Southern California native Amanda Keller Konya received an MFA from Otis College of Art and Design, a BFA from California Institute of the Arts and an MA from California State University, Northridge.  Her practice is image based; she is dedicated to the investigation of the photographic medium, ideas about Photography and the Photographer him/herself.  In addition to a constant and critical evaluation of Photography and its continuing state of flux, she takes on the sociopolitical within her work addressing issues such as toxicity, school closures, land use and public/private space.  Keller Konya’s work has been exhibited regionally and internationally at a variety of cultural institutions including: The Annenberg Space for Photography, The Houston Center for Photography, The Los Angeles International Airport and the Angkor Photography Festival in Siem Reap, Cambodia.  She holds Adjunct appointments at Long Beach City College, The Julia Dean Photography Workshops, Cerritos College and Loyola Marymount University in addition to her Los Angeles based studio practice.

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EDUCATION

2009    MFA, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2006    MA with distinction, California State University Northridge, CA

2005    Single Subject Visual Arts Teaching Credential, California State University Northridge, CA

1998     BFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

SELECTED GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & HONORS

2010

Selected as Review Santa Fe portfolio participant, CENTER, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2009

Passionate Photographer Scholarship, Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Project Grant, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2008

Jeunes Talents, Artist Fellowship in France, French Cultural Services, Embassy of France in the United States

Scholarship Recipient for workshop study with Alfredo Jaar, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Critical Mass Finalist, Photolucida, Portland, Oregon

Presidential Fellowship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado

2007

Peter Goulds Fine Arts Scholarship

International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention

Julia Dean Photography Workshops & Gallery, Honorable Mention, Alternatives exhibition

PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, Honorable Mention in book category

2006

Excellence In Photographic Teaching Award, Center (formerly the Santa Fe Center for Photography), Honorable Mention

Society For Photographic Education Conference Exhibition, Second place in the graduate Division of Conflict

California State University Northridge, Thesis Support Grant

International Photography Awards, Third Place, Photo Essay category

Washington School of Photography, First place, In our Lifetime exhibition

2005

California State University Northridge, First place and Honorable Mention, Epic Camera Obscura exhibition

Brentwood School, Grant for study at Santa Fe Photography Workshops

2004

Brentwood School, Grant for study at Cone Editions Press Workshops

Millard Sheets Gallery in association with The Smithsonian Institute, Second place, Envisioning the Future

2003

Brentwood School, Grant for study at Santa Fe Photography Workshops

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010

Difficult Situations, Project Room G3 at Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA

2009

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2007

School’s Out, Forever?, Brentwood School’s Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2006

School’s Out, Forever?, West Gallery, California State University Northridge, CA

2005

Rungs In The Ladder, Admissions Gallery, Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010

Water Our Thirsty World Slideshow, The Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, CA

The Story of O, Ben Maltz Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Diversity in Development, The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles, CA

2009

Mission Accomplished, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

Westernicity, Otis Graduate Studios, Los Angeles, CA – Curator: Jennifer Wolf

Jeunes Talents, Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA

Supersonic during the Los Angeles Art Show and Los Angeles Arts Month, Los Angeles Convention Center, CA

Otis Graduate Fine Arts Group Exhibition, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2008

AURORA, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

September Downtown Art Walk Exhibition, Spring Arts Collective Gallery, Los Angeles, CA – Curator: Deborah Martin

Greater Los Angeles Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, CSU Long Beach Galleries

The Indomitable Spirit, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Here & Now, Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA – Juror: Kim Abeles

MFA Mid-Residency Show, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

Best in Show, ISM Gallery, Long Beach, CA – Curator: Suzanne Walsh

TPS 16: The National Competition, FotoFest, Houston, TX – Juror: Michelle Dunn Marsh

2007

TPS 16: The National Competition, St. Edward’s University Art Gallery, Austin, TX – Juror: Michelle Dunn Marsh

TPS 16: The National Competition, Center for Contemporary Art, Abilene, TX – Juror: Michelle Dunn Marsh

Alternatives, Julia Dean Photography Workshops & Gallery, Venice, CA

12 X 12, Otis College of Art and Design, Graduate Studios, El Segundo, CA – Curator: John Weston

Group Show, The Cotillion Gallery, Los Angeles, California

In a New Direction, Wall Space Gallery, Seattle, Washington – Juror: Michael Foley

The Portrait, Women In Photography International – Jurors: Susan Spiritus, Julian Cox, Sasha Erwitt, Carol McCusker and Jason Murison

Best of Show 2006, I.P.A. Traveling Exhibit, Manufaktura, Lodz, Poland – Curator: Colin Westerbeck

2006

Best of Show 2006, I.P.A. Traveling Exhibit, Splashlight Studios, New York City, New York, Angkor Photography Festival, Siem Reap, Cambodia and Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles, California - Curator: Colin Westerbeck

Conflict, 2006 Society For Photographic Education Conference Exhibition, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA  – Jurors: Dennis Keeley, Paul Kopeikin and Sant Khalsa

Positive-Negative, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO

Alternatives, Quay School of the Arts, Wanganui, New Zealand

Snap To Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA

Chain Mail, High Energy Constructs, China Town, CA

Public/Private LA, Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angles International Airport – Curator: Kyungmi Shin

2006

24th Annual Juried Exhibition, Houston Center For Photography, Houston, TX – Juror: Madeline Yale and Alison Hunter

In Our Lifetime, Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD – Juror: Missy Loewe

Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA – Jurors: Joanne Julian, Man One, Kathy Zimmerer

2005

The Project, Julia Dean Photography Workshops & Gallery, Venice, CA

Texas Photographic Society 14: the National Competition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Abilene, TX and the Design Center of Austin at Penn Field, Austin, TX

California Institute of the Arts On-Line Exhibit and Art Auction

Epic Camera Obscura, Manzanita Hall Gallery, California State Northridge, Northridge, CA – Jurors: Edward Alfano, Kent Kirkton, Lesley Krane and Michael Miller

2004

Envisioning The Future, Millard Sheets Gallery in association with The Smithsonian Institute, Pomona, CA – Curators:

Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman

Life’s Not Still, Gallery of Functional Art & Lois Lambert Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA

Vision of Venice, Julia Dean Photography Workshops & Gallery, Venice, CA – Jurors: Gerd Ludwig, Jim Hubbard, Larry Hirshowitz and Julia dean

Texas Photographic Society 13: the National Competition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Abilene, TX and the Design Center of Austin at Penn Field, Austin, TX – Juror: Sue Brisk

2003

Artists Who Teach, Brentwood School Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

$200, Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1997

Show & Tell, Lime Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

1996

Conspicuous Consumption, L Shape Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

1995

Foundation Exhibition, Main Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA