Joaquín Palting | Curriculum Vitae

website: www.joaquinpalting.com | email: jpalting@gmail.com | +1.310.497.4971

Education

MFA in Studio Art, Summa Cum Laude, University of California, Irvine

BA in Economics, Western Washington University

Fields of Specialization & Research

Photography, History of Photography, Philosophy, Critical Theory, Psychoanalysis

Professional Affiliations

Member, Society for Photographic Education (SPE)

Board Member, Santa Ana College Photography Program Advisory Board

Awards

2022 Chico Hot Springs Portfolio Review Invitee 

2022 Urbanautica Institute Awards, Shortlist

2020 Stephen Shore Scholarship Recipient, Fotofilmic 

2019 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of California, Irvine

2018 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of California, Irvine

2017 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of California, Irvine

2017 Photogrvphy (sic) Grant, Nominee - Conceptual

2017 Lucie Foundation - Photo Made Scholarship, shortlisted

Residencies & Research

2022 Picture Berlin, Berlin Germany.

2019-2020 Artist In Residence, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA

2018 Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami - Art + Research Center - Summer Intensive

Teaching Experience

Lecturer, San Diego State University 2021-Present

ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Spring 2022

ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Fall 2022

ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Spring 2023

ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Fall 2023

ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Spring 2024

Lecturer, San Jose State University 2021-Present

Class schedule TBD Pool

Adjunct Professor of Art, University of La Verne 2021-Present

PHOT 354 - Documentary Practice Fall 2021

PHOT 110 - Analog/Darkroom Fall 2021

PHOT 360 - Studio Lighting Spring 2022

PHOT 351- Landscape (Large Format) Spring 2022

PHOT 360 - Studio Lighting Fall 2022

PHOT 360 - Studio Lighting Spring 2023

PHOT 351 - Landscape Photography (Large Format) Spring 2023

PHOT 360 - Studio Lighting Spring 2024

PHOT 499 - Senior Thesis Projects. Spring 2024

Adjunct Professor of Art, Soka University 2021-Present

CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Fall 2021

CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Fall 2021

CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Spring 2022

CARTS 1515

CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Fall 2022

CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Spring 2023

CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Spring 2023

CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Fall 2023

CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Fall 2023

CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Spring 2024

CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Spring 2024

Adjunct Professor of Art, North Seattle College 2021-2022

ART 114 - Digital Photography I                         Fall 2021

ART 114 - Digital Photography I                         Winter 2022

ART 114 Digital Photography I Spring 2022

ART 299, Independent Study Spring 2022

Adjunct Professor of Art, Santa Ana College 2021-Present

Photography 292 - Portrait Photography Spring 2023

Photography 196 - Commercial Photography. Fall 2023

Photography 292 - Portrait Photography Spring 2024

Lecturer, UC Irvine 2020-2020

ART 71B - Photo II - Color Photography Summer 2020

Instructor, UC Irvine 2017-2020

ART 71B - Photo II - Color Photography Spring 2020

ART 71A - Photo I - Black & White Darkroom Fall 2019

ART 71B - Photo II - Color Photography Winter 2019

ART 71B - Photo II - Color Photography Fall 2018

ART 71B - Photo II - Color Photography Spring 2018

ART 71A - Photo I - Black & White Darkroom Spring 2017

Teaching Assistant, UC Irvine 2017-2020

ART 109 - Performance Art & The Camera Winter 2020

ART 152 - Advanced Photography Winter 2018

ART 71A - Photo I - Black & White Darkroom Fall 2017

Instructor, Medium Photo - San Diego 2021-Present

Photography Projects - From Sea To Source Spring 2021

Borderlands - The U.S./Mexico Border Workshop Spring 2022

Exploring Anza-Borrego State Park Spring 2022

Instructor, Los Angeles Center Of Photography 2018-Present

Basic Photography Year Around

Intermediate Photography Year Around

Advanced Photography Year Around

Film Photography Intermittent

Instructor, Athenaeum - San Diego 2021-2021

How to Take Better Smartphone Photos Summer 2021

Film Photography Summer 2021

Instructor, Sharewell - Los Angeles 2021-2021

Art As Activism Spring 2021

Instructor, Long Beach Boys & Girls Club 2018-2020

Photography - Digital Photography Year Around

Teaching Artist, Laguna Art Museum 2018-2020

Art Foundations - Drawing, Painting, Sculpture Year Around

Solo Exhibitions

2024 Subject/Object, Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, La Verne, CA

2022 Future Primitive, The Icon, Los Angeles, CA

2020 Origin[Redux], The Room Gallery, Irvine, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022 (a) relation of body to water, NSC Gallery, Seattle, WA

2022 Depth of Field, Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, La Verne, CA

2021 Rake The Night, PRJCTLA, Los Angeles, CA

2021 OPAF(Other Places Art Fair), Los Angeles, CA

2021 The Place of Birth, PRJCTLA, Los Angeles, CA

2020 Faculty Exhibition, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA

2020 Origin[Redux] OPAF, Los Angeles, CA

2019 Portraiture:Through The Lens, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR

2019 Spa Day, The Room Gallery, Irvine, CA

2018 Present Tense, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA

2017 The Year In Reverse, Humble Arts Foundation, Online

2017 The Creative Portrait, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA

2017 I AM ERICA, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2017 Latin America Fotografia 6, Worldwide(traveling)

2017 Aperture Summer Open: On Freedom, New York, NY

2017 Landscape, Grand & Personal, SE Center For Photography, Greenville, SC

2017 Bad Habits, Float Photo Magazine, Online

2017 Mirror Mirror, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR

2016 Independent Photography Festival, The Good Copy, Melbourne Australia

2016 Photo Shoot: 2016, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR

Workshops

2020 Demarcation, an exploration of the U.S./Mexico border, Through Medium San Diego

2022 San Diego River Project, Through Medium San Diego

2023 Anza Borrego, Through Medium San Diego

2024 Joshua Tree, Through Medium San Diego

Honors

2016 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Honorable Mention

2016 PDN Face Photography Competition, Category Winner

Publications

2022 Ain’t Bad, Refugio, February

2020 In The In-Between, Class of 2020, August

2020 Landscape Stories, Origin[Redux], May

2020 Urbanautica, Sacred, The Experience of Beyond, February

2020 Urbanautica, Extinction, The World Without Us, January

2019 The Earth Issue, Origin[Redux] feature, September

2019 Ain’t Bad Magazine, What the f**k are we doing?, August

2019 Float Magazine, Last Days feature, August

2019 Float Magazine, Surreal Estate, April

2018 OPEN, FotoRoom, January

2018 Strant Magazine, Pictures Without Words, January

2018 Incandescent, Issue 13, January

2017 Ain't Bad Magazine, September

2017 Incandescent, Issue 11, August

2016 PHmuseum, Photographer of the Day, November

2016 Strant Magazine, Brief Interview, October

2016 LensScratch, Last Days of Summer Exhibition, September

2016 LensCulture Emerging Artists 2016, Photo Gallery, September

2016 Float Photo Magazine, Takeover, August

2016 New Landscape Photography, August

2016 Incandescent, Issue 9, August

2016 Art Narratives, Interview, July

2016 Landscape Stories, Issue 24, June

Selected Editorial Clients

The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, ESPN The Magazine, The New York Times, Vibe, Spin, EW

Selected Commissions

Nike, RedBull, Sony, Virgin, Warner Bros. Records, Johnson & Johnson, Nordstrom, Macys