Dan McCormack

Senior Professional Lecturer of Art, Head of the Film Photography Lab

Bio

Dan McCormack studied photography from 1962-67 at the Institute of Design and Art Institute of Chicago from 1967-70. He began photographing the nude with his wife Wendy while in graduate school. Then for almost 50 years, he explored various techniques and processes while photographing the nude as a central theme.

In 1982, Dan McCormack won a NYSCA-CAPS Photography Fellowship with a series of nude images of Wendy, and Dan produced a monograph, "BODY LIGHT-Passages in a Relationship".             

In 1998 Dan began to work with pinhole photography. In 2009, he won the Ultimate Eye Foundation鈥檚 grant for Figurative Photography and had his work featured in an exhibition at the Peninsula Museum of Art in Belmont, CA.

In January 2010, Dan McCormack had a solo show at the Photography Center in Troy, NY. He showed over fifty images from ten diverse series made from 1990 to 2010. And this past Summer, May 2018, Dan had another show at the Photography Center in Troy of his the Nude at Home 鈥 Pinhole camera images series celebrating the publishing of his book of the same name.


Education

MFA, Photography, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BS, Photography, Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology


Research Interests / Areas of Focus

Photography with the nude, workshops, lectures, and demonstrations


Selected Publications

鈥淭he NUDE at HOME 鈥 Pinhole Camera Images鈥, monograph, April 2018

鈥淭ogether鈥, 1650 Gallery. Los Angeles, CA, catalog, April 2018

鈥淓nter into Art鈥, Mini print, Cologne & WeiBenthurm, Germany, Mar. 2018

鈥淚鈥檓 in the Band鈥, 1650 Gallery,  Los Angeles, CA, catalog, Mar. 2018

"No Place Like Home鈥, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, Feb. 2018

鈥淏LURRY鈥,  1650 Gallery, juried show, Los Angeles, CA, catalog, Jan. 2018

鈥淧ORTRAITS鈥.  CICA Museum, Featured, Gimpo, South Kprea, catalog, Dec. 2017

鈥16th Annual Lessedra World Mini Print鈥, Sofia, Bulgaria, catalog, Dec. 2017

鈥淐adaques Mini Print International 2017鈥, Barcelona, Spain, catalog, Dec. 2017

鈥淚n the Zone鈥, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, show catalog, Nov. 2017

"Members Show鈥, Photo Center of the Capitol District, Troy, NY, Sept. 2017

鈥淲all to Wall鈥, Collaboration Show, Nave Gallery, Sommerville, MA, Sept. 2017  

鈥淧lanes-Trains-Autos鈥,1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, catalog, July 2017

"Exposed: The Contemporary Nude鈥, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, May 2017

鈥淲indows & Doors鈥, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, catalog, May 2017

鈥淭he HAND # 15鈥, page 9, Jan. 2017

鈥淢HR-80鈥, Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Regional, Glens Falls, NY, Oct. 2016

鈥淪elf: Selfies & Self Portraits鈥, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 2016

鈥淢embers Show鈥, Photo Center of the Capitol District, Troy, NY, Sept. 2016

鈥渁rt & beyond鈥, Nude and Figurative Art, Issue 38. Page 28 & 29, July 2016

鈥淕irls, Girls, Girls鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. May 2016

鈥淟ines & Curves鈥, PH 21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, April 2016

鈥淒onnie 2016鈥 Museum of Computer Art, Brooklyn, NY, Feb. 2016

鈥淩eflections鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 2016

鈥淭he Man Show鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 2016

鈥淭he Body鈥, PH 21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 2015

鈥淪kyward鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 2015

鈥淪plash鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 2015

鈥淭rees鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2015

鈥淯rban Landscapes鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, May 2015

FONLAD # 11, Festival for Digital Arts, Photography, Portugal. May 2015

14th Lessedra鈥 Mini Print 2015, show catalog Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2015         

鈥淣UDE鈥, SEITIES14/15, show catalog, Calagary, Canada, April 2015

鈥淗idden Treasure Art Magazine鈥, Szekesfehervar, Hungary, March 2015

鈥淚'll be your mirror鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, March 2015

鈥淒ONNIE 2015鈥 MOCA:Museum of Computer Art, juried, Brooklyn, NY, Feb. 2015

鈥淢ini Print International of Cadaques鈥, Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 2015

鈥5th  Lessedra International鈥, show catalog, Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. 2014

鈥淏ODY LANGUAGE鈥, show catalog, OCCCA, Santa Ana, CA, Oct. 2014

鈥淒OORS & WINDOWS鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 2014

Blanche Arts National Show, catalog, Sharon, MA, Sept. 2014

鈥淧ersonality鈥, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 2014

鈥淒reams, Fantasies & Illusions鈥, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middleburry, VT, Sept. 2014

鈥淟ANDSCAPES: THE BIG COUNTRY鈥, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, June 2014

Art & Beyond, 鈥淣UDE theme鈥, online magazine, June 2014

鈥淭he Contemporary Nude鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, June 2014

鈥淧ratt Pack 2014 Fine Art Auction鈥 benefit Catalog, juried, Seattle, WA, April 2014

鈥淒ONNIE 2014鈥 MOCA:Museum of Computer Art, juried, Brooklyn, NY, Feb. 2014

鈥淥ne by One鈥, show catalog, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO, Jan. 2014

鈥淪now & Ice鈥, show catalog, 1650 Gallery, juried, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 2014

鈥淐ELESTE prize鈥, catalog of finalists, Photography and Digital Graphics, Rom Dec. 2013

鈥淩eflections: The Visual Echo鈥, 1650 Gallery, juried, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 2013     

鈥淚mportant World Artists Volume 1鈥, Premium Artist, Santa Barbara, CA, Nov. 2013

鈥淎nnual Members Show鈥, show catalog, Photography Center, Troy, NY, Oct. 2013 

鈥淔ACES鈥, A Smith Gallery, show catalog, Johnson City, TX, Aug. 2013           

鈥淥kanagan Erotic Art Festival鈥, show catalog, Kelowna, BC, Canada, July 2013

鈥淭op 100鈥, Perfect Exposures Gallery, show catalog, Los Angeles, CA, June 2013

I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR: PORTRAITS 2013, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, May 2013

鈥淓NCHAMENT鈥, Plates to Pixels Gallery, juried show catalog, Astoria, OR, Jan. 2013

鈥淕et Real鈥, juried group show catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 2012

鈥淩egarding the 3rd Dimension鈥, South Shore Art Center, Award, Cohasset, MA, Oct. 2012

鈥淧hoto Center Troy鈥, catalog of group show, Troy, NY, Oct. 2012

Direct Art magazine, Volume 19 pg. 42, Hudson, NY, Nov. 2012

ePHOTOzine, online magazine, Interview with Pinhole Photographer, Aug. 2012

鈥淓XPOSED鈥, Contemporary Nude鈥, juried show, catalog, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA July 2012

鈥淣ude But not Rude鈥, juried show catalog, Linus Gallery, Pasadena, CA, June 2012

鈥淏EAUTY鈥, juried show catalog, Linus Gallery, Pasadena, CA, Feb. 2012

鈥淯NREAL鈥,  juried show, catalog of show, Gallery 1650, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 2011

鈥淧hoto Center 5鈥, members show, catalog, Photo Center, Troy, NY, Aug. 2011

鈥淭he Edge of Night鈥, Okanagan Erotic Art Show, catalog, B.C. Canada, Aug. 2011

鈥淭PS 20:International Competition鈥, juried show, catalog, San Antonio, TX, Aug. 2011

鈥淓XPOSED: Contemporary Nude鈥, juried show, catalog, Gallery 1650, Los Angeles, CA, July 2011

鈥淪eattle Erotic Art Festival鈥, juried show & catalog, Seattle, WA, May 2011

鈥淚'll Be Your Mirror鈥, juried show, catalog of show, Gallery 1650, Los Angeles, CA, April 2011

鈥淎nthology of Friends鈥, group project by members of Ovation TV, pg. 36-37, April 2011

鈥淢y Nude Valentine鈥, Rogue Space Gallery, catalog, pg. 13 Chelsea, NY, Feb. 2011

鈥淭HAT鈥橲 WEIRD鈥, catalog, juried group show, Gallery 1650, Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 2011    

鈥淓xploring Color Photography鈥, 5th ed. textbook, pg. 208, Robert J. Hirsch, Jan. 2011

鈥淢useum of Computer Art鈥 Donnie 2011, catalog, pg. 34, Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 2011

鈥淧OSE AND GESTURE鈥, PhotoPlace Gallery, catalog, pg. 56, Middlebury, VT,  Jan. 2011

鈥淥ne Cubed鈥, RoHo Gallery, juried show, catalog, pg. 50, Cincinnatti, OH, Sept. 2010

PHOTOCENTER, color catalog, members show 2010, pg. 75-76, Troy, NY, Aug. 2010                                  

鈥9th LESSEDRA WORLD ART PRINT ANNUAL鈥,  pg. 19, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 2010

鈥淧lanet Earth Planet Art鈥, Mirca Art Group, Edited Bruce R. 10imell Feb. 2010

鈥淎 Book 蜜月直播 Death鈥, Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, NY, NY, Sept. 2009

鈥淣eo Pop Realism STARZ, EROTICA鈥, color catalog, Sept. 2009

鈥淔igures & Faces鈥 color catalog, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, CA, Aug. 2009

鈥8th LESSEDRA WORLD ART PRINT ANNUAL鈥, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 2009

鈥淧HOTOCENTER鈥, color catalog, PCCD group show, Troy, NY, Jan. 2009

鈥淣eo Pop Realism STARZ鈥, color catalog, Jan. 2009

鈥淢useum of Computer Art鈥 Inaugural Exhibit, catalog of show, Brooklyn, NY Sept. 2008

鈥淟e Stenope鈥, De La Photographie Sans Objectif鈥, Photo Poche, pg. 34, Paris, Nov. 2007       

鈥淟ight and Lens - Photography in the Digital Age鈥, textbook, pg. 251, Robert J. Hirsch, Sept. 2007 

鈥淐amera Arts鈥, Krappy Kamera Show, image pp. 24-25, May 鈥 June 2007                 

鈥4th LESSEDRA WORLD ART PRINT ANNUAL鈥, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 2005

鈥淓xploring Color Photography鈥, textbook, pg. 17, Robert J. Hirsch, July 2004

鈥淭he 2River Review鈥,Spring Issue 2004, cover of poetry review, Pitsburgh, PA, April, 2004

鈥淐ONSTELLATION, celebrating the Center鈥檚 first 25years鈥 CPW, Woodstock, NY, May, 2003

鈥淪HOTS #79鈥 quarterly of Photography, Minneapolis, MN, pg. 42, Mar. 2003

鈥淒igital photography & design鈥, Australia, Issues 15 & 16, March & June 2001

"Black and White Photography / Manifest Visions", James Luciana, Mar. 2000

"The Art of the ENHANCED PHOTOGRAPH", James Luciana, Mar. 1999

"LAKE GEORGE ARTS PROJECT LITERARY REVIEW", Nov.     1997

"EAT" Russell Sage Coll., Edited by Ken Johnson, April, 1992

"NEW RELATIONS ..." CPW CENTER QUARTERLY #50, Feb. 1992

"THE CONSTRUCTED IMAGE" catalog, M.A.S.C. Pough., Feb.1991

"VIEWFINDER"# 20, Focal Point Gallery, City Island, NY, July 1996

"KOBE AID FUND", Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 1996

"SIGNS OF THE TIMES", CPW CENTER QUARTERLY #58, Feb. 1994

"TRADITION ... UNPREDICTIBLE", Muse. Fine Art, TX, Jan. 1994

"THE PHOTO REVIEW" Philadelphia, PA, Summer issue, Aug. 1993

"BODY LIGHT-Passages in a Relationship" monograph, Jan. 1989

"26 PHOTOGRAPHERS", 1982/83 CAPS Fellows pg.17, Oct. 1983

"NEW AMERICAN NUDES" Morgan & Morgan pg. 54-55, May 1981                         

"THE DIANA SHOW" UNTITLED #21 pg. 23, Mar. 1980

"OFF THE WALL", FLASH 2:1 pg. 8, June 1979

"APERTURE",18:2-1974, 17:1-1972, 15:3-1970

"THE MULTIPLE IMAGE" University of Rhode Island, April 1972

鈥淧HOTO MEDIA鈥, show & catalogue, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, NYC, October 1971 

Earlier Publications


Creative Work

2018

鈥淐ORPOREALITIES 鈥, PH-21 Gallery,   Budapest, Hungary, June

鈥淔otoTexas II: People, Places & Culture 鈥, TPS. Frisco, TX, June

鈥淣ude at Home鈥, solo show, Photography Center Troy, May

鈥淵our Best Shot鈥, fotofoto Gallery, Huntington, NY, May

鈥淰iew Points 2018鈥, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ, May

鈥淪ilent Auction鈥, benefit, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY, May

鈥淭he Art of the Figure鈥, Gallery North, Setaukt, NY, May

鈥29th  Salon of Small Works鈥, New Art Program, Kutztown, PA, May                

鈥100 for 100鈥, benefit Gallery at Rhinebeck, NY, May

鈥淗ead on鈥, Photo Festival, semifinalist, Sydney, Austrailia, May

鈥6x6鈥,  benefit, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester        May

鈥淭ogether鈥, 1650 Gallery. Los Angeles, CA, April

鈥淏last to the Past鈥, Benefit, Pratt Art Center, Seattle, WA, April

Member Show, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, NY, April

鈥淚鈥檓 in the Band鈥, 1650 Gallery,  Los Angeles, CA, March

Member Show, Barrett Art Center,  Poughkeepsie, NY, March

GALERIA ZERO 鈥 NY,  photography festival, New York, NY, March

Silent Auction, Green County Arts Council,  Catskill, NY, March

鈥淏lack & White Spider Awards鈥, Nominee Award, March

鈥淓nter into Art鈥, Mini print, Cologne &, WeiBenthurm, Germany, March

鈥淓ROTICA鈥, Rochester Erotic Art Festival, Rochester, NY, March

鈥淥ff the Wall鈥, benefit,   Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, March

鈥淚nternational Color Awards,  Nominee Award, March

Thomas Holm , Nude Shoot Awards 2018, MERIT AWARD, March

鈥淚n The Bag鈥,  Maryland Federation of Art, Benefit, Annapolis, March

鈥淔orever Young鈥, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa, March

Member Show,  Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor, NY, February

Member Show, Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ, February

鈥50 Years of Figurative Photography鈥 slide talk, 蜜月直播, February

Art Dept GALLERY, Luciana & McCormack, 蜜月直播, February

鈥淣o Place Like Home鈥, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis,MD, February

Member Show, Byrdcliff Guild, Woodstock, NY, February

ART SONG GALLERY, Finalist, Salado,Texas, February

Member Show, Barrett  Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, February

鈥淪HUGMUG鈥 2018 Photography, Contemp. Art Gallery on line, January

鈥淏LURRY鈥,  1650 Gallery, juried show, Los Angeles, CA, January

Member Show,  Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY, January

鈥淏est of 2017鈥, Photo Center of the Capitol District, Troy, NY, January

鈥淒IRTY SHOW鈥, juried show,  Detroit, Michigan, January

2017

鈥淧ORTRAITS鈥.  CICA Museum, Featured, Gimpo, South Kprea, December

Member Show,  Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ, December

鈥16th Annual Lessedra World Mini Print鈥, Sofia, Bulgaria, December

鈥淪nap to Grid鈥,  LACDA Gallery,  Los Angeles, CA, December

鈥淐adaques Mini Print International 2017鈥, Barcelona, Spain, December

Members Show, Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY, December

鈥淔INE ART鈥,  Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece, December

鈥淕reetings from Montclair鈥, Studio Montclair,  Montclair, NJ, December

Members Show, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, December

鈥淲inter Solstice Show鈥, Griffin Museum,  Winchester, MA, December

鈥淧ATTERNS鈥, Exhibitions without Walls, juried online show, December

鈥淧HOTO CENTRIC鈥, Garrison Art Center, juried, Garrison, NY, December

鈥淚n the Zone鈥, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, November

鈥5x7鈥,  Byrdcliff Guild, benefit show,  Woodstock, NY, November

Member Show,  Green County Arts Council, Catskill, NY, November

鈥淟ittle Boxes鈥, Silent Auction, Long Dock Park, Beacon, NY, November

鈥淢embers Show鈥, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga, NY, November

鈥淩ochester Contemporary Art Center鈥, Rochester, NY, November

鈥淣ude Nite Orlando鈥, juried show,  Orlamdo, Florida, October

Member Show,  Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor, NY, October

鈥3rd Annual Faces & Figures鈥, Fusion Art, Honorable Award, October

Riverwinds Gallery,  juried show,  Beacon, NY, October

Members Show鈥, Photo Center of the Capitol District,  Troy, NY, September

Juried Fine Arts,  BelleLevine Arts Center, Putnam Arts Council, September

鈥淲all to Wall鈥, Collaboration Show, Nave Gallery.Sommerville,MA, September   

鈥淣aked in New Hope鈥, Sidetracks Art Gallery, New Hope, PA, September 

鈥淚n the Bag鈥, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, August

Member Show, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, August

American Art Awards 2017, in top ten Figurative Photographers, August                 

Fifty Mile Radius, juried show,   WAAM, Woodstock, NY, August    

鈥淧lanes-Trains-Autos鈥, 1650 Gallery,  Los Angeles, CA, July

Member Show, Hall Walls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, July

鈥10x10鈥, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga, NY, June

Member Show,  Center for Contemporary Art,  Bedminster, NJ, June

Real People, 1st Place Prize, Old Court House Gallery, Woodstock, IL, June

鈥淢ember Show鈥 Florida Museum of Photography,  Tampa, FL, June

鈥淎rt as Protest鈥, Orange Co. Center for Cont. Art, Santa Ana, CA, June

Member Show,  Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, June 

Member Show,  Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor, NY, June

鈥淎RT UNDRESSED鈥,  Festival,  Art Hood Gallery,  Maimi, FL, May

鈥6x6鈥, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY, May

鈥淐ell Phone Photos鈥 Solo Show, Arts Upstairs Gallery, Phoenicia, NY, May

鈥100 for 100鈥, Benefit Auction, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, May

鈥淟ittle Gems鈥, Woodstock Art Association & Museum, Woodstock, May

Member Show, Center for Photographic Art,  Carmel, CA, May

鈥淩uby Riot鈥  Benefit Auction, Pratt Fine Arts Center,   Seattle, WA, May

鈥淓xposed: Contemporary Nude鈥, 1650 Gallery, Los Abgeles, CA, May

Benefit Auction,  Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY, May

Member Show, Tubec Center for the Arts, Tubac, AZ, May                   

鈥淔ocus on Figures鈥 2nd  Place, N. River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA, April

Member Show, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, April

Benefit Auction,  Masur Museum of Art,  Monroe, LA, April

Member Show, Athens Cultural Center,  Athens, NY, April

Member Show, BEST in SHOW Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, April

鈥淪eattle Erotic Art Festival鈥, juried festival, Seattle, WA, April

鈥淧hotographic Nude 2017鈥, Light Box Gallery, Astoria, OR, March

鈥淚N THE BAG鈥, mfa, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MA,  March 

鈥淓ROTCA鈥, Tivoli Artists Gallery, Tivoli, NY, February

鈥淢embers Show鈥, Yeiser Art Center,  Paducah, KY, February

鈥淣ude Nite Orlando鈥, Orlando, FL, February

鈥淧hotography Unsettled鈥, Artworks Gallery, Jurors Award Loveland, CO, February

鈥淢agic of Light鈥. Image City Gallery.  Rochester, NY, February

鈥淣ext Up鈥,  Next Gallery,  Denver Colorado, February

鈥淭he Nude鈥, Chris Davison Gallery,  Beacon, NY, February

鈥淢embers Show鈥, Award, Center for Contemporary Art, New Jersey, February

鈥淢embers Show鈥, New Space Center for Photography, February

鈥淢embers Show鈥, Award, Maryland Federation Art, Annapolis,  MD, January        

鈥淢embers Show鈥, Byrdcliff Guild, Woodstock, NY, January

鈥淎ll Photography Show鈥, Fredericksburg Center Creative Arts,  VA, January

鈥淢embers Show鈥,  Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY, January

鈥淣asty Women Artists鈥, Redux Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC, January

鈥淔orever Young鈥, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts,  Miami, FL, January  

"DONNIE  2017鈥,  Museum of Computer Art,  NYC, January

Earlier Creative Works


Awards & Honors

Ultimate Eye Foundation, figurative photography, 2009

Woodstock School of Art, Workspace/Fellowship,1993          

Andy Warhol Foundation, exhibition support,1991                

NYSCA-CAPS PHOTOGRAPHY FELLOWSHIP, 1982                                 


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Contact Information

Academic School

School of Communication and the Arts

Office

Donnelly Hall DN 103A

Email

dan.mccormack@marist.edu

Phone

(845) 575-3000, ext. 2128