“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.”
— Maya Angelou, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'
Each of us carries a story that is multifaceted and uniquely ours. As a documentary photographer and poet, I am driven to show the textures, nuances and varied perspectives that come with any given story. My true intentions are to shine a light on the sometimes forgotten or unknown sides of these lives and subject matters.The goal of my work is to immerse myself into the subject or culture enabling me where possible to place voice and words to the photography and broadening the humanity of the story. When opportunity meets, those writings will come directly from the subjects through their participation.With any medium, my goal as a documentarian is to use my creative gifts for the purpose of serving through advocacy. I want to be used as a vehicle to bring a different lens and awareness to topics of humanity for the sole objectives of shift and change.
Juried Exhibitions
2017 Ruth, "I SPY" (Group) Exhibition, October 2017
Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2017 With Every Mile, (Solo) Exhibition, February- July 2017
Durham Art Guild,
Triangle Community Artist Gallery Exhibition, Durham, NC
2017 Dreams Deferred, (Collaborative) Exhibition, January 2017
Visual Art Exchange (VAE) - The Lab Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2016 Ruth, "Truth to Power 4" (Group) Exhibition, July 2016
Pleiades Gallery, Durham, NC
2007 "Transportation" (Group) Exhibition
Back Porch Gallery, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
Open Exhibitions
2016 The Carrack Art Gallery Community Exhibit
Poetry & Writing
2015 Protest, First Place Winner, Carolina Woman Magazine 2015 Writing Contest
Professional Associations
Triangle ArtWorks, Board of Directors, 2020 to present
Triangle ArtWorks, Triangle Emerging Arts Leaders (TEAL) Steering Committee, 2016 - 2020
North Carolina Writers Network, Member, 2015 to present
Durham Art Guild, Member, 2015 to present
Friends of Club Horizon, Board of Directors, 2013 - 2017
Education
Duke University Center for Documentary Studies, Durham NC
Continuing Studies Certificate Candidate Spring 2017, Photography & Writing