Selected Experience
- I Have a Name, Artist Collaborator, April 2015 - March 2016
- Large scale exterior mural, partnered wtih 2 other artists in Phoenix.
- State Farm Insurance Regional Headquarters, Artist, February 2014- Winter 2015
- Commission to create a video art installation in the lobby of the new facility at Marina Heights in Tempe.
- enHance Park, Photographer, March 2015
- Commission to create large scale photography of view from a new residential development.
- Arizona Office of Tourism, Photographer, August 2013
- An on-going international advertising campaign shot on location in 5 cities located throughout the state of Arizona.
- Renaissance Hotel, Film Director, January 2013 - June 2013
- A commercial advertising campaign capturing the local essence of the Marriott Hotel Brand in downtown Phoenix.
- Tuft + Needle, Film Director and Photographer, February 2013
- A commercial advertising campaign featuring locally made, nature-conscious hand crafted mattresses.
- BisonMade, Art Film Director, December 2012 - May 2013
- A commercial advertising campaign and art film focused on the handmade-in-Arizona leather goods of a local company.
- 100, Artist, August 2011- present
- On-going photo essay of envrionmental portraiture of Arizona’s creative people.
Selected Client List
- AIGA of Arizona
- Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders
- ASU Art Museum
- Bacaro Apartments
- Bashas’ Grocery Stores
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
- Casino Del Sol
- Co + Hoots
- Circle K
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
- Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Hotel
- Harley Davidson Motor Company
- Hospice of the Valley
- Hotel Nikko San Fransisco
More Clients
- IBM
- Java Magazine
- John Kerry Presidential Campaign
- Marriott Hotel
- McCoy and Simon Architects
- Merzproject
- Off Madison Avenue
- PetSmart
- PF Changs
- Phoenix Zoo
Selected Exhibitions
- The Passenger, Solo Exhibition, Bokeh Gallery, Phoenix 2015
- The Portrait, Group Invitational Exhibition, the DARKROOM Gallery, 2015
- Nude at Artel, Installation in Collaboration with Grace Gallagher, Clarendon Hotel, 2014
- Chaos Theory 14, Group Invitational Exhibition, Legend City, Phoenix, 2013
- Rotting the Barrel, Group Exhibition, Bokeh Gallery, Phoenix, 2013
- 25 Years Downtown, Group Exhibition, MonOrchid Gallery, Phoenix, 2013
- Africa Series, Solo Exhibition, Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, 2003
- Desert Landscapes, Group Exhibition, Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, 2001
Selected Accolades
- Photo District News, Photo Annual Finalist, February 2013
- ‘Bird on Fire-Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City’, Andrew Ross, Oxford University Press, 2011
- Desert Living Magazine, ‘Paint the Town’, March 2007
- ‘PHX : 21st Century City’, Edward-Booth-Clibborn and Nan Ellin, Booth-Clibborn, 2006
- NY Post, ‘Rising High’, 2005
- Photo District News, ‘The Fifty States Issue’, February 2005
- NY Times, Bentley Gallery Exhibition Review, January 2003
- ArtNews, Bentley Gallery Exhibition Review, January 2003
- Photo District News, Judges Choice Award, 2003
- Biz Journal, ‘Trends on Real Estate’, April 2001
- Communication Arts, Award of Excellence, 1998
- Addy Award, Public Service Division, 1998
- Addy Award, Multiple Media Business to Consumer, 1998
Professional Practice
- Rainey Studios, Owner, Phoenix, 1990 - present
- Commercial and Fine Art Photography and Film Studio.
- MonOrchid Building, Founder/Executive Director, Roosevelt Row, Phoenix, 2000 - present
- Renovated 1930’s warehouse into a creative space, including gallery, film/photo studios, incubator and event rental space.
- Bokeh Gallery at the MonOrchid, Co-founder, Roosevelt Row, Phoenix 2010 - present
- A gallery dedicated to preserving and promoting the art and craft of photography.
Organizations & Service
- Commissioner, Central City Village, City of Phoenix, 2015- present
- ASU Art Museum and Roosevelt Row Feast on the Street, Mini-Documentary Film Director, 2013
- Roosevelt Street Streetscape Re-Design, Community Stakeholder 2011 - present
- Roosevelt Row Merchants Association, Member, 2010 - present
- Evans Churchill Neighborhood Association, Member, 2008 - present
- Phoenix College Instructor, Photography, 2007
- ASU Design School Guest Critic, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, 2004 - present
- Shade Projects Board of Directors, Phoenix, 2004 - 2005, 2013 - present
- Shade Magazine, Co-founder/Publisher, Phoenix, 2002 - 2005
- Phoenix Arts Commission, Phoenix, 2002 - 2003
- American Society of Media Photographers, Chapter President, Phoenix, 2002 - 2004
- Roosevelt Action Association, Co-Chair, Phoenix, 2002 - 2003,
- Phoenix College Instructor, Photography, Guanajuato, Mexico, Summer 1996
