Aaron Burleson (b. 1996) is a photographer from Glastonbury, CT, and currently resides in Essex County, MA.

Education:

2022

Master of Fine Arts, Art Photography: Syracuse University

2019

Bachelor of Fine Art, Photography, Art History Minor: Hartford Art School, University of Hartford

2016

Associate in Arts, Visual Fine Arts, Photography: Manchester Community College

Awards/Grants:

2019

-Isadore Berson Photography Award

2018

-Sal Lopes – Herb Ascherman HAS Photographic Excellence Fund

2017

-MCC Foundation Purchase Award

Two Person Exhibitions:

2021

- Present Vacancies: with Shuoran Zhou, Studio 15, Syracuse, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2022

- Steady/Retcon: Governors Island, New York, NY

- Steady/Retcon: Syracuse University Art Museum

2021

- Multiple Exposures: SPE Northeast Conference, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

- ἀρχή: Random Access, Syracuse, NY

- Milford Photo’s 2021 Juried Photo Exhibition: Milford Photo, Milford, CT

- IMAGES: Shoreline Arts Alliance, Guilford, CT

2020

- Isolation.Living Apart: Millepiani, Rome, Italy

2019

- The Extinction Gallery: Random Access, Syracuse, NY

-Anamnesis: BFA Photography and Interdisciplinary Exhibition: Donald and Linda Silpe Gallery, West Hartford, CT

-Reading Room: Urgent Pedagogies: Donald and Linda Silpe Gallery, West Hartford, CT

2018

-Alexander A. Goldfarb Juried Student Exhibition: Joseloff Gallery, West Hartford, CT

2017

-MCC Alumni Show 2017: MCC on Main, Manchester, CT

2016

-MCC Winter Student Show: Hans Weiss Gallery, Manchester, CT

-In The Loop: MCC on Main, Manchester, CT

-MCC Sping Student Show: Hans Weiss Gallery, Manchester, CT

-Portraits and Portrayals: Gallery 136 1⁄2 at Photosynthesis, Manchester, CT

2015

-MCC Winter Student Show: Hans Weiss Gallery, Manchester, CT

-MCC Sping Student Show: Hans Weiss Gallery, Manchester, CT

2014

-MCC Winter Student Show: Hans Weiss Gallery, Manchester, CT

Professional/Work Experience:

2023-present

- Fine Art Photographer: Harvard Art Museums

2022-2024

- Instructor: Boston Photography Workshops

2022-2023

- Collections Photographer: Northeast Document Conservation Center

2022

- Adjunct Instructor: “Introduction to Black and White Analog Photography and Darkroom”, Syracuse University

2021-2022

- Digital Archivist: Syracuse University Art Museum

2021

- Intsructor’s Assistant: Associate Professor Boryana Dragoeva, “Problems in Film Preception”, Syracuse University

- Teacher’s Assistant: Associate Professor Doug DuBois, “Beginning Seminar in Photography”& “This is a Portrait if I Say So”, Syracuse University

2020

- Instructor: Photography and Literacy Project (PAL Project), Syracuse, NY

2019

- Teacher’s Assistant: Associate Professor Michael Vahrenwald, “Analogue Darkroom I and II”, Hartford Art School: International Limited-Residency MFA: Photography

-Teacher’s Assistant: Adjunct Professor John Reuter, “Lighting Studio”, Hartford Art School

2018

-Teacher’s Assistant: Associate Professor Michael Vahrenwald, “Color Photography I”, Hartford Art School

2017-2019

-Photography Department Lab Monitor: Hartford Art School

2017

-Photographer’s Assistant: Stanley Fellman, West Hartford, CT

2016

-Curator and Juror for In The Loop student group show: MCC on Main, Manchester, CT

2016-2019

-Photographers Assistant: Andrew Buck, Farmington, CT

2015-2017

-Gallery Photographer: MCC on Main, Manchester, CT

Publications:

2017

-Be E-Zine Issue 1: Be Easy Boards

2016

-Portraits and Portrayals (exhibition catalogue): Gallery 136 1⁄2 at Photosynthesis, Manchester, CT