Nancy C. diBenedetto
Nancy C. diBenedetto
San Diego, CA 92103
714.420.8403|nc.dibenedetto@gmail.com
www.nancycdibenedetto.wordpress.com
Biography
Nancy C. diBenedetto is a multimedia installation artist whose colorful life imbues the artwork she creates. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, MA, and her Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts at California State University San Marcos. Since then, her work has been continuously showcased by numerous galleries and curators throughout the United States, and is slated for feature in international exhibitions. Her background as an art educator, and combat photographer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, allows her to create intimate work that connects viewers to insightful visual narratives with phenomenological perspective. She has also been selected to train other military and civilian photographers across the country in basic photojournalism, multimedia and documentary techniques. These experiences led her to become a multimedia documentary installation artist. Her most recent work highlights the emotional intersubjectivity between mother and daughter. Her current practice involves documentary work through multimedia installation that incorporates medical research on rare diseases and the challenges families face. She resides with her daughter in San Diego, CA, and currently teaches in the School of Art at Cal State University San Marcos and the Art Institute in San Diego, CA.
EDUCATION
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN Boston, MA
Masters in Fine Arts, Studio Arts, August 2017
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS San Marcos, CA
BA Visual and Performing Arts, May 2011
TEACHING
2013- Present
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS San Marcos, CA
Digital Photography
Digital Sketchbook
2016- Present
ART INSTITUTION OF SAN DIEGO San Diego, CA
Advanced Lighting
History of Photography
2008- Present
US NAVY DOCUMENATRY INSTRUCTOR International
Multimedia Photojournalist Documentary
Intro Digital Photography
Intro Adobe Creative Suite, Lightroom and Photoshop
Intro Video/Digital Media
Story Telling/ Documentary
2011 Graduate TA, Advance Computer Arts
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS
2010 Teachers Assistant, Digital Photo Doc San Marcos, CA
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS San Marcos, CA
EMPLOYMENT
2013-Present
Adjunct Professor, Visual Arts and Tech San Marcos, CA
2016-Present
Adjunct Professor, Photography Professor San Diego, CA
2004- Present
Combat Photographer, Mass Communication Specialist United States Navy
2008-present
Intro Photography/Multimedia Instructor United States Navy
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2018 New Work Juried Exhibition Emerging Artist
2018 Junior Sailor of the Year US Navy Training Officer
2017 Digital Photo Archive School of Art Diveristy Grant Califonia State San Marcos
2017 Inauguration Honorable Mentioned Reserve Photographer (published)
2017 Junior Sailor of the Quarter US Navy- Instructor
2017 Humanitarian Multimedia Documentary US Navy
2016 Junior Sailor of the Year US Navy (Documentary)
2015 Eddie Adams Finalist Workshop
2013 Finalist, Best of Photography, Forum Magazine
2012 Selectee for Art of Photography Show
2011 First Place Winner, Funes Digital Arts Competition
2011 Finalist, Best of College Photography Forum Magazine
2011 First Place Winner, Dia de la Mujer Juried Exhibition
2010 Honorable Mention, Funes Digital Arts Competition
2009 Honorable Mention, Califonia State San Marco Veterans Exhibition
2006 Honorable Mention DINFOS Competition
2006 Selected for DINFOS Workshop
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018 New Work Civic Gallery- Juried Don Bartellti San Diego, CA
2017 Franco Moragrega Gallery All Womans Exhibition Ensenada, Mexico
2017 Lyceum- Group Exhibition Manchester, NH
2017 Franco Moragrega- SDSU Alumni Exhibition San Diego, CA
2017 Fenway Gallery_ MFA Thesis Boston, MA
2016 Massachusetts Design Media Center- Winter Exhibition Boston, MA
2015 Massachusetts Design Media Center- Summer Exhibition Boston, MA
2011 Dia de la Mujer, SDSU's 9th Annual Cesar Chavez San Diego, CA
2011 Dia De la Mujer, The Front Gallery San Diego, CA
2009 Street Scene Gallery, Mardi Gras New Orleans, LA
2009 Veterans Memorial Exhibition, Grand Salon, Clarke San Marcos, CA
2009 Funes Competition Permanent Collection San Marcos, CA
LECTURES AND PANELS
2017 Process of Art Class- Lecture Graduate School
2017 Mutlimedia Artist Photography Installation Lecture
2016 Process of Art Class- Lecture Artist Panel
2017 Multimedia, Young Photographers US Navy
2016 Story Telling Reserve Workshop
2016 Documentary Amongst Woman in Service
2015 Photography Story Telling
STUDIO ART
- Paper Making
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Pronto plates lithography press
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Film black and white photography
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Digital photography
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Video
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Multimedia and visual installation
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish
TOOLS
Proficient in MAC. Adobe PhotoShop CS5, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Illustrator, Lightroom - RAW, Jpeg, Fetch and FTP applications, Dropbox
- Knowledge of Final Cut Pro, Indesign, Dreamweaver,
- Social Media Networking knowledge, Facebook, Twitter, Word press, Linked, live books
