E D U C A T I O N                   

2007 M.F.A. with Honors
Photography - Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Providence, RI

1998  B.A. wiith Honors                 
Studio Art and Hispanic Studies - Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY           
                 

     

E X H I B I T I O N   R E C O R D

Solo/Two-person shows:

2011           This is a picture of me, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR
2010           Still and Present, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
                   This is a picture of me, Photography Gallery at Riley Hall, Notre Dame Univ., Notre Dame, IN
                   Online Solo Show, Humble Arts Foundation, NY          
2009           What’s Left Behind, Stonehill College, Easton, MA
                   IMAGE/ IMAGED/ IMAGINE, Fort Point Art Center Gallery, Boston, MA
                   This is a picture of me, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Lowell, MA
2000           El Vestidor (The Dressing Room), Centro Cultural de España, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Selected Group Shows:

2011           Four Photographers, Mary Ryan Gallery, NY
          
        The Darkside of Home,  Cushing Martin Gallery at Stonehill College, Easton, MA
                   Finding a Way, Chazan Gallery, Wheeler School, Providence, RI
                   RISD Faculty Biennial, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
2010           Who am I?, Drive-By Gallery, Watertown, MA
                   EXPOSURE: The 15th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition, Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, Boston, MA
2009           Digital to Physical, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
                   The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
                   Just Look at Yourself! Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME
2008           Self and Others, David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University.  Providence, RI
                   Pawtucket Foundation Prize Exhibition, Pawtucket, RI (Grand Prize Recipient)
                   Spring Collection:  A View from Two Providence Artists, Gallery 104, Providence, RI
                   Positive Negative 23, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2007           Biennial 2007, New Hampshire Institute of Art.  Concord, NH
                   Crossroads, Rhonda Schaller Studio, New York, NY
                   Phantom Limb, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY
                   Annual Rhode Island School of Design Graduate Student Exhibition, Rhode Island Civic Center, Providence, RI
                   Yes (to Everything), Winkleman/Plus Ultra Gallery, New York, NY         
                   Imago: The Drama of Self-Portraiture in Recent Photography, Paul Robeson Gallery, Newark, NJ
                   Fidelity Investments 9th Annual Juried Exhibition, Providence Art Club, Providence, R
2006           30 Under 30, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
                   Body: Focus, The Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI
2005           The Fall, The Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI
                   Photography Department Triennial, The Woods-Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI
                   Ten Alumnae/I, The James W. Palmer Gallery, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
2003           National Biennial of Visual Arts, Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

 

R E S I D E N C I E S:

2011           MacDowell Colony, NH
                   Wassaic Project, NY
2010           Santa Fe Art Institute, NM

 

A W A R D S/   F E L L O W S H I P S:               

2008            Pawtucket Foundation Prize
2007            Award of Excellence, Rhode Island School of Design
                    Toby Devon Lewis Fellowship Nominee, Rhode Island School of Design
                    Curator’s Choice Award, Fidelity Investments 9th Annual Juried Exhibition – Works on Paper
2006-2007  Dorothy Evans Fellowship, Vassar College
2005-2007  Rhode Island School of Design Graduate Fellowship
1998            Weitzal-Barber Art Travel Prize. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York.

 

T E A C H I N G   E X P E R I E N C E:                   

2007-Present   Rhode Island School of Design, Photography Department
2010                 University of Rhode Island, Art & Art History Department
2006-2009        Brown University, Visual Arts Department
2008                 Northeastern University, Art + Design Department
2007-2008        Community College of Rhode Island, Art Department

 

C O L L E C T I O N S               Portland Art Museum
                                                   Fidelity Investments Permanent Collection
                                                   RISD Museum
                                  

R E V I E W S                          

Gilsdorf, Bean, "This is a Picture of Me", 2.20/From a Distance, artpractical.com, June 2011
BeanJohn Motley, "Millee Tibbs: 'This is a picture of me' at Blue Sky Gallery -- photos give view into fractured identity", Oregonlive.com, Special to the Oregonian, June 29, 2011
Delarte, Alonso , “Photographers ponder questions of identity in new exhibit,” The Examiner, Detroit, October 31, 2010
Feeney, Mark, “PRC’s juried exhibit defies definition,” Boston Globe, May 9, 2010
McQuaid, Cate, “Constructing Feminity”, Boston Globe, September 2, 2009
Van Siclen, Bill,  “The Camera Never Lies... or Does it?” Providence Journal, June 26, 2008.
Cook, Greg, “Great pretenders: Photographic self-examination at the Bell Gallery,” June 10, 2008
Cook, Greg. “Next. Now,” Providence Phoenix, 2007.
Veneciano, Jorge Daniel.  “Imago: The Drama of Self-Portraiture in Recent Photography” Imago: The Drama of Self-Portraiture in Recent Photography, Paul Robeson Gallery, Newark, 2007
Cottingham, Laura.  “A Sense of Self-Imposition” Imago: The Drama of Self-Portraiture in Recent Photography, Paul Robeson Gallery, Newark, 2007
Rodriguez, Bill. “Fresh Views”, Providence Phoenix, 2006.
Norris, Doug. “Young Artists Reveal Edgy Dimension”, South County Independent, 2006.
Veneziale, Marcella.  “Ten Alumnae/i” Exhibits Works”, The Miscellany News, 2005.

 

P UB L I C A T I O NS:

The Collector's Guide to New Art Photography Vol.2, Humble Art Foundation New York, 2011
PRC Juried Publication, Photographic Resource Center, Boston University, 2009
Hi Res. The Graduate Student Alliance and RISD Respond/Design, Providence, 2007.

 

F L A T F I L E S /  A R C H I V E S:

Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum
NURTURE Art