Associate Professor, (Photography) School of Art and Art History, University of Denver.
Specialization(s)
Photography, Autobiographical Photography, Aging, History of Photography, Visual Anthropology, Construction of Identity, Photography and Incarceration.
Professional Biography
Roddy MacInnes has been teaching photography at the University of Denver since 2001. He considers himself to be an autobiographical photographer, and in that capacity, has been documenting his life through photography for over five decades. He received an MFA in photography from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a BA in photography from Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh. His latest community engaged photography projects were inspired by an album of photographs he discovered in an antiques mall in Denver, Colorado. A North Dakota woman made the photographs in 1917. Through these projects Roddy explores issues surrounding the relationships between family photography and the construction of identity.
Degree(s)
MFA, Photography and Electronic Media., University of Colorado, 1998
BA, Photographic Studies, Napier University, 1991
Licensure / Accreditations
Assessment Associate Program
Professional Affiliations
Society for Photographic Education
Research
How family photography functions in the construction of identity. Currently working on a long-term project using family photographs as catalysts for revealing life stories.
MacInnes, R. (2019). Personal Histories of Photography. Parker Arts, Culture and Events (PACE), Parker, Colorado.
MacInnes, R. (2017). 50 Year Journey With Photography. Atlantic Isle Centre, Isle of Luing, Scotland.
MacInnes, R. (2019). Letters to Photographs. University of Denver, Homestead Elementary School, Legend High School, Belmar Senior Life, Kavod Senior Life. Parker Arts, Culture and Events Center (PACE), Parker, Colorado.
MacInnes, R. (2016). Two-Way Mirror, Portraits and Self-Portraits. Fine and Performing Arts. Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA.
MacInnes, R. (2016). Globalocation. Artnauts. Red Line Gallery, Denver, Colorado.
Presentations
MacInnes, R. (2018). "Family Album" book event. Vertigo Galery. Denver, Colorado: Vertigo Gallery.
MacInnes, R. (2014). "Igloo/Pistol Bay, Mining Personal History". Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: PDAC.
MacInnes, R. (2018). Book Event: Family Album. Tattered Cover Book Store. Denver, Colorado: Tattered Cover Book Store.
MacInnes, R. (2018). Book Event: Family Album. Opera House, Ellendale, North Dakota. Ellendale, North Dakota: North Dakota Humanities Council.
MacInnes, R. (2019). Photography and Compassionate Responsiveness. Month of Photography. Denver, Colorado: The Art Gallery at the Fulginiti Pavillion, Anschutz Medical Campus.
Awards
Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Denver
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