Pamela Hobbs
Contact Information
Education
1985 - MA Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
1983 - BFA Graphic Design, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
Teaching Experience
June 1992 - present - Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL - Art and Photography Instructor
1996-98 - Wright College, Chicago, IL - Photography Lecturer. Fall Semester 1996, Spring Semester 1997, Fall Semester 1998
1996 - Daley College, Chicago, IL - Photography Lecturer. Spring Semester 1996, Fall Semester 1996
1994 - Truman College, Chicago, IL - Photography Lecturer. Fall Semester 1994
Artist's Statement
My photographs are constructed miniature scenes that explore woman's identity. I am interested in questioning our cultural and religious notions about femininity. I occasionally find inspiration in literature.
By creating pictures of reality that are not quite real, I hope to inspire the viewer to question our traditional visions of woman.
Solo Exhibitions
2001 - Her Story: Two Series of Photographs by Pamela Hobbs, A. Montgomery Ward Gallery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2000 - Rites of Passage: Girls Coming of Age Stories by Pamela Hobbs, David Leonardis Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 - Captive Beauty: Mixed-Media Constructions by Pamela Hobbs, ARC Gallery/Educational Foundation. Invitational II Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 - Captive Beauty: New Photo Constructions by Pamela Hobbs, David Leonardis Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996 - Pamela Hobbs: New Photographs, David Leonardis Gallery, Chicago, IL
Group Exhibitions
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2001 - Chicago Art Open 2001, Chicago Artists' Coalition, Chicago, IL
1999 - Reflections: Beauty Throughout the Ages, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. (Juror: Debra Mancoff, art historian)
1997 - 3rd Annual International Exhibition of Women's Art, Soho 20, New York, NY. (Juror: Clare Bell, assistant Curator Guggenheim Museum Soho)
1996
Stateline and Vicinity Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL. (Awarded Best of Show. Jurors: Maureen Gustafson, Director Rockford College Art Gallery, and Michael Flanagan, Director Crossman Gallery at the University of Wisconsin)
Evanston & Vicinity 13th Biennial Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. (Jurors: Dean Sobel, Curator of Conternpory Art, Milwaukee Art Museum and Sue Taylor, Art Historian and Critic)
Light Let Loose, Columbia College Center For Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, IL. (Curator: Sea Nettles, Artist)
11 Artists, David Leonardis Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 - The Female Gaze: Nudes By Women, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. (Curator: Jan Favia Jury Panel: Santa Barraza, Dori Lemeh, and Katherine Ross)
Awards & Distinctions
1999 - Illinois Arts Council Grant, Fellowship in Photography
1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001 - CAAP Grant, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
1996 - Best of Show, Stateline and Vicinity Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
1994, 1995 - Flex Fund Grant, Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL
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