Experience

Lecturer in Photography, Belfast School of Art, University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jan. 2010 to present.

Adjunct Faculty, Photography, Dept. of Art and Art History, University of New Mexico, spring semester 2006 and fall semester 2005. "New Documentary" and "Advanced Photography."

Adjunct Faculty, Photography, Cuyahoga Community College, spring semester 2004, spring semester 2003, fall semester 2002. "Documentary Photography" and "Photojournalism."

Adjunct Faculty, Cleveland Institute of Art, Continuing Education Department, Jan. 2003 - Mar. 2003. "Photographic Diaries."

Visiting Lecturer, Documentary Photography, Feb. - June 2002, and Feb. - June 2001, School of Art, Media and Design, University of Wales, Newport.

Photography Teacher, Social Services project, Blackwood, Wales, Jan. - Apr. 2000.

Staff Photographer, The Albuquerque Tribune, Sep. 1990 - Aug. 1999.

 

Residencies

Artist in Residence, Light Work, Syracuse, New York, Nov. 2 - Dec. 17, 2006.

 

Education

Postgraduate Certification in Higher Education Practices, University of Ulster, 2012.

PhD in Photography, University of Wales, Newport, 2009.

MA with Distinction in Documentary Photography, University of Wales, Newport, 2001.

BA in Journalism, University of New Mexico, 1989.
 

Memberships in Professional Organizations

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2012 to present.

External Examiner, Hereford College of the Arts, 2011 to 2014.


Publications

Monographs:

All You Can Lose Is Your Heart, KayLynn Deveney, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, November 2015.

The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings, KayLynn Deveney and Albert Hastings, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, NY, August 2007.

Collections / Catalogs:

Getxophoto and Galeria Centro Cultural Pontifica Universidad, Catolica de Peru, Lima, Peru, 2013.

Getxophoto Festival, catalog: Bilbao, Spain, 2011.

Darmstadter Tage der Fotografie, catalog: Darmstadt, Germany, 2010.

The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, 2009.

Blue Sky Yearbook 07/08, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, 2009.

Contact Sheet: The Light Work Annual 2007, Light Work, Syracuse, New York.

Writings on photography:

Included in “The Photographer's Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas,” ed. Fulford and Halpern, published by Aperture, 2014.

“The Photographic Diary As A Reflexive Methodology for Documentary Practice,” The Reflexive Photographer, 2013, Museums Etc. Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

“Evidence of Love: Our Photographs of Birthday Cakes,” The Photograph and the Collection, 2013, Museums Etc. Ltd., Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, pp. 232-243.

Photographs Not Taken: A Collection of Photographers’ Essays, Daylight Community Arts Foundation, 2012, p. 43.

 

Solo Exhibitions

The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings, Galeria Centro Cultural Pontifica Universidad, Catolica de Peru, Feb. 13 to April 21, 2013, Lima, Peru, and Getxophoto Festival, Sep. 1 - 30, 2011, Bilbao, Spain.

The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings, Darmstadter Tage der Fotografie, April 23 - 25, 2010, Darmstadt, Germany.

The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings, Blue Sky Gallery, June 5 - 29, 2008, Portland, Oregon.

Dialog: The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings, Hereford Photography Festival, Oct. 1- 30, 2004, Hereford, England.

Edith and Len, Open Eye Gallery, Sep. 1 - Oct. 6, 2001, Liverpool, England.

Edith and Len, Hereford Photography Festival, Oct. 20 - Nov. 18, 2000, Hereford, England.

Pie Town, University of New Mexico Fine Arts Museum, Sep. - Dec. 1996, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

Group Exhibitions

Here Today: Featuring Judi Bommarito, KayLynn Deveney, Lydia Goldblatt and Jane Paradise, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY, Feb. 23-April 14, 2019

Beyond View, Belfast Exposed Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mar. 9 - April 21, 2018.

Dali International Photography Exhibition, Dali City, China, August 2015.

The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photographs, The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, June 1 to September 30, 2011, and Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, July 9 - Sep. 19, 2010, Cincinnati, Ohio, and May 16 - Oct. 11, 2009, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Prime Years, April 30 - May 29, 2011, Gallery of Photography, Dublin, Ireland and Nov. 13, 2009 - Jan. 10, 2010, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas.

*20, Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, Oct. 22nd - Nov. 27, 2010, Hereford, England.

Different Dimension: The Novosibirsk International Festival of Contemporary Photography, Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Russia, June 6 - Aug. 10, 2010.

Visionaris’10, Closer, a cycle of projections at the Fundacion Pilar y Joan Miro, May 27 - June 18, 2010, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Relative Closeness: Portraits of Family and Friends, June 15 - Aug. 4, 2007, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Illinois.

Observation: Photographic Inquiry and Notation, Oct. 31 - Nov. 15, 2004, The School of Art Gallery at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.

So It Is: Photographs from Ireland, Mar. 15 - Apr. 12, 2003, Kelly Randall Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.

 

Awards

Redpoll Trophy, Best Photo Finalist Award, Dali International Photography Exhibition, August 2015.

GUP Magazine Award, FORMAT International Photography Festival, 2014.

Recipient of an artist grant from the Anonymous Was a Woman Foundation, 2008.

Chosen as an official selection for the Arles Contemporary Book Prize, 2008.

Selected by PhotoEspaña to be shown in The Best Photography Books exhibition held at the National Library of Madrid, June - July, 2008.

Chosen as one of 20 nominees for the New York Photo Awards "Best Photography Book" award, 2008.

Honorable mentions in the International Photography Awards in the book categories for documentary, fine art, and people, 2008.

Finalist, Critical Mass Book Awards, 2006.

Finalist, Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Award, 2004.

Finalist, Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Award, 2002.

Scripps Howard Special Award for Return to Pie Town series, 1996.

Society of Newspaper Design, photography portfolio, award of excellence, 1993.

 

Permanent Collections

The Portland Museum of Art, Oregon.

The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Illinois.

Light Work, Syracuse, New York.

The Witliff Gallery, Texas State University - San Marcos. 

 

Reviews and Features

Included in:

Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images (Fifth Edition), by Terry Barrett, McGraw Hill, New York, 2012, p. 79 and color plate 3.

The Passionate Photographer, by Steve Simon, New Riders, Berkeley, 2012, pp. 20-21.

Print Articles:

Pasatiempo: The Santa Fe New Mexican, Jan 7, 2016

Photo Eye Magazine, Fall 2007, KayLynn Deveney/ The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings.

8 Magazine, Fall 2007, The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings, KayLynn Deveney.

O Magazine, Sep. 2007. (short review) The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings. PDN, Oct. 2007. In Print: KayLynn Deveney/ The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings.

Soura Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2007. KayLynn Deveney / The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings.

Magenta Magazine, Jan. 2008. Magenta Recommends: The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings by KayLynn Deveney.

Daily Mail, Weekend Magazine (London), Apr. 5, 2008. The Life and Loves of the Invisible Man.

Source Magazine, Spring 2008. Documentary Portraiture: The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings, KayLynn Deveney.

Vision Magazine (China), June 2008. The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings.

The Oregonian, June 7, 2008. When Photos Turn into a Dialogue.

The Montreal Gazette, Mar. 9, 2009. A Poignant Collaboration Develops on Both Sides of the Camera.

Select Blogs:

CITYLAB, The Fading Romance of America’s ‘Cinderella Homes’, https://www.citylab.com/design/2016/03/the-fading-romance-of-americas-cinderella-homes/474072/

"Late Light," a Photo Booth feature by The New Yorker, 2014. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2014/02/late-light.html

5B4, June 25, 2007. http://5b4.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-to-day-life-of-albert-hastings-by.html

Simply Photo, Aug. 28, 2007. http://simplyphoto.blogspot.com/2007/08/interview2.html (Interview)

New York Times blog, Oct. 18, 2008. Ties That Bind. http://arieff.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/the-ties-that-bind/#more-33

Ink on My Fingers, July, 3, 2009.http://inkonmyfingers.typepad.com/ink_on_my_fingers/2009/07/-my-creative-life-kaylynn-deveney-.html#comments(Interview)