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Ariel Kessler
617.851.2586
ariel.kessler@gmail.com
www.arielkessler.com
Education
2008 to 2010 Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography
2006 to 2008 School of Visual Arts, New York, NY Foundation Studies, Photography
Selected Experience
2009 to 2010 The Center for Art and Community Partnerships, Project Photographer
- “Faces of Economic Recovery” Photo Documentation Project
2010 to 2010 Massachusetts College of Art, Assistant to the Instructor
- Abelardo Morell’s Intro to Black and White Photography
2008 to 2010 Harold Feinstein Photography, Photographer’s Assistant and Intern
2008 to 2010 Evelyn Berde Artist, Studio Assistant
2008 to 2008 Photographic Resource Center, Intern
2008 to 2008 Santa Fe Photographic Workshop, Advanced Alternative Photography with Christopher James
2005 to 2006 Joe Johnson, Private darkroom and photographic instruction
2006 to 2007 Ran Blake’s Quartet, Photographer for Press
2002 to 2006 Brookline High School, Photography Lab Assistant
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
2010 Hour of Lead, Solo exhibition, Dublin Down, Vancouver, Washington. Exhibition part of First Friday.
2010 The Center for Fine Art Photography, “Black and White Exhibition”, Fort Collins, Colorado
2010 Majestic Galleries, “Majestic National Exhibition” Nelsonville, Ohio
2010 Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, “Daydream Nation: 1st Annual Contemporary Photography Exhibition” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2010 Massachusetts College of Art and Design, ”Senior Thesis Exhibition” Boston, Massachusetts
2010 The Vermont Center for Photography, “The Landscape Show” Brattleboro, Vermont
2010 Massachusetts College of Art and Design, “All School Show” Boston, Massachusetts
2010 Open Shutter Gallery, “Exposure Group Exhibition” Durango, Colorado
2010 Photographer’s Forum, Finalist Best of College 2010 Finalist
2010 Upstream Gallery, “11th Annual Painting, Drawing, Photography & Print Online International Exhibition” (Juror, Larry Bradshaw’s Pick) Omaha, Nebraska
2009 Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, “Dreams and Revelations” Group Exhibition, Novato, CA
2009 Project 30, “I: Part 2” Online Group Exhibition
2009 Academy of Fine Arts, “National Juried Photography Exhibition”, Lynchburg, Virginia
2009 Brush Art Gallery, “Photo2009 Black and White Classic Juried Photography Exhibition” Lowell, Massachusetts
2009 Project Basho, “ONWARD 2009 Exhibition” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2008 Open Shutter Gallery, “The Polaroid Show” Durango, Colorado
2005 Brookline Public Library, “Brookline 300” (1st Place, Juried by Abelardo Morell and Nicholas Nixon) Brookline, Massachusetts
Selected Publications & Such
2010 Daydream Nation, Book from exhibition
2010 Hour of Lead, Hand made book published by John Steck Jr. from The Make Book Blog (Limited edition, 20 copies)
2010 Busy Arms, Take Out The Wood Stove Tighten The Belt (Limited edition album, 100 copies), photography printed in album
2010 Photographer’s Forum, Best of College 2010, Limited Edition Book
2009 Woman in Photography International, Honorable Mention in Self-Portrait Category
2008 Boston Globe, Photograph of Ran Black published in article on Boston Jazz (“Jazz Adds an Acute Angle to Washington Square”)
2008 Black and Blues Boutique, Work on Semi-Permanent Display, Somerville, Massachusetts
2008 Family Slides, Self-Published Book
2007 Cambridge Arts Festival, Event Photographer, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2005 Brookline 300 Photography Contest, 1st Place, Juried by Abelardo Morell and Nicholas Nixon, Brookline, Massachusetts
2005 Brookline Public Library, Photograph in Permanent Collection, Brookline, Massachusetts
2005 Maine College of Art, Photography appearing in brochure
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