Justin Fondrie

Assistant Professor in Art - Photography Get Contact Info

TEACHES IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM(S)

Art Photography

Biography

Justin Fondrie teaches all things photography and printing. Fondrie received his MFA in Imaging Arts and Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology. He completed his undergraduate studies at Carroll University. His photographic work largely encompasses experimental processes that invoke the ideas of memory, pop culture, and temporality. Fondrie exhibits his work regionally and nationally and has been featured in international publications.

Education

BS in Photography from Carroll University
MFA in Imaging Arts and Sciences from Rochester Institute of Technology

Areas of Specialization

Digital Photography and Inkjet Printing

Scholarly and Professional Achievements

Exhibitions

2023
Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX

Human Rights Exhibition, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA

Midwest Regional, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN

2022
Rebel Rebel, HMVC Gallery, New York City, NY

The World is Blue at its Edges, Bliss Gallery, Carroll University, Waukesha, WI

2021
Untitled Group Show, Art Connective Gallery, DePere, WI,

2019
15th Annual Alternative Processes Competition, Soho Photo Gallery, Soho, NY

Publications

2022
Artistonish, Issue #22, Discover the Artist, May 2022, Vancouver, CA

Voyage Austin, Featured Artist, May 2022, Austin, TX

2021
Felicific Calculus Catalog, CEPA Gallery and Booksmart Studio, December 2021

2019
Friends of the Artist, Vol. 10, September 2019, p.58-61

Service to Carroll University and Profession

Member of the Academic Quality committee 2022-Present
Co-Faculty Member for Carroll University Art Club 2021-Present
Head of the Photography Department 2020-Present

What is your teaching style?

I provide a learning environment that engages my students with the opportunity to explore ideas and garner a curiosity with photography. Within the classroom I strive to promote lifelong skills for students. I focus on four main components as I engage students in any course I teach: historical perspectives and understandings, technical skill development, self-reflection, and critical analysis, to develop a rounded professional. Through these practices I hope students will encounter, be mindful of, and learn the willingness to appreciate different points of view through logic and others’ opinions.

How do you make learning engaging?

To engage students in learning, when I introduce a new skill or technique, I first model it myself for the class, then we practice it together as a class in a supportive environment, and then students try it themselves on their own. I share examples of projects and discuss my thought processes and reflections on the outcome. Self-reflection and analysis are just as crucial to the field as gaining historical perspectives and technical skills. All projects are hands on through the process of image making, editing, and printing. After the project, the class engages in peer critique, an opportunity for students both to receive feedback and develop professional analysis skills.