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Cynthia Holling-Morris

Faculty

(719) 502-3241 | cynthia.holling-morris@pikespeak.edu

Box D37, Downtown | PDO-S202

Background

Cynthia Holling-Morris
M.A., California State University

Cynthia Holling-Morris is a commercial photographer specializing in fine art landscape photography for tranquil spaces. Her work is in permanent collections around the USA. You can see examples at www.hollingmorris.biz

education

Professional Experience

Current Faculty/ Department Chair, Pikes Peak Community College

2011-2021 Adjunct Faculty, Pikes Peak Community College

Teaching specialties: art appreciation, commercial portraiture, event and wedding photography, beginning digital photography, studio portrait photography, landscape photography, portfolio capstone course, 2-dimensional design, study abroad, internship
,Departmental assessment

2014-2021 Online Faculty and Subject Matter Expert, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Online Subject Matter Expert and course design: Online Portraiture. Teaching specialties: portraiture, lighting, business and marketing, digital photography

2017-2021 Adjunct Faculty, Arapahoe Community College

Teaching specialties: 2-D design for photographers and wedding and event photography


1993-2017 Adjunct Faculty, Art Institute of Colorado

Teaching, course design, and assessmeTeaching specialities: portraiture, location lighting, beginning digital and film photography, portfolio preparation, 2-dimensional design, study abroad

Capstone portfolio instructor coordinating student career planning, print and web portfolios, marketing, branding, and self-promotional materials

SELECTED EXHIBITS AND INSTALLATIONS

· Jennie Sealy Hospital, Galveston, Texas

· ESSENCE OF A WOMAN, Aperture Gallery, Denver CO (juried exhibition)

· CONCHOLOGY, solo show, John Jellico Gallery, Denver CO

· THE OLDEST DANCE, solo show, The Photographer’s Gallery, Denver CO

COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER

· Contest Judge: Evergreen Camera Club and Southern Colorado Photography Club



· Photography show judge: Tri Lakes Center for the Arts, Spanish Peaks Arts Council



· Juror National Portfolio Day, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, Colorado, Cheyenne Mountain High School Portfolio Day



· Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site: publications editing, special event photographer and volunteer



· Wounded Warrior Foundation: beginning digital photography teacher

· Manitou Springs Middle School: basic darkroom photography

Honors & Awards

Art Director's Club of Denver, Southern Colorado Photography Club, Spanish Peaks Arts Council

Classes Taught

Art Appreciation, Portrait Photography, Fundamentals of Photography, Perception and Photography, Landscape Photography, Internship, Digital Photography 1

Publications

· American Regional Cuisine cookbook, text by the Art Institutes

· 56 Essential Tips for Photo Design ISBN: 9798667977896

· Dancing the Veils Away; a History of Belly Dance ISBN-13 : 979-8572936445

· Editorial work includes: Women’s Life, Eligible Magazine, Rakas; Middle Eastern Dance and Culture, Forge Facts, and National Culinary Review, Ropers and Riders rodeo championship calendars

Professional Memberships

Mensa, Professional Photographer's Guild of Colorado Springs

Research Interests

landscape photography, 2-D design, acrylic painting