EDUCATION:
2018 Masters of Fine Arts in Photography & Integrated Media
Lesley University, College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography
Arizona State University, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe, AZ
Dean's List
EXPERIENCE:
2018-Current, Photography Instructor, Commonwealth School, Boston, MA
2019 Photography Instructor, Dive In Commonwealth, Commonwealth School, Boston, MA
2018 Adjunct Faculty, Teaching Fellowship, Introduction to Black & White Photography, Lesley University College of Art and Design Cambridge, MA
2018 Editor, MFA Photography & Integrated Media Thesis Exhibition Catalogue, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2017 Teaching Assistant, Advanced Alternative Process, Lesley University College of Art and Design , Cambridge, MA
2017 Intern, MFA Photography & Integrated Media Thesis Exhibition Catalogue, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
ARTIST RESIDENCIES/WORKSHOPS:
2019 Discovering Medellin: Easter Week, Photography Workshop, Medellin, Colombia
2018 Documenting Village Life, Photography Workshop, Oaxaca, Mexico
2017 Photography Production: Self-Directed Artist Residency, Arquetopia, Puebla, Mexico
2017 Gold Leafing & Estofado Instructional Artist Residency, Arquetopia, Puebla, Mexico
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS:
2018 Second Place, Trinity Art Show, Sacramento, CA
2018 Scholarship Recipient, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2017 Scholarship Recipient, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2016 Scholarship Recipient, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2016 Student Award, The Art of Book, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2008 Merit Award, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Group Exhibition, The Handmade Photograph: Contemporary Photographers working in Historic Processes, El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM
2018 Group Exhibition, Who Is My Neighbor?, Trinity Art Show, Mercy Hospital, Sacramento, CA
2018 Group Exhibition, Taking In: 2018, VanDernoot Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2018 Group Exhibition, MFA Photography and Integrated Media Thesis, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2018 Group Exhibition, Documenting Village Life 2018, Centro Fotográfico Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexico, MX
2017 Group Exhibition, Really, Matter and Light Gallery, Boston, MA
2016 Group Exhibition, Self: The Realization Of Autonomy, The Liquor Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2016 Group Exhibition, The Art of Book, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2016 Group Exhibition, On The Wall, Gallery 100, Tempe, AZ
2016 Group Exhibition, Treetastik,Firehouse Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2016 Group Exhibition, Epilogue-A Contemporary Literary Art Show, Firehouse Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
ARTIST TALKS:
2019 Art Department Assembly, Commonwealth School, Boston, MA
PUBLICATION:
2020 Maine Media Catalog
2018 Taking In: 2018
2018 Boston Globe, Cate McQuaid, Graduation Time Means Thesis Shows, April 29
2016 Femme Fotale Vol. III
PRESS:
2019 Bostick & Sullivan, The Handmade Photograph: Contemporary Photographers working in Historic Processes, Online Gallery, March
www.photo-historica.com/finalselections
2018 Cate McQuaid, Meet Six talented Art-School Grads, Boston Globe, April 27
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2018/04/26/meet-six-talented-art-school-grads/zqAPYuMday4AQ3nWRcQBUP/story.html
2018 Lesley University, When Pop Culture Idols and Religious Icons Collide, Lesley University, April 27
https://lesley.edu/stories/samantha-nieto-vargas
2018 Brittney Callahan, MFA Artist Feature, LUCAD MFA Photo & Integrated Media, February
2016 Celina Jimenez, "Senior photography show “On The Wall” will challenge norms, provoke thought”, The State Press, April 13
http://www.statepress.com/article/2016/04/asu-on-the-wall-photography-exhibit
2015 Azalea Rodriguez, Samantha Nieto-Artist Interview, Arizona State University School of Art Video, November
2018 Masters of Fine Arts in Photography & Integrated Media
Lesley University, College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography
Arizona State University, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe, AZ
Dean's List
EXPERIENCE:
2018-Current, Photography Instructor, Commonwealth School, Boston, MA
2019 Photography Instructor, Dive In Commonwealth, Commonwealth School, Boston, MA
2018 Adjunct Faculty, Teaching Fellowship, Introduction to Black & White Photography, Lesley University College of Art and Design Cambridge, MA
2018 Editor, MFA Photography & Integrated Media Thesis Exhibition Catalogue, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2017 Teaching Assistant, Advanced Alternative Process, Lesley University College of Art and Design , Cambridge, MA
2017 Intern, MFA Photography & Integrated Media Thesis Exhibition Catalogue, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
ARTIST RESIDENCIES/WORKSHOPS:
2019 Discovering Medellin: Easter Week, Photography Workshop, Medellin, Colombia
2018 Documenting Village Life, Photography Workshop, Oaxaca, Mexico
2017 Photography Production: Self-Directed Artist Residency, Arquetopia, Puebla, Mexico
2017 Gold Leafing & Estofado Instructional Artist Residency, Arquetopia, Puebla, Mexico
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS:
2018 Second Place, Trinity Art Show, Sacramento, CA
2018 Scholarship Recipient, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2017 Scholarship Recipient, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2016 Scholarship Recipient, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2016 Student Award, The Art of Book, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2008 Merit Award, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Group Exhibition, The Handmade Photograph: Contemporary Photographers working in Historic Processes, El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM
2018 Group Exhibition, Who Is My Neighbor?, Trinity Art Show, Mercy Hospital, Sacramento, CA
2018 Group Exhibition, Taking In: 2018, VanDernoot Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2018 Group Exhibition, MFA Photography and Integrated Media Thesis, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
2018 Group Exhibition, Documenting Village Life 2018, Centro Fotográfico Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexico, MX
2017 Group Exhibition, Really, Matter and Light Gallery, Boston, MA
2016 Group Exhibition, Self: The Realization Of Autonomy, The Liquor Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2016 Group Exhibition, The Art of Book, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2016 Group Exhibition, On The Wall, Gallery 100, Tempe, AZ
2016 Group Exhibition, Treetastik,Firehouse Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2016 Group Exhibition, Epilogue-A Contemporary Literary Art Show, Firehouse Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
ARTIST TALKS:
2019 Art Department Assembly, Commonwealth School, Boston, MA
PUBLICATION:
2020 Maine Media Catalog
2018 Taking In: 2018
2018 Boston Globe, Cate McQuaid, Graduation Time Means Thesis Shows, April 29
2016 Femme Fotale Vol. III
PRESS:
2019 Bostick & Sullivan, The Handmade Photograph: Contemporary Photographers working in Historic Processes, Online Gallery, March
www.photo-historica.com/finalselections
2018 Cate McQuaid, Meet Six talented Art-School Grads, Boston Globe, April 27
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2018/04/26/meet-six-talented-art-school-grads/zqAPYuMday4AQ3nWRcQBUP/story.html
2018 Lesley University, When Pop Culture Idols and Religious Icons Collide, Lesley University, April 27
https://lesley.edu/stories/samantha-nieto-vargas
2018 Brittney Callahan, MFA Artist Feature, LUCAD MFA Photo & Integrated Media, February
2016 Celina Jimenez, "Senior photography show “On The Wall” will challenge norms, provoke thought”, The State Press, April 13
http://www.statepress.com/article/2016/04/asu-on-the-wall-photography-exhibit
2015 Azalea Rodriguez, Samantha Nieto-Artist Interview, Arizona State University School of Art Video, November