One of 11 photographers chosen for the Photographic Resource Center's national show. Juried by Christopher Rauschenberg. Each artist shows multiple works. Exhibition runs July 11 - August 18. Opening reception: Thursday, July 12th, 5:30-8pm. Location: VanDernoot Gallery, University Hall, Lesley University.
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Aline Smithson of Lenscratch writes about the series Growing Up Girl: “Tira’s work is authentic in it’s observations, giving us a window into her family’s life, but universal in it’s description of growing up female.”
Read MorePublic Art: The Fence
Five photographs from the series Growing Up Girl are on the fence at Albany Street and Thayer St. in the South End of Boston. Thank you to United Photo Industries, the Griffin Museum and Sowa Boston. Up until July. Part of Flashpoint Boston.
Read MoreTwo photographs juried into the CAA National Prize Show
Photographs accepted into the Cambridge Art Association's 2018 National Prize Show, juried by Michelle Grabner (The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL), Jessica Hong (Assistant Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston), and Jamillah James (Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles). May 17-June 23.
Read MoreHon. Mention, International Photo Awards
International Photography Awards, Hon. Mention, One Shot: Harmony, digitally enhanced. Collage series: Pattern Repeats. April 2018.
Read MoreTokyo International Foto Awards winner in Fine Art
Received an honorable mention in 2017 Fine Art Collage category of the Tokyo International Foto Awards for photo series. Announced in April, 2018.
Read MoreSelected by Ffotogallery as highlight of Fotofest Biennial 2018 in Houston →
Growing Up Girl series selected by David Drake, director of Ffotogallery in Wales, as a highlight of Fotofest Biennial 2018.
Read MoreExhibit: A. Smith Gallery →
Juried into the A Smith Gallery's Portrait exhibit. Juror: Alyssa Coppelman. Runs March 30 to May 13. Johnson City, TX. Opening reception March 31 and April 28.
Read MoreExhibit: Outspoken at RI Center for Photographic Arts →
Selection from "Growing Up Girl" on display at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI. Part of Outspoken: Seven Women Photographers, with Nadine Boughton, Blake Fitch, Nancy Grace Horton, Marky Kauffmann, Rania Matar and Emily Schiffer. March 15 - April 13, 2018.
Read MoreBlog: Outspoken on Lenscratch →
Aline Smithson highlights the seven women photographers in the Outspoken exhibit on Lenscratch.
Read MoreBook: "We Who March" →
Seven photographs (including the title page) in this amazing book on the Women’s March. Edited by photographer Ellen Feldman. "We Who March" is a collection of photographs and text on those who marched across the nation. We Who March website.
Read MorePermanent Exhibition: Nathaniel Allen House →
Photographs from Classical School, Radical Politics: The Nathaniel Allen House, 19th Century and Now on display at the Nathaniel Allen House in Newton, MA. Dec. 2, 2017 and ongoing. Run by the Newton Cultural Alliance.
Read MoreVideo: Produced for Non-profit →
Shot, edited and produced a 4-minute documentary-style video for Health Law Advocates, a public interest law firm in Massachusetts. The video highlighted a family who recently immigrated to the US from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Read MoreExhibit: Outspoken at Pine Manor College →
The exhibit, Outspoken, runs from Nov. 4, 2017 through Feb. 10, 2018 at Pine Manor College in Brookline, MA. The show highlights the work of seven women artists: Marky Kauffman, Blake Fitch, Rania Matar, Nancy Grace Horton, Emily Schiffer, and Nadine Boughton. Curated by Marky Kauffman.
Read MoreExhibit: Juried into Blue Biennial →
Honored to have my photograph, "Emptiness," from the Allen House series, accepted into the Blue Biennial. Presented by the Cambridge Art Association. Exhibiting at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery or University Place in Cambridge, Nov. 8 to Dec. 20. Juror: Vera Ingrid Grant. Reception: Nov. 16, 6 to 8 p.m., Blue Artist Talk: December 15th, 12-2 p.m., presented at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery.
Read MoreSolo Exhibit: Massachusetts State House Library →
Breakfast reception 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wed., Oct. 11, State Library. Speakers: Anita Walker, Massachusetts Cultural Council; Rep. Byron Rushing. Co-sponsors: Rep. Kay Khan, Rep. Ruth Balser, Sen. Cynthia Creem, Massachusetts Black and Latino Caucus, Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, Newton Cultural Alliance. Exhibit runs Oct. 9 to 20.
Read MoreEditorial: Bloomberg Businessweek →
Photographs commissioned for the article Retiring (Again and Again) in America, by Carol Hymowitz. September 28, 2017. Link to article. Link to photos.
Read MorePress: Photography of the Allen House: Then and Now →
Newton Tab. Newspaper article on the exhibit Classical School, Radical Politics: The Nathaniel Allen House, 19th Century and Now.
Read MoreSolo Exhibit: Classical School, Radical Politics: The Nathaniel Allen House, 19th Century and Now →
New Photographs. From September 1 through September 31 at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., Newton, MA. Special thanks to the State Library of Massachusetts, Newton Free Library, Newton Cultural Alliance, Historic Newton, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council for making this exhibit possible.
Read MoreExhibit: The Fence 2017: New England Regional Photographer's Showcase.
Five oversize photographs will be displayed on a fence in the SoWa district of Boston, MA. October 2017 through January 2018. Sponsored by the United Photo Industries and Photoville.
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