EDUCATION

BFA, The Art Academy of Cincinnati, Photography.

SELECTED SOLO, TWO, AND THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

  • 2018: “Jim Bowsher and The Temple of Tolerance”, Thunder-Sky, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 2017: “Present Company”, 1305 Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 2014: “Firm But Kind , gallery One One, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 2014: “Made in Ohio”,  Chicken Lays an Egg, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 2011: “Kwik n’ Kold”,  with Michael Wilson at Aisle Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 1992: “Senior Thesis Exhibition”,  Chidlaw Gallery, The Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2017: “Urban Tapestry", 1628 Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 2017: “Cartier-Bresson Passporte Prize in Street Photography", www.thepassporte.com, curated by Stephanie Heimann

  • 2017: “Streetwise", Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT, curated by Bruce Gilden

  • 2017: “The Personal Is Political: Feminist Art from the Sara M. and Michelle Vance Waddell Collection”, The DAAP Reed Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 2016: “The Huntsman: The Art of Hunting, Gathering & Tools of the Trade", 1305 Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 2015: “After The Moment-Reflections on Robert Mapplethorpe”, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 2013: “The Decisive Moment”, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, curated by Christopher Rauschenberg

  • 2012: “The Year in Review”, PAC Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 2011: “Soho Photo’s 16th Annual National Photography Exhibition”, NY, NY, curated by Lyle Rexor

  • 2010: “Feedback Feedbag”, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 1992: “The Book as Art”, The Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery, The College of  Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 1992: “Digital Photography”, Cincinnati Public Library, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 1992: “Multiculturalism” Cincinnati Arts Consortium, Cincinnati, Ohio

SELECTED LECTURES, & AWARDS

  • 2017: Juror's Choice, "Streetwise", Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT, Juror-Bruce Gilden

  • 2017: Panel Discussion, The Personal Is Political: Feminist Art, Wave Pool Gallery, with Andrea Bowers and Sheida Soleimani

  • 2014: Finalist, Cincinnati Arts Ambassador Fellowship

  • 2013: Lecture, Clark Montessori High School

  • 2013: Lecture, The University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning

  • 2012: Guest Critic, The Art Academy of Cincinnati

  • 2011: Lecture, Clark Montessori High School

  • 2011: 2nd Place “Soho Photo’s 16th Annual National Photography Exhibition”, NY, NY, curated by Lyle Rexor

ONLINE & MEDIA COVERAGE

  • 2018: Steve Rosen, “Thunder-sky, Inc.’s breakthrough ‘Jim Bowsher & The Temple of Tolerance’ exhibits odd historic ephemera and a glimpse into Bowsher’s expansive land art”, Cincinnati City Beat, Cincinnati Ohio. 2018 July 10. Read Here