DPI Celebrates 40th Anniversary Exhibition at Photoville

 The Department of Photography & Imaging is once again excited to take part in Photoville. This year's exhibition will be on view in Brooklyn Bridge Park at the Emily Warren Roebling Plaza at 1 Water St in Brooklyn and will be on view from June 3rd until July 18th from 12PM to 6PM every day.

 Photoville is hosting a special opening events on June 3rd and 4th as part of their programming for opening weekend - more information is available here.

 DPI's Photoville exhibit is accompanied by an offical Photoville website about the exhibition that can be viewed here. Our exhibition's Photoville website contains biographic and artist statement information about the works and artists on view in our Photoville installation.

Curatorial Statement from Curator Professor Editha Mesina:

"Mirror with a Memory celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the Tisch School of the Arts Department of Photography and Imaging (DPI) with an exhibition of work by faculty and staff from the past four decades. Founded in 1982 by Professor Thomas Drysdale, DPI represents a diverse faculty and staff with vibrant art practices and scholarly pursuits.

Describing the practice of photography in 1859, poet and medical professor, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., called the new medium “the mirror with a memory.” Today, almost 200 years after its inception, we see the varied nature of photography through the work of our exhibitors.

Themes include the climate crisis, the fragility of truth, human rights, feminism, beauty, identity, perception, memory, and reflections on the medium itself.

Department Chair Dr. Deborah Willis and I thank the participating artists whose work and teaching have been greatly influential to our students and community.

Our sincere gratitude goes to Founding Chair and Professor Thomas Drysdale and DPI Professor Paul Owen, both retired in 2020, for their inspired leadership and immeasurable impact. We also extend special thanks to the Dean of Tisch School of the Arts, Allyson Green, for her steadfast support through the years."

Featuring work by: Kalila Abdur-Razzaq, Mashael Alsaie, Caitlin Berrigan, Jordan Cruz, Erika deVries, Tom Drysdale, Geraldine Erman, Sean Fader, Adrian Fernandez, Nichole Frocheur, Snow Yunxue Fu, Mark Jenkinson, Len Jenshel, Elizabeth Kilroy, Jon Kline, Linda Levinson, Michael Martone, Elaine Mayes, Diana McClure, Editha Mesina, Lorie Novak, Paul T Owen, Karl Peterson, Yelaine Rodriguez, Bayeté Ross Smith, Adam Ryder, Jeffrey Henson Scales, M. Jacob Watkins, Barbara Weissberger, Kira Joy Williams, Deborah Willis, Ph.D., Gesche Würfel, Cheryl Yun