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Tamara Hubbard Online Director School of Photography
Tamara Hubbard is a fine art photographer and educator based in Northern California. She has worked for the Academy of Art University since 2007, and has been in her role of Associate Director of Online Photography since 2010. Her educational emphasis as an instructor includes travel photography, photography concept, and portfolio development. As an instructor online, she has had the unique opportunity to work with students from six continents and countless countries, guiding students in achieving their individual goals in the field of photography. In addition to immersion as an instructor in the program, Tamara oversees the graduate-level photography curriculum, serves as the MFA Thesis Committee Chair and is the School of Photography Study Abroad Coordinator. She received her MFA degree in Photography from the Academy of Art University with top honors in 2007, and continues to be active as an exhibition juror and community art advocate.
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MFA Thesis Chair, School of Photography, Academy of Art University 2010-present
Associate Director, School of Photography, Academy of Art University 2010-2023
Online Faculty, School of Photography, Academy of Art University, 2007-present
Author, 20+ online courses, School of Photography, Academy of Art University
Italy Study Abroad Coordinator and Instructor, Academy of Art University / SRISA 2017-present
Award-winning Fine Art, Travel, and Food Photographer
Solo Exhibitions include: Morris Graves Museum of Art, Bohemia Art Gallery, Mobius Gallery
Fine Art & Documentary Portfolio Reviewer and Creative Mentor
Museum and Gallery Presentations include: Photography Concept: Beyond the Subject, and Urban Abstracts | Morris Graves Museum of Art
Pearson Education Publishing, Digital Educational Supplement Consultant & Content Contributor
Member: Society for Photographic Education (SPA), American Photographic Artists (APA), Humboldt Arts Council (HAC), Redwood Art Association (RAA), Fire Arts
My advice to aspiring photographers is to clearly identify what you want to accomplish as an artist, and then dedicate yourself 200% to achieving that goal. Do not let anything get in your way. It takes considerable time and focus to develop exceptional skills in any medium, so commit yourself fully to the process of achieving excellence. Give yourself the gift of patience and daily practice. Stay curious, and ask a lot of questions! Jump in with both feet, and thoroughly enjoy the incredible journey of art education.”
Photography Principles & Tech.
Photo Design & Concept
Fine Art Photography
Position: Part-Time Faculty
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Owned and operated Spindler Photographic Services in San Francisco: some of my clients were Annie Leibovitz, Michael Kenna, Herb Greene, Jay Blakesberg, Will Mosgrove, Chris Wahlberg, Jim Marshall, Baron Wolman and many more. We processed and printed black and white film for these photographers, working on a one to one basis with many of them.
Fine Art Exhibitions at multiple small galleries throughout the years, Grapestake Gallery in San Francisco the early 80’s, Moab Art Works in 2010, C Gallery, Los Alamos Ca in 2017.
Partial client list; Hewlett Packard, Rolex, NASA, Apple, Cisco Systems, Logitech, Clorox, Neiman Marcus, Visa, Showtime, Sprint, SPCA, Nikon, Wells Fargo, FritoLay, Amtrack, Bank of America, Charles Schwab, and The San Francisco Symphony. Is also is a Getty Images Contributor.
Photography projects featured in Art Direction Magazine, Archive Magazine, Photo District News, Nasa Insights Magazine, and the annual Rolex Awards for Enterprise
Certificate for Outstanding Creativity presented by The Mobius Awards
One man show – Museum of Performance + Design “Black and White Notes” Intimate Portraits of The San Francisco Symphony Players
One man show – Botanica Fine Art Gallery, Bozeman Montana
I Owned and operated Spindler Photographic Services. A Custom film processing and printing lab in San Francisco with my wife Cissy Spindler from 1984-2006. Among many others, my clients included Annie Liebovitz, Michael Kenna, Herb Greene, Jay Blakesberg, Will Mosgrove, Chris Wahlberg, Jim Marshall, and Baron Wolman, and many more. We would work on a very personal level with these artists to make sure that my prints of their work presented as pieces that interpreted their original vision.
Kirsten Belloni is a fine art photographer based in Eagle River, Alaska. She received a BA in Education from Alaska Pacific University in 2000 and an MFA in Photography from the Academy of Art in 2017. Kirsten has exhibited work in Alaska and California, and is a Review Santa Fe alumnus. She is an eleven-time recipient of The Portrait Masters Awards, and has been recognized for her portraiture work in Dear Photographer Magazine. In addition to fine art work, Kirsten is a mentor and photography instructor and has taught students in elementary school through post graduate level. She has served as a missionary to Cambodia since 2011. She continues to do outreach to Cambodia through photography and education, with many of those experiences informing her work.
History of Photography
Digital Photography for Artist
Photography Principles and Tech.
People Photography
Concept Project
Portfolio Preparation and Prof
Photoshop and Lightroom for Photography
Position: Part-Time Faculty
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Professional Experience: Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Speaking Engagements: Portland Art Museum, Portland Photographers Forum, Loyola University
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Trace has been working in the field of art for over 30 years. Trace is a 2021Aspen Art Museum Artistic Fellow. Her works have been exhibited in such institutions as the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers Bankside Gallery in London, Aspen Art Museum, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Brevard Art Museum, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, and The Red Brick Arts Center among others, as well as being housed in public and private collections throughout the United States.
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Forty years of professional photographic postproduction experience, specializing in customer
relations and asset management, plus film/digital image processing, retouching and printing.
