David Scheinbaum is former Director/Chair of the Photography Department and the Marion Center for Photographic Arts at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design, and Professor Emeritus, College of Santa Fe. David assisted the pre-eminent photo historian, Beaumont Newhall from 1978 until Newhall’s death in 1993 and continues as executor of his estate. His portraits of hip-hop artists resulted in an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. He has been the recipient of both the New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, 2010, and the Santa Fe Art’s Commission’s Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, 2001.