Susan Duca has a BFA in Fine Arts and Photography from Pratt Institute. She has exhibited her photographs in various venues in the Northeast and her professional work has included being director of photography for Grand Circle Travel & Oversees Adventure Travel, Boston, and an associate editor for Aperture.
“Stop. Run. Play.,” made it’s solo debut at Newport Art Museum in 2011 and a four-month run at Villa Le Balze, Georgetown University Study Center in 2013.
EXHIBITIONS | PUBLICATIONS | WORKSHOPS:
La Colonica del Palmerino,”Stitches on a Timeline,” Photographs by Susan Duca & Poetry by Noemi Iacovitti, Florence, Italy | October 8, 2016
Palazzo Bongiorno, “Stitches on a Timeline,” Photographs by Susan Duca & Poetry by Noemi Iacovitti, Gangi, Sicilia | June 11 – 26, 2016
Solo outdoor exhibition, “Stop. Run. Play.,” Villa Le Balze, Georgetown University Study Center, Fiesole, Italy | April 4 – July 26, 2013
Gallery at City Hall, “Lessons from Experts,” Group Exhibition
Providence, RI | Aug 28-Sept 24, 2012
Golf & Leisure Cape Cod, “Sailing Away,” Summer/Fall 2012
AC45 World Series Newport
The Art Connection Gallery at Roots Café, Group Exhibition,
Providence, RI | Sept 12-Oct 30 2011
Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Annual Open Juried Exhibition,
Pawtucket, RI | Aug 28-Oct 28, 2011
Solo outdoor exhibition, “Stop. Run. Play.,” Scuola-Città Pestalozzi,
Florence, Italy | June 9 – 18, 2011
Solo exhibition, “Stop. Run. Play.,” Newport Art Museum
Newport, RI | March 26 – May 30, 2011
VISURA magazine.com/Spotlight, “Shadow | Light,”
September 24, 2010
Brown Writer’s Symposium, “Lyricism & Lucidity,”
Providence, RI | 2005
Newport Art Museum, Juried Annual Exhibition,
Newport, RI | 2004
South County Art Association, Juried Photography,
Kingston, RI | 2002
Contemporary Artists,“Photography/Printmaking,”
North Adams, MA | 1992
Federal Reserve Gallery, “Distinct Voices,”
Boston, MA | 1992
Midtown Y Gallery, “Recent Color Photographs,”
New York, NY | 1992
FREELANCE PROJECTS:
Advancing Women Artists Foundation, Photographer, Florence, Italy, 2018
International School of Florence (ISF), Photographer, Florence, Italy, 2018
Ristorante Accademia, Social Media Photographer, Florence, Italy, 2018
Artist-in-Residence, Residenza d’Arte Il Palmerino, Florence, Italy, 2016
Associazione Culturale Il Palmerino, Photographer, Florence, Italy
VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations, Photographer, Peru, Italy, Sicily
The Amalfi Coast and Capri Walking Tour, Italy, 2016
Tuscany by the Sea Biking Tour, Italy, 2016
Biking the Southern Coastal Villages Tour, Sicily, 2014
The Quiet Pathways of Tuscany Walking Tour, Italy, 2014
Maine Coast: Purely Acadia Biking Tour, USA, 2014
Walking the Italian Lakes Tour, Italy, 2013
Tuscany by the Sea Biking Tour, Italy, 2011
Machu Picchu and The Sacred Valley Walking Tour, Peru, 2010
The Amalfi Coast and Capri Walking Tour, Italy, 2010
Tuscan Coast Biking Tour, Italy, 2009
WE Point Productions, Production Coordinator, Whole Foods, CVS, Sperry, Sam Edelman, UPS Store, Met Life and Bank of America, 2071 – present
(add)ventures/Point Productions, Producer, Providence, RI, 2018
Samsonite, Executive Producer, Lifestyle photo shoots, NYC, 2017, 2018
Wayfair, Producer, Cape Cod, MA, 2017
TJX Companies, Senior Art Buyer, Framingham, MA, 2014
Toth & Company, Wrangler Jeans, Producer, Boston, MA, 2014
NBC Universal, Top Chef Boston, Producer, Boston, MA, 2014
The Face of the Century, Consulting Picture Editor
Umbrage Editions, NYC, 1995
Medicine’s Great Journey, Consulting Picture Editor
BullFinch Press/Umbrage Editions, NYC, 1992
Forced Out, Picture Researcher, Random House, NYC, 1989
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Photographer and Producer, freelance
Newport, RI 2017- Present
E-Commerce Photo Producer, contract
Hasbro, Inc
Pawtucket, RI | 2013 – 2017
Multimedia Account Executive
East Bay Newspapers | Newport This Week | Newport Life
Newport, RI | 2005- 2013
Director of Photography
Grand Circle Travel | Overseas Adventure Travel
Boston, MA | 1999-2004
Photo Producer, Talbots, Inc.
Hingham, MA | 1995-1999
Architectural Photographer | Photo Coordinator
Sasaki Associates, Inc.
Watertown, MA | 1989-1995
Associate Editor, Aperture Foundation
New York, NY | 1986-1989
Picture Researcher, Magnum Photos
New York, NY | 1987-1988
Assistant Publicity Director, “A Day in the Life of America,”
Harper Collins, Denver, CO | 1985-1986
EDUCATION:
Pratt Institute, BFA Photography
Brooklyn, NY | 1985
“Stop. Run. Play.,” made it’s solo debut at Newport Art Museum in 2011 and a four-month run at Villa Le Balze, Georgetown University Study Center in 2013.
EXHIBITIONS | PUBLICATIONS | WORKSHOPS:
La Colonica del Palmerino,”Stitches on a Timeline,” Photographs by Susan Duca & Poetry by Noemi Iacovitti, Florence, Italy | October 8, 2016
Palazzo Bongiorno, “Stitches on a Timeline,” Photographs by Susan Duca & Poetry by Noemi Iacovitti, Gangi, Sicilia | June 11 – 26, 2016
Solo outdoor exhibition, “Stop. Run. Play.,” Villa Le Balze, Georgetown University Study Center, Fiesole, Italy | April 4 – July 26, 2013
Gallery at City Hall, “Lessons from Experts,” Group Exhibition
Providence, RI | Aug 28-Sept 24, 2012
Golf & Leisure Cape Cod, “Sailing Away,” Summer/Fall 2012
AC45 World Series Newport
The Art Connection Gallery at Roots Café, Group Exhibition,
Providence, RI | Sept 12-Oct 30 2011
Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Annual Open Juried Exhibition,
Pawtucket, RI | Aug 28-Oct 28, 2011
Solo outdoor exhibition, “Stop. Run. Play.,” Scuola-Città Pestalozzi,
Florence, Italy | June 9 – 18, 2011
Solo exhibition, “Stop. Run. Play.,” Newport Art Museum
Newport, RI | March 26 – May 30, 2011
VISURA magazine.com/Spotlight, “Shadow | Light,”
September 24, 2010
Brown Writer’s Symposium, “Lyricism & Lucidity,”
Providence, RI | 2005
Newport Art Museum, Juried Annual Exhibition,
Newport, RI | 2004
South County Art Association, Juried Photography,
Kingston, RI | 2002
Contemporary Artists,“Photography/Printmaking,”
North Adams, MA | 1992
Federal Reserve Gallery, “Distinct Voices,”
Boston, MA | 1992
Midtown Y Gallery, “Recent Color Photographs,”
New York, NY | 1992
FREELANCE PROJECTS:
Advancing Women Artists Foundation, Photographer, Florence, Italy, 2018
International School of Florence (ISF), Photographer, Florence, Italy, 2018
Ristorante Accademia, Social Media Photographer, Florence, Italy, 2018
Artist-in-Residence, Residenza d’Arte Il Palmerino, Florence, Italy, 2016
Associazione Culturale Il Palmerino, Photographer, Florence, Italy
VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations, Photographer, Peru, Italy, Sicily
The Amalfi Coast and Capri Walking Tour, Italy, 2016
Tuscany by the Sea Biking Tour, Italy, 2016
Biking the Southern Coastal Villages Tour, Sicily, 2014
The Quiet Pathways of Tuscany Walking Tour, Italy, 2014
Maine Coast: Purely Acadia Biking Tour, USA, 2014
Walking the Italian Lakes Tour, Italy, 2013
Tuscany by the Sea Biking Tour, Italy, 2011
Machu Picchu and The Sacred Valley Walking Tour, Peru, 2010
The Amalfi Coast and Capri Walking Tour, Italy, 2010
Tuscan Coast Biking Tour, Italy, 2009
WE Point Productions, Production Coordinator, Whole Foods, CVS, Sperry, Sam Edelman, UPS Store, Met Life and Bank of America, 2071 – present
(add)ventures/Point Productions, Producer, Providence, RI, 2018
Samsonite, Executive Producer, Lifestyle photo shoots, NYC, 2017, 2018
Wayfair, Producer, Cape Cod, MA, 2017
TJX Companies, Senior Art Buyer, Framingham, MA, 2014
Toth & Company, Wrangler Jeans, Producer, Boston, MA, 2014
NBC Universal, Top Chef Boston, Producer, Boston, MA, 2014
The Face of the Century, Consulting Picture Editor
Umbrage Editions, NYC, 1995
Medicine’s Great Journey, Consulting Picture Editor
BullFinch Press/Umbrage Editions, NYC, 1992
Forced Out, Picture Researcher, Random House, NYC, 1989
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Photographer and Producer, freelance
Newport, RI 2017- Present
E-Commerce Photo Producer, contract
Hasbro, Inc
Pawtucket, RI | 2013 – 2017
Multimedia Account Executive
East Bay Newspapers | Newport This Week | Newport Life
Newport, RI | 2005- 2013
Director of Photography
Grand Circle Travel | Overseas Adventure Travel
Boston, MA | 1999-2004
Photo Producer, Talbots, Inc.
Hingham, MA | 1995-1999
Architectural Photographer | Photo Coordinator
Sasaki Associates, Inc.
Watertown, MA | 1989-1995
Associate Editor, Aperture Foundation
New York, NY | 1986-1989
Picture Researcher, Magnum Photos
New York, NY | 1987-1988
Assistant Publicity Director, “A Day in the Life of America,”
Harper Collins, Denver, CO | 1985-1986
EDUCATION:
Pratt Institute, BFA Photography
Brooklyn, NY | 1985