education
California College of the Arts - MA Visual and Critical Studies 2020
California College of the Arts - MFA Studio Practice 2019
George Washington University - BA Fine Art and Sociology 2014
exhibitions
2023
The de Young Open 2023, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA (forthcoming)
Small Works, Soft Times, San Francisco, CA
Pyramid Scheme, Bass and Reiner, San Francisco, CA
2022
Vehicles of Concern, Your Mood Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Graphite Stew, Upper Market Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021
Under the Sun and Moon, Humble Arts Foundation, New York, NY
Noonan Unlocked, Noonan Building, San Francisco, CA
2020
MFA Bay Area Showcase, SF Camerawork, virtual
CCA Gala Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA [curated by Katie Morgan Hood, cancelled due to covid-19]
Live Edge, Blattner Print Studio, San Francisco, CA
Brian Merritt—Give Me Back My Things, 777 Florida St, San Francisco, CA
[with Michael Bernard Loggins, Laura Gillmore, Leena Joshi, David Kasprzak, Richard-Jonathan Nelson, Nkiruka Oparah, Ana Saygi, tamara suarez porras]
Suspended Attention, Hubbell Street Project Space, San Francisco, CA
[with Evan O’Neal Kirkman]
Origin Stories, Concord Public Library, Concord, MA
2019
…to take root among the stars, The Galallery, San Francisco, CA
[with Kija Lucas, Dionne Lee, Vanessa Marsh, Aspen Mays, Vivian Sming, tamara suarez porras, Amy Tavern, Lindsay Tunkl, Alice Wang, Amy Lange]
Commencement Exhibition, CCA, San Francisco, CA
CCA MFA Exhibition, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
2018
Laughter and Tears, Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
[with Brian Bartz, Calum Craik, Ricki Dwyer, Zoe Eagan-Gardner, Neil Greiss, Nathan Kosta, Heesoo Kwon, Leslie Samson-Tabakin, Hannah Tuck, and Yiling Zeng]
Contemporary Accreditation, American Industrial Center, San Francisco, CA
[with Holly McHue, Kira Dominguez-Hultgren, Laura Figa, Troy Chew, Dani Lopez, Michelle Bonilla Garcia, Preston Fox]
Capitalist Exorcism, Hubbell Street Project Space, San Francisco, CA
[with Miriam Dym and River Black]
2017-
Gray Matter, PS8 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
[with John Baldessari, Emily Budd, Laura Figa, Rita McBride, Nancy Sayavong, Hyeyoon Song, Christopher Squier, Sean Talley, Amy Tavern]
Postcards to Maude, Chandler Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2014 Annual Awards Show, Gallery 102, GWU | Corcoran School of Arts and Design
Stupid Dope Moves, Gallery 102, GWU | Corcoran School of Arts and Design [curated by Jahdai Kilkenny]
publications as author
Porous Records — Essay in A Series of Open Questions co-published by Wattis Institute of Contemporary Art and Sternberg Press (forthcoming 2023)
Pricing and Specification: Corcraft* and 91020000 - Masters thesis at California College of the Arts (view shorter excerpt in Sightlines)
Aperture On Sight - 20-lesson curriculum designed to teach visual literacy through photography and photobook creation.
Muse: Mickalene Thomas Photographs and tete-a-tete - Educational Resource to Accompany Aperture Foundation's Traveling exhibition.
The Open Road: Photography and The American Roadtrip - Educational Resource to Accompany Aperture Foundation's Traveling exhibition.
Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb on Street Photography and the Poetic Image - Educational Resource to Accompany Aperture Foundation's publication.
Question Bridge: Black Males in America - Educational Resource to Accompany Aperture Foundation's publication.
Larry Fink on Composition and Improvisation - Educational Resource to Accompany Aperture Foundation's publication.
The Business of Photography: A Conversation with Mary Virginia Swanson - Interview with Mary Virginia Swanson published on Aperture's blog.
awards
Guaranteed Income Pilot for Artists - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2021-Present
Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in Painting & Sculpture - nominee
Frederick & Laetitia Meyer Endowed Scholarship - California College of the Arts, 2018-Present
CCA Merit Scholarship - California College of the Arts, 2017-Present
Presidential Scholar of the Arts - George Washington University, 2010-2014
experience
Teaching Fellow - California College of the Arts, 2020-2021
For Freedoms - For Freedoms Student Fellow, 2018-2019
Animal Charity Evaluators - Graphic Designer, Visual Communications Manager, 2016-2021
Aperture Foundation - Education Work Scholar, 2015-2016
Mark Ostow Photography - Studio Manager, 2014-2015
The Phillips Collection - Education Intern, 2014
VehicleSF - Project Management Intern, 2012
teaching
UC Berkeley - Lecturer, 2023-
ART 180: Advanced Digital Photography
California College of the Arts - Instructor, 2020-21
Tools 1: Black and White
California College of the Arts - Teaching Assistant, 2018-2020
Sam Vernon, Etching/Relief/Lithography 1+2, 2020
Monica Bravo, Media History 1: History of Photography, 2019
Aspen Mays, Investigations 2: Sequencing and Context, 2018
Aperture On Sight - Teaching Artist, 2015-2016
Grand Street Settlement (Co-teacher with Zalika Azim)
Ethical Culture Fieldston School (Co-teacher with Chris Lopez)
New England Center for Homeless Veterans - Photography Teacher, 2014-2015
Teen Photo Workshops - Teacher and Lead Coordinator, 2013-2014
artist assistant
Tim Davis - weekend workshop at Aperture Foundation intended to help artists conceptualize and write about their work.
Mary Virginia Swanson - business of photography workshop series at Aperture covering topics from publishing to securing funding.
Mark Seliger - weekend portraiture workshop held in his studio, organized by Aperture.
Rick Sands - week-long workshop at Aperture focusing on learning how to see, understand, and realize lighting scenarios.
John Gossage - weekend workshop at Aperture focusing on developing photographic projects in book form.
Bruno Ceschel - weekend workshop at Aperture focusing on self-publishing.
Bill Armstrong - weekend workshop at Aperture which covered the aesthetic principals of color as they relate to photography
b. cambridge, ma. lives and works in sf, ca.
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