Background
Lauritzen, Erik Middleton was born on September 17, 1953 in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Son of Frederick Lester and Martha (Middleton) Lauritzen.
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Erik Middleton Lauritzen
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Erik Middleton Lauritzen, American art educator, photographer. Polaroid Corporation fellow, 1984, Ilford Photographic Corporation fellow, 1987, 88, 89, Sierra Arts Foundation fellow, 1990, 92, 96, 01, 04, Nevada State Council on the Arts fellow, 1989, 91; recipient Award of Distinction, American Museum Association, 1990, Artist as Educator award Nevada Governor, 1998, Photographer of Year award Shooting the West Conference, 1999.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1977; Master of Arts, California State University, Northridge, 1980.
Career
Assistant professor California State University, Northridge, 1981-1987. Artist-in-residence Sierra Arts Foundation, Reno, 1988-1989. Curator of photography Nevada History Society, 1989-1991.
Professor art Truckee Meadows Community College, from 1990. Instructor in photography University of California at Los Angeles, Westwood, 1981-1986. Artist-in-residence California Arts Council, Los Angeles, 1986-1989, Nevada State Council on the Arts, Reno, 1986-1993.
Photo consultant First Interstate Bank Corporation, Torrance, California, 1985-1987. Consultant workshops Nevada Museum Association, Las Vegas, since 1989, Friends of Photography, Carmel, California, Maine Photographic, Rockport. Co-director Developing Information and Communications Technology Expertise for Micro SMEs Gallery, Reno.
Director Red Mountain Gallery, Reno, The Lauritzen Archives, University California-Santa Cruz Special Collections.
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Membership
Member Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies, Society for Photographic Education, Nevada Museum Association, American Association Museum, Friends of Photography.
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August 9, 2007 (aged 53) -
Nationality
American
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Polaroid Corporation fellow, 1984, Ilford Photographic Corporation fellow, 1987, 88, 89, Sierra Arts Foundation fellow, 1990, 92, 96, 01, 04, Nevada State Council on the Arts fellow, 1989, 91. Recipient Award of Distinction, American Museum Association, 1990, Artist as Educator award Nevada Governor, 1998, Photographer of Year award Shooting the West Conference, 1999.Polaroid Corporation fellow, 1984, Ilford Photographic Corporation fellow, 1987, 88, 89, Sierra Arts Foundation fellow, 1990, 92, 96, 01, 04, Nevada State Council on the Arts fellow, 1989, 91. Recipient Award of Distinction, American Museum Association, 1990, Artist as Educator award Nevada Governor, 1998, Photographer of Year award Shooting the West Conference, 1999.