Taryn McMahon received her BFA from The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, and an MA and MFA from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. She has received numerous awards for her work including an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, Knights Arts Challenge, Puffin Foundation Grant, the Southern Graphics Council International Graduate Fellowship, and fully funded residencies at Pyramid Atlantic, Hyattsville, MD; Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO; Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL; and Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY. Her work has been featured in exhibitions at The International Print Center, New York, NY; The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA; Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY; and Carroll Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, among others. McMahon is an Associate Professor in the School of Art at Kent State University, where she teaches Print Media and serves as the co-area head of Print Media & Photography.