Presentations/Appearances

'Desert to Dream', Book Signing, SBMA Store, SB, CA, 2012

'Desert to Dream', Slideshow, Ligne Roset SF, CA, 2012

'Burning Man & Beyond', Slideshow, Apple Store SF, CA, 2011

'The Past and Future of Burning Man', Slideshow, JCC SF, CA, 2011

'World Series', Slideshow, Walnut Creek Library, CA, 2011

'Desert to Dream', Slideshow, Mill Valley Library, CA, 2011

'An Evening in Conversation with Barbara Traub', Books Inc., SF, CA, 2010

'An Iconic Photo of Burning Man', Interview, TIME Video, NY, NY, 2009

'A Burning Opera', Performance, Stagewerx, SF, CA, 2009

'Burning Man and Beyond', Interview, Fine Art TV, London, UK, 2007

'Desert to Dream', Slideshow, Bluestockings, NY, NY, 2007

'Desert to Dream', Slideshow, SF and Berkeley Main Libraries, 2006-007

'Sunday Morning with Henry Tenenbaum', Talk Show, KRON-TV, SF, CA, 2006

Commonwealth Club of CA, Slideshow & Panel, SF and San Jose, 2006

'Tentacle Session #17', Performance, Blasthaus, SF, CA, 2000

FotoFest, Slideshow, TemplO, Houston, TX, 1998

Books

Desert to Dream: A Dozen Years of Burning Man Photography, Immedium & Apple (iOS ebook), 2011

Desert to Dream: A Decade of Burning Man Photography, Immedium; SF, CA, 2006

Naked (2004) and Nudes Indexx (2002), contributing photographer, Feierabend Verlag; Berlin, DE

Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism, contributing photographer, Alpha; Indianapolis, IN, 2002

Why Bother With Theology, cover photo, Darton, Longman and Todd; London, UK, 2001

Ragged Lion: A Tribute to Jack Micheline, contributing photographer, Vagabond; Ellensburg, WA, 1999

Baltimore, contributing photographer, John Hinde Curteich; Oxnard, CA, 1998

Burning Man, chief photographer, HardWired; SF, CA 1997

Solo Exhibitions

'Essence of Luminescence', Canessa Gallery; SF, CA, 2011

'Every Reverie', The McLoughlin Gallery; SF, CA, 2011

'Along the Escalator', Borders Union Square; SF, CA, 2004

'A Decade of Burning Man', Hotel Triton Mezzanine; SF, CA, 2003

'Cacaphonia', ADD Magnum; SF, CA, 1999

'Riddle of the Sands', International Foto Festival of Knokke-Heist, BE, 1999

'Maison de Jumelage', Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie; Arles, FR, 1997

'Fotoparoda', Galera Uzupis; Vilnius, LT, 1996

'A Manhattan of the Mind', Fourth Street Photo Gallery; NY, NY, 1992

'Francia', Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute; Baltimore, MD, 1987

Group Shows

'A Spring Salon of Fine Photographs', Robert Tat Gallery; SF, CA 2013

'HeART of North Beach', Live Worms Gallery; SF, CA 2013

'Waterfront', Studio Gallery; SF, CA, 2012

'Roll Call', SF Camerawork; SF, CA, 2010

'Aesthetic Anarchy', Fivepoints Arthouse; SF, CA, 2009

'My Black Rock Heart', California Modern; SF, CA, 2009

'Everyone's a Critic', In Color 2; SF, CA, 2008

'A Rare Look at San Francisco', Aspect; SF, CA, 2006

'14th Annual Center Awards Juried Exhibition', Center for Photographic Art; Carmel, CA, 2005

'Bohemian Chicks', Artemis; SF, CA, 2005

'Art of Burning Man' (curator and exhibitor), Photo San Francisco; SF, CA, 2004

'Images from Burning Man', MTSU Baldwin Gallery; Murfreesboro, TN, 2002

'Viva Las Xmas', Cooper Union; NY, NY, 2002

'Light 2: Images from the Photography Collections', UMBC Kuhn Gallery; Baltimore, MD 2001

'40th Annual Invitational Photoview Exhibition', Museum of Fine Arts; Longview, TX, 2000

'California Metropolis', Bert Green Fine Art; LA, CA, 2000

'While Exploring the Necessary', Rizzoli; SF, CA, 2000

'Photographs of Burning Man', Xerox PARC; Palo Alto, CA, 1999

'Burning Man: Photographs and Neon from Black Rock City', MoNA; LA, CA, 1999

'Burning Mirror', San Francisco Arts Commission; SF, CA, 1998

'Mysterium' and 'Digital Be-In', Somarts; SF, CA, 1997

'Burning Man' book launch, CBGB's Gallery 313; NY, NY, 1997

'Minor Explosions', Scott Nichols; SF, CA, 1996

'After Dark', Vision North; SF, CA, 1995

'Beyond Belief', 111 Minna; SF, CA, 1995

'Bodyscape', School 33; Baltimore, MD, 1994

'Critics' Picks', Maryland Art Place; Baltimore, MD, 1993

'Realism, Psychological...', Artscape; Baltimore, MD, 1993

'Emerging Artists', BAUhouse; Baltimore, MD, 1992

'Poetic Moments', Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts; Annapolis, MD, 1991

Assignments/Commissions

Wired.com, SF, CA; "10 Years of Burning Man", 2006, and "Burning Man's Crazy, Creepy Art", 2001

J Weekly, SF, CA; Freelance, 2000-06

Love Parade, SF, CA; Electronic Dance Music Festival, 2004

Genesis, Walnut Creek, CA; Promo pix for Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel and Fleur de Lys SF, 2002

Transfert, Paris, FR; Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, 2001

RD/Fox, SF, CA; Portraits of Universal Underwriters, 2000

L'Humanité, Paris, FR; Portraits - Paul Saffo (Inst for the Future), Maxis (SimCity), John Holey (Assoc), 1999

Eaton Fine Art, SF, CA; Photo display at the New Orleans Crowne Plaza, 1999

Microsoft, Redmond, WA; "Neighborhood Crawls in San Francisco and San Jose", 1998

Wired, SF, CA & Tokyo, JP; "Introducing The New American Holiday", 1996

Planet, Tempe, AZ; "Sound of Metal Dying" (SRL), 1996

Bay Guardian, SF, CA; "Best of the Bay", 1994

Office of Employment Development, Baltimore, MD; Progress Report, 1994

City Paper, Baltimore, MD; Mobtown Beat, 1993-94

Segall Majestic, Baltimore, MD; Events and Sports, 1991-93

Sailing, Port Washington, WI; "Steady, to St. Michaels", 1992

Jeff Order, Baltimore, MD; Portraits for Music CDs, 1989-91

Daily Record, Baltimore, MD; Freelance, 1987-89

Press/Publications

People and Paper, Stockholm, SE; "Öknens Moma", 2012

HG Magazine, Walnut Creek, CA; "The 'Different' Issue", 2012

Reality Sandwich, NY, NY; "Barbara Traub's Burning Man Photography", 2009

Digital Journalist, Austin, TX; "Barbara Traub - The Burning Man", 2007

Take Great Pictures, NY, NY; Desert to Dream review, 2007

Public Art Review, St. Paul, MN; "Art Capturing Art", 2007

SFist, SF, CA; "Interview: Barb Traub", 2006

SF Gate, SF, CA; "Burning Man, The Coffee Table Book", 2006

The Onion, SF, CA; Desert to Dream interview, 2006

Pulp, Auckland, NZ; Desert to Dream interview, 2006

Escape, HK, CN; "How Was Your Burn?", 2006

Pozytyw, Warsaw, PL; "Burning Man - Barbara Traub", 2005

Ice, London, UK; "Burning Baby Burn", 2002

Photoicon, "Barb Traub - Skewed Perspective", 2001

De Standaard, Brussels, BE; "Een Gigantische Knutselkas", 1999

Leica View, Northvale, NJ; "Barbara Traub - Exploring the Magic", 1999

New Age, Watertown, MA; "What is Burning Man?", 1999

New Times, San Luis Obispo, CA; "Tales from Burning Man", 1999

Smoke, NY, NY; "Bonfire of the Insanities", 1998

Kunstforum, Hamburg, DE; "Burning Man: Wüstentrip im Kollektiv", 1998

Micro Publishing News, SF, CA; "San Francisco Photographer Delights in the Surreal", 1998

Photo District News, NY, NY; "The Call of the Wired", 1997

Loop, Vancouver, BC; "Burn In, Burn On, Burn Out", 1997

Eikones Tou Kosmou, Athens, GR; "Cyber Party in the Desert of Nevada", 1997

Birmingham Weekly, Birmingham, AL; "Six Day Celebration of Art and Hedonism", 1997

Pacific Sun, San Rafael, CA; "Quest For Fire", 1997

King Swing, Tokyo, JP; "Burning Man", 1997

Shift, Toronto, CA; "Burning Love", 1996

zpub, SF, CA; "Urban Exposures", 1996

Frankfurter Rundschau, Frankfurt, DE; "Aktionarstreffen in der Vorholle", 1996

Mondo 2000, Berkeley, CA: Issue 14, 1995, Issue 15, 1996, Issue 16, 1997

Planet, Tempe, AZ; "Been There, Burned That", 1995

City Paper, Baltimore, MD; "Life is a Beach", 1994

Annapolis Capital, Annapolis, MD; "Sculpture, Photos Combine at Maryland Hall", 1991

Evening Sun, Baltimore, MD; "Intriguing Travel Shots" and "Photographer's Career Took Twists", 1987

Collections

A.O. Kuhn Library, UMBC; Baltimore, MD

Bancroft Library, UCB; Berkeley, CA

Bibliotheque Nationale; Paris, FR

Center for Photography; Mumbai, IN

Chrysler Museum; Norfolk, VA

F.W. Olin Library, Mills College; Oakland, CA

H.A.R.D./PhotoCentral; Hayward, CA

Harry Ransom Center, UTA; Austin, TX

Museet for Fotokunst; Odense, DK

Peter E. Palmquist; Arcata, CA

Awards

Photo Metro; Honorable Mention in annual photo contest, 1996

Baltimore Sun Magazine; B&W winner in annual photo contest, 1987

Kodak International Newspaper Snapshot Awards, Certificate of Merit, 1987

Teaching/Jobs

AAU, SF, CA; digital photo instructor, 2007-

Howard Schatz, Fairfax, CA; second assistant, 1997-98

ASUC Art Studio, Berkeley, CA; film photo instructor, 1996-97

George Post, Richmond, CA; b&w printer & assistant, 1995-98

Colorarts Lab, SF, CA; color printer, 1994-96

MICA, Baltimore, MD; night manager of the darkrooms, 1994

Education

SACI, Florence, IT; Photography Studies, 1985

La Sorbonne, Paris, FR; Language and Culture Studies, 1980-81

JHU, Baltimore, MD; B.A. in Humanities, 1982

main