About
BIO
Alexis Callahan (born 1973) is a landscape photographer originally from the northwest corner of Indiana, now based in southeast New Mexico. She is currently completing her Master of Arts at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
She holds a Bachelor of Art with a concentration in film photography and ceramics from Indiana University Northwest and an Associates in Information Technology from Commonwealth Business College. In 2018 Alexis went back to work on her Bachelor of Fine Art in Digital Photography from Arizona State University. In addition to photography, Alexis has worked in mixed media with artworks shown in several trash-to-treasure/recycle exhibits. Her photography is reflective of and inspired by nature. Her current work is bringing attention to the old and abandoned buildings in Roswell New Mexico, where she lives.
EDUCATION
Master of Art in Photography, Academy of Art University, September 2022-Present with anticipated graduation May 2025
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Bachelor of Fine Art in Digital Photography, Arizona State University, August 2018 – May 2022
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AS, Information Technology, Commonwealth Business College, December 2000-November 2002
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Bachelor of Art, Indiana University Northwest, September 1991-May 1996, Spring 2003
Photography Exhibits
2021: April Show "STILL. LIFE." Five color photos, one collage and four with multiple images exhibited, 16x20 inches, ART123 Gallery, Gallup NM
2020: April Show in August, "Off the beaten path" five B&W with color enhancement exhibited, 16x20 inches, ART123 Gallery, Gallup NM
2019: "The April Show", four color photographs exhibited, 8x10 in, ART123 Gallery, Gallup NM
2003: Photograph black & white solarized, Apocalyptic Prayer, Presbyterian Church of La Porte, La Porte IN
1997: Photograph, exhibited, Chesterton Women’s Club, Chesterton IN
1996: Senior show, mixed media of ceramics & slide photography prints, Indiana University NW, Gallery NW, Gary IN
1996: Purple Venus, front cover, spring issue Spirits Magazine at IUN, Vol 6 Issue 2
1996: Photograph, student art show, Indiana University NW, Gallery NW, Gary IN
1992: Untitled B&W photo, page 41 Spirits Art & Lit magazine, campus published at IUN, fall Vol 3 Issue 1
Mixed Media
2010: Galaxy, 18x20 oil and glass on canvas, presented in a book of former student for a retiring former professor at Indiana University NW
2008: Upcycled old typewriter keys as earrings and bracelets, mixed media. Trash to Treasure show, Indiana Welcome Center, Hammond IN
2007: Mermaid series, mixed media. Table, wall mirror and lamp decorated with seashells. Trash to Treasure show, Indiana Welcome Center, Hammond IN
2005: Two chairs, one decorated with glass, the other decorated with seashells. Trash to Treasure show, Indiana Welcome Center, Hammond IN
Published Works:
2022: WE are photographers, are as diverse as our subjects, view the world through a camera lens, are the digital photography class of 2022. Published photo book for graduating digital photography capstone class. Co-compiled with Erin Furlow. Available on Blurb.com under A Callahan
2022: KDP low content journals, cover design through Canva with personal photos or Canva clip-art. available on Amazon.com under Callalexi Photography
2021: Smelling Flowers, griefdeck.com, online deck of cards, photograph and words to help people process grief
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