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| The Landscape as Theater |
| Education |
| University of Illinois at Urbana, BFA 1964, MFA 1966. |
| Professional Experience |
 Professor
Emeritus, Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo Photography
Program Coordinator, Department of Art, Western Michigan
University(established the BFA and MFA degree programs in 1973 and 1974). Chairperson,
Department
of Art, Western Michigan University, 1979-80. Design Manager, Brown
Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1970-72 . Teaching Graphic Design
and Photography, Western Michigan University, 1966-70. |
One-Person Exhibitions |
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| 2011 | Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2010 | Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI | |
| 2002 | Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan. | |
| 2001 | Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio. | |
| 1999 | Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo. | |
| 1993 | University of Connecticut at Storrs. | |
| 1993 | Mott Community College, Flint, MI. | |
| 1992 | Fermi Gallery, Firmilab, Batavia, Il. | |
| 1992 | Elsie Munro Gallery, Bobbitt Visual Arts Center, Albion College, Albion, MI. | |
| 1992 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI. | |
| 1989 | Gallery II, Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo. | |
| 1988 | Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI. | |
| 1988 | Central Michigan University at Mount Pleasant. | |
| 1988 | Gallery II, Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo. | |
| 1988 | University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN. | |
| 1985 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI. | |
| 1984 | Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL. | |
| 1983 | Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI. | |
| 1982 | The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI. | |
| 1979 | Burpee Art Museum, Rockford, IL. | |
| 1978 | Port Huron Museum of Art and History, MI. | |
| 1976 | Gallery II, Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo. | |
| 1974 | Oxbow Summer School of Art, Douglas, MI. | |
| 1969 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI. | |
| Invitational Group Exhibitions | ||
| 2010 | Six by Six, Midtown Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI | |
| 2005 | University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin | |
| 1997 | Michigan Friends of Photography, traveling group exhibition, multiple locations in Michigan. | |
| 1996 | Significant Others, Fontana Festival of Music & Art, Shelbyville, MI. | |
| 1996 | Field of Dreams: Art and Baseball, Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI. | |
| 1996 | The Heavens, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI. | |
| 1995 | Play Ball, Center Galleries, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI. | |
| 1995 | META/PHYSICS
Crossing Boundaries in Contemporary Photography, DePree Art Center, Hope College, Holland, MI. |
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| 1993 | Select 5 Collect, Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI. | |
| 1992 | East Meets West, Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. | |
| 1992 | Tenth Anniversary Celebration, Urban Park Gallery, Detroit, MI. | |
| 1992 | Photography from the Permanent Collection, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI. | |
| 1992 | Select 5 Collect, Detroit Artists Market, MI. | |
| 1992 | Select 5 Collect, Albion College, Albion , MI. | |
| 1990 | A Sense of Place, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI. | |
| 1990 | Photographers
Collect Photography,
traveling show in Michigan of personal work and a piece from personal collection. |
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| 1989 | Kalamazoo Perspectives, 30 yrs of photography at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI. | |
| 1989 | Six
Ideas in Photography; A Celebration of Photography's Sesquicentennial, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. |
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| 1989 | Urbanology, The Michigan Council for the Arts Gallery, Detroit, MI. | |
| 1987 | Bettye Clark-Cannon Gallery, Muskegon, Michigan. | |
| 1986 | Fetzer Center, Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo. | |
| 1985 | Fetzer Center, Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo. | |
| 1984 | Carnegie Art Center, Three Rivers, MI. | |
| 1984 | Photography for Collectors, Lightfantastic, Michigan State University at East Lansing. | |
| 1982 | Space in South Haven, Citizens Bank, South Haven, MI. | |
| 1982 | Benefactors Program, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI. | |
| 1980 | Muskegon Community College, MI. | |
| 1979 | University of Oklahoma Museum of Art at Norman. | |
| 1977 | University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. | |
| Group Exhibition, Juried | ||
| 1997 | Ambient Luminosity, all media exhibition, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI. | |
| 1993 | 13th
Michigan Biennial, Kresge
Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing. Twelve artists select to exhibit a body of work. |
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| 1988 | Great
Lakes Photography Invitational,
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan. From the Great Lakes states, seven artists selected to exhibit a body of work. |
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| 1984 | Art Center, South Bend, IN. | |
| 1982 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI. | |
| 1982 | Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY. | |
| 1982 | Views and Points of View II, Kalamazoo Inst. of Arts, MI. | |
| 1981 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI. | |
| 1981 | Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, KY. | |
| 1980 | Midwest
Photo '80. This exhibition
traveled for one year from the Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, to Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie; Lafayette Art Center, Lafayette; Sheldon Swope Art Gallery, Terre Haute, Indiana; Northern Illinois University Art Gallery, DeKalb; North Hennepin Community College Art Gallery, Minneapolis; The Silver Image Gallery at Ohio State University, Columbus. |
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| 1979 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI. | |
| 1978 | Art Center, South Bend, IN. | |
| 1977 | Eastern Michigan University at Ypsilanti. | |
| 1977 | Design
Michigan, Cranbrook Academy
of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. This exhibition traveled throughout the state for one year. |
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| 1976 | Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. | |
| 1974 | American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York City. | |
| 1968 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI. | |
| 1989 | Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI. | |
| Visiting Artist, Judicator, Speaker | ||
| 2010 | Panel Member and Speaker, Society of Photographic Education, Midwest Conference, Kalamazoo, MI | |
| 2002 | Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan | |
| 2001 | Visiting Artist, Speaker, Otterbein College Westerville, Ohio | |
| 1999 | Speaker, Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo | |
| 1993 | Visiting Artist, speaker, University of Connecticut at Storrs | |
| 1993 | Image Maker Presenter, Society for Photographic Education, Midwest Conference, Bloomfield Hills, MI. | |
| 1993 | Visiting Artist, Mott Community College, Flint, MI. | |
| 1992 | Visiting Artist, Albion College, Albion, MI. | |
| 1991 | Speaker, Oakland Community College, Royal Oak, MI, for MI Friend of Photography. | |
| 1989 | Visiting Artist, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI. | |
| 1987 | Juror, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI. | |
| 1987 | Juror, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI. | |
| 1986 | Visiting Artist, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant. | |
| 1983 | Juror, Traverse City Arts Council, Inc., MI. | |
| 1982 | Juror, Port Huron Museum, MI. | |
| 1981 | Juror, Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, MI. | |
| 1978 | Panelist, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI. | |
| 1974 | Visiting Artist, Oxbow Summer School of Art, Douglas, MI. | |
| Publications | ||
| 2010 | John and Marijo Carney: A Duo with Talent, Encore Magazine, October issue, Kalamazoo, MI | |
| 2002 | Night Vision, The Muskegon Chronicle, January 7. Exhibition review. | |
| 1997 | Ambient Luminosity, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, Michigan. Exhibition Catalogue | |
| 1995 | META/PHYSICS
Crossing Boundaries in Contemporary Photography, exhibition catalogue and exhibition announcement, DePree Art Center, Hope College, Holland, MI. |
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| 1993 | Passages North, Vol. 14, Num. 14, Winter 1993, Kalamazoo College, a portfolio of eight images reproduced. | |
| 1993 | 13th Michigan
Biennial, Kresge Art
Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing. Exhibition catalogue. |
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| 1991 | Detroit Artists Market, Journal of exhibitions, volume 4 / number 2, January 1991. Exhibition Catalogue. | |
| 1991 | Night Photos Speak of Spiritual Search, Kalamazoo Gazette, F3, Sunday April 5. Exhibition Review. | |
| 1991 | Night Light:
The Aesthetics of Time by Events in Space, two posters from the series, July-September and October-December, Sequoia Press, Kalamazoo, MI. |
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| 1991 | Michigan Friends of Photography Newsletter, Issue Number 59, May. Front page article. | |
| 1990 | Michigan
Photography Journal, 4-1990,
p.7. This issue served as an exhibition catalogue for the Photographers Collect Photography exhibition. |
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| 1989 | Night Light: The Aesthetics of Time by Events in Space, poster from the series, Sequoia Press, Kalamazoo, MI. | |
| 1989 | Six Ideas
in Photography: A Celebration of Photography’s Sesquicentennial, exhibition catalogue, Grand Rapids Art Museum. |
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| 1989 | Night Light: The Aesthetics of Time by Events in Space, poster from the series, Sequoia Press, Kalamazoo, MI. | |
| 1988 | Michigan Photography Journal, 2-1988, p.14-15. Publication of the Michigan Friends of Photography, Detroit. | |
| 1988 | Night Light: The Aesthetics of Time by Events in Space, poster from the series, Sequoia Press, Kalamazoo, MI. | |
| 1987 | A Prairie Ronde Island by John M. Carney, 1987 limited edition calendar, Sequoia Press, Kalamazoo, MI. | |
| 1986 | A Prairie Ronde Island by John M. Carney, 1986 limited edition calendar, Sequoia Press, Kalamazoo, MI. | |
| 1985 | Artists at Work: The Carneys, Images and Ideas: Arts and Humanities in Kalamazoo, 30 minute aired video. | 1984 | Photography for Collectors, Volume II; The Midwest, East Lansing, MI. |
| 1982 | Magic Silver Show, exhibition catalogue, Murray State University, KY. | |
| 1981 | Magic Silver Show, exhibition catalogue, Murray State University, KY. | |
| 1980 | Midwest Photo '80, exhibition catalogue, Midwest Museum of American Art, IN. | |
| 1977 | Esprit, volume II, No. I, Rockford, Il. | |
| 1966 | Quest, poetry by Mark Hersey II, photographs
and design by John M. Carney. A privately printed limited edition book of 500. |
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| Grant Awards | |||
| 1997/98 | Sabbatical Leave | ||
| 1997/98 | Western Michigan University Faculty Research and Creative Activity Fund, Fellowship and Grant. | ||
| 1991 | Collectors Portfolio, Michigan Friends of Photography and MCA. | ||
| 1990/91 | Sabbatical Leave. | ||
| 1990/91 | Western Michigan University Faculty Research and Creative Activity Fund, Fellowship and Grant. | ||
| 1988/87 | Michigan Council for the Arts, Artist Grant. | ||
| 1987/88 | Western Michigan University Faculty Research and Creative Activity Fund, Fellowship and Grant. | ||
| 1985 | Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. | ||
| 1984/83 | Sabbatical Leave. | ||
| 1982/81 | Ford Foundation/WMU Faculty Enrichment Grant. | ||
| 1980/81 | Western Michigan University Faculty Research and Creative Activity Fund, Fellowship and Grant. | ||
| 1981/80 | Ford Foundation/WMU Faculty Enrichment Grant. | ||
| 1980/79 | Ford Foundation/WMU Faculty Enrichment Grant. | ||
| 1979/78 | Ford Foundation/WMU Faculty Enrichment Grant. | ||
| 1978/77 | Ford Foundation/WMU Faculty Enrichment Grant. | ||
| 1977/76 | Ford Foundation/WMU Faculty Enrichment Grant. | ||
| 1976/75 | Sabbatical Leave. | ||
| 1976/75 | Western Michigan University Faculty Research and Creative Activity Fund, Fellowship and Grant. | ||
| Collections |
| Numerous public, corporate and private collections. |
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