Professor Hackbardt began teaching art and photography at Kenyon in Fall 2000. Her MFA is from the University of New Mexico. Her work focuses on issues of identity, the family, and gendered expectations of contemporary society.

Areas of Expertise

Photography

Education

MFA, University of New Mexico

Courses Taught

Arts 106: Photography I
Arts 226: The Photography of Invention
Arts 227: Photography: Contemporary Practice
Arts 228: Photography II
Arts 229: Documentary Photography
Arts 320: Color Photography
Arts 321: Digital Photography

Artist's Statement

"Even though learning photography and digital media can at times involve rigorous attention to technical instruction, as a teacher I seek to offer a balance of technical and aesthetic training. At the same time, I provide theoretical framework and intellectual context for students' art-making practice. This fuels a student's interest in making meaningful work and encourages each student to evaluate the ethical and social impact their work may have on a larger audience.

"My own work is heavily invested in the idea that images can create knowledge. I explore in visual form the discrepancies between lived experience and the assertions and presumptions of culture."