LILYAN ALOMA

REFLECT

I began exploring photography in the 80’s. My passion for black and white imagery led to the creation of a studio and darkroom in my living space, which became my school for independent learning.

My earliest interest was portraiture, with an in-depth examination of women and children. From this focus grew, Telling Tales, a mythology of the feminine, and Intimacies of Childhood, an ongoing visual account of children’s relationships within the school environment. This was the springboard for Childlife Photography, and to commercial assignments with an emphasis on portraiture and children.

In the years that followed, my interest in children expanded to include teaching photography to students ages 10 through 18. Under the aegis of Young Audiences, New York, my work found favor in both private and public education as well as a meaningful role in Special Education.

As a photographic artist, I continued to evolve in both my interests and my methodology. My weekends in Sullivan County, New York, presented the opportunities to explore the rural landscape and to expand my photographic skills to include infrared, hand coloring, and color photography. Regardless of the camera format, or whether the image is in color, black and white, digital or analog, my guiding principals remain, a deep awareness and understanding of light, composition and the capacity of discovery to empower imagery.

At the heart of my photographic work over the past fifteen years has been my fascination with Manhattan’s cityscape, and the constant evolution of commerce within its space.

Between 2003 and 2009 I had 3 solo exhibitions at OK Harris Works of Art, entitled, Mecca or Madness, Billscapes, and Deconstruction. My cityscapes have received recognition through national and international juried competition, and through public and private acquisition. In 2010, I was honored by the Aaron Siskind Foundation with an IPF Fellowship for my body of work, entitled, Billscapes.

Of recent, I have returned to my roots, experimenting with film and toy cameras, Holga and Diana. Within their simplicity, I have found great freedom to allow the spontaneity of discovery, and a trust in my own
intuitive vision to direct and inspire my images.

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Deconstruction, OK Harris Works of Art, New York City
2006 Billscapes, OK Harris Works of Art, New York City
2003 Mecca or Madness, OK Harris Works of Art, New York City
1999 Portraits, Gallery Taranto, New York City
1998 When the Muse Comes to Visit, BBDO, New York City
1996 Portraits In Concept, Strobesmith, New York City
1993 Intimacies of Childhood, Catskill Art Society, Hurleyville, New York
1993 Relationship, The Drawing Room, De Bruce, New York
1992 A Personal View, The Drawing Room, De Bruce, New York

Selected Group Exhibitions

2015 Plastic Camera Show, RayKo Photo Center, San Francisco
2014 Out of The Box, Holga Competition, TCC Gallery, Longview, Texas,
2014 Somerville Toy Camera Festival, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA,
2013 Out of The Box, Holga Competition, TCC Gallery, Longview, Texas,
2011 Layers, Roho Photo, Cincinnati, Ohio
2011 Visual Disolve, Salon Ciel, New York City
2010 Modern Abstraction Soft Canvas.com
2010 Cubed/3, Roho Photo, Cincinnati, Ohio
2007 Urban Life, Art 21, Dallas, Texas
2006 Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery 225, New York City
2005 Witness to the Century, Leica Gallery, New York City
2003 New York, New York, Advertising Photographers of America,
2003 Everything's OK at OK Harris, Brevard Museum of Art & Science,
Melbourne, Florida
2003 Translucent: Altered Reality, Post Picasso, Richmond, Virginia,
2002 Into the Light, Photo District Gallery, New York City
2001 Childlike, Get Real Art, New York City
2001 Fotógrafos de Fin de Milenio, Díafragma Foto, Cordoba, Spain
1998 Portraits, Gallery Taranto, New York City
1997 Portfolio 97, Professional Women Photographers, New York City
1996 Members Show, Professional Women Photographers, New York City
1996 New Artists, National Arts Club, New York City
1995 12 New York Artists, Wickers, New York City
1994 Visions of Angels, Leica Gallery, New York City

Awards

2015 Silver Medal, Fine Art, Reflect, One Eyeland Competition
Bronze Medal, Cityscape, Cityscapes Unplugged, One Eyeland Competition
2014 Honorable Mention, Cityscapes Unplugged, Moscow Int’l. Foto Awards
2014 Honorable Mention, Abstract, 9th Annual Black & White Spider Awards
2014 Bronze Medal, Fine Art, One Eyeland Competition
Honorable Mention, Specialty Cameras-Holga
2013 Honorable Mention, Cityscape, 8th Annual Black and White Spider Awards
2013 Juror Award, Cityscape, Int’l. Fine Art Photography, Grand Prix
2013 Silver Medalist, Architecture-Cityscape, One Eyeland Awards:
2012 Honorable Mention, Cityscape, International Photographers of America
2012 Honorable Mention, Cityscapes, Julia Margaret Cameron 4th Edition
2012 Finalist, Cityscape, Art Takes Times Square
2011 Honorable Mention, Cityscape, Julia Margaret Cameron, 3rd Edition
2011 Honorable Mention, Buildings, International Photographers of America
2010 IPF Fellowship, Aaron Siskind Foundation
2009 Honorable Mention, Cityscape, International Photographers of America
2008 Second Place, Fine Art, American Photography 24
2008 Second Place, Fine Art, Advertising Photographers of America
2007 Honorable Mention, Fine Art, International Photographers of America
2007 Honorable Mention, Jury 2007, Women in Photography International
2007 Honorable Mention, Cityscape, Prix de la Photographie de Paris
2007 Honorable Mention, Cityscape, American Photography 23
2006 Honorable Mention, International Photographers of America
2006 Finalist, The Photo Review
2006 Finalist, Women in Photography International, 25th Anniversary
2004 Second Place, Architecture-Cityscape, Int’l. Photographers of America
2003 Jury Award, Cityscapes, Advertising Photographers of America

Publication
2015 Dodho Magazine, Deconstruction, Barcelona, Spain
2015 Black and White Magazine, Reflect, Grand Arroyo, CA
2014 Dodho Magazine, Telling Tales, Barcelona, Spain
2014 Silvershotz, Volume 8, Edition 7,Reflect, Silvershotz, Australia
2014 Dodho Magazine, Billscapes, Barcelona, Spain


Publication

2014 Dodho Magazine, Spain, Portraits, Telling Tales
Silvershotz, Volume 8, Edition 7, Reflect (??)
Silvershotz, Volume 8, Edition 5, Lilyan Aloma, Women In Photography International feature


Collections

2015 Beinecke Library at Yale University, WIPI Charter Members Archive,
New Haven, CT
2008 The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
2003 The New York Historical Society, New York City
2005 The Museum of the City of New York, New York City
2006 Stein Rogan Advertising, New York City


Teaching

2007 Photography Residency, IS 237, Flushing, New York
1999-05 Photography Elective, Grades 6 – 8, Village Community School, NYC
2002 Photography Residency, Grades 10-12, PS 373K, Brooklyn, New York
2002 Photography Residency, Grade 5, PS 205, Bronx, New York
2001 Photography Residency, Grades 10-12, PS 373K, Brooklyn, New York
2001 Photography Residency, Grade 5, PS 97, Queens, New York
2001 Photography Residency, Grade 5, PS 134, Brooklyn, New York
2000 Photography Residency, Grades 10-12, PS 373K, Brooklyn, New York

Memberships

American Photographic Artists National
One Eyeland

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Charter Member of Women in Photography International (2004)

Lilyan Aloma Photography
New York, NY
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