contact: info@clairebeckett.com
EDUCATION
M.F.A. in Photography, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, 2006
B.A. in Anthropology / Sociology, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, 2000 (Cum Laude)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
* denotes solo exhibition
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2007
Claire Beckett: Simulating Iraq, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA *
Claire Beckett: In Training: Soldiers Before War, University of Rhode Island Photography Gallery,
Kingston, RI *
Massachusetts Cultural Council Photography Grant Recipients, Arsenal Center
for the Arts, Watertown, MA
From Sham to Shame, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Foundation on Parade: Saint Botolph Club Foundation Grant Recipients, Saint Botolph Club, Boston, MA
2006
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA *
Claire Beckett at the Boston Drawing Project, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston
Document: Contemporary Social Documentary Work, Photographic Resource
Center, Boston
30 Under 30, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
Boston Young Contemporaries, Boston University Gallery, Boston
College Art Association's Regional MFA Show, President’s Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art
Paper Politics Brooklyn, 5+5 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (with catalog)
Home Front, Doran Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art
2005
Midway MFA Show, Bakalar Gallery
Paper Politics West, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA (with catalog)
From the Front Page, Doran Gallery
Stranger Than Fiction, Doran Gallery
The Boston Drawing Project at the Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
MEDIA
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2007
Another Company Blog:
http://anothercompany.blogspot.com/2007/01/part-time-soldiers.html
i heart photograph Blog:
http://iheartphotograph.blogspot.com/2007/01/claire-beckett-m-day.html
Shane Lavalette Blog:
http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/2007/01/03/claire-beckett-m-day
2006
The Boston Globe, February 26. “They’re Connected by Community: Exhibit
Captures Local Residents Who Share a Bond.”
The Source (Boston University), March 2. “Beyond the Camera Lens.”
Folio (Massachusetts College of Art), Summer 2006. “Photographer Views Life
Through Lens of Experience: Claire Beckett Embarks on the Next Chapter.”
South County Independent, July 13. “ Hera Gallery to Host ‘30 Under 30.’”
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2007
Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant to Artists
2006
Faculty Research Development Grant, University of Connecticut
St. Botolph Club Foundation Grant-in-Aid Award
Adjunct Professor of Photography and Darkroom Manager , University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT, 2006-present
Instructor, Department of Photography, Massachusetts College of Art, 2005-present
Adjunct Professor, New England Institute of Art, 2007-present
Teaching Assistant, Massachusetts College of Art, 2004-2006
PEACE CORPS SERVICE
Rural Community Health Worker, Republic of Benin, West Africa, 2002-2004
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
French: written and spoken fluency
Fon: advanced beginner
Shona: advanced beginner
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