Micajah Truitt

Micajah Truitt currently lives, teaches, and plays in San Diego, California. He is a Professor of Photography & Digital Imaging at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California. He is a strong believer in education and values how art can teach a person to think critically, and to develop a person to work hard and pursue his or her individual dreams. Micajah is a born and raised Texan who had to leave due to the fact that he loves mountains and the West. He has embarked on several paths in life before becoming a professor including teaching outdoor living skills to teenagers, working for the National Park Service, and working as a freelance photographer. When Micajah can get away from art and teaching, he is also a climber, a canyoneer, a skier, a caver, and a mountaineer. Also, he is a member of the San Bernardino County Cave Rescue Team. His second life is Search & Rescue. Micajah has a strong desire for adventure that influences his life and many of the concepts behind his artwork. Micajah believes that fantasies come true and that the impossible is possible. Micajah says, “I would like to go back to that time as a child when a log in the park became a sailboat on a vast ocean of grass.”

2002 Master of Fine Arts – Photography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts – Studio Art/Photography, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

1999 National Outdoor Leadership School – Fall Semester in the Rockies

2019 Arte Natura, Limer Gallery, Hudson, NY

2018 Honorable Mention for “Other” category, International Photography Awards

2017 Other Worlds, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC

2017 Honorable Mention for Photojournalism, Professional Division, Monochrome Awards
International Black & White Photography Contest

2016 2016 Hot New Pics Show, Midwest Center For Photography, Witchita, KS

2015 Re-Picturing Photography, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL

2014 Wide Open Digital 2, International Exhibition hosted by Digital Arts California

2013 Exposure Exhibition, See|Me Exhibition Space, Long Island City, NY

2012 Spinning Yarns: Narrative, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR

2010 – 2011 Colors Of Life Show, touring exhibition, benefiting the Instituto Neurologico de
Guatemala. Touring locations included:
• Embassy of Guatemala, Washington D.C.
• Capital One Corporate Gallery, Richmond, VA
• Art Works, Richmond, VA
• National Museum of Modern Art Carlos Merida, Guatemala City, Guatemala

2010 All That Remains, Sushi Gallery, San Diego, CA

2008 Raw Constructed Images, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA

2008 Ar...