L O U  O A T E S   

Fine Art Photography

 

 

Lou Oates

6261 E. Snowdon St. Mesa, AZ 85215 Born: Chicago, IL 1940

AZ Phone: 480-218-6439 IL Phone: 630-690-9621

Selected Recent Exhibitions, Competitions, Publications, and Collections

2004
Completed photo essay of the Copper Basin Railroad, Hayden, AZ. Completing photo essay of the Magma Hotel, Superior, AZ.
Summer shooting in Chicago: viaducts, street scenes, and creating a series of whimsical digital composites, "Family".

2003
Preparation of two large portfolios for gallery display: Jim's 76 and The Old School.
Creation of this web site for the direct sale of photographs.

2002 (Competition)
Best of Show & Viewer's First Choice--"Superior Mountain Festival Art Show".
First Place, Photography--"Southwest" Art Exhibition, Cobre Valley Center for the Arts. Globe, AZ.

2002 (Juried Exhibition)
"Identity" Exhibition Step Gallery, ASU campus, Tempe, AZ. Composite Digital Images.
"All Digital" Exhibition Harry Wood Gallery ASU, Tempe, AZ. Composite Digital Image.
"Third Annual Photography Show", Quintessence Gallery, Chandler, AZ. Three images.

2001-02 (Solo Shows)
"The Road to Globe" Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Black and white images from 1999—2001 plus several composite digital images taken on or near Arizona Route 60 from Phoenix to Globe, including Superior and Miami, AZ.
"Images of Superior". Community First Bank, Superior, AZ. Black and white images of historic landmark buildings including images from Superior vicinity.
Twenty four images featured at Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, Globe, AZ.

2000 (Competition and Touring Exhibit)
"A Chandler View: Photography within our City’s Borders". Chandler Arts Commission. Two photographs chosen for touring exhibit and purchase for public collection.

2000 (Competition)
"Dia de Colores" Festival, Superior, AZ. First Place, photography

Public Commissions
Superior Chamber of Commerce. Historic Buildings photography project for brochure to attract film producers to Superior, AZ.
Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum, Mesa, AZ. Photographs featured on museum web site.
Pinal County Historical Museum. Photography of unique exhibits for postcard sales.

Publications 2001-02 (Books & Magazines)
Book:"Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun". Twin Lights Publishers, Inc. Three color photographs featured.
Book: "Tucson to Tombstone and Beyond ". Twin Lights Publishers, Inc. Six color photographs featured.
Magazine: Photographic, "Shooting Stunning Cityscapes", Nov. 2002 Featured color photograph.

Public Collection
Chandler Arts Commission, Chandler, AZ

Website with more of his fine art photography.