Kimberly Mowbray Associate Director School of Photography
Kimberly Mowbray is a fine art photographer based in Santa Rosa, California. She has an MFA degree in Photography from Academy of Art University. Kimberly works primarily in alternative processes. Through her photographs she explores the understanding of self and how that interacts with a given environment.
By using the photographic medium she is able to show the beauty and serenity in various locations and pair that with her own figure reacting and responding to the stillness of the landscape. Kimberly is an active member in Society for Photographic Education and exhibits her work nationally.
Industry Credits:
Faculty, School of Photography, Academy of Art University, 2010-present
Online Course Author, School of Photography, Academy of Art University, 2011-present
Online Curriculum Coordinator, School of Photography, Academy of Art University, 2011-present
Undergraduate First Semester Retention Lead, , Academy of Art University, 2011-present
Alternative Processes Workshop Instructor: Wet Plate Collodion and Cyanotypes
Study Abroad Instructor, Florence, Italy, Academy of Art University / SRISA
Fine Art Photographer
Solo Exhibitions include: The Oriel Gallery, Studio II
National and International Gallery Exhibitions, including several Best of Show and First Place Awards
Handcrafted Photography I Northwest Symposium for Alternative Process Photography, Vancouver, British Columbia
Examining the Printed Picture I San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Artist Gallery, San Francisco
Society for Photographic Education I Document and Identity
The Simple Magic of the Plastic Camera I Guest Speaker, SF Camera Center, San Francisco
Try everything. Most students come in with an idea of the photographer they want to be, which can dissuade them from trying new things that can inspire and push them in different directions. The most open-minded students learn the most and often succeed in areas they did not imagine themselves in.