William Mark Sommer
williammarksommer@gmail.com
Education
2023 MFA Cannidate - University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2019 BFA Art - Photography from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2012 AA Photography from Sierra College, Rocklin, CA
Teaching Experience
2016-2017 Special Education Aid in the Loomis Union School District
2009-2012 Teachers Assistant at Sierra College for Chris Fraser
Residencies
2018 OpenWabi Artist in Residence, Two Weeks, Fredricktown, Ohio
Selected Solo & Group Shows
2020 Axis Gallery "Portraits Without People" Juried Exhibition (Sacramento, CA)
2020 Subjectively Objective "Observations In The Ordinary” (Detroit, MI)
2019 Sparrow Gallery, “The Latent Image” Juried Exhibition (Sacramento, CA)
2018 Gallery 100 "Surface" ASU BFA Show (Tempe, AZ)
2016 The Photocopy Club "Xerox and Destroy 2" (Exeter City Centre)
2016 The Photocopy Club “Hit The Road” (Fotofestiwal, Poland)
2016 KVIE Gallery "Fine Art of Public Television Group Show" (Sacramento, CA)
2014 Grant Hall Gallery UNLV, “Just Being Human” Group show (Las Vegas, NV)
2014 Book and Job gallery, Findrangers Zine #3 “Smoke and Mirrors” (San Francisco, CA)
2014 Book and Job gallery," Findrangers Zine #2" (San Francisco, CA)
2013 Ro Sham Bo “365/Circles" Solo Show (Auburn, CA)
2013 Lifecycles “Go Gettas” Group Show (Montreal, Canada)
2013 Placer Arts “2013 Open Juried Show, celebrating Placer Arts 30th Jubilee” (Auburn, CA)
2012 Blue Lamp “The Boy with the Russian Camera” Solo show (Sacramento, CA)
2012 Placer Arts “Under 30 Show” (Auburn, CA)
2012 Blue Line Gallery “Shine Juried Show” (Roseville, CA)
2012 Blue Line Gallery “Minimal/Colorful” (Roseville, CA)
2011 Blue Line Gallery “Naturescapes” (Roseville, CA)
2011 Blue Line Gallery “2011 Juried Show: Medley of Masterpieces” (Roseville, CA)
2011 Blue Line Gallery “Photography Open Exhibition 2011” (Roseville, CA)
2009 Viewpoint Gallery “Twelve- Play of Light” (Sacramento, CA)
Self-Publised Books and Zines
Forthcoming Lost Highway book
2018 Buckeye zine
2018 That's Life zine
2017 To The Sea zine
2017 All The Time In The World zine
2016 Desert Days zine
2015 Vegas Streets zine
2015 10 years zine
Publication
2020
Then There Was Us "Dusted" Feature
The Modern-Day Explorer "Dusted" Series Feature
Analog Magazine "Dusted" Series Feature and Interview
Houston Center For Photography " Togethering" Virtual Group Exhibition
Don't Take Pictures "The View From Here" Online Group Exhibition
Find Rangers Camera Club "#23" Group zine
Off The Coast "The Shape of Content" Online Group Exhibition
Fraction Magazine: Issue 134 "Better Living through Chemistry" Online Group Exhibition
Aint-Bad "What We've Found - Mass Production" Article
Don't Take Pictures "Photo of the Day, April 10th"
Lenscratch "2020 Self Quarantine Exhibition" Online Group Exhibition
F-Stop Magazine "Past/Future Issue" Online Group Exhibition
Subjectively Objective "Observations In the Ordinary" Online Group Exhibition
Booooooom “Dusted” Series Feature
2019
Aint-Bad “Dusted” Series Feature
Aint-Bad “What The F**k Are We Doing?” Article
Eyeshot Magazine “Lost Highway” Series Feature
Journal of Urban Photography "Vegas Streets" Series Feature
Analog Forever Magazine “Loosen Up” Online Group Exhibition
Findrangers Camera Club “#20” Group Zine
Subjectively Objective “Observations in the Ordinary” Group Book
Mono Visions “Dusted” Series Feature and Interview
NewLandscapePhotography.com “All The Time In The World” SeriesFeature
Phoenix Transect “Dusted” Series Feature
Subjectively Objective Mini Monograph “Issue 73: William Mark Sommer” Solo Zine
2018
Format Magazine “18 Landscape Photographers Who Will Inspire You to Get Outside” Article
Findrangers Camera Club “#16 Color” group zine
2017
Stay Wild magazine “We Will Survive” Winter 2017 Issue, Coverand Reverse Cover. Feature
Feature Shoot “12 Photos will make you yearn for the American West” Article
Aesthetica Magazine “New Artist: August 2017” Feature
Indisposable Concept “Roll 5” Film Feature
Awesome Cameras Podcast Episode #31 William Mark Sommer
2016
*82 Review "Issue 4.4" Print Edition
Indisposable Concept “Roll 3” Feature
Findrangers Camera Club "#11 Travel" group zine
Findrangers Camera Club "#X" group zine
2015
The Analogue Project “Abandoned” Feature and Interview
Indisposable Concept “Roll 1” Feature
Desert Companion Magazine "Awards" Article
Findrangers Camera Club zine "#8" group zine
Thrasher Magazine "March 2015, "Photograffiti" Feature
2014
Findrangers Camera Club "#5" Group zine
Portland Mercury “Catching Out” Train Hopping, Article.
Nighted zines “Nighted Life 6” Group zine
Findrangers Camera Club "#3" Group zine
A Love Token Zine “All The Time In The World” Solo zine
Findrangers Camera Club Zine #2 Group zine
Fecal Face Dot Com “Photo of the day.” Feature
2013
Blood of the Young zine “100 photographs of 2013” Group zine
A Love Token Zine “Moonbeams” Group zine
Blood of the Young zine “Go Getta” zine
Blood of the Young zine “That’s Life” Solo zine
Fecal Face Dot Com "Photo of the Day"
Fecal Face Dot Com “Photo of the day”
SFMOMA Blog "Mouth Pinholes" April 12th, Photo Feature
2012
SFMOMA Blog “Mission Riot" November 9th, Photo Feature
KALTBLUT Magazine Featured Artist
Strongbox Magazine, Volume Four, Issue One,"The Boy With The Russian Camera" Feature
2011
Light Leaks Magazine “Issue 19: Secrets...”
Awards / Scholarships
2020 The Voertman-Ardoin Scholarship in Art
2020 The Joann Elliott Bond Memorial Scholarship
2019 Merit Scholarship Arizona State University
2018 Merit Scholarship Arizona State University
Collections
Northlight Gallery ASU (Tempe, AZ)
Presentations / Invited Lectures
2020 Notre Dame University Lecture Photography Department. March 2nd
2017 Lincoln High School Lecture Photography Class. October 12th
Curation
2020 Monovisions Photography Awards Judge
Professional Experience
2011-2019 Studio Assistant to Chris Fraser
2014 Polaroid Fotobar Las Vegas Museum Technician
2009-2012 Black and White Lab Assistant at Sierra College