Statement

My photographs are moments of intimacy and tension. I portray beings in physical and emotional transition. I capture glances, images glimpsed from the corner of the eye, in an attempt to capture the uncertainty and dazzling impermanence of everyday occurrences.

Bio

Lucas Thorpe was born and raised in New York City. He was a professional sailor and attended Maine Maritime Academy before shifting his interest to Art and completing a BFA in Studio Art from the University of New Mexico. Lucas completed an MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media at The School of Visual Arts in 2008. He lives in New York City with his wife the writer Nancy Rawlinson.

CV

Selected Exhibitions
Camera Club of New York, Photo Benefit Auction, New York, NY, 2009.
Miles From Home, The Bakery Artspace, Rhinebeck NY, 2009.
Suspension of Disbelief, Curated by Edouard Steinhauer, Long Island University Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2009.
Surrounded By America, Curated by Bonnie Yochelson, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY, 2008.
Various Photographs, Curated by Tim Barber, New York Photography Festival, New York, NY, 2008.
Tiny Vices, Curated by Tim Barber, London, Paris, Tokyo, Mexico, 2006-2007.
Tiny Vices, Curated by Tim Barber, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, NY 2006.
The Seismologist, Sara Nightingale Gallery, Curated by David Hunt, Water Mill, NY 2005.
The Pinup Show, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY 2005.
Group show, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York City, June 2004.

Selected Publications
Metropolis Magazine, The Good Life?, October 2008.
Visual Arts Journal, 'Surrounded By America', pg32, Fall 2008.
Dear Dave Magazine, Sustain, May 2007
The Journal, Tiny Vices, Winter 2007.
Wired Magazine, Voices Feature, December, 2002.
Wired Magazine, Instant Messaging, September 2002.
Wired Magazine, Songs in the Key of F12, May, 2002.

Selected Works Online
Flash Flood Magazine, Issue#3, December, 2009.
I Heart Photograph, December 7th, 2009.
Humble Arts Foundation, Group Show 31, Curated by Jon Feinstein, October, 2009.
Emerging Artists Auction of Works on Paper and Photographs, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, May, 2009.
MetropolisMag.com, The Good Life? Portfolio, October, 2008.
Getty Reportage, Emerging Talent, Airsoft Portfolio, September, 2008.
Guernica Magazine, Green Mountain Rangers, January 2008.
Tiny Vices Portfolio, Spring, 2006.
Egoburger, Winter, 2006.

Teaching Experience
Instructor: Digital Portfolio, Continuing Education, Photography, The School of Visual Arts, summer, fall, 2010.
Teachers Assistant: Master Critique, Ed Grazda, MFA Photo, Video and Related Media Department, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, Fall 2008.
Visiting Lecturer: Lecture on Japanese Photography, Technology of Ideas, Mark Stafford, MFA Photo, Video and Related Media Department, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, Fall 2008.

Artist Talks
Visions of War: The Arts Represent Conflict: School of Visual Arts 23rd Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and The Education of Artists, October 2009.
Artists Lecture Series at Bidonvillle Cafe: Airsoft Project, September 2008.
School of Cinema and Performing Arts: Photography Session, July 2008.

Awards
Aaron Siskind Fellowship, School of Visual Arts, 2007.
Review Santa Fe, 2006.

Education
MFA Photo, Video and Related Media, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, 2008.
BFA Studio Art, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2006.
Glasgow School of Art – 3rd year honors, Glasgow Scotland. 1996.