JON BLUMB PHOTOGRAPHER

*** */* ************* ********, KS 660**-***-*** 7666 abqhro@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Design, Photography Specialization, Design Department

School of Fine Arts, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 1981

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, 1977

Liberal Arts and Photography Courses, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, 1973-75

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Photographer and Studio Owner, Lawrence, KS 1993-2010 Commercial and fine art

photography studio delivering digital images, B&W prints, and color transparencies.

Staff Photographer, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS 1981-93 Responsibilities

included photography of the collection, employees, and events. Managed studio, darkroom

B&W and color processing. Served on search committees. Work published in over 50

exhibition catalogs, commercial books, and scholarly articles. Managed quality control of

photos in publications by coordinating with graphic designers, curators, and printers.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Lecturer, Photography, Design Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS,

Portfolio PhMd 500 and Studio Lighting PhMd 312, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011

Introduction to Conventional Photography and Directed Study, Spring 2010

Photomedia 402, Spring 2008, Photo I and II, 1982-84

Photo Instructor/Guest Artist, Jobs in the Arts Make Sense, Van Go Mobile Arts, Lawrence,

KS, 2005

Trained assistants in editing, darkroom work, lighting, location photography, studio

management, and business practices, Jon Blumb Photographer, Lawrence, KS 1993--2004

Instructor, Leica Camera Landscape & Nature Workshop, Aurora, IL, 1987

Instructor, Photography, Lawrence Park & Recreation Department, Lawrence, KS, 1982-85

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Photography, Washburn University, Topeka, KS, 1983

Assistant Instructor, Photography, Design Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS,

1980-81

Instructor, Photography, Art Department, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL, 1977-79

JON BLUMB 2

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Jon Blumb Photographs, Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS, 2005

Views of Scotland and Italy, Z s Espresso, Lawrence, KS, 2002

GROUP INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

Faculty Exhibition, School of Architecture, Design, and Planning, University of Kansas

October, 2010. Four digital color prints of Midwestern architecture.

PHILM, Dotdotdot Artspace, Lawrence, KS May, 2010 Digital panoramic print of Florence,

Italy

Burroughs Live, The Royal Academy of Art, London, 2008. Mural print of W.S. Burroughs.

Sublime Spaces & Visionary Worlds, Kohler Art Museum, Sheboygan, WI, 2007

Kansas Masters Invitational Art Show, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS, 2007

International Exhibit at Montreal, Canada, Federal Aviation Administration Office,

Professional Aerial Photographers Association, 2007. Color aerial photo of Siena, Italy.

Kansas Inaugural 2007 Art Exhibit, Topeka, KS, 2007. Rural landscape.

Opening Day Outdoor Art Exhibit, Courtland Art Center, Courtland, KS, 2006. B&W

photographs.

Group Art Exhibition, Corner Bank, Lawrence, KS, 2003. B&W panoramas.

Photography Exhibition, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO, 2003. B&W panoramas.

Happy 144th Birthday, Kansas!, City Arts, Wichita, KS, 2003

Rare Visions, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO, 2002

Here, There and Everywhere: Self Taught Art and Art Environments,

University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, 2002

Roadside Attractions, The Webb Gallery, Waxahatchie, TX, 2001

Pro-Am Invitational Photography Exhibition, City Arts, Wichita, KS 2000-03

JON BLUMB GROUP INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS, Continued 3

An American Avant Garde: First Wave, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library,

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2001

Plain Pictures, University of Iowa Art Museum, Iowa City, IA, 1997

Shooting & Painting, David Levik Gallery, Kansas City, MO, 1997

Self-Made Worlds, Museum of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 1997

Kansas Grassroots Art Exhibition, Circulated by KRATES, Salina, KS, 1993

GROUP JURIED EXHIBITIONS

Between Fences, Grassroots Art Center, Lucas, KS, 2007. Two landscapes.

Lawrence Own-Your-Own Art Exhibition and Sale, Lawrence, KS, 2005

19th Annual Photography Competition and Exhibition, Hays Arts Center, Hays, KS, 2003

Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita Kennel Club, Wichita, KS and AKC Museum

of the Dog, St. Louis, MO 1999. Wichita, KS 2000, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07

Kansas Triennial, Mulvane Gallery, Washburn University, Topeka, KS, 1997

Outdoor Writers Association of America Traveling Photography Exhibition, 1994-95, 98-99,

2001-06, 08

WORK IN COLLECTIONS

Hill s Pet Nutrition, Science and Technology Center, Meriden, KS. B&W print of beagles.

Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI. Color print of Grassroots Art.

Humane Society of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas. Color print of a dog running in green wheat.

Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. B&W prints of

Grassroots Art, original landscape panoramas, Garden of Eden Portfolio, Burroughs Portfolio.

The Kansas Collection, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. B&W of Grassroots Art.

Grassroots Art Center, Lucas, KS. B&W and color prints of Grassroots Art.

Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, MI. B&W portrait of William Burroughs

JON BLUMB WORK IN COLLECTIONS, Continued 4

South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC. Color R print of Grassroots Art.

Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS. Original B&W photographs & Burroughs Portfolio

AWARDS

Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita Kennel Club, Wichita, KS

- Exhibitor, 2009

- First Place in Photography, 2005

- First Place and Honorable Mention in Photography 2004

- Best Entry depicting a Whippet, 1999

- Best Entry depicting a Hound Breed, 1999

- Fourth place in Photography

19th Annual Photography Competition and Exhibition, Hays Arts Center, Hays, KS, 2003

- Second place in Nature Category, Juror s Recognition Award in Open Category

Outdoor Writers Association of America Photography Contest

- One Third Place, B&W, 2010

- One Second Place, B&W, One Third Place, Color, 2008

- One Second Place, B&W, One Third Place, B&W, 2006

- One First Place, B&W, One Second Place, Color, 2005

- One First Place, B&W, 2004

- Two First Place, Two Second Place, B&W, 2003

- One First Place, B&W, 2002

- One Second Place, B&W, 2001

- Two First Place, One Second Place, B&W, 1999

- One First Place, Two Honorable Mentions, B&W, 1998

- Two First Place, Two Honorable Mentions, B&W, 1995

- Two First Place, Two Honorable Mentions, B&W, 1994

Professional Aerial Photographers Association, Annual Photography Contest

- Two Award winning photos, 1 Master Credit received, 2007

- Two Award winning photos, 2 Master Credits received, 2006

PUBLISHING, PRINTING AND ARCHIVAL WORK

Platinum Print Maker, Rinehart Collection, Cultural Center and Museum, Haskell Indian

Nations University, Lawrence, KS, 1998-2002, 2009-10

Ink Jet Printer and Photographer, Kansas Scenic Byways Portfolio by Stan Herd,

Southwind Gallery, Topeka, KS, 2009

Publisher, William S. Burroughs in Prints, Portfolio, 2004. Portraits of the author from 1992

to 1997 and photos of his funeral in 1997. Sixteen prints boxed with an original essay.

JON BLUMB PUBLISHING, PRINTING AND ARCHIVAL WORK, CONTINUED 5

Publisher, ITALIA Portfolio, Lawrence, KS, December, 2002. Twelve original Color and

B&W photos of Italy.

Publisher, Garden of Eden Photography Portfolio, Lawrence, KS 2000. Five historic

B&W photos and two original B&W photos boxed with an essay by Steve Paul

Archival Printer and Consultant, William S. Burroughs Photography Archive, Lawrence,

KS. 2000 Editing, printing, and scanning of historic negative collection.

Archival B&W Printer, Joseph Pennell Collection, Kansas Collection, University of

Kansas, Lawrence. KS 1981, 1999-2000, including, Our Town on the Plains, University of

Kansas Press, Lawrence, KS, 2000

Archival B&W Printer, Rinehart Collection, Haskell Indian Nations University Archives,

Lawrence, KS, 1994-2002, 2010

Photographer and Consultant, Kappelman s Historic Collections, Lawrence, KS, 1985-

2003. Portfolios of historic Lawrence and Kansas prints.

PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLISHED IN BOOKS

A Is for Art, Stephen Johnson, Simon and Schuster, Parsippany, NJ 2008 26 color photos

A Community Connection, Davis Publications, Inc., Worcester, MA 2008

Sublime Spaces & Visionary Worlds, Princeton Architectural Press, NY, NY 2007

Understanding Music, Jeremy Yudkin, Pearson Education, 2007. B&W photo of

woodwind instruments.

Encyclopedia of Beat Literature, Kurt Hemmer, Infobase Publishing, NY, NY, 2006

To Build up a Rich Collection, Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS, 2003

Advanced Turkey Hunting, Creative Publishing Int., Minnetonka, MN, 2003

Selecting and Using Classic Cameras, by Michael Levy, Amherst Media, Buffalo, NY, 2002.

Eight page chapter by Jon Blumb on Leica camera use including five original B&W photos.

Forever Kansas, Kansas City Star Books, Kansas City, MO, 2002

Quilts and Stories, Peace Creek Patterns, Lenexa, KS, 2002

Fat Quarter Fancywork, Sunflower Pattern Cooperative, Lawrence, KS, 2002

JON BLUMB PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLISHED IN BOOKS, CONTINUED 6

Civil War Women, by Barbara Brackman, C&T Publishing, Lafayette, CA, 2000

Building with Structural Insulated Panels, Taunton Press, Newtown, CT 2000

Double Shotguns by Stephen Dodd Hughes, Krause Publications, Iola, WI 1998

Backyard Visionaries: Grassroots Art in the Midwest, Univ. Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

1998

A Burroughs Compendium: Calling the Toads, The Literary Renaissance, Louisville, KY 1998

The Priest They Called Him, William S. Burroughs, Bloomberg Press, London, UK 1997

Gentleman Junkie, William S. Burroughs, Little Brown & Co., Boston, MA 1997

Self-Made Worlds, Aperture Foundation, New York, NY 1997

Albert Bloch, Artistic and Literary Perspectives, Prestel Verlag, Munich,Germany 1997

Albert Bloch, The American Blue Rider, Prestel Verlag, Munich, Germany 1997

Max and the Jayhawks, Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publishing Co., Wichita, KS 1996

Plain Pictures, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC 1996.

Art History, by Marilyn Stokstad, Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY 1995

Naked Lunch Audio Book, Warner Audio Video Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA 1995

Crop Art and Other Earthworks, by Stan Herd, Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY 1994

Burroughs--Ein Bild Biographie, Verlag Dirk Nishen, Berlin, Germany 1994

Sacred Spaces and Other Places, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Press, 1993

19th Century Houses in Lawrence, Kansas Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS 1991

PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINES

School Arts Commemoration Issue, Worcester, MA, October, 2010

Reach Magazine, True North Custom Publishing, Chattanooga, TN, Fall, 2010

Scottish Gamekeeper, Perth, Scotland, Fall2010/Winter 2011, Summer/Autumn 2010

JON BLUMB PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINES, CONTINUED 7

Kansas Wildlife and Parks Magazine, Pratt, KS, Oct., 2009, Jan., 2010, Jan., 2011

Archives of American Art Journal, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Spring 2010

Double Gun Journal, East Jordan, MI, Autumn 1999, Spring 2008, Winter 2009, Spring 2010

Kilimanjaro Magazine, New York, Number 9, Fall, 2009

Journal of the Society for Contemporary Archaeology, Madison, WI, Spring 2009

LIFE Hidden America Special Edition, New York, 2008

Royal Academy of Arts Magazine, Royal Academy of Arts, London, Winter 2008

Raw Vision #58, Garden of Eden, Herts, United Kingdom, Spring 2007

Lawrence.com Issue 159, Lawrence, KS July, 2007

100 Thousand Club Magazine, Middle East Edition, GDS International, Bristol, UK 2007

Italy travel photos

Velvet Magazine, No. 4, Paris, 2005 Photos of William Burroughs and musicians

Remix Magazine, Emeryville, CA March 2005 William Burroughs in recording studio

The Furrow, John Deere & Company, Lenexa, KS January, 2002

Kansas! KS Dept. of Commerce & Housing, Topeka, KS, 3rd Issue, 1994, 1st Issue, 1998,

Fall 2001, Spring 2002

Park Ridge Center Bulletin, Chicago, IL Sept/Oct., 2001

Wildlife Harvest, North American Gamebird Association, Goose Lake, Iowa June 1993,

Jan, Oct. 1995, October, 2001

Wing & Shot, emap, usa, Los Angeles August/September, 2001

Kansas History, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, KS Summer 2001

Sports Afield, North Hollywood, CA, November, 2000, Oct., 2001, January, 2002

Petersen s Shotgun Annual, emap, usa, Los Angeles 2001 Photos and original article

Arts & Letters, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA Fall, 2000

JON BLUMB PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINES, CONTINUED 8

Home & Away, AAA Kansas, Topeka, KS March/April, 2000

Guns and Gear, Atlanta, GA, September 2000

Cottonwood 53, Cottonwood Press, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Spring 1999

New Eden, IPC Magazines, Ltd., London, Nov./Dec. 1999

Turkey Hunting Strategies, Harris Publications, Inc., New York, 1999

Petersen s Bowhunting, Petersen s Publishing, Los Angeles, January, May, August 1999

Raw Vision # 23, Herts, United Kingdom, Summer 1998

High Life, British Airways, London, August 1998

New Mexico Journey Magazine, AAA, Albuquerque, NM, 1998

Landscape Architecture, Washington, DC September 1998

Wichita Register, Daniels Publishing, Wichita, KS Autumn, 1998

Nickelodeon, Viacom International, Inc., New York, 1998

Gun Dog, Stover Publishing Co., Des Moines, IA, June/July, 1998

Kansas Travel & Event Guide, KS Dept. of Commerce & Housing, Topeka, KS 1997, 1998,

1999, 2000, 2001

Petersen s Shotguns, Petersen s Publishing, Los Angeles, Premier Issue, 1997

Kansas Alumni Magazine, Univ. of Kansas Alumni Assoc., Lawrence, Kansas 1995-97

Leica View, Leica Camera, Northvale, NJ, Fall, 1997

Sight & Sound, Wideband, Inc., New York, Winter 1997

Sportsman s Bowhunting Annual, Harris Publications, New York, 1997

SW Airlines Spirit, AA Magazine Publications, DFW Airport, TX, 1997

JOX, JOX Sports, Inc., Salina, Kansas, 1997, 98, 99

Tribe, Big Mouth Media, New Orleans, 1996

JON BLUMB PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINES, CONTINUED 9

Le Nouvele Observateur, Paris, April 4, 1996

World Art # 13, G & B Arts International, Newark, NJ 1996

AGCO Allis Landhandler, AGCO Allis, Duluth, GA, Spring, 1996

Shooting Sportsman, Down East Outdoor Grp, Camden, Maine, J-F, M-A 1995, M-J 1997

US News & World Report, Washington, DC, July 5, 1995 cover and inside, 1990, inside

Gun Digest 1996, DBI Books, Northbrook, IL 1995

Retriever Journal, Wildwood Press, Traverse City, MI O/N 1995, D/J 1995/96 S/O 2001

Robb Report, Tracy L. Phillips, Publisher, Acton, MA August and September 1995

Women s Sports and Fitness, Denver, CO, March 1996

Rifle & Shotgun Sport Shooting, Natcom, Tulsa, OK Oct. 1994, J-A 1994, M-A 1995, J-F

1997, J-F 1998, Winter 1999

Outdoor Life, Times Mirror Magazines, New York, January 1995, May 1994, April, May,

Nov. 1999

Outdoors Unlimited, Outdoor Writers Association of America, College Station, PA, 1997,

1998 inside, 99 cover

Readers Digest, Readers Digest Associates, Pleasantville, NY July 1995

Utilicorp Communicator, Utilicorp United, Kansas City, MO August 1994 cover and inside

GQ Japan, Conde Nast Publications, New York, NY Oct. 1994

Nintendo Power, Nintendo of America, Redmond, WA, August, 1994

Video Toaster User, Avid Publications, Sunnyvale, CA April, 1994

Outdoor Kansas, Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publishing Co., Wichita, KS, 1994, 1995

Smithsonian, Smithsonian Associates, Washington, DC, July, 1994

Michigan Outdoor Journal, Traverse City, MI May 1993 Photo and original article

JON BLUMB 10

PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLISHED IN NEWSPAPERS

Lawrence Journal World, Lawrence, KS February 21, 2005, 2006

Topeka Capitol Journal, Arts and Leisure Section, Topeka, KS 2005

Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO 1991, 92, 96, 97, 98

Cedar Rapids Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA Oct. 18, 1996

New York Times, New York, NY 1991, 1993

Topeka Capitol Journal, Outdoor Sports Tabloids, Topeka, KS 1998, 1999, 2000

The American, London, UK September 4-17, 1998

Telegraph Magazine, The Telegraph, London, August 8, 1998

PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLISHED ON PRODUCTS

Kansas Wildscape Foundation, Lawrence, KS 2007. Set of 5 note cards for donors.

Kansas State Map, Kansas Dept. of Transportation, Topeka, KS, 1999-2000

Garden of Eden, Inc., Lucas, KS, 1990-2009 Six color postcards featuring original photos

PHOTOGRAPHS FEATURED IN FILMS AND VIDEOS

The Local Show, Episode 111, Kansas City Public Television, Kansas City, MO, 2010

William S. Burroughs, A Man Within, by Yony Leyser and BulletProof Film, Chicago, 2009

Earthwork, by Chris Ordal, Hometown Collaborations, Lawrence, KS, 2009

Kansas vs Darwin, Origin Films, Merriam, KS 2005

LECTURES

Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 2005

Lecture to accompany solo exhibition

The Webb Gallery, Waxahatchie, TX March, 2001 for Roadside Attractions Exhibition

Center for Kansas Studies, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 1993 Grassroots Art

JON BLUMB CLIENTS, CONTINUED 11

Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 2010

Consulting, scanning and printing for George Kren Photography Exhibition

Oncimmune LLC, DeSoto, KS 2010 Location photography for web and print advertising

Hill s Pet Nutrition, Science and Technology Center, Meriden, KS 2010, -09, -08, 2006,

2005, 2001, -00. B&W portraits of employees and their pets

MW Builders, Overland Park, KS 2009 Aerial photography of construction progress

Barry Coffin, Artist, Lawrence, KS 2009 Photography of sculpture and paintings for book

Highland Dairy, Springfield, MO, 2008 Aerial photography of two factories in Kansas City

Colliers Turley Martin Tucker Real Estate, Kansas City, MO, 2008

Aerial photography of commercial real estate listings

Sabatini Architects, Lawrence, KS, 2008-09 Interior and exterior architectural photography

Self Graduate Fellowship, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 1997-2010 Portraiture

Hill s Pet Nutrition, Marketing Department, Topeka, KS 2008 Portraits of Cat and Owner

Aero-Mod, Inc., Manhattan, KS 2006-09 Aerial Photography of water treatment plants.

Watkins Community Museum, Lawrence, KS, 2006 Brochure and website photography

University Relations, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2006-07 Campus Aerial photos

Kansas Unions, Lawrence, KS 2006 07, Food and location photography

Intervet, DeSoto, KS 2005 Aerial Photography of research facility

Aldi Foods, Olathe, KS 2005 Aerial photography of distribution facility

Pearson Education, Lawrence, KS 2004 Aerial Photography of office buildings

Jayhawk China Fund, Prairie Village, KS 2002-2003 Documentary Photography

Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 1998- 2003

Photography of art for exhibition catalogs

Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS 2002 Documentary Photography of new building.

JON BLUMB CLIENTS, CONTINUED 12

HyVee Grocery, Lawrence, KS 2001-2002 Exhibition Photographs for dining room gallery

Lawrence Arts Commission, Lawrence, KS, 2001. Commissioned to produce framed

commemorative prints of my original photograph for presentation to winners of annual

Lawrence Arts Commission awards.

Lawrence Veterinary Hospital, Lawrence, KS 1990-2005

B&W portraits of staff and their pets

Eye Care and Dermatology Clinics for Animals, Overland Park, KS 2002--2009

B&W portraits and color publicity photos of staff and pets

API Foils, Lawrence, KS, 2000-2003 Product photography

Universal Engraving, Inc., Overland Park, KS 2002 2009 Product Photography

Hall Center for the Humanities, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 2001--2003

Annual report and documentary photography.

Scovell/Wolfe and Associates, Kansas City, MO 1996-2003 Architectural Photography

Cape Outfitters, Cape Girardeau, MO 1997-2003.

Photography of shooting accessories and unique firearms.

Story Construction, Ames, IA 2000. Architectural photography.

Beach Museum, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 1998 2003 Photography of

fine art for exhibition catalogs and publicity

Martin-Logan Loudspeakers, Lawrence, KS 1987-99.

Product photography of electrostatic stereo speakers

NewTek Partners, San Antonio, TX 1998. Original photography for software brochure

Warner Brothers Audio Video Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA, 1995. Portrait photography

for Naked Lunch CD and Tape packaging.

Avid Outdoor, Olathe, KS 1993-97 Catalog and advertising photos of camping gear

Kerlick Switzer Johnson, St. Louis, Mo, 1991 Photos of dogs for advertisement

TBWA Advertising, New York, and Client: Absolut Vodka, 1990 Absolut field aerial

photography

JON BLUMB 13

SERVICE

Volunteer Dog Handler, Pet Pals for Patients, Children s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO,

2010-11 Weekly sessions in which I take my dogs to visit patients.

Volunteer Photographer, United Way of Douglas County, Lawrence, KS, 2010, 1990-1995

Advertising, documentary, and portrait photography to promote annual fund drives.

Director, Garden of Eden, Inc. Lucas, KS, 1991 93,1998-2011

President, 2002 2010 Prepare agendas, conduct quarterly and annual meetings

Manager of copyrights, media releases, and permissions, 1998--2010

Corporation founded to preserve, manage, and promote S. P. Dinsmoor s Art Site

President, Outdoor Writers of Kansas, Pratt, KS, 1995 1997.

Professional and service organization of writers and photographers specializing in

outdoor sports topics. Donates to youth camping and charity food pantry programs.

Volunteer Aerial Photographer, Friends of the Kaw, Lawrence, KS 1995-97 Conservation

group founded to preserve and improve the quality of the Kansas River and to protect

recreational access to the river.

Photography Editor, Cottonwood Review, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 1980--1999

Volunteer Photographer, Kansas Grassroots Art Association, from 1983. Non-profit

association dedicated to the preservation and documentation of work by self-taught artists.

Volunteer Photographer, Lawrence Arts Center Art Auction, Lawrence, KS 1998 2008.

Donated photography of fine art for auction publicity and announcements.

Donations of original photographs to charity art auctions include:

-American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas City

-Douglas County AIDS Project

-Greater Kansas City Animal Shelter

-Kansas Humane Society (Wichita)

-Lawrence Arts Center

-Lawrence Drop-in Center

-Lawrence Humane Society

JON BLUMB 14

TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

Self-directed, fine art/stock photography oriented trips, with magazine publication and

exhibition photo results. Emphasis on establishing contacts with residents and developing

resources for return travel and photography. Researched and planned reservations, travel

routes, and local activities. Concentrating on color stock photography and B&W fine art

photography.

Scotland: Edinburgh and Angus, 2009

Aberdeenshire and Angus, 2006--2008

Deeside and Highlands, 2003

Perthshire and Deeside, 1999

Italy: Rome, Naples, Positano, and Amalfi, 2007

Rome, Siena, Florence, and Venice, 2005

Tuscany and Rome, 2003

Rural Tuscany, 2001

Milan, Greve in Chianti, Siena, Montalcino, 2000

Pisa, Florence, Siena, Milan, and Rome, 1997

Rome, Siena, Florence, 1995

Rome, 1989

Uruguay: Montevideo and Department of Soriano, 1999

Canada: rural Pincher Creek, rural Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, 1998

MEMBERSHIPS

Kansas Grassroots Art Association, Lawrence, KS 1982 2011

Outdoor Writers of Kansas, Pratt, KS 1986--2011

Outdoor Writers Association of America, Missoula, MT 1990--2011

Spannocchia Foundation (previously Etruscan Foundation,) headquarters in Portland, Maine

and teaching Estate in Rosia, Italy 1995 2011. Educational foundation encouraging global

dialogue about sustaining historic cultural landscapes as practiced at Tenuta di Spannocchia.

Professional Aerial Photographers Association, Houston, TX 2003--2011

Airplane Owners & Pilots Association, Frederick, MD 2007--2011

JON BLUMB 15

EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Digital cameras: DSLR and point & shoot

Film cameras in all formats

Studio lighting: Flash and Tungsten

Processing of color and B&W films

Silver Gelatin Printing

Platinum Printing

Inkjet Printing: Epson and Hewlett Packard printers

Film and print scanning

Eye-One Match Monitor Color Calibration

Colorburst Raster Image Processor

Photoshop CS5 and Bridge

Genuine Fractals

Arcsoft Panorama Maker 4

Roxio Toast

Lightscribe CD Labeler

Macintosh OS 10.6

Microsoft Word and Excel

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Solo flights for Private Pilot License, 2007--2011, 20.7 hours

Dual Instruction for Private Pilot License, 2006--2011, 203.3 hours

Private Pilot Ground School, Johnson County Community College, 2006

Letterpress Printing, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS 2004

Applied Portfolio Management, School of Business, University of Kansas, 2003

Introduction to Investments, Johnson County Community College, 1999

Conversational Italian 1 and 2, Johnson County Community College, 1998, 99

WEB SITE

www.jonblumb.com Displays numerous photographs related to this resume.

copyrights, media releases, and permissions, 1998--2010

Contact this candidate