▁a ▁fine ▁art ▁photograph er ▁and ▁author ▁currently ▁res iding ▁in ▁Champ aign / U rb ana , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Education ▁N ett les ▁earned ▁her ▁B FA ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁She ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁purs ue ▁an ▁M FA ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Art ist ▁Be a ▁N ett les ▁is ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁phot ographic ▁techniques ▁and ▁book ▁arts . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁exhib iting ▁and ▁publishing ▁her ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁works ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁She ▁taught ▁phot ography ▁and ▁artists ’ ▁books ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 - 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁Ro chester ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁Ty ler ▁School ▁of ▁Art , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁currently ▁Professor ▁Emer ita . ▁She ▁has ▁had ▁over ▁fifty ▁one - person ▁exhib itions ▁including ▁George ▁East man ▁House , ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Phot ography ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Light ▁Gallery ▁and ▁Wit kin ▁Gallery ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁N ett les ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁experiment ing ▁with ▁alternative ▁phot ographic ▁processes . ▁ ▁She ▁util izes ▁several ▁photo - me chan ical ▁printing ▁techniques ▁such ▁as ▁phot ol ith ography ▁and ▁sil ks creen . ▁ ▁N ett les ' ▁work ▁tack les ▁issues ▁of ▁family ▁relationships , ▁w oven ▁together ▁with ▁myth ology ▁and ▁natural ▁history , ▁often ▁in