Born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1958. Dick Lane recieved his B.F.A. from The University of Texas, Arlington in 1983 and his M.F.A. from the University of Florida in 1985 where he studied with influential educators Evon Streetman, Jerry Uelsmann and Wallace Wilson. Upon returning to Texas after graduate school he opened up a commercial photography studio in Dallas, Texas. It was during this time that he also began part time teaching at his alma mater. When the commercial photography venture ended in1988 he picked up a larger teaching load at UTA. Dick began his current job at Texas Christian University in 1989.
Dick's work has been seen in over 40 exhibitions both regionally
and nationally. His work can be found in a number of public and private
collections. The specifics can be found on his Resume page. You can see
Dick's photograph "Specimen #23-2" in the book "Black & White
Photography: Manifest Visions" by James Luciana published by Rockport
Publishing in 2000. Most recently Dick's work has become part of the permanent
collection of The Old Jail House Art Center in Albany, Texas which has
been called "The best small museum in Texas, if not the nation".
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