EDUCATION
2018| MFA, Studio Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2015| BFA, Applied Photography, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
AWARDS & HONORS
2020| Red River Paper Award, Joyce Elaine Grant Foundation Exhibition
2018| Magenta Foundation, Flash Forward 100
2018| Lenscratch Student Prize, Lenscratch, Second Place
2018| PDN Student Photo Contest, Photo District News, Grand Prize Winner
2018| Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2018| Student Award for Innovations in Imaging, Society for Photographic Education
2018| Hixson-Lied Scholarly and Creative Activity Grant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2017| Critical Mass, Photolucida, Finalist
2016| Student Award for Innovations in Imaging, Society for Photographic Education
2015–18| Hixson-Lied Fellowship, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2015–18| Edgren Tuition Fellowship, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2015–18| Kimmel Fellowship, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2015| Jerry Bollen Remembrance Award, FotoFocus Biennial, Cincinnati, OH
SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 | Fool’s Paradise - The Journal Of Grievances Exhibition, Volume 3, Eye Sore Space, October 2020
2020 | Congruence 2020, I Like Your Work Podcast, Online , Curator: Bridgette Mayer
2020 | 17th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Foundation Exhibition, Texas Women’s University, Denton, TX, Curator: Lisa Sutcliffe
2020 | Distinction, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, Curator: Kris Graves
2020 | Full and Part-Time Faculty Exhibition, Northern Kentucky University Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2019 | Midwest SPE Members Exhibition, Brooke Stevens Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI, Curator: Jennifer Murray
2019 | Lessico Familial, Ragusa FotoFestival, Ragusa, Italy
2018 | Someday I’ll Find the Sun, Eisentrager Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE **
2018| Lenscratch Student Prize Exhibition, The Curated Fridge, Somerville, MA, Curator: Yorgos Efthymiadis
2018| Portraits, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, Curator: Paul Martineau
2017| Art Through The Lens, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY, Curator: Elliot Dudik
2017| In Proximity, Tugboat Gallery, Lincoln, NE, Curator: Rana Young
2016| Objecthood, Prescott Gallery, Lincoln, NE, Curator: Michael Villareal
2016| Currents, Prescott Gallery, Lincoln, NE, Curator: Alec Kaus
2015| Near Silence, Medici Gallery, Lincoln, NE, Curator: Rosana Ybarra
2015| Convocation: A Regional Showcase of Graduating Artists, The Carnegie, Covington, KY, Curator: Matt Distel
2015| BFA Solo Exhibition, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY **
2014| The FotoFocus Biennial Regional Student Show, Cincinnati, OH
2014| Juried Student Exhibition, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, Curator: Cate Yelling, Award of Merit
RECENT ONLINE & PRINT PUBLICATIONS
* online & print
2020
“Fool’s Paradise - The Journal Of Grievances, Volume 3”, Antics Publications, October 2020 *
“SOLACE, NotWrong No. 2” Kris Graves Projects, May 2020 *
2019|
“On Death,” Kris Graves Projects in collaboration with Humble Arts Foundation, October 2019 *
Bree Lamb, “Issue 125-August 2019”, FRACTION MAGAZINE, August 7, 2019
Photographers on Photographers, “John-David Richardson on Danna Singer”, Lenscratch, August, 2019
Danielle Kurtzleben, “ Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan– To Get Personal With Voters”, NPR Politics, May 14, 2019
Brennan Booker, “John-David Richardson, Someday I’ll Find the Sun”, Online Interview, Cumulus Photo, April 15, 2019
Amy Dockser Marcus, "For Parents of Ill Children, a Growing Recognition of PTSD”, The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 19, 2019 *
2018|
Jon Feinstein, “Instagram's Boundary-Pushing Documentary Photographers,” VICE, August 30, 2018
Aline Smithson, “John-David Richardson: 2018 LENSCRATCH Student Prize Second Place Winner,” LENSCRATCH, July 10, 2018
“John-David Richardson tells us the story of his difficult life with poetry,” C41 Magazine, June 7, 2018
“John-David Richardson: Someday I’ll Find the Sun,” PDNedu, Spring 2018 *
“John-David Richardson’s Poignant Images Are Inspired by His Troubled Upbringing,” FotoRoom, May 28, 2018
Ellyn Kail, Revealing the Traumas of America’s Class System, in Photos,” Feature Shoot, May 28, 2018
Rana Young, “Spotlight: John-David Richardson,” PHOTO–EMPHASIS, April 6, 2018
VISITING ARTIST / PUBLIC LECTURES
2019 | Imagemaker Lecture, Midwest SPE, Communities, Collaborations and Collectives, Saint Kate Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
2019| Griffin Museum of Photography, Skype
2019| University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2019| Visiting Critic, Color Photography, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2019| Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2018 Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2018| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2018| University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2017| Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE
TEACHING
2022| Spring Adjunct Instructor, 4D-Studio, Foundations, University of Cincinnati
2022| Spring Adjunct Instructor, Intermediate Photography-Studio and Lighting, University of Cincinnati
2021| Fall Adjunct Instructor, Intermediate Photography-Studio and Lighting, University of Cincinnati
2021| Fall Adjunct Instructor, Introduction to Film Photography, University of Cincinnati
2021| Fall Adjunct Instructor, Introduction to Digital Photography, University of Cincinnati
2020| Fall Adjunct Instructor, Introduction to Digital Photography, University of Cincinnati
2020| Summer Adjunct Instructor, Advanced Film Photography, University of Cincinnati
2020| Spring Adjunct Instructor, Introduction to Film Photography, University of Cincinnati
2020| Spring. Adjunct Instructor, Beginning Digital Photography, Northern Kentucky University
2019| Fall Adjunct Instructor, Beginning Digital Photography, Northern Kentucky University
2018| Summer Adjunct Instructor, Beginning Digital Photography, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2018| Spring Graduate Instructor of Record, Beginning Digital Photography, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2018| Spring. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Darkroom Photography, Professor: Dana Fritz
2017| Summer Adjunct Instructor, Beginning Digital Photography, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2016| Summer Adjunct Instructor, Beginning Digital Photography, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2015| Fall. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Beginning Digital Photography, Professor: Walker Pickering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2015| Fall Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Darkroom Photography, Professor: Dana Fritz, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2015| Fall. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Intermediate/Advanced Photography, Professor: Dana Fritz, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
SERVICE
2020 | Experiential Explorations Program Advisor, University of Cincinnati
2018 | President, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Photo Club
2018| Registered Student Organization Grant Writer, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Photo Club
2017-2018| Skate School Instructor, The Bay Skatepark, Lincoln, NE
2015–18 | In-class 2D and 3D artwork documentation demonstrations, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2015–18 | Exhibition installation and deinstallation, Workspace Gallery, Lincoln, NE
2014 | Student Volunteer, FotoFocus Biennial, Cincinnati, OH
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018-present| Freelance Photographer, Interbrand, Cincinnati, OH
2018-present| Freelance Photographer,Cozy Meal, Cincinnati, OH
2018-present| Studio Assistant, Lohr Studio, Middletown, OH
2018| Event Coordinator, Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE
2017–18| Gallery Coordinator, Medici Gallery, Lincoln, NE
2016–18| Large Format Digital Print Lab Manager, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
2014–15| Commercial Photography Intern, Interbrand, Cincinnati, OH