ALISON LAKE

www.alisonlake.photography
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EDUCATION

University of California, Santa Barbara
BA Art History
Palomar College, San Marcos, California
Photography Program

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2026
Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California | Members' Juried Exhibition (juror Rebecca Senf, Chief Curator, Center for Creative Photography)
First Prize | New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, New York | Water, online exhibition (juror Debra Klomp Ching, gallerist)

2025
South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, Georgia | Black + White, online exhibition (curator Celso Gonzaléz-Falla, photography collector)
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Architecture Interpreted (juror Ross Anderson, Program Director, Praxis Gallery)   
Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California | International Juried Exhibition (juror Cig Harvey, artist/writer)
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas | Portal, online exhibition (juror Ann Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art) 
PH21 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain | Monochrome (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors, PH21 Gallery)
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia | Selects 2025 (juror Arpad Kovacs, Associate Curator, Dept. of Photographs, Getty Museum)
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont | Travel: People, Places, Things (juror Laura Moya, curator, former Director of Photolucida)
The Photo Review | 40th Annual International Photography Competition, online gallery (juror Peter Fetterman, gallerist/collector)
Texas Photographic Society at Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas | The Shape of Light: An Abstract Photography Exhibition (juror Michael Mulvey, artist/educator/journalist) 
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Massachusetts | 31st Annual Juried Members' Exhibition (juror Ann Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art) 
Soho Photo Gallery, New York, New York | National Competition (juror Jean Dykstra, writer/editor/art critic)
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado | Annual Members’ Show (juror Anne Leighton Massoni, Executive Director, Houston Center of Photography)
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas | Water, online exhibition (juror Catherine Couturier, gallerist)
PH21 Gallery at Valid World Hall Gallery, Barcelona, Spain | The In(Organic) (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors, PH21 Gallery)
RI Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island | 11th International Call for Contemporary Photography (jurors Zora Murff and Rana Young, artists/educators)
3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado | Art in B&W 25
fotofoto Gallery, Huntington, New York | 20^th National Photography Exhibition (juror Andreas Rentsch, photographer/educator)
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Open Theme (juror Elizabeth Flinsch, Editor, SHOTS Magazine)  
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia | Choice 2025 (curator Elizabeth Wilson, Fine Arts Manager, Coca-Cola Company)
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont | Monochrome (juror Douglas Beasley, Owner/Publisher, SHOTS Magazine) 

2024
The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Massachusetts | Winter Solstice
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary | Monochrome (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors, PH21 Gallery)
PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary | Shape (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors, PH21 Gallery)
Texas Photographic Society, Houston, Texas | TPS 32: The International Competition, venue: Cain Art Gallery, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas (juror María Beatriz H. Carrión, Assistant Curator of Photographs, Amon Carter Museum of American Art)
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota | The Shadow Aspect (juror Elizabeth Flinsch, Editor, SHOTS Magazine)  
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont | Abstraction (juror Janet Jeffers)
South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, Georgia | Paths, Trails, Rivers and Streams, online exhibition (curator Joe Massey)
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas | Light, online exhibition (juror Laurie Klein, photographer/educator)
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado | Annual Members’ Show (juror Brent Lewis, Photo Editor, The New York Times, co-founder Diversify Photo)
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota | The Shape of Things (juror Ross Anderson, Program Director, Praxis Gallery)   
3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado | Art in B&W 24
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Open Theme (juror Aline Smithson, artist/educator/Editor, Lenscratch)
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia | Choice 2024 (curator Mark Mason Karelson, gallery owner/curator)
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas | Interiors, online exhibition (juror Ann Mitchell, artist/curator/educator)

2023
PH21 Gallery at Valid World Hall Gallery, Barcelona, Spain | Light and Shadow (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors, PH21 Gallery)
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont | Water (juror Laura Moya, curator, former Director of Photolucida)
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas | Portal, online exhibition (juror Crista Dix, Executive Director, Griffin Museum of Photography)
Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, California | Personal Territory: Annual Members Exhibition, online exhibition (juror Andi Campognone, Director/Curator, Museum of Art & History)
Blue Sky/Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts, Portland, Oregon | 2023 Members Show: Balance, online exhibition
PH21 Gallery at Pro Arts/ART150 Gallery, Jersey City, New Jersey | The Natural and the Artificial (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors, PH21 Gallery)
SE Center for Photography, Greenville, South Carolina | Architecture '23 (juror Michael Pannier, Executive Director, SE Center for Photography)
Honorable Mention | PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary | Urban (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors, PH21 Gallery)
Bronze Award | 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado | Art in B&W
RI Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island | 9th International Call for Contemporary Photography (juror Paula Tognarelli, curator)
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia | Concepts 2023 - Abstraction: Envisioning a Different World (juror Veronica Hogan, Executive Director, Atlanta Contemporary)
PH21 Gallery at Valid World Hall Gallery, Barcelona, Spain | Scene and Meaning: the art of photography (jurors Zsolt Bátori, Borbála Jász, Directors, PH21 Gallery)
Honorable Mention | fotofoto Gallery, Huntington, New York | 18^th National Photography Exhibition (juror Alex Ferrone, gallerist)
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia | Choice 2023 (curator Crista Dix, Executive Director, Griffin Museum of Photography)
Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon | Black and White: 2023, online (juror Todd Johnson, Director, Black Box Gallery)

2022
RI Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island | Fourth Annual Juried Members’ Exhibition (juror Kristin Street, artist/curator)
South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, Georgia | Black & White (curator Nancy McCrary, Director, SxSE Gallery)
Honorable Mention | Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Open Theme (juror Ann Jastrab, Executive Director, Center for Photographic Art)
Fusion Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico | Leaves & Petals, international online exhibition
Royal Photographic Society, Visual Arts Group, UK | Members’ Print Exhibition, venues include: Edinburgh Photographic Society, Edinburgh, UK
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado | Annual Members’ Show (juror Gregory Harris, Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art)
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota | The Abstract Image (juror Ross Anderson, Program Director, Praxis Gallery)  
RI Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island | 8th International Call for Contemporary Photography (juror Jessica Roscio, Director/Curator, Danforth Art Museum)
South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, Georgia | Small Works/Big Show (juror Nancy McCrary, Director, SxSE Gallery)
Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia | Choice 2022 (curator, Paula Tognarelli, Executive Director, Griffin Museum of Photography)
Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon | Black and White: 2022, online (juror Todd Johnson, Director, Black Box Gallery)
Texas Photographic Society, Houston, Texas | TPS 30: The International Competition, venues: Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX, and University of Texas San Antonio Southwest Campus (juror Liz Wells, writer/curator/lecturer)

2021
Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota | Open Theme (juror Carl Corey, Guggenheim Fellow)
3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado | 100 Square Inches of Art
Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, UK | Windows of the World, international online exhibition
A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas | Open Theme/Unbound (juror Crista Dix, Associate Director, Griffin Museum of Photography)
Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, Alabama | 2021 Photography Exhibition, additional venue: Troy University, Troy, Alabama (juror Sarah Kennel, Curator of Photography, High Museum of Art)
New York Center for Photographic Art, New York, New York | Wandering Curves, online exhibition (juror Stephen Perloff, Editor, The Photo Review) 
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado | Annual Members' Show, online (juror Aline Smithson, artist/educator/Editor, Lenscratch) 
3 Square Art, Fort Collins, Colorado | Art in B&W
Honorable Mentions | Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, Kansas | MWCP Juried Exhibition
Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon | Black and White: 2021, online (juror Todd Johnson, Director, Black Box Gallery)

2020
Honorable Mention | PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont | Portals: Windows, Mirrors, and Doors (juror Elizabeth Avedon, curator)
SE Center for Photography, Greenville, South Carolina | Light (juror Crista Dix, Associate Director, Griffin Museum of Photography)
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont | Water: Element of Change, online (juror Hannah Frieser, Executive Director, Center for Photography at Woodstock)

2010 Members’ Showcase | Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon
2009 Juried Exhibition|juror Al Weber | Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California
2008-10 PhotoBistro online gallery | photo-eye, Santa Fe, New Mexico 
1998-02 Qualities of Light: Photographs from the Permanent Collection | Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California
1998 Collective Visions | Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, California
1997 Two Person Show | A Sense of Design: Architectural Photographs | Monterey College of Law, Monterey, California
1997 Center Awards Juried Exhibition|jurors Richard Gadd, Marc D'Estout | Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California
1996 Solo Show | Daylight – Nightlight | The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, California
1996 A Second Reality: Photographic Acquisitions | Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California

COLLECTIONS

Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

The Photo Review, International Photography Competition issue, 2026
"Portal" The 27 Fine Art Limited Edition Exhibition Book, A Smith Gallery, 2026
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, California State University, Monterey Bay, Spring 2026 catalog, featured artist 
ArtAscent, Water issue, August 2025, pp. 52-55
What Will You Remember?, "Summer at the Griffin," Suzanne Révy, 7/23/25, online 
Boston Globe, “Griffin Museum’s 31^st annual exhibition showcases diverse styles,” Mark Feeney, 7/16/25, pp. 5-6
South x Southeast Magazine, November/December 2024, online
ArtAscent, Floral issue, August 2024, pp. 41-43
DARIA (Denver Art Review Inquiry + Analysis), “Art in Black and White,” Danielle Cunningham, May 2023, online
Shadow & Light Magazine, Black & White issue, January/February 2023, p. 69
ArtAscent, Abstract issue, July 2022, pp. 44-49
Visual Art, Royal Photographic Society, 2021, p. 86
Don’t Take Pictures, Photo of the Day, 11/3/20, online
Exploring Black and White Photography, 2nd edition, Arnold Gassan and A.J. Meek, Brown & Benchmark, 1993

CATALOGS (Group Exhibitions)

A Smith Gallery: Open Theme/Unbound, 2021, Portal, 2023, Interiors, 2024, Light, 2024, Water, 2025, Portal, 2025
Black Box Gallery: Black and White: 2021, Black and White: 2022, Black and White: 2023
Center for Photographic Art: Juried Exhibition, 2009, International Juried Exhibition, 2025, Members' Juried Exhibition, 2026
Colorado Photographic Arts Center: Annual Members’ Show, 2021, Annual Members’ Show, 2022, Annual Members’ Show, 2024, Annual Members’ Show, 2025
Griffin Museum of Photography: 31st Annual Juried Members' Exhibition, 2025
New York Center for Photographic Art: Wandering Curves, 2021, Water, 2026
PhotoPlace Gallery: Water: Element of Change, 2020, Portals: Windows, Mirrors, and Doors, 2020, Water, 2023, Abstraction, 2024, Monochrome, 2025, Travel: People, Places, Things, 2025
Praxis Gallery: Open Theme, 2021, The Abstract Image, 2022, Open Theme, 2022, Open Theme, 2024, The Shape of Things, 2024, The Shadow Aspect, 2024, Open Theme, 2025, Architecture Interpreted, 2025
RI Center for Photographic Arts: 9th Annual International Call for Contemporary Photography, 2023 (cover image), 11th Annual International Call for Contemporary Photography, 2025
SE Center for Photography: Light, 2020, Architecture, 2023

AFFILIATIONS

Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia
Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado
Filter Photo, Chicago, Illinois
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Massachusetts
Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, California
RI Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island
Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, England, UK
Texas Photographic Society, Houston, Texas