Daniel Lai
danielart@danielart.com

EDUCATION

2006 Montclair State University, New Jersey
Master of Arts in Art Studies / Art History
overall GPA 3.8
January
(Currently on practical training as a curator and a working artist.)

2003 Montclair State University, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics
overall GPA 3.9, Major GPA 4.0; cum laude
Spring 2000 – Aug 2003

 

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

2005 Honor of Distinction. Black and White Spider Award.

Judged by esteemed curators, auctioneers, editors, and dealers of black and white photography.

2005 Photographer of the Year Award

International Photography Award (IPA), Los Angeles , CA .

The panel of judges includes distinguished professionals, advertising art directors, museum and gallery curators, magazine editors and photographers.

2005 Publication Award, Direct Art, Spring 2005 issue.

Limner Gallery/Slowart Production, Phoenix , NY .

2004 First Place. Photographer of the Year Award

Aerial Photography – “Above Salt Lake .”

First Place. Photographer of the Year Award

Medical/Microphotography – “Fossilography.”

First Place. Photographer of the Year Award

Other Nature – “Fossilography.”
International Photography Award (IPA), Los Angeles , CA .

2003 Award of Excellence.

23 rd Annual Spring Photography Contest by Photographer’s Forum Magazine.

2003 Second Place

Robert Farber’s photoworkshop.com photography contest.
Juried by Robert Farber and Richard Melik.

2003 First Place - Best Portfolio

Montclair State University , Fine Art Department,
Montclair , New Jersey. Judged by faculty members and guest jurors.

2002 Third Place

Petersen’s Photographic Monthly Photography Contest, November 2002 issue.

 

EXPERIENCE

Exhibition Record

Solo Exhibitions

2003 “Liquefied,” Soho Photo Gallery, New York City.

2003 “Liquefied,” E3 Gallery, New York City.

Juried Exhibitions

2006 “X by X” Juried Exhibition

Dangenart Gallery, Nashville, TN. Curated by Gene Meyer

2005 “Pilot Exhibition”

Dangenart Gallery, Nashville, TN.

Curated by Daniel Lai

2005 International Photography Awards/Lucie Awards 2004

2005 International Photographers of the year competition Best of Show Exhibit, Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Jeff Griffith.

2005 “Women of Juarez,” Women Center, Montclair State

University, Montclair, NJ. Curated by Nicole Cristina Giraffo.

2004 ”Sea and Sky,” Clifton Arts Center, Clifton, NJ.

Curated by Roxanne Cammilleri.

2003 “Light Fantastic,” Agora Gallery, New York City.

Curated by Angela Di Bello.

2002 Genart 2002, GenArt, New York City.

Curated by Sebastien Agneessens.

2002 “Small Works, Top Priority” International Juried Exhibition, The Stage Gallery, Merrick , NY .
Juror: Roy F. Siegel.

2002 Photography 2002 7 th Juried Photography Competition, B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington , NY . Curated by Gerald Appel.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Art

2001 Photographing Cities by Lynne Eodice, Petersen’s Photographic Magazines, December issue.

2002 Digital Photography: A Beginners Guide to Digital Photography by Adrian Davies, AVA publishing.

2002 Digital Photography: A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Landscape Photography by John Clements, AVA publishing.

2002 Dramatic Photos After Dark by Lynne Eodice, Petersen’s Photographic Magazines, August issue.

2003 Best of Photography Annual 2003 by Photographer’s Forum.

2003 Double Exposure: An On Line Publication of Photoworkshop.com, cover story, June issue.

Writing

2003 Path to Wisdom – A Travel Log on Nepal, Double Exposure – A Publication of Photoworkshop.com, September 2003.

2003 Psyche vs. Limit, Double Exposure – A Publication of Photoworkshop.com, January 2003.