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Movements, Moments & Memory with Sheila Pree Bright & Cheriss May
As avid chroniclers of past and present historic movements, Cheriss and Sheila will share how certain moments shaped their memories and its influence on documenting future political and cultural affairs. Bear witness to the visual perspectives of Cheriss and Sheila as they share landmark images that are shaping today’s narratives.
BIOS:
Sheila Pree Bright:
As a Fine Art Photographer, I am interested in the life of those individuals and communities that are often unseen in the world. My objective is to capture images that allow us to experience those who are unheard as they contemplate or voice their reaction to ideas and issues that are shaping their world. In this process, what I shoot creates contemporary stories about social, political and historical context not often seen in the visual communication of traditional media and fine art platforms. My work captures and presents aspects of our culture, and sometimes counterculture, that challenges the typical narratives of Western thought and power structures. sheilapreebright.com
Cheriss May:
Cheriss May is a lauded portrait and editorial photographer based in Washington, D.C. She is a member of the Board of Directors — Focus on the Story, the immediate past president of Women Photojournalists of Washington (WPOW), co-chair of photography at The National Press Club, an Adobe Education Leader, and an adjunct professor at Howard University, her alma mater. She is often commissioned to speak about inclusive storytelling, and trains and speaks to organizations, and educators around the world, including Spotify, Adobe, Leica Camera, The Merck Group, the Center for Creative Photography, and the International Center of Photography.
Cheriss has been published in O Magazine, The White House Historical Association, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Time, ABC News, The Today Show, MSNBC, and other international publications. She has a solo exhibition at Black Rock Center for the Arts in Maryland, of photographs exploring the intersection of race, politics, and protest, in the wake of the national reckoning on racial injustice. Her work is featured in a permanent exhibit: MFON's “In Conversation: Visual Meditations on Black Masculinity”, at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, displayed in an exhibit: "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering" at the Chrysler Museum of Art, in Norfolk, Va., and she has images highlighted in a BET social justice campaign: ‘Content for Change’.
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Movements, Moments & Memory with Sheila Pree Bright & Cheriss May
As avid chroniclers of past and present historic movements, Cheriss and Sheila will share how certain moments shaped their memories and its influence on documenting future political and cultural affairs. Bear witness to the visual perspectives of Cheriss and Sheila as they share landmark images that are shaping today’s narratives.
BIOS:
Sheila Pree Bright:
As a Fine Art Photographer, I am interested in the life of those individuals and communities that are often unseen in the world. My objective is to capture images that allow us to experience those who are unheard as they contemplate or voice their reaction to ideas and issues that are shaping their world. In this process, what I shoot creates contemporary stories about social, political and historical context not often seen in the visual communication of traditional media and fine art platforms. My work captures and presents aspects of our culture, and sometimes counterculture, that challenges the typical narratives of Western thought and power structures. sheilapreebright.com
Cheriss May:
Cheriss May is a lauded portrait and editorial photographer based in Washington, D.C. She is a member of the Board of Directors — Focus on the Story, the immediate past president of Women Photojournalists of Washington (WPOW), co-chair of photography at The National Press Club, an Adobe Education Leader, and an adjunct professor at Howard University, her alma mater. She is often commissioned to speak about inclusive storytelling, and trains and speaks to organizations, and educators around the world, including Spotify, Adobe, Leica Camera, The Merck Group, the Center for Creative Photography, and the International Center of Photography.
Cheriss has been published in O Magazine, The White House Historical Association, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Time, ABC News, The Today Show, MSNBC, and other international publications. She has a solo exhibition at Black Rock Center for the Arts in Maryland, of photographs exploring the intersection of race, politics, and protest, in the wake of the national reckoning on racial injustice. Her work is featured in a permanent exhibit: MFON's “In Conversation: Visual Meditations on Black Masculinity”, at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, displayed in an exhibit: "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering" at the Chrysler Museum of Art, in Norfolk, Va., and she has images highlighted in a BET social justice campaign: ‘Content for Change’.
cherissmay.com
