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GLENN CUERDEN  Fine Art Photography



Recent Activities

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Recipient: 2009 Legacy Award by Art Directors Club of Denver
Books: Nauvoo / August 2006 / Arcadia Publishing / Now in 2nd Edition
The Kuerners... Andrew Wyeth's Neighbor / Not yet Published
Special Feature: The Rural Midwest / Aired May 2005 on Iowa Public Television
Recent Midwest History Publications and Projects:
• The 200-Year History of Nauvoo and the Mississippi River Frontier • The Homestead
Nauvoo's Historic Business District • Central is Burning • Landmarks of Nauvoo... Now and Then
Currently: Working on several Photo Exhibitions and two new Books



Thematic / One-Man Photographic Exhibitions

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2008 May-July Our Heritage / New Copperfield's / Macomb, Illinois
2007 Fall Geometric Architecture / Habitat Gallery / Santa Fe Blvd. / Colorado
2006 May Undercover / Denver Press Club / Colorado
2001 January Passageways / Personal Visions Award Exhibition / CPAC
1999 Nov Impressions of an Impressionist / Redshift Gallery / Denver, Colorado
1998 Nov Illusions / Colorado Photographic Arts Center's new gallery / Denver
1997 One Year Grant to perfect digital effects and Iris printing techniques
1993 thru 1998 Exploring digital photographic techniques / Seminars and other projects
1992 Winter US4 / Dum Uméní Mésta Brna/Brno, Czechoslovakia
1992 March Life as We Find It / 478 Portraits / Sangre de Cristo Arts Center / Colorado
1991 Winter Draped Nude Series / Expanded Series / Shivers at the Ice House / Colorado
1991 Fall Draped Nude Series / Discoveries Gallery / Colorado
1987 Sept The Spirit of Light / Wellshire / Colorado
1986 January Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore / The Foothills Art Center / Colorado
1985 May Draped Nude Series / Central Washington University / Washington
1984 January Our Essence / Elmira College / New York
1984 October Our Essence / The Darkroom Gallery / Colorado
1982 June Our Essence / Governors' State University / Illinois
1982 May Our Essence / Expanded Series / Collectors' Gallery / Carmel, California
1981 October Our Essence / Soft Focus Series / Michael Caden Gallery / Santa Barbara, Calif.
1981 August A Collection of Photographs / World Vision Travel / Colorado
1979 August Mystery Tour / Colorado Photographic Arts Center / Colorado
1979 July Leadville-Its Essence / Colorado Heritage Museum / Leadville, Colorado
1977 October Our West, Our Heritage, Our Past / Colorado National Bank Building, Colorado
1976 August Nothing Ever Grows Smaller / Zach's / Colorado
1975 October Insight / Park Central Plaza Gallery / Colorado
1968 Winter A Look Around Us / Denver U. S. Center / Colorado



Acceptance in Juried Photo Exhibitions and Related Activities  

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2011 Jan-Feb The Art of Photography Today / Camera Obscura Gallery / Denver
2008 Dec Edge Gallery / Colorado Photographic Arts Center / Juried Exhibition / Denver
2008 Sep-Nov In & Out of Focus / Republic Plaza / Denver
2006 May Advertising and Marketing Review / Juried Feature
2005 Winter The Tortilla Project / ASMP Exhibition at the Denver Press Club / Major Award
2005 May Advertising and Marketing Review / Also selected for 2005 Cover
2004 Fall Illusions / Geometric Abstractions Series / Juried Exhibition
2003 Fall Rude Food Series / CPAC Juried Exhibition
2002 Fall Forgotten Series / CPAC Juried Exhibition
2001 Fall Flowing Fabrics Series / CPAC Juried Exhibition
2001 January Passageways / Special Exhibition / CPAC Award Recipient
2000 June Special Visions Award / Juried Show / Colorado Photographic Arts Center
2000 January Colorado 2000 / Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Juried Show
1999 May 7th ASMP Photo Annual / American Society of Media Photographers/Denver
1999   Stairways Series / Juried Exhibition
1998 May 6th ASMP Photo Annual / American Society of Media Photographers / Denver
1998   Feature in May 1998 issue of Advertising & Marketing Review
1998 May-June Special Visions Award / Juried Show / Colorado Photographic Arts Center
1996 thru 1998 Image Fest / American Society of Media Photographers / Denver
1996 Oct Jurors' Special Merit Award / Juried Exhibition
    Founders Gallery / Driscoll University Center / University of Denver
1986 thru 2004 Acceptance in Annual Juried Shows / Colorado Photographic Arts Center
1994 Oct Digital Imaging in Fine Art Photography / Rocky Mountain College / Denver
    Exhibition and Seminar / Coordinator, Moderator, Participating Exhibitor
1991 thru 1993 Exhibited in Faculty Shows / Rocky Mountain College / Denver
1990   Jurors' Choice: Award for top CPAC body of work
    University of Denver / Driscoll University Center / Colorado
1988 June Land and Urban Scapes / Nicolaysen Art Museum / Wyoming
1988 June Invitational Photo Exhibition at the Foothills Art Center / Colorado
1986 One year City Vision in the Denver Downtowner
    As columnist, created a full-page Phototorial for each issue
1986 Oct Denver's Regional Art Exposition / 1999 Broadway Building / Colorado
1986 Oct Featured in Photo-Metro, a San Francisco publication / Photo article
1986 Mar - Apr Views of the Nude, 101 Nude Images from 1875-1985
    By Invitation / Camera Obscura Gallery / Denver
1986 April Channel 4 TV Program / Denver
1985 Jan - Feb Western Vision / Foothills Art Center / Golden, Colorado
1984 April Making it in Photography / A Colorado Symposium
    with Morley Baer (California) and three Colorado photographers
1983 Oct -Nov Eye Contact / Boettcher Concert Hall / Denver
    Exhibition sponsored by American Society of Media Photographers



Professional Credentials

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Fine Art Photographer since 1960
Professional Commercial Photographer since 1964: (Location and Studio Photography)
(Corporate, Architectural, Editorial, Environmental Portraiture and Photojournalism)
Owner: Cuerden Advertising Design and Photography since 1964
Graduate of University of Illinois. Prior: Attended Chicago Academy of Fine Art
Recipient of many Photographic and Design Awards
Articles in a large variety of U. S. Publications
ADCD (Art Directors Club of Denver) Past President, Board of Directors, Show Chairman, Etc.
ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) Former Board Director, Long-time Member
CCD (Community College of Denver) 25-year Advisor of Design Curriculum
CPAC (Colorado Photographic Arts Center) Former President & Long-time Board Member
RMCAD (Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design) Former Part-time Instructor and Graphics Advisor
SPE (Society for Photographic Education) Member during the 1980's
Member of several Historic Societies
 
Glenn's Fine Art photos are a part of many permanent photographic collections and his historical and
architectural photography appears in over two dozen books on Colorado History, and in many varied
publications. Glenn's photographs are included in a dozen books featuring Vance Kirkland's paintings
and his photos accompanied Vance's paintings (1997-1999) touring major museums in Hungary,
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Sweden and Denmark.



Included in these historic Video Documentaries 

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2007 Downtown Denver, Heart of the Queen, Produced by Havey Productions
2005 The Rural Midwest / PBS / Iowa Public Television - Living in Iowa Series
2000 Colfax Avenue, Main Street Colorado, Produced by Jim Havey
1996 Andrew Wyeth, Self-Portrait: Snow Hill by Andrew Wyeth
1995 Vance Kirkland's Visual Language, The life and works of Colorado's Distinguished Painter

Cities which have hosted Cuerden Exhibitions

Santa Barbara, Calif. / Carmel, Calif / Pacific Grove, Calif. / Brno, Czechoslovakia /
Taos, New Mexico / Elmira College, New York State / Macomb, Illinois /
Governors State University, Illinois / Central Washington University, Washington State /
Metro-area Cities / Denver / Colorado Springs / Leadville / Golden, Colorado

Denver Gallery Representation during past years

Carol Keller Gallery / Carol Keller, Agent / Colorado Photographic Arts Center /
Redshift Gallery / Variant Gallery, Taos / Camera Obscura Gallery / Discoveries Gallery /
Hill Gallery / Neil Smith, Agent / The Fine Art Photographer Gallery / World Vision Travel



Curator / Organizer for major Denver Exhibitions and Seminars

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2003 Eight Diverse Perspectives in Contemporary Photography
(Served as Curator for Rocky Mountain College)
1998 Advertising & Images of the 50's, 60's and 70's (Organized Exhibition & Talk)
1994 Digital Imaging in Fine Art Photography
(Exhibition Coordinator, Conducted Seminar, Moderator)
1994 Don't Think Small - Expand Your Horizons! (Organized Exhibition & Lecture)
1991 The Wall-The Fall, Major Exhibition of Iron Curtain Photographers (Co-Curator)
1980-82 Organized the following Exhibitions:
• Walter Chappell, Major Retrospective
• Rhode Island School of Design, Exhibition
• Philippe Halsman, Exhibition
Fine Art Photography, Exhibition and Seminar
• Todd Webb and Walker Evans, Exhibition
• Al Weber Retrospective, Exhibition
• Vidie Lange / Lumina Workshop Photographers, Exhibition
The French Influence, Major French Photographers, Exhibition
The Diana Camera (National traveling exhibition assembled by Jane Tuckerman)
• Duane Michaels, Exhibition and Seminar
Colorvision, Exhibition of Pioneer Color Photographers
Photo Secessionists, Early 1900's Pioneer Photographers
100 Years of Hand-Tinted Photography



Participation / Involvement in Fund-raising Photography Benefits

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2005 April Rocky Mountain PBS Art Auction / Channel 6 Denver
2004 Aug Aids Walk (Walk for the Cure) Denver
2003 Aug Aids Walk (Walk for the Cure) Denver
2000 April Graland Country Day School / Fund-Raising Auction / Denver
2000 April PBS Channel 6 Art Auction / Denver
1997 May Graland Country Day School / Architecture of Denver
1991 Spring Carousel Ball Charity / Denver
1989 Aug Contemporary and Vintage Photographs / Auction / Denver
1988 thru 89 Graland Country Day School Auction / Contributor / Denver
1983 thru 85 Channel 6 Art Auction / Denver
1982 Feb Pacific Grove Art Center / Photo Auction / California
1981 Feb Fine Art Photography Seminar / Denver Auraria Campus / Colorado
1980 Mar Denver Symphony - KVOD Marathon / Colorado