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About Rhonda Holberton

Rhonda Holberton holds an MFA from Stanford University and a BFA from CCA. Her multimedia installations make use of digital and interactive technologies integrated into traditional methods of art production. The work utilizes 3D scanning, motion capture, and AI to investigate the reciprocal influences of technology on the body and within the environment. Her research interests frequently lead her into interdisciplinary collaborations with philosophers, engineers, futurists, choreographers, and political scientists.
In 2014 Holberton was a CAMAC Artist in Residence at Marnay-sur-Seine, France, and she was awarded a Fondation Ténot Fellowship, Paris. Her work is included in the collection of SFMoMA and the McEvoy Foundation and has been exhibited at CULT | Aimee Friberg Exhibitions, FIFI Projects Mexico City; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; The Contemporary Jewish Museum (SF); Berkeley Art Center; San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art; and the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery. Holberton taught experimental media at Stanford University from 2015-2017 and is currently Assistant Professor of Digital Media at San Jose State University. She lives and works in Oakland.

Positions

2017 - Present Assistant Professor, San Jose State University Art and Art History
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2016 - 2017 Adjunct Lecturer, California State University, East Bay
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2015 - 2017 Lecturer, Stanford University ‐ Digital Media & Experimental Design
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2017 Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts
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Grants

2022 - 2023 Digital Stewardship: Art & Technology Archive
Knight Foundation
Role: PI
2022 - 2023 What the [bleep] is an NFT
Artistic Excellence Programming Grants, College of Humanities & Arts, San Jose State University
Role: Co-PI
2021 - 2023 Performing Arts Category
National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Projects
Role: PI
2021 - 2022 Geography of Arts
City of San José
Abierto Grant
Role: Co-PI
2021 - 2022 Poetic Postcards
Artistic Excellence Programming Grants, College of Humanities & Arts, San Jose State University
Role: Co-PI
2019 - 2020 Cultural Mapping Symposium
Artistic Excellence Programming Grants, College of Humanities & Arts, San Jose State University
Role: PI
2019 - 2020 The Democracy Project
Artistic Excellence Programming Grants, College of Humanities & Arts, San Jose State University
Role: PI
2018 Again For the First Time
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Bay Area Now Exhibition & Project Sponsorship
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2012 - Present Member, College Art Association
2021 Juror, Edition 365 Photo Exhibition, British Journal of Photography
2019 Juror, Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) Grant & Exhibition, University of California, Berkeley CA
2018 Juror, Public Art: City of San José Market St./San Pedro Parking Garage Façade Enhancement, San Jose CA
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Honors and Awards

  • 2021 Distinguished Faculty Service Award. College of Humanities & Arts, San Jose State University.

Courses

  • Digital Material
  • BFA Senior Seminar
  • MFA Seminar in Digital Media Art
  • Medium & Message
  • Advanced Digital Projects
  • Introduction to 3D Modeling & Printing
  • Introduction to Digital Art

Education

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2012 MFA, Stanford University
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2007 BFA, California College of the Arts
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Exhibitions (20)

Presentations (5)