Armon Means

Biography

Armon Means received his BFA in Photography from The Cleveland Institute of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, and an MFA in Photography from Cranbrook Art Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He has also studied at Lacoste School of the Arts located in Lacoste, France, and The School of the Arts in Budapest, Hungary.

Means has been an exhibiting fine art photographer and educator since 2003. He has taught at Watkins College of Art / Belmont University, Nashville State Community College, Volunteer State Community College, and Coastal Carolina University. Areas of instruction include all levels of photography, alternative process techniques, history of photography, and art survey/appreciation. He has also exhibited widely in group exhibitions in France, Hungary, and numerous Eastern and Midwestern states, where he has also been active as a visiting artist at multiple venues. His work centers on ideas of cultural concerns, minority identity, and environmental influences and is represented in multiple collections across the United States and Germany.