Byron Fabian Tenesaca-Guaman

(336) 512-8880       byron1295@gmail.com   Chulla-Vida.com

Education

2015        B.F.A. Photography & Painting, Cum Laude, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

2015        B.A. Spanish, Cum Laude, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

2014        Graduate, Leadership Institute, Delta Sigma Phi, Brookston, IN

Exhibitions

2018        The Surreal Show, Specto Art Space, Bridgewater, VA

2018        Featured Photographer, Green Sage Café, Downtown Asheville, NC

2018        Alumni Show, WCU Fine Art Museum, Cullowhee, NC

2018        Nature and Neon, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN

2017        Winter Show, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC  

2017        15h Annual Juried Art Show, Grace Centre Art Gallery, Asheville NC

2017        Fall Season Featured Artist, Guadalupe Café, Sylva, NC

2017        7th Annual The Fine Art Of Photography Juried Exhibition, Plymouth Center for The Arts, Plymouth, MA.

2017        14th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Exhibition, The Turchin Center for The Visual Arts, Boone, NC

2017        The Bascom's Photography Club Exhibition, The Bascom, Highlands, NC

2016        Photography Month Featured Exhibition, The Hudson Library, Highlands, NC

2016        The Bascom's 2016 Fall Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, The Bascom, Highlands, NC

2016        Feeling Latino, Greenville-area Hispano-Latino artists, Metropolitian Arts Council, Greenville, SC

2016        Feeling Latino Group Exhibtion, Hughes Main Library, Greenville, SC

2016        Surrealist Photographs, Highlands Sotheby's, Highlands, NC

2016        The Will to Power, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC

2016        50/50 Art Show, Andrews Art Museum, Andrews, NC

2015        Transformations, Western Carolina University Fine and Performing Arts Center, Cullowhee, NC 

2015        Surrealist Paintings, Jackson County Arts Council Rotunda Gallery, Sylva, NC 

Residencies / Internships

2016-17    Photography Residency, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC

2016        Into the Field Intern Nominee, Student Action with Farmworkers, Durham, NC

2015        Summer Photojournalism & Marketing Intern Nominee, The Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO.

2014        Architectural Photographer Intern, Studio L, Teaneck, NJ. 

2013        Carpenter Assistant, Studio L, Teaneck, NJ.  

Publications

2016        The Laurel Magazine, Featured Artist, August Issue.

2016        The Laurel Magazine, Featured Photograph, July Issue. 

2016        The Highlander Newspaper, Featured Work, October Issue.

Lectures & Presentations

2017        Art and The Immigrant Experience in NC, Dept. of World Languages, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

2017        STEM Career Fair Presenter, Macon County Schools, Franklin, NC

2017        Illusions, The Sylva Photography Club, Sylva, NC

2016        Portraiture & Current Works, School of Art and Design, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 

2016        Photography Lecture and Film discussion, The Hudson Library, Highlands, NC

2016        Human Mounds, Photography Club, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC 

2016        Cuba Street Photography, Photography Club, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC 

Workshops

The Creative Portrait: Level III, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC

Lightroom & Photoshop: Level I & II, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC

Introduction to Digital Photography: Level I, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC

Photographing People: Level II, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC

Exploring Photography Features: Level I, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC

The Basics of Photography: Level I, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC

Clubs & Organizations

2016       The Bascom's Photography Club, Club Member, Highlands, NC

2015       Sylva Photography Club, Club Member, Sylva, NC.

2014       The Art Guild, Club Member, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

2012       Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, Vice-President & Community Service Chair, WCU, Cullowhee, NC

2011        Latin American Student Organization, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

Awards & Honors

2017        14th Annual A.M.P.C. Honorable Mention, The Turchin Center for The Visual Arts, Boone, NC

2016        Artist Fellowship, Hughes Main Library, Greenville, NC

2015        Honorary member of the Cullowhee Lily Society, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

2015        Lily Community Engagement Award, Center for Service Learning, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

2015        Recipient, Friends of the Arts Scholarship, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

2014        Recipient, McKee National Scholarship, Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, Indianapolis, IN

2014        Recipient, Alumni Scholarship, Delta Sigma Phi - Delta Omicron, Cullowhee, NC

2014        Recipient, Friends of the Arts Scholarship, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

2013        Pilgrims Degree, The 58th Biennial National Convention, Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, Phoenix, AZ

2013        Recipient, Alumni Scholarship, Delta Sigma Phi - Delta Omicron, Cullowhee, NC