J. Dominick Gheesling www.jdominick.com jdgheesling@valdosta.

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Professional Experience

2010 2017 Associate Professor of Art. Valdosta State University College of Art. Department of Art. Valdosta, GA. Instructing
ART3071 Black & White Photography, ART3072 Digital Photography, ART4071 Adv. Black & White Photography, ART
4072 Color Photography, ART4073 Photographic Lighting Techniques, ART4074 Alternative Photographic Processes,
and Directed Independent Studies. Maintaining facilities for digital and wet process photography. Advising
approximately twenty-five students per semester.
2006 2010 Photography Instructor. SAIL High School. Leon County Schools. Tallahassee, FL. Teaching traditional wet
process B&W photography, alternative processes, and digital photography.
2007 2009 Adjunct Professor. Tallahassee Community College. Communications and Humanities Department.
Tallahassee, FL. Instructing PGY 2401 Basic Black & White Photography.
2003 2007 Adjunct Professor. Florida A&M University. School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. Division of
Graphic Communication. Tallahassee, FL. Instructing PGY2401 Basic B&W Photography, PGY3110 Color
Photography, and PGY3610 Photojournalism.
2003 2017 Staff Photographer, Bob Knight/EPG Photography. Managing a team of photographers and coordinating all
aspects of photographing graduation events and maintaining a sequential order of the images for schools
ranging in size from small high schools to large universities throughout the country using a digital work-flow.
2002 2005 Staff Photographer, Florida State University. College of Education. Office of the Dean. Event photography,
providing candid and posed images of faculty, staff, students and alumni for promotional purposes.
2002 Photography Internship. Rowland Publishing Inc. Tallahassee, FL. Editorial and Advertising photography
assignments for Tallahassee Magazine and Emerald Coast Magazine. Worked in cooperation with Editor and
Art Director. Independently oversaw logistics and execution of all photography shoots.
2001 2004 Darkroom Technician. Tallahassee Community College. Tallahassee, FL. Instructing students in the technical
processes and aesthetics of B&W Photography. Maintaining chemistry and darkroom equipment.
1998 1999 Darkroom Technician. Tallahassee Community College. Tallahassee, FL. Instructing students in the technical
processes and aesthetics of B&W Photography. Maintaining chemistry and darkroom equipment.

Education
2006 MFA Studio Art. Concentration in Photography. Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL.
2002 BS Studio Art. Florida State University. Co-operatively enrolled at Florida A&M University. Tallahassee, FL. Magna
cum laude.
1999 AA Degree. Tallahassee Community College. Tallahassee, FL. Honors.

Exhibitions
2017 Drawing Connections. Works by art faculty from the Valdosta State University, 13 Feb-3 March at the Kobro Gallery,
Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts, Lodz, Poland. Invitational International.
2016 PhotoSpiva 2016: 40th Annual National Photographic Competition. George A. Spiva Center for the Arts. Joplin,
Missouri. Juried National.
2016 River Arts 2nd Biennial Wings & Water: A juried Exhibition of 2d and 3D Art. River Arts Inc. Prarie du Sac, WI. Juried
National. Honorable Mention.
2016 VSU Faculty Exhibition. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.
2015 New Hampshire Art Institute 2015 Biennial Exhibition. New Hampshire Institute of Art. Manchester, NH. Juried
National.
2015 5th Annual Armstrong National 2-D Competition Exhibition. Armstrong Fine Arts Gallery. Savannah, GA. Juried
National.
2015 Southwest Georgia Faculty Exhibition. Albany Area Arts Council. Carnegie Library. Albany, GA. Group Invitational.
2015 WayDown XL. Annette Howell Turner Center for The Arts. Valdosta, GA. Juried Solo. Donation of proceeds from sales
to Valdosta State University, Department of Art, Danielle Barrier Harmon Discretionary Award scholarship fund.
2015 VSU Faculty Exhibition. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.
2014 WAYDOWN. Albany Area Arts Council. Carnegie Library. Albany, GA. Juried Solo.
2014 WAYDOWN. North Florida Community College. Hardee Center for The Arts. Madison, FL. Juried Solo.
2014 WAYDOWN. Tallahassee Community College. Fine Arts Gallery. Tallahassee, FL. Juried Solo.
2014 Draw Project 2014. Annette Howell Turner Center for The Arts. Valdosta, GA. Group Invitational. Acquisition of both
pieces to the private collection of Dr. William Dailey.
2014 VSU Faculty Exhibition. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.
2013 26th Annual Spring Into Art. Annette Howell Turner Center for The Arts. Valdosta, GA. Juried Group. Honorable
Mention.
2013 Florida State University, Master of Fine Arts Alumni. Florida Department of State. Division of Cultural Affairs. 22nd
Floor Capitol Gallery. Tallahassee, FL. Invitational Group.
2013 VSU Faculty Exhibition. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.
2012 SKYWATER2012. Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Arts Council. Fitzgerald, GA. Group Invitational.
2012 SKYWATER2012. Albert S. Holley Gallery. Albany State University. Albany, GA. Group Invitational.
2012 SKYWATER2012. Albany Area Arts Council. Carnegie Library. Albany, GA. Group Invitational.
 2012 Tall Drink of Water. Annette Howell Turner Center for The Arts. Valdosta, GA. Juried Solo. Acquisition to the private
collection of Carrie Perkins.
2012 PhotoSpiva 2012: 36th Annual National Photographic Competition. George A. Spiva Center for the Arts. Joplin,
Missouri. Juried National.
2012 VSU Faculty Exhibition. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.
2011 VSU Faculty Exhibition. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.
2010 VSU Faculty Exhibition. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.
2009 TCC Faculty Exhibition. Tallahassee Community College. Tallahassee, FL.
2008 TCC Faculty Exhibition. Tallahassee Community College. Tallahassee, FL.
2007 TCC Faculty Exhibition. Tallahassee Community College. Tallahassee, FL.
2006 Undeveloped. Tallahassee Convention Center and Visitor Bureau. Tallahassee, FL. Solo.
2006 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. Florida State University museum of Fine Arts. Tallahassee, FL.
2005 Psychological Self Portraits. Cultural Resources Commission. City Hall Art Gallery. Tallahassee, FL. Invitational.
2005 Recent 4x5 Works. Albany State University Art Gallery. Albany State University. 504 College Dr. Albany, GA. Solo.
2005 The President's Exhibit: Hoover Gallery. LeMoyne Art Foundation Inc. 125 N. Gadsden St. Tallahassee, FL.
Solo.
2004 Alpan International 2004. Alpan Gallery. 2 West Carver St. Huntington, New York. Juried International.
2004 Creative Tallahassee 2004. Cultural Resources Commission. City Hall Arts Advisory Commission. City Hall Gallery.
Tallahassee, FL. Juried Regional.
2004 InSideOutSide. Tallahassee Community College Art Gallery. Tallahassee, FL. Invitational.
2003 Wet Photography's Last Gasp. Cultural Resources Commission. Tallahassee Regional Airport, Artport Gallery.
Exhibited with former professor Barbara A. Edwards. Juried.
2003 Creative Tallahassee 2003. Cultural Resources Commission. City Hall Arts Advisory Commission. City Hall Gallery.
Tallahassee, FL. Juried Regional.
2003 Inside The Big Bend: Selected Works. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Tallahassee, FL. Temporary
Loan.
2003 Inside The Big Bend: Recent Works. Tallahassee Community College Art Gallery. Tallahassee, FL. Solo.
2002 Florida A&M Division of Graphic Communication Fall 2002 Student Exhibit. Rose Printing Gallery. Tallahassee, Fl. 1st
Place.
2002 PhotoFest. Cultural Resources Commission. Tallahassee Regional Airport, Artport Gallery. Tallahassee, FL. Juried
Regional.
2002 A Sense of Place: Continuity and Change in the New South. Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art. Augusta, GA. Juried
Regional.
2002 The Red Clay Survey: Eighth Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art. Huntsville Museum of Art. Huntsville,
AL. Juried Regional.
2002 XXII LaGrange National. LaMar Dodd Art Center. LaGrange, GA. Juried National.
2002 Visible Spectrum: A Selection of Florida A&M Photographers. Florida Department of State. Division of Cultural Affairs.
Capitol Complex Exhibition. Tallahassee, FL. Invitational. Letter of Appreciation from Secretary of State Katherine
Harris.
2002 Landscape/Landscrape: A Dialogue With The Terrain. Environmental Photography Exhibition. Java Heads.
Tallahassee, FL. Invitational.
2002 Inner Children & Outward Appearances. Exhibition of oil paintings. Funkshun Junkshun. Tallahassee, FL. Solo.
2001 PhotoFest. Cultural Resources Commission. Tallahassee Regional Airport, Artport Gallery. Tallahassee, FL. 2nd Place.
Juried Regional.
2001 H2Ooh. Environmental Art Exhibition. Black Dog Cafe. Tallahassee, FL. Group Invitational.
1999 Creative Tallahassee 1999. Cultural Resources Commission. City Hall Arts Advisory Commission. City Hall Gallery.
Tallahassee, FL. Juried Regional.
1999 11th Annual Art in Gadsden. Gadsden Arts Inc. Quincy, FL. Juried Regional.
1998 PhotoFest. Cultural Resources Commission. Tallahassee Regional Airport, Artport Gallery. Tallahassee, FL. Juried
Regional.
1998 The Way We See It. Tallahassee Community College. Tallahassee, FL. Group Invitational.

Professional Activities
2017 Lemoyne Chain of Parks Arts Festival. National Art Competition. Juror.
2015 Darton State College. Visiting Artist Lecture.
2015 Colquitt County Arts. Moultrie Spring Fling. Regional Art Competition. Juror.
2015 University of Central Florida Student Photographic Competition. Juror.
2014 Albany Area Arts Council. 15th Annual SWGA Regional Art Show. Juror.
2014 Georgia National Fair Photography Competition. Juror, Masters Division.
2014 Thomasville Center for the Arts. High School Youth Art Show Exhibit (YAM). Juror.
2012 Georgia National Fair Photography Competition. Juror, Beginner Division.
2011 Tifton Museum of Art Photography Exhibit. Juror.

Institutional Grants
2012 Valdosta State University Faculty Research Seed Grant.
2010 Valdosta State University New Faculty Startup Grant.
Workshops/Recruitment
2014 Pensacola State College, Guest Lecturer. Presentation of works created and experience photographing Suwannee
River. Critique of Advanced Photography students works.
2013 Florida A&M University, Guest Lecturer. Presentation of works created and experience photographing Suwannee
River.
2013 SAIL High School Waters Conference, Guest Lecturer. Presentation of works created and experience photographing
Suwannee River.
2012 National Art Honor Society, hosted by VSU Dept. of Art. The Living Camera.
2012 Georgia Art Education Association, hosted by VSU Dept. of Art. The Living Camera.
Affiliations
PMA. Photo Marketing Association.
SPE. Society for Photographic Educators.
SIA. Society for Industrial Archeology.
COCA. Council on Culture and Arts. Tallahassee/Leon County, FL.
PADI. Dive Master Certification.
TDI. Cavern Diver Certification.
NAUI. Nitrox Diver Certification.
Red Cross. CPR for Professional Rescuer, First Aid Certification.
NFSA. North Florida Springs Alliance.
WWALS. Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, and Suwannee River Watershed Coalition.
Phi Sigma Theta. National Honor Society.
Golden Key. National Honor Society.
Phi Theta Kappa. National Honor Society.
United States Navy. Honorably Discharged Veteran.