William Mark Sommer
williammarksommer@gmail.com
Education
2019
BFA Art - Photography from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2012
AA Photography from Sierra College, Rocklin, CA
Residencies
2018
OpenWabi Artist in Residence, Two Weeks, Fredricktown, Ohio
Selected Shows
2020
Axis Gallery "Portraits Without People" Juried Exhibition (Sacramento, CA)
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)
The Photocopy Club “Hit The Road” (Fotofestiwal, Poland)
KVIE Gallery "Fine Art of Public Television Group Show" (Sacramento, CA)
2015
Desert Companion Photo Show (Las Vegas, NV)
Blue Line Gallery “Lottery for the Arts 2015”(Roseville, CA)
2014
Grant Hall Gallery UNLV, “Just Being Human” Group show (Las Vegas, NV)
Book and Job gallery, Findrangers Zine #3 “Smoke andMirrors” (San Francisco, CA)
Book and Job gallery," Findrangers Zine #2" (San Francisco, CA)
2013
Ro Sham Bo “365/Circles" Solo Show (Auburn, CA)
Lifecycles “Go Gettas” Group Show
Placer Arts “2013 Open Juried Show, celebrating Placer Arts 30th Jubilee” (Auburn, CA)
2012
Placer Arts “Under 30 Show” (Auburn, CA)
Blue Line Gallery “Shine Juried Show” (Roseville, CA)
Blue Line Gallery “Minimal/Colorful” (Roseville, CA)
2011
Blue Line Gallery “2011 Juried Show: Medley of Masterpieces” (Roseville, CA)
Blue Line Gallery “Photography Open Exhibition 2011” (Roseville, CA)
2009
Viewpoint Gallery “Twelve- Play of Light” (Sacramento, CA)
Fairs
Self-Publised Books and Zines
Coming Soon
Route 66: An American Curios book
Lost Highway book
2018
That's Life zine
2017
All The Time In The World zine
2016
2015
Selected Publication
2020
Aint-Bad "What We've Found - Mass Production" Article
Then There Was Us "Dusted" Feature and Article
Lenscratch "2020 Self Quarantine Exhibition" Online Group Exhibition
F-Stop Magazine "Past/Future Issue" Online Group Exhibition
Analog Magazine "Dusted" Series Feature and Interview
Subjectively Objective "Observations In the Ordinary" Online Group Exhibition
The Modern-Day Explorer "Dusted" Series Feature
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 “Color: #16” 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 –Photography.
Indisposable Concept “Roll 3” Feature
Findrangers Camera Club Zine #11 group zine (Travel)
Findrangers Camera Club Zine #X group zine
2015
The Analogue Project “Abandoned” Feature and Interview
Indisposable Concept “Roll 1” Feature
Desert Companion Magazine 2nd Place Awards Article
Findrangers Camera Club Zine #8 group zine
Thrasher Magazine March 2015 Photograffiti Feature
2014
Findrangers Camera Club Zine #5 Group zine
Portland Mercury “Catching Out” Train Hopping, Article.
Nighted zines “Nighted Life 6” Group zine
Findrangers Camera Club Zine #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
Collections
Northlight Gallery ASU (Tempe, AZ)
Lectures
Notre Dame Artist Talk March 2nd, 2020
Lincoln High School Photography Class Artist Talk October 15th, 2017
Curation
Professional Experience
2011-2019
Studio Assistant to Chris Fraser
2016-2017
Special Education Aid in the Loomis Union School District
2014
Polaroid Fotobar Las Vegas Museum Technician
2009-2012
Teachers Assistant for Chris Fraser at Sierra College.