Inside/Out: Teen Portrait Identity Art Show Opening

Inside/Out: Teen Portrait Identity

March 27th—April 27th 2014

Opening Reception:  Thursday, March 27 3:30 – 8pm

The Field Gallery invites you to a provocative show of teenage individuality.

With the rise of the selfie as the expression of teen identity today (the cell phone, the webcam, the casual, quick photo on social media), this show turns the camera’s gaze outward. How do inner-city youth see their friends, allies, strangers, neighbors, a frenemy?

In this ground-breaking and thought-provoking show, led by artists and educators

Jo-Ann Brody and Jamelah Zidhan, urban youth were taught a series on the history and technique of portrait photography. The teens were then broken up into small groups, where they turned the lens on each other.

These young artists had an invaluable opportunity to express themselves in a way they’ve never had in recent times: a chance to connect by looking beyond preconceived notions of self.

The result is an astounding view of what they see of each other, and by extension, what they see of themselves.

The Field Gallery is located in the Field Library at 4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, New York. For further information please call   914-737-1212, email Alicia Morgan, Gallery Curator at amorgan@wlsmail.org, or visit the library's website at www.peekskill.org