Colin Greene Blakely

Biography

Colin Blakely currently serves as Director of the School of Art and Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives of Arizona Arts at the University of Arizona. Prior to joining the University of Arizona in July 2015, he was Department head and Full Professor of Photography at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI, where he was on the faculty for 14 years.

As Director, Colin directly supervises 34 faculty and 11 staff in a school with approximately 550 majors. As AVP for Strategic Initiatives, He is responsible for overseeing and coordinating strategic planning within Arizona Arts. He has also served on the strategic planning team for the university and has been involved with budget planning as a member of the RCM 3-Year Budget Review Committee. During his time at Eastern Michigan University, Colin was heavily involved at the university level, serving as past Chair of both the University Budget Council and the Academic Department Administrators of the College of Arts and Sciences, and as a member on both the College and University Strategic Planning Committees. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the College Art Association (as Secretary) and the National Council of Arts Administrators (as Treasurer).

Colin’s work has been shown at Fotofest Houston, the Society for Contemporary Photography, the Pingyao International Photography Festival, the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Photographic Center Northwest and the Jen Bekman Gallery. Colin was a runner-up for the 2009 Aperture Portfolio Prize and a Winter 2007 Hot Shot. Publications include Pause to Begin, Photography Quarterly, and The Humble Collectors’ Guide to Emerging Art Photography. He received his B.A. from Williams  College with a double major in Math and Studio Art, and his M.F.A. in Photography from the University of New Mexico.

Degrees

• M.F.A. Studio Art (Photography)
• University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
• B.A. Mathematics and Studio Art (Double Major)
• Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States