Anthony Almeida aalmeida747@gmail.com Phone—917-804-2131
www.AnthonyAlmeidaPhotographer.com
EXPERIENCE:
Photographer/Exhibitor/Presenter/Juror and teacher of Photography
Teacher of English, Photography and Media studies in NYC
High School in Crown Heights Brooklyn.
EDUCATION:
M.S. Degree—Richmond College
Studied Photography under Lisette Model
B.A. in English/Education/Art, Pace College, New York
RECENT AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS, PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS:
2014
Present: Jan. 18-March 9-Monmouth Museum, 35th Annual Juried Art Exhibition-Photo: "Butoh, The Dance of Life"
2013
April 5-Museum of the City of New York-South Street Seaport Museum, "Street Shots" show, photo:
"Of Youth and Age"
Present-Member of Art Committee, Salmagundi Art Club, New York
Feb. 25-March 28-Fourth Annual Sylvia Maria Glassman Floral Exhibition, Salmagundi Art Club, NYC
Feb. 13- Awarded Martin Hannon Memorial Award, for photo,"Of Youth and Age," Salmagundi Club Auction, NYC.
Jan 21-Feb. 8- Awarded Harry Ballinger Memorial Award for photo "Shades of Marilyn-I Hope You'll Dance!"
The Historic Black and White Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC
Jan 21-Feb. 8-The Noble Nocturne Exhibition, Salmagundi Art Club, NYC
Jan. 19-March 3- Monmouth Museum, NJ, 34th Annual Juried Art Exhibition-Photo "Neptune's Conundrum"
2012
Dec.10-April 5-Museum of the City of New York-South Street Seaport Museum Show, photo "Of Youth and Age"
Dec.3-Jan. 1-Salmagundi Art Club, "Winter and the Holidays" show, photo: "Against all Odds"
Nov. 24-Dec.21-"The Best of McKay Imaging Gallery, Photo: "Victory Kiss, Times Square, Nov. 8, 2008"
Nov.15-Nov.30-Awarded the Alphaeus P. Cole Memorial Award, photo, "Moment of Meditation-Zuccati Park"
Annual Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC.
Oct. 22-Nov. 2- Awarded Certificate of Merit, "Woe of the Enslaved", Mood Indigo Show, Salmagundi Club, NYC
Sept. 17-Oct.5- Honorable Mention, photo: "Lone Star Pine and Brambles", Sunrise, Sunset Exhibition, Salmagundi
Club, NYC.
Sept. 14-Oct. 28, 2012-The Monmouth Museum, Juried Photography Exhibition
Photo: "Poised For Tomorrow"
Aug. 14- Photo "Clarion Call" wins Presidents Award-"Summer Potporri" show, Salmagundi Art Club, NYC
Aug. 12-Juror of Awards, Salmagundi Club, Non Members Photography and Graphics Show
June 22 Juror, New Jersey Astra Awards-NJ Coommunication, Advertising, Marketing Association
Jan. 3-Historic Black and White Exhibition-Salmagundi Club, New York.
Awarded "Harry Ballinger Memorial Award."
Jan. 27-Guest juror, "Eclectic," A group show, Gallery 364, Bay Ridge Brooklyn.
Jan. 25-Museum of the City of New York-Occupy Wall Street Show at the South Street Seaport Museum
Photo: "Mission Control-Zucati Park"
Jan. 14-Feb. 26-Monmouth Museum-33rd National, Annual Art Exhibition- Occupy Wall Street photos:
"Moment of Meditation" and "Reparation" win juror's award at Monmouth Museum show-
Island Weiss, Juror
Nov. 18, 2011-Occupy Wall Street photo, "Reparation" wins Philip Isenberg Memorial Award,
Salmagundi Club, NYC
Oct. 20, 2011-Present - Member of Art committee, Salmagundi Art Club, New York
May 15-July 3, 2011, Solo Show, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey, "The Everglades, Vanishing
June 24, 2011, 7PM, Lecture/Musical Presentation at the Monmouth Museum, withCarolynAntonucciAlmeida,
soprano soloist,"An Encounter in an Everglades Swamp and The Metamorphosis of Everyman."
Nov. 4-30, 2010, Solo Show, Central Park Arsenal Gallery, NYC, "The Everglades, Vanishing Splendor"
Nov. 3, 2010, Digital Slide Show Presentation with Vocal Accompaniment by Carolyn Antonucci-Almeida
at opening of Central Park Arsenal Gallery, NYC, Everglades Show
Nov. 2, 2010, Profiled for Channel 12, in Conjunction with “Empowerment Show"
Oct., 2010 Invited on Jury of Awards, Salmagundi Club, NYC
Oct., 2010, Published in Calendar for "Empowerment of Women," Gallery 364
Sept. 2010, Award, “In the News” show, Salmagundi Club
June, 2010, Award, Gallery 364 “Empowerment” Exhibition
June, 2010, Image, “Victory Kiss,” accepted into Brooklyn MuseumPermanent Collection.
May, 2010, “Summer Potpourri” Show, Salmagundi Club-Honorable Mention
May, 2010, Juror for Gallery 364, “Love” Exhibition
April 2010, Award, Gallery 364, Brooklyn, New York
April, 2010, Honorable Mention –In The News Exhibit, Salmagundi Club, NYC
April 7, 2010, Finalist in Society of Publication Designers Awards-Photo
Feature-News Reportage-Single Spread, for the best Media Photo of 2009
Feb. 2010, Accepted into Salmagundi Art Club, NYC, (Resident Artist).
Jan. 11, 2010, Courrier Japon, Tokyo Monthly news magazine-Introductory photograph
for story on Barack and Michelle Obama,”The First Marriage.”
Obama, "The First Marriage."
Nov. 1, 2009 International Herald Tribune, Front page photo for story on Barack and Michelle Obama
Oct, 2009, Focus Fine Art Photo. Magazine, Issue #18 pp. 174-177
Aug., 2009, B&W Magazine, Special Issue, 2009, Portfolio Contest Awards, Issue #68, pp. 74-75
Sept. 25, 2008, Tri City News, “Everglades Splendor, Before it’s Gone”
Sept. 25, 2008, The Hub, “The Everglades, Vanishing Splendor”,
July 17, 2008, The Hub, “ Celebrating Independence”
May 14, 2008, Brooklyn Eagle, “Howe’s Brooklyn”, “Poker Faces”
July 12, 2007, The Hub, “Mean Streets to Rustic Villages”
June, 1994, Newsday, “Art in the Boroughs”
RELATED EXPERIENCE, PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS:
2009 Dec. "Small Works Show" Brooklyn Waterfront Artist's Coalition
June—“Recycling, Rescued and Retrieved”, Gallery 364, Brooklyn, New York
June – “Faces”, Monmouth Art Alliance, Red Bank, New Jersey
May-- Juror for “Recycling Show”, Monmouth Art Alliance, RedBank, New Jersey
May – Solo Exhibition- “Precipitation Possibilities” Monmouth ArtAlliance, Red Bank, New Jersey
May – “Brooklyn Neighborhoods”, Gallery 364- Brooklyn, NY.,Exhibition/Competition Awarded Honorable Mention
April- “The Year in Pictures”“ Victory Kiss at Times Square” photo,
Featured on Danziger Projects site, NYC
April- “Water Show” Gallery 364, Brooklyn, NY Exhibition/Competition,
Awarded “Best in Show”
March – Exhibited at Soho Photo Gallery, Annual Juried Show
Feb. “The African American Experience”at the Central Park Arsenal Gallery, NYC
“Victory Kiss, Times Square “, photograph used as cover for “ EbonySociety” publication,
“ The Light of theWorld”
“Hydrant Song” photo used on New York Department of Parks” web site, “ The African
American Experience”
2008- Dec. “ Red Bank Centennial Exhibition” –McKay Imaging Gallery, Red Bank, New Jersey
Nov. – Exhibited at “Pace University Alumni Show”, Pace University, New York City
Sept. – Solo Show, “The Everglades, Vanishing Splendor, --An Awakening” McKay Imaging Gallery, Red Bank,
New Jersey.
May “Brooklyn Back in the Day” Henry Gregg Gallery, Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York
2007 Nov. “Twenty First Annual State-Wide Juried Exhibition”
Monmouth Art Alliance, Red Bank, New JerseyAwarded “ Best in Show”
June Solo Show, “ Circles of the Heart:” Retrospective Exhibition
McKay Imaging Gallery, Red Bank, New Jersey
2006- Nov. “20th Annual State Wide Juried Exhibition Monmouth Art Alliance, Red Bank, New Jersey
Awarded Honorable Mention-
June Exhibited Group Show, “Diversity” Saint Francis College, Brooklyn, NY
April Exhibited Group Show at Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts,Brooklyn, NY
March Solo Photo Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition, NYC
Awarded Honorable Mention
June “ Anniversary Spring Art “, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition,Brooklyn, NY
May Solo Show, “ Through Portals of Molten Light”,
Dept. of Parks-A Documentary Photo Essay and Musical Presentation on Central Park During “Gates “Exhibit.
2004 Nov. Soho Photo Gallery-Juried Exhibition/Competition, , NYC
Award Winner, (Bob Shamis, Curator, Museum of The City of New York)
Nov. Solo Exhibitor/Lecturer, “ The Mouth of the Amazon-From Brooklyn, NY to Belem, Para, Brazil.
(Digitally projected/operatically accompanied photography presentation).
July Group Show, “ Water Show” Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition, Brooklyn, NY.
June/ Oct. Spring and Fall Shows, Brooklyn Narrows Botanical Art Show, Brooklyn, NY
April- Group Show, Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts, Brooklyn, NY
Jan./June Exhibited photo essay on Wounded Birds at Perspectives in Light
Gallery/School , Brooklyn, NY.
2003 Dec. Presenter/Lecturer “ Crown Heights-Circles of the Heart”
Park West Camera Club at Soho Photo Gallery, NYC
June/Oct. Group Show, Brooklyn Narrows Botanical Art Show, Brooklyn, NY
April- Soho Photo Gallery, Juried Exhibition/Competition, NYC, Award Winner
March- Solo Show, “ Circles of the Heart”, Soho Photo Gallery, NYC.
Extensive Photo Essay on the Multi-cultural Diversity of Crown Heights
2002 Exhibited at Various Group Shows at Soho Photo Gallery, NYC, throughout the year
April- Group Show, Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts, Brooklyn, New York
2001 Established “Perspectives in Light”, Photo Gallery/School, Brooklyn, NY
June/Oct. Exhibited-Brooklyn Narrows Botanical Art Show, Brooklyn, NY
April - Group Show, Bay Ridge Festival of the Arts, Brooklyn, NY
1999 Jan.- - Solo Show, Esperanza Gallery, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
1995 May- Exhibited “Portraits of the Community”, Crown Heights Public Library,
Brooklyn, New York
1994Jan Profiled by Barbara Wood for NY Cable 1, TV, “ An Extended
Photographic Journey Through Crown Heights”
Jan- Invited by Brooklyn Borough President to Exhibit in “Long Exposures in
Crown Heights” at Brooklyn Borough Hall, Brooklyn, NY
1993 June-Exhibited at Salmagundi Club
May - Presidential Art Award-Kingsborough Community College-Photograph
In Permanent Collection
Feb.- Solo Show “Blessed are the Peace Makers”, Crown Heights Youth Collective
Feb.- Solo Show, Confluencia del Artes, Exhibition, Niteroi, Brazil
1990 June- Solo Photo Show, Prospect Gallery Museum, in conjunction with BACA,
Brooklyn, NY
1973 June-Exhibited full selection of Work at Nassau Coliseum, International
Photography Show. Lectured on “ Using Photography to Turn othe ‘Bored’ of Education”
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Museum of the City of New York/South Street Seaport Museum
Brooklyn Museum- NY Times Magazine Photo, " Victory Kiss," Barack and Michelle Obama,
Barbara Kopelman, Editor, collector, curator, photographer
Mayor David Dinkins
Richard Green-Crown Heights Youth Collective
Joan Tash Goldberg, Educator, Collector, Curator, Artist
Professor Janice Mehlman, Teacher, Artist, collector
Robert McKay, Gallerist, Collector, photographer
Andre Martinez, Gallerist, Artist, Collector
Various private collections, U.S., Europe and South America.
Kingsborough College Permanent Collection
Prospect Heights Gallery, Permanent Collection