Laura Blair Bodden
laurablairbodden@gmail.com
laurablairbodden@gmail.com
Education
2015 Master of Fine Arts Maine College of Art, Portland, ME Studio Art
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX Studio Art, Photography Emphasis
2012 Teachers Certification University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX EC-12 Art
Exhibitions
2023 Thresholds, Solo Exhibition, Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College,
Shreveport, LA, January 17 - March 31
2022 Texas National 2022, Juried National Exhibition, SFA Gallery,
Nacogdoches, TX April 8-June 30
6th Louisiana Biennial Exhibition, Juried National Exhibition, Louisiana Tech Gallery,
Ruston, LA January 25-February 15
2021 XX Biennial UTSA Art Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery,
San Antonio, Tx October 11- October 22
2019 XIX Biennial UTSA Art Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery,
San Antonio, Tx September 4 - October 4
Altered Realities, Photo Place Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Photo Place Online Gallery,
April 11-May11
Vignette 2019, Texas Vignette Art Fair, Juried Exhibition Texas Vignette, Dallas, TX
April 6-14
2018 New Thresholds, Collaborative Exhibition with Cole Hastings Goldstein, AFA Gallery,
Scranton, PA, March 1-March 30
2017 XVIII Biennial UTSA Art Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery,
San Antonio, Tx October 18-November 17
The Visual Armistice, Plates to Pixels, Juried Exhibition, Plates to Pixels Online Gallery, March
2016 Thresholds, Solo Exhibition, Hello Studio, San Antonio, TX, September 2-September 30
New Art/Arte Nuevo: San Antonio 2016, Juried Group Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery,
San Antonio, TX June 8- July 28
2015 XVII Biennial UTSA Art Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery,
San Antonio, Tx October 14-November 13
MECA Thesis Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, ME May-June
2013 Making Herstory, Curators Libby Rowe with UTSA Graduate students: Jamie Garrison, Beth Devillier, Calen Barnum, Natalie Steele, Ashley
Nepote, and Adrienne Cullens, San Antonio Libraries, San Antonio, TX
Enchantment, Plates to Pixels, Curator Blue Mitchell, Plates to Pixels Online Gallery, January
2012 Spaces: Real and Imagined, Art in the Chamber, Curator Cornelia White Swann, Chamber of Commerce, San Antonio, TX, September-
December
Into the Lens, Photographic Arts Society at UTSA, Austin School of Photography, Austin, T, March
2011 Student Members Exhibition, SPE South Central Conference San Antonio, Russell Hill Rogers Gallery, Southwest School of Art,
San Antonio, TX September 27 –October 1
From There to Here, From Here to There, Photographic Arts Society at UTSA, Studio 106b Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX
September 29-October1
Aperture, Photographic Arts Society at UTSA, Studio 106b Blue Star Arts Complex,
San Antonio, TX, September
11 x 14, Photographic Arts Society at UTSA, Studio 106b Blue Star Arts Complex,
San Antonio, TX June
Annual University and College Student Art Show, San Antonio Art League, San Antonio Art League Museum, San Antonio, TX March-April
Curatorial
2011 Photographic Arts Society at UTSA, 11 x 14, Studio 106b Blue Star Arts Complex,
San Antonio, TX June
Artist Lectures
2023 Artist Lecture, Presentation, Centenary College, Meadows Museum, Shreveport, LA
2017 Artist Panel, Presentation, SPE South Central Regional Conference, Waco, TX
2015 Artist Lecture, Presentation, Nichols State University, Thibodaux, LA
Published Works
2019 Altered Realities, Photo Place Gallery, Catalog, April
2018 Best of Photography 2018 Photographers Forum, pg 45
2017 Best of Photography 2017, Photographers Forum, pg 45
2013 Enchantment, Plates to Pixels, Curator Blue Mitchell, Plates to Pixels Catalog, January
Awards, Contests
2018 Best of Photography 2018, Photographers Forum, International Competition, Finalist
2017 Best of Photography 2017, Photographers Forum, International Competition, Finalist
2012 Recipient of SPESC Travel Award to National SPE Conference San Francisco
Scholarships, Grants
2013-15 Maine College of Art MFA Dean Scholarship
2013-15 MFA Hildreth Family Endowed Scholarship
Teaching/Work Experience
2015 Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer II, University of Texas at San Antonio Art and Art History Department, Photography, 2015-present
2011-12 Work Study, University of Texas at San Antonio Art and Art History Department, Darkroom
2008-10 Teaching Assistant, Jourdanton ISD, Atascosa County Juvenile Detention Center, Jourdanton, TX
2007-08 Teaching Assistant, Charlotte ISD, Special Education, Charlotte, TX
Affiliations/Memberships
2012 Photographic Arts Society (PAS) at University of Texas at San Antonio, member, January-May
2011 Photographic Arts Society (PAS) at University of Texas at San Antonio, President, January-December
2011 Fine Arts Association (FAA) at University of Texas at San Antonio, Historian, August-December
2011-23 Society for Photographic Education (SPE), Student Member, May 2011-May 2013; September 2014-2015; September 2017-present
Volunteer
2012 SPE National Conference San Francisco, CA, March 21-25
2011 SPE South Central Conference at San Antonio, University of Texas at San Antonio, September 27-October1
2015 Master of Fine Arts Maine College of Art, Portland, ME Studio Art
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX Studio Art, Photography Emphasis
2012 Teachers Certification University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX EC-12 Art
Exhibitions
2023 Thresholds, Solo Exhibition, Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College,
Shreveport, LA, January 17 - March 31
2022 Texas National 2022, Juried National Exhibition, SFA Gallery,
Nacogdoches, TX April 8-June 30
6th Louisiana Biennial Exhibition, Juried National Exhibition, Louisiana Tech Gallery,
Ruston, LA January 25-February 15
2021 XX Biennial UTSA Art Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery,
San Antonio, Tx October 11- October 22
2019 XIX Biennial UTSA Art Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery,
San Antonio, Tx September 4 - October 4
Altered Realities, Photo Place Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Photo Place Online Gallery,
April 11-May11
Vignette 2019, Texas Vignette Art Fair, Juried Exhibition Texas Vignette, Dallas, TX
April 6-14
2018 New Thresholds, Collaborative Exhibition with Cole Hastings Goldstein, AFA Gallery,
Scranton, PA, March 1-March 30
2017 XVIII Biennial UTSA Art Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery,
San Antonio, Tx October 18-November 17
The Visual Armistice, Plates to Pixels, Juried Exhibition, Plates to Pixels Online Gallery, March
2016 Thresholds, Solo Exhibition, Hello Studio, San Antonio, TX, September 2-September 30
New Art/Arte Nuevo: San Antonio 2016, Juried Group Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery,
San Antonio, TX June 8- July 28
2015 XVII Biennial UTSA Art Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, UTSA Main Gallery,
San Antonio, Tx October 14-November 13
MECA Thesis Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, ME May-June
2013 Making Herstory, Curators Libby Rowe with UTSA Graduate students: Jamie Garrison, Beth Devillier, Calen Barnum, Natalie Steele, Ashley
Nepote, and Adrienne Cullens, San Antonio Libraries, San Antonio, TX
Enchantment, Plates to Pixels, Curator Blue Mitchell, Plates to Pixels Online Gallery, January
2012 Spaces: Real and Imagined, Art in the Chamber, Curator Cornelia White Swann, Chamber of Commerce, San Antonio, TX, September-
December
Into the Lens, Photographic Arts Society at UTSA, Austin School of Photography, Austin, T, March
2011 Student Members Exhibition, SPE South Central Conference San Antonio, Russell Hill Rogers Gallery, Southwest School of Art,
San Antonio, TX September 27 –October 1
From There to Here, From Here to There, Photographic Arts Society at UTSA, Studio 106b Blue Star Arts Complex, San Antonio, TX
September 29-October1
Aperture, Photographic Arts Society at UTSA, Studio 106b Blue Star Arts Complex,
San Antonio, TX, September
11 x 14, Photographic Arts Society at UTSA, Studio 106b Blue Star Arts Complex,
San Antonio, TX June
Annual University and College Student Art Show, San Antonio Art League, San Antonio Art League Museum, San Antonio, TX March-April
Curatorial
2011 Photographic Arts Society at UTSA, 11 x 14, Studio 106b Blue Star Arts Complex,
San Antonio, TX June
Artist Lectures
2023 Artist Lecture, Presentation, Centenary College, Meadows Museum, Shreveport, LA
2017 Artist Panel, Presentation, SPE South Central Regional Conference, Waco, TX
2015 Artist Lecture, Presentation, Nichols State University, Thibodaux, LA
Published Works
2019 Altered Realities, Photo Place Gallery, Catalog, April
2018 Best of Photography 2018 Photographers Forum, pg 45
2017 Best of Photography 2017, Photographers Forum, pg 45
2013 Enchantment, Plates to Pixels, Curator Blue Mitchell, Plates to Pixels Catalog, January
Awards, Contests
2018 Best of Photography 2018, Photographers Forum, International Competition, Finalist
2017 Best of Photography 2017, Photographers Forum, International Competition, Finalist
2012 Recipient of SPESC Travel Award to National SPE Conference San Francisco
Scholarships, Grants
2013-15 Maine College of Art MFA Dean Scholarship
2013-15 MFA Hildreth Family Endowed Scholarship
Teaching/Work Experience
2015 Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer II, University of Texas at San Antonio Art and Art History Department, Photography, 2015-present
2011-12 Work Study, University of Texas at San Antonio Art and Art History Department, Darkroom
2008-10 Teaching Assistant, Jourdanton ISD, Atascosa County Juvenile Detention Center, Jourdanton, TX
2007-08 Teaching Assistant, Charlotte ISD, Special Education, Charlotte, TX
Affiliations/Memberships
2012 Photographic Arts Society (PAS) at University of Texas at San Antonio, member, January-May
2011 Photographic Arts Society (PAS) at University of Texas at San Antonio, President, January-December
2011 Fine Arts Association (FAA) at University of Texas at San Antonio, Historian, August-December
2011-23 Society for Photographic Education (SPE), Student Member, May 2011-May 2013; September 2014-2015; September 2017-present
Volunteer
2012 SPE National Conference San Francisco, CA, March 21-25
2011 SPE South Central Conference at San Antonio, University of Texas at San Antonio, September 27-October1