Eli Giclas is a Tennessee-based photographer, graphic designer, and educator. He's currently a Visiting Lecturer in Photography and Media Art in the Art Department at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Education
(2024) MFA, Photography, Columbia College Chicago
(2018) BFA, Graphic Design, University of Arizona; Minor in Spanish
Awards
(2022) Graduate Photography Award, Columbia College Chicago
(2017) Academic Distinction Award, University of Arizona School of Fine Art
Exhibitions
(2024) 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Columbia College Chicago Student Center, Chicago, Illinois
(2024) 2024 MFA Showcase, Columbia College Chicago 12th Floor Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
(2023) MFA Showcase, Filter Photo, Chicago, Illinois
(2023) Vicinity 2023, Perspective Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
(2023) Porous Salon, Porous Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
(2023) 2023 MFA Showcase, Columbia College Chicago 12th Floor Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
(2018) BFA Exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
(2018) Pop-Up Exhibition, Elysian Grove Market, Tucson, Arizona
Publications
(2023) Fraction Magazine 15th Anniversary Issue (link)
Presentations & Talks
(2024) Jay Wolke and Eli Giclas, Focal Point Podcast, Museum of Contemporary Photography (link)
(2023) Critique of Exploitation, Columbia College Chicago; Panelists: Eli Giclas, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Nora Benjamin; Guest Respondent: Kristin Taylor, Museum of Contemporary Photography
Teaching Experience
Visiting Lecturer of Photography & Media Art (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2024-Present)
(Forthcoming Spring 2025) Expanded Media (Studio)
(Forthcoming Spring 2025) Photography & Media Research Studio II
(Forthcoming Spring 2025) Photography II - Digital
(2024) Photography I - B&W Analog
(2024) Special Topics: Art & A.I. (Studio)
(2024) Survey of Time-Based Art
Graduate Student Instructor (Columbia College Chicago, 2022-2024)
(2024) Photographic Practice II - Teaching Assistant, Instructor: Krista Wortendyke
(2023) Photographic Practice I - Instructor
(2023) Photographic Practice II - Teaching Assistant, Instructor: Paul D'Amato
(2022) History of Photography II - Teaching Assistant, Instructor: Greg Foster-Rice