1998 M.F.A., Brooklyn College 1980 B.A., Fine Arts, City University of New York 1978 A.S., Fine Arts, Kingsborough Community College
1980 Brooklyn College Art Department Gallery
2000 "External Boundary," St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY.
Curated by Linda Gilbert-Schneider
"Pier Show 8," Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition,
Beard St. Pier, Brooklyn, NY
1999 "Apocalypse 1999," Williamsburg Art & Historical Center,
Brooklyn, NY
"A Vision Honored," Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA.
Juror: Linda Connor
"7th Annual Phillips Mill Photographic Exhibition," Phillips
Mill, New Hope, PA
"25 Years of Photography," CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY
"By George!," Target Gallery at Torpedo Factory Art Center,
Alexandria, VA. Jurors: George Barringer, Jim Rees
"Salon Show," Feral Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1998 "National Photography Competition," St. Mark's Church
In-the-Bowery, New York, NY. Juror: Ellen Handy
"Art for Peace," Highland Cultural Center, Highland, NY
"Brooklyn College MFA Thesis Exhibitions," 55 Mercer Gallery,
New York, NY
1997 "Creative Images 1997," Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis,
IN. Juror: Martin Krause
"5th Annual Phillips Mill Photographic Exhibition," Phillips
Mill, New Hope, PA. Jurors: Steven Perloff, Gordon Smith
"Spectra '97," Silvermine Guild Galleries, New Canaan, CT.
Juror: Robert A. Sobieszek
"College Art Association New York Area MFA Exhibition,"
Hunter College Fine Arts Building, New York, NY
Faculty Exhibition, LaGuardia Community College, Long
Island City, NY
1996 "On the Waterfront: Art About Brooklyn," Kentler International
Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Jackie Lima
1995 "Expodiscus Part 2," Metropolis, New York, NY. Curated by
Garfield Gillings
1992 "The American Dream," Center for Photography at Woodstock,
Woodstock, NY. Curated by Sandra Phillips
"Humphrey/Coppola/Humphrey," Artspace, Richmond, VA
1991 "Sexhibition," Kampo Cultural Center, New York, NY. Curated
by Flo Fox and Y. Nagasaki
1989 "Aging Options: A Work of Art," Park Slope Family Neighborhood
Center, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Susan Edgar
"Childhood in Art," Stockwell Gallery, New York, NY
1988 "The Small Works Show," BACA Downtown, Brooklyn, NY. Juror:
Lisa Phillips
"Juried Show '88," New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit,
NJ. Juror: Donald Kuspit
1987 "Altered Visions," 1708 East Main, Richmond VA. Curated by
Anne Savedge
1986 "1986 Summer Juried Invitational," Zeus-Trabia Gallery,
New York, NY. Juror: Gracie Mansion
"Emerald City Classic IV," Nepenthe Mundi Society, Wichita,
KS. Best In Show.
"See-Through Art," AMMO, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Susan Edgar
1985 "The Small Works Show," BACA Downtown, Brooklyn, NY. Juror:
Lynn Gumpert
"Horse," AMMO, Brooklyn, NY
1995 Photography Auction Catalogue, Center for Photography at
Woodstock
1992 Woodstock Times, March 5, Page One
1991 "It's All Relative: The Family of Man Revisited," photos
selected by Larry Fink, Center Quarterly #50
Beck, Peter. "'Altered Visions' True to Name," Style, April 7, 1987
Proctor, Roy. "Meet Humphrey/Coppola/Humphrey," The Richmond News
Leader, January 4, 1992, p. A-36
Savedge, Anne. Curatorial Statement, "Altered Visions," 1987
1998 LaGuardia Community College Educational Initiative
Team (EDIT) Professional Development Grant
1996-97 and
1997-98 City University of New York Research Grant in Visual
Arts
Center for Photography at Woodstock, and private collections
1989-91 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Beginning and Intermediate Sculpture,
LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY
1991-Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Beginning and Intermediate Photography,
LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY
1999-Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, The Alternative Process, LaGuardia
Community College, Long Island City, NY
1999 "Countdown to Eternity: Civil Rights Era Photographs by Benedict J.
Fernandez," Atrium Gallery, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island
City, NY
"The Alternative Process," Lobby Showcase Gallery, LaGuardia Community
College, Long Island City, NY
RELATED EMPLOYMENT:
1987-Present Senior College Laboratory Technician (tenured,
full-time), Commercial Photography Program,
LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY
1988 Expedition Photographer, freelance, El Lisht, Egypt.
Supervisor: Dr. Dieter Arnold, Egyptian Dept.,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1986-1987 Photographic Printer, Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York, NY. Special project: printing glass
plate negatives, primarily from the Egyptian
collection, dating back to early 1900s
1985-1986 Photographic Printer, Time Inc., New York, NY. Producing
custom B&W archival fiber-based prints for all Time-Life
publications