Lisa Ellis Flanary
photographer
BIOGRAPHY:
Welcome to my website. I taught at Carson - Newman University for 24 years. I retired from CNU in 2022. As a professor of art (photography) I taught all levels of photography including analog and digital classes. I also taught art history and the history of photography. My teaching career began as an adjunct instructor at Walters State Community College in 1994. I earned an MFA (photography) from East Tennessee State University and a BA in History from Carson-Newman College (University). In 2016 I established the Knoxville Community Darkroom. The KCD supports analog photography and local artist with a darkroom space and a gallery. As a fine art photographer I work with analog and digital processes. I am proficient in 4X5 and 8X10 formats. I was born and raised in East Tennessee. Many of my photographs reflect both the landscape and the people of the area. My work has been shown in galleries and museums across the United States.
-CURRICULUM VITAE-
Lisa W. Flanary
email lflanary60@gmail.com
Website lisaellisflanary.com
Instagrm #lflanarycamera
Education :
MFA Studio Art - Photography
Thesis: Man Altered LandscapesEast Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee 1996
Award for Outstanding Achievement
BA History:
Carson -Newman College Jefferson City, Tennessee 1981
Teaching Positions:
Adjunct Photography Instructor Carson-Newman College Jefferson City, TN 1998 -2005 AdjunctPhotography Instructor
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee 1997 and1999
Adjunct Photography Instructor Walters State Community College Morristown, Tennessee1993-95
Teaching Interests:
Photography and Art History
Currently: Full time practicing artist
Teaching Positions:
Professor of Art Retired - Carson – Newman University 2007 - 2022
Adjunct Instructor - Carson - Newman University 1997 - 2007
Adjunct Instructor - Walters State Community College 1993 - 1996
Volunteer Service:
Founder and Director The Knoxville Community Darkroom a 501(C)(3) Teach Various Photography Classes and work with youth groups.
Publications:
2018 Featured Artist Lenscratch online Journal
2017 – Editor Selection Photo Review Web Gallery Stephen Perloff, editor
2016 - Featured Artist Still: The Journal
2015 - Featured Artist South by Southeast Magazine
The Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville, Tennessee
The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida
The Citizen Tribune Morristown, Tennessee
Books:
2015 – Anthology of Appalachian Photographers Sapling Grove Press
2011– Dandridge, Arcadia Publishing
Awards:
2019 Creativity Award Carson – Newman University
2018 Bailey Grant Recipient
2017 Twin Pillars Award of Excellence in Community Engagement Carson – Newman University
2013 Mossy Creek Teacher-Scholars Award Carson – Newman University
Professional Activity :
Society for Photographic Education
Tri – Star Arts Locate Artists Registry
Knox County Schools: Art Education Leadership Council
Group Shows :
2024 - Art As Storytelling Juror Aline Smith Midwest Nice Art Collective Aberdeen, South Dakota
2024 - Somewhere Loosenart Rome, Italy
2023 - Landscapes Juror Douglas Beasley Praxis Gallery Minneapolis, Minnesota
2023 - Common Objects Juror Douglas Beasley A. Gallery Johnson City, Texas
2022 - Let Her Speak, Women’s Summit Gallery Knoxville, TN
2020 – Color Southeast Center for Photography Juror Richard McCabe Greenville, SouthCarolina
2019 – Portraits South by Southeast Gallery Molena, Georgia Juror Nancy McCrary
2019 – Knoxville Community Darkroom Group Show the Emporium Knoxville, TN
2019 – Abandoned Landscapes Juror Jennifer Schlesinger The Southeast Center for PhotographyGreenville, South Carolina
2019 – Knoxville Community Darkroom Board of Directors Show the Emporium Knoxville,Tennessee
2017 – Under the Influence Juror Mike Smith Reece Museum ETSU Johnson City,Tennessee
2016 – Revealing the Real Juror Anna Walker Skillman Atlanta Photography Group Atlanta, Georgia
2016 – Inaugural Artist Exhibit Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia
2015 – Portraiture: Pictures in Photography Juror Kelli Pennington Black Box Gallery Portland,Oregon
2015 – Photo ’15 National Photo Competition Juror Sarah Goodnough, Senior Curator and Head Department of Photographs, National Gallery of Art Multiple Exposures Gallery Alexandria, Virginia
2015 – Of Memory Myth and Bone the Rourke Art Museum Moorhead, Minnesota
2015 – Carson-Newman College Biannual Exhibition Jefferson City, Tennessee
2014 – Human Altered Landscapes Photo Place Landscapes Photo Place Gallery Middlebury, Vermont
2013 – Mainland, Kiernan Gallery Lexington, Virginia
2013 – Carson-Newman College Biannual Exhibition Jefferson City,
2013 – Nature and Man Evan Anderman Photography Denver, Colorado
2013 - Color Blind Darkroom Gallery Essex Junction, Vermont
2011 – Arts in the Airport McGhee Tyson Airport Knoxville, Tennessee
2011 –The Emporium Center Knoxville, Tennessee
2009 – Carson-Newman College Biannual Exhibition. Jefferson City, Tennessee
2009 – Appalachian Center Carson-Newman College Jefferson City, Tennessee
2008 – The Rose Center Morristown, Tennessee
2007– Carson-Newman College Biannual Exhibition Jefferson City, Tennessee
2004 -Man Altered Landscapes TVUUC Gallery Knoxville, Tennessee
2003 – Carson-Newman College Biannual Exhibition Jefferson City, Tennessee
2002 - East Tennessee Art Association Invitational Knoxville, Tennessee
2001 - Carson-Newman College Biannual Exhibition Jefferson City,Tennessee
1998 - East Tennessee State University Faculty Show William King Regional Arts Center Abingdon, Virginia
1997 - New Works by Southern Photographers Juror Debbie Fleming Caffery Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisian
1997 – Tennessee Designer/Craftsman Invitational: Artful Living Arrowmont Schoolof Arts and Crafts Gatlinburg, Tennessee
1995 - East Tennessee Arts Currents I Knoxville Museum of Art Knoxville, Tennessee
1994 - Contemporary Southeastern Photography Creadle School of Art Winter Park Florid
1994 – A New Vision: Photography in Chattanooga Hunter Museum of ArtChattanooga, Tennessee
Solo Shows:
2022 - In East Tennessee the Emporium Knoxville, Tennessee
2016 - Urban LandscapesEmporium Knoxville, Tennessee
2011 - William King Museum Abingdon, Virginia
1998 – New Faculty Show Carson- Newman College Jefferson City, Tennessee
1997 – Man Altered Landscapes Rose Center Morristown, Tennessee
1996 – Current Work Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, Tennessee
Collections :
The Nevada Museum of Art Reno, Nevada
Revised 2024