Holly Hancock's work is an exploration of identity, politics, and policy. Hancock's interdisciplinary focus on photojournalism, documentation, and fine art, helps justifies her own place in society. She documents the world around her on a personal and societal level by capturing contemporary issues both traditionally and digitally.
As an artist with a background in sociology specializing in a lens-based medium, I have learned to view the world in a complex and unbiased nature. Growing up alongside the rise of social media, where the digital camera became a major ubiquitous symbol of the average person, I have found myself having an appreciation for 20th century photographic processes.
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Eduction
Bachelor of Fine Arts Concentration in Photography, San Jose State University, CA, 2022
Bachelor of Arts Sociology, San Jose State University, CA, 2022
Solo Exhibitions
2022
"Obscurities", Gale Antokal Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
"The Hancocks", Black Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Group Exhibitions
2021
"Photo 197 Class Show", Theta Belcher Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
"Heavy Weights", San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2020
"You Are Not Alone Project", Jo Farb Hernandez Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2019
"Journey", Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2018
"Darkroom/Lightroom", Theta Belcher Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Professional Experience
August 2022 - Present Photography Teacher Assistant, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2019 - Present Photography Lab Monitor, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2022 Selected Participant, Media Discourse: The Wake of George Floyd, 2nd Annual SJSU Research Colloquium on Human Rights and Social Change, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2020 Photography Intern, College of Humanities and Arts Marketing, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2019 Photo Guild Club, Student Organization Officer: Treasurer, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2015 TV Production and Development Intern, Jarrett Creative Group Inc, New York, NY
2014 Photography Assistant Intern, Seventy7 (Formally Hungry Tiger Studios), London, England
Awards
2018 - 2019 Dean's Scholar, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2017 Intel Innovation Award, LtBLIP, Paseo Public Prototyping Challenge, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Contact
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