Resume: John Bower, photographer

Photography books:

Silent Workplace (2008)
After the Harvest (2007)
2nd Stories (2005)
Guardians of the Soul (2004)
Lingering Spirit (2003)

Other books, photo credits:

Healthy House Building
The New Natural House Book
Understanding Ventilation

Periodicals, photo credits:

Bathtub Gin
Branches
Custom Builder
E Magazine
Indiana Builder Magazine
Grain Journal
Indianapolis Monthly
Journal of Light Construction
Living Forge
Mother Earth News
Poesy
Preserving Indiana
Professional Builder & Remodeler
Purdue Alumnus
Sullys Living Without
The Human Ecologist
The Hoosier Packet

CD cover, photo credit:

Ghosts Like Me by The Lopers

Videos (production):

The Healthy House Video Series
Your House Your Health

Permanent museum collections:

Indiana State Museum (Fine Art Collection)
Kinsey Institute Gallery
South Bend Regional Museum of Art
 

Awards and recognition:

Participant in the Indiana Artisans Development Project
Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant for the purchase of audio-visual equipment (FY2007-8)
Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant for the publication of 2nd Stories (FY2005-6)
Indiana Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant for the publication of Lingering Spirit (FY2003-4)
Bloomington Annual Postcard Contest (honorable mention) 2002

Solo exhibitions:

Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, IN
Lawrence County Historical Museum, Bedford, IN
Crawford County Public Library, English, IN
John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
ART Columbus, Columbus, IN
French Lick Resort & Spa, French Lick, IN
Stevens Memorial Museum, Salem, IN
Corydon Capitol State Historic Site, Corydon, IN
Southern Indiana Center for the Arts, Seymour IN
Brown County Art Gallery and Museum, Nashville, IN
Tell City/Perry County Public Library
Borders Books & Music, Bloomington, IN
Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, IN
Krempp Gallery, Jasper, IN
Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, IN
Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN
Evansville Central Library, Evansville, IN
Arts Place, Portland, IN
Art Bank Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

Two-person exhibitions

Monroe Bank, Bloomington, IN
Patoka Lake Visitor Center, Birdseye, IN
BloomingArts, Bloomington, IN
Loudermilk Photography and Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

Juried group exhibitions

Bloomington Photography Club Annual Exhibition
Evansville Arts Council "Working Together" Exhibition
Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, IN
Krempp Gallery Annual Art Exhibit, Jasper, IN
Swope Art Museum "Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition," Terre Haute, IN
"Preserving Place" exhibit (3 images), co-sponsored by The Nature Conservancy of Indiana and the Indianapolis Museum of Art, encompassing eight venues.
Kinsey Institute "Expressive Bodies: Contemporary Art Photography" exhibit (3 images)
South Bend Regional Museum of Art "Flatland: Imaging the Midwest" exhibit, (12 images) South Bend, IN
Art Museum of Greater Lafayette "Through the Lens" exhibit (2 images), Lafayette, IN

Audio-visual presentations

Bloomington Restorations, Inc., Bloomington, IN
Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, IN
Lawrence County Historical Museum, Bedford, IN
Crawford County Public Library, English, IN
John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
ART Columbus, Columbus, IN
French Lick Resort & Spa, French Lick, IN
Stevens Memorial Museum, Salem, IN
Corydon Capitol State Historic Site, Corydon, IN
Southern Indiana Center for the Arts, Seymour IN
Brown County Art Gallery and Museum, Nashville, IN
Tell City/Perry County Public Library
Krempp Gallery, Jasper, IN
Hancock County Public Library, Greenfield, IN
Knox County Historical Society, Vincennes, IN
Muscatatuck Photography Club, Seymour IN
Whitewater Valley Library, Brookville, IN
Greenwood Public Library, Greenwood, IN
Wells Community Cultural Center, Lafayette, IN
The Viewfinders Photography Club, Columbus IN
Greenwood Public Library, Greenwood, IN
Mooresville Public Library, Mooresville, IN
Hussey-Mayfield Public Library, Zionsville, IN
Melton Public Library, French Lick, IN
Mooresville Public Library, Mooresville, IN
Aurora Public Library, Aurora, IN
Edinburgh Wright-Hageman Public Library, Edinburgh, IN
New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, New Albany, IN
Plainfield-Guilford Twp. Public Library, Plainfield, IN
Plainfield-Guilford Twp. Public Library, Plainfield, IN
Muncie Public Library, Muncie, IN
Jackson County Public Library, Seymour, IN
Scott County Public Library, Scottsburg, IN
Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN
Westfield Public Library, Westfield, IN
Forgotten Treasures Used Books, Ellettsville, IN
Pendleton Community Library, Pendleton, IN
Fulton Co. Public Library, Rochester, IN
Morgan County Public Library, Martinsville, IN
Muscatatuck Photography Club, Seymour, IN
Bartholomew Co. Public Library, Columbus, IN
Frankfort Public Library, Frankfort, IN
Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, IN
Greensburg Public Library, Greensburg, IN
Centerville—Center Twp. Public Library, Centerville, IN
Thorntown Public Library, Thorntown, IN
Putnam County Public Library, Greencastle, IN
Carnegie Public Library of Steuben Co., Angola, IN
Eckhart Public Library, Auburn, IN
Lebanon Public Library, Lebanon, IN
South Whitley/Cleveland Township Public Library, South Whitley, IN
Evansville Vanderburgh Central Library
Greentown Historical Society, Greentown, IN
Boone County Breeders and Feeders Association, Lebanon, IN
Lawrenceburg Public Library, Lawrenceburg, IN
Avon-Washington Township Public Library, Avon, IN
Harrison County Public Library, Corydon, IN
Plainfield-Guilford Twp. Public Library, Plainfield, IN
Willard Library, Evansville, IN
Arts Place, Portland, IN
Elwood Public Library, Elwood, IN
Old Settlers Celebration, Delphi, IN

Sales galleries (photographs)

New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN
Gallery on the Green, Nashville, IN

Education and photography-related experience

Master of Arts in Education, Ball State University 1972

Bachelor of Science (Industrial Education), Purdue University 1971, Graduate Teaching Assistantship 1971-72

Art & design; darkroom techniques; graphic arts; printing (lithography, letter press, gravure, silk screen); digital image processing; halftone production and processing; practical experience using the Zone System; special effects work, including solarization and posterization; video production, direction, and editing; vintage stereo photography