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Hailee Potter

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., photography, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • B.S.S., individualized: art, photography and the expressive self, Cornell College

Credentials

Academic experience

  • Part-time professor of creative foundation studies, Fall 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Adjunct instructor of art, 2023–present, Trident Technical College, Charleston, SC
  • Visual art instructor, 2023–present, Charleston County School of the Arts, Charleston, SC
  • Adjunct photography professor, 2022–23, Pensacola State College, Pensacola, FL
  • Adjunct art and photography instructor, 2019–22, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
  • Photography teaching ambassador, 2018–19, Uppingham International School, Uppingham, England

Professional experience

  • Founder/photographer, 2009–present, haileepotter.com
  • Marketing photographer, 2018–19, Uppingham School

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • SCAD Honors Grad Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2013–17
  • Student Incentive Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2013–17
  • Student Opportunity Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2013–17
  • "Editor’s Choice" Your Shot, Nationalgeographic.com, 2013
  • Distinction in Studio Arts, Cornell College, 2013
  • Magna Cum Laude, Cornell College, 2013
  • Academic Honors: Dean's List, Cornell College 2010–13
  • Cornell Grant, Cornell College, 2009–13
  • Cornell Art Award Grant, Cornell College, 2009–13

Organizations

  • Art in Americas
  • College Art Association
  • College Reading and Learning Association
  • LGBTQ Caucus, SPE
  • Pop Culture Association and Art Culture Association
  • Society for Photographic Education
  • Womens Caucus, SPE

Publications and presentations

Publications

  • "Open Boundaries," Loosen Art, 2018
  • "Imitation of Life," Loosen Art, 2017
  • "Blended Zine: Volume I," Blended: Collective Art Zine, 2017
  • "Featured Artist," Connect Savannah, 2017
  • "Art as Resistance," Strange Fire Collective, 2017

Presentations

  • Artist Presentation, Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts at Pensacola State College, Pensacola, FL, 2022.
  • "The Price of Perfection: The Allure and Dangers of Extreme Photoshop Retouching, Body, and Culture," presented at Pop Culture Association and Art Culture Association National Conference, 2016.
  • "The Price of Perfection: The Allure and Dangers of Extreme Photoshop Retouching," presented at Savannah College of Art and Design, 2016.

Exhibitions

  • [Non]Disclosure, The Sentient Bean, Savannah, GA, 2018
  • Belle Nature de Lacoste: Preservetrees and Beautés Bleues, Cup to Cup Café, Savannah, GA, 2018
  • Belle Nature de Lacoste: Preservetrees and Beautés Bleues, Ta Ca Sushi Restaurant, Savannah, GA, 2017
  • [Non]Disclosure, Cup to Cup Café, Savannah, GA, 2017
  • Belle Nature de Lacoste: Preservetrees and Beautés Bleues, Foxy Loxy Cafe, Savannah, GA, 2017
  • [Non]Disclosure, Ta Ca Sushi Restaurant, Savannah, GA, 2017
  • [Non]Disclosure, M.F.A. Thesis Show, Non-Fiction Gallery Savannah, GA, 2017
  • Perception, B.F.A. Thesis Show, McWethy Hall, Luce Gallery, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA, 2013