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BORN:
- Brooklyn, NY
EDUCATION:
- B.F.A. New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
M.A. San Francisco State University, Ceramic Sculpture
CURRICULA VITAE
1978-present
- Freelance photographer, shooting for advertising, corporate and editorial clients, both nationally and internationally. Select clients include Nokia, American Girl, Dreamworks SKG, Chrysler-Plymouth, Hewlett Packard, Kaiser Permanente, Kodak, Levi Strauss, The Gap, McDonald’s, Mattel, NBC, Paramount Pictures, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble, Sony, Stride Rite, Target, Pioneer, Walt Disney Company, Warner Brothers, Prudential Insurance, Blue Shield of California, Cigna Health Care, Health Net, City of Hope, Pizza Hut
2006
- Judge for CMYK Magazine's 10th Anniversary Issue, Student Work
1989-1991
- Served on the Board of Directors of Advertising Photographers of America, Los Angeles Chapter, APA-LA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS FINE ART
2006
- Rush Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1978
- Cal State Hayward: Ceramic Installation "La Boca"
GROUP EXHIBITIONS FINE ART
2006
- Inaugural Exhibition, Rush Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Create/Fixate Group show, Los Angeles, CA
4-Person Exhibition, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Sales and Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, CA through January 4, 2007
1991
- In Through a Woman's Eye, NCJW/LA Women's Center, Los Angeles, CA
1991
- FINE ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY, Leba Muti & Andrea Held Curators, Encino, CA
1983
- Fashion Photography in the Bay Area, Focus Gallery, San Francisco, CA
FILM & VIDEO - DIRECTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER
2006
- Marc Katano Paintings on Paper, 10 minute film about the artist, Marc Katano, at work.
2002
- ENCHANTED, 5-minute film for St. Francis Medical Center Children's Circle.
2001
- EMILY'S HAIR, 5 minute film about a child who cuts off and donates her long, long hair.
1999
- CROSSWALK, 2 minute film on the nature of aging.
MIRACLES, 7-minute film for St. Francis Medical Center Children's Circle.
Public Service Announcement for The Baby Anthony Program, helping to stop the abandonment of new babies by their mothers.
1998
- DREAMS for the Children, 7-minute film for St. Francis Medical Center Children's Circle.
1997
- WISHES for the Children, 10-minute film for St. Francis Medical Center Children's Circle.
LEGACY of a DREAM, 18 minute biography of Dr. and Mrs. Norman Mirman, founders of The Mirman School for Highly Gifted Children.
BOOKS
2006
- "What You Speak is Seeking You"˛ a book on prosperity, Words by Christiane Schull, pictures by Nicole Katano
"Little Baby Counts", Words by Lisa Blackledge, pictures by Nicole Katano
“Little Baby Grows” Words by Lisa Blackledge, pictures by Nicole Katano
“Little Baby” Words by Lisa Blackledge, pictures by Nicole Katano
Represented by The George Billis Gallery
511 West 25 Street
New York, NY 10001
phone: 212-645-2621
fax : 212-645-2397
gallery@georgebillis.com
www.georgebillis.com