CARL S. BERGMAN
EDUCATION
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee - B.S. in Photography, 1976
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2003 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library“Franklin Avenue House Series”
2001 Hodges Taylor Gallery,Charlotte, NC -“Ireland Revisited” (solo)
2001 “Detritus”, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NCPhotographs of New Orleans, curated by Mary Anne Redding
1991 First Union Gallery, Spirit Square, Charlotte (solo)
1991 The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
1986 The Porch Gallery, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC (solo)
1985 Watkins Gallery, Queens College, Charlotte, NC
1984 Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC. Mary Anne Pennington, curator. (solo)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2002 The Sofa Show, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2001 “The Artists of Charlotte,” Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
1999 “Carried To the Heart: Faith and Doubt in Contemporary Southern Photography”
Image/Oxford American exhibition at Millsaps College, Oxford, MS
1995 “North Carolina Photographers” at Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC.
Curator Henry Link.
1993 “Our Public Image,” Hans & Walter Bechtler Gallery, Charlotte, NC. Three photographs included.
1992 “Spring Experience” at University of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Architecture.
Installation project involving photography, building materials and found objects,
in collaboration with professor of architecture Tim Woods.
1991 Fabrik-Foto-Forum of Hamburg, Germany
1989 “Unlimited Visions” The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC. Mixed media show by twelve area artists.
1987 “Mind Image” Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC
1986 “The 6th Annual National Juried Exhibition” The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC.
Charles Stainback, juror. Merit award.
1985 “Southern Visions” Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC. First place award; traveling show.
“National Aperture ‘85” Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC. Cornell Capa, juror.
1984 “Light Images ‘84” The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. Emmett Gowin, juror.
“The Road Show” University of Louisville, KY. Bob Horver, curator. National traveling exhibition.
“The 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition” The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC. Kathy Gauss, juror.
Southeast Small Works Competition, Coker College, Hartsville, SC. All-media exhibition;
Ted Potter, juror. First place award; purchase award.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
1998 Artist book A book of liquid emulsion photographs taken in Ireland.
The book incorporates different hand-made papers along with the black and white photographs.
1997 Artist Book A book of liquid emulsion photographs taken in New Orleans.
Again this book uses various hand-made papers.
1979 “Charlotte: A Critical View” The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC. Year-long photo documentationwith five photographers and support from NEA and the Charlotte/Mecklenburg Arts andScience Council.
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte,NC
Work in some of the following public collections;
New Orleans Museum of Art
New Mexico State University
Bank of America
R.J. Reynolds
Work is also in many private collections
EMPLOYMENT
1992-Present QC Creative Imaging Lab, custom black and white printer
1986-1992 Self-employed, B & B Photography, a custom black and white photo lab
1979-1989, 1995 Photography Instructor, The Light Factory