Bio
Zoe Litaker is a landscape and movement photographer based in Flagstaff, AZ. Driven by a need to see and experience the world, she has traveled to remote areas of Japan, Iceland, Turkey, and Canada. Her work focuses on form, texture, light and the interplay of studio and natural lighting. Collaborating with movement artists around the world, Zoe explores the contrast between transient human forms and enduring natural or industrial environments.
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Education
2007 – 2011
BFA, Visual Arts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, US
2011 – 2012
Continuing Education Courses, International Center of Photography, New York, NY, US
2025
Professional Development: Grants & Residency Micro-Credential, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC, CA
Exhibitions
2024
Nozaki Island, Gallery Mugen, Tokyo, JP [solo]
2019
Durham Dances, The Fruit Company, Durham, NC, US [solo]
2016
Super Art Show, The Mothership, Durham, NC, US
2015
The Shore + The Bestiary, The Looking Glass, Carrboro, NC, US [solo]
2015
Carrack Community Show, The Carrack, Durham, NC, US
2014
Tree, Art Not Terminal Gallery, Seattle, WA, US
2013
Transitions!, International Center of Photography, New York, NY, US
2012
Occupy!, Governors Island, New York, NY, US
2012
Self Observed, North Carolina Museum of Art, NC, US
2011
Conceptual Photography Exhibit, Allcott Gallery, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, US
2010
Works in Progress, The Artery, Chapel Hill, NC, US
Media / Press
2021
“A Spontaneous Reaction to the Space We Find Ourselves In,” In Process: The NC Dance Festival Podcast, Interview by Anne Morris, S2 Episode 7, Nov 18. Podcast.
2019
“Zoe Litaker’s Photobook Durham Dances Captures the Vitality of the Bull City’s Dance Scene,” Woods, Byron, Indy Week, Oct 29. Print.
2011
“Turkey and Scotland,” Passport Magazine, Spring, pp. 31–32. Print.
2011
“Portrait of a Shrinking Village,” Endeavors, Fall, pp. 24–29. Print.
Publications
2024
Nozaki Island, Sacred Landscapes, Blurb Publishing
2021
30 Portraits for 30 Years, Published with North Carolina Dance Festival, Blurb Publishing
2020
Iceland: A World in Black and White, Blurb Publishing
2019
Durham Dances, Blurb Publishing
Honors, Awards, and Grants
2021
Pas de Deux Photo Competition, On Location Finalist, US
2010
Burch Fellowship: Undergraduate Research Fund Grant for Photography and Demography Project, Turkey
2010
1st Place, UNC Global Education Center Study Abroad Photography Contest, US