Curriculum Vitae

MARGARET VB SMITH
PO Box 607 Bishopville, SC 29010
803.491.7791 (cell) | 803.428.3328 (home)
margaret@vanbulckphotography.com
www.vanbulckphotography.com

EDUCATION:

MFA Photography. Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, 2015
MA Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 1981
BS in Business Administration, Marketing. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 1978

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Grant-Writing Certification. University of South Carolina, 2015
Certified Public Accountant (South Carolina Certificate Number 2455), 1985

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Owner, Van Bulck Photography, Bishopville , SC, 2006 – present
Partner, Van Bulck and Company, CPAs, Sumter, SC, 1988 -2009
Partner, West and Van Bulck, CPAs, Sumter, SC, 1985-19
Accountant with L. Allen West, CPA, Sumter, SC, 1982-1985

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Adjunct Instructor, Palmetto College, University of South Carolina, 2015 – present
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina Sumter, 2015-present
Adjunct Instructor, Columbia College of South Carolina A2B Program, Sumter, SC campus, 2015 –
present
Adjunct Instructor of Accounting, Central Carolina Technical College, Sumter, SC, 2014 – 2015
Adjunct Instructor, Accounting and Economics, University of South Carolina Sumter, 2015 – present
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina Palmetto College, Columbia, SC, 2015 - present
Lecture/Workshops, Art Trail Gallery, Florence, SC, 2009, 2010
Visual Arts Intensive: "The Art of Photography," McCrory Galleri. Columbia, SC., 2010
Instructor of Economics and Statistics, University of South Carolina - Sumter, (part and full time),
Sumter, SC, 1983-1992
Instructor of Economics, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, NC, 1972 - 1981

RECENT PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR:

“water colors viii,” Anthology of Contemporary Textile and Fibre Art, 2014
“Snowy Owls,” Bits and Pixels, Currents, The Magazine of the North America Nature Photography Association, Spring 2013
“What’s That?” Currents, Summer 2011
“Strand-feeding Dolphins of the South Carolina Lowcountry,” Sandlapper Magazine, Spring 2012
“Monarchs in the Carolinas,” Camera in the Wild, Quarterly Magazine of the Carolinas’ Nature Photographers Association, Winter 2012
“When Photographing in the Wild Just Isn’t Happening,” Camera in the Wild, Fall 2011
“Searching for Wild Mustangs” Currents, Summer 2011
“Carolina Lowcountry,” Nature Photographer, Summer 2011
“Angel Oak,” Showcase of Landscape Images, Camera in the Wild, Summer 2011
“Artistic Expression with Autumn Images,” Camera in the Wild, Winter 2010

SELECTED EXHIBITS, SHOWS, AND AWARDS:

Art Trail Gallery, Photofabulous 2015 Juried Show, Florence, SC, 2015
Lens Work Gallery, Pawleys Island, SC, 2014 - present
Elephant Ear Gallery, Sumter, SC, 2014 - present
Umpteenth Gallery, University of South Carolina Sumter, Solo Exhibition, water colors, Sumter, SC, 2014
Invited Artist, Art Trail Gallery, Florence, SC, 2014
Dynamic Colors, Arteziana International Textile and Fibre Arts Competition, Honorable Mention, 2014
Photography 2014, Art Trail Gallery, Florence, SC, 2014
A Dream or a Memory, St. Louis Artist Guild Juried Exhibition, 2014
Island Art Gallery, Pawleys Island, SC, 2008-2014
Piccolo Spoleto Juried Outdoor Crafts Show. Charleston, SC, 2010
Piccolo Spoleto Indoor Juried 2-D Art Exhibition. Charleston, SC, 2010
Art Trail Gallery, Juried Photography Exhibition, "Best Animal.” Florence, SC, 2010
Fortieth Annual Golden Isles Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Festival. Juried. 2nd Place: Fine Art. St. Simons Island, GA, 2009
Arts Alive Festival. Juried. Florence, SC, 2009
Art Trail Gallery, Juried Photography Exhibition, "Best Animal” Florence, SC, 2009
Sumter County Gallery of Art, Solo Exhibition, Sanctuary, Sumter, SC, 2008-2008
Florence Museum, 55th Annual Pee Dee Regional Art Competition and Exhibition. Juried. Florence, SC. 2008
McCrory Galleri, Solo Exhibition, Glimpses into the Soul, Columbia, SC, 2007
Cotton Museum, Photography Exhibit. Bishopville, SC, 2006
Umpteenth Gallery, University of South Carolina-Sumter. Photography Exhibit, Juried. Sumter, SC, 2005
Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival. Juried. Decatur, GA, 2005
Little River Shrimp and Jazz Festival. Juried. "Best in Show.” Little River, SC, 2005

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Field Contributor, Nature Photographer Magazine
Society for Photographic Education
American Photographic Artists
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
North American Nature Photographers Association
Carolinas Nature Photographers Association
Atlanta Photography Group
The Light Factory
National Stereoscopic Association
Field Photography
Nikonian
South Carolina Nature-Based Tourism Association
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants