Stan Raucher’s Profile

Oaxaca By Stan Raucher: 19Dec; Using available light and a bit of serendipity, I strive to create compelling photographs that provide a glimpse into aspects of the human condition. I have visited Oaxaca repeatly over the past several years and I always find myself drawn back to this amazing locale. My series Oaxaca documents the daily life of ordinary people in this diverse city and nearby villages. As individuals interact with one another and their surroundings, the poetry of the street emerges whenever situations that...; Tags: Candid Photography, Documentary, Human Condition, Latin America, Market, Mexico, Oaxaca, Ocotlan, Public Spaces, Street Photography

I was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota during the age of black and white television, Life magazine photo documentaries, and the publication of The Family of Man. These early influences are reflected in my approach to photography. My photographic journey began in 2004 when I graduated from the University of Washington Extension Certificate Program in Photography. I was selected for the Artists Trust EDGE Professional Development Program in 2008 and I was chosen for the Lucie Foundation Mentorship Program E-pprentice Award in 2010. My photography has been exhibited widely in juried competitions and I have won numerous awards, including First Place in the New York Photo Festival Capture Brooklyn exhibition and the 2011 B&W Magazine Portfolio Merit Award. In the past five years, my work has been displayed in over thirty-five juried group exhibitions and in eleven solo exhibitions, including the 2009 Lishui International Photo Festival in China, the 2011 Sixth Ménes-patak International Festival of Photography in Szécsény, Hungary, and the Fifth Annual International Artfoto Festival in Fil'akovo, Slovakia. My prints are in several private collections and in the Lishui Museum of Photography. I am featured in LensWork #97 with a ten-page interview discussing street photography with Brooks Jensen and a portfolio of 20 images from my series Return to New York. I am also featured in LensWork Extended #97 and LensWork Online with a 33 minute video interview and an extended portfolio containing additional images.

Contact Information
email:    stanraucher@yahoo.com
website:   http://www.stanraucher.com
blog:    http://stanraucher.blogspot.com/

Print Inforation
All of my photographs are available for purchase. I carefully craft high quality prints with rich tonality and remarkable luminosity using premium warmtone baryta fiber paper and archival pigments. If you wish to obtain additional information, arrange for usage rights, or inquire about print sizes and prices, please contact me: stanraucher@yahoo.com.
Installation views from some of my recent exhibitions may be found on my website.

Solo Exhibitions
2011       Never-ending Stage, Hrad Svetov V, Hradné Múzeum, Fil'akove, Slovakia. András Tóth, director.
  Metro, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA. Pamela Jaynes, curator.
  Never-ending Stage, Sixth Ménes-patak International Festival of Photography, Szécsény, Hungary. András Tóth, director.
2010       Parisian Gestures, Camerawork Gallery, Portland, OR. Scott Jones, curator.
              Parisian Gestures, Lynnwood Convention Center, Lynnwood, WA. Frederick Wong, curator.
2009       Streets of Paris, Lishui International Photo Festival, Lishui China. Zheng Wang, curator.
Streets of Paris, Auburn City Hall Gallery, Auburn, WA. Maija McKnight, curator.
Portfolio Showcase 3, Center for Fine Art Photography, www.c4fap.org. Stella Kramer, juror.
Parisian Gestures, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2008       La Gente de Oaxaca, Auburn Avenue Theater, Auburn, WA. Megan Myers, curator.
2007       La Gente de Oaxaca, University of Washington SLU Gallery, Seattle, WA. Helen K. Powell, curator.

Juried Group Shows
2012       Journeys, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, WA. Barbara Shaiman, curator. Opens January 12.
2011       Día de los Muertos, Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexico. Ernesto Bazan, curator.
  Where in the World, Minneapolis Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN. Toby Kamps, juror.
  Rock, Paper, Scissors, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA. Dan Corson, Deborah Paine and Barbara Earl Thomas, jurors.
  Looking In, Out, and Through, Aljoya, Mercer Island, WA. Charlotte Beall, curator.
  Gospel of Art, C Art Gallery, Seattle, WA. Sonya Green, curator.
  37th Annual National Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. Ann Pallesen, juror.
  Mary Ellen Mark - 15 Years in Oaxaca, Alvarez Bravo Center, Oaxaca, Mexico. Mary Ellen Mark, curator.
  Looking at the World Through Story, Ida Culver House, Seattle, WA. Charlotte Beall, curator.
  Sacred, Spiritual Places and Icons, University House Issaquah, WA. Charlotte Beall, curator.
  Sidewalks of New York, Texas Photographic Society Portfolio Mid-Career Artist Competition III, Chris Bennett, juror.
  Washington State Juried Art Competition, Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA. Dennis Peacock, juror.
  Viridian Artists Juried Photography Exhibition, New York, NY. Elisabeth Sussman, juror.
2010       HumanKind, NY Photo Festival. James Estrin, A. Wolfson, M. Prüst, A. Cramerotti, C. Lynteris, S. Barzilay, jurors.
Center for Photographic Art 2011 Juried Exhibition. Ted Orland, Karen Sinsheimer, and Huntigton Witherill, jurors.
  Best Shot, Texas Photographic Society. David Bram, juror.
              Speak/Memory, UWPG, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA. Mark Vercammen, juror.
  Photo Center Northwest Members’ Exhibition, Seattle, WA. Christa Dix, juror.
  (un)wrapped, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, WA. Sam Davidson, Marita Dingus and Jen Graves, jurors.
Newspace Members’ Showcase, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland OR. Juried by Newspace.
  2010 NW Fine Arts Competition, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA. K. Anderson, S. Beal, N. Stoaks, jurors.
  Captivar La Luz, Texas Photographic Society, Blue Star LAB Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Kathy Vargas, juror.
  Capture Brooklyn, NY Photo Festival, Michael Foley, Susanne Konig, Teresa Rad & Doug Richards, jurors.
  Connect/Disconnect, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. Cheryl Hahn, curator.
  Black & White Exhibition, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. Andrea Modica, juror.
  28th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography. Hannah Frieser, juror.
  Texas Photographic Society Show, Martin Museum of Art, Waco, TX. C. Baker, S. Mullally, S. Maguire, jurors.
  Speak to Me, Visual Art Poetry Fusion, C Art Gallery, Seattle, WA. Sonya Green, curator.
  PhotoPlaceOpen 2010 Exhibition, Middlebury, VT. Keith Carter, juror.
  Urban Realism, C Art Gallery, Seattle, WA. Sonya Green, curator.
2009       Portrait Exhibition, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. Mary Ellen Mark, juror.
  Dia de los Muertos, The LoDi Project, Raleigh, NC. Jose Galvez, curator.
  Touch, 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle. J. Mitchell, L. Harris & S. Beal, jurors.
  One Thin Line, Texas Photographic Society 18th International. Cig Harvey, juror.
  Mus-Mus @Paris Photographs: www.mus-mus.org/atparis/ Stephen Shore, Gil Blank & Denise Wolff, jurors.
  Documentary Exhibition, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO. Ed Kashi, juror.
  36th Annual National Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. Ellen Garvens, juror.
  Texas Photographic Society Show, Dishman Art Center, Beaumont, TX. Keith Carter, juror.
  Washington State Juried Art Competition, Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA. Gary Faigen, juror.
2008       Slideluck CoCA Exhibition, Seattle, WA. Danilo Bonilla, juror.
  Apocalypse Now Show, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA. Michael Chandler, juror.
  Dia de los Muertos, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA. Jeanne Dodds, curator.
2008       Newspace Center for Photography 2008 Juried Exhibition, Portland OR. T J Norris, juror.
2007       DIA Gallery Invitational, Center for Fine Art Photography, Denver, CO. Tim Anderson, juror.
  Give Us Your Best Shot Exhibit, Benham Gallery, Seattle, WA. Marita Holdaway, juror.
  35th Annual National Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA. Betty Sapp Ragan, juror.
2005       Black and White Photography, Cascade Academy of Photography, Issaquah, WA. Ron Hammond, juror.

Other Selected Exhibitions
2011       Faces of China, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA.
2010       Group f/5.6 Summer Show, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA.
  Shine, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA.
  Art/Not Terminal Annual Photo Show, Seattle, WA.
  Rise, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA.
Hello/Goodbye, Skylight Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Art/Not Terminal – Art Institute of Seattle Exhibition, Burnley Gallery, Seattle, WA.
  Metro, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA.
2009       Direct/Indirect Objects, International District Art Walk, Seattle, WA.
  On The Verge, Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA.
  Group f/5.6 Show, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA.
  Northwest Photography 1928-2009, Wikstrom Gallery, Seattle, WA.
  Seeing with Purpose, International District Art Walk, Seattle, WA.
  Art/Not Terminal Annual Photo Show, Seattle, WA.
  Semana Santa in Antigua Guatemala, Eastshore Gallery, Bellevue, WA.
2008       Bush Wacked, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA.
  New Members Show, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA.
  Group f/5.6 Summer Show, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA.
  Parisian Gestures, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA.
2007       Group f/5.6 Winter Show, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA.
  Group f/5.6 Summer Show, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA.
2006       La Gente de Oaxaca, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA.
2005       Childhood, Cascade Academy of Photography, Issaquah, WA.
2004       UW Certificate Program Show, University of Washington HUB, Seattle, WA.

Awards
2011 Merit Award, B&W Magazine 2011 Portfolio Contest.
Honorable Mention, Texas Photographic Society Portfolio Mid-Career Artist Competition III, San Antonio, TX.
2010 Third Place, Best Shot, Texas Photographic Society, San Antonio, TX.
First Place Best of Show, Capture Brooklyn, New York Photo Festival, Brooklyn, NY.
First Place Award, Art/Not Terminal Annual Photo Show, Seattle, WA.
Judge’s Award - Mirror of Society, Urban Realism Exhibition, C Art Gallery, Seattle, WA.
Lucie Foundation Mentorship Program E-pprentice Award. Ed Kashi, Mentor.
2009       Third Place Award, Art/Not Terminal Annual Photo Show, Seattle, WA.
Yakima Regional Medical & Cardiac Center Award, 36th Annual National Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA.
2008       Peoples Choice Award, Group f/5.6 Summer Show, Clarridge Gallery, East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue, WA.
2007       Ken Whitmire Portrait Award, 35th Annual National Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA.

Publications
2011       Introduction to Street Photography – Brooks Jensen in Conversation with Stan Raucher, LensWork #97, Nov-Dec 2011.
  Return to New York, Stan Raucher a portfolio with 20 images, LensWork #97, Nov-Dec 2011.
  Where in the World? Exhibit Book, Mpls Photo Center, 2011.
  B&W Magazine, 2011 Portfolio Contest Winners, Issue 84, August 2011.
  PSPF 2011 Portfolio Review Book, by Palm Springs Photo Festival, Blurb Book, 2011.
  XV Years of Mary Ellen Mark’s Photography Workshops in Oaxaca, 2011. ISBN: 978-607-411-059-3.
2010       Photo Center NW Volume 4 Book.
  PhotoPlace Open 2010 Blurb Book.
2008       PCNW, Volume II, Work by Faculty, Alumni and Students.
  PDN Photography Annual, May issue, page 146.
2007       Maine Media Workshops Newsletter, December issue masthead.
  Camera Arts Magazine, Show Case Edition, November 2007 issue, page 79.
  Photographic Center Northwest Student Works 2006-2007.
2006       Camera Arts Magazine, September 2006 issue, page 34.

Bibliography
2010       Stan Raucher: What Was He Thinking? Blakeandrews.blogspot.com, June 9, 2010.
  Perspectives Stan Raucher. Blog.c4fap.org/2010/09/14/black-and-white-stan-raucher/, September 14, 2010.
  Lucie Foundation 2010 E-pprentice, www.luciefoundation.org/education/e-pprentice2010.php, March 2010.
2009       Stan Raucher Interview. Onward10.projectbasho.org/2009/11/21/stan-raucher/, November 21, 2009.
  Lishui Photo - Stan Raucher, ws-flatfile.com/2009/11/10/lishui-photo-stan-raucher/, Nov 10, 2009.
  Larson Gallery Photography Exhibit, www.spokane.net/stay_connected/PressReleases.aspx?prid=2249, 04/04/09.
2006       Imagination & Dreams, Tim Anderson, www.opalenik.com/articles/CA54-SFWS-EO.pdf.

Photographic Education and Mentors
2010       Lucie Foundation Mentorship Program E-pprentice Award. Ed Kashi, Mentor.
2008       Graduate, Artist Trust EDGE Professional Development Program Cycle B.
2004       Graduate, University of Washington Extension Certificate Program in Photography.
I have studied with the following photographers at workshops between 2005 and 2011: Doug Beasley, Ernesto Bazan, Keith Carter, Martha Casanave, Paul Elledge, Greg Gorman, Renie Haiduk, Garciela Iturbide, Sean Kernan, Antonin Kratochvil, Costa Manos, Mary Ellen Mark, Norman Mauskopf, Frank Ockenfels III, Elizabeth Opalenik, Leasha Overturf, Eugene Richards, Peter Turnley, Alex Webb and Rebecca West.