Anita Douthat
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| Born | Anita Douthat 1950 (age 73–74) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | Fine art photography |
Anita Douthat (born 1950) is an American photographer. Her photograms have been included in exhibitions at the Cincinnati Art Museum; Indianapolis Art Center; Ross Art Museum at Ohio Wesleyan University; and the Weston Art Gallery in the Aronoff Center for the Arts.[1] She has been the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New England Foundation for the Arts, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Douthat was born in Cincinnati.[1] She received a bachelor of science from the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL) in 1972 and a master of fine arts from the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) in 1986.[1]
Artistic process[edit]
Douthat makes large photograms. She places found objects, chosen for their transparent or opaque qualities, atop photosensitive paper and lets the light burn through to create silhouette-like imagery. Later, the paper is chemically gold-toned—it gets a purplish color—and fixed for permanence. Her Alterations series is of life size images of women's apparel, including wedding dresses.[2][3]
Professional career[edit]
From 1985 to 1992, she was curator of the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University and is currently associate director of the Carl Solway Gallery (Cincinnati, OH).[1]
Personal life[edit]
She currently resides in Alexandria, Kentucky.[1]
Publications[edit]
- From Contrast to Assimilation: In Art and in the Eye (Continued), 1975
Awards[edit]
Douthat has received awards and grants for her work from the following bodies:[3]
- New England Foundation for the Arts
- MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
- National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Artists Fellowship in Photography
- Kentucky Foundation for Women
Collections[edit]
Douthat's work is held in the following permanent collections:[1]
- Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
- Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
- University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM
Exhibitions[edit]
Solo exhibitions[edit]
- 1992: In Praise of Shadows, Houston Center for Photography
- 1993: Vanishing Act, Robert C. May Gallery of Photography, University of KY, Lexington
- 1994: Defying Gravity, Carnegie Arts Center, Covington, KY
- 2007: With a Trace, Indianapolis Art Center, IN
- 2014: Under the Sun, Westin Art Gallery, Aronoff Center, Cincinnati, OH.[2]
Group exhibitions[edit]
- 2015: After the Moment: Reflections on Robert Mapplethorpe, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH.[3]
- 2015: Photography Since the Millennium, Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany, IN[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Anita Douthat: Under the Sun :: Cincinnati Arts". www.cincinnatiarts.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ a b Steve Rosen. "Ethereal Experimentation". citybeat.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ a b c d Judith Turner-Yamamoto (15 September 2015). "Anita Douthat: Emissary Of Light". Photographer's FORUM. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
