Arielle Simmons, MFA

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MFA, Arts Leadership

Adjunct Professor, Art, Art History and Design (Photography)

Biography

Arielle Simmons CV (PDF)

Arielle Simmons holds a degree in Communications Studies from Emerson College, attended the New England School of Photography, and is a graduate of Seattle University's MFA Arts Leadership Program. Working as a photographer for the past decade, she ran her own business and pursued wide ranging personal projects. Arielle is Galleries Curator of Seattle University's Hedreen and Vachon Galleries. Current research interests include the ethical praxis of curation and documentary photography as well as the aesthetics and performance of gender. As a photographer, she was a Critical Mass Finalist and exhibited in solo and group shows across the country, including: Photo LA, The Light Room, and Magenta’s Flash Forward Festival.