EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Fine Art Photography
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, 2003

Bachelor of Arts, Photography
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Bachelor of Arts, French Language and Literature
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

RELATED COURSEWORK

Psychology coursework
Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY

Mandarin, Yi Minority Studies, Yunnan Style Deep Color Painting
Yunnan Nationalities Institute, Kunming, Yunnan, China

AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS

Fulbright Scholar Program to China, 2008
Alarm Magazine #29, 2007
Virginia Commission for the Arts, Artist Fellowship, 2007
Fleisher Art Memorial, Challenge 3 Recipient, 2007
Beyond the Great Wall, Most Ingriguing People, The Rose Group for Cross-Cultural Understanding, 2005.
Santa Fe Prize for Photography Nominee, 2005.
Women in Photography International, Honorable Mention, 2004.
Constance Salonstall Foundation for the Arts, Artist's Grant, 2004.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship, 2004.
Beecher Center Annual Digital Art Competition, 2004
Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, Special Opportunity Stipend, 2004.
En Foco New Works Emerging Photographer's Award, 2004.
Nueva Luz, Volume 9, 2004.
Birmingham Arts Journal, 2003.
Nikon "Publish Your Passion" Grand Prize Winner in Portraiture, 2003.
Photographer's Forum, 2003 Best of College Annual.
Puffin Foundation, Artist's Grant, 2003.
Society for Photographic Education Achievement Scholarship, 2002
"Outstanding Student Achievement Award", Virginia Commonwealth University, 1999
Virginia Western Community College Grant for assistance in China education exchange, 1998

RESIDENCIES

Sacatar Foundation, Brazil, Summer 2007
Robert M. MacNamara Foundation, Fall 2006
Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Fall 2005
Kimmel Harding Arts Center, Fall 2004
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Summer 2004
Visual Studies Workshop, May 2004
The Millay Colony, Robert W. Simpson Fellow, April 2004
Alden B. Dow Center for Creativity, Summer 2003

EXHIBITIONS

Center for Psychoanalytic Studies, "Presence", NYC, 2007
Atlantic Art Center, Best in Show,  “Now Ap-piering”  Group Sculpture Show, 2007
Philadelphia City Hall, “A Case for Art”, Citywide Public Art Project, 2005
Highwire Gallery, “A Case for Art”, Philadelphia Sculpture Society, 2005
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Making it Big: Contemporary Large Format Photography, Omaha, 2005.
Metro Art, Photographic Lightboxes Program, Los Angeles Metro Transporation Authority, 2006-Present.
Woman Made Gallery, 8th International Open, Chicago, 2005.
Beecher Center for Art and Technology, Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 2004.
Skylight Gallery, En Foco New Works Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY, 2004 .
University of Virginia Art Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, 2004 .
Museum of Computer Art at Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NYC, 2004.
Center at High Falls Gallery, 1620 Exhibit, Rochester, NY, 2003.
TIXE, NYC, 2003.
PostPicasso.com, Digesting Consumerism, Richmond, VA, 2003.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Juried Honors Show, Rochester, NY, 2003.
Artisan Works, "Photo Binge" thesis show, Rochester, NY, 2003.
Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA, 2003.
Artemis Journal, "Yellow Fever", Roanoke, VA, 2003.
Piedmont Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, 2001.
Center at High Falls Gallery, 1620 Exhibit, Rochester, NY, 2001 .
Virginia Commonwealth University Fashion Design Department, VA,1999.
North Cross Gallery, Roanoke, VA, 1999.
Red Cross, Roanoke, VA, 1998.
Virginia Photographic Society, Juried Undiscovered Photographers Exhibit, Richmond, VA, 1997.
Sister Cities International, , Washington DC, 1997.
Maymount Foundation, Richmond, VA, 1997.
Studios on the Square, Roanoke, VA, 1996.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, Sept. 00–Spring 2002.
Teaching Assistant for undergraduate course in History and Aesthetics of Photography.

The Community Darkroom, Rochester, NY, Summer 2001.
Head Teacher for Summer black/white photography program for girls from low-income families.

Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 2000.
Head Photography Technician in charge of maintenance of all equipment.

Silver Screen Pictures, New York, NY, 2000.
Production/Research Assistant to producer and writer with development of Project Management eCourseware and Knowledge Management compendium for NASA.

Aperture Foundation, New York, NY, July 99–Jan. 00.
Editorial Work-Scholar to all editors, production and design staff. Main concentration on picture/text research and editing for publications, while also assisting with website and gallery, reviewing portfolios and manuscripts, fundraising, photographing installations and special events.

The Bowyer Studio, Richmond, VA, Spring 1999.
Studio Photography Intern for commercial food photographer.

Richmond City Jail, Richmond, VA, Fall 1998.
Counseling Intern for Offender Aid Restoration Center. Duties included illiteracy tutoring and GED tutoring.

Roanoke Sister Cities Organization, Roanoke, VA, Summer 1998.
Tour Guide and Translator for five delegates representing Roanoke City in fields of horticulture, education and art to Lijiang, Yunnan, China.

Lijiang Government, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, Fall 1996.
Tour Guide and Translator for five Lijiang Government Officers of major United States cities and universities.

International Museum of Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Spring 1996.
Tour Coordinator, Guide and Translator for Nora Fisher, curator of textiles and costumes, to remote minority villages in Yunnan Province. Assisted in obtaining samples for the museum’s children’s costumes exhibition.

Yunnan Institute of Nationalities, Kunming, Yunnan, China, Sept. 93–July 94.
English Teacher to university students in comprehension, writing and business writing.

 

Ming, Hsuen and San San

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