Kris Payne

Education

2026 B.F.A. Photography; Minor, Native American Studies (Pending), Rogers State University, Claremore, OK (expected May 2026)

2023 A.A. Liberal Arts, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK

2006 Certificate of Completion, Hallmark Institute of Photography, Turners Falls, MA

2005 University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK (Studio photography courses)

Teaching Experience

2024 Mentor, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK (Photography II, Fall 2024)

Exhibitions

2010 Solo Exhibition, The Kenai Fjords, Seward, AK, Dunderdon, New York, NY

2009 Solo Exhibition, OKLA: Oklahoman Landscapes, Life Café, Brooklyn, NY

Bibliography

Cherry, Jonathan. “Kris Payne.” Mull It Over (blog), February 27, 2014. https://mullitover.cc/post/78043221019.

Editor. “Kris Payne.” For Reasons Unknown (blog), January 20, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004042030/http://forreasonsunknown.org/post/2850569400.

Turner, Greg. “Quick Questions with Kris Payne.” Snapshot (blog), October 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004002540/http://steampoweredmedia.com/brief/2009/06/snapshot-quick-questions-with-kris-payne/.

Publications as Author

The Inside Passage, 2013.

Disposable Coney, 2011.

Guest Speaker

2024 A Career in Photography, guest lecture, Photography I, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK, October 17

2024 How to Approach and Talk to a Record Label, moderator and panelist, Folk Alliance International, Kansas City, MO, February 23

2008 Alumni Roundtable, panelist, Hallmark Institute of Photography, Turners Falls, MA, November 20

2007 Alumni Roundtable, panelist, Hallmark Institute of Photography, Turners Falls, MA, November 21

Residencies

2010 Artist in Residence, La Familia Gallery, Talkeetna, AK (September 1 - September 30)

Technical Abilities

Photography: 35mm, 6x6cm, 4x5in film photography. Nikon and Epson film scanners, black and white darkroom printing, digital inkjet printing. Software: Apple macOS, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, VueScan, SilverFast, Capture One. Hardware: Apple Certified Macintosh Technician.

Travel

Austria (2009), Brazil (2009), Cambodia (2010), Canada (2010, 2023), Czechia (2009), Iceland (2009), the Netherlands (2020), the United Kingdom (2007); former resident of Berkeley, CA (2013-2018), Fairbanks, AK (2010-2011), Los Angeles, CA (2011-2013), New York, NY (2006-2010).

Commercial Credits