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Christopher W Sims

Christopher W Sims CV

Associate Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
csims@duke.edu
Box 90802, Durham, NC 27708-0802
1317 W Pettigrew St, Durham, NC 27705
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Exhibitions, Screenings, & Performances

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South

Lake City Creative Alliance, Lake City, SC. · January 1, 2021

The Pretend Villages

Rubenstein Library Photography Gallery · January 1, 2021 With text by Abdullah Antepli

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South

LSU Museum of Art, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. · January 1, 2020

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South

Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN. · January 1, 2020

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South

Meridian Museum of Art and The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience, Meridian, MS. · January 1, 2020

The Big Reveal: Telling Truth in an Age of Fiction

CENTER / El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe. Sante Fe, NM. · January 1, 2019

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South

Gregg Museum of Art & Design, NC State University, and Power Plant Gallery, Duke University. Raleigh and Durham, NC. · January 1, 2019

Anthropocene Refugees

FestFoto Brazil, Iberê Camargo Foundation. Porto Alegre, Brazil. · January 1, 2019

FestFoto Brazil, Iberê Camargo Foundation. Porto Alegre, Brazil · January 1, 2018

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South

Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charleston, and City Gallery at Waterfront Park. Charleston, SC. · January 1, 2018

Across County Lines: Contemporary Photography from the Piedmont

Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Durham, NC · January 1, 2018

Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival

Tbilisi, Georgia · January 1, 2018

Artificial Things

Cambridge University. Cambridge, United Kingdom. · January 1, 2017

New Citizens

Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Arts. Zagreb, Croatia. · January 1, 2017

tête

Berlin, Germany. · January 1, 2016

Davis Library, UNC–Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, NC. · January 1, 2015

The Arte Laguna Prize

Nappe Arsenale. Venice, Italy. · January 1, 2015

Inspired by Nature: Photographs from the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation

Wegner Gallery, Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Durham, NC. · January 1, 2015

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

University of South Carolina. Columbia, SC. · January 1, 2015

Director’s Cut: Recent Photography Gifts to the NCMA

North Carolina Museum of Art. Raleigh, NC. · January 1, 2015

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Northeastern University. Boston, MA. · January 1, 2015

Science & Society Photography

Duke Initiative for Science and Society, North Building, Duke University. Durham, NC. · January 1, 2015

Scope Miami Art Fair

Clark Gallery. Miami, FL. · January 1, 2015

ArtFields Art Festival

Lake City, SC. · January 1, 2014

The Fine Art Museum, Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, NC. · January 1, 2014

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery. Providence, RI. · January 1, 2014

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Tulane University / Ashe Cultural Center. New Orleans, LA. · January 1, 2014

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Minnesota History Center. St. Paul, MN. · January 1, 2014

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences Gallery. Miami, FL. · January 1, 2014

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Little Haiti Cultural Center. Miami, FL. · January 1, 2014

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Café Gallery, University of Brighton. Brighton, UK. · January 1, 2014

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Rayburn House Office Building Foyer, U.S. Capitol. Washington, DC. · January 1, 2014

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum. Pensacola, FL. · January 1, 2014

University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery (Co-Sponsored by the Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University). Providence, RI. · January 1, 2014

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Studio–X Istanbul. Istanbul, Turkey. · January 1, 2014

Alexandria Museum of Art. Alexandria, LA. · January 1, 2014

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

International Civil Rights Center and Museum. Greensboro, NC. · January 1, 2013

In Practice: Work by Duke Arts Faculty

Power Plant Gallery, Duke University. Durham, NC. · January 1, 2013

Photography as Witness: The Charged Landscape of the 21st Century

The State University of New York–Geneseo. Geneseo, NY. · January 1, 2013

Connections: Artists Invited by Meredith College Art Faculty

Meredith College. Raleigh, NC. · January 1, 2013

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Douglass Library, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ. · January 1, 2013

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Cultural Arts Gallery, Indiana University–Purdue University. Indianapolis, IN. · January 1, 2013

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

California Museum of Photography. Riverside, CA. · January 1, 2013

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts. Amherst, MA. · January 1, 2013

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Phoenix Public Library. Phoenix, AZ. · January 1, 2013

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

NYU London. London, England. · January 1, 2013

Sumter County Gallery of Art. Sumter, SC. · January 1, 2013

Guantánamo Public Memory Project

Kimmel Windows Gallery, New York University. New York, NY. · January 1, 2012

Contemporary Myths

Phodar Biennial. Pleven, Bulgaria. · January 1, 2011

Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Tech University School of Art. Ruston, LA. · January 1, 2011

Nine Visions

Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History. Danville, VA. · January 1, 2011

Discoveries of the Meeting Place

RedLine. Denver, CO. · January 1, 2011

In Review: War—Ed Grazda, Louie Palu, Lucian Perkins, and Christopher Sims

Southeast Museum of Photography. Daytona Beach, FL. · January 1, 2011

Bringing the War Home

Impressions Gallery. Bradford, United Kingdom. · January 1, 2010

Game Play

Criss Library, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Omaha, NE. · January 1, 2010

Texas Tech University School of Art. Lubbock, TX · January 1, 2010

Discoveries of the Meeting Place

XIV Bienal de Fotografia, Centro de la Imagen. Mexico City, Mexico. · January 1, 2010

Warzone

Noorderlicht Photofestival. Leeuwarde, The Netherlands. · January 1, 2010

Discoveries of the Meeting Place

FotoFest Biennial. Houston, TX. · January 1, 2010

The Baum Award

SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA · January 1, 2010

Seeing Is Believing

Concord Art Association / Clark Gallery. Concord, MA. · January 1, 2010

Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art. Charleston, SC. · January 1, 2009

Photolucida’s Critical Mass

Photo Center Northwest. Seattle, WA. · January 1, 2009

Annuale

Light Factory. Charlotte, NC. · January 1, 2009

Act of Faith

Abdijmuseum Ten Duinen. Koksijde, Belgium. · January 1, 2009

Civilian Art Projects

Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC. · January 1, 2009

Griffin Museum of Photography. Winchester, MA. · January 1, 2009

Special installation in conjunction with the premiere of 'Explorer: Inside Guantánamo'

National Geographic Society. Washington, DC. · January 1, 2009

Unite and Untie

Houston Center for Photography. Houston, TX. · January 1, 2008

Act of Faith

Warsaw School of Social Psychology. Warsaw, Poland. · January 1, 2008

Act of Faith

School of Humanities and Journalism. Poznan, Poland. · January 1, 2008

Virtual Army Experience

North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Traveling exhibition to multiple venues in North Carolina. · January 1, 2008

Center for the Study of the American South, UNC– Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, NC. · January 1, 2008

Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art. Baltimore, MD. · January 1, 2008

Pastime

Civilian Art Projects. Washington, DC. · January 1, 2008

Photo Grids

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. Winston-Salem, NC. · January 1, 2007

Photography Triennial Exhibition

Gregg Museum of Art and Design, North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC. · January 1, 2007

Act of Faith

Noorderlicht Photofestival. Groningen, The Netherlands. · January 1, 2007

Spectra ’07

Silvermine Guild Arts Center. New Canaan, CT. · January 1, 2007

5th Photographic Image Biennial

W.B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University. Greenville, NC. · January 1, 2007

Slow Exposures

R.F. Strickland Building. Concord, GA. · January 1, 2007

Faculty and Staff Exhibition

Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University. Durham, NC. · January 1, 2007

Discovering Contemporary Art in the Carolinas

Fayetteville Museum of Art. Fayetteville, NC. Juried by Mark Sloan, Director, Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston. Juror Award. · January 1, 2006

80th Photography Exhibition

The Print Center. Philadelphia, PA. Juried by Stephen Pinson, Curator of Photography, New York Public Library. · January 1, 2006

25th Annual North Carolina Photographers Juried Exhibition

Frankie G. Weems Gallery, Meredith College. Raleigh, NC. Juried by Philip Brookman, Corcoran Gallery of Art. Juror Award. · January 1, 2005

National Photography Exhibition

Soho Photo Gallery. New York, NY. Juried by Richard B. Woodward. · January 1, 2005

Showcase School of Photography. Atlanta, GA. · January 1, 2005

The Lensless Image: Contemporary Pinhole Photography

Upstairs Gallery. Tryon, NC. · January 1, 2005

Focused

Photographic Center Northwest. Seattle, WA. Juried by Mary Virginia Swanson. · January 1, 2005

Fellowship 2005

Silver Eye Center for Photography. Pittsburgh, PA. Juried by Lesley Martin, Executive Editor, Books, Aperture Foundation. Juror Award. · January 1, 2005

Texas Photographic Society 13th National Competition

Design Center of Austin. Austin, TX. Juried by Sue Brisk, Magnum Photos. Juror Award. · January 1, 2004

4th National Juried Exhibition

Stepping Stone Gallery. Huntington, NY. Juried by Andrea Modica. · January 1, 2004

Fellowship 2004

Silver Eye Center for Photography. Pittsburgh, PA. Juried by Tom E. Hinson, Cleveland Museum of Art. Juror Award. · January 1, 2004

24th Annual North Carolina Photographers Juried Exhibition

Frankie G. Weems Gallery, Meredith College. Raleigh, NC. Juried by Anne Wilkes Tucker, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Juror Award. · January 1, 2004

Fellowship Exhibition

Houston Center for Photography. Houston, TX. · January 1, 2004

John Hope Franklin Center Main Gallery, Duke University. Durham, NC. · January 1, 2004

Carolina Union Gallery

UNC–Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, NC. · January 1, 2003

49th Annual Juried Art Show

Durham Art Guild. Durham, NC. Juried by Fay Gold, Fay Gold Gallery. · January 1, 2003

Image 2003

Jay Hawkins Gallery. New York, NY. · January 1, 2003

American Identities

State University of New York–Potsdam. Potsdam, NY. · January 1, 2000

Durham Art Guild. Durham, NC · January 1, 1998

Fields Without Borders

Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Durham, NC. Traveling exhibition. · January 1, 1998

Artistic Works

Shock Room

Film January 1, 2015

CDS Undergraduate Education

Film January 1, 2013

Inspired by Nature

Film January 1, 2013

Photos in the Oxford American. Issue 76

Photograph February 1, 2012

Website: CDS Books (cdsbooks.org)

Digital Media January 1, 2012

Photographing in the Key of C

Film January 1, 2010

Photos in Podcast. Daylight Magazine

Photograph January 1, 2008

Photos in "PDN"

Photograph May 1, 2007

An Army, One by One

Film January 1, 2005

Photos in "PDN"

Photograph May 1, 2003

Cruceros y Caminos

Film January 1, 1996