meghann junell riepenhoff

Education:

2006 MFA, The San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2003 BFA, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2002 National Student Exchange, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, ME

Awards and Residencies:

2009 Artist in Residence, The Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
2008 Cosmic Rays Research Artist in Residence, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada
Darwall Scholarship, The Banff Centre for the Arts
2007 Artist in Residence, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada
2006 The Anne Bremer Memorial Artists’ Book Award, San Francisco, CA
Paul Sack Photographic Award, Honorable Mention, San Francisco, CA
2003 Magna Cum Laude, University of Georgia Honors Program, Athens, GA

Solo Exhibitions:

2009 Instar, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
Some Humanly Visible Part of Shapelessness in Endlessness, Museo de la Ciudad, Queretaro, MEX
2008 Scrolls, semi-permanent installation, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
Floating+Falling, IDEAL, Calgary, Canada
2007 Planetary Confinement, The Other Gallery, Banff, Alberta, Canada
2005 Strangedance, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Just Home, Galleria Mariposa, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2004 First Weeks Here, Still Lights Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2009 Fay Fold Selects, Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Making Pictures, Royal Nonesuch Gallery, Oakland, CA
Switchback (Solo Exhibition of Unconstrained Growth into the Void), Museo de la Ciudad, Queretaro, MEX
2008 Switchback (Solo Exhibition of Unconstrained Growth into the Void), The Other Gallery, Banff, CAN
Elevator Intervention, Banff, CAN
2007 Landscape, Ither, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
Home, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2006 Seen Through Glass, Conflux Festival for Contemporary Psychogeography, Brooklyn, NY
What Glows Sees, Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Herbst Pavilion, San Francisco, CA
Continuing M.F.A. Exhibition, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 The Next Generation, L.A. Club, San Francisco, CA
2004 Imaging Energy, Swissnex, San Francisco, CA
New College of California Benefit, Studio Z, San Francisco, CA
Ad-Hoc, Cell Space, San Francisco, CA
From Those I’ve Studied, From Whom I’ve Learned, First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA

Exhibitions Curated:

2007 Fostering Change, Terra Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Winter Show, Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Contemplating Inappropriateness, The Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Ladakh, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 The Camera and The Body, Still Lights Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Color Photography: People and Places, Still Lights Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Lectures and Workshops:

2007 Focusing Your Lens on Foster Care, It’s My Life Conference, Atlanta, GA
2007 Art and Technology, Headlands Center for Research, Marin, CA
Visiting Artist, San Francisco Art Institute Adult Continuing Education, San Francisco, CA
2005 Focusing Your Lens on Foster Care, It’s My Life Conference, Seattle, WA
Valedictory Address, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2005 Visiting Artist, San Francisco Photo Alliance, San Francisco, CA
Visiting Artist, San Francisco Art Institute Contemporary Practices, San Francisco, CA

Publications:

2007 Home, A Root Division Catalog, San Francisco, CA
2006 The San Francisco Art Institute Admissions Catalog, San Francisco, CA
The San Francisco Art Institute MFA Catalog, San Francisco, CA
2005 El Petit Journal, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Professional Experience:

2008-9 Visiting Faculty, San Francisco Art Institute PreCollege Program, San Francisco, CA
Instructor, San Francisco Art Institute Adult Continuing Education, San Francisco, CA
2007 Studio Assistant, Michael Light Studio, San Francisco, CA

Large format bookmaking, printing, editing, scanning, Photoshop corrections, local and international exhibitions.

2006 - 2007 Program Director, Fostering Art, San Francisco, CA

Duties include program development, workshops, recruitment, transitioning the program from traditional black and white to digital photography, events, curating and installing exhibitions, managing two assistants and one intern, establishing budget, presentations to the board of directors.

Instructor, Black and White & Digital Photography, Fostering Art, San Francisco, CA

Develop curriculum and teach beginning and intermediate black and white photography, and beginning and intermediate digital photography to young adults, ages 16-24, currently or formerly in the foster care system. Advise students and serve as an advocate.

2006 Instructor, San Francisco Art Institute, Young Artists Program, San Francisco, CA
Darkroom Technician, San Francisco Art Institute Graduate Facilities, San Francisco, CA

Maintained facilities, including color processor and enlargers.

2005 Teaching Assistant with Reagan Louie, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Assistant with Linda Connor, San Francisco Art Institute, Ladakh, India
2003 Preparatory Intern, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
Installation of exhibitions, shipping and handling art.
2002 Intern, Nexus Press, Atlanta, GA
Alternative bookbinding and inventory.