Emma Hopson

Digital communication professor

Education

M.F.A., photography, Savannah College of Art and Design
B.S., psychology, Guilford College

Credentials

Academic experience

Part-time professor of digital communication, December 2022–present
Teaching assistant, Spring 2021
Virtual instructor, Summer 2020
Academic mentor, 2019–20
Instructor, Summer 2019, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Student teacher, 2018, St. Vincent’s Academy, Savannah, GA

Professional experience

Assistant director, 2021–December 2022, Laney Contemporary, Savannah, GA

Photo director, 2010–14, JCK Magazine, New York, NY

Freelance photo researcher, 2008–10, Bill Smith Group, New York, NY

Senior photo editor, 2006–08, Parents Magazine, New York, NY

Photo/production assistant, 2005–06, Retna Stock Photo Agency, New York, NY

Photo researcher, 2004–05, The Magazine Group, Washington, D.C.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

Fund recipient, Collinsworth Emerging Photographer Acquisition, 2022
Finalist, Critical Mass, 2021 and 2022
Savannah College of Art and Design Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, 2021
Finalist, Notions of Home, Lucie Foundation, 2021

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA, 2022
Patch & Remington, Marcellus, MI, 2022
Sterling Presence, Contact Photo Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2022
The Do Good Fund, Columbus, GA, 2022
Saturated, Thrist Art, online, 2022
Free Association, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2021
Homecoming, JCK Gallery, Trenton, NJ, 2021
Wish You Were Here You Are, Cedar House Gallery, Savannah, GA, 2021
How I See You, Float magazine and Shutter Hub, online, 2021
Filter Photo Context 2021 Exhibition, Chicago, IL, 2021
SPE Annual International Combined Caucus Exhibition, Houston, TX, 2020
The Lenscratch Family Exhibition, online, 2019
Dreams, L.A. Photo Curator, online, 2019
White Elephant, Sulphur Studios, Savannah, GA, 2019
Family Photographs, Flower City Arts Center, Rochester, NY, 2018