Joaquín Palting | Curriculum Vitae
website: www.joaquinpalting.com | email: jpalting@gmail.com | +1.310.497.4971
Education
MFA in Studio Art, Summa Cum Laude, University of California, Irvine
BA in Economics, Western Washington University
Fields of Specialization & Research
Photography, History of Photography, Philosophy, Critical Theory, Psychoanalysis
Professional Affiliations
Member, Society for Photographic Education (SPE)
Board Member, Santa Ana College Photography Program Advisory Board
Awards
2022 Chico Hot Springs Portfolio Review Invitee
2022 Urbanautica Institute Awards, Shortlist
2020 Stephen Shore Scholarship Recipient, Fotofilmic
2019 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of California, Irvine
2018 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of California, Irvine
2017 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of California, Irvine
2017 Photogrvphy (sic) Grant, Nominee - Conceptual
2017 Lucie Foundation - Photo Made Scholarship, shortlisted
Residencies & Research
2022 Picture Berlin, Berlin Germany.
2019-2020 Artist In Residence, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
2018 Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami - Art + Research Center - Summer Intensive
Teaching Experience
Lecturer, San Diego State University 2021-Present
ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Spring 2022
ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Fall 2022
ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Spring 2023
ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Fall 2023
ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Spring 2024
ART 340 - Introduction to Digital Photography Fall 2024
Lecturer, San Jose State University 2021-Present
Class schedule TBD Pool
Adjunct Professor of Art, University of La Verne 2021-Present
PHOT 354 - Documentary Practice Fall 2021
PHOT 110 - Analog/Darkroom Fall 2021
PHOT 360 - Studio Lighting Spring 2022
PHOT 351- Landscape (Large Format) Spring 2022
PHOT 360 - Studio Lighting Fall 2022
PHOT 360 - Studio Lighting Spring 2023
PHOT 351 - Landscape Photography (Large Format) Spring 2023
PHOT 360 - Studio Lighting Spring 2024
PHOT 499 - Senior Thesis Projects. Spring 2024
Adjunct Professor of Art, Soka University 2021-Present
CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Fall 2021
CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Fall 2021
CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Spring 2022
CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Spring 2022
CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Fall 2022
CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Fall 2022
CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Spring 2023
CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Spring 2023
CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Fall 2023
CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Fall 2023
CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Spring 2024
CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Spring 2024
CARTS 150 - Intro to Black & White Photography Fall 2024
CARTS 155 - Intro to Digital Photography Fall 2024
Adjunct Professor of Art, North Seattle College 2021-2022
ART 114 - Digital Photography I Fall 2021
ART 114 - Digital Photography I Winter 2022
ART 114 Digital Photography I Spring 2022
ART 299, Independent Study Spring 2022
Adjunct Professor of Art, Santa Ana College 2021-Present
Photography 292 - Portrait Photography Spring 2023
Photography 196 - Commercial Photography. Fall 2023
Photography 292 - Portrait Photography Spring 2024
Photography 294 - Color Photographic Expression Fall 2024
Adjunct Professor of Art, Rio Hondo College 2024-Present
PHOT 110 - Intro to Digital Photography Fall 2024
Adjunct Professor of Art, Long Beach City College 2023-Present
ART 80 - Elements of Photography Summer 2023
PHOT 10 - The History of Photography Fall 2024
Lecturer, UC Irvine 2020-2020
ART 71B - Photo II - Color Photography Summer 2020
Instructor, UC Irvine 2017-2020
ART 71B - Photo II - Color Photography Spring 2020
ART 71A - Photo I - Black & White Darkroom Fall 2019
ART 71B - Photo II - Color Photography Winter 2019
ART 71B - Photo II - Color Photography Fall 2018
ART 71B - Photo II - Color Photography Spring 2018
ART 71A - Photo I - Black & White Darkroom Spring 2017
Teaching Assistant, UC Irvine 2017-2020
ART 109 - Performance Art & The Camera Winter 2020
ART 152 - Advanced Photography Winter 2018
ART 71A - Photo I - Black & White Darkroom Fall 2017
Instructor, Medium Photo - San Diego 2021-Present
Photography Projects - From Sea To Source Spring 2021
Borderlands - The U.S./Mexico Border Workshop Spring 2022
Exploring Anza-Borrego State Park Spring 2022
Instructor, Los Angeles Center Of Photography 2018-Present
Basic Photography Year Around
Intermediate Photography Year Around
Advanced Photography Year Around
Film Photography Intermittent
Instructor, Athenaeum - San Diego 2021-2021
How to Take Better Smartphone Photos Summer 2021
Film Photography Summer 2021
Instructor, Sharewell - Los Angeles 2021-2021
Art As Activism Spring 2021
Instructor, Long Beach Boys & Girls Club 2018-2020
Photography - Digital Photography Year Around
Teaching Artist, Laguna Art Museum 2018-2020
Art Foundations - Drawing, Painting, Sculpture Year Around
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Subject/Object, Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, La Verne, CA
2022 Future Primitive, The Icon, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Origin[Redux], The Room Gallery, Irvine, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 (a) relation of body to water, NSC Gallery, Seattle, WA
2022 Depth of Field, Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, La Verne, CA
2021 Rake The Night, PRJCTLA, Los Angeles, CA
2021 OPAF(Other Places Art Fair), Los Angeles, CA
2021 The Place of Birth, PRJCTLA, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Faculty Exhibition, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Origin[Redux] OPAF, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Portraiture:Through The Lens, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
2019 Spa Day, The Room Gallery, Irvine, CA
2018 Present Tense, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2017 The Year In Reverse, Humble Arts Foundation, Online
2017 The Creative Portrait, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA
2017 I AM ERICA, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Latin America Fotografia 6, Worldwide(traveling)
2017 Aperture Summer Open: On Freedom, New York, NY
2017 Landscape, Grand & Personal, SE Center For Photography, Greenville, SC
2017 Bad Habits, Float Photo Magazine, Online
2017 Mirror Mirror, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
2016 Independent Photography Festival, The Good Copy, Melbourne Australia
2016 Photo Shoot: 2016, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
Workshops
2020 Demarcation, an exploration of the U.S./Mexico border, Through Medium San Diego
2022 San Diego River Project, Through Medium San Diego
2023 Anza Borrego, Through Medium San Diego
2024 Joshua Tree, Through Medium San Diego
Honors
2016 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Honorable Mention
2016 PDN Face Photography Competition, Category Winner
Publications
2025 Float Magazine, Whispering Shadows, January
2022 Ain’t Bad, Refugio, February
2020 In The In-Between, Class of 2020, August
2020 Landscape Stories, Origin[Redux], May
2020 Urbanautica, Sacred, The Experience of Beyond, February
2020 Urbanautica, Extinction, The World Without Us, January
2019 The Earth Issue, Origin[Redux] feature, September
2019 Ain’t Bad Magazine, What the f**k are we doing?, August
2019 Float Magazine, Last Days feature, August
2019 Float Magazine, Surreal Estate, April
2018 OPEN, FotoRoom, January
2018 Strant Magazine, Pictures Without Words, January
2018 Incandescent, Issue 13, January
2017 Ain't Bad Magazine, September
2017 Incandescent, Issue 11, August
2016 PHmuseum, Photographer of the Day, November
2016 Strant Magazine, Brief Interview, October
2016 LensScratch, Last Days of Summer Exhibition, September
2016 LensCulture Emerging Artists 2016, Photo Gallery, September
2016 Float Photo Magazine, Takeover, August
2016 New Landscape Photography, August
2016 Incandescent, Issue 9, August
2016 Art Narratives, Interview, July
2016 Landscape Stories, Issue 24, June
Selected Editorial Clients
The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, ESPN The Magazine, The New York Times, Vibe, Spin, EW
Selected Commissions
Nike, RedBull, Sony, Virgin, Warner Bros. Records, Johnson & Johnson, Nordstrom, Macys