Or... What is My Street Cred
Joanne ScherfS
Honors/Awards
- Featured photographer; Silvershotz: International Journal of Contemporary Photography, 2013
- Single Image Award winner-Landscape category; Black & White Magazine; Special Issue #95 Single Image Contest Winners; February, 2013
- It’s Magical Exhibit, Sunrise Category winner; Women in Photography International (WIPI), Juried Competition, October, 2012
- Annual 2012; Honorable Mention; Women in Photography International (WIPI); 2 images
- Bronze Award winner-Still Life category; B&W-COLOR Magazine; Special Issue Single Image Contest Winners; March, 2012
- Merit Award winner; B&W-COLOR Magazine; Special Issue Portfolio Winners; October, 2011
- Featured photographer/Emerging Artist; FOCUS Fine Art Photography Magazine; 2011 Collector’s Edition; Issue #19,February 2011
- Merit Award winner; COLOR Magazine; Special Issue Portfolio Winners; November, 2010
- Merit Award winner; COLOR Magazine; Special Issue Portfolio Winners; November, 2009
- 1st place b/w; Padzieski Gallery; 9th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit; 2004
- 2nd place color; Lawrence Street Gallery; Exposures 03; 2003
Exhibitions
- photo-LA, Transportation, group exhibit, Women in Photography International (WIPI), January, 2013
- Fourteen East; solo exhibit, Abstract Metals, Park Shelton Building, Detroit, Michigan; January and February 2013
- Janice Charach Gallery; group exhibit, 20th Anniversary Retrospective Show; West Bloomfield, Michigan; May, 2011
- Janice Charach Gallery; solo exhibit - The 3R Environment; West Bloomfield, Michigan; September, 2010
- Vermont Photo Workplace Gallery Juried Show; Middlebury, Vermont; October, 2009
- Art Rapids, Second Annual Juried Fine Art Fair; Elk Rapids, Michigan; 2007
- Padzieski Gallery; 9th thru 12th Annual Juried Exhibit; Dearborn, Michigan; 2004-2007
- Lawrence Street Gallery Juried Show; Ferndale, Michigan 2003-2005
- The Scarab Club; Detroit, Michigan, 2003, 2005
- College for Creative Studies; Student Art Exhibition; Detroit, MI 2003-2005
Book Publications
- Typography: A Journal of Inspiration; 2012 (self-published)
- Embrace the Day; Lessons From My Mother’s Alzheimers; 2010 (self published)
- AmerIcona: Pedestrian and Eccentric Impressions of the Great American Culture; 2009 (self published)
- Vibrations of the Soul; handmade limited edition art book; 2008
Arts Education & Master Classes
- Marc Koegel, Fine Art BW Long Exposure Master Class, June-August, 2013
- Joel Tjintjelaar, BW Long Exposure Master Class, May-June, 2013
- Dan Burkholder, iPhone Artistry, 2012
- Marc Koegel, Fine Art Long Exposure Photography, 2012
- Mary Virginia Swanson, Publishing Photo Books Today, FotoFest 12th International Biennial of Photography Portfolio Review, 2008
- Washtenaw Community College; Digital Media Arts; Photography and Graphic Design; 2005-2012
- Maine Media Workshops; Photography; Intimate Portraiture; Master Class-Joyce Tenneson, 2005
- College for Creative Studies; Continuing Education; Photography; 2003- 2005
- Oakland County Community College; Photography; 2002-2003
- B.S., M.S. and EdS degrees in non-art disciplines (upon request)
Memberships
- ArtServe Michigan
- Camera Cake (resource of American Society of Media Photographers)
- The Arts Alliance (A3)
- Women in Photography International (WIPI)
Community Service
- Photography Dept Advisory Board; School of Digital Media Arts; Washtenaw Community College; 2009-2013
- Portfolio reviewer for photography graduates; Digital Media Arts; Washtenaw Community College; 2009-2013
- Limited edition print donation to benefit DAFT (Digital Arts, Film & Television); Student Film & Video Festival; 2010-2011
- Limited edition Belle Isle Aquarium print donation for auction to benefit FOBIA (Friends of Belle Isle Aquarium); 2005