Vanessa Fischer
CERTIFICATION
2015 New York State Initial Certification for Visual Arts Education K-12
2020 New York State Professional Certification for Visual Arts Education K-12
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EDUCATION
2019 MFA, Master of Fine Arts in Photography & Integrated Media, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2014 BFA, Bachelor of Fine Arts, CUNY Queens College, Flushing NY
2014 BA, Bachelor of Arts in Art Education K-12, CUNY Queens College, Flushing NY
EXPERIENCE
Present Visual Arts Teacher, Brooklyn High School of the Arts, Brooklyn NY
2018 Adjunct Faculty Professor, Introduction to Digital Photography, Lesley University College of Art and Design Cambridge, MA
2018 Teaching Assistant, Advanced Alternative Process, Lesley University College of Art and Design
Cambridge, MA
2014-2017 Visual Arts Teacher, Achievement First Apollo Elementary School, Brooklyn, NY​
2014 Studio Photographer Assistant, Freelance Artist Steven P Harris, Brooklyn, NY
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Group Exhibition, Salon des Refusés 2024, Brooklyn Artists Waterfront Coalition, Brooklyn NY
2024 Group Exhibition, Belonging, Visionary Projects, New York, NY
2022 Group Exhibition, Photography Now, The Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK
2022 Group Exhibition, Through the Lens, The Reboli Center for Art and History, Stony Brook, NY
2021 Group Exhibition, Gesture-International Portrait Exhibition, Midwest Center of Photography, Wichita, KS
2020 Group Exhibition, I Was Here: An Exhibit of Womxn In Photography, All She Makes, Curated Online Directory For Women Creatives Worldwide
2020 Ditmas Buzz, Issue 4, Volume 4: Ditmas's Great Empty Pages 56-61, Ms. Fischer Interview Pages 18-19
2020 Group Exhibition, Virtual Exhibition BYO Art For The Living Gallery Eight Year Anniversary, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Group Exhibition, MFA in Photo and Integrated Media Thesis Exhibition 2019, Raizes Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2019, Raizes Gallery, Cambridge, MA 2019 Group Exhibition, Fresh Faces, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston, MA
2018 Group Exhibition, Documenting Village Life 2018, Centro Fotografico Manuel Alvrez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexico
2017 Group Exhibition, Passion vs Pragmatism, The Art Vacancy, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Group Exhibition, Flushing Town Hall Alumni Art Show, Flushing Town Hall, Queens, NY 2013 Group Exhibition, Snap Into Photography, Queens College, Queens, NY
ARTIST TALKS
2024 Salon des Refusés 2 Art Talk, Brooklyn Artists Waterfront Coalition, Brooklyn NY
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
2017-2019 Scholarship Recipient, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2018 Awarded Teaching Fellowship, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2014 Magna Cum Laude, CUNY Queens College, Flushing, NY
2014 International Honors Society in Education, Kappa Delta Pi, CUNY Queens College, Flushing, NY
2014 Clarence Bunch Arts in Education Award, CUNY Queens College, Flushing, NY
2014 Honors in Studio Art Award, CUNY Queens College, Flushing, NY
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2018 Documenting Village Life, Photography Workshop, Oaxaca, Mexico
WORKSHOPS FACILITATED
2018 Alternative Photographic Process Gum Bichromate Workshop, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
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