Bio
Bethany Souza is a fine art photographer currently living and working in Hammond, LA. Her work focuses on issues of place in the contemporary world, in particular how images, objects and memory help to inform our ideas about place.
She received a BA in Studio Art from the University of South Florida and an MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago.
Her work has recently been included in exhibitions at the Houston Center for Photography, the Silver Eye Center for Photography in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the Naomi Silva Gallery in Atlanta and the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her work has also been featured in Humble Arts Foundation Group Show, Fraction Magazine, and the recently published Artist's Showcase, curated by Darius Himes and published by the Center for Fine Art Photography.
All images are archival inkjet prints on rag paper (please email for sizes and pricing), and are available for exhibition. In addition, Bethany is available for relevent commisions and editorial projects.
Contact: bethany.souza@gmail.com
selected exhibitions
Flight, Vermont Photography Workplace | Middlebury, VT (2010)
Animalia, Center for Fine Art Photography | Fort Collins, CO (2010)
Sunshine State (solo), Contemporary Art Gallery | Hammond, LA (2010)
Navel Gazing, Brevard Museum of Art | Melbourne, FL (2010)
New Works Online Gallery, Silver Eye Center for Photography | Pittsburg, PA (2010)
Faculty Exhibition, Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond, LA (2010)
Fraction Magazine, Issue #9 (http://www.fractionmag.com) (2009)
International Exhibition, Center for Fine Art Photography | Fort Collins, CO (2009)
Self Portrait: Silver Eye at 30, Silver Eye Center for Photography | Pittsburg, PA (2009)
Membership Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography | Houston, TX (2009)
Southern Open 2009, Acadiana Center for the Arts | Lafayette, LA (2009)
ADSO Southeastern Regional Exhibition, Mattie Kelley Gallery | Niceville, FL (2009)
Faculty Invitational Exhibition, Nicholls State University | Thibodaux, LA (2009)
Faculty Exhibition, Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond, LA (2009)
Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition, Texas Woman’s University | Denton, TX (2009)
Revealing, Naomi Silva Gallery | Atlanta, GA (2008)
Group Show #25, Humble Arts Foundation | New York, NY (2008)
Artist's Showcase, Volume 1, Center for Fine Art Photography | Fort Collins, CO (2008)
f-stop Magazine Online Portfolio Exhibition (http://www.fstopmagazine.com) (2008)
Albert P. Weisman Exhibition, Hokin Gallery | Chicago, IL (2007)
Columbia College MFA Thesis Exhibition, Glass Curtain Gallery | Chicago, IL (2007)
Columbia College MFA Photography Exhibit, Bridge Art Fair | Chicago, IL (2007)
Visual Arts Competition Exhibition, Union League Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL (2006)
Masters Mystery Art Show, Ritz Carlton | Miami Beach, FL (2005)
Remains to Be Seen, Covivant Gallery | Tampa, FL (2005)
Annual Members Exhibition, Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts | Tampa, FL (2004)
Lente Ambiente, USNIT Gallery, US Cultural Embassy | Havana, Cuba (2004)
11th Annual All Florida Show, Centre Gallery | Tampa, FL (2004)
Current Works 2004, Rosenthal Gallery | Fayetteville, NC (2004)
Milagro, Gala Corina | Tampa, FL (2003)
Alternative Visions, Gold Dragon Gallery | Tampa, FL (2003)
27th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit, Contemporary Art Museum | Tampa, FL (2003)
Sustaining Vision, Photographic Center Northwest | Seattle, WA (2003)
Orange Blossom Queen, Covivant Gallery | Tampa, FL (2001)
2nd Annual Portfolio Exhibition, Hyde Park Fine Arts | Tampa, FL (2000)
Best of Tampa, Gallery on Azeele | Tampa, FL (2000)
7th Annual All Florida Show, Centre Gallery | Tampa, FL (2000)
Just A Moment, Centre Gallery | Tampa, FL (2000)
Summer Spice II, Gallery on Azeele | Tampa, FL (2000)
24th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit, Contemporary Art Museum | Tampa, FL(2000)
Portfolio Exhibition and Exchange, Hyde Park Fine Arts | Tampa, FL (1999)
5th Annual All Florida Show, Centre Gallery | Tampa, FL (1998)
awards and honors
Professional Enhancement Grant, Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond, LA (2008)
Stuart and Iris Baum Project Completion Grant, Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, IL (2008)
Albert P. Weisman Project Completion Grant, Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, IL (2007)
Graduate Opportunity Award, Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, IL (2005)
Visual Arts Competition Finalist, Union League Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL (2005)
Artist’s Resource Fund Grant, Pinellas County Arts Council | Pinellas County, FL (2001)
artist's lectures
St. Tammany Art Association, Covington, LA (2009)
Nicholls State University | Thibodaux, LA (2009)
bibliography
Navel Gazing, Exhibition Catalog, Brevard Museum of Art | Melbourne, FL (2010)
Fraction Magazine, Issue #9 (2009)
Artist’s Showcase Vol. 1, Center for Fine Art Photography | Fort Collins, CO (2008)