REBECCA J. HOPP
EDUCATION
Lubbock, Texas 79410 • rebeccajhopp@gmail.com • www.rebeccajhopp.com
August 2010 - Present Master of Fine Arts Candidate, Photography Primary, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
August 2004 - May 2007 Bachelor of Professional Studies in Advertising Photography. Magna cum laude. University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
September 2002 - May 2004 Began undergraduate work in Advertising and Graphic Design. South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
TEACHING 2012
EXPERIENCE
Instructor of Record: Art 3325, Photographic Arts I (Darkroom/Digital) Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Art 3327 Documentary Photography (Darkroom/Digital) Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
2011
Instructor of Record: Art 3325, Black and White Photography (Darkroom) Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
Volunteer Instructor: Basic Photography Class, Grades 1-12, Terry County 4-H Club, Brownfield, TX
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Art 2309, Technology in the Arts (Online/Lab) Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Art 4325, Artist’s Books, Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Art 3325, Black and White Photography (Darkroom) Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Art 2309, Technology in the Arts (Online/Lab) Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Art 3325, Photographic Arts I (Darkroom/Digital) Texas Tech University, School of Art, Lubbock, TX
Volunteer Instructor: Computer and Art Classes, Grades K-12, Samuelson Boys and Girls Club, Memphis, TN
2009
Volunteer Instructor: Computer and Art Classes, Grades K-12, Samuelson Boys and Girls Club, Memphis, TN
2008 Sunday School Instructor, Grades Pre-K -2, Gloria Dei Lutheran Chucch, Memphis, TN
2001-2 Sunday School Instructor, Grades Pre-K- Kindergarten, Trinity Lutheran Church, Nicollet, MN
EXPERIENCE January 2012- Present
Ogallala Commons Community Intern
Developed and implemented a youth photography program, Exploring the Future of Agriculture through Photography, in order to develop photography skills and encourage community career development in local agriculuture. Student and my personal artowrk will be used for
an exhibition and book at conclusion of project. Internship conducted in Texas, Kansas and Colorado communities.
January 2011- May 2011
Texas Tech University • Standing Room Only (SRO) Photography Gallery Director
Managed gallery submissions, organized a selection program in order to select exhibitions for upcoming year, maintained contact with exhibition artists, scheduled and organized guest artists campus visits developed an organizational system for yearly operation of the gallery, curation of exhibits.
August 2007- July 2010 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC • Marketing Graphics Assistant
Support Graphics Manager and supervise Graphic Design Intern. Create and update firm identity and marketing collateral such as brochures, signs, seminar literature, print advertisements, invitations, forms, electronic media and promotional items. Assists and instructs attorneys, management and staff in creation of client and prospective client PowerPoint presentations. Supports Event Coordinators by photographing, editing, and distributing firm event photographs. Manages in-house printing.
December 2005 - Present Freelance Photography
Photograph various events such as festivals and weddings, individual and family portraiture, and commissioned artwork.
May 2006 - May 2007 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC • Design & Marketing Intern
Create and update firm literature including brochures, slide presentations and ad formats. Manipulate and maintain photos and other graphics to support attorneys. Manage in-house print jobs and research stock images for use in firm materials.
May 2006 - August 2006 Cleo Wrap, Inc. • Packaging Production Intern
Assist graphic designers with mock-up completion, display construction, and template design.
April 2005 - October 2006 Boscos Squared Resturant • Hostess
Greet customers, organize proper seating, maintain reservations and answer inquires.
August 2003 - May 2004 South Dakota State University Residential Life • Resident Assistant
Acted as a resource on many subjects (academic and personal) Created, developed, and directed social and educational programs. Acted as arbitrator
by addressing and redirecting inappropriate behavior. Liaison between residents and university administration.
EXIBITIONS 2012 Solo Invitational Exhibition, Home Mercantile, Nazareth, TX January - May 2012
In Between Studio and Gallery, Invitational Group Exhibition, Slaton, TX, April 2012
Curator of Exploring the Future of Agriculture Through Photography Youth Exhibitions, Various Locations, Summer 2012
2011 Harbinger Finalist Exhibition, Texas Tech University, November 2011
Print Club Gallery Show, Lubbock, Texas, Tornado Gallery, November 2011
Texas Tech University MFA Group Show, Loredo, Texas, Fall 2011
Annual MFA Exhibition 2011, Texas Tech University School of Art- Landmark Arts, Lubbock, Texas
Group Show 2011, Works by Rebecca J. Hopp, Juanita Exiga, and Tom Turner, Stay True, Lubbock, Texas
Texas Tech Artists Group Exhibition, Starbucks Coffee, Lubbock, Texas
One Cube Foot Exhibition, Texas Association of Schools of Art, Dallas/Fort Worth,
Texas Jurror: Heyd Fontenot, Director of UTD CentralTrak Illuminance 2011, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX Juror: Jill Einfeld, Professor at the Parsons School of Design
in New York City, New York
Small Engine, Exhibition with David Collins, WaterSpace South, Slaton, TX
A Mention of Home, WaterSpace South, Slaton, TX
Windows Into Rural Life, Solo Invitational Exhibition, Home Mercantile, Nazareth, TX
Bring It, Ernest G. Welch School of Art + Design Gallery, Invitational Collaboration Exhibition, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
The Best of 2010: DeSoto County Camera Club Photographic Invitational Exhibition, DeSoto Arts Council, Hernando, MS
2010 Negative Slope, Invitational MFA Exhibition, Lone Star College - North Harris, Houston, TX
MFA Candidate Group Show Texas Tech University School of Art - Landmark Arts, Lubbock, TX
Lurks Beyond, Solo Exhibition, Baker Donelson, Memphis, TN
Lurks Beyond, Solo Invitational Exibition, LaVelle Walker Architechture, Memphis, TN
The Best of 2009: DeSoto County Camera Club Photographic Exhibition, Tunica RiverPark, Tunica, MS
The Best of 2009: DeSoto County Camera Club Photographic Exhibition, DeSoto Arts Council, Hernando, MS
2008
“Snap to It!”, Peabody Place, Memphis, TN
2007 Downtown, Solo Invitational Exhibition, Private Suite AutoZone Park, Memphis, TN (also corporate collection)
2004 Journalism Club Photography Show, 1st Place Still Life Image, Student Union, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
GRANTS AND 2012
FELLOWSHIPS
The CHS Foundation Grant
TEACH Fellowship TLPDC, Texas Tech University
PUBLICATIONS
He Saved Every Penny, Harbinger: A Journal of Literature and Art, Texas Tech University (2012). p. 24.
2012
2010
“Making Sense: University of Memphis Health Law Forum Speakers Decipher Sweeping Changes for Local Healthcare”,
Memphis Medical News, May 2010
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PROFESSIONAL 2012 Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center TTU Sessions - Over 20 hours Lubbock, TX
DEVELOPMENT Conference on Co-ops, National Farmer Minneapolis, Minnesoata (attendee and speaker)
Speaker on Panel: Cooperatively Solving Rural Challenges Panel
Houston FotoFest Portfolio Review: Student Shadower
2011
22nd Annual Southern Plains Conference: “What Makes Communities Healthy?”, Ogallala Commons, Nazareth, TX
Society of Photographic Education National Conference, Atlanta, GA (Portfolio reviewer and conference attendee)
2009
2008
Make/Think National Conference, AIGA - The Professional Association for Design, Memphis, TN
FACE Conference, AIGA- Memphis Chapter, Memphis, TN
ACHIEVEMENTS Graphics of Americas Conference, South Beach, Florida
Teaching Effectiveness And Career enHancement Fellow (TEACH), Texas Tech University, 2011-2012
College of Visual and Performing Arts Summer Scholarship, Texas Tech University, 2012
Junctions Summer Scholarship 2011
SELMA Award Special Events Collateral 2009
Alpha Delta Sigma Honor Society of the American Advertising Federation, inducted 2007
General U of M Scholarship, 2005 - 2007
University of Memphis Dean’s List, 2004 - 2007
Spanish Club Book Scholarship 2003 - 2004
Target All Around Scholarship 2002 - 2003
SERVICE ACTIVITIES Speaker, City on a Hill Drug and Alcohol Recovery Center, Leoti, Kansas 2012
Speaker, Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility, State of Kansas, Larned, Kansas 2012
Brownfield Humane Society Volunteer 2012
Baker Donelson Firm Wide Community Service Committee 2010
Boys & Girls Club Volunteer Instructor 2009-2010
Church Newsletter Designer, 2009 - 2010
Boys & Girls Club Mentor, 2008 - 2009
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Volunteer, 2008 - 2010
Up ‘Till Dawn, 2004 - 2006
ACTIVITIES Texas Tech Photography Club, 2011-Present
The Spirit of Memphis, 2010
DeSoto County Camera Club, 2009 - 2011
AIGA Member, 2007 - 2010
Legal Marketing Association Member, 2007 - 2010
A.R.T.S. Group, 2005 - 2007
U of M Advertising Federation Publicity Officer, 2006 - 2007
National Student Exchange, 2004 - 2007
Student Coordinator, 2005 - 2007
Exchange Student, 2004 - 2006
U of M Photography Society, 2004 - 2007
International Student Association, 2004 - 2007
Vice President, 2007
Special Events Coordinator, 2006
SDSU Spanish Club, 2002 - 2004
Secretary, 2003 - 2004
Historian/Photographer, 2002 - 2004
Residential Life Judicial Board, 2002 - 2003
SDSU Mathews Hall RA Historian, 2003 - 2004