Michael Latragna was born and raised in New York state in Monroe County. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in photography from The College at Brockport, State University of New York. He received his a Masters of Fine Arts with a concentration in Visual Studies from Visual Studies Workshop and The College at Brockport, State University of New York. Michael has training in analog and digital photography. His main focus is digital photography and alternative photographic processes such as lumen printing.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Memory Box, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
2019 Memoria, BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition, Tower Gallery, Tower of Fine Arts, Brockport, NY
Group Exhibitions
2022 6x6 Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2019 Meraki, Annual Student Art Exhibition, Tower Gallery, Tower of Fine Arts, Brockport, NY
Scholars day, Liberal Arts Building, Suny brockport, Brockport, NY
2018 Retrospective, Gallery Salon, 4 elton street, Rochester, NY
Annual Student Art Exhibition, Tower Gallery, Tower of Fine Arts, Brockport, NY
Scholors day, Drake Memorial Library, Suny Brockport, Brockport, NY
6x6 Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
Awards
2019 Tower Gallery Purchase Award, Meraki, Annual Student Art Exhibition, Tower Gallery, Tower of Fine Arts, Brockport, NY. Valued at $350
Brutus Award for Photographic Excellence for body of work in show, Meraki, Annual Student Art
Exhibition, Tower Gallery, Tower of Fine Arts, Brockport, NY. Valued at $75
Other
2021-2023 Repeated teaching of Macro Photography with Focus Stacking class, Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
2021-2023 Repeated teaching of Lumen Printing class, Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
2019-2022 Teachers assistant for Catherine Hubbard, Intro to photography class as well as Intro to Digital Photography class, Suny Brockport, Brockport, NY
2019-2020 Internship with 678 and 789 photography program, Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
2020 Virtual artist talk for Flower City Arts Centers Sunday Afternoon Artist Talks, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBV8eSYPIMI
2020 Artist talk and intro to BFA program at Brockport College for BOCES WEMOCO students, Suny Brockport, Brockport, NY
2019 Internship with Amanda Chestnut, Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
2018 Teachers assistant for Catherine Hubbard, Intro to photography class, Suny Brockport, Brockport, NY