​​​​​​Clarissa B. Aponte

Bio/CV


Clarissa B. Aponte is a Puerto Rican photographer born in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn and Long Island. Clarissa earned her B.A. in Studio Art with a concentration in photography from The City College of New York. She currently works as an Adjunct College Laboratory Technician in the Visual Media Lab at City College. Clarissa’s work concentrates on her familial relationships and environments, and how both aspects of her life have played a significant role in shaping her identity. She is also currently exploring the connection between abstraction and non-traditional uses of film.


Education

2016     B.A. in Studio Art, concentration in Photography, The City College of New York, New York, NY.

Internship

Falkland Road Inc., New York, NY – Archival Assistant, 2016-2018.
              Assisted with organizing photographer Mary Ellen Mark’s physical and digital archive of negatives, slides, contact sheets, and                    exhibition prints.

Group Exhibitions

2022    "CCNY Women Make Art," The City College of New York - Cohen Library Archives Gallery, New York, NY.
2021    "Monochrome: Angst, Ambience, Abstraction," FAVO Faith Arts Village, Orlando, FL.
2020    "Your Reflection, This Memory" – En Foco Photography Fellowship Exhibition, En Foco website.
2017     Benefit Show for Mexico and Puerto Rico, Baxter St. at the Camera Club of New York, New York, NY.
2016     Annual Student Photography Show, The City College of New York - Compton-Goethals Hall Gallery, New York, NY.
2016    "Postcards from the Edge" – Visual Aids, Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Gallery, New York, NY.
2015     Photofeast Pin-Up Show, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY.
2015     Annual Student Photography Show, The City College of New York - Compton-Goethals Hall Gallery, New York, NY.
2015     Alumni and Student Biennial Exhibition, The City College of New York - Aaron Davis Hall, New York, NY.
2014     Annual Student Photography Show, The City College of New York - Compton-Goethals Hall Gallery, New York, NY.

Awards

2020     En Foco Photography Fellowship Awardee, Bronx, NY.
2015     Dean’s Prize in Art, The City College of New York, New York, NY.

Publications

2022.     New Croton Review. Summer 2022 Issue. Croton Council on the Arts. Page 67.
2021    “Monochrome: Angst, Ambience, Abstraction” exhibition catalogue. Analog Film Photography Association. Pages 32-35.
2020      Nueva Luz Photographic Journal. 2020 Fellowship Issue. En Foco, Inc. Pages 6-9.
2016      CG 220 Magazine. The City College of New York Photography Club. Pages 10-13.