STEFAN JENNINGS BATISTA
EDUCATION
2017 MFA UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, ALBUQUERQUE NM
2011 BFA RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, SARASOTA FL
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2017
WINDOWS: LOOKING OUT LOOKING IN “DON’T TAKE PICTURES” ONLINE EXHIBITION
SOMEONE TO RIDE THE RIVER WITH LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY IN TUCSON, AZ, HARRY WOOD GALLERY, TEMPE, AZ, CFA DOWNTOWN GALLERY ALBUQUERQUE, NM *TRAVELLING EXHIBITION * CATALOGUE
2016
BITS + PIECES GRAFT GALLERY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
CAPISCI 5G GALLERY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
WHAT IS THERE THAT WE CANNOT SEE? UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ART MUSEUM, ALBUQUERQUE *CATALOGUE
2015
HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME SMALL ENGINE GALLERY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
CONNECTIVITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ART MUSEUM, ALBUQUERQUE, NM *CATALOGUE
2014
BERNALILLO COURTHOUSE UNM GRADUATE & FACULTY EXHIBIT ALBUQUERQUE, NM
2010
ANNUAL STUDENT JURIED EXHIBITION CROSSLEY GALLERY, SARASOTA, FL
TATA GALA: POP UP CHARITY EXHIBITION SARASOTA, FL
2009
ANNUAL STUDENT JURIED EXHIBITION CROSSLEY GALLERY, SARASOTA, FL *AWARD
2008
PHOTOFORSHOW RCAD EXHIBITION HALL, SARASOTA, FL
SELECTED SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
CODES & SECRETS 5G GALLERY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM *CATALOGUE
2016
SOMEWHERENESS SMALL ENGINE GALLERY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
33RD ANNUAL YUMA SYMPOSIUM EXHIBITION YUMA FINE ARTS, YUMA, AZ
2015
FOTKA: PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALITY 5G GALLERY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
LADIES CHOICE SATELLITE CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, LAS VEGAS, NV
32ND ANNUAL YUMA SYMPOSIUM EXHIBITION YUMA FINE ARTS, YUMA, AZ
2014
AT FIRST SIGHT SCA CONTEMPORARY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
EXPLORING NEW WORLDS STITCHING ELECTRON, BREDA, NETHERLANDS *BREDA PHOTO FEST
2012
OVERLOOKED LONGBOAT KEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, LONGBOAT KEY, FL
PAPER WORKS ALLYN GALLUP GALLERY, SARASOTA, FL
2011
BFA SENIOR EXHIBITION CROSSLEY GALLERY, SARASOTA, FL
SOUND.MOTION: MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION ON SITE INSTALLATION, SARASOTA, FL
2010
PHASHION RCAD, SARASOTA, FL
TEACHING & CURATION
2017
VISITING PROFESSOR OF ART UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH, SEWANEE, TENNESSEE
2017-2015
INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
2016
CURATOR & PRESENTER “FUTURE TENSE,” 516 ARTS, ALBUQUERQUE, NM *CATALOGUE
2014-2012
YOUTH PHOTO INSTRUCTOR BONITA SPRINGS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, BONITA SPRINGS, FL
2011-2009
LEAD TEACHING ASSISTANT EDUCATION COORDINATOR, RCAD, SARASOTA, FL
2010-2008
STUDENT EXHIBITIONS CURATOR & DEPT. REPRESENTATIVE RCAD SARASOTA, FL
PUBLICATION
2017
DON’T TAKE PICTURES WINDOWS: LOOKING OUT LOOKING IN, ONLINE EXHIBITION LINK
PYRAGRAPH MAGAZINE (INTERVIEWER) “BURNING QUESTIONS FOR DELANEY ALLEN” LINK
SOMEONE TO RIDE THE RIVER WITH TRAVELLING EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
2016
FORBES MAGAZINE IN NEW MEXICO FOSSIL HUNTING IS A FAMILY AFFAIR LINK SHAENA MONTANARI (Ed.)
MUSEE MAGAZINE, ISSUE #14, “SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY” LINK
WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN’T SEE? EXHIBITION CATALOGUE, MAXINE MARKS (Ed.)
2015
CONNECTIVITY EXHIBITION CATALOGUE, CHRISTIAN WAGUESPACK (Ed.)
2014
EXPLORING NEW WORLDS EXHIBITION CATALOGUE, BREDA, NETHERLANDS, SARASOTA, FL
2013
HESA INPRINT ONLINE FEATURE, HESA MAGAZINE, HELSINKI, FINLAND
2011
SARASOTA VISUAL ARTS MAGAZINE “PAPER WORKS”
2010
COMMUNICATION ARTS “ELI EELA: POR DO SOL COLLABORATIVE” *ADDY AWARD
2009
AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY ON CAMPUS
PRESENTATIONS
2017
ARTIST TALK CODES & SECRETS, 5G GALLERY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
2016
CURATORS TALK FUTURE TENSE: MARKED EXISTENCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE,516 ARTS, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
ARTIST TALK PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE
2015
ARTIST PRESENTATION GOOGLE BEACH, MEETING OF THE MINDS, UNM ART MUSEUM
2014
ARTIST PRESENTATION AT FIRST SIGHT, SCA CONTEMPORARY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
2011
ARTIST PRESENTATION BFA THESIS TALK, CROSSLEY GALLERY, SARASOTA, FL
AWARDS & HONORS
2015
BARBARA HARPER ENDOWMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT, UNM
2010
AMERICAN ADVERTISING (ADDY) GOLD AWARD “ELI EELA: POR DO SOL” COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
2009
HERALD TRIBUNE AWARD IN PHOTOGRAPHY RCAD, SARASOTA, FL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017-2010
COMMERCIAL FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER | ILLUSTRATOR | EDITOR
2014-2012
PHOTOGRAPHER | PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSISTANT ERIK KELLAR, NAPLES, FL
2011-2010
STUDENT EXHIBITIONS PREPATOR RCAD, SARASOTA, FL
2011-2007
DIGITAL & DARKROOM LAB TECHNICIAN, RCAD, SARASOTA, FL
2010
PHOTOGRAPHIC | STUDIO ASSISTANT ZACK SECKLER, BROOKLYN, NY
2011-2007
PHOTO LAB TECHNICIAN RITZ CAMERA & IMAGING