BIO

Zoe Litaker is a landscape and movement photographer based in Flagstaff, AZ. Driven by a need to see and experience the world, she has traveled to remote areas of Japan, Iceland, Turkey, and Canada. Her work focuses on form, texture, light and the interplay of studio and natural lighting. Collaborating with movement artists around the world, Zoe explores the contrast between transient human forms and enduring natural or industrial enviroments.

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Education

2007 – 2011  BFA, Visual Arts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, US
2011 – 2012  Continuing Education Courses, International Center of Photography, New York, NY, US
2025  Professional Development: Grants & Residency Micro-Credential, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC, CA

Exhibitions

2024  Nozaki Island, Gallery Mugen, Tokyo, JP [solo]
2019  Durham Dances, The Fruit Company, Durham, NC, US [solo]
2016  Super Art Show, The Mothership, Durham, NC, US
2015  The Shore + The Bestiary, The Looking Glass, Carrboro, NC, US [solo]
2015  Carrack Community Show, The Carrack, Durham, NC, US
2014  Tree, Art Not Terminal Gallery, Seattle, WA, US
2013  Transitions!, International Center of Photography, New York, NY, US
2012  Occupy!, Governors Island, New York, NY, US
2012   Self Observed, North Carolina Museum of Art, NC, US
2011  Conceptual Photography Exhibit, Allcott Gallery, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, US
2010  Works in Progress, The Artery, Chapel Hill, NC, US

Media / Press

2021  “A Spontaneous Reaction to the Space We Find Ourselves In,” In Process: The NC Dance Festival Podcast, Interview by Anne Morris, S2 Episode 7, Nov 18. Podcast.
2019  “Zoe Litaker’s Photobook Durham Dances Captures the Vitality of the Bull City’s Dance Scene,” Woods, Byron, Indy Week, Oct 29. Print.
2011  “Turkey and Scotland,” Passport Magazine, Spring, pp. 31–32. Print.
2011  “Portrait of a Shrinking Village,” Endeavors, Fall, pp. 24–29. Print.

Publications

2024  Nozaki Island, Sacred Landscapes, Blurb Publishing
2021  30 Portraits for 30 Years, Published with North Carolina Dance Festival, Blurb Publishing
2020  Iceland: A World in Black and White, Blurb Publishing
2019  Durham Dances, Blurb Publishing

Honors, Awards, and Grants

2021  Pas de Deux Photo Competition, On Location Finalist, US
2010  Burch Fellowship: Undergraduate Research Fund Grant for Photography and Demography Project, Turkey
2010  1st Place, UNC Global Education Center Study Abroad Photography Contest, US