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<p><strong>Larry Gawel</strong> grew up in Johnstown Pennsylvania attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania </p><p>(earning a BFA Degree in Applied Media Arts with a concentration in Photography) and ultimately </p><p>attended Penn State graduating with a MFA Degree in 1994. After graduation he relocated to Tempe </p><p>Arizona where he established his art practice started a commercial photography business and held </p><p>adjunct teaching positions at Arizona State University and within the Maricopa County Community </p><p>College system. In 1998 he moved to Lincoln Nebraska and began working at Metropolitan Community </p><p>College in Omaha. Since 2002 he has acted as the Photography Program Coordinator managing a </p><p>department that includes three full-time and five adjunct faculty members for a student body of about </p><p>100 students. From 2008 to 2022 he operated WorkSpace Gallery in Lincoln Nebraska to exhibit </p><p>photographic works by contemporary photographers. In 2013 he was elected as the Chairperson </p><p>of the Midwest Chapter of the Society for Photographic Education and currently is a National Board </p><p>Member for the organization.</p>