Denise Orlin
Denise was born and raised in Chicago, IL. She attended the Brooks Institute Photography program at Harrington College of Design and at Richard Stromberg Chicago Photography Classes.
Denise is an instructor at Chicago Photography Classes and the Assistant Director of FreshLens Chicago, a not for profit photography program for High School students from under-resourced neighborhoods in Chicago.
She worked as a studio manager for two commercial photographers, Jean Moss and Steve Grubman, in Chicago. For many years she worked as a freelance photographer covering everything from weddings to corporate events. Currently, Denise is fine art photographer.
Awards:
2020 Perspectives Gallery, Vicinity, Juror’s Prize
2019 Julia Margaret Cameron Awards: Fine Art, Honorable Mention
2018 Julia Margaret Cameron Awards: Fine Art, Honorable Mention
Small Group Exhibitions:
2019 Argonne National Laboratory, “Letting the Light In” group show
Group Exhibitions:
2021 The SE Center for Photography, Juror: Elinor Carucci
2020 Rockford Art Museum 76th Midwestern Biennial, Juror: Jim Dempsey
2020 Perspectives Gallery, Vicinity, Juror: Jennifer Murray
2020 Highland Park Art Center, Art in the Time of Quarantine
2019 Julia Margret Cameron, Foto Biennial Barcelona
2019 Emerging Artists, Morpho Gallery
2018 11th Annual Pollux Foto Biennial Barcelona, Fine Art
2018 Julia Margret Cameron, Foto Biennial Barcelona
2018 ARC Gallery, Reinvention II
2018 un(INHABITED), Specto Art Space
2018 Small Works, Harper College
2018 Fine Art, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
2018 13th Annual Juried Show, Morpho Gallery, Juror: Angie McMonigal
2018 Highland Park City Hall
2018 2018 Fox River Arts Ramble
2007 Show Class, WithInSight Gallery
On-line:
2020 Filter Photo Member Exhibition Gallery, Jon Blaustein
2020 Don’t Take Pictures, On-line Gallery
2020 Lenscratch, Tell Me A Story Feature
2019 Filter Photo Member Exhibition Gallery, Honorable Mention, Aline Smithson
2018 Filter Photo Member Exhibition Gallery
Bibliography:
2019 Lenscratch, Photographers on Photographers, August 7
2017 Luxe Magazine, March/April pg.128
2009 Elle Décor
Teaching:
2017-Present Assistant Director, FreshLens Chicago, Not for profit photography program for high school students
2014- Present Richard Stromberg Chicago Photography Classes
•Photo 1: Intro to Photography
•Photo 3: Theme based and advanced technical class
Workshops:
2020 Filter Photo, Portfolio Workshop
2019 Santa Fe Workshop with Aline Smithson, Shooting with Intention
2019 Brooke Shaden, Promoting Passion To
2018 Filter Photo Portfolio Boot Camp
Related Work Experience:
2004-Present Freelance Photographer
•Children and Family Portraiture
•Interiors and Product
•Corporate and Event Photography
1993-1995 Studio Manager, Steve Grubman Photography
1990-1992 Studio Manager, Jean Moss Photograph
1987-1990 Freelancer, Film and Television
•Oprah Winfrey Show (Teleprompter operator, Stage Hand)
•What’d Ya Know, Michael Feldman, Disney Productions (Production Assistant)