mike@goodbyeranch.com

Bio

Michael Max McLeod completed his Bachelor of Fine Art, Photography at ASU in 2011.
Prior to studying Photography, McLeod worked as a designer for RollingStone.com and Playboy.
He runs a DIY publishing label called Goodbye Ranch.
McLeod's work appears in the book Self Publish Be Naughty.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Art - Photography, Arizona State University, 2011

Solo Exhibitions

Misc. Romance Eye Lounge Contemporary Art Space, 2011

Group Exhibitions

View of Outer Space from an Aquarium, curated by Billy Miller at Famous Accountants, Brooklyn, NY (2011)
Society of Photographic Education, Southwest Chapter, juried exhibition, Santa Fe, NM (2011)
Eye Candy, Eye Lounge (Phoenix, AZ) 2011
Pulsewidth, Gallery 100 (Tempe, AZ) 2011
Members Only, Eye Lounge (Phoenix, AZ) 2011
Elsewhere (Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, jurors), Harry Wood Gallery (Tempe, AZ) 2010
An Equation of the Fanciful and Bizarre (Joel Meyerowitz, juror), Harry Wood Gallery (Tempe, AZ) 2010
ASU Photographers Association Benefit Auction, First Studio (Phoenix, AZ) 2010

Awards & Distinctions

Photo Eye's Best Photo Books of 2011 for Casual Encounters 3, SPNDXBOI

Publications

Self Publish Be Naughty, Self Publish Be Happy, London, UK, 2011
Casual Encounters 1, 2, 3 and 4, Goodbye Ranch, 2011
Terrarum, Goodbye Ranch, 2010
The Pleasure Palace, Goodbye Ranch, 2010

Lectures / Talks

2012 SPE National Conference, San Francisco, CA (2012)
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ (2010)
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ (2009)

Press

Systems of Romance, Java Magazine, Phoenix, AZ, 2011
Michael Max McLeod's Misc. Romance, Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, AZ, 2011
Boy Scout, Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, AZ, 2011
Spotlight: Michael Max McLeod, Out There Magazine, London, UK, 2010