Rhea Pappas

In Dec ’08, Rhea Pappas graduated from MCAD. While in school she received many awards including the Scholastics Portfolio Scholarship and Advertising Photographers of America best of students first place. While in college she also started teaching community ed programs and Independent Film Projects. Just out of college, she has shown in NYC, Vermont, France, and Internationally. In 2009 she won international awards for her underwater series at Prix De La Paris and the International Photography Awards. On top of that she was sponsored by Aquatica Underwater housing, accepted into the Northern Warehouse Art Collective in St. Paul, and was one of the founders of Lowertown First Fridays. In 2010 Rhea is planning on collaborating with many artists, organizations, showing in galleries, and trip to Greece to shoot her family. Other ongoing photography projects include ice scuba divers, underwater work, 36 Clicks, and the development of her “in house” photography education program.