Biography

Ann Clancy has been a teacher of photography in the St. Louis and Atlanta area for over 40 years, with a Master of Education and Master of Fine Arts with a specialization in Photography. In addition to studying with Ansel Adams, she has participated in workshops and classes with renowned photographers Paul Caponigno, Roy DeCarva, Ernst Haas, Paul Kohn, Bob Kolebrenner, Katie Knight and Shinidi Kumanomido. During the summer of 2003, she participated in a workshop with Jonathan Bailey with the emphasis on GP-1 split toning and Mordancage. In the year 2005, Ms. Clancy took part in a workshop with Les McLean, a renowned teacher and photographer from Great Britain where the emphasis was on split printing.

Most recently Ms. Clancy participated in an HDR workshop with Dan Burkholder, a renowned practitioner of that technique.

In addition Ms. Clancy has been a guest lecturer and judge at various camera clubs in both Atlanta and St. Louis. She was chosen to be a part of the juror committee for the Atlanta Dogwood Festival for the 2004 and 2007 season. The year 2007 also included being a juror for the Virginia Highlands Art Festival and the Atlanta Arts Festival.

At the present time she is a photography instructor at The Spruill Center for the Arts. Teaching basic, intermediate and advanced darkroom skills. In the most recent years she has been offering classes in the use of digital cameras, both basic and intermediate sessions. This also includes learning to use Infrared techniques with digital equipment. In addition she also offers workshops and classes in advance photography classes, toning techniques (both basic and exotic), fabric printing and mounting and presentation of photographs.

Ms. Clancy has been a winner of several nationally published newspaper sponsored photographic contests and had the honor of being the Best of Show winner at the St. Louis Artist Guild yearly exhibition. She has had several one Woman Shows and is shown frequently with other artists in the Atlanta area. Her most recent show was a 50 year review presented during Atlanta Celebrates Photography.