Born 1955, New York, NY

BFA, Studio Arts, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1977

MFA, Photography and Sculpture, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 1979

Photographer

Wayne Geist Photography

New York, Buffalo

1980 - present

National Director of Photography

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150 E. 52nd St. New York, N.Y. 1994-1996

Photographer

The Graduate School and University Center

of the City University of New York

New York, N.Y. Oct. 1985 - Nov. 1995

Staff Photographer

The New-York Historical Society

New York, N.Y. Sept. 1980 - Oct. 1985

Solo Exhibits

"Horizons"

Octogon Gallery

Westfield, NY, 2025

ZGM Fine Arts

Buffalo, NY, 2010, 2016

Step Gallery, New York, NY, 1993

Soho Photo, NewYork, NY, 1981,1983, 1987

CEPA, Buffalo, NY, 1978, 1979

Selected Group Exhibits

Photography Invitational

Octogon Gallery, Westfield, NY, 2024

ZGM Fine Arts Inaugural Exhibit

ZGM Fine Arts, Buffalo, NY, 2009

CEPA Members Exhibition

CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, 2006,2007, 2021

Kobe Aid Fund World Photo Art Exhibit and Auction

Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics, Center of Photography

Tokyo, Japan, 1996

Everson Biennial

Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY, 1985

The 38th Annual Western New York Show

Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, 1980

Awards

Best in Show

CEPA Members Exhibition

CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY, 2006

Adam Meldrum and Anderson Award

38th Annual Western New York Show

The Albright Knox Art Gallery ,Buffalo N.Y. 1980

First Prize, Abstract Photography

Allentown Arts Festival , Buffalo, N.Y. 1978

Selected Publications

Buffalo- Niagara’s Best Restaurants

The Buffalo News, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Costar, multimedia software program

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Bethesda, Md, 1995, 1996, 1997

Gaston Lachaise Portrait Sculpture

The Smithsonian Institution, 1985­­­

Collections

The Houston Museum of Fine Arts

The New-York Historical Society