RESUMÉ
Education 1986 SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
M.F.A. Photography
1978 THE UNION INSTITUTE
B.A. Photography
Awards 2008 ANDERSON CENTER, Red Wing, MN
Artists’ Residency
2008 RAGDALE FOUNDATION, Lake Forest, IL
Artists’ Residency (deferred)
2007 ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Fine Arts ‘Outstanding Professor of 2007’
2007 ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Fine Arts ‘University Research Grant’
2005 OX-BOW, School of The Art Institute of Chicago
Artists' Residency
2005 ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Fine Arts ‘University Research Grant’
2003 ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Fine Arts ‘University Research Grant’
2002 ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL
Artists Fellowship
1998 ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL
Artists Fellowship
1992 & 1991 ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL
Fellowship Finalist Award
1987 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS/ARTS MIDWEST
Regional Fellowship
1984 -1986 SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
Full Tuition Merit Scholarship
Solo
Exhibitions 2008 CITY GALLERY in the WATER TOWER, Chicago, IL
2006 SOHO PHOTO GALLERY, New York, NY
2004 “HOME”, Ryerson Woods Brushwood Gallery, Deerfield, IL
2003 “HOME: Photographs by Bill O’Donnell”,
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2003 “HOME”, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL
1997 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Gleacher Center, Chicago, IL
1993 MWMWM GALLERY, Chicago, IL
1990 MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY, Decatur, IL
1988 "OUT OF ORDER: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BILL O'DONNELL"
KOHLER ARTS CENTER, Sheboygan, WI (Catalog)
1987 TORONTO PhotographyS WORKSHOP, Toronto, Canada
1986 S.A.I.C. SUPERIOR STREET GALLERY, Chicago, IL
1984 SILVER IMAGE GALLERY, Seattle, WA
1984 EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Cheney, WA
1982 GLOVER-HAYES GALLERY, Seattle, WA
Collections MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, Midwest Photographys Project, Chicago, IL
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS VISUAL ARTISTS FELLOWSHIP ARCHIVE,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM, Springfield, IL
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Ellensburg, WA
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION PORTABLE WORKS COLLECTION, Seattle, WA
BOISE GALLERY OF ART, Boise, ID
Group
Exhibitions
2008 "CONNECT / DISCONNECT", Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
2006 SAFETY-KLEEN GALLERY, Elgin, IL
2006 “A SENSE OF PLACE”, Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2006 EVANSTON ART CENTER, Evanston, IL
2006 SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Annual OxBow benefit auction2005 SOHO PHOTO GALLERY, New York, NY
2005 "PROOF", George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2005 “PLACE(MEANT)”, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
2005 SUBURBAN FINE ARTS CENTER, Highland Park, IL
2004 ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM, Rockford, IL
2003 “FACULTY BIENNIAL”, Illinois State University, Normal,IL
2003 “BOOKMARKS”, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
2002 "EVANSTON & VICINITY 16th BIENNIAL", Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2000 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL
1999 NOYES CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, Evanston, IL
1999 SUBURBAN FINE ARTS CENTER, Highland Park, IL
1999 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL
1997 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL
1996 "EVANSTON & VICINITY 13th BIENNIAL", Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
1996 "ARC REGIONAL III", ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 VIRIDIAN GALLERY, New York, NY
1995 ARC GALLERY, Chicago, IL
1994 "CAMERA OBSCURA/OBSCURA CAMERA", Rymer Gallery
School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1993 "PRIVATE RELATIONS", Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
1993 "NATIONAL EXPOSURE", A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL
1992 "HOUSEWORK: SUSAN GOFSTEIN AND BILL O'DONNELL"
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
1990 "SELECTIONS 90", Eye Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1990 "PUBLIC EXPOSURES: ONE DECADE"
Toronto Photographers Workshop, Toronto, Canada
1990 "WINDOW TO THE IMAGINATION", SAIC Gallery 2, Chicago
1988 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL
1987 "THE ALTERNATIVE IMAGE 3 : VISUAL PARADOX"
Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI (Catalog)
1986 LIGHT SONG GALLERY, University of Arizona,Tucson, AZ
1986 SELIG BUILDING, Goodman Quad, Indianapolis, IN
1986 HOCKADAY ARTS CENTER, Kalispell, MT
1985 VICTORIA REGIONAL MUSEUM, Victoria, TX
1985 "ILLINOIS Photographers 85", State of Illinois Gallery
Chicago, IL (Purchase Award, Catalog)
1984 YELLOWSTONE ARTS CENTER, Billings, MT
1984 "6/6 SHOW" N.A.M.E. GALLERY, Chicago, IL
1984 LA ROCHE COLLEGE, Pittsburgh, PA
1984 SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM, Johnstown, PA
1984 CEDARCREST COLLEGE, Allentown, PA
1984 "SAN FRANCISCO CAMERA WORKS", San Francisco, CA
1984 "PHOTONATIONAL", Erie, PA (Catalog)
1984 "NEW PHOTOGRAPHICS 84”, Ellensburg, WA (Catalog)
1983 "RECENT PURCHASES", Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle,WA
1983 SILVER IMAGE GALLERY, Seattle, WA
1983 "ARRANGED IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY", Boise Gallery of Art
Boise, ID (Purchase Award, Catalog)
1983 "MEMBERS' SHOW", Friends of Photography, Carmel, CA
1983 "4 Photographers", Community College Of RI, Lincoln, RI
1983 CITY CLUB OF SEATTLE, Seattle, WA
1983 CHENEY COWLES MUSEUM, Spokane, WA
1983 "CAMERA MOVEMENTS”, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1983 "NEW PHOTOGRAPHICS/83”, Ellensburg, WA
1983 "GOVERNOR'S INVITATIONAL”, Olympia, WA (Catalog)
1982 "MEMBERS SHOW”, Friends of Photography, Carmel, CA
1982 "NEW PHOTOGRAPHICS/82”, Ellensburg, WA
1982 UNIVERSITY GALLERY, University of Idaho, Moscow ID
1981 BLOOMINGDALE GALLERY, Olympia, WA
1981 ASCHERMAN GALLERY, Cleveland Heights, OH
Publications 1988 catalog: "OUT OF ORDER: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BILL O'DONNELL"
Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
1987 catalog: "THE ALTERNATIVE IMAGE 3 : VISUAL PARADOX"
Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
1986 VIEWS, Vol. 3, No. 3, Toronto, Canada
1985 THE PHOTO REVIEW, Langhorne, PA
1985 catalog: "ILLINOIS Photographers 85"
State of Illinois Gallery, Chicago, IL
1984 catalog: "PHOTONATIONAL”, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
1984 ARTWEEK, Vol. 15, No. 22, Oakland, CA
1984 ARTWEEK, Vol. 15, No. 11, Oakland, CA
1983 catalog: "ARRANGED IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY"
Boise Gallery of Art, Boise, ID
1983 catalog: "GOVERNOR'S INVITATIONAL" Olympia, WA
1982 NORTHWEST PHOTOGRAPHY, Vol. 4, No. 11, Seattle, WA
1982 ARTWEEK, Vol. 13, No. 18, Oakland, CA
Teaching 2001-Present ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Associate Professor /Photography
1995-2001 SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
Adjunct Assistant Professor / Photography
1987-2001 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Adjunct Professor / Photography
1994-1996 SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
Instructor / 2-D Design-Drawing
1988-1992 ELMHURST COLLEGE, Elmhurst, IL
Instructor / Photography