ANITRA LAVANHAR
CURRICULUM VITAE
Anitra’s Eye Photography — Owner
Tulsa, OK. 2016-present. Award-winning, published fine art and portrait photographer.
Photography Instructor
Workshops/Classes in Tulsa, OK.
Liggett Studio
Photography for Artists - How to Create Photo-based Art with Your Smartphone, Tulsa, OK, April 2024
Oxley Nature Center
Smartphone Nature Photography Classes, Tulsa, OK, April & May 2024
Philbrook Museum
Stay Gold Series - Eight week smartphone photography classes for ages fifty five and older. Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Tulsa Foundation for Architecture
Art Deco Downtown History and photography workshops. Fall 2021, Spring 2022
Phoenix Rising Alternative High School
Developed curriculum and taught smartphone photography classes to youth culminating in a student exhibition at Ahha Tulsa.
Taught ‘100 Cameras’ eight week photography program, 2020, 2022
Ahha Tulsa
Smartphone photography classes for adults, and one week summer camp for youth, Finding Your Voice Through Photography, Summer 2022
Owasso Senior Center
Six week smartphone photography class, January 2019
Life Senior Services
Volunteer smartphone photography class, September 2018
Private and small group smartphone photography classes
2017-Present
Discovery Lab
Tulsa, OK, Founding board member, Program Director, Educator, 2008-2015
Helped to build the Discovery Lab from conception. Created and brought traveling exhibits to area schools and festivals. Worked as program developer for the Workshop developing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) based curriculum and programming. Worked as an educator, and a research assistant.
EXHIBITIONS
Offerings
Group show, TCC Gallery, Tulsa, OK, April 2024
Poetry of the Ordinary
Group show, Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT , Fall 2023
Dreamscapes
Joint show, Liggett Gallery, Tulsa, OK. September 2022
Art in Architecture - Abstract and Classic Photography of Tulsa Architecture
Solo show, Tulsa Foundation for Architecture, Tulsa, OK, May 2022
She Makes Art
Group show, Liggett Studio, Tulsa, OK, March 2023 & 2024
O’ Tulsa
Group show, Living Arts, Tulsa, OK, 2021 & 2023
Faces of Iron Gate
Solo show, Ahha Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, October 2021
Assignment Tulsa
Group show and contest, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK, March 2021
The Found Object
Group show, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, April, 2021
Animal Beings
Group show, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, March 2021
Objects d’ Art
Group show, Liggett Studio, Tulsa, OK, 2020,21,23,24
Chasing Light Through Guatemala
Joint show, Art for the Soul Gallery, All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa, OK April 2019
Through Their Eyes
Joint show, Art for the Soul Gallery, All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa, OK, March 2019
Route 66 Group Show
Joseph Gierek Fine Art Gallery, Tulsa, OK, June 2019
Members Exhibition
Group show, Tulsa Artist Coalition, Tulsa, OK 2018, 2020, 22, 24
Unexpected Views
Solo show and gallery talk, Tulsa University, Dept. of Humanities, Tulsa, OK Aug. 2017
PUBLICATIONS
Tulsa People Magazine, March 2024
Tulsa People Magazine, Sept. 2023
The Sun Magazine, 2023
Shots Magazine, Winter 2023
Outdoor Oklahoma, 2022
Shots Magazine, Fall 2021
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Winner of Pollinator Commission Contest -Myriad Botanic Garden, Oklahoma City, Spring, 2024
First Place Nature Category, Tulsa People Magazine, 2023
First Place Novice Category, Black and White Theme, Tulsa Digital Photography Group, 2020
Finalist AAA Photo contest, 2018
Blue ribbon and sweepstakes for best of open division, Tulsa State Fair, 2018
Honorable mention, Mobile Photography Awards, 2016
EDUCATION
Visionary Portfolio online workshop with Laura Valenti, 2023
Street photography with Matthew Phipps, 2022,23
Experience of Women Online photography project class with Elinor Carucci, 2020
Embracing your Inner Artist online class with Deb Schwedhelm, 2019
Portfolio Review Class with Antone Dolezal, 2019
Apertures Digital Photography Class, 2016
Tulsa Tech Digital Photography Class, I,II, 2015-17
Muscular Therapy Institute, Cambridge, MA, 1990-1992
Year in India Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1986-87
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxvill,NY, B.A. Liberal Arts, 1984-88
NOTABLE INSTALLATIONs
Public Defender's Office,Tulsa, OK
Juvenile Center, Tulsa, OK
HUB International, Tulsa, OK
Gable and Gotwals, Tulsa, OK
