Christopher Dant

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EDUCATION

MFA in Studio Art, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. 2016.

BFA in Studio Art (with a concentration in Photography), University of North Texas, Denton, TX. 2012.

TEACHING

Associate Professor of Art (with Tenure), University of North Georgia (Dahlonega and Gainesville Campuses). 2022-current.

Assistant Professor of Art, University of North Georgia (Dahlonega and Gainesville Campuses). 2017-2022.

Adjunct Professor, Advanced Darkroom Photography (View Camera), University of North Texas, Denton, TX. Spring 2017.

Adjunct Professor, Darkroom Photography 1, Tarrant County College, North East Campus, Hurst, TX. Spring 2017.

Associate Professor, Digital Photography 1, Collin College Preston Ridge Campus, Frisco, TX. Spring 2017.

Summer Scholars Teaching Assistant, Photography 1, Assisting Jayson Bimber, Visiting Lecturer, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. 2016.

Instructor of Record, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. 2014 - 2016.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Photography 1 with Research Associate Jayson Bimber, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. 2014.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Photography 1 with Professor Martina Lopez, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. 2013.

SOLO & SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

* indicates solo exhibitions

2025 *Thy Neighbor, Thy Friend. Atrium Gallery, University of North Georgia, Gainesville Campus

2024 Poe Mill: A Skateboarding Retrospective. Woodbine Studio, Greenville, South Carolina. Curated by Zach Suggs (two person exhibition)

2022 Imago Dei. Sojourn Arts + Culture Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky. Curated by Michael Timothy Winters (four person exhibition)

2017 *Worthy Sons. TVCD Gallery, Denton, Texas

2016 *Worthy Sons. Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 Airport Exhibition. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Main Terminal Gallery, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, Georgia. December 17th through March 16, 2026. Juror: Dr. Sarah Kennel

2026 DoVA Faculty Biennial. Roy C. Moore Gallery, Gainesville, Georgia. January 19 through February 27th.

2026 DoVA Faculty Biennial. Bob Owens Art Gallery, Dahlonega, Georgia. January 12th through March 20th, 2026.

2025 3rd Annual Artist Educator Exhibition. Smithgall Arts Center, The Arts Council of Gainesville, Gainesville, Georgia. September 5th through October 17th, 2025. Juror: Erica Watson

2025 Growth. LenScratch Exhibition. https://lenscratch.com/2025/05/growth-exhibition/. Juror: Sierra Aguilar

2025 Earth Day Art Exhibition. Student Center, University of North Georgia, Gainesville Campus, Gainesville, Georgia.

2025 Ruins & Remnants. PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont. Juror: Aline Smithson

2024 Family Ties. Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, South Carolina. June 2024. Juror: Lia Latty

2024 2024 Peach Belt Art Exhibition. Online. March 2024

2023 Portrait of The Self. International Juried Exhibition. COPA + S.A.G.E. Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. November 4th through December 2nd, 2023. Juror: Mark Kitsawaeng

2023 Light in the Dark. Sojourns Arts + Culture Gallery. Louisville, Kentucky. November 17th through January 7th, 2024. Juror: Sarah Bernhardt

2023 Common Objects. A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas. May 12th through June 22nd, 2023. Juror: Doug Beasley.

2023 The Shadow Aspect. Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 20th through June 3rd, 2023. Juror: Sarah Weiss.

2023 In Our Place. MidwestNice Gallery, Aberdeen, South Dakota. Juror: Briana Earl

2023 Consider the Wildflowers. Hansford Hall Gallery, Dahlonega, Georgia. October 23rd through November 10th, 2023. Curated by Niki Pett

2023 DoVA Faculty Biennial. Roy C. Moore Gallery, Gainesville, Georgia. October 1st through October 27th, 2023.

2023 DoVA Faculty Biennial. Bob Owens Art Gallery, Dahlonega, Georgia. October 1st through October 27th, 2023.

2021 Member’s Choice. Atlanta Photography Group. Atlanta, GA. Juror: Beth Lilly. March 6th through April 3rd, 2021.

2020 Missive: UNG DoVA Faculty Exhibition. Different Trains Gallery. Decatur, GA. Juror: Shawn Vinson

2019 Director’s Cut. Atlanta Photography Group. Atlanta, GA. Juror: Judith Pishnery

2019 Summertime. A. Smith Gallery. Johnson City, TX. Juror: Jennifer Shaw

2019 Color. Southeast Center for Photography. Greenville, SC. Juror: Blue Mitchel

2019 Summertime. Atlanta Photography Group. Atlanta, GA. Jurors: Scott Speakes and Genie Gaither Jones

2018 SE Center Member’s Show. SE Center for Photography. Greenville, SC. December 2018. Juror: Polly Gaillard

2018 Art School Confidential: UNG Faculty Exhibition. Bob Owens Gallery. University of North Georgia.

2018 Home. SE Center for Photography. Greenville, SC. May 2018. Juror: Aline Smithson.

2017 Coalition of the Willing: UNG Coalition of the Willing: UNG DoVA Faculty Exhibition. Nov. 2017 - Feb. 2018. Athens Academy, Athens, GA.

2017 2017 Black + White Exhibition, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. Juried by Ann M. Jastrab.

2015 WPA Prints: The Amity Arts Foundation Collection (Commissioned Photographs of Works Progress Administration locations in Indiana shown with the Amity Collection) South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN

2015 Solarium Gallery Exhibition, Solarium Gallery, Main Building, University of Notre Dame. Juried by Administrators in The Graduate School.

2015 Part 2: Second Year MFA Group Show, AAH&D Gallery, Notre Dame, IN

2014 Birdsell Project Group Exhibition, The Birdsell Mansion, South Bend, IN. Juried by Myles Robertson and Nalani Stolz.

2014 National MFA Competition, First Street Gallery, Chelsea, New York. Juried by Asya Geisberg.

2013 New Faces: First Year MFA Group Exhibition, AAH&D Gallery, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

2012 Picture Day: University of North Texas BFA Senior Photography Group Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX

2012 You, Me, We, North Gallery, Denton, TX

2011 Fall Show, The Village Church Gallery, Denton, TX

2011 Parallax Photography Club Group Exhibition, Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX

2011 Spring Show, The Village Church Gallery, Denton, TX

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Conference Presentations

2026 Conference Presenter: Designing with Empathy: Students Create Public Art Addressing Caregiving and Community Connection (with colleague Tiffany Prater), 2026 University System of Georgia Teaching & Learning Conference. April 16th and April 17th, 2026, Athens, Georgia.

2026 Conference Presenter: Your Administrator & You, 63rd Annual Society for Photographic Education Conference, Catalyst for Exchange. March 19th through March 21st, 2026, Atlanta, Georgia

2021 Conference Presenter: Worthy Sons: Instilling Agency Through Photography, CIVA Transcend Biennial Conference, Austin, TX, November 2021. Moderator: Kim Garza.

Artist Talks

2025 Artist Talk: Notre Dame Camera Club Guest Speaker, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. December 10th, 2025.

2022 Artist Talk: Imago Dei, Sojourn Arts + Culture Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky.

2021 Zoom Artist Talk: Atlanta Photography Group Member’s Choice Exhibition, Juried by Beth Lilly.

2016 Artist Talk: WPA Prints: The Amity Arts Foundation Collection (Commissioned Photographs to be shown with the Amity Collection), South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN

Workshops & Community Engagement

2026 Workshop Instructor: Photography is Magic: Seeing the World through the Ground Glass. Forsyth County Schools Art Honors Day, University of North Georgia, Gainesville Campus. Friday, February 20th, 2026.

2025 Community Collaboration: ACAP (Adult Children of Aging Parents), UNG Center for Healthy Aging and UNG Department of Visual Arts Hall County Bus Shelter Project; Advanced Photography and Graphic Design students collaborated with ACAP and Center for Healthy Aging to create posters for bus shelters across Gainesville. Lead by Associate Professor Tiffany Prater and Associate Professor Chris Dant.

2024 Workshop Instructor: Is Film Photography for You? A Workshop on Film Photography by Chris Dant. Forsyth County Library, Cumming, Georgia. Saturday, January 13th, 2024.

2022-2023 Photography Enrichment Instructor; taught basic photography course to 4th and 5th graders, giving them experiences with digital cameras and analog film processes. Boys & Girls Club of Lanier, Gainesville, GA

2020 Zoom Critique Lead: Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, June 3rd, 2020.

2019 Critique Lead: Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, September 4th, 2019.

2019 Project Coordinator: ConnectAbliity “Thousand Words Photography Project”: a project that pairs those with and without accessibility needs to come together and make photographs.

2014 High School Art Day, Photography Workshop Instructor, University of Notre Dame and Clay High School

Juror Appointments

2025 Juror: Member’s Exhibition. Southeast Center for Photography. International Exhibition. Greenville, South Carolina.

2024 Portfolio Reviewer: NAHS Portfolio Review Day at Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia.

2021 Juror: Currahee Artist’s Guild Fall Show. Toccoa, GA. October 31st, 2021.

2021 Juror: The Chestatee Review Gothic Art Contest. Dahlonega, GA. October, 2021.

2018 Juror: 71st Member’s Exhibition. Quinlan Visual Arts Center. Gainesville, GA. October 11 - November 24.

2017 Juror: UNG Arts Guild 2D Exhibition. Fall 2017.

Exhibition Catalogs

2025 Photography for Exhibition Catalog: The Lost World - The Art of Minnie Evans, High Museum of Art

Other Activities

2024 Commission Work for Textile artist and UNG Professor Emeritus, Tommye McClure Scanlin, Marking Time with Fabric and Thread: Calendars, Diaries, and Journals within Your Fiber Craft. Published by Schiffer Publishing. 2024.https://schifferbooks.com/products/marking-time-with-fabric-and-thread?srsltid=AfmBOooxfDXdGcfaS3ciZFGvMy_2md5-ZDtc2o7UgfMJxus2DEOOLSe_

2023 Critique Participant: Minor + League Group Critique, coordinated by Alex Christopher Williams www.alexcwilliams.com

2021 Commission Work for Textile artist and former UNG Department of Visual Arts Department Head, Tommye McClure Scanlin, Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond: Planning and Weaving with Confidence. https://www.schifferbooks.com/tapestry-design-basics-and-beyond-planning-and-weaving-with-confidence-7055

2019 Commission Work for Textile artist and former UNG Department of Visual Arts Department Head, Tommye McClure Scanlin, The Nature of Things: Essays of a Tapestry Weaver. https://ung.edu/university-press/books/the-nature-of-things.php

2015 Assistant, Mark Klett; Assisted Mark Klett in a re-photographic project focusing on locations of Notre Dame’s campus. The project digitally merged historical imagery with contemporary imagery.

2013-16 Exhibition Curator & Preparatory Technician, Riley Hall of Art, Art History and Design,University of Notre Dame

2013 Studio Manager/Assistant, Scott Cunningham, Columbus, OH

2012 Billiamjeans Photography Intern, www.billiamjeans.com, Greenville, SC.

2012 Co-coordinator for Picture Day: BFA Senior Photography Exhibition, Denton, TX

2012 Installation Committee for “You, Me, We™ Group Exhibition, Denton, TX

2011 Installation Committee for Parallax Photo Club Group Exhibition

RESIDENCIES

2026 Kinhouse Artist Residency, May 18th through May 24th, 2026. https://www.kinhouseart.com/ Fort Wayne, Indiana.

COURSES TAUGHT

University of North Georgia

ART 2810 Introduction to Photography

ART 3810 Digital Photography I

ART 4810 Digital Photography II (Advanced Photography)

ART 3800 Film Photography I

ART 4800 Medium & Large Format Photography

ART 4915 Special Topic in Art (Photography Studio Practices)

ART 1020 Two-Dimensional Design and Color Theory

ART 2550 Foundations Portfolio Review

ART 4550 BA Senior Seminar

ART 4850 Internship in Visual Art

ART 4910 BFA Senior Capstone

University of North Texas (Denton, Texas)

Large Format Darkroom

Tarrant County Community College (Hurst, Texas)

35mm Darkroom Photography

Collin College (Plano, Texas)

Digital Photography

University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana)

Introduction to Digital Photography

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PUBLICATIONS

2025 Public Art in Gainesville from UNG Students Focuses on Caregiving, Gainesville Times https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/life/art-culture/public-art-in-gainesville-from-ung-students-will-focus-on-supporting-caregivers/

2025 Students Create Art about Caregiving: A collaboration between the Department of Visual Arts, the Institute of Healthy Aging and ACAP (Adult Children of Aging Parents) https://ung.edu/news/articles/2025/02/students-create-art-about-caregiving.php

2021 Photographic work included in Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond: Planning and Weaving with Confidence by Tommye McClure Scanlin. Published by Schiffer Publishing. 2021. https://www.schifferbooks.com/tapestry-design-basics-and-beyond-planning-and-weaving-with-confidence-7055

2021 CIVA (Christians in the Visual Arts) Member Spotlight.

2020 CIVA (Christians in the Visual Arts) Blogpost feature in “New Work” by Karen Brummund, CIVA’s Vice Chair of Board of Directors. https://civa.org/civablog/better-balance/

2020 Photographic work included in The Nature of Things: Essays of a Tapestry Weaver by Tommye McClure Scanlin. Published by University of North Georgia University Press. 2020. https://ung.edu/university-press/books/the-nature-of-things.php

2019 Don’t Take Pictures, “Photograph of the Day: Chris Dant", website feature.

2019 VoyageATL, Interview “Art & Life with Chris Dant”. January 2019.

2018 Photo-Emphasis, Online Feature: Chris Dant

2017 Deep Red Press, Monthly Feature, April 2017

2016Float Magazine Instagram Takeover, Oct. 12th-15th, 2016

2016 YIELD Magazine, Issue #2, April

2016 Lange, Tom, Photography MFA Student Comissioned for Indiana Bicentennial Project, Exhibition Review, South Bend Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters

AWARDS AND HONORS

2019 Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Student Government Association Faculty Awards, Spring 2019

2016 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, Recognizes graduate students who demonstrate excellent teaching, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

2016 Walter R. Beardsley Award for Best in Show, 2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN

2015 Graduate Student Research Award (GSRA); Awarded $2,000 to fund thesis research.

2015 Solarium Award, for Outstanding Artist, Solarium Gallery Exhibition, The Graduate School, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

2013-16 Department of Art, Art History & Design MFA Tuition and Stipend Award University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Current

2014-Pres. Society for Photographic Education (SPE), Member

2018-Pres: SEC4P: Southeast Center for Photography, Member

2018-Pres. Atlanta Photography Group, Member

Former Memberships

2021-2025 Center for Fine Art Photography, Member

2019-2022 YoungLife, Team Leader, Lumpkin County High School. Dahlonega, GA

2018-2021 CIVA: Christians in the Visual Arts, Member

2013-16 YoungLife, Team Leader, Michiana Area, South Bend, IN

2010-12 Parallax Photography Club, University of North Texas

2010-12 Young Life, Leader, North Texas Area, Denton, TX