Education
2007 MFA-Photography, Mills College, Oakland, CA
2005 MA-Painting, California State University, Northridge
2004 BA, California State University, Northridge
1996 BA, English, Literature San Francisco State University
Awards, Fellowships and Grants
Award of Distinction, Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles, 2008
Herringer Prize for Excellence in Studio Art, Mills College, 2007
Headlands Center for the Arts, MFA Studio Award Nominee and Finalist, 2007
Catherine Morgan Trefethen Fellowship in Art, Mills College, 2007
Graduate Research Grant, Mills College, 2006 and 2007
First Place, 9th Annual Graduate Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, CSU Northridge, 2004
Hans Burkhardt Memorial Award, California State University, Northridge, 2003
Arts Council Scholarship Award, California State University, Northridge, 2003
Exhibitions
2008
Ravel, Solo Exhibition, Moorpark College Art Gallery, Moorpark, CA
16th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles, curated by Sara Cochran of Los Angeles County Museum of Art
2007
Fallen, NightMoves, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
NextNew2007, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Plus One, M1 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Things Held, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA
2006
ConText, A Blending of Image and Language, Dorothy Herger Gallery, Solano Community College
2005
Image. Memory. Narrative. Solo Exhibition, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge
Innocence Lost, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Eleana Del Rio
Painting: Friend or Faux? West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, curated by Kiet Mai
Made in California, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, curated by Alma Ruiz
In America Now, Don O’Melveny Gallery, West Hollywood, CA, curated by Peter Frank
Land of the Free: Americana, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, curated by Tyler Stallings
2004
The American Experience, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Black, White & Read, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, curated by Susan Schomburg
Annual Juried Art Exhibition, California State University, Northridge
Publications
"Art Review: KCCLA 16th Annual Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Citizine," by Emberly Modine, April 6, 2008, http://www.la.cityzine.com/2008/04/06/art-review-kccla-16th-annual-juried-exhibition/
"'NextNew 2007' and Mitra Fabian at the San Jose ICA," Artweek, November 2007
"New shows at MACLA and SJICA highlight a wide range of media explorations," by Michael S. Gant, August 15, 2007 http://www.metroactive.com/metro/08.15.07/macla-and-sjica-0733.html
Experience
2008-2009
Lecturer, Part-time, Photography Department, Mills College, Spring 2009
Lecturer, Part-time, Photography Department, San Francisco State University
Instructor, Part-time, Photography Department, De Anza Community College, Cupertino, CA
Instructor, Part-time,Photography Department, Napa Valley College, Napa, CA
2007-2008
Instructor, Part-time, Photography Department , De Anza Community College,
2006-2007
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Photography, Mills College, Spring 2007
Digital Lab Technician, Photography Department, Mills College, 2006-2007
Guest Artist Lecturer, Advanced Painting, California State University, Northridge, Spring 2007
Teaching Assistant, Intermediate and Advanced Photography, Mills College, Fall 2006
Guest Artist Lecturer, Two-Dimensional Design, California State University, Northridge, Spring 2006