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Kerry Stuart Coppin
E-mail: kstuartcoppin@gmail.com
Academic Qualifications:
Master of Arts ad eundem / Brown University / Providence, Rhode Island / 2006
Master of Fine Arts / Photography / Rhode Island School of Design / Providence, Rhode Island / 1977 (Professors: Harry Callahan, Ray K. Metzker, Aaron Siskind . . .)
Bachelor of Fine Arts / Photographic Illustration / Rochester Institute of Technology / Rochester, New York / 1975 (Professors: Charles Arnold, Betty Hahn, Tom M. Wilson . . .)
Associate in Applied Science / Photography / Fashion Institute of Technology / New York, New York / 1973 (Professors: Irving Schild . . .)
Bachelor of Fine Arts / Photographic Illustration / Rochester Institute of Technology / Rochester, New York / 1975 (Professors: Charles Arnold, Betty Hahn, Tom M. Wilson . . .)
Associate in Applied Science / Photography / Fashion Institute of Technology / New York, New York / 1973 (Professors: Irving Schild . . .)
Regents Diploma & Vocational Diploma / Photography / High School of Art and Design / New York, New York / 1971 (Teachers: Joyce Blake, Raymobd DeSantis, Jay A. Lederman . . .)
Academic Appointments:
Associate Professor of Visual Arts and Associate Professor of Africana Studies: Brown University, Undergraduate College / Department of Visual Art and Department of Africana Studies / Providence, Rhode Island / 2006 - 2009
Associate Professor of Visual Arts: Brown University, Undergraduate College / Department of Visual Art / Providence, Rhode Island / 2005 - 2006
Assistant Professor: University of Miami / College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Art and Art History / Coral Gables, Florida / 1999 - 2005
Assistant Professor: Kansas State University / College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Art / Manhattan, Kansas / 1997 - 1999
Associate Professor: Rochester Institute of Technology / School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, Applied Photography Department / Rochester, New York / 1992 - 1997 (tenured 1996)
Visiting Associate Professor: Rochester Institute of Technology / School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, Applied Photography Department / Rochester, New York / 1991 - 1992
Assistant Professor: University of Maryland at College Park / College of Arts and Humanities, Department of Art / College Park, Maryland / 1990 - 1991
Professor: Columbia College Chicago / Department of Photography / Chicago, Illinois / 1986 - 1990
Visiting Instructor: University of Hawaii at Manoa / College of Arts and Humanities, Department of Art / Honolulu, Hawaii / 1984 -1985
Instructor: Columbia College Chicago / Department of Photography / Chicago, Illinois / 1978 - 1986
Selected Professional Appointments:
Co-Director: The Culture and Peace Photography Project of Casamance Province (Senegal) / A project of the Karuna Center for Peace-Building / Amherst, Massachusetts / 2008 - 2010
Commission on Memorials to Slavery: Brown University, Providence Rhode Island / 2007 – 2009 (composed of members of Brown University, as well as others appointed by the Governor of Rhode Island and Mayor of Providence)
Photographic Curator: The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society / Providence, Rhode Island / 2006 – 2007
National Board of Directors: Society for Photographic Education / 2001 – 2005 (elected position)
Review Panelist: 2004 / 2005 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers / Administered by the University of Minnesota Department of Art / Minneapolis, Minnesota / May 21 - 22, 2004 (panelists were responsible for selecting four recipients, each of whom was given a $25,000.00 award)
International Judge: Kodak National Independence Festival of Creative Arts Photographic Competition & Exhibition / National Cultural Foundation of Barbados / Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies / November 5 - 13, 2003
Treasurer: Society for Photographic Education / Southeast Region / 2000 – 2002 (elected position)
Mentor: ArtEdge 2000 - 2001 / ArtCenter, South Florida / Miami Beach, Florida / January – June, 2001
Photography Curator / Exhibition Committee: Manhattan Center for the Arts / Manhattan, Kansas / 1998 - 1999
Board of Directors: Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester / 1994 - 1997 (elected position: the mission of the Arts & Cultural Council is to develop, promote and strengthen the cultural industry for the benefit of the people of the Rochester region . . .)
Contract Photographer: Eastman Kodak Company / National Parks Program / Rocky Mountain National Park / Estes Park, Colorado / May 29 - August 17, 1995
Photography Panel: New York Foundation for the Arts / Artists’ Fellowship Program / New York, New York / February 8 - 10, 1994 (Artists' Fellowships were $7,000 cash awards made to individual artists living and working in the State of New York for unrestricted use . . .)
Program Committee (Chairperson, Lecture and Symposia subcommittee): Montage 93 / International Festival of the Image / Rochester, New York / July 11– August 7, 1993
Judge: 19th Annual Light Work Grants in Photography / Light Work / Syracuse, New York / 1993 (4 grants of $500 each, awarded to photographers, critics, and photo historians who reside in Central New York . . .)
Conference Coordinator: Society for Photographic Education Midwest Regional Conference / Chicago, Illinois / November 5 - 8, 1987
Production Assistant: Dances Sacred and Profane (a film based on the work of Charles Gatewood) / Produced, Directed and Edited by Mark, and Dan, Jury / 1985
Assistant: The Friends of Photography 1983 Workshops / The Photograph as Document (Louis Carlos Bernal, Morrie Camhi, Bill Jay, Danny Lyon, Mary Ellen Mark, Burk Uzzle) / April 13 -17, 1983
Coordinator: Helmut Newton Workshop / The Preparation and Creation of the Yves St. Laurent Fashion Photography for the 1982 Press Campaign / Columbia College Chicago / October 22 - 24, 1982
Coordinator: Columbia College Chicago, Photography Workshop & Lecture Program / 1978 – 1990 (visiting artists included: Lewis Baltz, Larry Clark, Judy Dater, Bruce Davidson, Roy DeCarava, Ralph Gibson, Nan Goldin, Robert Mapplethorpe, Mary Ellen Mark, Duane Michals, Gordon Parks, Garry Winnogrand; and many, many more . . .)
Selected Awards & Recognition:
API - Art Photographer Index™: Photoeye.com / Santa Fe, New Mexico / 2011 (API is a vetted, invitation only index of the world's foremost art and documentary photographers. Because of the significance of your work, you have been selected to be included in this global art index . . .)
Nominated Artist: 2009 Louis Comfort Tiffany Biennial Award (Emerging American artists and craftspeople are recognized every two years by a series of monetary grants. The awards go to artists whose work shows promise, but who have not yet received widespread critical or commercial recognition . . .)
Honorable Mention: Photowork ’07: 20th Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition / Dutches County Art Association / Barrett Art Center / Poughkeepsie, New York / 2007
Certificate of Appreciation: In Recognition of Ethnic and Artistic Contribution to Rhode Island’s Quality of Life / Donald L. Garcieri, Governor / Providence, Rhode Island / 2006
Certificate of Appreciation: In Recognition of Contributions to the Heritage of South Florida and Commemorating Artistic Excellence / The Black Archives History and Research Foundation / Miami, Florida / 2004
Honorable Mention: Magic Silver 2003 / Clara M. Eagle Gallery / Murray State University / Murray, Kentucky
Juror’s Choice Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement: Thomas Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition / City of Gainesville Department of Cultural Affairs / Gainesville, Florida / 2003
Second Place: 8th Biennial Juried Competition in Contemporary Southeastern Photography / Crealdé School of Art / Winter Park, Florida / 2003
Honorary Collaborator: Museo Casa de África / Oficina del Historiador / La Habana de Cuba / 2003
Grand Prize: Thomas Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition / City of Gainesville Department of Cultural Affairs / Gainesville, Florida / 2002
Special Judge’s Recognition Award: 64th Annual National Exhibition of American Paintings and Photography / The Society of the Four Arts / Palm Beach, Florida / 2002
First Place: National Photographic Competition / The Camera Club of New York / New York / 2002
Fellowship 2002: Silver Eye Center for Photography / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / 2002
Catherine T. Lane Memorial Award for Works on Paper: Art Encounter 2002 / The von Liebig Art Center / Naples Art Association / Naples, Florida / 2002
Purchase Award: Stare: Photographic Survey / Mesa Arts Center / Mesa, Arizona / 2001
Honorable Mention: Current Works 2001 / Society For Contemporary Photography / Kansas City, Missouri / 2001
Third Place: 7th Biennial Juried Competition in Contemporary Southeastern Photography / Crealdé School of Art / Winter Park, Florida / 2001
Juror’s Award: The Magic Silver Show / University of Northern Iowa / Cedar Falls, Iowa / 2001
Purchase / Existing Artwork: Cultural Heritage Collection National Competition / King County Public Art Program, Seattle, Washington / 1998
Individual Artist Fellowship: Illinois Arts Council / Chicago, Illinois / 1990
Commission: Changing Chicago / Focus Infinity Fund, Chicago, Illinois / 1987
Artist-in-Residence: Light Work / Syracuse, New York / 1986
Selected Exhibitions / Solo:
Newport Art Museum / Newport, Rhode Island / 2009
Haas Gallery of Art / Haas Center for the Arts / Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania / Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania / 2009
University Gallery at UMass Lowell / University of Massachusetts Lowell / 2008
Pool Art Center Gallery / Pool Art Center / Drury University / Springfield, Missouri / 2008
Reed Whipple Cultural Center / Office of Cultural Affairs / Las Vegas, Nevada / 2008
Reed Whipple Cultural Center / Office of Cultural Affairs / Las Vegas, Nevada / 2008
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center / Cambridge, Massachusetts / 2007
Bannister Gallery / Rhode Island College / Providence, Rhode Island / 2007
Gallery 101 / Georgetown University / Washington, DC / 2006
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society / Providence, Rhode Island / 2006 (two-person)
Photomedia Center / Erie, Pennsylvania / 2005
Sol Mednick Gallery / University of the Arts / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / 2005
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / 2005
En Foco Touring Gallery / ICP at The Point / Bronx, New York / 2004
Kelly Writers House / University of Pennsylvania / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / 2004
Galería de la Revista Revolución y Cultura / La Habana de Cuba / 2004
Center for Documentary Studies / Duke University / 2003
Riley Hall of Art and Design / University of Notre Dame / Notre Dame, Indiana / 2003
Lowe Art Museum / University of Miami / Coral Gables, Florida / 2003
Palm Beach Photographic Centre Museum / Delray Beach, Florida / 2003
University of California / Berkeley Extension / San Francisco, California / 2003
Southern Light Gallery / Amarillo College / Amarillo, Texas / 2003
Weitman Gallery / Washington University in St. Louis / St. Louis, Missouri / 2003
El Museo Casa de África / Oficina del Historiador / La Habana de Cuba / 2003
Alfred Lowenherz Gallery / The Camera Club of New York / New York, New York / 2002
Blue Sky Gallery / Portland, Oregon / 2002
Silver Eye Center for Photography / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / 2002
West African Research Center / Dakar, Senegal / 2002
FotoCircle Gallery / Seattle, Washington / 2002
Commission for Pan-African Affairs / Bridgetown, Barbados / 2002
Chattanooga African American Museum / Chattanooga, Tennessee / 2001
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute / Utica, New York / 2001 (two-person)
Meta B. Brown Gallery / Dunedin Fine Art Center / Dunedin, Florida / 2000
Sol Mednick Gallery / University of the Arts / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / 2005
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / 2005
En Foco Touring Gallery / ICP at The Point / Bronx, New York / 2004
Kelly Writers House / University of Pennsylvania / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / 2004
Galería de la Revista Revolución y Cultura / La Habana de Cuba / 2004
Center for Documentary Studies / Duke University / 2003
Riley Hall of Art and Design / University of Notre Dame / Notre Dame, Indiana / 2003
Lowe Art Museum / University of Miami / Coral Gables, Florida / 2003
Palm Beach Photographic Centre Museum / Delray Beach, Florida / 2003
University of California / Berkeley Extension / San Francisco, California / 2003
Southern Light Gallery / Amarillo College / Amarillo, Texas / 2003
Weitman Gallery / Washington University in St. Louis / St. Louis, Missouri / 2003
El Museo Casa de África / Oficina del Historiador / La Habana de Cuba / 2003
Alfred Lowenherz Gallery / The Camera Club of New York / New York, New York / 2002
Blue Sky Gallery / Portland, Oregon / 2002
Silver Eye Center for Photography / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / 2002
West African Research Center / Dakar, Senegal / 2002
FotoCircle Gallery / Seattle, Washington / 2002
Commission for Pan-African Affairs / Bridgetown, Barbados / 2002
Chattanooga African American Museum / Chattanooga, Tennessee / 2001
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute / Utica, New York / 2001 (two-person)
Meta B. Brown Gallery / Dunedin Fine Art Center / Dunedin, Florida / 2000
Selected Exhibitions / Group:
The Ritual of The Heretic: Heritage, Resistance and Music of Afrodescendents in América. Galería Latinoamericana / La Casa de las Américas / La Habana de Cuba / 2011 (taking the "América" as the whole continent and not only for USA, with the photographs of artist from Brezil, Cuba, Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic and USA . . .)
40 for 40: Online Exhibition / 1971-2011. Miami-Dade Public Library System / Miami, Florida / 2011 (exhibition from the Library System's permanent art collection)
Atum Energy: Channeling Kemetic Metaphysics. Wesley Gallery / University of Miami, Department of Art and Art History / Africana Studies / Coral Gables, Florida / 2011 (six-person exhibition / curator: Ludlow Bailey, Asmar Fine Art, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)
Mother Africa. Urban Arts and Culture Program / University of Rhode Island / Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery / Providence, Rhode Island / 20118th Annual State Black Art Exhibit. Rhode Island State Council on the Arts / Atrium Gallery, State Capital Complex / Providence, Rhode Island / 2010; Warwick Art Museum / Warwick, Rhode Island / 2011
Atum Flow. Arc Gallery / Asmar Fine Art / London, Great Britain / 2010 (three-person exhibition / with Sheila Elias and Derrick Grant)
Man, Woman, and Child. Hannah Bacol Bush Fine Art / Houston, Texas / 2009 (Participating Space: Houston PhotoFest 2010 Biennial)
Digital to Daguerreotype: Photographs of People. Works on Paper Gallery / Carnegie Museum of Art / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / 2009
RISD New England Alumni Biennial. Arsenal Center for the Arts / Watertown, Massachusetts / 2009Silver Eye Benefit Auction. Silver Eye Center for Photography / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / 2008
PhotoSpiva 2008. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri
Africa: Man, Woman, and Child. International Décor Gallery / Houston, Texas / 2008
Image and Identity. Southeast Museum of Photography / Daytona Beach College / Daytona Beach, Florida / 2008
58th Art of the Northeast. Silvermine Guild Galleries / Silvermine Guild Arts Center / New Canaan, Connecticut / 2007
The 22nd Biennial Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition and Exhibition. African American Museum / Dallas, Texas / 2007
Rituals and Revelry / Depictions of Carnival. New Orleans Photo Alliance / Brad Edelman Gallery / New Orleans, Louisiana / 2007
Photo Narratives: The Latent Image. Cazenovia College Art gallery / Cazenovia College / Cazenovia, New York / 2006 (five-person exhibition)
ReFresh Print Biennial II: Global Networks & Intimate Exchanges. Lawton Gallery / University of Wisconsin – Green Bay / Green Bay, Wisconsin / 2006
Images of Ancient Egypt & Related Symbols from the African Diaspora. The African-American Research Library and Cultural Center / Ft. Lauderdale, Florida / 2006
ReFresh Print Biennial II: Global Networks & Intimate Exchanges. Lawton Gallery / University of Wisconsin – Green Bay / Green Bay, Wisconsin / 2006
Images of Ancient Egypt & Related Symbols from the African Diaspora. The African-American Research Library and Cultural Center / Ft. Lauderdale, Florida / 2006
Art Off the Main: The Show of Contemporary African, Caribbean and Latin American Art. En Foco, Bronx, New York (booth 19) / The Puck Building / New York, New York / 2005
Fourth Photography Image Biennial Exhibition. Wellington B. Gray Gallery / East Carolina University / School of Art, Greenville, North Carolina / 2005
Spectra ’04: National Photography Triennial. Silvermine Guild Arts Center / New Canaan, Connecticut / 2004
Fact / Fiction: A National Exhibition. Hilles Gallery / Creative Arts Workshop / New Haven, Connecticut / 2004
Identity. Northlight Gallery / Herberger College of Fine Arts / Arizona State University / Tempe, Arizona / 2004
Toledo Friends of Photography 7th Biennial Exhibition. University of Toledo Center for Visual Arts / Toledo, Ohio / 2004
VIII Scientific Workshop on Social and Cultural Anthropology of the African Cultural Influence. Museo Casa de África / Oficina del Historiador / La Habana de Cuba / 2004 (three-person exhibition)
Beyond the Lines: Prints From the Collection. African American Museum in Philadelphia / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / 2003
Group Invitational 2003: New Work. Frederick O. Watson and Elizabeth and William Barrick Galleries / The von Liebig Art Center / Naples Art Association / Naples, Florida / 2003
Photographing Global Culture. Members’ Gallery / Society for Contemporary Photography / Kansas City, Missouri / 2003
8th Biennial Juried Competition in Contemporary Southeastern Photography. Alice & William Jenkins Gallery / Crealdé School of Art / Winter Park, Florida / 2003
A Century of Collecting: African American Art in The Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago / Chicago, Illinois / 2003
64th Annual National Exhibition of American Paintings and Photography. The Society of the Four Arts / Palm Beach, Florida / 2002
Misty Wanderings And Hidden Ways. The Richard Shack Gallery, Art Center South Florida / Miami Beach, Florida / 2002 (three-person exhibition)
Figurative Elements. The Arts Center / St. Petersburg, Florida / 2002
Figurative Works. The Robert & Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center / West Palm Beach, Florida / 2002
Personal Viewpoints: 7th Annual Photographic Competition Exhibition. Photographic Center Northwest / Seattle, Washington / 2002
Photography 2002. Nexus Gallery / New York, New York / 2002
76th Annual International Competition: Photography. The Print Center / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / 2002
Art Miami 2002: International Contemporary Art Exposition. The Modern Primitive Gallery / Atlanta, Georgia (booth # 625) / Miami Beach Convention Center / Miami Beach, Florida / January 4 - 8, 2002
Stare: Photographic Survey. Mesa Arts Center / Mesa Contemporary Arts / Mesa, Arizona / 2001
Latent Images: International Juried Photography Exhibition. Alberta Arts Pavilion / Our Dream Gallery / Portland, Oregon / 2001
Zeros and Ones: A National Survey of Digital Photo-based Art. Moser Performing Arts Center Gallery / University of St. Francis / Joliet, Illinois / 2001
Insatiable Eye: Photography Today. Brevard Museum of Art & Science / Melbourne, Florida / 2001 (six-person exhibition)
Pan Am II: Exorcising the Exotic. Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center / in collaboration with El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera / Buffalo / New York / 2001 (four-person exhibition)
Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers. Brooklyn Museum of Art / Brooklyn, New York / 2001
The Magic Silver Show 2001. Gallery of Art / University of Northern Iowa / Cedar Falls, Iowa / 2001
Hearing With The Eyes. Atlanta Photography Gallery / The Atlanta Photography Group / Atlanta, Georgia / 2000 (four-person exhibition)
Selected Bibliography:
Havana Times. Fotografiar la resistencia africana en América (Photographing the African resistance in America). www.havanatimes.org, Inter Press Service en Cuba, La Habana de Cuba, Septiembre 10, 2011
Institut für Auslandsbeziehugen. Culture in Crisis: The Case of Casamance. Amanda Fortier, Stuttgart Germany, 2010 [http://www.ifa.de/info/themen/kultur-und-entwicklung/ausgewaehlte-beitraege/culture-in-crisis-the-case-of-casamance/]
Institut für Auslandsbeziehugen. Culture in Crisis: The Case of Casamance. Amanda Fortier, Stuttgart Germany, 2010 [http://www.ifa.de/info/themen/kultur-und-entwicklung/ausgewaehlte-beitraege/culture-in-crisis-the-case-of-casamance/]
The Providence Journal. Looking at African Diaspora . . . Bill Van Siclen, Providence, Rhode Island, April 5, 2009 (Arts & Travel, Section G / page 1 & 3 / 4 photographs reproduced)
Lowell Sun. Images That Pop With the Powerful. Nancy Tuttle, Lowell, Massachusetts, April 10, 2008 (page S3 / photograph reproduced)
The Providence Phoenix. Learning to Fly: Kerry Stuart Coppin’s Images of Africa and Beyond / Greg Cook / Providence, Rhode Island / October 12-18, 2007 (Art & Entertainment Section / page 14 / photograph reproduced)
The Boston Globe. African Spirit: A film festival and a Photo exhibit present Africa’s new urban reality . . . / Sarah Tomlinson / Boston, Massachusetts / Thursday, February 16, 2006 (Calendar Section / page 5 / photograph reproduced)
Interview / Africa: A Harvest of Quiet Eyes / South Florida Today (Interview/Talk Show) / Naomi Morales, Producer / NBC Channel 6 / WTVJ, Miramar, Florida / Monday, January 24 / 2005
Interview / Africa: A Harvest of Quiet Eyes / South Florida Today (Interview/Talk Show) / Naomi Morales, Producer / NBC Channel 6 / WTVJ, Miramar, Florida / Monday, January 24 / 2005
Debates de Arteamerica / Presentación del fotógrafo norteamericano Kerry Stuart Coppin / en el espacio Café Arteamérica / el 14 de abril de 2004 / Casa de la Américas / Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
The Miami Herald. The Big Picture . . . / Elisa Turner / Miami, Florida / Sunday, March 28 / 2004
The Herald-Sun. Coppin’s Photos Challenge One World / Blue Greenberg / Durham, North Carolina / Thursday, December 4, 2003
Veritas. Kerry Stuart Coppin’s Pictures Highlight the Positive Experiences of Blacks / Robert C. Jones, Jr / University of Miami / Miami, Florida / November, 2003 (Volume 46, Number 3 / page 5)
The Chronicle. Documenting Change: Two Artists Tell Their Stories / Julia Fryett / Duke University Durham, North Carolina / November 13 / 2003
Interview / Mornin' Barbados (Interview/Talk Show) / Penny Gomez-Richards Interview / CBC TV Channel 8 / Bridgetown, Barbados / Monday, November 10 / 2003
The Miami Herald. Diaspora and Destiny: Photographer Kerry Coppin Captures the Contemporary Experience of People African Descent / Elisa Turner / Miami, Florida / Sunday, August 31 / 2003 (Section M, Arts in South Florida / page 3 and 4 / 5 photographs reproduced)
Esthet: A Tokyo Perspective on Photography / African Aperture Brings Together Photographers Who Focus on Africa / esthet.org - daily photography eyecandy from Tokyo / June 16 / 2003
Interview / Herido de Sombras: A Broken Shadow / South Florida Today / Nelis Gonzalez, Producer and Editor / WXEL - TV42 & 90.7FM (affiliated with PBS & NPR) / West Palm Beach, Florida / Wednesday, May 7 / 2003
Interview / Mornin Barbados (Interview/Talk Show) / Jewel Forde Interview / CBC TV Channel 8 / Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation / Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados / Monday, November 4 / 2002
The Miami Herald. Snapshots From The Edge: A series of South Florida Photo Exhibits Force Viewers to See the World Through New Eyes / Elisa Turner / Miami, Florida Sunday, October 27 / 2002 (Section M / Arts in South Florida / page 1, 3, and 10 / 3 photographs reproduced)
The New York Times. Art Reviews / Helen A. Harrison / New York, New York / Sunday, August 4 / 2002 (page 7 / Late Edition / Secttion 14LI / Long Island Weekly Desk)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Shooting for Change: Silver Eye Fellowship Winner Focuses on Cuba and Senegal / Dave Gordon / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Friday, July 12 / 2002 (Weekend Mag / page 23 & 32 / photograph reproduced)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Culture Shock: Photographer . . . Gains a New Perspective of the African Race - in Cuba / Kurt Shaw / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Friday, June 28 / 2002 (Art / Section 7 / three photographs reproduced)
Weekend Nation. Black Man in Flight / Andrea King / St. Michael, Barbados / Friday, March 15 / 2002 (page 35 - 36 / ShowBiz Section / photograph reproduced)
Interview / Mornin Barbados (Interview/Talk Show) / Carol Roberts Interview / CBC TV Channel 8 / Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados, Wednesday, March 13 / 2002
The New York Times. Exhibitions Embrace a Diversity of Expression / Art Reviews / Helen A. Harrison / New York, New York / Sunday, November 19 / 2000 (page 18 / Long Island Section / photograph reproduced)
Lecture: Center for African American Studies / African American Studies Program / Wesleyan University / Middletown, Connecticut / November 6, 2008
Panelist: Visual Interpretation of Historical Sites, landmarks, and Communities / 2008 Underground Railroad Conference / The Underground Railroad Association / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / September 15 - 20, 2008
Lecture: Department of Art / University of Massachusetts Lowell / Lowell, Massachusetts / April 16, 2008
Lecture: The Hope and Action Convocation Series, 2007 - 2008 / Drury University / Springfield, Missouri / March 7, 2008
Lecture: Reed Whipple Cultural Center / City of Las Vegas / Office of Cultural Affairs / Las Vegas, Nevada / February 15, 2008
Gallery Talk: Rhode Island Black Heritage Society / The Atrium Gallery / Providence, Rhode Island / September 13 / 2006
Visiting Artist: Maine College of Art / Portland, Maine / April 12 / 2006
Lecture: Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center / Cambridge, Massachusetts / February 3 / 2006
Artist Residency: Manchester Craftsmen's Guild / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / February 9 – 11 / 2005
Lecture: la Revista Arteamérica / Casa de Las Américas, La Habana de Cuba / April 14 / 2004
Lecture: Departmento de Historia del Arte / Universidad de La Habana, La Habana de Cuba / April 13 / 2004
The Miami Herald. The Big Picture . . . / Elisa Turner / Miami, Florida / Sunday, March 28 / 2004
The Herald-Sun. Coppin’s Photos Challenge One World / Blue Greenberg / Durham, North Carolina / Thursday, December 4, 2003
Veritas. Kerry Stuart Coppin’s Pictures Highlight the Positive Experiences of Blacks / Robert C. Jones, Jr / University of Miami / Miami, Florida / November, 2003 (Volume 46, Number 3 / page 5)
The Chronicle. Documenting Change: Two Artists Tell Their Stories / Julia Fryett / Duke University Durham, North Carolina / November 13 / 2003
Interview / Mornin' Barbados (Interview/Talk Show) / Penny Gomez-Richards Interview / CBC TV Channel 8 / Bridgetown, Barbados / Monday, November 10 / 2003
The Miami Herald. Diaspora and Destiny: Photographer Kerry Coppin Captures the Contemporary Experience of People African Descent / Elisa Turner / Miami, Florida / Sunday, August 31 / 2003 (Section M, Arts in South Florida / page 3 and 4 / 5 photographs reproduced)
Esthet: A Tokyo Perspective on Photography / African Aperture Brings Together Photographers Who Focus on Africa / esthet.org - daily photography eyecandy from Tokyo / June 16 / 2003
Interview / Herido de Sombras: A Broken Shadow / South Florida Today / Nelis Gonzalez, Producer and Editor / WXEL - TV42 & 90.7FM (affiliated with PBS & NPR) / West Palm Beach, Florida / Wednesday, May 7 / 2003
Interview / Mornin Barbados (Interview/Talk Show) / Jewel Forde Interview / CBC TV Channel 8 / Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation / Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados / Monday, November 4 / 2002
The Miami Herald. Snapshots From The Edge: A series of South Florida Photo Exhibits Force Viewers to See the World Through New Eyes / Elisa Turner / Miami, Florida Sunday, October 27 / 2002 (Section M / Arts in South Florida / page 1, 3, and 10 / 3 photographs reproduced)
The New York Times. Art Reviews / Helen A. Harrison / New York, New York / Sunday, August 4 / 2002 (page 7 / Late Edition / Secttion 14LI / Long Island Weekly Desk)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Shooting for Change: Silver Eye Fellowship Winner Focuses on Cuba and Senegal / Dave Gordon / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Friday, July 12 / 2002 (Weekend Mag / page 23 & 32 / photograph reproduced)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Culture Shock: Photographer . . . Gains a New Perspective of the African Race - in Cuba / Kurt Shaw / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Friday, June 28 / 2002 (Art / Section 7 / three photographs reproduced)
Weekend Nation. Black Man in Flight / Andrea King / St. Michael, Barbados / Friday, March 15 / 2002 (page 35 - 36 / ShowBiz Section / photograph reproduced)
Interview / Mornin Barbados (Interview/Talk Show) / Carol Roberts Interview / CBC TV Channel 8 / Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados, Wednesday, March 13 / 2002
The New York Times. Exhibitions Embrace a Diversity of Expression / Art Reviews / Helen A. Harrison / New York, New York / Sunday, November 19 / 2000 (page 18 / Long Island Section / photograph reproduced)
Photographs in Publication / Selected :
Silver Eye Benefit Auction: An Invitation to Collect / Exhibition Catalog / Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / 2008 (page 17)
Image and Identity / Exhibition Catalog / Southeast Museum of Photography / Daytona Beach Community College / Daytona Beach, Florida / 2008
Indigo+ing Youth Humanities Magazine / International Edition, Vol. 01 / Indigo Sowon / Busan, South Korea / October-November 2007 (cover, page 3, 30 & 31)
Indigo+ing Magazine, Vol. 4, 2007 / Indigo Book Company / Busan, South Korea / March-April 2007 (page 75 - 82)
Writing the World: On Globalization / David Rothenberg, editor / MIT Press / 2005 (page 160 & 202)
Exposure, Volume 37:2. / The Society for Photographic Education / Oxford, Ohio / 2004 (page 13 - 24)
Panorama Magazine / Volume 21, Number 1 / International Association of Panoramic Photographers / Las Vegas, Nevada / Spring/Summer 2004 (page 8, 19, and 20)
Photo Portfolio Success / John Kaplan / Writer’s Digest Books / F & W Publications / Cincinnati, Ohio / 2003 (page 155)
Nueva Luz / Photographic Journal / Volume 9 No.1. / En Foco Inc. / Bronx, New York / July 2003 (page 12 - 21)
El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera / Exhibition Catalog / El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera / Buffalo, New York / 2003
Blue Sky #36 / Quarterly Exhibition Catalogue / Blue Sky Gallery / Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts Inc. / Portland, Oregon / 2002
Fellowship 2002 / Exhibition Catalog / Silver Eye Center for Photography / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / 2002
Exposure, Volume 37:2. / The Society for Photographic Education / Oxford, Ohio / 2004 (page 13 - 24)
Panorama Magazine / Volume 21, Number 1 / International Association of Panoramic Photographers / Las Vegas, Nevada / Spring/Summer 2004 (page 8, 19, and 20)
Photo Portfolio Success / John Kaplan / Writer’s Digest Books / F & W Publications / Cincinnati, Ohio / 2003 (page 155)
Nueva Luz / Photographic Journal / Volume 9 No.1. / En Foco Inc. / Bronx, New York / July 2003 (page 12 - 21)
El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera / Exhibition Catalog / El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera / Buffalo, New York / 2003
Blue Sky #36 / Quarterly Exhibition Catalogue / Blue Sky Gallery / Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts Inc. / Portland, Oregon / 2002
Fellowship 2002 / Exhibition Catalog / Silver Eye Center for Photography / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / 2002
In Our Own Image: Treasured African-American Traditions, Journeys & Icons / Patrick Henry Bass and Karen Pugh / Running Press / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / 2001 (page 31, 38, 49, # 25, and 69)
Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers / Barbara Millstein / Brooklyn Museum of Art / Merrell Publishers / Brooklyn, New York / 2001 (Page 80 - 81)
African Americans in Art: Selections from The Art Institute of Chicago / Essay by Margaret Denny / The Art Institute of Chicago / Museum Studies / Volume 24, No. 2 / 1999 (page 216 – 217)
Perception and Imaging. Richard D. Zakia / Focal Press / Boston, Massachusetts / 1997 (page 100)
Washington Review / Vol. XVII, No. 2. / Essay by George Hemphill / Friends of the Washington Review of the Arts, Inc. / Washington, D.C. / August/September / 1991 (page 11 - 19)
Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers / Barbara Millstein / Brooklyn Museum of Art / Merrell Publishers / Brooklyn, New York / 2001 (Page 80 - 81)
African Americans in Art: Selections from The Art Institute of Chicago / Essay by Margaret Denny / The Art Institute of Chicago / Museum Studies / Volume 24, No. 2 / 1999 (page 216 – 217)
Perception and Imaging. Richard D. Zakia / Focal Press / Boston, Massachusetts / 1997 (page 100)
Washington Review / Vol. XVII, No. 2. / Essay by George Hemphill / Friends of the Washington Review of the Arts, Inc. / Washington, D.C. / August/September / 1991 (page 11 - 19)
Changing Chicago: A Photodocumentary. The University of Illinois Press / Champaign, Illinois / 1989 (page 62 - 64)
Photographic Materials and Processes. Strobel, Compton, Current and Zakia / Focal Press / Butterworth Publishers / Boston, Massachusetts / 1986 (page 433)
Andy Warhol’s Interview / Vol. XV, No. 12 / Interview Enterprises, Inc. / New York, New York / November 1985 (page 158)
Andy Warhol’s Interview / Vol. XV, No. 11 / Interview Enterprises, Inc. / New York, New York / October 1985 (page 150)
British Journal of Photography 1985 Annual / Henry Greenwood and Co., Ltd. / London, Great Britain / 1984 (page 57, 64, and 65)
Andy Warhol’s Interview / Vol. XV, No. 12 / Interview Enterprises, Inc. / New York, New York / November 1985 (page 158)
Andy Warhol’s Interview / Vol. XV, No. 11 / Interview Enterprises, Inc. / New York, New York / October 1985 (page 150)
British Journal of Photography 1985 Annual / Henry Greenwood and Co., Ltd. / London, Great Britain / 1984 (page 57, 64, and 65)
Lecturer Panelist / Selected:
Lecture: Haas Center for the Arts / Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania / Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania / February 5, 2009
Lecture: Haas Center for the Arts / Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania / Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania / February 5, 2009
Lecture: Center for African American Studies / African American Studies Program / Wesleyan University / Middletown, Connecticut / November 6, 2008
Panelist: Visual Interpretation of Historical Sites, landmarks, and Communities / 2008 Underground Railroad Conference / The Underground Railroad Association / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / September 15 - 20, 2008
Lecture: Department of Art / University of Massachusetts Lowell / Lowell, Massachusetts / April 16, 2008
Lecture: The Hope and Action Convocation Series, 2007 - 2008 / Drury University / Springfield, Missouri / March 7, 2008
Lecture: Reed Whipple Cultural Center / City of Las Vegas / Office of Cultural Affairs / Las Vegas, Nevada / February 15, 2008
Lecture: T. C. Colley Lecture Series / Photography Department / Rhode Island School of Design / Providence, Rhode Island / November 13, 2007
Artist-in-Residence: Image and Identity: NEA Summer School in the Arts / Southeast Museum of Photography / Daytona Beach Community College / Daytona Beach, Florida / June 25 – 29 / 2007
Gallery Talk: Georgetown University / Department of Art, Music and Theater / Washington, DC / November 1 / 2006
Gallery Talk: Rhode Island Black Heritage Society / The Atrium Gallery / Providence, Rhode Island / September 13 / 2006
Visiting Artist: Maine College of Art / Portland, Maine / April 12 / 2006
Lecture: Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center / Cambridge, Massachusetts / February 3 / 2006
Artist Residency: Manchester Craftsmen's Guild / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / February 9 – 11 / 2005
Lecture: la Revista Arteamérica / Casa de Las Américas, La Habana de Cuba / April 14 / 2004
Lecture: Departmento de Historia del Arte / Universidad de La Habana, La Habana de Cuba / April 13 / 2004
Lecture: VIII Scientific “Workshop on Social and Cultural Anthropology of the African Cultural Influence / Museo Casa de África / Oficina del Historiador / La Habana de Cuba / January 6 – 9 / 2004
Lecture: Center for Documentary Studies / Duke University / Durham, North Carolina / October 22 / 2003
Gallery Talk: Palm Beach Photographic Centre Museum / Delray Beach / Florida, April 17 / 2003
Lecture: Society for Photographic Education 40th National Conference / Austin, Texas / March 20 – 23 / 2003
Lecture: National Cultural Foundation of Barbados / Queen’s Park Gallery / St. James, Barbados / November 5 / 2002
Gallery Talk: Silver Eye Center for Photography / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / July 12 / 2002
Lecture: Centre de Recherche Ouest-African / Second International Symposium “Fieldwork in Africa” / Dakar, Senegal / June 12 - 15, 2002
Gallery Talk: Government of Barbados Commission for Pan-African Affairs / Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados / March 14 / 2002
Lecture: International Conference on "The Impact of Globalization on Africa and the African World in the 21st Century" / University of Miami / October 12 / 2001
Lecture: Le Media Center de Dakar / Dakar, Senegal / June 22 / 2001
Lecture: PhotoFusion 2001 / Palm Beach Photographic Centre / Delray Beach, Florida / January 23 – 27 / 2001
Master Artist Workshop: Museum of Contemporary Art / North Miami, Florida, July 8 / 2000
Gallery Talk: Palm Beach Photographic Centre Museum / Delray Beach / Florida, April 17 / 2003
Lecture: Society for Photographic Education 40th National Conference / Austin, Texas / March 20 – 23 / 2003
Lecture: National Cultural Foundation of Barbados / Queen’s Park Gallery / St. James, Barbados / November 5 / 2002
Gallery Talk: Silver Eye Center for Photography / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / July 12 / 2002
Lecture: Centre de Recherche Ouest-African / Second International Symposium “Fieldwork in Africa” / Dakar, Senegal / June 12 - 15, 2002
Gallery Talk: Government of Barbados Commission for Pan-African Affairs / Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados / March 14 / 2002
Lecture: International Conference on "The Impact of Globalization on Africa and the African World in the 21st Century" / University of Miami / October 12 / 2001
Lecture: Le Media Center de Dakar / Dakar, Senegal / June 22 / 2001
Lecture: PhotoFusion 2001 / Palm Beach Photographic Centre / Delray Beach, Florida / January 23 – 27 / 2001
Master Artist Workshop: Museum of Contemporary Art / North Miami, Florida, July 8 / 2000
Selected Curatorial Projects:
Curator / Africa: A Harvest of Quiet Eyes (Photography Exhibition & Lecture Series) / The New Gallery / University of Miami / Department of Art and Art History / Coral Gables, Florida / January 18 – February 12 / 2005 (five exhibitions)
Co-curator / Cuba: Fotografia / Palm Beach Photographic Centre Museum / Delray Beach, Florida / November 15 / 2002 - January 4 / 2003
Curator / Mysterium Photographicum: 55 Photographs From the Private Collections of Contemporary Photographers / Dunedin Fine Art Center / Dunedin, Florida / April 5 – May 17 / 2002
Curator / A Month of Photography at the Manhattan Arts Center / Manhattan Arts Center / Manhattan, Kansas / March 29 - May 2 / 1999 (three exhibitions)
Curator / Africa: A Harvest of Quiet Eyes (Photography Exhibition & Lecture Series) / The New Gallery / University of Miami / Department of Art and Art History / Coral Gables, Florida / January 18 – February 12 / 2005 (five exhibitions)
Co-curator / Cuba: Fotografia / Palm Beach Photographic Centre Museum / Delray Beach, Florida / November 15 / 2002 - January 4 / 2003
Curator / Mysterium Photographicum: 55 Photographs From the Private Collections of Contemporary Photographers / Dunedin Fine Art Center / Dunedin, Florida / April 5 – May 17 / 2002
Curator / A Month of Photography at the Manhattan Arts Center / Manhattan Arts Center / Manhattan, Kansas / March 29 - May 2 / 1999 (three exhibitions)
Selected Permanent Collections:
Anacostia Museum / Smithsonian Institution / Washington, D.C.
African American Museum in Philadelphia / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
African-American Research Library and Cultural Center / Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Art Institute of Chicago / Chicago, Illinois
Bibliotéque Nationale de France / Paris, France
Brooklyn Museum of Art / Brooklyn, New York
California Museum of Photography / Riverside, California
Casa de Las Américas / La Habana de Cuba
African American Museum in Philadelphia / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
African-American Research Library and Cultural Center / Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Art Institute of Chicago / Chicago, Illinois
Bibliotéque Nationale de France / Paris, France
Brooklyn Museum of Art / Brooklyn, New York
California Museum of Photography / Riverside, California
Casa de Las Américas / La Habana de Cuba
Chicago Historical Society / Chicago, Illinois
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History / Detroit, Michigan
E. M. Bannister Gallery / Rhode Island College / Providence, Rhode Island
El Museo Francisco Oller y Diego Rivera / Buffalo, New York
Field Museum of Natural History / Chicago, Illinois
Fisk University Galleries / Fisk University / Nashville, Tennessee
Georgetown University / Washington, DC
Kenkeleba House / New York, New York
King County Public Art Program / Seattle, Washington
Miami-Dade Art in Public Places / Miami, Florida
Museo Casa de África / Oficina del Historiador / La Habana de Cuba
Museum of Contemporary Photography / Chicago, Illinois
National Museum of American Art / Smithsonian Institution / Washington, D.C.
Newport Art Museum & Art Association / Newport, Rhode Island
Ogden Museum of Southern Art / New Orleans, Louisiana
Photomedia Center / Erie, Pennsylvania
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture / New York, New York
West African Research Center / Dakar, Senegal
