joel degrand

Joel DeGrand was a professional and fine art photographer for more than 50 years. He received numerous awards during his career for advertising and fine arts photography. His work has been acquired by museums and private collectors and has been featured in numerous one-person shows, group exhibitions and workshops in the United States, and China.

Joel earned a bachelor’s degree in art education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Oregon in 1973. His professional development was greatly enhanced by studying with notable photographers Minor White and Brett Weston. In 1975, Joel helped establish the photography department at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, one of the oldest independent media arts centers in the country. From 1975 until 1987, he served as department head and academic coordinator.

Joel's book, “The Silver/Non-Silver Lab Manual,” was used in photography classes. In 1980 he was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for a photographic survey of Pittsburgh. This project expanded into a 10-year photo
documentary of Pittsburgh’s evolution from an industrial center into an economically diverse city.

Throughout his career, Joel enjoyed sharing his love of photography and the arts with high school and college students. He was an adjunct professor for more than 20 years at Columbia College in Chicago and at Moraine Community College in Palos Hills, IL. In January 2008, he taught a photographic workshop for American and Chinese students at Renmin University in Beijing.

Joel self-published 17 books of his fine art photography.

MFA Photography, University of Oregon 1973
BS Art Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1968

GRANTS/AWARDS: (Selected)
2011, Shore Shore Arts, Munster, IN. Wanda L. & Richard W. Gardner Memorial Award.
2007, Lubeznick Center For The Arts, Regional Invitational Juried Award
2005, Lubeznick Center For The Arts, Regional Invitational Juried Award
2004, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Award
1984, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 74th Annual Associated Artists Of Pittsburgh Exhibition, Jurors Award, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1984, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Jurors Award. Juried by Lee Witkin, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1982, The Philadelphia Print Club, 58th Annual International Exhibition, Board of Governor's Purchase Award.
1982, Erie Art Center, Erie, Pennsylvania, 59th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Award Winner.
1981, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Award Winner.
1980, National Endowment for the Arts, Photography Survey Grant.
1978, Pittsburgh Film-Makers, Artist-in-Residence Grant.

JOB EXPERIENCE:

Photographer/Teacher

1990 - 2011, Columbia College, Chicago, IL, (Adjunct Professor)

2002 - 2016, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL, (Adjunct Professor)

2003, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL. (Adjunct Professor)

1976-1987, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (Adjunct Professor)

1976-1987, Department Head, Photography. School of Film Production and Photography at Pittsburgh Film-Makers which houses the facilities used by the University of Pittsburgh, Point Park College, Carlow College, Carnegie-Mellon University and other area colleges.

1974-75, Visiting Lecturer, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

1970-73, Graduate Teaching Fellow, University of Oregon.

1968-70, Art Teacher, East Allegheny High School, Pittsburgh, PA

1961-63, Head Photographer, Daily Leader Times, Kittanning, PA

Joel DeGrand
EXHIBITIONS:
Individual: (Selected)
2021, The Other Art Fair Chicago (Saatchi Arts), Chicago, IL
2012, South Shore Arts, Munster, Indiana
2009, Raclin Art Gallery, Indiana University, South Bend, Indiana
2003 South Suburban College, Chicago, Illinois
2002, The Train Depot, Beverly Shores
1984, Allegheny County Courthouse, Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1983, Zenith Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1982, Zenith Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1981, Lloyd Gallery, Spokane, Washington.
1979, Pittsburgh Film-Makers Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1978, The Photography Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1977, Camerawork Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
1976, Image Gallery, New York City.
1975, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Group: (Selected)
2011, Blink Fine Art Gallery, Michigan City, IN “Earth, Air, Fire, Water”
2011, South Shore Arts 67th annual Salon Show, Juror: Lanny Silverman Wanda L.
& Richard W. Gardner Memorial Award.
2010, Thaddeus C Gallery, Invitational
2010, Moraine Valley Community College, Faculty Exhibition
2009, Digital to Daguerrotype: Photographs Of People, Carnegie Museum,
Pittsburgh, PA
2007, Size Matters, Group Invitational, Lubeznick Center For The Arts, Michigan
City, Indiana
2007, Box Project, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
2006, LaMaPa LaPrairie Museum & Park 1+1= One Site-Specific Art
Installations
2006, Star Gallery, Michigan City, Indiana
2006, South Shore Arts 63rd Annual Salon Show, Bachman Gallery, Munster, IN
2006, Thaddeus C Gallery, LaPorte, IN
2006, Fort Wayne Indiana Museum of Art, Sand, Steel, Spirt2005, Lubeznick
Center for the Arts Regional Juried Art Exhibition
2003 Lubeznick Art Center, Michigan City, IN.
2002 John G Blank Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
1985, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh Photographers, Invitational,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1984, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 74th Annual Associated Artists Of
Pittsburgh Exhibition, Jurors Award, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1984, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Award Winner, Juried by Lee Witkin.
1982, Art Guild, Farmington, Connecticut, The Finished Print, Juried by Gery
Metz and Carol Kismaric.
1982, The Philadelphia Print Club, 58th Annual International Exhibition, Board of
Governor's Purchase Award.
1982, Kern Gallery, Penn State University, CPFA, Juried by ToddPapageorge.
1982, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Juried
exhibition.
1982, Erie Art Center, Erie, Pennsylvania, 59th Annual Juried Exhibition, Award
Winner.
1981, The Print Club, Selected Photographs, Invitational, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
1981, Erie Art Center, International Photography Exhibition, Juried by Bea
Nettles and Duane Michals.
1981, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Grand
Prize.
1981, Allentown Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Photographers 11, Juried
Exhibition.
1980, Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion, Pennsylvania Photographers
Invitational.
1980, Friends of Photography, Carmel, California, Juried Exhibition.
1980, Southern Allegheny Museum of Art, Juried Exhibition.
1977, Rochester Institute of Technology, Colorwork, Invitational.
1977, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, The Drama of Process:
Extensions of the Directoral Mode, Invitational.
1975, University of Oregon, Museum of Art, Eugene, Oregon, Juried Exhibition.
COLLECTIONS: (Selected)
Pennsylvania Council on The Arts, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Howard Heinz Endowment, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A. W. Mellow Educational & Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Edward J. Lewis, Oxford Development Corp.
Duquesne Light Company.
Deloitte, Haskins, and Sells Inc.
PPG Industries Inc.
Allegheny County.
McKnight Development Corp.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Corporation
Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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