MOLLY RAPP
mollyrappstudio@gmail.com
b. 1990, Baltimore, MD
EDUCATION
2025
MFA, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2014
BFA Photography, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
EXHIBITIONS
2026
(Forthcoming) The Recompense of the Righteous, St. Joseph’s Art Society, San Francisco, CA
2025
Graduate Fine Arts MFA Thesis Exhibition, Wattis Institute, San Francisco, CA
2025
Activated, Test Strip Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2025
Barclay Simpson Award Exhibition, Novack Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2024
Murphy & Cadogan Awardee Exhibition, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2024
Complex Pains, Eye and Hand Society, San Francisco, CA
2024
Fool’s Gold, ICA SF, San Francisco, CA
2024
In Flux, The Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA
2024
Embodied Narratives, Playspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022
Thin Places, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022
Work of Art, Exhibited and Curated, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021
Performance Lab Salon, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2021
Pride, Triangle Loft, New York, NY
2020
Counterweight, SoMad Studios, New York, NY
2018
Always First Demolition, Dispersed Holdings, New York, NY, 2018
2017
Daydreams and Nightmares, VSOP Art & Design Projects, Greenport, NY, 2017
2015
BRIC Media House Open Call, BRIC Arts Media, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Illusion and Chemistry, The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA,
2008
Student Showcase, Diddywop & Keefers, Monkton, MD
2008
Maryland Artists Equity Foundation Invitational Exhibition, Ellicot City, MD
2008
Baltimore County Public School Senior Show, Goucher College, Towson, MD, 2008
TEACHING & ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2025
Print Media and Design Technician, Northeastern University, Oakland Campus, Oakland, CA
2025
First Year Review Panelist, First Year Foundations, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2025
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 3D Core Studio, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2024
Teaching Artist, Intro To Cyanotype, Penumbra Foundation, New York, NY
2024
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Sculpture One, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2023-2025
Wood and Metal Shop Technician, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2024
Teaching Artist, May 2023, Intro To Cyanotype, Penumbra Foundation, New York, NY
2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Beginning Sculpture, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2022
Teaching Artist, June 2022, Life-Size Photograms, Penumbra Foundation, New York, NY
2021
Photo Studio Assistant, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2021
Faculty, Summer 2021, Darkroom Photography (Pre-College), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2021
Teaching Artist, Cyanotype Workshop, New York Public Library (Woodstock Branch), NY
2021
Teaching Artist, Cyanotype Workshop, City-As-School, New York, NY
2020
End of Year Portfolio Review Panelist, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2020
Faculty, Fall 2020, Alternative Photographic Processes (Undergraduate), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2020
Faculty, Spring 2020, Independent Study, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY (Adapted for Online Instruction)
2020
Faculty, Spring 2020, Alternative Photographic Processes (Undergraduate), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY (Adapted for Online Instruction)
2019
Teaching Artist, September 2019, Cyanotype Workshop, Photoville, Brooklyn, NY
2019
Teaching Artist, Cyanotype Workshop, Penumbra Foundation, New York, NY
2019
Faculty, Fall 2019, Alternative Photographic Processes (Undergraduate), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2019
Faculty, Fall 2019, Alternative Photographic Processes (Continuing Education), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2018
Teaching Artist, Pop-Up Cyanotype Workshop, Smorgasburg, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Teaching Artist, September 2018, Cyanotype Workshop, Photoville, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Faculty, Fall 2018, Alternative Photographic Processes (Undergraduate), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2018
Faculty, Fall 2018, Alternative Photographic Processes (Continuing Education), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2017
Faculty, Fall 2017, Wet Plate Collodion (Undergraduate), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2016
Faculty, Spring 2016, Alternative Photographic Processes (Continuing Education), School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2014-2021
Education Coordinator, Penumbra Foundation, New York, NY
2013-2014
Photographer’s Assistant, Lisa Elmaleh, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Teaching Assistant, Photo Bookworks, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2012-2014
Photographer’s Assistant, Marcia Lippman, New York, NY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CERTIFICATIONS
2023
Artist Teaching Art, Spring 2023, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2022
Welding Certification Program, Chabot College, Hayward, CA
2021
MFA Fellowship, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2025
Thesis Prize Winner – California College of the Arts
2025
Barclay Simpson Award – California College of the Arts
2024
Cadogan Awardee – Murphy & Cadogan Art Award, San Francisco Foundation
2024
AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship Nominee
2024
All College Honors – California College of the Arts
2023
Fine Art Scholarship – California College of the Arts
2022
Harold E. Weiner Memorial Fund Award in Metalwork – San Francisco Art Institute
2022
John Collier Award in Photography – San Francisco Art Institute
2021
MFA Fellowship – San Francisco Art Institute
2017
Ace Hotel Artist in Residence – New York, NY
2014
Robin Forbes Memorial Award – School of Visual Arts
PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
2025
“Humble Pie” (Published Artwork), California College of the Arts, Vol. 22, May 2025.
2025
Hiura, Sam. “Battle of the Bay: CCA at the 2024 Murphy & Cadogan Awards,” Rewind Review Respond, Vol. 09, Issue 02, January 2025
2022
Bejsiuk, Katie. “Album Cover Art, The Woman on the Moon,” Double Whammy Records
2017
Riley, Charles A. “Art Review: ‘Exhibition at VSOP Project Links Daydreams and Nightmares,’” Hamptons Art Hub, September 2017
2017
McKenzie, Allison. “Girl Cult,” Galore Magazine, Volume 01, Issue 04, October 2017
2016
Shambles, Thee. Album Cover Art, Lonely à la Mode, Thump Studios
2015
James, Christopher. The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, Third Edition – Published Artwork (March 2015)
2011
Dominguez, Natasha. “Artist Feature,” The Unexposed Magazine, Vol. 01, Issue 01, pp. 104–110, December 2011
2011
Smith, Dominic. Book Cover Art, The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre: A Novel, Washington Square Press, 2011
2010
Weerth, Sarah. Published Artwork, CREO Magazine, Vol. 01, Issue 03, Spring 2010.
2008
“Hereford Brillig” (Cover Art), Hereford High School, Spring 2008