, Cushing, ME, 2005-2006 (summer-time only)
Lectures
Society for Photographic Education: South Central Regional Conference, Imagemaker talk: "The Participatory Universe," 2009
Ohio State University, Youngstown, OH, 2009
Savannah College of Art & Design, Silver & Ink Event, Savannah, GA, 2009
Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, ME, 2009
South Eastern College Art Conference, "Fiction, In Fact" panel, New Orleans, LA, 2008
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, 2008
Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL, 2008
Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, ME, 2008
Society for Photographic Education: National Conference, Imagemaker talk: "The Participatory Universe," 2007
College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN 2007
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI, 2007
Awards + Grants
Institute for Micromanufacturing Faculty Fellowship, Louisiana Tech University, 2010
Newspace Center for Photography, First Place juror award, 2009
Silver Eye Center for Photography, Honorable Mention @ Annual Juried Exhibition, 2008
Summer Research Grant, Louisiana Tech University, 2008
Berenice Abbott Prize for an Emerging Photographer, 2006
The Society for Photographic Education's Jeannie Pierce Award, 2006
Review Santa Fe Scholarship, 2006
Best use of Visual Medium, Student Independant Film Festival, 2004
Student/Faculty Collaborative Grant, University of Wisconsin, 2003
Selected Exhibitions
(solo shows marked by asterisk*)
2010
* The Participatory Universe, SRO Gallery, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Photography for Social Change Invitational Auction, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Macro Micro: Infinite Possibilities, Northern Kentucky University, KY
Souther Open, The Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA. Juror: Bill Arning
Annual Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA. Juror: David Houston
2009
Exploded Views: New Artwork by Jay Gould & Joey Slaughter, Enterprise Center Gallery, Ruston, LA
* Inductive Reflections, Livadais Gallery, Monroe, LA
Flora & Fauna (First place juror award), Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR, Juror: Laura Valenti
6th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition, William B. Grey Gallery, Greensville, NC, Jurors: Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison
Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, Juror: Miranda Lash
SPESC Faculty Exhbition, Nichols State University, Thibodaux, LA
2008
*A Participatory Universe, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL
Annual Fellowship Exhibition (honorable mention), Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, Juror: Ariel Shanberg
The Louisiana Seven, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Faculty Exhibition, Louisiana Tech School of Art Gallery, Ruston, LA
Louisiana's Finest, Arender Gallery, Monroe, LA
2007
*A Participatory Universe, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Convergences of Art and Science II, Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO
Louisiana's Finest, Arender Gallery, Monroe, LA
2006
*A Reclaiming, Julia Dean Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Gift, RED Gallery, Savannah, GA
Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, juror: Bonni Benrubi
Showcase Benefit Auction Exhibiton, West Elm, Atlanta, GA
Levitation, Starlander Gallery, Savannah, GA
*A Reclaiming, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Alexander Gallery, Savannah, GA
Divergence, West Gallery, Savannah, GA
S.T.I.F.F.E., The Best of Ten Years Film Festival, Davies Theater, Eau Claire, WI
Out of Nest, Starlander Gallery, Savannah, GA
2005
The 404, Studio 220 Gallery, Savannah, GA
Tulips, Orleans Gallery, Savannah, GA
Silverworks, May Poetter Gallery, Savannah, GA
2004
*Opposing Landscapes, Acoustic Gallery, Eau Claire, WI
Page 13, Racy's Gallery, Eau Claire, WI
Annual Juried Exhibiton, Chippewa Regional Arts Center, Eau Claire, WI