lazaro
montano
education
2001 mfa: tufts university / school of the museum of fine arts, boston, ma
1996 bfa: florida international universtiy, miami, fl (magna cum laude)
exhibitions
2014 the triggering town: details of subtle significance; mills gallery, bca; boston, ma
holiday bizarre; flatrocks gallery; gloucester, ma
recent work by lazaro montano; mayor's gallery, boston city hall; boston, ma
20th juried exhibition; griffin museum of photography; winchester, ma
art of the artifact; wenham museum; wenham, ma
mcc artist fellowship photography exhibit; new art center; newtonville, ma
personalities: a portraits show; susan maasch fine arts gallery; portland, me
2013 infinite space of the possible; mills gallery, boston center for the arts; boston, ma
65º: an exhibition of contemporary encaustic art; nave gallery annex; somerville, ma
game on!; spoke gallery at medicine wheel; boston, ma
2012 photography faculty exhibition; the aib gallery at university hall; cambridge, ma
2010 amalgam; mills gallery, boston center for the arts; boston, ma
foundation on parade; the st. botolph club; boston, ma
2007 proof of purchase 2; rhys gallery; boston, ma
motion measured; gallery kayafas; boston, ma
stencils; new england school of art and design; boston, ma
2006 studios@35: artists at the bca; mills gallery, boston center for the arts; boston, ma
2005 you are my secret; clifford•smith gallery; boston, ma
yousuf karsh recipient portfolio; school of the museum of fine arts; boston, ma
2004 after hours: staff show; isabella stewart gardner museum; boston, ma
(e)vent: drawing project; gallery 535; boston, ma
2003 envisioning information; oni gallery; boston, ma
home is where the art is; abstraction made elementary benefit; boston, ma
2002 restroom: privacy & consciousness; mills gallery, boston center for the arts; boston, ma
desire; dynamite gallery; grand rapids, mi
brew ica; urban institute of contemporary art; grand rapids, mi
and so it went: ephemeral art; newton center for the arts; pasadena, ca
all in a day's work; clifford•smith gallery; boston, ma
crush: obsession, desire and idolatry; bernard toale gallery; boston, ma
2001 17th drawing show; mills gallery, boston center for the arts; boston, ma
trade two: flat file; lfl gallery; new york, ny
2000 vid•e•o 2000; grossman gallery, museum of fine arts; boston, ma
master of fine arts exhibition; school of the museum of fine arts; boston, ma
photography annual exhibition; school of the museum of fine arts; boston, ma
queer visions; see gallery; school of the museum of fine arts; boston, ma
1999 mfa juried show; grossman gallery, museum of fine arts; boston, ma
2004 -
adjunct professor, photography department
lesley university college of art and design; cambridge, ma
2006 - 2008
visiting lecturer, studio foundation department
massachusetts college of art and design; boston, ma
2004
artist assistant; maurizio cannavacciuolo, artist-in-resident program
isabella stewart gardner museum; boston, ma
2000
teaching assistant, photography department; beginning b&w photography
harvard university extension school; cambridge, ma
1999 - 2001
teaching assistant, photography department; alternative printing process
school of the museum of fine arts; boston, ma
1995 - 1998
graphics traffic coordinator
post, buckley, schuh & jernigan, inc.; miami, fl
1990 - 1995
photo-reprographics technician
post, buckley, schuh & jernigan, inc.; miami, fl
1986 - 1989
photographer, printer and co-founder
camera obscura studio; miami beach, fl
professional affiliations
2012 -
boston center for the arts; board of directors
2013 -
united south end artists; co-chair
www.useaboston.com
awards / scholarships
2014 faculty development grant; lesley university college of art and design; boston, ma
2013 massachusetts cultural council artist grant - photography finalist; boston, ma
2008 emerging artist award; st. botolph club foundation; boston, ma
2005 sculpturespace funded residency for 2005/06 (alternate); sculpturespace; utica, ny
2003 archie d. and bertha h. walker fellowship; fine arts work center; provincetown, ma
2003 juror's prize; abstraction made elementary benefit; boston, ma
2001 yousuf karsh photography award; school of the museum of fine arts; boston, ma
1999 portfolio scholarship; school of the museum of fine arts; boston, ma
1998 portfolio scholarship; school of the museum of fine arts; boston, ma
bibliography / reviews
corso, john; coatrooms....and the great disappearing act, octopus journal
university of irvine press; fall 2005, pp. 76-78
2013 mcquaid, cate; infinite space of the possible; boston globe; december 31, 2013
2010 mcquaid, cate; winter's weight and what lies below; boston globe; february 17, 2010
cook, greg; reboot; the phoenix; january 26, 2010
2007 perez, frank; stencils@nesad gallery; big, red & shiny; issue#67, 2007
mcquaid, cate; ....and the poetry of motion; boston globe; july, 19, 2007
2006 holland, christian; studios@35 at the bca; big, red & shiny; issue#55, 2006
2005 aishman, steve; you are my secret; big, red & shiny; issue#24, 2005
2003 mcquaid, cate; information; boston globe; february 7, 2003
2002 hill, shawn; rest room: privacy and consciousness; artsmedia; winter, 2002
sherman, mary; rest room; boston herald; december 8, 2002
temin, christine; royal flush; boston globe; december 4, 2002
maclaughlin, nina; royal flush; the phoenix; november 15, 2002
hill, shawn; icons of desire; bay windows; february 14, 2002
mcquaid, cate; in a crush grove; boston globe; february 9, 2002
2001 ferraro, marci; but is it art?; tufts daily; april 1, 2001
2010 - present
2010 - present
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