BIO:
Ann Mitchell was born in New York City and raised in California. With a BFA in Photography from Art Center College of Design, she worked as an award-winning advertising and editorial photographer for over a decade. She then left commercial photography to pursue her own imagery, concentrating on urban landscapes and structures. In 1997 she completed her MFA from Claremont Graduate University and is currently Associate Professor of Art and Photography Program Coordinator at Long Beach City College, where she has also served as Department Head.
Her photographs have been included in a large number of solo and group exhibitions in the western United States.  She has also served as curator for several exhibitions and is active as an organizer of photo-related events.  Her work has been reproduced in a number of publications, including LensWork, View Camera, Los Angeles, Better Homes and Gardens, Victoria and Home Magazines. In Fall 2007 Balcony Press released Austin Val Verde: Impressions of a Montecito Masterpiece, a monograph of the Val Verde project. Ann Mitchell continues to teach and pursue her photographic interests in structures and how we interact with our environments.

EDUCATION:
1997 Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA. M.F.A. Photography
1984 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA. B.F.A. Photography

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2009American Triptych, Gallery 478, San Pedro, CA
Ann Mitchell, Val Verde, LBPG, Long Beach, CA
2008 Ann Mitchell, Val Verde (with Beth Dow, In the Garden) Photographic Center NorthWest, Seattle WA
2007 A Sense of Place, Metro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Ann Mitchell, Val Verde, Fine Art Gallery, Golden West College, CA
2004 Gardens & Graffiti, Avenue 9 Gallery, Chico, CA
2002 Spartus: Not Technicolor, J. O. Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2001 Ann Mitchell, featured photographer, Canadian Photo Guide, Canada
2001 Photography Salon, EyeCarumba, Digital Publication
1999 Ann Mitchell, recent work, Photography Gallery, Santa Monica College, CA
1997 Through a Glass, Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
1997 Landscape Photography, Vromans Gallery, Pasadena, CA
1994 Ann Mitchell, A & I Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2009Divas: A Group, Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, California State University at San Bernardino
Santa Monica Pier Project, Santa Monica, CA,
2008Photographer's Eye Lecture Series, February Speaker, LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA
L.A.River Project, Bridge Gallery Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Urban Landscapes, Topanga Art Gallery, Topanga, Ca
Amateur, BC Space Gallery, Laguna Beach
2007 Urban: Public + Personal, 3P Gallery, Long Beach, CA
American Triptych, Guest Artist, www.Filmwasters.com
2006 Everyday LA, Metro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Gala Awards, Center for Photographic Arts, Carmel, CA
2004 National 2004 Photography Now, Juror: Marita Holdaway, Larson Gallery, YVCC, WA
Through a Lens: Urban Landscapes, Juror: Richard Newman, CAL Museum, Half Moon Bay, CA
In the Garden, Avenue Nine Gallery, Chico, CA
2000-07 Group Views, Long Beach City College, Long Beach , CA
1999-01 Next Wave I & II, Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Faculty Exhibition, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA
1998 Faculty Exhibition, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
1997 3 Weeks in L.A., Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
1996 The Scene, West Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
New Photography, L. A. County, Pomona, CA
A Search for Aesthetics, Humanities Center, Claremont, CA
The House of Art, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
Dillingham/Caples Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
1995 West Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
Faculty Exhibition, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
1989 Women's Advertising Council, Los Angeles, CA
1988 The Belding Exhibit , Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
1987 Best of the West, Art Directors Club of Los Angeles
1984 Main Gallery, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
1983 Main Gallery, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
1982 Western Artists and Their Work, California State University, Chico, CA

PROJECTS AND INSTALLATIONS:
2008, 2009 Organizer & Lecturer, PhotoFest @ LBCC, Long Beach City College, CA
2007 Contributor, PhotoVision Award Exhibition, The Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
Contributor, Cultural Landscape Foundation, San Francisco, CA
2004 Instructor, Polaroid Workshop, Avenue 9 Gallery, Chico, CA
2002, 2003, Organizer, Spring Arts Exhibit, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1999 Curator, A Mixed View, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1998 Curator, Element Silver, Gallery 1078, Chico, CA
1997 Contributor, The Show , Robert Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996 Curator, Search for Aesthetics, Humanities Center, Claremont CA
Curator, House of Art, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
Curator, Work of Body, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2009 Impermanence Blog, LensWork Newsletter, LensWork Publications
West Coast Photographers, Lenscratch, online publication
Austin Val Verde, , The Photo Book, online publication
2008 Austin Val Verde, Impressions of a Montecito Masterpiece, Hardcover Monograph, Balcony Press
American Triptychs, January/February, LensWork Extended Portfolios & Audio Interviews
Val Verde, January/February LensWork Magazine
Polaroid: Last, Best, Issue 11, Light Leaks Magazine
2007 American Triptychs, View Camera Magazine
2005 Documentation & Interpretation: Ann Mitchell, View Camera Magazine
2004 Boundaries and Interpretation, News & Review, Chico, CA
2004 Pick of the Week, Buzz, Enterprise Record, Chico, CA
1999 Art Pick, Fine Arts Calendar, News and Review Weekly, CA
1996 Pair of Aging Houses now Modern Art, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, CA
1996 House of Art, Orange County Weekly, CA
1996 A Picture Perfect House, Claremont Courier, CA
1993 Grills & Greens, Random House/Clarkson Potter Publishers
1992 Bon Appetit Favorites! New for the ‘90’s Vol. 2
1988 Graphic Design: Los Angeles , Julie Prendiville.
1987 Best of the West. Art Directors Club of Los Angeles, CA

TEACHING & ADVISORY EXPERIENCE:
2008 - Current
Advisory Board Member: Freestyle Photographic Supplies, Los Angeles, CA,
1998 - Current
Associate Professor & Photography Program Coordinator, Art & Photography Department, Long Beach City College, CA
2003 - 2004
Chair, Art & Photography Department, Long Beach City College, CA
1989 – 1998
Adjunct Faculty & Lecturer: Art Center College of Design, Woodbury University, CSU Northridge,
Claremont Graduate School, Santa Monica, Citrus, Santa Ana, Coastline and Antelope Valley Colleges.

COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
1983-1998
Ann Mitchell Photography: Editorial &Advertising
Selected Clients: Los Angeles Magazine, Random House, Paramount & Universal Studios,
Apple Computers, Xerox, Better Homes & Gardens, Victoria and Home Magazines, Knudsen and Contadina.

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