bio
Kerrigan A. Swan-Garcia was born in a rural community on the Washington-Idaho border. Following 16 years of writing bad poetry and making loud music she enrolled in Spokane Falls Community College and completed her final 2 years of High School as far away from one as possible. After graduation she relocated to Seattle's Capitol Hill where she initially found work in the fashion and entertainment industries.
Since receiving her first camera in 2005, Swan-Garcia has transitioned from editing and composition in a corporate setting to freelance photography, digital art, and web design. She established Chat Noir Photographie in 2007 and feels fortunate to have worked with subjects representative of her wide range of interests including industrial, historical, fashion, and fine art photography. Social justice and animal welfare are also continuing themes in Swan-Garcia's work; she has donated photographic services to organizations such as Global Daughter, Citizens for Off-Leash Areas, and the Doney Memorial Vet Clinic.
Recognitions and Publications include:
-- Larson Gallery, 37th National Juried Exhibition Winner, April 2011
-- CHS Capitol Hill Seattle Pics of the Year, January 2011
-- 1st Place in Photography Avenue West Gallery National Juried Exhibition, August 2010
-- WIRED magazine mention, February 2010 Issue, pg. 114
-- DList Magazine, February 2010 Issue, photo publication pg. 54
-- Capture El Paso 09, Pediment Publishing December 2009, photo publications pgs. 70, 96, 101, 103, & 110
-- WIRED online Shadows photo contest Editors Choice winner, 02.03.09
-- Capture El Paso (currently out of print), Pediment Publishing December 2008, photo publications pgs. 84, 87, 94, 105
-- National Geographic 2008 International Photo Contest (#39, September/Week 4)
-- WIRED online Fall photo contest Editors Choice winner, 10.06.08
-- WIRED online Black and White photo contest Editors Choice winner, 05.19.08
-- Global Daughter website, product, and portrait photography, 2008-present
-- Print work permanently on display at the Yakima Valley Trolleys Museum and the Georgetown Powerplant Museum
Thank you for your interest in Chat Noir Photographie~
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