Jennifer Brandon

Mending | Falling Apart | Resume | Statement | Text |Contact

 

 

Downloadable: curriculumvitae.pdf

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

2009

Bookish, Adobe Books Backroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

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 HeldMFA 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                                                                    

Made in California, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, curated by Alma Ruiz             

Land of the Free: Americana, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, curated by Tyler Stallings        

2004     

In America Now, Don O’Melveny Gallery, West Hollywood, CA, curated by Peter Frank                                            

The American Experience, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA                  

 

 

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

2009-2010

Visiting Artist, Photography Department, Mills College

Visiting Artist, Photography Department, San Francisco State University

Instructor, Photography Department, De Anza Community College, Cupertino, CA

2008-2009

Lecturer, Art Practice, UC Berkeley, Summer Session 2009

Visiting Artist, Photography Department, Mills College, Spring 2009

Visiting Artist, Photography Department, San Francisco State University

Instructor, Photography Department, De Anza Community College, Cupertino, CA

Instructor, Photography Department, Napa Valley College, Napa, CA, Fall 2008

2007-2008

Instructor, Photography Department , De Anza Community College,

2006-2007

Guest Artist Lecturer, Advanced Painting, California State University, Northridge, Spring 2006 and 2007

Guest Artist Lecturer, California State University, Northridge, Spring

 

© 2005-2009 Jennifer Brandon