EDUCATION 2003 MFA, Mills College, Oakland, CA. 1999 B.A., Art History & Photography, San Francisco State University, SF, CA 1996 A.S., Photography, City College of San Francisco, SF, CA 1996 Museum Studies Program, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA 1995 Docent Training Program, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SF, CA 1990 Photography Study Tour, Paris, France 1986 A.A., Merch/Marketing, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, SF, CA TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2003-present Photography Instructor Graduate Level (Experimental Processes, Contemporary & Historical, History of Photography, Portraiture, The Nature of Photography) Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA 1999-2006 Photography Instructor (Begin B/W, Intermediate B/W, Pinhole Photography, Photo History)City College of San Francisco 2003-present Photography Instructor, Graduate Photography (Experimental Processes – Contemporary & Historical) Academy of Art College, San Francisco 2001-2003 Teaching Assistant, Photo Department, Mills College, Oakland, CA 2000-’01 Photography Instructor, Workshops in Montana, Condon, MT. 1999-present Creative Uses Consultant for Polaroid Corporation 1998-‘03 Photography Instructor (Begin B/W, Polaroid Transfer Workshop, Alternative Processes, Topics in the History of Photo) San Francisco Photography Center 1999-'01 Photography Instructor, The Friends of Photography Darkroom Class for Teens 1997-99 Photo Director & Instructor, San Francisco Boys & Girls Club 1994-'02 Instructor, Alternative Photo Workshops, San Francisco 1999 Teaching Assistant, Alternative Photo Processes, SFSU, SF, CA SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2007 Images of the Virgin, Galeria Tonantzin, San Juan Buatista, CA 2007 Fine Art Auction, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA 2007 Alternative Processes, Center for Fine Art Photography, Ft. Collins, CO 2007 A Photographic Journey, 688 Sutter Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2007 Pinhole Photography, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA 2006 Fragments, Two person exhibition, SF Photography Center, SF, CA 2005-06 CCSF Faculty Exhibition, Rayko Photo Center, SF, CA 2005 Bayennale, Scenes from the Bay Area, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland 2005 Vaguely Familiar, Group Exhibition, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA 2005 Fools, Group Exhibition, Works San Jose, San Jose, CA 2005 MFA Faculty Exhibition, Academy of Art University, SF, CA 2005 Faculty Exhibition, San Francisco Photo Center, SF, CA 2005 All About Me, Group Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA 2004 Self-Portraits, Group Exhibition, Northwest Cultural Council, Barrington, IL 2004 Capturing, Group Exhibition, Academy of Art Gallery, SF, CA 2004 MFA Faculty Exhibition, Academy of Art University, SF, CA 2004 Group Exhibition, Studio 110, Oakland, CA 2003 Master of Fine Art Exhibition, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA 2002 Performance, La Extravaganza, Mills ollege Art Musuem, Oakland, CA 2002 Visions/Voices, Sight & Insight Art Center, Mill Valley, CA 2002 Photography’s Full Circle: The Pinhole Perspective, Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, CA 2001 Body Images, Solo Exhibit, Presidio Alliance, SF, CA 2001 Illusions, 2 person Art Exhibit, Sanchez Art Gallery, Pacifica, CA 2000 Faculty Exhibit, City Art Gallery, City College of San Francisco, SF, CA. 2000 Group Exhibit, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA. 2000 Group Exhibit, Fogbelt Studio, San Francisco, CA 1999 Group Exhibit, 848 Community Art Space, San Francisco, CA 1998 Group Exhibit, Stillwell Show, San Francisco State University, SF. 1998 San Francisco Open Studios 1998 Group Exhibit, Joubert’s, San Francisco 1998 Group Exhibit, Bazaar Café, San Francisco, CA. 1997-8 Photographs on exhibit, Out of Hand Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 1997 Solo Exhibit, Tique Salon, Rockridge, CA 1997 San Francisco Open Studios 1997 Group Exhibit, 848 Community Art Space, San Francisco, CA. 1997 PAPA Print Show, Mountain View, CA. 1997 Group Exhibit, Hotel Triton, San Francisco, CA 1995-6 Photographs on exhibit, The Bell Gallery, Harbor Springs, Michigan. 1995 Solo Exhibit, White Line Gallery, City College of San Francisco, SF, CA. AWARDS 2002-03 Mills College Art Alumnae Scholarship California Arts Council Artist in Residency Recipient. BIBLIOGRAPHY 2003 Weber, John, Art and Art-as-Idea, catalog essay for MFA exhbition, Mills College 2003 Westbrook, Lindsey, In Between, Grad Student Art at Mills College, East Bay Express 2003 Shots Magazine, Issue #79, March 2003, Photograph Knight, Heather, "Photographer Delights in New Body of Work at Gallery", San Francisco Chronicle, January 19, 2001 ADDITIONAL 2003-08 Graduate Review Committee, Academy of Art University, SF, CA 2008 Board Member, Society for Photographic Education, Western Region 2006 Panelist, Society for Photographic Education, Western Regional Conference, Costa Mesa, CA 2004-05 Business Practices Workshop for Photographers, AAU, SF, CA 2003-06 Digital Integration Committee, CCSF, San Francisco, CA 2003-04 Evaluation Committee for Part-time Instructors, CCSF, SF, CA 2003 Guest Lecturer, Photography Intensive, Academy of Art College, SF 2002-03 Program Coordinator, Art Supplement Lecture Series, Mills College 2001 Guest Artist, Family Studio, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SF, CA. 2001 Guest Lecturer, Zone VI Photography, Mountain View, CA. 2000 Presenter, Society for Photographic Education, Western Regional Conference, San Diego, CA. back to top