Vita Litvak
Born 1980 in Tiraspol, Transnistria
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EDUCATION
2006-2008 MFA in Photography and Film, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2002-2004 Post Baccalaureate Studio and Teaching Assistant Fellow, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.
1998-2002 BA, Haverford College, Haverford, PA. Major: Fine Arts / Photography - Honors.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2013-present | Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography, Haverford College, Haverford PA |
| 2011-2013 | Working Artist |
| 2010-2011 | Resident Studio Artist, Root Division, San Francisco, CA |
| 2008-2009 | Adjunct Professor, Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ Taught two sections of introductory black and white photography courses. Created my own curriculum that focused on helping students achieve technical proficiency of camera functions and traditional black and white darkroom techniques. Through critiques and lectures introduced and reinforced a firm knowledge of visual design, the development of a personal style, and the methods of communicating ideas visually. Studio classes and technical demonstrations of both traditional and alternative photographic processes were supplemented with lectures on relevant themes in the history of photography as well as contemporary practice. |
| 2006-2008 | Adjunct Professor, Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond, VA |
| 2004-2006 | Photography Teacher, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA. Taught four introductory photography classes to 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. Created an age appropriate curriculum that developed student's technical knowledge and proficiency of both traditional and digital photographic mediums. Structured assignments/projects through which students could discover and use the photographic visual vocabulary in an engaging way. Encouraged the development of personal style and expression of concepts through examples of other photographers' works and focused group critiques. Yearbook Advisor, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia PA Facilitated students’ management and production of the school yearbook. Encouraged and helped the development of leadership skills, notions of fiscal responsibility, administrative aptitude, and creative/ technical production expertise. |
| 2002-2004 | Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Assistant of Photography, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA |
EXHIBITIONS
Through the Plain Camera: Small and Shapely Pleasures in Contemporary Photography, Haverford College, Haverford, PA, 2011
Mission United, Public Works, San Francisco, CA 2011
Taste, Root Division, San Francisco, CA 2011
Haverford Artists Showcase, Innovation Studio, San Francisco, CA, 2011
9th Annual Root Division Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA, 2010
Uprooted, Heart Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2010
MFA Thesis Exhibition: A Conversation, Anderson Art Gallery, VCU, Richmond, VA,
Animus Mundi, Flash Point Gallery, Washington, DC, 2008
VCU/Pratt MFA Exchange Show, Pratt Institute Steuben Galleries, Brooklyn, 2008
MFA Candidacy Exhibition, Corrugated Box, Richmond VA, 2008
This is Alex: An Exhibition About One Man, VCU Office of the Registrar, RVA, 2007
Plaid: VCU Kinetic Imaging Group Show, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2007
We and Us, Play Space, California Collage of Art, San Francisco, CA, 2007
1708 Forum, Capital One, Richmond, VA, 2006
Group Show, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
Faculty Show, Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
Post Baccalaureate Thesis Exhibition, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, 2004
Abandoned Spaces, Selinsgrove, PA, 2004
Art of the State, State Museum, Harrisburg, PA, 2003
Post Baccalaureate First Year Exhibition, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, 2003
Group Show, Magpie Gallery, Lewisburg, PA, 2003
Ten Years of Collecting Photography, Haverford College, Haverford, PA, 2003
Photography 22, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ, 2002
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Haverford College, Haverford, PA, 2002
VISITING ARTIST/LECTURER
Presentation of Recent Works, History of Photography Seminar, Haverford College, Haverford, PA 2012
Artist Talk, Flash Point Gallery, Washington, DC, 2008
Graduate Artist Invitational Forum, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2006
Recent Works, Department of Fine Arts, Haverford College, Haverford PA, 2005
Photography and the Postmodern Identity, Department of Art and Art History, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA, 2004
Artist Talk, Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA, 2004
AWARDS/GRANTS
VCU Photography and Film Graduate Assistantship, 2007-2008
VCU Travel Grants, 2007-2008
Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship in Fine Arts, Bucknell University, 2002-2004
Haverford College Departmental Honors in Fine Arts, 2002
Operation Understanding, International Travel Grant, 1997-1998
Philadelphia Futures, Mentor and College Scholarship Award, 1994-2002
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Line Zero, June 2012
Through The Plain Camera, Robin Rice, ArtNews, March 2011
Through The Plain Camera: Small And Shapely Pleasures In Contemporary Photography, Catalogue, Haverford College, 2011
A Picture Perfect Time for Pictures, Edith Newhall, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2011
Introductions/Introducciones Vita Litvak – Black Boots Ink, May 2011