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