Will May b. 1964
contact: will [at] willmay [dot] com
Education
MFA Photography and Film, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2005
BA Drawing and Printmaking, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 1986
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Half Life, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, Virginia
2009 Up & Away, New Image Gallery, James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, Virginia
2006 Interrupt, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia
2005 Long Walk – Anderson Gallery, VCU, Richmond, VA
2003 Navigation, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
2002 Resolve, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
New Work, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
2001 Fountain, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 Contemporary Portraiture, Craddock-Terry Gallery, Lynchburg, Virginia
Let There Be Light, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, Virginia
2010 Let There Be Light, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, Virginia
2009 Let There Be Light, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, Virginia
2007 Photography Now, One Hundred Portfolios, Wright State University, Dayton Ohio
2005 Radius 250, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia. Juror: John Ravenal
2004 Critical Mass, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia. Juror: Peter Schjeldahl
4th Photography Image Biennial, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Juror: Maggie Taylor
Light Friction, Plant Zero, Richmond, Virginia. Curator: Amy Hauft
2002 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Arts, Newport News, Virginia. Juror: Philip Pearlstein
2001 Virginia Film Festival (Masquerade) – Fool – 16mm short, negative projection, Charlottesville, Virginia
Il Mare Color Del Vino, Poggio a Caiano, Italy
2000 H20 Project, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida.
Exile, Genema Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.
Selected Grants and Awards
2015 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship – Professional
2007 Photography Now – One Hundred Portfolios International exhibition and DVD-100 photographers / 60 countries
2006 Publication Funding, Art Disk, Virginia Museum of Fine Art. Richmond, Virginia
2004 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship – Graduate Level
2002 Jurors Award, Philip Pearlstein, Biennial Juried Exhibition Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Virginia
Selected Work Experience
2006-2010 Exhibition Director, LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph
2005-2006 Adjunct Professor, Department of Photo and Film, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2006 Editor/Publisher, Art Disk. A DVD publication comprised of curated video works and interviews with six practicing artists