Resume
Education
2007 - 2010
Master of Fine Arts in Photography, Emphasis in Visual Studies; University of California, Irvine
2006 - 2007
Coro Fellowship in Public Policy, Art & Public Policy Focus; Coro Center for Civic Leadership in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University
2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and Urbanism; Smith College, Cum Laude
1999 - 2000
Rural Hate Crime Witness Project and Queer Youth Initiative, Hampshire College International Social Justice Program, Managua, Nicaragua
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015 [upcoming]
The Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA / The Pile
2014
Shulamit Gallery, Los Angeles, CA / Zol Zayn / What if?
2012
5118 York, Los Angeles, CA / 2012102: Apocalypse Now?
2011
Autonomie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA / Erasing Traces
CommonSpace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA / New Work: Nina T. Becker
2010
Room Gallery, Irvine, CA / Seventy-Two Hours
Monongelia Art Center, Benedum Gallery, Morgantown, WV / Thank G-d for Mississippi
2008
EGS Gallery, Switzerland / Huts
2006
Terminal Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA / Fellows
2002
Aztec Art Space, Santa Fe, NM / Contained
2001
Taos Gallery Pittsburgh, PA / Outlook/Inlook: Nicaragua
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), Los Angeles, CA / ReVisions of LA: Mobile Projections
LA Road Project, Los Angeles, CA / Mulholland Dérive
2011
1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA / InLight 2011, curated by Matthew Lyons of The Kitchen
L.A. Art Mart, Los Angeles, CA / Vertigo
Foundation for Art Resources (FAR), Long Beach, Ca / The De-socialized Landscape
2010
LAXART, Los Angeles, CA / Nine Stories
2009
Lycium Gallery, San Diego, CA / The Art of Photography, curated by Charlotte Cotton
UC, Irvine, Visual Studies Conference: “Birth/Day: Origins, Temporality, Hybridity” / Chickayy
2008
University Art Gallery, Irvine, CA / Betamax
2004
Janotta Gallery, Smith College, Northampton, MA / Senior Exhibition
2003
Smith Architects, Boston, MA / Build Boston
2001
Steel Valley Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA / Regional
Awards, Grants and Fellowships
2013
Nazarian Family Foundation Finishing Grant
2011 - 2013
Six Points Fellowship Two Year Artist Stipend and Project Grant
2012
Teaching Recognition Award and Exhibition, Hollywood Media Arts Academy
2011
Artist Bailout Project Grant
2009 - 2010
Klez Kanada artist in residency Scholarship
2009
Claire Trevor School of the Arts Exhibition Grant
2008
The Center for Global Peace Studies Project Grant
Medici Scholars Summer Research Grant, UC Irvine
Studio Art Department Travel Grant, UC Irvine
2007 - 2011
Full Tuition Merit Scholarship and Stipend, UC Irvine
2006
Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs Merit Scholarship and Living Stipend
2005
First Place in Best Lesbian Photography Competition, Curve Magazine
2004
Hoxie Career Development Grant, Smith College
Smith Fund Award for Travel
2003
Calkins Fund ---for Photographic Work, Madrid, Spain
2001
Finalist, Photographer's Forum, Best of College Photographers
2000
Most Influential LGBT Youth Individual, Triangle Foundation, Michigan
1998
100 Most Influential Activists Under 25 Award, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Selected Publications and Press
2014
Los Angeles Times, “Shulamit Gallery shows Jonas N.T. Becker debut,” February 9, 2014
Artillery Magazine, “Jonas N.T. Becker at Shulamit Gallery,” January 29, 2014
Jewish Journal, “Time is of the essence in ‘Zol Zayn’ Exhibition,” February 26, 2014
The Yiddish Daily Forward, “News from Los Angeles,” January 22, 2014
KCRW (NPR), “A video meditation on one of life’s big questions,” January 10, 2014
2012
LA Weekly, "Five Artsy Things to Do This Week": December 19th, 2012
KCRW (NPR): All Things Considered, "Get Onboard the Mobile Pinhole Project": May 31, 2012
2011
Good Magazine, "Community Arts Organizations Get Their Bailout Money": December 12, 2011
2010
Octopus Journal, The Journal of the Visual Studies Program at the University of California, Irvine, "72 Hours"
Lilith Magazine, "Deep in the Valley": Fall Edition
Dominion Post, "Becker Showcase Opens": March 31
2009
"The Art of Photography," curated by Charlotte Cotton
San Diego News Network, "Review: 'Art of Photography' a lens into life.": Sept. 24
2008
The Forward Newspaper, "Everything Old is New Again": August 1
2003
Morning Edition NPR: "Revisiting How the Birth of the Atomic Bomb at New Mexico's Trinity Site Changed History": February 27
Guest Lectures and Speaking Engagements
2013
Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, CA: “Enter a Camera, Photo on the Go,”
2012
Scripps College, Claremont, CA: Artist Lecture: Jonas Becker
2011
Scripps College, Claremont, CA: Beauty and Aesthetics in Photography
Scripps College, Claremont, CA: The Mechanical Eye: Photography from Science to Art
2010
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA: "Intersections in Video Installation and Architecture"
2009
UC, Irvine: "Interdisciplinary Panel on Authorship and Contemporary Conceptual Photography" (presenter)
Research and Curatorial Projects
2010
MFA Written Thesis: "Photographing the Invisible: The Absent Subject and Otherwise Impossible Sites of Experience"
2009
LACMA: New Topographics, created an interactive map locating exhibited photographs in the U.S.
2008
Everywhere Gallery, Founder and Curator: A curated exhibition space viewed via mobile devices that increases public access and participation
View Source Labs, Founding Member: A cross-disciplinary research lab focusing on authorship and means of shaping discourse architecture
Teaching Experience
2012 -present
Art Institute, North Hollywood, CA & Art Institute, Los Angeles - Adjunct Faculty
Photography, Video, and Art Theory
2011 - present
Mobile Pinhole Project, youth photography workshop; Los Angeles, CA - Director and Lead Instructor
The Mobile Pinhole Project brings experiential photography workshops to youth in neighborhoods across Los Angeles using an innovative tool—a van turned into a giant pinhole camera—allowing youth literally inside the camera to explore culture and place.
Exploring Identity through Photography workshop series, Various Locations - Instructor
Developed workshops for Beth Am Synagogue, Yiddishkeit Helix Program, Alexandria House After school, Kol Ami Youth Program and others
2013
Scripps College, Claremont, CA - Adjunt Professor
Introduction to Black & White Photography
2011 - 2013
Artworx LA, Los Angeles, CA - Teaching Artist & Curriculum Design
Visual Mapping Course; Re-Designing New Spaces for Exhibition Course
2011 - 2012
Hollywood Media Arts Academy High School, Los Angeles, CA - Instructor
Photography, Video, and Art History
2011
Holga Inspire; Los Angeles, CA - Instructor
Holga Camera Photography Course
2010
University of California, Irvine , CA - Instructor
Introduction to Photography
2009 - 2010
Orange Coast College; Costa Mesa, CA - Teaching Fellow
Community College Teaching Fellowship :Responsibilities included substitute teaching, editing a text- book, and developing curriculum.
2008 - 2009
University of California, Irvine, CA - Teaching Assistant
Performance Art, Visual Culture, Advanced Photography, Contemporary Art Theory
2005 - 2006
International Center for Photography: The Point Outreach Center; Bronx, NY - Co-Instructor
Youth Photography and Art History Course
Selected Professional Experieince
2010 - 2011
David LaChapelle Studios, Los Angeles, CA: archivist, creative consultant, writer
2008 - 2010
Box Gallery, Los Angeles, CA: intern and gallery asisstant
2009
Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Los Angeles, CA: research intern with Charlotte Cotton
2008 - 2009
University of California, Irvine: darkroom lab assistant
2008
Artist and Writer Catherine Lord, Los Angeles, CA: artist assistant
Cameron Siemers Foundation, Irvine, CA: non-profit consultant and fundraiser
2006 - 2008
American Apparel, International Division: junior architect and project manager
2005
Arnold Newman Studio, New York, NY: studio assistant
2004 - 2005
MOVK Design, New York, NY: junior architect
2003
Vogue Magazine, Madrid, Spain: imaging and photography intern
2002 - 2004
Special Collections Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA: curatorial assistant
Skills
Community Organizing, Fundraising, Non-Profit and Business Consulting, Budget management (maximum manages to date is 1.5 million), Operating Media-Ready Lecture Facilities, Wood and Metal Shop Safety Procedures, Operation of all Sculpture Shop Tools (power and hand tools), Welding, Casting, Operating a Kiln, Advanced Black & White and Color Darkroom, Professional Studio Lighting, Wet-Mount Negative Scanning (all film formats), Alternative Darkroom Processes (Platinum Printing, Cyanotype, Bleaching, and others), Large Format Photography, Medium Format & 35mm Photography, Digital SLR, Photoshop CS5, Operating DV and HDV video cameras and Final Cut Pro