Mason Hershenow
Photographer, Lecturer
Sacramento, CA, USA
916.844.4897
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Mason Hershenow is a photographer, writer, and institutional critic working to highlight redundant and exclusionary systems in academic art and beyond.
Work Experience
It's No Sam Studios
Creative Director, Lead Editor
September 2020
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Sacramento, California, United States
San Jose State University
Teaching Associate
Creating and teaching an introductory digital photography course per university and program requirements.
August 2018
- May 2020
California, United States
Crocker Art Museum
Research and Education Intern
May 2019
- August 2019
Sacramento, California, United States
Education
San Jose State University (CSU)
Master of Fine Art – Photography
Thesis: "A Collective Fever Dream" - digital mixed-media project documenting and exploring failures of the CSU system at institutional and personal levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.mhershenow.com/project/feverdream
https://www.mhershenow.com/project/feverdream
August 2017
- December 2020
San José, California, United States
California State University, Sacramento
Bachelor of Art - Photography
August 2009
- January 2014
California, United States
California College Of The Arts
Specialization - Graphic Design
May 2021
- July 2021
California, United States
Awards
Skills
Adobe Bridge,
Adobe InCopy,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Lightroom,
Adobe Photoshop,
Alternative Processes,
Apple OS X,
Bookbinding,
Letterpress,
Printmaking,
Professional Printing,
Traditional Darkroom Processes,
Typesetting,