cole thompson photography
 classic images in black & white

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Since 2004 Cole Thompson's images have been in over 100 exhibitions and has received several awards
including "Photographer of the Year" from Black and White Spider Awards.  His work has appeared in
 numerous publications including Lenswork, B&W, Silvershotz, Focus and Black and White.
 

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

Living Arts, Tulsa, OK, "The Ghosts of Auschwitz and Birkenau," 2010
Coffman Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, "Classic Images in Black and White," 2010
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, "Ukrainians, With Eyes Shut," 2009
THE CACHE Gallery, Fort Collins, CO, "The Ghosts of Auschwitz and Birkenau," 2008
Seminole Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Sanford, IL, 2008
CBT Bank, Fort Collins, CO, "Light Emanating from Darkness," 2007
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, "Retrospective," 2007
Sideshow Gallery, Dolores, CO, "Ceiling Lamps," 2007
Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO, "Retrospective," 2007
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft Collins, CO, "One on One," 2007
Opera Galleria, Fort Collins, CO, "Light Emanating from Darkness," 2006

Selected Group Exhibitions:

Of Memory, Bone and Myth - The University of North Dakota, 2010
Uncommon Portraits - PhotoPlace Gallery, 2010
Spirit World - New Orleans Photo Alliance, 2009
Dreams and Revelations - Marin MOCA, 2009
Small Work - Susan Maasch Fine Art Photography Collection, 2009
Imagine - Deborah Martin Gallery, 2009
Lincoln PhotoFest - Elder Gallery, 2009
Preston Contemporary Art Center - Winter Exhibition, 2009
Wall Space; Collectable - Wall Space Gallery, 2008
Viewpoint 08 - Bosque Conservatory, 2008
Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition - 12 12 Gallery, 2008
Photo Spiva, 2008
C / S / V ? - Hinterland Gallery, 2008
Dreams and Visions - Union Street Gallery, 2008
Photo Salon - Illuminating Portrayals, Old Firehouse Art Center, 2008
ONWARD '08 - Project Basho, 2008
In a New Direction - Wall Space, 2008
Planes, Trains and Automobiles - The Center for Fine Art Photography, 2008
"Not to Scale" - The Old Firehouse Art Center, 2007
Combined Talents International Exhibition - FSU Museum of Fine Arts, 2007
The Art of Digital Imagery - Juror George DeWolfe, 2007
The Art of Photography - Juror: Tim B. Wride, 2007
PhotoSpiva - Juror: John Paul Caponigro, 2007
49th International Award Exhibition - The San Diego Art Institute, 2007
Classical, Contemporary and Conceptual:  A Photographic Triptych - Poudre River Art Center, 2007
Geometry - Flash Gallery, 2007
International Show - The Center for Fine Art Photography, Juror: Hal Gould.  2005
Landscapes of Desire - The Center for Fine Art Photography, 2005
The Art of Decadence - Gallery Row, 2006
Snap to Grid - LACDA, 2006
Photography Now! - Juror: Henry Horenstein, 2006
Gallery 101 - Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006
2nd Annual National Juried Exhibition - Newspace Center for Photography, 2006
Texas Photographic Society - TPS15 - The National Competition, Juror Harris Fogel, 2006
People, Places and Things - The Center or Fine Art Photography, Juror Andrew Darlow, 2006
Rooted In Nature, Four-Artist Invitational Exhibition - The Lincoln Center, 2006
On the Edge - The Center for Fine Art Photography, Juror: Stephen Perloff, 2006
SOHO Photo National Competition - Juror: Gerard Vezzuso, 2006
THRee artist exhibition at the Niche.LA, 2006
Photo Works of the 21st Century - Juror: Robert Stevens, 2006
Positive/Negative - The Center for Fine Art Photography, Juror: Ellen Fleurov, 2006
The Art of Photography - Juror: Arthur Ollman, 2006
Top 40 - Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 2006

Awards:

Black and White Spider Awards, Third Place in Fine Art, 2010
Spirit World, New Orleans Photo Alliance, 2009, Juror's Award 2nd Place
PX3 Prix de la Photographie, Paris, Two Honorable Mentions, 2009
Celebrate Her Story - Manhattan Arts International - International Special Award, 2009
Silver Eye Center for Photography, Fellowship 2008, Honorable Mention, 2008
Black and White Spider Awards, Two Honorable Mentions, 2008
The Photographer's Forum 27th Annual Spring Photography Contest, Fourth Place, 2007
B&W Single Image Contest 2008, Gold Award, 2007
IAPP, 3rd Annual Panoramic Photography Exhibition, Honorable Mention, 2007
The Phyllis reed Memorial Award, LAA, 2007
Nominated for the Aperture West Book Prize, 2007
Center, Singular Image Awards, Honorable Mention, 2007
Center, Santa Fe Prize Nomination, 2007
B&W Magazine, Single Image Contest, Silver Award, 2006
Photo Life, Image International 2006.  1st & 9th places, 2006
Photographer's Forum 26th Annual - Fourth Place, 2006
The Santa Fe Center for Photography Singular Image Competition, Honorable Mention, 2006
Black and White Spider Awards, Photographer of the Year, 2006
American Photo, Images of the Year, Personal Work, Honorable Mention, 2007
B&W Single Image Contest 2007, three honorable mentions.  2006
B&W Magazine, Annual Portfolio Contest 2006, 
Environments, The Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester, MA honorable mention, 2006
Golden Light Award, Single Photographic Image Competition, honorable mention, 2006
Women of the World, Juried Exhibition, Best of Show, Ashland, OR.  2006

Publications:

Photo Technique Magazine, March/April 2010
ND Magazine, February 2010
Fotoblur Magazine, Issue 4, December 2009
The Sun Magazine, "With Eyes Shut," August 2009
Silvershotz Magazine, "The Ghosts of Auschwitz and Birkenau" June 2009
LensWork, "The Ghosts of Auschwitz and Birkenau" March 2009
LensWork Extended, "The Ghosts of Auschwitz and Birkenau" and "Ceiling Lamps" March 2009
B&W Magazine, "The Ghosts of Auschwitz and Birkenau" March 2009
Foto-Video Magazine, Romania December 2008
LensWork Extended, The Art of Grain Silos, Issue 76, June 2008
Black and White Magazine, UK, Website of the Month, June 2008
Writer's Journal, Jerusalem, Israel, May 2008
Steam Ticket, A Literary Magazine of Poetry, Prose & Art, University of Wisconsin, April 2008
The Sun Magazine, March 2008
Pilgrimage Magazine, Back Cover, Volume 32, Issue 3.  January 2008
The Sun Magazine, December 2007
Camera Arts Magazine Spotlight, September 2007
Photo Selection Magazine, Cover Image, March 2007
Photo Magazine, Romania, March 2007
Artists' Showcase, Camera Arts Magazine, January 2007
The Photoshop Heretic, Popular Photography and Imaging, December 2006
Focus Magazine, Focus Gallery, January 2006
B&W Magazine, Spotlight.  April 2006
Ruminate Magazine, Featured Artist.  July 2006


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