Roddy MacInnes
Professor
Art—Photography
303-871-2846 (Office)
https://roddymac.com/home.html
University College (Josephine), 2211 S. Josephine St. Denver, CO 80208
What I do
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 considers himself to be an autobiographical photographer. In that capacity, he has been documenting his life through photography since 1964. He received a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of Colorado at Boulder (1998), and a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland (1991). His latest photography project, "Intimate Proximity" was inspired by an album of photographs discovered in an antique mall in Denver, Colorado. A North Dakota woman made the photographs in 1917. Through the project, Roddy explores the creative potential of interconnection.
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.
Areas of Research
Family Photography
Vernacular Photography
Family History
Migration
Reverse Migration
Ethnographic Photography
Visual Anthropology
Autobiographical Photography
Photography and Aging.
Key Projects
- AHSS-'15-16 CAMF-MacInnes
Featured Publications
. (2016). John Wheelihan. A Veterans Day Memorial. Helena, Montana, USA: America's Electric Cooperatives.
Performances
. (2019). Personal Histories of Photography. Parker Arts, Culture and Events (PACE), Parker, Colorado.
. (2017). 50 Year Journey With Photography. Atlantic Isle Centre, Isle of Luing, Scotland.
. (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.
. (2016). Two-Way Mirror, Portraits and Self-Portraits. Fine and Performing Arts. Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA.
. (2016). Globalocation. Artnauts. Red Line Gallery, Denver, Colorado.
Presentations
. (2018). "Family Album" book event. Vertigo Galery. Denver, Colorado: Vertigo Gallery.
. (2014). "Igloo/Pistol Bay, Mining Personal History". Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: PDAC.
. (2018). Book Event: Family Album. Tattered Cover Book Store. Denver, Colorado: Tattered Cover Book Store.
. (2018). Book Event: Family Album. Opera House, Ellendale, North Dakota. Ellendale, North Dakota: North Dakota Humanities Council.
. (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
