Curriculum Vitae
Luke Townsend
Born 1988, Manhattan, Kansas
Lives and works in the Midwest
luke@luketownsendphoto.com | www.luketownsendphoto.com | 785.341.4161
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Education
University of Kansas-Center for East Asian Studies, Tibetan Language Program 201, Lawrence, KS, Fall 2023
Mid-America Arts Alliance, Artist INC, Manhattan, KS, 2020
French Culinary Institute, AOS Classic Culinary Arts, New York, NY, 2007
Related Work Experience
Freelance Photojournalist, Contract Contributor for ZUMA Press, 2020 - Present
Midwest region, USA
Photo Assistant & Studio Manager, Robert Clark - National Geographic, 2010 - 2012
Brooklyn, NY
Staff Photographer, The Manhattan Mercury, 2008 - 2010
Manhattan, KS
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Exhibitions - Collections - Awards
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Unspoken Bonds: “Common Causes”, group exhibition, contributing artist, Manhattan, KS, through July 2023
Equilibrium Gallery, ALIKE: Fundamental Values of Life, dual exhibition: Tibetan calligraphy, Manhattan, KS, tbd
The New Territory Magazine; VOL 14, Kansas County Fairs, cover and photographic & written essay, artist feature, anticipated July
Solo Exhibitions
Manhattan Arts Center, Two Weeks, Two Cases, March 2021, Manhattan, KS
The Fellow Gallery, LOST: India & Nepal, 2017, Manhattan, KS
Group Exhibitions/Publications/Talks
2023
KSU Department of Art, Arts Careers Seminar, Kansas State University, invited speaker
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Unspoken Bonds: “Common Causes”, group exhibition, contributing artist, Manhattan, KS
2022
Volland Gallery, In (and Out of) Place, Alma, KS (curated by Clive Fullagar)
Kansas State University Hale Library; DOW Center for Multicultural and Community Studies, 2 Americas Photographic Mural, Manhattan, KS
Manhattan Magazine; Spring/Summer Issue, 2 Americas, cover and inside spread, artist feature
AP Design Fall Red Letter Event, 2 Americas & Roe v. Wade, Kansas State University, invited speaker
DOW Center for Multicultural and Community Studies, 2 Americas & Roe v. Wade, Kansas State University Hale Library, invited speaker
Volland Gallery, In (and Out of) Place, Alma, KS, artists panel
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Considering Techniques: Jim Richardson on Gordon Parks, invited guest speak
2021
Morris Family Multicultural Student Center; Kansas State University, Selected works from Black Lives Movement Social Unrest Protests & India Holi Festival, Manhattan, KS
KSNT Television News, Two Weeks, Two Cases, artist interview and exhibition tour
2020 & Earlier
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art; Permanent Collection Gallery, Selected works from Covid-19 & Black Lives Movement Social Unrest Protests, Manhattan, KS, 2020
Manhattan Arts Center, Three Naive Portrait Artists, Manhattan, KS, 2019
Manhattan Arts, Center, Three Naive Portrait Artists, Manhattan, KS, artists panel, 2019
Staley School of Leadership Studies; Kansas State University, 20th Anniversary of Leadership Studies, Manhattan, KS, 2017
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Destruction Framed: Photographs of the Chapman/Manhattan Tornado, permanent collection, Manhattan, KS, 2008
Commissions
Katog Choling, Katog Terma, 17x22”, mixed media calligraphy and photography, corporate art commission, Parthenon, AK | Longmont, CO, 2022
DOW Center for Multicultural and Community Studies; Kansas State University, 2 Americas, 13x32 ft., photographic ceiling mural, public art commission, Manhattan, KS, 2021
Morris Family Multicultural Student Center; Kansas State University, Selected works from Black Lives Movement Social Unrest Protests & Documentary works from India, 12x18”, photographic giclée prints, public art commission, Manhattan, KS, 2021
Staley School of Leadership Studies; Kansas State University, 20th Anniversary of Leadership Studies, 36x36” / 30x40”, photographic giclée prints, public art commission, Manhattan, KS, 2017
Collections
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, permanent collection, Manhattan, KS
Katog Choling Mountain Retreat Center, Mind, 18x24”, Tibetan calligraphy; ink on paper, Parthenon, AK
Awards
Sunflower Publishing, Photographer of the Year, Kansas, 2022
Sunflower Publishing, Editors Award for Best Portrait, Kansas, 2022
Sunflower Publishing, Award for Best Thematic photo Series, Kansas, 2021
Sunflower Publishing, Editors Award for Best Cover, Kansas, 2020
Great Plains Journalism Awards, Awarded First Place Magazine Portrait Photography; Kansas Magazine/Sunflower Publishing, Great Plains Region, 2015
Great Plains Journalism Awards, Finalist Magazine Feature Photography; Kansas Magazine/Sunflower Publishing, Great Plains Region, 2015
Kodak / Professional Photographers of America, Kodak Gallery Award, Tennessee, 2009
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Professional Service
Service
Friends of the Beach Museum of Art, Board of Directors, Manhattan, KS, 2023 - present
City of Manhattan Arts and Humanities, Advisory Board, Manhattan, KS, 2022 - 2023
Kansas Professional Photographers Association, Board of Directors, KS, 2007 - 2010
Organizations
National Press Photographers Association
ZUMA Press
Select Editorial Clients
ABC News | Macy's | The Wall Street Journal | The New Territory Magazine | Mother Jones | The Guardian | The Kansas City Beacon | Bloomberg City Lab | Kansas Leadership Center | National Geographic (online social) | Newspapers around the globe