Shannon Benine

The following are samples of work from my current and past student publications.

Working with an array of students, I have developed a variety of pedagogical techniques designed to stimulate the art classroom and prepare students for a successful future in the arts. In my Intermediate Digital Photography class, the students create a theme-based print-on-demand book project that mimics real world professional production. This project teaches the students to edit and prepare their own images for a professional outside printer, to collaborate as a group to develop the theme and format of the book and to professionally present their self-directed projects. The work is then included in an exhibition, further educating the students on how to organize, curate, install and promote their work. Combined with the full course content, this project prepares students for the critical review process and helps them to build the skills to organize and submit their work for professional and academic opportunities. A selection of past books may be found at blurb.com/user/sbenine.

Since Spring of 2020, I have served as the Photography Advisor for the University of La Verne’s weekly Campus Times and quarterly La Verne Magazine.

NEW YORK, April 6, 2022 – The University of La Verne’s Campus Times won a Silver Crown for overall excellence for Newspaper/Online Hybrids for the 2020-2021 academic year, putting the publication among the top 11 college news outlets in the nation to win Gold and Silver Crowns in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) contest for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Campus Times, LeoFM among the nation’s top college media outlets