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About

 
 

Kenneth Yurkovitch

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, ICP/Bard New York, N.Y.

Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Minor in Psychology, Queens College, Flushing New York

Certificate in Photography, Queensborough Community College Bayside, N.Y.  

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

September 2017–Present   Adjunct Assistant Professor LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY

August 2007 – 2019         Adjunct Assistant Professor Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY

February 2015 - 2017          Workshop Instructor Project Prize Queensborough Community College, NY

Summer 2014 - 2015           Workshop Instructor 21st Century Program Research Foundation of Cuny

2004 - 2007                            Assistant, to Professor Jules Allen

Summer 2003                        Workshop Instructor, Photography, The Learning Annex, NYC

Spring 2003                           Teaching Assistant, Nina Berman, ICP, NYC

Winter 2002 – 2003            Workshop Instructor, Rochdale Village Youth Council, 

Fall 2002                                 Workshop Instructor, ICP, NYC

Summer 2002                        Workshop Instructor, The Learning Annex, NYC

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

November 2018 Production Assistant Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

2016 – 2019                               Assistant to Marvin Hoshino for the Helen Levitt estate

February 2016                                iPhone Videographer, CUNY Interview, PRECISION, POMP AND CULTURAL TOUCHSTONE: THE MARCHING BAND

2015 – Present                               Digital Consultant to Dominique Nabokov for a series of six, limited edition, Indigo printed books (approximately 45 pictures in each book)

2015 – Present                               Printer for Charles Martin, digital and analogue exhibition prints.  Both film and digital camera originals to silver gelatin paper

August 2014 – Dec 2015             Substitute College Laboratory Technician

Summer 2014                                  Part-time College Laboratory Technician,

June 2012                                         Assistant Director, music video, “Clap Your Hands”

Fall 2010                                           Adjunct College Laboratory Technician

1999 - 2005                                      Art Gallery Photographer

1998 - Present                                Assistant to Jules Allen – Independent projects and publications. Commercial first assistant, studio manager, scanner, printer and archivist

1997 - 1999                                      Photographer, Times Ledger Newspapers

 

PUBLICATIONS 

2023 Docu Book: Vol 10 Best of Documentary & Street Photography, DocuLabs Finland  

2010 New York House Home and Real Estate Magazine for Smarter Living

 2008 International Center of Photography Shift Book

 2005  New York Times Arts and Leisure Section

 2005 Artists and Patrons in Traditional African Sculpture from The Gary Schulze Collection QCC Art Gallery Press

 2004  WWW.Picture.com The International Library of Photography

 2003  The Best Photos of 2003 The International Library of Photography          

 2001  Best Photos of 2000 The International Library of Photography

 2000  America at The Millennium The International Library of Photography

 2000  An Artist’s Journey of Discovery Constance Del Vecchio/Maltese

 1998  A Visual Journey The International Library of Photography

 1998  Flying Horse, Volume Three, Number 1

 

EXHIBITIONS

2022 – Present                                             LAGCC Faculty Exhibition, LIC NY

May 2019 – June 2019                               “Small Works” al*ter*works studios LIC NY

May 15 – 19 2019                                9th Annual LIC Arts Open Festival LIC NY

May 2019                                                      “XX:MMXIX”  Chelsea NY

May 2019                                                       Back To The Lab and Direct Impact Coalition fundraiser Astoria NY

March 2019                                                   Back To The Lab and Direct Impact Coalition fundraiser Sunset Park NY

November 2018 “Progression” Chelsea NY

May 2018                                                       Spring Showcase CMC, Brooklyn NY

May 2018                                                       “Signs of Distortion” UrbExpo, New York NY

November 2017                                           “Queens for Puerto Rico” Astoria NY

November 2017                                           “Queens for Puerto Rico” Jackson Heights NY

November 2017                                           “Changes” CMC Chelsea NY

Summer 2015                                              Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Bayside NY

September 23-November 18, 2009       Group show BAHC, Farmingville NY

August 28-October 9, 2009                     “Secrets” Group show with EEAC, Riverhead NY

August 13-September, 2009                   Annual group show with BAHC, Farmingville NY

Summer 2009                                              “Water” Group show with EEAC, Riverhead NY

February 2008                                             Solo Show “Eros Unrealized Reality”, LIC, NY

Summer-Fall 1998                                     Solo show “A Street Symphony”, Long Beach NY

Summer 1998                                              Exhibitor, The 4th Annual Kennedy Plaza Fine Arts Show, NY