Education  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________________________________________________________________________          
MFA - Visual Arts  - Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA, 2015

BA – Visual Art – Eckerd College,  St. Petersburg, FL,  May, 2012
Solo and Two Person Exhibition _________________________________________________
2017   Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, Gulf Coast Gallery, Tarpon Springs, FL (solo)
2012   City Gallery, Safety Harbor, FL (solo)
2012   Eckerd College North Pinellas Campus Gallery (solo)
2012   Cobb Gallery, Senior Thesis Show, Eckerd College
Group Exhibition ____________________________________________________________________          
2020 Alumni Exhibition, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
2020 City Gallery, Oldsmar in Focus, Juror: Scott Kelby, Oldsmar, FL
2019 Faculty Exhibition, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
2019 Files and Film, MIZE Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
2019 Group 6 Artists Collective, in collaboration with Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2019 A Smith Gallery – SHE- Juror: Joyce Tennison, Johnson City, TX

2018 South X Southeast Magazine, Children and Dogs, Molena, GA
2018 Southeast Center of Photography, Memory of Place, Greenville, SC
2018  Visual Arts in the Program for Experienced Learners, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
2018  Student Works 1964-2017, Cobb Gallery, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
2017  Photo Place Gallery, Juror Kat Kiernan, Middlebury, VT
2017  Heaven Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2017  PEL Alumni Show, Cobb Gallery, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
2017  Files and Film, Creative Soul Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL,

2016  SPE Combine Caucuses, Living Arts of Tulsa - Myers Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2016  Constructed Realities, Society of Photographic Educators, Las Vegas, NV
2016  Your ART Here, Fountain Street Fine Art Gallery, Framingham, MA
2016  H.O.M.E. Stirling Art Gallery, Dunedin, FL
2015  Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
2015  Holiday Exhibition, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
2015  Florida Museum of Photography Members Show, Tampa, FL
2015 2014  IPA Best of Show Exhibition, Paris
2015 Biennial Alumni Exhibition, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
2015 Raymond James Financial Exhibition, Clearwater, FL
2015  Faculty Show, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
2015  Downside, Upside-Down, Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, Sarasota, FL
2015  Alumni Photography Show, Cobb Gallery, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
2015  Group 21, MFA Thesis Exhibition, AIB/Lesley University, Boston, MA
2015  Visual Alchemy, Fountain Street Fine Art, Framingham, MA
2014  Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
2014  1650 GALLERY, Windows & Doors Photography Exhibition - Online Annex, Los Angeles, CA
2014  IPA Best of Show Exhibition, Bangkok
2014  IPA Best of Show Exhibition, NYC
2014  Florida Museum of Photography Members Show, Tampa, FL
2013  En Plein Air Show, Tarpon Springs Art Association
2012  En Plein Air Show, Tarpon Springs Art Association
2012  PEL Honors Show, Cobb Gallery, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
2012  Four in One, Cobb Gallery, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL
2011  Dunedin Fine Art Center Members Show
Publications __________________________________________________________________
Eckerd Review, Literary Magazine, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, 2017
Studio Visit Magazine, Juried Selection, 2016

Constructed Realities Catalogue, Society of Photographic Educators, Las Vegas, NV, 2016
Eckerd Review, Literary Magazine, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, 2015
Common Thought Literary Magazine, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, 2014-2015
International Photography Annual, 2014
Tarpon Springs, Postcard History Series, Arcadia Publishing, 2012
Tampa Bay Business Journal Book of Lists, 2012 for “Ray’s Car”
Tampa Bay Business Journal Book of Lists, 2011 for “Sail Tampa”
Panache Vue Magazine People To Know – 11/2011

Awards _______________________________________________________________________

Oldsmar in Focus, Scott Kelby-Juror, Honorable Mention, Mrs. Finnegan's Classroom, 2020
International Photography Awards, One Shot, Street Photography, Honorable Mention, Bayway Geometry, 2019
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mentions (3),  2016
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mentions (5),  2015
International Photography Awards, Family of Man, Honorable Mention, After the Wedding,  2015
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Members Show, Honorable Mention, Conceptual Images, Reflections,  2015
International Photography Awards, One Shot, Honorable Mention, Goodnight Zoo 2015
International Photography Awards, 2nd Place - Special - Other, Reflections, 2014
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Members Show, Best in Creative Mediums, Downtown Sunday Morning,  2014
Tarpon Springs Art Association En Plein Air, Second Place, 2013
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mentions,  2013
Tarpon Springs Art Association En Plein Air, Honorable Mention, 2012
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mentions,  2012
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mentions,  2011

Bibliography __________________________________________________________________

Cate McQuaid, "Alchemy in a mix of mediums," Boston Globe, January 6, 2015            
http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2015/01/06/rinklin-alters-perceptions-new-show-zevitas-gallery/SJdjVqVfUtky8mjCjfqhRJ/story.html
Kathryn Williams, “For Tarpon photographer, art began with family,” Tampabay Newspapers, April 19, 2017, http://www.suncoastnews.com/news/for-tarpon-photographer-art-began-with-family/article_a8cd01e4-28e7-11e7-a19b-1702f5644944.html
Critical Writings as author  _______________________________________________________
"Now and then and back again: Resolving Nostalgia, Identity and the Empty Nest", MFA Thesis.   January 2015
Related Experience  _____________________________________________________________
2012-14     Co-Chair, City of Tarpon Springs Public Art Committee, Tarpon Springs, FL
2013          Curatorial Preparator Assistant, Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
2011-12     Gallery Owner/Curator, Graffiti Atelier, Tarpon Springs, FL
Continuing Education _________________________________________________________________
2014     Artist Bookmaking & Mixed Media/Cyanotype with Anna Tomczak, January
2013    Encaustic/Print transfers/Bookmaking with Anna Tomczak, April
2013     Bookmaking with Debra Davidson, June
Artist Talks/Workshops  _________________________________________________________
2017     Artist Talk, Ebb and Flow of Life and Tides, Tarpon Springs Cultural Center
2015     Artist Talk, Tarpon Springs Historical Society, Tarpon Springs, FL, June 9
2015     Workshop, Writing the Artist Statement, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL
2015     Artist Talk, Art Institute of Boston/Lesley University College of Art & Design, Cambridge,   MA,  January 9
2008     Workshop, Summer Camp Photography Program, Tarpon Springs, FL, June-August
Selected Lecturer/Juror ________________________________________________________________
2020                                      International panel of jurors, Wrocław, Poland 
2020, 2019, 2018, 2016       Juror, En Plein Air Paint and Photo Competition, Tarpon Springs, FL
2013 - 2019                          Juror and Speaker, Highland Lakes Camera Club, Palm Harbor, FL

2012 - 2018                         Juror and Speaker, Palm Harbor Camera Club, Palm Harbor, FL
2018                                    Juror, Tarpon Cove Art Association, March
2018, 2016                          Juror, Greater Federation of Women's Clubs, Tarpon Springs, January
2016                                    Juror, Tarpon Springs Women's Club Art Competition, January
2015                                    Lecture, The New History of Photography, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL, March
2015                                    Lecture, What is Contemporary Photography, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL, February
2012                                   Juror, Suncoast Camera Club- High School Student Contest, Clearwater, FL, December
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