Profile

Janine Coyne is a professional photographer who specializes in photojournalism and fine art photography. Her photo essays include Ellis Island, The Restoration and the Ruins, Angels By The Sea where she photographed young women and their children in a Brooklyn and Staten Island shelter, Sicilian Journey, Apulia, Emilia-Romagna and the towns of Northern Italy, Visions of Anatolia and most recently Napoli.

Janine’s photographs are in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, The Museum of The City of New York, The National Museum of Immigration at Ellis Island, The Italian American Museum in New York as well as many private collections. Her photography has been exhibited nationally and internationally.

Janine resides in Brooklyn, New York and is a professor at Kingsborough Community College of The City University of New York where she teaches photography. Her students have been the recipients of many national awards and gallery shows. Having been a photo educator for nearly thirty years, Janine has seen many of her students have a successful career in photography.

RESUME
HIGHER EDUCATION

1977 Brooklyn College

CUNY Master of Fine Arts Degree Photography

1971 Brooklyn College

CUNY Bachelor of Arts Degree Fine Arts

1969 Kingsborough Community College

CUNY Associate in Arts Degree

ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2014

The Italian American Museum, New York, NY

2010

The Art Gallery at The Huntington Public Library Huntington, NY

2008

The Italian American Museum, New York, NY

The Art Gallery at The Huntington Public Library

2006

The Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside California

The Italian American Museum, New York

2005

Art See Gallery, New York

2004

The Spotlight Gallery at Wagner College Staten Island, NY

2001

The Wall Gallery at John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York

The Williamsburg Art Nexus Brooklyn NY

2000

The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum Staten Island NY

1999

The Art Gallery at The College of Staten Island Staten Island NY

1996

Snug Harbor Cultural Center Staten Island, NY

The Henry Street Settlement, New York

1991

The Sea Cliff Gallery Sea Cliff, NY

1990

The American Museum of Immigration at THE STATUE OF LIBERTY New York

1985

Snug Harbor Cultural Center Staten Island NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1986-2011

Faculty Art Exhibition, Kingsborough Community College Art Gallery, Brooklyn NY

2008

Selections from Moment-Une Revue de Photo, The Safe-T Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Faculty Exhibition, The College of Staten Island

2006

Selections from Moment -Une Revue de Photo. Escuela Superior Autonoma de ellas Artes, Cusco Peru

2002

America, The Ralls Collection Washington, D.C.

2001

Uno Spettro d”imagini, The Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College, Queens NY

1999

The Summer Show, The Ralls Collection Washington, D.C.

1998

Intimate Objects, The Ralls Collection Washington, D.C.

Esposizione Belle Arti E Cultura, The State Capitol Albany, NY

1994

Urban Women Four Views, Kingsborough Community College Art Gallery Curated by Janine Coyne

Master of Fine Arts Alumni Exhibition, Brooklyn College Art Gallery Brooklyn, NY

1984

Twenty-Nine Photographers, The Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY

Twenty Nine Photographers, Museum of the Borough of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY

1983

A Photographic Retrospective, The Queens Museum Queens, NY

1977

Brooklyn College Alumni Group Show, Suffolk Community College Selden, NY

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

The Brooklyn Museum The Museum of The City of New York

The National Museum of Immigration at Ellis Island

The Italian American Museum New York

Escuela Superior Autonoma de Bellas Artes Diego Quispe Tito Cusco, Peru

The Women’s Research and Development Fund Archives at Hunter College

CUNY New York The Museum of Friends, Walsenburg Colorado

The Beinert Collection Private Collections

GRANTS AWARDED

2010

PSC Professional Development Grant

2009

PSC Professional Development Grant

2007

PSC Professional Development Grant

1991

Creative Endeavors Grant by the Women’s Research and Development Fund CUNY

1990

Artist’s Space New York

1985

Artist’s Space New York

PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS

2008

CUNY Television “Italics”. Channel 75 Interview with the Artist and exhibit review

RAI Italian Radio Italy

Feile-Festa Literary Journal Featured Photographer

2007

Moment-Une Revue de Photo visual arts magazine

2006

“Scatti in cerca di luoghi cari” American Oggi Magazine

CUNY Television “Italics” Channel 75. Interview with the Artist and exhibit review

Sicilian Journey catalogue to accompany exhibition

Feile-Festa Literary Journal Featured Photographer

2005

“Scatti di Sicilia Ferma” American Oggi Magazine

2001

The Italian Tribune exhibit review

2000

The Staten Island Advance

The Italian Tribune exhibit review

The New York Daily News Interview and article

1999

The Staten Island Advance

1996

The Staten Island Advance

1995

“Homegrown Photographer – Janine Coyne” Photographer’s Forum Magazine

COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1986 to present

Art Department Kingsborough Community College CUNY

1994 to present

Performing and Creative Arts Department The College of Staten Island CUNY