Kathleen Saccopoulos

Curriculum Vitae

Education 

M. Sc.,Journalism and Mass Communication, Iowa State University, 1974

B. Sc., Technical Journalism, Iowa State University, 1966

Academic Background

Louisiana State University, Manship School of Mass Communication, adjunct associate professor, 1997-2001 (taught visual communication)

North Carolina State University, Department of Environmental Design, visiting lecturer, 1992-95 (taught fine-art photography)

Mississippi State University, School of Architecture, adjunct associate professor, 1988-92 (taught architectural photography)

Iowa State University, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, tenured associate professor, 1986-88; faculty member, 1973-85 (taught photojournalism)

Professional Background

Free-lance writer/photographer, 1995-2001

Fine-Art Photographer, 1970 to present

Editorial Assistant, Athens Center of Ekistics, 1968-72

Market Research Analyst, ICAP Hellas, 1966-68

Reporter/photographer, Fort Dodge Messenger newspaper, 1966

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions in galleries in Baton Rouge, LA; Raleigh, Durham and New Bern, NC; Starkville, MS; Ames, Storm Lake and Cedar Rapids, IA; Athens, Greece

Acceptances in over 50 juried national and international group exhibitions

Honors/Awards

Two purchase awards, Iowa Art-in-State-Buildings competitions

Mississippi State University's nominee for Phi Kappa Phi National Artist award, 1992

Awards in 5 national juried competitions

Selected Publications

Tou Nisiou Mou: Paradoseis tis Kythnou (My Island: Traditions of Kythnos), Giorgis Venetouilas with photographs by Kathleen Saccopoulos, (Athens: En Plo, 2007, ISBN 978-90-6719-13-4); 189 pages, 116 photographs

Kythnos: The island of Manolas, a memoir in text and photographs, Kathleen A. Saccopoulos (Athens: Th. Petroulakis, S.A., 1993, ISBN 960-7110-02-1); 55 pages, 40 duotones

Weekends Away, a regular monthly feature article in Country Roads magazine, St. Francisville, LA, 1998-2001