Bio

Garrett graduated from Grinnell College, where he studied economics and political science. He completed his MFA in photography at Indiana University and has taught at several universities in the United States and in Asia; he is now an Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of Kentucky. Garrett has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in North America, Europe, Australia, South America and Asia.


Degrees

Indiana University Bloomington

MFA – Photography

Grinnell College, Iowa

BA – International Economic Development


Exhibitions

2020

“HAIL” – solo show, Chesapeake Gallery, Bel Air, Maryland

“HAIL” – solo show, Gardiner Gallery, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

“Locked Unloaded” – group show, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio (postponed)


2019

“HAIL” – solo show, Kyotographie Photography Festival, Kyoto, Japan

“HAIL” – solo show, Copenhagen Photography Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark

“HAIL” – solo show, Gorevin Gallery, Cabrini University, Radnor, Pennyslvania

“Line of Light, In Shadow Nothing” – group show, Pingyao Photography Festival, China

“Open Call” – juried group show, Exposure Photography Festival, Calgary, Canada


2018

“HAIL” – solo show, Krasnodar State Historical and Archaeological Museum, Krasnodar, Russia

“HAIL” – solo show, Juniper Hall, Sydney, Australia

“HAIL” – solo show, Studio Gallery – Dallas, Texas

“HAIL” – solo show, Czong Institute of Contemporary Art Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

“HAIL” – solo show, Viewpoints Gallery, Sacramento, California

“HAIL” – video projection, FestFoto, Porto Alegre, Brazil

“Internal Ballistics” – Three person show – Photoville Festival, Brooklyn, New York

“Loss” – Expo Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, Illinios

“Gallery Artists” – group show, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinios

“Grand Prix Finalist Exhibition” – juried group show, Grand Prix Fotofestiwal, Lodz, Poland

“160th Annual International Photography Exhibition” Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth,

“160th Annual International Photography Exhibition” Chapel Gallery, Lancashire, UK

“160th Annual International Photography Exhibition” The Civic, Barnsley, UK

“160th Annual International Photography Exhibition” Art at the Heart of the RUH, Bath, UK

“Outlaws” – invitational show – Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky

“Faculty Show” – Bolivar Art Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky


2017

“Targeted” – three person show, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

“HAIL” – solo show, Youngstown State University Gallery – Youngstown, Ohio (upcoming)

“HAIL” – solo show, Georgetown College Wilson Gallery – Georgetown, Kentucky

“HAIL” – solo show, Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro, Vermont

“160th Annual International Photography Exhibition” – juried show, Royal Photographic Society, London, England

“Analog Vs. Digital” – juried show, Foley Gallery, New York, New York

“Dynamic Range” – invitational show, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, Nebraska

FotoFilmic ‘16” – juried show, Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne Australia

“New Year Show” – group show, 35 Minutes Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

“4th Louisiana Biennial” – juried show, SOD Gallery, Ruston, Louisiana

FotoFilmic ‘16” – juried show, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, Canada

“In Seeking Home” – invitational show, Sojourn Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky

“New Work” – juried show, Lyric Theater, Lexington, Kentucky


2016

“HAIL” – solo show, Neon Heater Gallery – Findlay, Ohio

“Constructing Nature” – solo show, Herb Aigner Gallery, Prairie Center for the Arts – Schaumburg, Illinois

“HAIL” – solo show, Shircliff Gallery of Art, Vincennes, Indiana

“Bullets-Impact” – two-person show, Aker Gallery – Houston, Texas

“Bullet Points” – four-person show, Griffin Museum of Photography – Winchester, Massachusetts

“Celestial/Terrestrial” – four-person show, The Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“Sight Lines” – group show, Houston Center for Photography – Houston, Texas

“Ctrl+P” invitational show, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

“Mirage” – invitational group show, Tanto Tempo Gallery, Kobe, Japan

“Photo Review Juried Exhibition” – juried show, Gallery 1401, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“Center Forward” – juried show, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado

FotoFilmic ‘16” – juried group show, dnj Gallery, Los Angeles, California

“The Abstract Image” – juried show, The Southeast Center for Photography – Greenville, South Carolina

“Art from the Heartland” – juried show, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

“80x80” – juried show, Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina

“Art of the South 2016” – juried show, the Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, Memphis, Tennessee

“53rd Annual Juried Exhibition” – juried show, Masur Museum – Monroe, Louisiana

“Abstraction: Diverted Reality” – juried show, Evelyn E. Jorgenson Gallery – Moberly, Missouri

“Lens 2016” – juried show, Perspectives Gallery – Evanston, Illinois


2015

“HAIL” – solo show, 35 Minutes Gallery – Tokyo, Japan

Biennial 28” – juried show, South Bend Museum of Art – South Bend, Indiana

“Control” – juried show, Gallery 252 – Washington, DC

FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art” – juried show, Reece Museum –

Johnson City, Tennessee

“On Fruited Plains” – juried show – Schneider Hall Gallery – Louisville, Kentucky

“Throwing Light/Catching Shadows” – invitational show – Schneider Hall Gallery – Louisville, Kentucky

“Untitled” – invitational show – Inner Mongolia University – Inner Mongolia, China

“Artist Archive Exhibition” – invitational show – Lexington Art League – Lexington, Kentucky

“New Alchemy” – invitational show – Georgetown College – Georgetown, Kentucky

Photowork ‘15” – juried show, Barrett Art Center – Poughkeepsie, New York

“Art Through the Lens” – juried show, Yeiser Art Center – Paducah, Kentucky

“Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition” – juried show, East/West Galleries, Texas Women’s University – Denton, Texas

“Nengajo” – group show, 35 Minutes Gallery – Tokyo, Japan

“Partner and Passage” – solo show, Silverspace Gallery – Asheville, North Carolina

“Close to Home” – invitational show – Lexington Public Library Gallery – Lexington, Kentucky


2014

“Men You Might Know” – solo show, Rumah Noto – Salatiga, Indonesia

“Men You Might Know” – solo show, Ohio State University School of Education – Columbus, Ohio

“Walking Encyclopedia” – group show, AirSpace Gallery – Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

“Human Altered Landscape” – group show, PhotoPlace Gallery – Middlebury, Vermont

“Crowdsource” – group show, Silver Eye Center for Photography – Pittsburg, Pennsylvania


2013“Partner and Passage” – solo show, Tanto Tempo Gallery – Kobe, Japan

“Centralia” – solo show, Hass Gallery of Art – Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

“Faculty Show” – group show, Tuska Gallery – Lexington, Kentucky


2012

Partner and Passage” – solo show, Shinjuku Nikon Salon – Juna 21 – Tokyo, Japan

“Constructing Nature” – solo show, Burling Gallery – Grinnell, Iowa

“Partner and Passage” – solo show, Osaka Nikon Salon – Juna 21 – Osaka, Japan

“DIY: Photography and Books” – juried group show – Cleveland Museum of Art – Cleveland, Ohio

“Centralia” – group slide show, Nippon Photography School – Tokyo, Japan

“Distance” – juried group show, TAJUS Gallery – Dayton, Ohio


2011

Constructing Nature” – solo show, Basile Gallery – Indianapolis, Indiana

I and You” – two-person show, North Florida Community College – Madison,

Florida

SPE Show” – group show, Kress Gallery – Spokane, Washington

Human Artifact” – juried group show, Vermont Photo Space Gallery – Essex Junction, Vermont

The Photobook” – group show, Tanto Tempo Gallery, Kobe, Japan

“IU Alumni Show” – group show, Perspectives Gallery – Evanston, Illinois


2010

In China” – solo show, Minnesota State University Moorhead Gallery –

Moorhead, Minnesota

Un-Familiar” – three-person show, Pictura Gallery – Bloomington, Indiana

The Garden Series” – thesis show, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana

Snow” – group show, XL Projects, Syracuse University – Syracuse, New York

Paris” – group show, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana

“Area Show” – group show, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana


2009

Re:Place” – juried group show, Georgia State College and University - Milledgeville, Georgia

Interpreting the Square” – group show, City Hall – Bloomington, Indiana

Photographer+Writer” – collaboration exhibition, McCalla School – Bloomington, Indiana

“Area Show” – group show, SOFA Gallery, Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana


2008“Pull” – group show, Art Hospital – Bloomington, Indiana


2006“Frequency” – group show, Salt Gallery – Portland, Maine


2000Juried Student Art Salon – Faulkner Gallery – Grinnell College, Iowa

The West” – two person show, Bob’s Underground Café – Grinnell College, Iowa


Curated Exhibitions

2012

A Place Aside” – Kinsey Institute for Sexual Research – Bloomington, Indiana


Publications/Reviews

2018

Bird In Flight, feature, “HAIL” (Russian language photography site)

2017

Wired.com, feature, “Strange, Twisted Fragments of Bullets After They Hit Targets”

TheTrace.org, feature, “Bullets Travel at 1,700 Miles Per Hour. These Stunning Images Capture What Happens After Impact”

Feature Shoot, feature, “These Recovered Bullets Convey the Destructive Power of Guns”, July 11, 2017

Buzzfeed, feature, “9 Incredible Photo Stories From Across the Internet”, July 14th 2017

Journal Star, review, “’Dynamic Range’ LUX exhibit explores the space between photography and sculpture”, Mar 12th

Journal Star, review, “L. Kent Wolgamott: Exploring space between photography and sculpture in ‘Dynamic Range”, March 25th

2016

European Photography, “100 Pictures that Tell a Story”, issue 100

Boston Globe, review, “Bullets and Photographs at the Griffin” January, 25th

Winchester Star, review, “Bullet Points” January, 14th

What Will You Remember, review, “Hitting The Mark”, January 19th

2015

Courrier International, feature, “A Balles Réelles”, June 4th-10th issue

Wired.com, feature, “The Beguiling Beauty of Bullet Holes”

Juxtapoz.com, feature, “HAIL”

Photoweenie.com, feature, “The Void”

Inside Indonesia, feature, “Men You Might Know”, June Issue

LightLeaked.com, featured interview, “Garrett Hansen”

APhotoEditor.com, feature, “Chicago’s Filter Photo Festival – Pt. 1”

What Will You Remember, review, “Breaking Views From Filter Festival”,

October 1st

2014

Suara Merdeka Newspaper – Metro Section for Semerang, Indonesia, Pameran Foto dari

Jepretan Kamera Kuno, July 11th

Human Altered Landscape, PhotoPlace Gallery exhibition catalog

2013

Lexington Art League Artist Archive, http://www.lexingtonartleague.org/artists.html

2011

The Picture Professional, feature article, “The Photography Workshop Experience”, Issue 1, 2011

2009

LP Magazine (Okinawa, Japan), Autumn Issue

Salt Magazine, Spring Issue

2006

Korean Photo Monthly, August Issue


Talks/Lectures

2018

HAIL” Society of Photographic Education National Conference – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2017

“Artist Talk” University of Toledo – Toledo, Ohio

“Artist Talk” Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio

“Artist Talk” Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro, Vermont

2016

“Artist Talk” The Print Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“Sight Lines: Looking at Guns Panel Discussion” Houston Center for Photography – Houston, Texas

“HAIL” Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana

2015

“HAIL” Tokyo University of the Arts – Tokyo, Japan

“HAIL” Midwest Society of Photographic Education – Louisville, Kentucky

“Going to Graduate School” Society for Photographic Education National Conference – New Orleans, Louisiana

2014

“Men You Might Know” IndoFocus Conference – Columbus, Ohio

“Men You Might Know” Midwest Society of Photographic Education – Madison, Wisconsin

“Men You Might Know” Indonesian Visual Arts Archive – Yogyakarta, Indonesia

“Men You Might Know” Universitas Kristen Satya Wachana – Salaitga, Indonesia

“Men You Might Know” Universitas Pasundan – Bandung, Indonesia

2013

“Artist Talk” Bloomsburg University – Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

“Artist Talk” Tanto Tempo Gallery – Kobe, Japan

2012

“Artist Talk” Shinjuku Nikon Salon – Tokyo, Japan

“Cameron, Callahan, and Weston: Portraits of Intimacy” Indiana University Art Museum – Bloomington, Indiana

“Artist Talk” Marywood University – Scranton, Pennsylvania

“Artist Talk” Arcadia University – Glenside, Pennsylvania

“Constructing Nature” Bellarmine University – Louisville, Kentucky

2011

Constructing Nature” Murray State University – Murray, Kentucky

Constructing Nature” Landscape, Space and Place Graduate Conference,

Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana

New Work” Bellarmine University – Louisville, Kentucky

2010

“Artist Talk” Cleveland State University – Cleveland, Ohio

The Flowing View: Lessons from the East Asian Landscape Tradition

Society for Photographic Education National Conference – Philadelphia

The Garden Series” Landscape, Space and Place Graduate Conference,

Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana

In China”, University Of Minnesota – Moorhead, Minnesota

Street Photography in China”, Pictura Gallery – Bloomington, Indiana


Honors/Awards

2019

KG+ Select Grand Prix Award Finalist

Great Meadows Artist Professional Development Grant

2018

South Arts Award Finalist & Kentucky Fellowship Recipient

Grand Prix Fotofestiwal grand prize finalist

Great Meadows Artist Professional Development Grant

2017

Shortlist – Royal Photographic Society Exhibition, England

Great Meadows Artist Professional Development Grant

Feature Shoot Emerging Photographer AwardFeatureshoot.com

Best of Fine Art Emerging PhotographersBwgallerist.com

2016

2nd Place – Print Review Annual competition

Shortlist – Royal Photographic Society Exhibition, England

Best in Show – Southeast Center for Photography – Greenville, North Carolina

Winter Short List – Fotofilmic – Vancouver, Canada

2015

Best in Show – South Bend Museum of Art – South Bend, Indiana

2014

Education Abroad Program Site Visit Grant – University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky

2012

Curricular Enhancement Grant – Bloomsburg University – Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

2011

Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship, Indiana University – Bloomington,

Indiana

Center for Prairie Studies Arts Fellowship, Grinnell College – Grinnell, Iowa

2010

Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship, Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana

Grant-in-Aid Award, Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana

College of Arts and Sciences Travel Award – Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana

2009

Student Achievement Award – Society for Photographic Education

College of Arts and Sciences Travel Award – Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana

College of Arts and Sciences Professional Development Award – Indiana

University – Bloomington, Indiana

2008

Grant-in-Aid Award – Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana

2007

Graduate Assistantship – Indiana UniversityBloomington, Indiana

2006

Eddie Adams Photojournalism Workshop Invitee – Jeffersonville, New York

2005

Salt Institute for Documentary Studies Portfolio based scholarship – Portland, Maine


Collections

Museum of Fine Arts Houston – Houston, Texas

The Kinsey Institute – Bloomington, Indiana

Cleveland Institute of Art – Cleveland, Ohio

Center for Prairie Studies – Grinnell, Iowa

Kampoeng Salatiga – Salatiga, Indonesia

Private Collections – Japan, United States


Teaching Experience

2020 – Present

Associate Professor of Photography University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky

2014 – Present

Assistant Professor of Photography University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky

2013 – 2014

Lecturer – University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky

2012

Visiting Lecturer – Grinnell College – Grinnell, Iowa

2011 – 2012

Interim Professor – Bloomsburg University – Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

2010 – 2011

Teaching Fellow – Herron School of Art – Indianapolis, Indiana

2010

Teaching Assistant – Paris Summer Photography Program – Indiana University –

Paris, France

2008 – 2010

Associate Instructor – Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana

2006 – 2007

Teacher – Dalian Jiaotong University – Dalian, China

2006

Teaching Assistant – Maine Media Workshops – Rockport, Maine

2004-2005

Teaching Assistant – Academy of Communication and Technology Charter School – Chicago, Illinois

2002

Teacher – Pannasastra University – Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Co-founded and taught digital and film photogra