B.A. in Individualized Study from Gallatin @ NYU (2005)

--concentrated in photography and creative writing

 

working on M.S. in Library&Information Science from the University of Illinois

 

Past Shows:

*Notes For a Peoples Atlas of Chicago (January, 2009)

• Around the Coyote Arts Festival, Chicago, IL (February and October 2007, May and October 2008)

*Looptopia, Chicago, IL (May 2008)

• "New Breed" group show at the Blake Palmer Gallery, Chicago, IL (March-April 2007)

• Gallatin Arts Fe stival, New York, NY (April 2005 and April 2003)

• "Boredom With Everyday Life (A Survey of American Life)" group show at Southfirst Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (November-December 2003)

 

Published Work:

-Photo published in the Chicago Reader (January 2010)

• "Love Shadows" published in JPG Magazine, Issue #14, p.80 (February 2008)

• Photo published in Schmap's online New York Guide (December 2007)

• Photo published in Schmap's online Barcelona Guide (November 2007)

• "S." published in JPG Magazine, Issue #12, p.85 (September 2007)

• Portrait of novelist, Tony Romano, published in When The World Was Young by Harper Collins (2007)

• Creative writing and collages published in Make This Magazine (2005 & 2004)

• September 11 journal and photos published in Writing! magazine (October 2001)

• September 11 journal entries published in Chicago’s Daily Herald newspaper (September 2001)

 

Honors and Awards:

 

Curator's Choice, Around The Coyote, May 2008

 

Third Place in Birthright photo contest, 2008

 

Honorable Mention in Photographer Forum’s 25th Annual Best of College Photography contest, 2005

 

National Council of Teachers of English Award for Achievement in Writing, 2000

  

I've been taking pictures since I got my first camera when I was 5 years old. Been shooting ever since. I "went digital" 4 years ago and use a Canon 30D.

 

Check out my blog where I try and combine my photographs with writing:

 

alyseliebovich.blogspot.com

 

A new blog called "Alyse's Archive" which highlights hilarious ephemera unearthed from my childhood/teenage years:

alysesarchive.wordpress.com/

 

Check out the work of my favorite artists:

 

Isabel Gonzalez: www.flickr.com/photos/isaxgonzalez/

 

Elizabeth Cerven: www.flickr.com/photos/forever-changed/

 

Zach McCullough: www.zachmccullough.com/Home.htm

 

Damien James: www.flickr.com/photos/damienjames/

 

Shawn Stucky: www.shawnstucky.com

 

Gabe Mejia: gabrielmejia.com/index.html

 

Deva Suckerman: devasuckerman.womanmade.net/

 

Brian Willette: www.willettephoto.blogspot.com/

 

Ross Martens: www.secretagentmartens.com/index.shtml

 

Mike Bolsinga: www.bolsingatron.com/index.html