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• MFA Art Media Studies at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (1999-2001)
• Graduate Study in Photography at University of Miami, Florida (1997-1998)
• BFA in Merchandising with a minor in Photography at Pratt Institute, New York, New York (1984-1988)

• 2023 – 2024, Guest Faculty at National Institute of Design, Gandhinager, Gujarat, India Workshops: Performance Art, Anthrotype, Critical Writing for Artists
• 2013 – present, Lecturer at University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
  Courses: Contemporary Studio Practices, Digital Photography and Design, Black & White Darkroom Photography
• 2011 – 2022, Associate Faculty, Collin College, Frisco, Texas
  Courses: Art Appreciation and Foundations of Art
• 2011 – 2015, Adjunct Faculty, Richland College, Dallas, Texas
  Courses: Digital Media including photoshop, web design, video and animation, Digital Video 1 & 2
• 2009 – 2011 Senior Fellow, Critical Writing Department, Lecturer, Visual Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Developed new courses including Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, Contemporary Art in New York, Dark Tourism in Philadelphia and Service Learning in Parkway High School. Facilitated year-long Visual Studies Senior Thesis Projects, culminating in an exhibition, publication. Additional responsibilities include mentoring new writing instructors.
• 2002 – 2009 Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania
  Developed and taught curriculum for new Visual Studies major—including survey courses which encompass 2D, 3D & video, contemporary art and theory. Additional courses include Photo 1 & 2
• 2001 – 2009 Master Lecturer at University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Developed and taught new critical theory curriculum for photography majors (juniors and seniors) Developed and taught interdisciplinary conceptual studio course for Media Arts majors. Courses include: Contemporary Practices, Critical Issues in Photography and Senior Seminar—Contemporary Issues.
• 2000 – 2001 Syracuse University
  Courses: black & white, color and digital photography

• 2012 – 2022 Traffick911, Addison, Texas
  Volunteer leader engaged in community awareness, advocacy and education in schools, community/social service organizations, churches and Juvenile Detention programs. Served as volunteer coordinator and trainer for Collin and Dallas counties 2012-2018.
  Conducted art workshops promoting positive body awareness at Collin JDC.
• 2017 – 2022
  Implemented a Nia dance therapy program at Collin Juvenile Detention Center and Letot youth shelter for incarcerated girls age 12-17.
  2020 – 2022
  Initiated and organized a book drive donation for Collin JDC & Letot youth

TBD –“Soundings–Let Your Voice Be Heard”, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

April – “Soundings–Let Your Voice Be Heard”, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas

September – “Soundings: India–Let Your Voice Be Heard”, Arthshila Art Center, Ahmedabad, India

March – “Soundings–Let Your Voice Be Heard”, Under Construction Gallery, San Antonio, Texas

November – “Soundings”, ICOSA Collective, Austin, Texas

October – “The Sleep of Reason–The Fragmented Figure“, Sculpture Month Houston, Site Gallery, Houston, Texas

September – “My Jesse James Adventure–Solar Plate Etchings“, National Institute of Design, Gandhinager, India

May – “My Jesse James Adventure”, Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas

August – “My Jesse James Adventure”, Tarleton University, Stephenville, Texas

January – “Becoming Colette”, The Reading Room, Dallas, Texas

January – “Reflections on the Way to the Gallows”, 500x Gallery, Dallas, Texas

March – “Just Add Maggots”, International House Video Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February – “Copeland—Retrospective”, Weeks Gallery, Jamestown, New York

November – “Abortion Dialogues”, Goethe Institute Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh in conjunction with Chobi Mela International Photo Festival

November – “Abortion Dialogues”, Indian Museum, Kolkata, India

April – “Abortion Dialogues”, Carbon14 Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March – “Untitled” Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

June – “Underwater Series” Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh

May – “First Tuesday Film Festival—Featured Artist”, Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Illinois

February – “Utopian World State: Fact or Fiction?” Loyola College Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

February – “Nature’s Fingerprint” Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, Delaware

August – “Nature’s Fingerprint—Fringe Festival”, TLA Video, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September – “Artist Invitational”, Tyler Art Gallery, Oswego, New York

May – “Abortion Stories”, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

January – “Abortion Stories”, Acme Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

October – “Evolutions”, Clement Gallery, University of Toledo, Ohio

February – “Abortion Stories”, Spaces, Cleveland, Ohio

January – “Teras”, Metaphorestry Gallery, Syracuse, New York

June – “Copeland/Thompson–Recent Work”, Spark Gallery, Syracuse, New York

September – “Are We Killing Our Children?”, Virginia Intermont Gallery, Bristol, Virginia

April – “Spring Exhibition”, Schacknow Museum, Coral Springs, Florida

November – “Texture Series”, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida

May-October –  “Are We Killing Our Children?” University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia traveled to Cali and Bucaramanga

July – “3 in 3D”, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Somerville, New Jersey

November – “Are We Killing Our Children?” Kingsley Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

September – “Travelscapes”, Mahopac Library, Mahopac, New York

August – “Copeland Venezuela”, Crystal Gallery, Mahopac, New York

May/June – “Copeland Recent Photographs”, Building & Design Center, Yorktown Heights, New York

November – “Copeland–Photographs” Pratt Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

November – “Nocturna Brooklyn Online Film Festival” The Alien and the Border Guard–Semi-Finalist

November – “Magma Online Film Festival” Ablution–Nominee for Best LGBTQ Film

October – “Cinescape Lisbon Online Film Festival” Ablution–Semi-Finalist

October – “Alpine International Film Festival” Bern, Switzerland, Ablution–Best LGBTQ Film

October – “Moonlight International Film Festival” Ablution–Semi-Finalist

September – “Darkland Online Film Festival” Ablution–Nominee for Best Queer Short

August – “Golden Swan Zurich Film Festival” The Alien and the Border Guard & Ablution

May –“London Movie Awards” The Alien and the Border Guard–Best Experimental Short

March – “45th Anniversary Exhibition” 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas

February–May – “Center of Attention: Selected Acquisitions From the Past Decade” Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas

February – “International Network Online Film Festival” The Alien and the Border Guard–Best Short SciFi

January – “New York Movie Awards Online Film Festival” The Alien and the Border Guard, New York, New York

December – “Frame of Mind“, KERA Programming, Galaxias tou Gala, Dallas, Texas

September – “Bridge Online Film Festival” The Alien and the Border Guard, Chicago, Illinois

September – “4theater Online Film Festival” Ablution–Best LGBTQI+

August – “Medusa Online Film Festival” Ablution–Best LGBTQ+, The Alien and Border Guard— Best Experimental Short Film

August – “Vacations in the Subconsious” Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles, California

August – “One-Reeler Online Film Festival” Ablution–Award of Merit

June – “Bestlov Online Film Festival” The Alien and the Border Guard

June – “Texas Short Film Festival” Ablution–Best Experimental Film, San Antonio, Texas

March – “Austin Micro Film Festival” Galaxias tou Gala–Best Experimental Film

March – “Oxford Film Festival” Galaxias tou Gala, Oxford, Mississippi

January – “Sea of Art FilmFestival” Galaxias tou Gala, Honorable Mention, Stravanger, Norway

October – “Experimental Film Fest”, Galaxias tou Gala, Honorable Mention Award, New Bern, NC

September – “WE, the Women’s Caucus Exhibition”, Xavier University Art Gallelry, Cincinnati, OH

July – “$5 Video Exhibition”, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas

November – “Official Selection in Reel East Texas Film Festival”, Kilgore, Texas

November – “Sonic Murals”, Center for Experimental Music & Intermedia, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

August – “My Jesse James Adventure”, SPiN Gallery, Dallas, Texas

June – “I Am Women” Dragonfly Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

May – “How Does Freedom Taste?” Swifts & Slows–a quarterly of crisscrossings, Arteidolia online publication

April – “Salina Biennial–Contemporary Art from the Mountain-Plains Region”, Salina Art Center, Salina, Kansas

March – “United Video Artists #videovirus–a videoart marathon”, Magmart Videoart Network, Rome, Italy

March – “Official Selection in Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards”, Rome, Italy

January-December – “Official Selection in NewMediaFest2020” curated by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, traveling globally for the year with physical and virtual exhibitions NewMediaFest.org

November – “Official Selection at Mostra Internacional de Danca Imagens em Movimento”, San Paulo, Brazil

October – “Official Selection at WHAT THE FEST”, Dallas, Texas

July – “Official Selection at Medianale Video Festival”, Dallas, Texas

March – “Official Selection at SPE Video Festival”, Cleveland, Ohio

February – “Official Selection in Madatac Film Festival”, Madrid, Spain

February – “Kolkata International Photography Festival”, Kolkata, India

January – “The Ghost of Jane Elkins at 5th Wimberley Film Festival”, Wimberley, Texas

January – “Official Selection at Oregon Cinema Arts Festival”, Portland, Oregon, Nominated for Best Original Musical Score

September – “Official Selection at 40 North Dance Film Festival”, San Diego, California

September – “OGA Video Art Exhibition”, Rome, Italy

September – “COG—Official Selection at Cefalu Film Festival”, Cefalu, Italy

August – “COG—Official Selection at Oregon Cinema Arts Festival”, Portland, Oregon

July – “Concept 2018”, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

April – “Women’s Work”, SPiN Gallery, Dallas, Texas

February – “COG World Premiere at DT” Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, London, U.K.

January – “3 Days in Limbo at 4th Wimberley Film Festival”, Wimberley, Texas Winner–Best Cinematography

September – “Downtown Tyler Film Festival”, Tyler, Texas

September – “Punctuations in a Sentence of Eternity”, Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel

April – “Royal Trash”, Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, London, England

March – “Duchamp No Aquario”, Videolab, Casa de Esquina, Coimbra, Portugal

December – “AVI 2016—Art Video International”, Jerusalem, Israel

November – “Paradise vs. Utopia: Disputed Ideals”, Ro2 Art, Dallas, Texas

November – “Paradise: No Time Zone”, Centraltrak Gallery, Dallas, Texas

September – “Utopian Fantasies”, The Wild Detectives, Dallas, Texas

November – “28th Festival Les Instants Video”, Marseilles, France

July – “Irrational City”, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas

March – “6th International Video Art Festival of Camagüey”, Camaguey, Cuba

March – “SPE Video Festival”, New Orleans, Louisiana

January – “Studio Visit 1.2”, Cris Worley Gallery, Dallas, Texas

January – “Medianale—Experimental Video Festival”, McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas

October – “Table Manners” Womanorial Online Exhibition

September – “The Motherload—Collaborative Exhibition”, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas

June-August – “100 x 100 = 900 International Video Festival” featured at Video in Progress 5: Reflections of the Past, Ljubljana, Slovenia, One Shot International Film Festival, Yerevan, Armenia, Oran Biennial, Oran, Algeria, Demolden Video Project, Santander, Spain, Room, Kent, UK, Elgalpon Espacio, Lima, Peru

March – “SPE Video Festival”, Baltimore, Maryland

November – “Return to Narrative”, 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas

October – “Dallas Video Festival” Dallas, Texas

September – “The Sweetest Taboo”, Red Arrow Contemporary Gallery, Dallas, Texas

July – “Cologne International Video Festival”, Cologne, Germany, traveling to Greece, Poland, Italy, Romania, Peru and Morocco

April-December – “Magmart International Video Festival”, Casoria Contemporary Art Museum Italy, traveling to U.K., France, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Hungary, Albania, Bulgaria, Armenia, Iran, Romania, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, China, India, Greece, Phillipines, Ukraine, Russian Federation and U.S.

March – “SPE Video Festival”, Chicago, Illinois

September – “Swarm”, Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, Texas

September – “Members’ Exhibition”, 500x Gallery, Dallas, Texas

July – “Watered Down”, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, Texas

September – “Dallas Stories”, Dallas Video Festival, Dallas, Texas

February – “The Carnival of Death”, University of London, London, U.K.

October – “Line Up Action—festival internacional de arte da performance”, Coimbra, Portugal

June – “6th ISFF International Short Film Festival”, Detmold, Germany

March – “The Museum”, Arthur Ross Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October – “Paper Works!”, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September – “A Book About Death”, Emily Harvey Gallery, New York, New York

July – “09 Oh Cow!” Crossing Art Gallery, Flushing, New York

June – “Money, Money, Money”, Kurye International Film Festival, Istanbul

May – “Visions in the Nunnery 2009”, Bow Arts Gallery, London, U.K.

March – “Sprawl—SPE Conference Video Program”, Dallas, Texas

February – “Women’s Caucus for Art 5th International Video Festival”, Korean Cultural Center Theater, Los Angeles, California

November – “Betting on Shorts—More than a Eurovision of Short Film”, simultaneous screenings in Athens, Barcelona, Bucharest, Istanbul, London, Maribor, Novi Sad, Paris, Poznan, Stockholm, Naples, Thessaloniki & Weisbaden

November – “Moving Image Film Festival”, Toronto, Canada

August – “DigiFestival”, Florence, Italy

June – “2nd Kratkofil International Short Film Festival”, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina

May – “Artsfest 2008”, Whitaker Center for Science & Arts, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

May – “18th Internationales Video Festival” Bochum, Germany

April – “Filmideo Series”, Red Saw Gallery, Newark, New Jersey

March – “Standing Video Screening”, Teatro dell’Accento, Rome Italy

March – “Agents of Change: Art & Advocacy”, SPE conference video screening, Denver, Colorado

March – “The New Millennium Isn’t Space-Age, It’s Raw”, Scope Art Fair, Lincoln Center, New York

September – “Raw Tactics of the Subversive Body Video Screening”, Pittsburgh, PA traveling to Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY & Washington, DC

August – “Scope Hamptons”, Scope Cinema, East Hampton Studios, New York

June – “Ars Latina 2007”, Mexicali, Baja, California, traveling to Castellon, Spain in September 2007

June – “Kratkofil International Short Film Festival”, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina

March – “Look Out—Photography & the Worlds of Contemporary Art”, SPE conference video screening, Miami, Fl

March – “Ritual and Reputation”, Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan

September – “Snap to Grid”, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California September “Ars Latina 2006”, Macerta, Italy

September – “Sculpure at City Nord”, Hamburg, Germany September “Temporary Cities”, National Center for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, Russia

September – “Temporary Cities”, Cultural Communication Center, Klalpeda, Lithuania

September – “MIAD Venado Tuerto 2006”, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, Argentina

July – “Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art”, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

March – “Temporary Identities”, Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Russia

October – “Art AIUD 2005 Film Festival” Interart Foundation, Alba, Romania

October – “Heartfelt”, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Florida

September – “Sculpture Faculty Exhibit” Addams Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May – “Arad Biennale”, American Pavilion, Arad, Romania

April – “Media Lounge”, York Arts Gallery, York, Pennsylvania

October – “Rendering Gender”, Truman State Gallery, Kirkville, Missouri

September – “Dialogue: art. technology. imagery”, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, Maryland

September – “Death Bizarre”, Almanac Gallery, Hoboken, New Jersey

September – “Media Arts Faculty Exhibit”, Rosenwald Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

June – “Girl Art Now”, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, Rhode Island

October – “Re:Context”, SPEMA Video Festival, Ewing, New Jersey

September – “Body Politic”, University of Eafit, Medellin, Colombia

August – “Viewpoints”, Arthur Ross Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August – “Fringe Festival”, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

April – “Multisensory: Visual Responses to Memory and Synesthesia”, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, Rhode Island

April – “Skin 2003”, Icebox Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

March – “Ties That Bind: Women and Collaboration”, Smithtown Arts Council, St. James, New York

February – “New Normal”, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

October – “New Media & Video”, Community College of Rhode Island, Lincoln, Rhode Island

October – “Evidencing: Drawing with Light and Pixels”, College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey

September – “9/11”, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

June – “National Photography 2002”, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, New York

June – “New American Talent”, Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX, traveled to Texas A&M Commerce Galleries (2002) and Stark Galleries, Texas A&M University (2003)

May – “Autobiographies”, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

April – “Photography 2002”, Nexus Gallery, New York, New York

January – “Disparate Views”, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York

March – “MFA Exhibit”, Lowe Gallery, Syracuse, New York

January – “Expose Yourself”, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York

November – “Serious Play”, Adabomb Gallery, Milwaukee, Winsconsin

April – “Everson Biennial”, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York

October – “Dinner with Dali”, Clement Gallery, University of Toledo, Ohio

July – “Member’s Exhibit”, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas

April – “Members’ Exhibit”, Light Work Gallery, Syracuse, New York

March – “Five Perspectives of the Global Child”, Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, California

February – “Winter Exhibition”, Gallery 210, Syracuse, New York

November – “Image & Text II”, SFA Gallery, Nacogdoches, Texas

September – “Hand/Spirit/Invention”, Harper Collins Gallery, New York, New York

June – “Fresh Work 2”, Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, Florida

January – “Imaging Florida”, New Gallery, University of Miami traveled to Tampa, Tallahassee and Gainesville, Florida

November – “Book Arts“, Left Bank Gallery, Bennington , Vermont

March – “Light and Image“, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York

February – “Photowork ’97“, Barry University, Miami, Florida

February – “Voices and Visions“, Center for Emerging Art, Melbourne, Florida

August – “Juried Member’s Show“, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

August – “Pulp Fictions“, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX, traveling to six museums

June – “Three Rivers Art Festival“ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

May – “Endangered“, Oregon Book Arts Guild, Valley Art Association, Forest Grove, Oregon, traveling to Seattle, Washington for Bumbershoot Festival

April – “100 Women, 100 Works“, Center at High Falls, Rochester, New York

April – “Art on Paper ’96“, MFA Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland

March – “Women and Violence“, Women’s Studio Gallery, Rosendale, New York

March – “Women in the Visual Arts“, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

January – “70th International Competition“, Print Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, traveled to Woodstock Center of Photography, Woodstock, New York

December – “CEPA Member’s Show“, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York

September – “Soho Biennial“, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, New York

September – “Worth a Thousand Words“, Benham Gallery, Seattle, Washington

August – “Dimension Dementia“, New Jersey Printmaking Council, Somerville, New Jersey

June – “Media Mania“, New Jersey Printmakers Council Traveling Exhibit, Princeton, Raritan, Somerset, Paramus

March – “Color Now“, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, Pennsylvania

November – “Very Small Works“, Le Petit Musee, Housatonic, Massachussets

August – “Up Close“, Belle Levine Art Center, Mahopac, New York

• 2010 Homeland: Borders and Boundaries, International House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 2008 Rewind, Remix, Fast Forward: Exploring Our Cultural Ecosystem through Video, Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 2007 “Vernacular Spectacular” Video Program, International House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 2007 “Death Bizarre” expanded exhibition at Woodstock Center for Photography, Woodstock, New York
• 2007 Curated Homeland: Borders and Boundaries for Ars Latina, Mexicali, Baja traveling to SPEMA Woodstock, New York
• 2006 Curated “Vernacular Spectacular Video Festival for SPEMA
• 2005 Curated “Proof” Video Festival for SPEMA regional Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
• Traveling venues: Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Syracuse University & University of Pennsylvania
• 2004 Curated “Death Bizarre” exhibition for Inliquid/Fotophile at Almanac Gallery, Hoboken, New Jersey
• 2002 Curated “Body Politic” exhibit for Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, traveled to Medellin, Colombia for Fotofiesta in September 2003
• 2003 Curated Video Festival at Society for Photographic Education’s Regional Conferences, Ewing, New Jersey
• 2001 Curated Video Festival at Society for Photographic Education’s Regional Conferences, Syracuse, New York
• 2000 Curated “Body Politic” exhibit for Gallery 210, Syracuse, New York

• 2020-present contributing writer to Arteidolia
• 2014-present contributing writer to Eutopia Contemporary Art Review
• 2011-present contributing reviewer to Glasstire
• 2009-2013 contributing writer to Ceramics: Art and Perception
• 2005-2012 contributing writer to Afterimage: Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism
• 2005-2011 contributing writer to Exposure Journal
• 2004-2007 contributor to Philadelphia artblog
• 2001-2006 contributor to The Photo Review
• 1999-2007 columnist for Fotophile Magazine

International Association of Art Critics

• 2011-present Member

Society for Photographic Education

• 2004-2010 Regional Chair *Responsibilities included fiscal management, overseeing all aspects of yearly regional conference including vendor solicitation, development of theme, programming speakers, curating thematic video program, marketing, advertising and membership development
• 2008 Conference Co-chair for SPEMA in Pittsburgh
• 2007 Conference Co-Chair for SPEMA & SPENE Region in Woodstock
• 2006 Conference Co-Chair for MidAtlantic Region, Philadelphia, PA
• 2003 Conference Chair for MidAtlantic Region New Jersey
• 2002 Co-Chair for MidAtlantic Region Pittsburgh, PA
• 2001 Conference Chair for Northeast Region Syracuse, NY

College Art Association

• 2002-2019 Member
• 1999-2001 Board Member for Community Darkrooms, Syracuse, NY

• 2023 – 2024 Fulbright Nehru Academic & Professional Excellent Award for Research in India
• 2020 Kevin Mullin Memorial Award for Achievement in Visual Art and Community Activism,
  Salina Art Center, Salina, Kansas
• 2017 Finalist for Associate Faculty of the Year Award, Collin College, Texas
• 2006 Distinguished Teaching Award, Critical Writing Department University of Pennsylvania
• 2005 Leeway Art & Change Grant Recipient
• 2005 Special Prize for Artistic Excellence & Commitment to Teaching, Arad Biennale, Romania
• Three Year Fellowship Award–Syracuse University
• 1998 Michele Edelson Award in Photography–University of Miami Best of Show
• 1995 New Jersey Printmaking Council’s “Dimension Dementia”
• Finalist in 1992 and 1993 Photographer’s Forum Contest
• 1992 Who’s Who of American Women

• 02/2024 Soundings–Let Your Voice Be Heard, South and Central Asia Fulbright Conference, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
• 02/2024 Colette Copeland Presents Soundings–Let Your Voice Be Heard, Arthshila Art Center, Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India
• 02/2024 A Performative Journey Into the Lives of Nefarious Outlaws, A Notorious French Author & Bearded Women, Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India
• 01/2024 The Representation of Alter-Egos as an Expression of Multiplicitous Identity, Arthshila Art Center, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• 10/2023 An Interactive Session and Lecture with Colette Copeland, Amity School of Fine Arts, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
• 09/2023 The Representation of Alter-Egos as an Expression of Multiplicitous Identity, Anant National University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• 09/2023 Searching in the Stars–an artist talk by Colette Copeland, National Institute of Design, Gandhinager, Gujarat, India
• 09/2023 The Artist of Many Hats–an artist talk by Colette Copeland, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• 10/2022 My Jesse James Adventure–A Quasi-Reckoning with My Dark Ancestral Past, Bossier Parish Community College, Shreveport, Louisiana
• 09/2022 Juror for Center for Contemporary Arts National Juried Exhibition & Competition, Abilene, Texas
• 09/2019 A Performative Practice Including Alter Egos, Nefarious Outlaws & Bearded Ladies, University of Texas, Arlington, Texas
• 10/2017 The Representation of Alter-Egos as an Expression of Multiplicitous Identity, South Central Society for Photographic Education, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
• 10/2012 Fear Factor—Assessing the Creative Risk in Art Making, South Central Society for Photographic Education Regional Conference, Starkville, Mississippi
• 02/2012 Dangle in the Sheriff’s Picture Frame—A Symposium on Tourism & Culture, College Art Association, Los Angeles, California
• 11/2011 Publish or Perish—Artist as Critic, Society for Photographic Education, Syracuse, New York
• 03/2010 Sourcing Inspiration: Transforming Life Experiences into Art, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 06/2007 Homeland: Borders & Boundaries International Video Program, Mexicali, Baja
• 03/2006 Moderator SPE Panel—Are Adjuncts Getting the Shaft? Chicago, Illinois
• 11/2005 Lecturer Indian Museum, Kolkata, India
• 11/2005 Curating Workshop, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 05/2005 Lecturer at Arad Biennale, Arad Romania
• 04/2005 Panelist—Becoming Uncomfortable, Brown University’s International Performance Conference, Providence, Rhode Island
• 10/2004 Moderator on Panel addressing Adjunct Issues, SPE, Howard Community College, Maryland
• 09/2003 Guest Curator& Artist Fotofiesta International Festival, Medellin, Colombia
• 11/2002 SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, New York
• 10/2002 College of New Jersey, Ewing, New York
• 10/2002 Moderator on Curator’s Panel, SPE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 10/2001 Moderator on Curator’s Panel, SPE, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
• 09/2001 SUNY Oswego Art Dept., Oswego, New York
• 11/2000 University of Toledo Art Department, Toledo, Ohio
• 09/2000 Juror for WCNY Annual Art Exhibit & Auction, Syracuse, New York
• 02/2000 Spaces, Cleveland, Ohio
• 05/1999 Syracuse Artists’ Guild, Syracuse, New York
• 03/1999 Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, California
• 11/1997 Florida State University Art Dept., Tallahassee, Florida
• 10/1997 University of Florida Art Dept., Gainesville, Florida
• 05/1997 University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
• 02/1997 Barry University, Miami, Florida
• 11/1995 Kingsley Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• 2007 Ars Latina—Being Latin in the 21st Century
• 2007 Kratkofil International Short Video Festival Catalog
• 2006 Chobi Mela IV International Festival of Photography Catalog
• 2005 Arad International Biennale of Contemporary Art Catalog
• 2005 Abortion Dialogues catalog & CD, funded by Leeway Foundation
• 2002 “Evidencing”, The College of New Jersey
• 1998 “Fresh Work”, Southeast Museum of Photography
• 1997 “Senales de Progreso”, Museo Universario, Universidad de Antioquia
• 1996 “Primary Subject”, The Print Center, Philadelphia
• 1996 “Endangered” Oregon Book Biennial
• 1996 “Pulp Fictions” Texas Fine Arts Association
• 1995 Soho Biennial, New York
• 1993, 1992 Best Photography Annuals
• 1993, 1992 World Who’s Who of Women