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  • James Ramer

    Associate Professor of Photography

    Email
    ramerj@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    L - 2 West 13th Street

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    James Ramer

    Profile

    Jim Ramer is an Associate Professor and is the founding Director of the MFA Photography program. He has been a member of the full-time faculty at Parsons since 2000. His work spans photography, sculpture, and installation. Professor Ramer teaches both practice and theory modules. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally most recently at Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery, NYC; Ramskram Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland; Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia; Platform L, Seoul, South Korea; Main Window, NYC; MCA, Memphis, TN; Inchon International Photography Festival, Inchon, South Korea; The Pelham Art Center, NY; Filter Space, Chicago; Pingyao International Photography Festival; Denver Month of Photography, CO among others. As a curator he has recently curated exhibitions in China, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, India as well as New York City. In 2017 he was named curator of the Lishui Biennial International Photography Festival, Lishui, CN. He was the Co-Founder of Art Workers Plan B Gallery and director and curator of Delta Axis Contemporary Art Center in Memphis, TN. He has lectured internationally on photography most recently at the Tsinghua University, Beijing; Nanjing University, Nanjing, China; Net Photography Festival Daegu, South Korea; The Auckland Photo Festival, NZ; and the Singapore International Photo Festival. He holds an MFA from Memphis College of Art.


    Research Interests

    art criticism,art history,installation,photography,sculpture


    Current Courses

    Equivalency
    PGPH 5902, Fall 2024

    Independent Study
    PGPH 5900, Fall 2024

    Future Courses

    Equivalency
    PGPH 5902, Spring 2025

    Independent Studio 4
    PGPH 5113, Spring 2025

    Major Studio 3
    PGPH 5202, Summer 2025

    Past Courses

    Equivalency
    PGPH 5902, Summer 2024

    Independent Studio 4
    PGPH 5113, Spring 2024

    Major Studio 3
    PGPH 5202, Summer 2024

    Thesis & Exhibition 2
    PGPH 5302, Spring 2024

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