Photo Exhibit: She Shootin'! Aw, Made You Look...

Opening Reception: August 6, 2006, 4-7pm
Works on View: July 29 - August 26, 2006

The Lineup:
Laylah Amatullah Barrayn
Delphine Fawundu-Buford
Kerika Fields
Ava Griffiths
Karen Jackson
Nsenga Knight

The Gallery @ Harriet's Alter Ego
293 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn, New York 11217
(718) 783-2074
http://www.harrietsalteregoonline.com
www.myspace.com/harrietsalterego

Six of Brooklyn's emerging women photographers invite
us into their worlds through glimpses into their
growing bodies of work. From candid portraiture to
guerrilla documentary and street photography, the
images included in She Shootin' marks personal
stations of these women's photographic journeys.

The women of She Shootin' have varied approaches and
histories with the medium of photography:

Nsenga Knight studied filmmaking at Howard University;
her intimate photographs focuses primarily on
documenting the African American Muslim and Caribbean
experiences of New York. Her work was exhibited in the
prestigious Small Works Exhibition this year and is
currently exhibited at Chelsea's Art Gotham Gallery.

Delphine Fawundu-Buford has been composing since the
early 90s; influenced by greats like Lorna Simpson and
Roy DeCarava, her photography has focused on hip hop
and women. She has been exhibited at the Brooklyn
Museum of Art and International Center of Photography.

Kerika Fields is a contributing writer and
photographer for the New York Amsterdam News, through
event photography she has been able to build a
impressive collection of candid portraiture.

Ava Griffiths approach to street photography is
cinematic and reminiscent of a detailed novel, her
series of elders is a warm tribute to these sages of
Brooklyn.

London-native and jewelry designer, Karen Jackson
fashions her photography with detail and grace just as
she assembles her jewelry for her company, Ambiguous
Art Jewelry.

Laylah Amatullah Barrayn is both an essayist and
photographer, focusing on international travel and
jazz. She is one of the photographers included in the
Shootout exhibition in honor of Jack T. Franklin this
August at the African-American Museum in Philadelphia.

Inspired by myriad themes, She Shootin' are offerings
in frames that are exposures of these women's souls.

by Laylah Amatullah Barrayn at Mon Jul 31 02:02:32 UTC 2006 Brooklyn, New York, United States | Bookmark this | Digg this |