EDUCATION
- 2018: University of Texas at Austin, Master of Fine Arts Studio Art (Photography)
- 2013: Ithaca College, Bachelor of Science in Cinema and Photography, Summa Cum Laude
AWARDS
- 2018: Runner up for the Photographique Analogue Award, Bristol, UK
- 2018: Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, UT Austin, TX
- 2017: Photobook Master Class with Gerhard Steidl Scholarship, HCP, Houston, TX
- 2017: Graduate Continuing Bruton Fellowship, UT Austin, TX
- 2017-18: William & Bettye Nowlin Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Photography
- 2016-18: Russell Lee Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Photography, UT Austin, TX
- 2013: Still Photography Senior Award, Ithaca, NY
- 2012: Roy H. Park School of Communications Class Marshall, Ithaca, NY
- 2012: James B. Pendleton Photography Award for Project Completion, Ithaca, NY
- 2012: James B. Pendleton Research and Production Grant, Ithaca, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- 2018: Ex-Situ, Group photobook exhibition for the Capacious Conference, Lancaster, PA (forthcoming)
- 2018: Kind of About Tennessee, Tugboat Gallery, Lincoln, NE (as the collective Frances Brady)
- 2018: Affordable Dream House, Group Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
- 2017: Room before, Group Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
- 2017: Kind of About Michigan, Two-Person Collaborative Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
- 2016: Paraphrase, Group Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
- 2015: Gullkistan 20 Ár/Years, Group Exhibition, Listasafn Árnesinga, Hveragerði, IS
- 2015: Island Mountain Glacier, Solo Exhibition, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY
- 2014: Here-Now, Group Exhibition, SIM Residency, Reykjavik, IS
- 2013: Ithaca College Senior Art Show, Group Exhibition, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
- 2012: Partially True, Totally False: Photo Workshop Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
PUBLICATIONS
- 2018: Queer Anthology of Rage, Pilot Press
- 2018: Queer Anthology of Joy, Pilot Press
- 2015: Issue One, Spring 2015, American Chordata
- 2013: One Picture/One Paragraph, Saint Lucy
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- 2018-present: Lecturer, Beginning Photography, UT Austin, Austin, TX
- 2018-present: Lecturer, Core I, UT Austin, Austin, TX
- 2016-18: Teaching Assistant, Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Photography, UT Austin, Austin, TX
- 2016: Book Designer for "The ABCs of How We Learn" W. W. Norton & Co. New York City, NY
- 2016: Digital Production Supervisor, W. W. Norton & Co., New York City, NY
- 2014-15: Digital Production Assistant/Digital Archivist, W. W. Norton & Co., New York City, NY
- 2014: Photography Archives Intern, Artifex Press, New York City, NY
- 2013-14: Layout Designer and Digital Archivist, Bald Hill: The Lost Community, West Danby, NY
- 2012-13: Co-founder and Art Editor, The Mirror Magazine, Ithaca, NY
- 2011-13: Teaching Assistant to Ron Jude, Intermediate Photography, Ithaca, NY
- 2011-13: Teaching Assistant to Nicholas Muellner, Contemporary Issues in Photography, Ithaca, NY
- 2012: Gallery Intern, Kate MacGarry Gallery, London, UK
- 2012: Artist’s Intern, Experimental Filmmaker Ben Rivers, London, UK
RESIDENCIES
- 2018: Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
- 2014: Gullkistan Artist Residency, Laugarvatn, Iceland
- 2014: SIM Artist Residency, Reykjavik, Iceland
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Canela, Juan. "Texas Sparks" Artpace blog. May 6, 2018.
- Jean, Melany. "Top 10 Fresh Takes in the Arts of 2017" The Austin Chronicle. December 29, 2017.
- Jean, Melany. "Marta Lee & Anika Steppe: Kind of About Michigan" The Austin Chronicle. October 13, 2017.
- Calacal, Celisa. "Ithaca College graduate’s photography explores Iceland’s natural splendor" The Ithacan. March 4, 2015.