Photography
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Solo Exhibitions
2022 Trart Gallery, "Monica Denevan: Songs of the River," Trieste, Italy
2018 Duncan Miller Gallery, “Monica Denevan,” Santa Monica, CA
2015 Serindia Gallery ANNEX, “China and Myanmar: Selected Photographs,” Bangkok
Strand Cruise Ship, “Monica Denevan: Photographs,” Myanmar
2011 Scott Nichols Gallery, “Songs of the River: Portraits from Burma and China,” San Francisco
Tao Evolution Gallery, “Monica Denevan: Through a Burmese Window,” Hong Kong
Angkor Hospital for Children, “Photographs from Burma and China,” Siem Reap, Cambodia
2010 Duncan Miller Gallery, “Songs of the River: Portraits from Burma,” Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco International Airport Museum, “Monica Denevan: Burma,” San Francisco, CA
2008 Tao Evolution Gallery,”Monica Denevan: New Portraits from Burma,” Hong Kong
Viewpoint Gallery, “Songs of the River: Portraits from Burma,” Sacramento, CA
2007 Tao Evolution Gallery, “The River Anthology: Portraits from Burma,” (catalog), Hong Kong
Grand Hotel d’Angkor, “Songs of the River: Portraits from Burma,” Siem Reap, Cambodia
2006 McDermott Gallery, “Songs of the River: Portraits from Burma,” Siem Reap, Cambodia
2005 White Room Gallery, “Songs of the River: Portraits from Burma,” West Hollywood, CA
Select Group Exhibitions and Events
2024 AIPAD The Photography Show, Scott Nichols Gallery booth, New York, NY
2023 London Art Biennale 2023, London, UK
Scott Nichols Gallery, "Guy and Gals of the Gallery," Sonoma, CA
Capital Culture Gallery, "Photography Exhibition," Norfolk, UK
Center for Photographic Art, "8x10 Fundraising Exhibition and Auction," Carmel, CA
Capital Culture Gallery, "Silent Auction," Norfolk, UK
Springline "Grand Opening and Art Exhibition Event," Menlo Park, CA
Capital Culture Gallery, "Summer Exhibition," Norfolk, UK
Maxville Winery, "Art and Terroir: A Bay Area Bounty," Saint Helena, CA
Photo Forward Los Angeles, Scott Nichols Gallery booth, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Pacific Grove Art Center, "Monica Denevan, Rick Murai, Manuello Paganelli," Pacific Grove, CA
2022 Art at the Infinity, "Monica Denevan & Alan Mazzetti," San Francisco, CA
Triton Art Museum, "Salon at the Triton," Santa Clara, CA
Capital Culture Gallery, "Grand Opening Exhibition," Norfolk, UK
Center for Photographic Art, "8x10 Fundraising Exhibition and Auction," Carmel, CA
AIPAD The Photography Show, Scott Nichols Gallery booth, New York, NY
Center for Photographic Art, "Members' Juried Exhibition," Carmel, CA
de Young Museum, online "Pictures of People," San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, "48 Pillars," San Francisco, CA
2021 Svane Family Foundation "Ark" Exhibition and Auction, San Francisco, CA
Scott Nichols Gallery, "Summer Contemporary Show," Sonoma, CA
Zeropixel Festival, "CORPO," Trieste, Italy
Center for Photographic Art, "Photolucida Critical Mass 2019 Top 50," Carmel, CA (rescheduled)
Center for Photographic Art, "8x10 Fundraising Exhibition and Auction," Carmel, CA
Capital Culture Gallery, "Christmas Exhibition," Norfolk, UK
Bayview Opera House, "Shipyard Artists' Exhibition," San Francisco, CA
2020 Center for Photographic Art, "8x10 Fundraising Exhibition and Auction," Carmel, CA
Photo LA Virtual Collect + Connect, "Focus Photo LA Top 20 Finalists," Los Angeles, CA
Galerie Huit Arles, "Open Walls Arles 2020," Arles, France
Photo-Eye Gallery, "Fractured," Santa Fe, NM
Scott Nichols Gallery, " The Big Picture Show," Sonoma, CA
Center for Photographic Art, "2020 Members Juried Exhibition," Carmel, CA
2019 Scott Nichols Gallery, "Holiday Exhibition," Sonoma, CA
Center for Photographic Art, "8x10 Fundraiser Exhibition," Carmel, CA
Pingyao International Photography Festival, "Head On Portrait Prize Exhibition," Pingyao, China
Imagery Estate Winery, "Recent Wine Label Artwork," Glen Ellen, CA
Scott Nichols Gallery, "The Last Picture Show," San Francisco, CA
Serindia Gallery, "Hotel Art Fair," W Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Head On Portrait Prize Exhibition, "Paddington, Australia
ACCI Gallery, "San Francisco Bay International Photography Exhibition," Berkeley, CA
Capital Culture Gallery, "Summer Exhibition," Norfolk, UK
All About Photo Awards, "Digital Traveling Exhibition," via Daylighted
2018 Scott Nichols Gallery, “Women of the West,”San Francisco, CA
Anderson Smith North Gallery, “Bay Area Currents,” San Anselmo, CA
Scott Nichols Gallery, “The Golden State,” San Francisco, CA
Santa Clara University, “Silicon Valley Plastic Camera Show,” Santa Clara, CA
Open House/Photo Bangkok, “Burma” Bangkok
Capital Culture Gallery, “Summer Exhibition,” Norfolk, UK
Scott Nichols Gallery, “Hope Springs Eternal,” San Francisco, CA
2017 Scott Nichols Gallery, “The 25th Anniversary Show,” San Francisco, CA
Scott Nichols Gallery, “Women,” San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, “Squared Alumni 2017,” San Francisco, CA
Scott Nichols Gallery, “The Summer Show,” San Francisco, CA
Center for Photographic Art, “Members’ Juried Exhibition,” Carmel, CA
Scott Nichols Gallery, “Classics – Selections from the Gallery,” San Francisco, CA
Capital Culture Gallery, “Opening Celebration Exhibition,” Norfolk, UK
Hardcover Art Bookshop, “Songs of Lao,” Bangkok, Thailand
2016 Howard Greenberg Gallery, “Songs of Lao,” fundraiser and book signing, New York, NY
Serindia Gallery Annex, “Songs of Lao,” exhibition and book signing, Bangkok, Thailand
Scott Nichols Gallery, “The Big Picture,” San Francisco, CA
Scott Nichols Gallery, “The Summer Show,” San Francisco, CA
2015 Scott Nichols Gallery, “Past and Present: Six Bay Area Photographers,” San Francisco, CA
Exposed Gallery, “Fragments of Asia,” Moscow, Russia
Chelsea Health Club, “Photography Exhibit at The Club, London, England
2014 Scott Nichols Gallery, “Women: Seeing and Being Seen,” San Francisco, CA
Scott Nichols Gallery, “The Summer Show,” San Francisco, CA
Rayko Photo Center, “The Perimeter of the World,” San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, “Foursquared V,” San Francisco, CA
2013 Southeast Museum of Photography, “Critical Mass Top 50 2012,” Daytona Beach, FL
Arc Gallery, “FourSquared IV,” San Francisco, CA
Annenberg Space for Photography, slideshow event, “No Strangers,” Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Schwartz Gallery, “Critical Mass Top 50 2012,” Atlanta, GA
SF City Hall Gallery (PhotoAlliance/SFAC galleries), “Take Me Away,” San Francisco, CA
2012 Scott Nichols Gallery, “The Summer Show:Photographs from the Gallery Collection,” San Francisco, CA
Guate Photo Festival, “Looking at Ourselves: Portraits featured on Lenscratch,” Guatemala City
2011 Tao Evolution Gallery, “Contemporary Photographs of Vietnam, Burma, China and Japan,” Hong Kong
Scott Nichols Gallery, “The Summer Show,” San Francisco, CA
Capital Culture Gallery, “Contemporary Photography,” London
Select Press - Publications - Events
2024 Silvergrain Classics, Spring 2024, Issue #22, Germany
Juror, The Independent Photographer, "Black and White Award 2024," France
2023 Bright, Josh. "Profile: Monica Denevan," The Independent Photographer, March 13, 2023. France
2022 Basso, Giulia. "Monica Denevan alla Trart." Il Piccolo, 26 November 2022. Trieste, Italy
AIPAD, Scott Nichols Gallery booth, New York, NY
2001 Far Out Magazine, "Monica Denevan's portrayal of beauty beyond the brutality in Burma," UK
Juror, "All About Photo Awards 2021," US
2020 Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, "Wall2Wall Online Art Auction," Sonoma, CA
All About Photo Magazine, 2020 Awards Issue, US
The Guardian, July 2, 2020 issue, "The Best Photography from OpenWalls Arles 2020," UK
Center for Photographic Art, 10 prints donated to Fine Print Program, Carmel, CA
First Exposures (youth mentoring program), 5 prints donated for fundraiser, San Francisco, CA
Open House Hardcover, "Form and the Photographic Print," show and discussion of prints, Bangkok
BETA developments in photography, Issue 35, Australia
2019 Shadow & Light Magazine, Nov-Dec 2019 Issue, eleven photograph feature, US
Analog Forever Magazine, Issue 1 Winter 2019, one photograph, US
All About Photo Magazine, Photo Awards Special Edition, US
Barren Magazine, Issue No.7, eight photographs featured online, US
Edge of Humanity, ten photographs featured online, US
2018 All About Photo Magazine, Shapes Issue, cover image, US
Analog Forever Magazine, “Monica Denevan – A Traveler’s Connection,” by Niniane Kelley, US
Series of Dreams: Images from SHOTS Magazine, edited by Russell Joslin, Skeleton Key Press, US
SHOTS, issue no. 140, Summer 2018, Forces of Nature issue, page 7, US
2016 Friends Without A Border, “Songs of Lao,” Nazraeli Press, US
The Sun, June 2016, Issue 486, back inside cover image, US
SHOTS, issue no. 131, Spring 2016, Children Issue, US
2015 Fah Thai (Bangkok Airways inflight magazine), Jan-Feb 2015, pages 66-74, Thailand
Planches Contacts 03, Autumn 2015, France
2014 Lens, April 2014, Issue 108, pages 6-7, China
PetaPixel photo blog, March 18, 2014, images and interview, US
2013 LensWork, no. 109: Nov-Dec 2013, pages 46-63, US
SHOTS, no. 121: Autumn 2013, The Five Senses Issue, page 8, US
The Sun, August 2013, Issue 452, cover image, US
Lancon, Philippe. Les iles. France: J’ai Lu, cover image, Paris
The Sun, March 2013, Issue 447, cover image, US
2012 Black+White Photography, October 2012, Issue No. 142, article and cover photograph, UK
SHOTS, no. 117: Autumn 2012, Portrait Issue, pages 15, 31, US
LENSCRATCH, July 16 feature
F-Stop Magazine, Issue 54, Latin America, US
F-Stop Magazine, Issue 51, The Portrait, US
2011 ZYZZYVA, Fall 2011, Issue No. 92, pages 117-120, US
Artvas-The Photo, Summer 2011, Volume 03, pages 24-25, Seoul, Korea
SHOTS, no. 111: Spring 2011, The Body, pages 20, 37, US
The Sun, February 2011, Issue 422, cover image, US
Select Awards
2023 YourDailyPhotograph.com Hot 100 of 2022, Your Daily Photograph, US
2022 Triton Museum of Art, "Salon at the Triton," First Place in Photography award, Santa Clara, CA
Center for Photographic Art Members' Juried Show, Jack Wasserbach Award for B&W Photography, Carmel, CA
2021 YourDailyPhotograph.com Hot 100 of 2021, Your Daily Photograph, US
2020 Svane Family Foundation Grant recipient, US
All About Photo, "Photographer of the Year," First Place Award, US
Photo LA Virtual Collect + Connect, "Focus Photo LA," 2nd Runner-Up Award, US
Life Framer Photography Award, "The Human Body," Shortlisted, US
2019 PhotoLucida Critical Mass Top 50 Finalist, US
Head On Portrait Prize, Finalist, Sydney, Australia
ACCI Gallery, "San Francisco International Photography Exhibition," Third Place Award, Berkeley, CA
2018 All About Photo Magazine, Shapes Issue, First Place Award, US
2017 Center for Photographic Art, “2017 Members’ Juried Exhibition,” First Place Award, Carmel, CA
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, “Portraits,” Honorable Mention, Santa Fe, NM
2014 Rayko Photo Center, “Perimeter of the World,” Honorable Mention, San Francisco, CA
2012 PhotoLucida Critical Mass Top 50 Finalist, US
2011 Black and White Spider Awards, 2nd place and three nominee awards, London
Collections
Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, AZ
Springline Collection, Menlo Park, CA
UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Imagery Estate Winery, Glen Ellen, CA
Education
1987 Bachelor of Arts, Photography, San Francisco State University