Resume
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Selected Exhibitions
2009
Lishui International Photography Festival - Lishui, China
Soho Photo, Krappy Kamera XI - New York, New York
Rayko Photo Center, It's Still Life - San Francisco, California
2008
Modified Arts, The Martial Plan solo - Phoenix, Arizona
Southern Light Gallery, Amarillo College, Cerelism solo - Amarillo, Texas
Anne Kittrel Gallery, Cerealism solo - Fayetteville, Arkansas
Silver Eye, New Works Gallery Online, The Imaginary Combat of Little Green Army Men - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2007
Eisentrager / Howard Gallery, Alterations - Lincoln, Nebraska
Mesa Contemporary Arts at Mesa Art Center, Latent Image - Mesa, Arizona
2006
Jen Bekman Gallery, Hey Hot Shot! - New York, New York
Bentley Projects, Configuration - Phoenix, Arizona
2005
George Billis Gallery, Summer Group Show - Los Angeles, California
Houston Center for Photography, Juried Member Exhibit - Houston, Texas
SF Camerawork, En Masse - San Francisco, California
2004
Bentley Projects, Familiar Terrain solo - Phoenix, Arizona
2003
Modified Art Space, Back and Forth solo - Phoenix, Arizona
Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Toys and Games in Art - Anchorage, Alaska
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Mammy. . . How I Love You - Baltimore, Maryland
2002
@ Central Gallery / Burton Barr Library, Playing in the Shadows of Space solo - Phoenix, Arizona
West Valley Art Museum, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly 3-person show - Surprise, Arizona
Awards / Grants
2009 Professional Development Grant - Arizona Commission on the Arts
2006 Honorable Mention, HCP Photography Fellowship – Houston Center for Photography
2006 Photo Contest Winner, Picture This – Desert Living magazine
2006 Review Santa Fe juried portfolio review participant
2002 Artist Materials Grant - Contemporary Forum, Phoenix Art Museum
Publications and Reviews
Evidence: Photographic Proof gallery - Light Leaks, Issue 12, Winter 2009
Best Use of Cheerios - Phoenix Magazine Best of the Valley, September 2008
Cerealism at WVAM is part of a complete breakfast by Kathleen Vanesian - Phoenix New Times, July 10, 2008
The Small Picture by Adriane Goetz – Phoenix New Times, January 10, 2008
Cheerio! by Julie Newberg-Trembly – Opening Night / AZ Republic, Spring 2007
Sunday Artist Series – KNXV – TV (ABC 15), August 13, 2006
Back and Forth with the Buttons - Shade Magazine, December / January 2004
Where to Find Work by Ernie Button:
Photo-Eye Photographer’s Showcase
Modified Arts
407 E. Roosevelt
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602 312 4203