Photo: Four Freedoms reinterpreted by alumni Emily Shur & Hank Willis Thomas for For Freedoms, 2018
Photography & Imaging Community Newsletter
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DPI Professor, Wafaa Bilal speaks at ICP
Thursday, Feb 19, 2026
ICP, Ward Gallery and The Road to Nowhere present: A Lens on Diaspora – a photography salon focused on image-makers from the diaspora. The event centers stories of identity, belonging, migration, home, and cultural hybridity, exploring how these experiences shape visual practice. Presenting lens-based work from four diaspora artists, this salon reflects on communities across borders, inherited histories, hybrid identities, and the idea of home as something remembered, imagined, or constantly renegotiated.
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Freedom's Battle Exhibition (Featuring work by Bayeté Ross Smith)
Monday, Feb 2, 2026
Freedom’s Battle is an exhibition presented by Self-Evident Education in partnership with York College. It is designed as an interdisciplinary learning space that bridges visual art, film, and historical inquiry. Drawing from Self-Evident Education’s multimedia projects, the exhibition uses creative practice as a pedagogical tool—using film, visual art, sound, and archival materials to critically examine the histories and enduring legacies of systemic racism in the United States. Grounded in historical inquiry and creative practice, the exhibition invites audiences to consider how the past shapes the present—and how a deeper understanding of history can inform the work of building a more just future.
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DPI SPOTLIGHT: Jordan Cruz featured at the Bronx Museum
Friday, Jan 23, 2026
The Seventh AIM Biennial: Forms of Connection imagines the Museum not only as a site of presentation, but also as a catalyst for community, collaboration, and mutual support among artists.
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Beyond the Lens: In Conversation with Dr. Deborah Willis, Jamaica Gilmer & Kennedi Carter
Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026
Join artists Dr. Deborah Willis, Jamaica Gilmer, and Kennedi Carter for an intergenerational conversation exploring the visual storytelling of Black life. This special program celebrates the recent release of the 25th Anniversary “Reframing” Edition of Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present, which chronicles the legacy and impact of Black image-makers.
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DPI 2026 BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition, Curated by Kalia Brooks
Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026
Join us in celebrating the Department of Photography & Imaging class of 2026!
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DPI SPOTLIGHT: Reflections in Black: A Reframing Book Launch
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025
Join the Department of Photography & Imaging as we celebrate the release of Reflections in Black: A Reframing, the 25th anniversary edition of Dr. Deborah Willis’ internationally acclaimed publication Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present.
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DPI SPOTLIGHT: THE FALL 2025 FACULTY EXHIBITION
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025
The Department of Photography & Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts, invites you to view the works showcased in our Fall 2025 Faculty Exhibition. On view are images and books employing a variety of approaches to the medium, ranging from duratran, mirror, and glass to archival inkjet prints.
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Dr. Willis in Designing Motherhood Exhibition
Friday, Oct 10, 2025
The exhibition broadly explores the intersections of design, access, and experiences of (in)fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood, and includes more than 250 manufactured products, speculative design projects, medical devices and tools, graphic materials, contemporary artworks, and video.
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DPI Chair Dr. Willis and DPI Alum Hank Willis Thomas featured in Family Album exhibition
Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
Drawing on the power of photography, a medium closely tied to memory, to summon the textures of daily life and the presence of loved ones, "Family Album" is a meditation on how community is recalled, represented and reimagined.
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Black Portraiture[s] NYU Tulsa
Tuesday, Oct 7, 2025
In an effort to amplify Black arts, and culture, NYU-Tulsa on Friday hosted the 11th annual Black Portraitures international conference at OSU-Tulsa. Created by Deborah Willis, Black Portraitures is a global event for intellectual, artistic and historical conversations.
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