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PHILLIP FORTUNE 140 Huyshope Ave. Hartford, CT Fortune Works ALIEN ABDUCTION Series (And They Used the Faces as Wallpaper) The juxtaposition of fantasy imagery with real accident, maimed, injury, and death imagery within a sort of foreground - background - cinematic approach, toys with the emotions tweaking the viewer to think twice about his/her own desensitization by the bombardment of horrific images heaped upon us by the sensationalizing & aggrandizing mass media profit machines. BIO EDUCATION Zone System Studies. New England School of Photography. Glastonbury, CT. BFA, Two Dimensional Design. Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT. NSCDS (high school) Where they have the greatest art teacher, John Almquist. ALSO John Perry Barlow, is the current (JAN. 1996) Master in Residence, John is a co-founder of the Electronic Freedom Foundation and has been speaking recently on topics such as the fencing of cyberspace, the implications of a virtual community, and electronic rights and freedom. EXPERIENCE 1995- Started, with Rick O'Brien XenArts Internet site for arts groups, artists, & performing arts. 1985- Opened Fortune Photography (now Fortune ImageWorks), Hartford, CT. Commercial Photography Studio with an emphasis on hand-colored black & white photography and computer manipulation. Location & Studio photography. 1981-85 Photography Director & Photographer. Alden Design, Glastonbury, CT. In charge of 3000 sq. ft. studio & 3 shift Photo Lab. Location & Studio photography. 1976-81 Photo Department Supervisor. Goodway Graphics, Glastonbury,CT. Implemented special effects department. 1975-76 Illustrator. Combustion Engineering, Windsor, CT. Free hand illustration for instructional films. AFFILIATIONS Circles of Confusion, a Connecticut photographers collective . Director. Hrtfd. PFH Society, Photographers Group. Glastonbury , CT. SELECTED EXHIBITS 10/95 Pump House Gallery, Hartford, CT. "Findless & Chekhov" One person show. 9/95 Wood Memorial Library, S. Windsor, CT. "Circles at the Wood" Group show. 3/95 The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT. "Roots & Reality" Connecticut Contemporary African-American Artist. Invitational. 3/95 Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT. "4+4+4=95" Invitational 11/94 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT "Burning"Collaboration with Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble (projected images) 9/94 John Almquist Gallery, Winnetka, IL "Momentary Lapses" . One person show 7/94 Washington Art Association, Washington, CT. "Small Works" Invitational 6/94 Real Art Ways. Hartford, CT. "About Face" Curator, Trevor Beal. 6/94 Farmington Art Guild, Farmington, CT. Juror, Joy Wulke. 1/94 Keeney Memorial Cultural Center. Wethersfield, CT. "Whose Roots Are These?" Curators, Pat Reville & Tito Victoriano. (One of the panelist in discussion.) 12/93 Artworks Gallery. Hartford, CT. Juror, Andrea Miller Keller. 11/93 NBC Productions, New York, NY. Art work included in set of Bill Cosby's 'Mystery Movie' 10/93 Waveny Carriage Barn Gallery. New Canaan, CT. " Unfettered Photographs: Stretching Definitions" Curator, John Cusano. 10/93 Keeney Memorial Cultural Center. Wethersfield, CT. "Circles of Confusion 3" Curator, Pat Reville. 7/93 Artworks Gallery. Hartford, CT. Juror, Zina Davis. 7/93 Gallery on the Green. Canton, CT. Juror, Ellen Carey. 5/93 Farmington Art Guild. Farmington, CT. Juror, Jude Schwendenwien . 4/93 Pump House Gallery. Hartford, CT. Two person show. 4/93 Real Art Ways. Hartford, CT. "Erotic Ball." Collaboration with Marlo Marrero. Invitational show. 2/93 Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT. "Circles of Confusion 2" Group show. 8/92 Changing Taste, Art Cafe. Hartford, CT. One person show. 6/92 Colt Building, Hartford, CT. "Circles of Confusion 1" Group show. 12/91 John Ely Slade House, New Haven, CT. Connecticut Art Directors Club. "After Five Show." Group show. 5/90 Pump House Gallery, Hartford, CT. Three person show. Including collaborations with Georgia Yarborough. 12/89 One of 5 featured artist on the program "The Artist Among Us" WFSB - TV (CBS) Hartford, CT. Rebroadcast numerous times through 1993. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1995 'Circles at the Wood' The Journal InquirerSteve Starger, September, 1995. "In Bridgeport, More Than A Touch of the 60's Revisted" The New York Times Vivien Raynor, May 7, 1995. 1994 "Oddly Artistic Look At Real Art Ways" The New York Times Vivien Raynor, June 19 1994 . "Circles of Confusion: A Connecticut Photographers Collective / New Work" Art New England Jude Schwendenwein February/March 1994 . "Carriage Barn Gallery/New Canaan. Unfettered Photographs: Stretching Definitions" Art New England Michael Rush February/March 1994