bio: Black Ant • Photographic

Black Ant • Photographic is the working studio of photographer Jeff Caplan.

Jeff is a fine art photographer and educator who has been creating compelling images with his cameras for over 30 years. Originally from Lowell, Massachusetts, Jeff developed his photographic skill set during the early 1990s while studying at The Art Institute of Boston. There he delved into advanced black & white printing techniques and alternative photographic processes.

He continues to advance his knowledge of photography, video, and new media in the digital age. Jeff graduated with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from Lesley University, Boston, Massachusetts in 2021.

Formally an Adjunct Professor and Video Producer in the New Media division at the Communication Research Institute of William Penn University, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Jeff has returned to the East coast, where he continues to create new photographs
and works as Coordinator of Media Production and as an Adjunct Instructor at
Middlesex Community College.

His work has been seen at:

2023 - Homegrown Stories: TEN - (10th year anniversary)
homegrownstories.com

2022 - The Middle-West - Photographs of Iowa
Bentley Library, Linda Hummel-Shea ArtSpace,
Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA

2022 - Homegrown Stories: The Year of Serving Leftovers
homegrownstories.com

2021 - Homegrown Stories: The Year of the Poet
homegrownstories.com

2020 - Dia de Los Muertos - A Celebration
The Switchboard Gallery, Haverhill, MA

2019 - From Tools to Twilight - Photographs of McKittrick Industrial Supply
The Ayer Lofts Gallery, Lowell, MA

2019 - Children: Artists united against undocumented family separation
Storage Closet Gallery, Western Avenue Lofts. Lowell, MA

2019, 2018 - Lowell Cultural Council Grant Recipient
Massachusetts Cultural Council, Lowell, MA

2018 - 2019 Lowell’s Urbanscape: A Legacy of Newcomers
The Boot Mill Museum, Lowell, MA

2018 - 24th Annual Juried Members' Exhibition
The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA

2018 - The Town and the City – Photographs of Lowell Massachusetts
Uncharted Gallery, Lowell, MA

2018, 2017 Monuments, Memorials and Memories: Images of the Lowell Cemetery
The Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, MA

2017 - Ron Lessard Is a Noise Music Hero
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb3k58/ron-lessard-is-a-noise-music-hero
Vice.com / Noisey music by Vice

2017 - Vast, Mad, Striving
Lowell Telecommunications Center, Lowell, MA

2015 - Members Group Show
Uncharted Gallery, Lowell, MA

2014 - Beyond Photography
The Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell, MA

2013 - In Cold Blood
The Brush Gallery, Lowell, MA

2001 - Jeff Caplan - Solo Exhibition
McCoy Gallery - Merrimack College, North Andover, MA