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Biography - Susan Middleton

Education:

B.A. in Sociology, Minor in Art
Santa Clara University, CA, 1970

Selected Exhibitions:

2009 California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument Headquarters, Honolulu, HI
The Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu, HI
2008 Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Maui, HI
2007 Mariners Museum, Newport News, VA
U.S. Art in Embassies Program, Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa
2006 USAID Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa;(permanent exhibition)
National Geographic Museum, Washington DC
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
The White House, Washington, DC
2004 National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC (retrospective)
2002 American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
2001 American Cultural Center, Benin, West Africa
1998 Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX
1997 Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
1996 Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington DC
United States Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
1995 California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
1992 KQED Public Television Corporate Headquarters, San Francisco, CA
1991 San Francisco Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, CA
1990 Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA
Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR
Trans America Building, San Francisco, CA
1989 California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA
California State Capitol, Sacramento, CA
1984 California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA

Collections:

Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona
Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California
The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, California
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, California
Salisbury State University, Salisbury, Maryland
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Honolulu, Hawaii
Environmental Defense, New York City, New York

Awards and Fellowships:

Guggenheim Fellowship Award, 2009
Education and Outreach Award, Endangered Species Coalition, 2007
Biodiversity Leadership Award, The Bay and Paul Foundations, 1999 – 2001
Whiteley Center Fellowship, Friday Harbor Marine Lab, University of Washington, 2007
East West Center Fellowship, University of Hawaii, 1998
Photographic Book of the Year, Maine Photographic Workshop, 1994
Certificate of Excellence: 11th Annual American Photography Competition, 1994
Daisy Award for Achievement in the Arts, Girl Scouts of America, 1992
Distinguished Service Award, The Nature Conservancy, 1989

Artist Books:

2009 Evidence of Evolution (Harry H. Abrams)
2005 Archipelago: Portraits of Life in the World’s Most Remote Island Sanctuary
(National Geographic Books)
2001 Remains of a Rainbow: Rare Plants and Animals of Hawai’i (National Geographic Books)
1994 Witness: Endangered Species of North America (Chronicle Books)
1991 Here Today: Portraits of Our Vanishing Species (Chronicle Books)

Films:

2006 “Archipelago: Hawaii’s Outer Kingdom”, Producer
2002 “Remains of a Rainbow”, Co Producer
1998 “America’s Endangered Species: Don’t Say Goodbye”, Associate Producer (National Geographic Films)

Lectures:

2007 The White House
2005 National Geographic Lecture Series

Selected Bibliography:

2008 “Wildlife in a warming world”, The San Francisco Chronicle
2007 “Hawaii’s Next Top Models”, The Sierra Club online
2006 “Beyond the Beaker”, The Washington Post
2005 “Hawaii’s Outer Kingdom”, National Geographic Magazine
2001 “Recapturing Eden”, National Audubon Society
2001 Weinstock, Maia. “Book Reviews”, Discover Magazine
1994 “Conspicuous Consumption”, Harper’s Magazine
1994 “The Endangered 100”, Life Magazine
1991 “A Picture Plea to Save California’s Endangered Species”
Susan Middleton, David Littschwager; Smithsonian