Virginia native Rebecca Moseman received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1997 and her Master of Fine Arts from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2001. She has worked in academia, private industry, and government as an instructor, consultant, and graphic designer, and she does freelance work in photography and publishing.
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation selected Rebecca as a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow in Photography, as well as chosen as a recipient of the Joel Conarroe Grant. Her work has been exhibited throughout the US and abroad. It has been selected on the cover of Black+White Magazine and featured within Black & White Magazine, GUP, Resource, DodHo, SHOTS Magazine, and Ain’t Bad Magazine, as well as various online photography magazines such as Edge of Humanity, DodHo, All About Photo, YWYW, Life-Framer, Fotopolis, and International Photo Magazine. In 2019, her Irish Travelers series was awarded the Gomma Grant Best Black and White Documentary work. In 2022, she was a finalist in the Arnold Newman Prize in Portraiture through the Maine Media Workshops. In 2023, she was awarded first place in the Refocus Black and White Photography Awards.
Residency
2024 The Artic Circle Residency Program, October 2024 Shortlisted (final decisions, NLT March 24, 2024)
Education
1993-1997 - Virginia Polytechnical Institute (Virginia Tech), BA Arts
1999-2001 - Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), MFA, Graphic Design
2019 - Eddie Adams Workshop, Class of XXXII
Teaching
2000-2001 - Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT),
Software Lab Instructor, Quark, Adobe Illustrator
Podcast
https://whmp.com/podcasts/live-in-the-studio-and-the-trees/
The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2023 Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography for The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
Solo Exhibitions:
2023 HeadON Australian Photo Festival, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2019 The Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, The Focus Gallery
Published/Interviews
Fotonostrum, Issue No. 18
Ain’t Bad Magazine, Issue No. 15, print
Der Greif, Issue No. 14, guest edited by Sylvie Fleury
Fotopolis.pl
The Boston Globe, Photography Review, The Griffin Museum Exhibit
The Boston Globe Photography Review of the Photographic Resource Center Exposure 2018 Exhibit
2019 Black+White Photography Magazine, Cover Image, March edition, The Tough Boys
Black+White Magazine, print
Black & White Magazine, Spotlight, print
GUP
Resource Magazine
All About Photo, interview
DodHo Magazine, interview
DodHo Magazine, Portfolio feature
SHOTS Magazine, Portfolio feature
SHOTS Magazine, Portraits feature
de Volkstradt
Edge of Humanity
The Best of Lensculture, Volume 2
P3
My Daily Photograph
All About Photo, AAP Magazine #2, Faces
Artist Talk
2019 - Artist Talk, The Irish Travelers, RI Center for Photographic Arts, Rhode Island
Festivals
2023 Eyes on Mainstreet Festival, Christina with Dog, Wilson, NC
2022 HeadOn Photo Festival, Finalist, Alisha, Sydney Australia
2022 Mainstreet Festival, The Car Boys, Wilson, NC
Awards
2023 FOMA Santa Fe, Honorable Mention, The Irish Travelers
2023 Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, International Photography Competition, and Tampa International Airport, The Car Boys
2023 All About Photo, The Mind’s Eye, Merit Award, Generations
2023 LensCulture, Portrait Award, Generations
2023 reFocus Black and White First Place, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2022 Arnold Newman Prize for New Directions in Portraiture, Honorable Mention/Finalist, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2022 Lensculture Critics Choice Award, Finalist, Alisha
2022 All About Photo, The Mind’s Eye, 5th place, Alisha
2022 The Independent Photographer, Second Place, Philomena
2021 The Fine Art Photography Awards, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2020 Lucie Foundation, The Portrait Project, B&W category finalist, The Car Boys
2020 Monochrome Awards, Honorable Mention, Philomena, The Car Boys
2020 International Photo Awards, Best of Show 2020 Exhibition, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2020 The Photo Annual, First Place Winner, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2020 International Photo Awards, Second Place, Other/People category, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2020 TOP 50, Critical Mass, Photolucida, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2020 PX3, Paris Photography Prize, First Place, and Best New Talent, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2020 The Gala Awards, 15th Pollux Awards, Series Winner, Portrait Category, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2020 The Gala Awards, 15th Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention, Portrait Category, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2020 American Photography Open, Shortlist, Three Tough Boys
2020 All About Photo, The Mind’s Eye, 3rd place, Philomena
2020 The Gomma Grant, Best of Category, Black and White Documentary, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2020 APA, Off the Clock Exhibit
2019 APA National Best of Show, The Car Boys
2019 PhotoGrant Second place, The Irish Travelers
2019 International Photo Magazine, Young Traveler Mothers
2019 Top Ten Finalist, American Open, Three Tough Boys
2019 The Photo Review, The Car Boys
2019 PX3 Photo Paris, Silver Award, Portraiture/Culture, The Irish Travelers
2019 All About Photo Awards, Merit Award, The Car Boys
2019 Black & White Magazine, Single Image Winner, Young Traveler Mothers
2018 TOP 50, Critical Mass, Photolucida, The Irish Travelers
2018 Photographic Resource Center, Exposure Award, The Irish Travelers
2018 APA, Off the Clock, Three Irish Travelers
2018 LensCulture, Finalist Exposure Awards, The Irish Travelers
Grants
2023 John Simon Guggenheim Grant
2021 Lucie Foundation, The Guardian Project, Finalist, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
2019 Lucie Scholarship Awards ,Short List, The Irish Travelers, A Forgotten People
Exhibitions
2019 The Griffin Museum, Annual Members Show, Honorable Mention, Ronnie and Bernie
2018 PhotoPlace Gallery, Black and White, Honorable Mention, Battle Boy, Young Traveler Mothers
2018 Soho Gallery, International Photo Competition, Honorable Mention, The Irish Travelers
2018 Photographic Resource Center, Exposure Award, The Irish Travelers
Into the Moon's Room
Solo Exhibitions:
2019 The New England School of Photography, Into the Moon’s Room
2018 The Griffin Museum, Into the Moon's Room
Artist Talk
2018 - Into the Moon’s Room, New England School of Photography (NESOP), MA
Awards:
2019 TOP 50, Critical Mass, Photolucida
2019 PX3 Photo Paris, Gold Award, Portraiture/Other, Into the Moon’s Room
2018 International Photo Awards, 3rd place winner, Other/People category, Into the Moon’s Room
2017 Santa Fe Workshops, Director’s Award, Portraits, Don’t Look
2017 Nikonians / Lensculture Photography Award, Finalist
2016 The Multiple Exposures Gallery, Juror's Choice Award, Juror Sam Abell, Brothers, Alex with Collar
2016 The Griffin Museum Award, The Griffin Museum 22nd Juried Show, Brothers
Exhibitions/Awards
2018 South x Southeast Gallery, Directors Award Finalist, Into the Moon's Room
2017 Off the Clock, Los Angeles, Brothers
2017 Photoplace Gallery, Directors Award, Alex with Collar
2017 The Providence Center for Photography, Honorable Mention , Battle Boy
2017 The Photo Review, 7th Place Winner, Brothers, Don’t Look
2017 Klompching Gallery, FRESH 2017, Top Ten Finalist, Into the Moon’s Room
The Land Where the Roots Grow Deep
Publications:
Black and White Magazine, feature article, written by Michael Degregario
American Photography AP39 Book
Awards:
2023 AI-AP American Photography Award, BUFS, Jonestown Man
2022 Black & White Photography Magazine, Portfolio Excellence Winner, The Land Where the Roots Grow Deep
2021 Critical Mass, Photolucida, Top 200
2018 The Royal Photographic Society, Shortlist, Grandfather and Grandson, Mississippi Flood