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EDUCATION

2009 Master of Fine Arts, Photography School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2006 Diploma in Fine Arts, (with Distinction) Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town, South Africa
2002 BA, Anthropology, Spanish (Phi Beta Kappa) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011 Sun Ruins Golden Gallery / New York, NY
2010 Every leaf on a tree: UBS 12x12 New Artists/New Work Museum of Contemporary Art / Chicago, IL
From the Offices of Scientists Hyde Park Arts Center / Chicago, IL
2009 Concentrate and Ask Again Golden Gallery / Chicago, IL
2005 Nightswimming Diego Rivera Gallery / San Francisco, CA
Fire|Works Still Lights Gallery / San Francisco, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012 Second Nature: Abstract Photography Then and Now Decordova Sculpture Park and Museum / Lincoln, MA
Photography Is Higher Pictures / New York, NY
Surface Tension The Center for Photography at Woodstock / NY
Remainder Philadelphia Photo Arts / Philadelphia, PA
2011 Sam Moyer, Jess Fuller & Aspen Mays Galleri Tom Christoffersen / Copenhagen, Denmark
Archival Impulse Gallery 400 / Chicago, IL
Seeing is Knowing: the Universe Perlman Museum / Carleton College, MN
Always the Young Strangers Higher Pictures / New York, NY
Forms and Inflections Silverman Gallery / San Francisco, CA
Our Origins Museum of Contemporary Photography / Chicago, IL
Hang in There Co-Prosperity Sphere / Chicago, IL
Everything in Time New York Center for Book Arts / New York, NY
The Collector’s Guide to New Art Photography Vol. 2 Chelsea Art Museum / New York, NY
Instruments of Resurrection Roots & Culture / Chicago, IL
Twice Removed: A Survey of Take Away Work Golden Age / Chicago, IL
2010 Everything in Time Visual Studies Workshop / Rochester, NY
Ox-Bow Centennial: Contemporary Roots and Culture / Chicago, IL
2009 Artists Run Chicago Hyde Park Arts Center / Chicago, IL
Faking It? Highland Park Arts Center / Chicago, IL
MFA Thesis Exhibition School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Ship in a Bottle Sullivan Galleries / Chicago, IL
2008 Swimming Pool Project Space Bridge Art Fair / Miami, FL
2006 Graduate Show Hiddingh Hall / Cape Town, South Africa
2005 Photo San Francisco San Francisco, CA

AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS

2012 Baum Award for Emerging Photographers Nominee San Francisco Camerawork / San Francisco, CA
Artist-in-Residence Light Work / Syracuse, NY
2011 Santa Fe Prize for Photography Nominee Center Santa Fe / New Mexico
2010 J. William Fulbright Fellowship Santiago, Chile
2009 Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Finalist
Artist-in-Residence Ox-Bow School of Art / Saugatuck, MI
2008 Steketee Fellowship Ox-Bow School of Art / Saugatuck, MI
2007-09 Trustee Full Merit Scholarship School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2006 Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship Cape Town, South Africa
McIver Award University of Cape Town / Cape Town, South Africa

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2012 Through the Window of Abstract Photography Mark Feeney / The Boston Globe / June 5
Kunié Sugiura at Leslie Tonkonow Anne Doran / Art in America / May
Remainder Leigh Van Duzer / Title Magazine / May 23
Still Waters Run Deep Faheem Haider / Chronogram Magazine / May 30
2011 Aspen Mays Vince Aletti / The New Yorker / October 3
Art in Review: Always the Young Strangers Holland Cotter / The New York Times / June 9
Goings on About Town: Always the Young Strangers The New Yorker / June 13
Always the Young Strangers Anne Doran / Time Out New York / June 28
Forms and Inflections: A Summer Group Show Sarah Hotchkiss / KQED Arts / July 26
Forms and Inflections Jessica Brier / Art Practical / July
The Collector’s Guide to New Art Photography Vol. 2 Amani Olu, Jon Feinstein and Vanessa Kramer / Humble Arts Foundation
Everything in Time Ella Beyer / Rochester Woman Magazine, January
2010 Shooting Star Omar Almufti / Jettison Quarterly, Issue 7 (pg. 66-75)
Interview: Aspen Mays Meg Onli / Bad at Sports, February
Recommended: Aspen Mays Beatrice Smigasiewicz / New City Chicago, Feb 22
Editor Pick: UBS 12x12: Aspen Mays Karsten Lund / Flavorpill Chicago, February 5
A Celebration of Imagination: Carrie McGath / f News Magazine, March 4
Aspen Mays at the MCA & Hyde Park Arts Center
Ox-Bow Incidents Lauren Weinberg / Time Out Chicago, Issue 283
Everything in Time Rebecca Rafferty / City Paper Rochester, Nov 17
2009 Recommended: Aspen Mays / Golden Gallery Michael Weinstein / New City Chicago, June 22
Wanting to Know While on the Ground Abraham Ritchie / ArtSlant, July
Chicago Standout Photography Amani Olu / Whitewall Magazine, May 13
Around the Corner: Michelle Grabner, Michael Newman, Katy Siegel &
SAIC MFA Critic’s Roundtable Lisa Wainwright / May
Aspen Mays Alicia Eler / Art Papers, September/October
Aspen Mays James Yood / Art Forum, November

COLLECTIONS

Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago, IL

LECTURES

2012 Visiting Artist Brigham Young University / Provo, Utah
Visiting Artist Visual Studies Workshop / Rochester, NY
2011 Artist Lecture: Beyond Visibility: Photography and Our Connection to the Cosmos Museum of Contemporary Photography / Chicago, IL
Lecture: On the Nature of Seeing European Southern Observatory / Santiago, Chile
Panelist: Inarticulate Speech of the Chart: Investigating the Scientific Concept In Photography Society for Photographic Education Conference
Visiting Artist St. Cloud State University / St. Cloud, Minnesota
2010 Artist Lecture Hyde Park Arts Center / Chicago, IL
Artist Lecture Museum of Contemporary Art / Chicago, IL
Lecture: On the Nature of Seeing Universidad de Chile / Santiago, Chile
Lecture: Photographing Invisible Worlds Fulbright Commission / Santiago, Chile
2009 Artist Lecture School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Panelist: Science & Aesthetics: Models & Metaphors College Art Association Conference
Presenter: Weird Science: The Spectrum of Vision / Society for Photographic Education Conference
The Science of Photography
2008 Guest Lecturer: Aesthetic Guidelines in Astronomical Photographs Astro-Science Workshop / Adler Planetarium / Chicago, IL

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2012 Assistant Professor of Photography The Ohio State University / Columbus, OH
Teaching Faculty & Course Creator: Made in the Dark (Photography Special Topics) Ox-Bow School of Art / Saugatuck, MI
2011 Teaching Faculty & Course Creator: Made in the Dark (Photography Special Topics) Ox-Bow School of Art / Saugatuck, MI
Photo Summer Institute: Continuing Practices School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2008-09 Part-time Faculty & Course Creator: Weird Science: The Spectrum of Vision / The Science of Photography Adjunct Faculty: Weird Science School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2007-09 Teaching Assistant: Color Photography, Introduction to Photography, Digital Photography, Large Format Photography Harold Washington College / Chicago, IL School of the Art Institute of Chicago