Paul Turounet (b. 1962) received his MFA in Photography from the Yale University School of Art in 1995. He was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in 1997 to photograph along the border in Mexico and has received grants from the Trans-Border Institute for his continued work on the U.S. – Mexico border.
His photographic works have been featured in various solo and group exhibitions in both the United States and Mexico, including the California Center for the Arts, University of San Diego, University of Texas – El Paso, Centro Cultural Tijuana, and the Museo de Arte El Chamizal in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico as well as a site-specific installation at various locations along the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico.
Paul Turounet is an Associate Professor of Photography and Art at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California and had previously taught at the University of San Diego and the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente in Guadalajara, Mexico for the University of San Diego’s Guadalajara Summer Program.
Education
1995Yale University School of Art | MFA Photography
1985San Jose State University | BA Journalism/Advertising
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Tierra Brava, Regis University, Denver, CO (Scheduled)
2009Estamos Buscando A – We’re Looking For, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
2006Estamos Buscando A – We’re Looking For, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
2004Estamos Buscando A – We’re Looking For, (site-specific installations on border wall, Tijuana, Mexico)
. Cancer Alley – Louisiana and New York, Axis Mundi Gallery, San Diego, CA
2002Los Vendimiadores – The Grapepickers, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
2000Un Extraño Aquí – A Stranger Here, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
1999Un Extraño Aquí – A Stranger Here, University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX
1998Un Extraño Aquí – A Stranger Here, Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT), Tijuana, Mexico
New Country, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
Un Extraño Aquí – A Stranger Here, Museo de Arte El Chamizal, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
1991Los Vendimiadores – The Grapepickers, Center for Photography, UC-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Group Exhibitions
2012 Points of View: Looking Across The Border – Puntos de Vista: Mirando a Través de la Frontera, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
2011 The Border Project: Soundscapes, Landscapes & Lifescapes, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2007Cultural Fusion: Exploring the Multi-Cultural Influences on the Arts of this Region, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA
Field Work – Documenting California’s Migrant Farm Labor Experience, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2004FRONTera – Work by Artists along the U.S. – Mexico Border, Culy Building, San Diego, CA
Fellowships | Grants
2003Trans-Border Institute Grant
2002Trans-Border Institute Grant
1997Fulbright Fellowship | Mexico
Bibliography
2012 Through The Lens of Paul Turounet, Melissa Guz, Border Beat
2011 Despite The Hardships, Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly
. Border Project Examines Life On The Edge, Arizona Public Media
2009 Estamos Buscando A – We’re Looking For, Fabiano Busdraghi, Camera Obscura
2007 ‘Field Work’ Images Speak Clearly With One Voice, Robert Pincus, San Diego Union-Tribune
. ‘Cultural Fusion’ takes an artistic look at multicultural blending in the region, Kirby Fairfax, North County Times
2006Photography Now – One Hundred Portfolios, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
2004 Riveting Photographs, Timothy McKernan, USD Magazine
2000FotoSeptiembre 2000, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, MX
1998FotoSeptiembre 1998, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, MX
1988 Selections, Photo Metro, San Francisco, CA
Visiting Artist Talks | Panel Discussions
2010Society of Photographic Education West Regional Conference, San Diego, CA (Panel)
2009West Chester University, West Chester, PA
2008National Communication Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA
2006Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
2005Western Humanities Conference, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (Panel)
2005Society for Photographic Education Annual Conference, Portland, OR
2004Association for Borderland Studies Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
2003Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
1999University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
1999University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX
1998University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
Teaching
2005 – Present Associate Professor of Art and Photography, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA
2000 – 2005 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
2003 – 2010 Visiting Instructor of Photography, ITESO | University of San Diego Guadalajara Summer Program