Dakota Sumpter is a photojournalist located in East Alabama, though he has lived from New England to Texas. As a photographer for Auburn University's athletics department, he has accompanied a variety of teams to multiple conference and national championships. In addition, Sumpter’s photographs have been used by ESPN, Vice Sports and many other local and regional news organizations across the Southeast. A graduate of Auburn University's department of art, his landscape photographs of Tuskegee National Forest have been featured by Ain’t Bad, Lenscratch, Southern Glossary and others. While managing editor of The Auburn Plainsman, Sumpter and staff won the Associated Collegiate Press National Pacemaker award - the highest in collegiate journalism. During his free time he enjoys painting, trail running and relaxing with his beagle Lee.
Dakota Sumpter
Email
dakotasumpter.com
Education
2014 - 2018 BFA - Photography, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
2011 - 2014 Southern Union State Community College, Opelika, Ala.
2010 - 2011 The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University (now LUCAD), Boston
Exhibitions and Awards
2018 Juried Fine Art Student Exhibition, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. (Juror: Victoria Camblin, Art Papers)
2017 Newspaper Pacemaker, Associated Collegiate Press for The Auburn Plainsman
2017 Photo Excellence Finalist, Associated Collegiate Press for The Auburn Plainsman
2017 Juried Fine Art Student Exhibition, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. (Juror: James Elkins, School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
2017 1:1 Mentor & Protégé Exhibition Series, 121 Gallery, Montgomery, Ala.
2016 Juried Fine Art Student Exhibition, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. (Juror: Jamillah James, Assistant Curator, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles)
2016 This is Research Showcase, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
2015 Foreboding, Sans Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2015 The Future is Now, Section A Studio, NewYork
Related Work Experience
2016 – current Photographer, Auburn Athletics, Auburn University, Ala.
2016 – 17 Freelance photographer, Opelika-Auburn News, Opelika, Ala.
2015 – 17 Managing/photo editor, The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn, Ala.
2014 – 16 Photo lab manager, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
Bibliography / Publications
Pine Island Press, Incandescent Magazine, Issue 13, March 2017.
Caitlin Peterson, “Dakota Sumpter: States Project: Alabama,” Lenscratch, Nov. 7, 2015.
Ryan Sparks, “Dakota Sumpter,” Southern Glossary, Sept. 15, 2015.
Henry Amistadi, “Young Artist Spotlight 15: Dakota Sumpter,” The Future is Now. June 24, 2015.
Kory Jean Kingsley, “Dakota Sumpter,” Ain’t Bad Magazine, aint-bad.com. May 9, 2015.
Stuart Pilkington, “Dakota Sumpter & Henry Amistadi”, The Swap. December 14, 2014.
References
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