John N. Wall
John N. Wall is a native of North Carolina who is a photographer, a writer, and a teacher at NC State University. He has exhibited his photographs in solo and juried exhibitions in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill as well as across North Carolina and the USA, from Vermont to Texas and from Florida to California. Educated at UNC, Duke, the Episcopal Divinity School, and Harvard, Wall holds a Certificate in Documentary Photography from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. His work has received numerous awards, including First Place and Best in Show in black and white photography. He received Emerging Artist Grants from the Wake County Arts Council in 2004 and 2008. His photographs are in the permanent collections of NC State University, Meredith College, and Texas Tech University. Wall exhibits his work at Rebus Works Gallery in Raleigh and online at www.jnwallphoto.com. He also runs a blog about Fine Art Photography in the American South at http://southphotography.blogspot.com/. His courses at the Raleigh Institute for Contemporary Art are intended for photographers of any skill level who want to develop their practice as photographers and explore photography as a medium for making art. Class meetings will combine discussions of styles and traditions in fine art photography, critiques of student work, and planning for further work. Students will improve their skills in making images and in using photography to express their vision of the world around them. They will organize their best images into bodies of work united by common themes or approaches. They will explore ways of finding wider audiences for their photography.