DAN FENSTERMACHER CV
SELECTED AWARDS, HONORS, AND GRANTS
2022 Multimedia Storytelling Award Winner, CENTER Santa Fe
2022 1st Place, Peninsula Photo Contest, Wildlife Category
2021 1st Place Winner, Beach and Pool series category, Paris International Street Photo Awards
2021 Top 25 Street Photographs, AAP Magazine #22: Streets
2021 Finalist, Single Image Contest, Italian Street Festival
2021 Finalist, Series Contest, Italian Street Festival
2020 1st Place, Miami Street Photography Festival, International Series Competition
2020 1st Place, Peninsula Photo Contest, Humor Category
2019 1st Place, Peninsula Photo Contest, Travel category
2019 Winning Image, Life Framer Nightlife Monthly Category
2018 Smithsonian 15th Annual Photo Contest Winner, The American Experience Category
2018 Best in Show, Peninsula Photo Contest
2018 1st Place, Peninsula Photo Contest, Travel Category
2017 StreetPX Film Week Contest Winner
2017 Americans for the Arts Conference Scholarship from genARTS
2017 2nd Place Best Magazine Photo Series, California College Media Awards
2016 Peripheral Vision Arts MFA Publication Fellowship
2016 Award of Excellence, This Is San Jose, Photo Exhibition
2016 Speddy, Urban, Dooley Scholarship, SJSU
2016 Honorable Mention: Photographer’s Forum 36th Annual Best of College and High School Photography
2016 Finalist: Photographer’s Forum 36th Annual Best of College and High School Photography
2016 SPE West Travel Grant to attend the National SPE Conference
2016 Honorable Mention in Family of Man Contest, International Photography Awards
2015 Honorable Mention, Monochrome Portrait Awards, Portrait Category
2015 Honorable Mention for Overcoming Challenges Daily, International Photography Awards
2015 Honorable Mention for Sonrisas Jóvenes, International Photography Awards
2015 William and Janet Lahey Art Education and Visual Arts Scholarship,
San Jose State University Nominee
2015 Associated Students Advocacy Award, SJSU
2015 Catherin Urban Scholarship, SJSU
2015 Most Valuable Volunteer Award, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
2015 Finalist: Photographer’s Forum 35th Annual Best of College and High School Photography
2015 Finalist: Photographer’s Forum 35th Annual Spring Photography Contest
2015 Quick Grant Award, Creative Capacity Fund
2014 Hoover-Langdon Scholarship, SJSU
EDUCATION
2016 M.F.A., Photography, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2007 B.S., Advertising, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2017- Professor of Photography, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
2016-18 Instructor of Record, Beginning Black and White Analog Photography, Advanced Digital Photography, Eastside College Preparatory School, East Palo Alto, CA
2016-19 Instructor of Record, Beginning Digital Photography,
Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View, CA
2014-15 Instructor of Record, Beginning Digital Photography, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2010-11 Fine Arts Professor, Xiangfan University, Hubei, China
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 The (Anti)Valentines Show, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA
2021 Magnetic Pull, BAPC, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2020 The Connected World, Los Angeles Center of Photography
2020 Thriving in Place, Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Albany, CA
2020 Say Their Names, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
2020 The Meaning of Green, Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA
2020 De Young Open, De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2020 F-Stop Magazine, Issue 102, Staying Home Together
2020 150th Anniversary of Golden Gate Park Photographic Collection Exhibit, Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
2020 CPA Members’ Juried Exhibition. Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA
2019 Marking Time (BAPC), Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco, CA
2019 The Latent Image, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento CA
2019 Stories of The Streets, Gestalt Haus, San Francisco CA
2019 Startup Art Fair, San Francisco CA
2019 Kyotographie International Photography Festival KG+, Kyoto, Japan
2018 Imagine Abundance Visual Symphony, Frank Ozawa Plaza, Oakland, CA
2018 Of Dreams and Reality, Berkeley Art Center, Berkely, CA
2018 Best Photo, Hosted by Through The Lens, Harvey Milk Photo Center, CA
2018 Peninsula Photo Contest, Palo Alto Art Center, CA
2018 Places of Change 2, Photo Yokohama 2018,Yokohama, Japan
2018 Anthroposcene, Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA
2017 Holiday Show, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
2017 Places of Change, Pina Zingaro, San Francisco, CA
2017 Using Art to Humanize OCD, OCD National Conference,San Francisco, CA
2017 Mirrors and Windows, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
2017 Courage Kenny Art Show & Sale, Golden Valley, MN
2017 Post Presence: An Instagram Gallery Take Over, Rayko Photo Center, CA
2016 Chocolate & Art Show, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2016 This Is San Jose, History San Jose, San Jose City Hall, CA
2016 Minted, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
2016 Vote Your Subconscious, Works/San Jose Gallery, San Jose, CA
2016 Encounters: Portraits & Identity, Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 SUPER Hunger Anti-Valentine Bowl Games Part 50, WORKS/San José, CA
2016 Wunderkammer, The Art Thou Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2015 Benefit Auction, WORKS/San José, CA
2015 Photo Illustration, Belcher Gallery at San José State University
2015 Burning Down the House, Eric Quezada Center for Culture and Politics, San Francisco, CA
2015 2015 MFA National Competition, First Street Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Legacy and Divergence, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 April Arts in The Garden, Victorian Preservation Association, San Jose, CA
2015 De Young Student Showcase 2015, De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2015 Art in a Different Light, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 MFA Now 2015: Archive Project & Juried Exhibition, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015 MFA Showcase 2015, Belcher Gallery at San Jose State University
2014 Spartan Pop-Up Gallery 2014, San Jose South First Fridays, San Jose, CA
2014 RAW: San Jose Presents Revolution, Motif, San Jose, CA
2014 Beyond Structure, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 Emerging Artists Exhibition, California State University East Bay
2014 MFA Showcase 2014, Belcher Gallery at San Jose State University
2014 The Art of Street Photography, Instructor of Record, Herbert Sanders Gallery at San Jose State University
2013 Alternative Photographic Processes, Gallery 8 at San Jose State University
2013 Image and Idea Class Show, Herbert Sanders Gallery at San Jose State University
2013 It Came From The Darkroom, Gallery 5 at San Jose State University
2010 Passion Photography Exhibition, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Sonrisas Jóvenes Que Hacen, Felices a Corazones Viejos, Vyne Bistro, San Jose, CA
2016 Personal Space and Perceptions of Identity, MFA Thesis Exhibition, SJSU
2016 Overcoming Challenges Daily, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2016 Sonrisas Jóvenes Que Hacen, Felices a Corazones Viejos, Kaleid Gallery, Featured Artist, Spring Term, San Jose, CA
2016 Sonrisas Jóvenes Que Hacen, Felices a Corazones Viejos, Martin Luther King Jr. Library 4th Floor, San Jose, CA
2015 Sonrisas Jóvenes Que Hacen, Felices a Corazones Viejos, San Ramon Museo, San Ramon, Costa Rica
2015 Sonrisas Jóvenes Que Hacen, Felices a Corazones Viejos, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland
2015 Sonrisas Jóvenes Que Hacen, Felices a Corazones Viejos, Black Gallery at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2015 Sonrisas Jóvenes Que Hacen, Felices a Corazones Viejos, First Friday Art Walk, Martin Luther King Jr. Library, San Jose, CA
2015 Sonrisas Jóvenes Que Hacen, Felices a Corazones Viejos, Third Space Fitness, San Jose, CA
2015 Overcoming Challenges Daily, Gallery 5, San Jose State University
2014 Views From Above, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA
2014 We All Regret, Belcher Gallery, San Jose, CA
2013 #IamProject, Belcher Gallery, San Jose, CA
PRINT PUBLICATIONS
2022 Urban Unveils the City and it’s Secrtes Vol #08, Urban Photo Awards
2022 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Part 1 and 2
2022 AAP Issue #22, Streets
2021 The Avenue Issue #01, California Street Photography Magazine
2021 Tales of the Unwritten, Exhibit Around
2020 Mythography, Exhibit Around
2020 Xpress Magazine Issue 04, Regrowth and Resilience
2020 Russian Esquire
2020 Content Magazine, Issue 12.4, Shelter-in-Place Issue
2020 Such is Life 2, self-published limited-edition zine of 100
2020 Say Their Names, self-published limited-edition zine of 50
2020 California Love – A Visual Mixtape
2020 Chromantic, Exhibit Around
2019 Content Magazine, Issue 11.1, Developing an Image Artist Profile
2019 Short Street Stories, Exhibit Around
2019 Such is Life, self-published limited-edition zine of 100
2018 Smoke Break, Self-published limited-edition zine of 30
2017 Save the Bay 2018 Photography Calendar, Contest Winner
2017 South Valley Review, Vol. 1, No. 1
2017 Belizeans on Bikes, Self-published zine
2016 Photographing Cameras, Self-published zine
2016 East Palo Alto, Self-published zine
2016 Content Magazine, Issues 8.1, 8.2, and 8.4
2016 Minted Catalog, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
2016 SJSU Washington Square Magazine, Spring/Summer Issue
2016 Access Magazine, Aerial Photography of San Jose Article
2016 Photographer’s Forum 36th Annual Best of College and High School Photography
2016 Photographer’s Forum 36th Annual Spring Photography Contest
2015 South Bay Pulse, ‘Overcoming Challenges’ Review
2015 SJSU-Alzahra Photography Collaborative
2015 Photographer’s Forum 35th Annual Best of College and High School Photography
2015 Photographer’s Forum 35th Annual Spring Photography Contest
2015 MFA Now Catalog, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2014 MFA Now Catalog, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2013 Image and Idea Catalog, San Jose State University
2011 Port Ludlow Voice, November 2011
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2015 Odysseys Artist Residency, San Ramon, Costa Rica
INTERNSHIPS
2015 Event and Exhibit Photographer, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2013 Auction and Exhibit Photographer, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, CA
2007 Advertising and Production Coordinator, Apex Advertising & Post Production, Ghana
2006 Sales Internship, KIRO 7 TV, Seattle, WA
ENDORSEMENTS
2022 The Documentary Commitment by Matt Black, Magnum Photos
2020 Seeing Through Photographs, Coursera
2013 Certified Photographic Consultant, Photo Marketing Association International
PARTICIPATING ARTIST PANEL DISCUSSIONS
2021 Magnetic Pull, BAPC, Moderated by Ann Jastrab
2020 Say Their Names, Moderated by RE Casper, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
2017 “The Audience Perspective,” Moderated by Matt Lehrman of Audience Avenue, LLC, Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose, CA
2016 “A2A Alliance and Mental Health,” Moderated by Jeff Bell, Half Moon Bay, CA
AFFILIATIONS
2022 Full Frontal Flash Collective
2020 American Photographic Artists
2020 National Press Photographers Association
2020 Center for Photographic Art, Carmel CA
2019 Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
2019 Maverick Photographers, Saratoga, CA
2017 Bay Area Photographers Collective Member
2017 SF Camerawork Member
2017 CENTER Member
2016 Peripheral Vision Arts MFA Publication Fellow
2015 Society for Photographic Education Member
ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
2019 Content Magazine Issue 11.1, Sight and Sound. Dan Fenstermacher: Developing an Image
2019 SJSU Washington Square Magazine, Dan Fenstermacher: Photography for Hurricane Relief
2018 The Six Fifty, 11 local Silicon Valley Photographers You Should Follow on Instagram Right Now
2018 In Menlo, Dan Fenstermacher Blends Activism with Photography
2018 Smithsonian Magazine, 15th Annual Photo Contest Winners
2017 F-Stop Magazine Issue 86, Street Photography
2017 Viewfind
https://viewfind.com/story/the-rickshaw-drivers-of-delhi
2016 Peripheral Vision Fellowship
http://www.peripheralvisionarts.org/journal/dan-fenstermacher
2015 The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mental-illness-photos_us_568ea8b8e4b0c8beacf60c48
2015 UK Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3405749/A-man-trying-drink-Windex-woman-tormented-thoughts-cat-s-death-mom-plagued-noise-Powerful-images-examine-private-struggles-OCD-sufferers-detailing-fought-overcome-them.html
SELECTED COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2021 Local Color, Street vendor grant project
2017 Content Magazine Featured Artist Instagram Takeover
2015 #InsideOutProject with artist JR
2015 Alzahra University (Tehran, Iran) and San Jose State University International Photography Collaborative
2015 Host: ‘Ellis’ Film Screening, San Jose State University