Education

University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Department of Art and Art History
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Intermedia
Expected Graduation: May 2014

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Department of Art and Art History
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Concentration in photography
Graduation date: May 7, 2011

Exhibitions

4th Biennial Pinhole Show
April 28 - May 25, 2013
RayKo Photo Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Slice of Life Collective Exhibition
April 26 - May 5, 2013
Linus Galleries, Pasadena, CA

500X Expo 2013
February 16 - March 5, 2013
500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Juried by Iris Bechtol, Gallery Director of the Eastfield College Art Galleries and Coordinator of the Permanent Art Collection

Mavericks: Photo/Media Art from UT- Arlington
February 7 - March 1, 2013
Brazos Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, Texas

Hit the Road
Juried online exhibition, waiting for juried in-person exhibition
Linus Gallery, Pasadena, California

5x5x5 Small Works Show
December 8 - 30, 2012
Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Virginia
Juried by Stefanie Fedor, Executive Director of Arlington Arts Center

International Juried Photography Exhibition
October 28, 2012 - mid-February, 2013
12 12 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Juried by Ignatius Widiapradja, Associate Professor of Art and Design at Drake University

Modest in Scale
November 16 - December 15, 2012
Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Juried by Doug Stapleton, Assistant Curator of Art at Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery &
Adjust Faculty at Columbia College Chicago's Interdisciplinary Arts graduate program

Death is the Destination
August 9 - September 21, 2012
Welch School Galleries/Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Juried by Nancy Floyd, Ruth Stanford, and Christina West

897 Square
June 14 - July 31, 2012
Gallery 76102, Fort Worth, Texas
Juried by Marty Walker

Roadtrip
June 6 - 23, 2012
Flow Art Space, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bridges: Dallas-area MFA Collaborative Exhibition
March 2-4, 2012
500 West Singleton, Dallas, Texas

Chautauqua National Exhibition: Living With Others
January 19 - February 17, 2012
Giles Gallery
Eastern Kentucky University
Juried by Boris Zakic
Associate Professor of Art at Georgetown College

International America: National Identity in Flux
December 9 2011 - January 4 2012
TEJAS Gallery, Dayton, Ohio

2011 University of Alabama at Birmingham Spring BFA Exhibition
April 14 - May 7, 2011
Artlab at UAB, Birmingham, Alabama

2010 UAB Annual Juried Student Exhibition
November 19 - December 4, 2010
Artlab at UAB, Birmingham, Alabama
Juried by Lauren Garber Lake
Associate Professor of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Small Works of Great Art
September 24 - October 8, 2010
The Homewood Police Foundation Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale
Homewood City Hall, Birmingham, Alabama
Juried by Daniel A. Moore

Paint the Town Red Birmingham 2010
Video Art Collaboration with Kathy Baty
April 17, 2010
Outdoor Projected Art Festival
Loft District, Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham Biennial 3
April 9 - May 22, 2010
Bare Hands Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama
Juried by Dan Cameron
Director of Visual Arts at the Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans
and Organizer of Prospect 1 New Orleans

Biagini, Choi, Echols, Fields, Fox, Hicks, Neel, Rieger
February 5 - March 27, 2010
Beta Pictoris Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama

2009 UAB Annual Juried Student Exhibition
UAB Visual Arts Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama
Juried by Chido Johnson
Chairman of Sculpture, College for Creative Studies, Detroit

2009 Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Film Screening in Conjunction with The Traveling Exhibition
From the Yale University Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama

2009 Out of School II: Seven Emerging Artists
The Photo Guild of the Birmingham Museum of Art
Birmingham, Alabama

Festivals

2007 & 2008 Panoply Festival of the Arts
Big Spring International Park, Huntsville, Alabama

2007 Atlanta Arts Festival
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia

2007 Kentuck Festival of the Arts
Kentuck Park, Northport, Alabama

2007 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia

2006 & 2007 Birmingham Artwalk
The City Center, Birmingham, Alabama

2006 & 2007 Moss Rock Festival
The Preserve, Hoover, Alabama

2005 Magic City Art Connection
Linn Park, Birmingham, Alabama

Publications and Awards

2012 Focus on Singh-Ray Filters Blog Feature Article
Jackson Echols Marks His First Decade As A Nature Photographer
http://singhray.blogspot.com/2012/08/jackson-echols-marks-his-first-decade.html

October 2010 Outdoor Photographer Magazine Article
"Your Favorite Places: Little River Canyon, Alabama"

2010 Focus on Singh-Ray Filters Blog Feature Article
"It's clear that Jackson Echols is off to an excellent start as a nature photographer and artist"
http://singh-ray.blogspot.com/2010/08/its-clear-that-jackson-echols-is-off-to.html

2010 Photographer's Forum Best of College Photography
Publication in the Best of College Photography Annual and selection as a finalist

2010 Outdoor Alabama Magazine Calendar
Contributing photographer

2008 & 2009 UAB Aura Literary and Visual Arts Magazine
Photography and visual art selected for publication

2008 Outdoor Alabama Magazine Photo Contest and Traveling Exhibition
State Parks category winner

2008 Focus on Singh-Ray Filters blog feature article:
“Capturing last fall’s color was a walk in Zion National Park with Singh-Ray filters”

2008 & 2009 UAB Inquiro Undergraduate Research Publication
Inside Cover and Back Cover Image. 2nd Place Inquiro Cover Art Contest 2008 and 2009.

2007 Nature’s Best Photography for Kids Magazine
“Masters in the Making” feature article

2007 Environmental Photography Invitational, Sponsored by Art Wolfe, Inc.
Youth category Honorable Mention

2007 Served on the Board of Directors for the Birmingham Art Association

2007 Focus on Singh-Ray Filters blog feature article:
“You’re never too young to use filters like a pro! Part 1”

2006 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA)
College Student Scholarship, 1 of 8 recipients