Deanna is a artist living and working on the coast of Maine, and is a native of Pennsylvania. She holds a M.F.A. in Photography from Maine Media College and a B.S. Degree in Environmental Biology from Kutztown University. As an artist/educator, she strives to impart her passion for creating. She has taught photography and the History of Photography at Project Basho, the Community College of Philadelphia, Maine Media Workshops, and the Farnsworth Art Museum. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is held in private collections.
Awards:
Honorable Mention, TPS 22, International Competition, TX – 2013
Fellowship Recipient, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY – 2012
Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition, Patrons’ Award, New Hope, PA – 2007
Publications:
Lenscratch, March 29, 2013
BETA, developments in photography, Issue 03, February, 2013
Enchantment, Plates to Pixels 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Catalog – 2012
Society for Photographic Education, webpage, highlighted artist – Fall 2012
SHOTS Magazine, Issue No, 118. Portfolio Issue – December 2012
Focus Magazine, Focus Exposures, premiere edition – Summer 2012
LENSCRATCH, Mother’s Day Exhibition, http://www.lenscratch.com/2012/05/2012-lenscratch-mothers-day-exhibition.html – 2012
Minimal Exposition, portfolio, http://minimalexposition.blogspot.com/2012/05/deanna-witman-manifestations.html – 2012
Solo Exhibits:
manifestations, pinhole photographs, Uppsala Foto Festival, Sweden – 2012
dm witman photographs, Think Tank, Portland, ME – 2012
dm witman, photographs, Sussex County Community College, New Jersey – 2010
Featured Artist, September/October, Lehigh Valley Arts Council – 2009
photographs, Baum School of Art, Fowler Community Room, Allentown, PA – 2009
Selected Group & Juried Exhibits & Presentations:
Mysterious Visions: Dreams, Fantasies, and Mirages, PhotoPlace Gallery, VT - 2013
Biennial 2013 Exhibition, Rochester Museum of Fine Art, NH - 2013
Art in an Instant, New Visions Gallery, Scranton, PA – 2012
Maine Media College Alumni Showcase, Camden Library, Camden, ME – 2011
Art in an Instant, Nowy Sacz, Poland – 2011
Online 2011 Virtual Showcase, Maine Art Scene – 2011
Art in an Instant, Thomas Jefferson School, St. Louis, MO – 2010
Art in an Instant, Installation Gallery, The Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MA – 2010
ONWARD ’10, Project Basho, Philadelphia, PA, Juror – Debbie Fleming Caffery – 2010
NEXT: Emerging Philadelphia Photographers, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia PA, Juror – Ariel Shanberg – 2009
Just Look at Yourself, Center for Maine Contemporary Art; curated by Britta Konau and Melissa Poulin; Rockport, ME – 2009
M.F.A. Recent Graduates Exhibit, Maine Media College; Rockport, ME – 2009
Night for Emerging Photographers, Project Basho; presentation; Philadelphia, PA – 2008
PHOTO IMAGE ’07, Philadelphia Center for the Photographic Image, Philadelphia, PA – Juror: Katherine Ware
Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition, Patrons’ Award, single image; New Hope, PA – 2007
Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works; New Arts Program; Kutztown, PA 2007-2005
Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition; New Hope, PA – Juror: George Tice – 2005
Still Life, Binney & Smith Gallery, Banana Factory; Bethlehem, PA – 2005
pHOTOgraphy 2004; Philadelphia Sketch Club; Philadelphia, PA – 2005
Events:
Society for Photographic Education, Regional & National
Les Recontres Photography, Arles, FR, 2009
Lectures:
Pecha Kucha, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 2012
Night for Emerging Photographers, Project Basho, Philadelphia, 2008
Education:
Maine Media College; M.F.A. Photography – 2009
Baum School of Art; Allentown, PA
Cedar Crest College; Allentown, PA
Kutztown University; B.S., Environmental Biology – 1995