En Foco is thrilled to announce the opening of Translucent Tethers: 2024 Fellowship Exhibition, featuring the work of ten early-career photographers of color selected for the prestigious En Foco Photography Fellowship, now in its ninth year. The exhibition will showcase the exceptional work of Cali M. Banks, Jordana Bermúdez, Avijit Halder, Oji Haynes, Andrew Kung, Shina Peng, Sharon Miller, Lieh Sugai, Jennifer Teresa Villanueva, and Chen Xiangyun.
Curated by interdisciplinary visual artist Tyrone Santana Copeland, the exhibition will be on view from June 13 to July 24, 2024, at WallWorks NY, located at 15 Canal Place in The Bronx, New York.
An opening reception will take place on June 13, 2024, from 5 to 8 PM, where the new Nueva Luz issue will also be available for purchase. Viewing is available from Wednesday to Friday by booking an appointment at https://www.wallworksny.com/book-online. For additional times, email info@enfoco.org.
Translucent Tethers highlights points of interest that bind people together. Each photographer uses their art to (re)create their community and provide a space where people can be vulnerable. This space can take the form of relationships, culture, third spaces, or memories. The Fellows tell stories tied to their personal lives and continue a larger conversation about love, friendship, family, home, and how society shapes our identity.
About the curator:
Tyrone Santana Copeland (aka SantanaCopeland) is a conceptual photographer and arts educator/administrator. He studied film and electronic arts at Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, New York) and later transitioned to photography, earning an MFA from LIU Post (Brookville, New York). He has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including being a 2017 En Foco Photography Fellow. He also holds an MA in education from Teachers College, Columbia University (New York, New York). Tyrone is currently the School, Youth and Group Programs Manager at The New York Transit Museum (Brooklyn, New York).
Credit: Avijit Halder, পায়ে আলতা (blood-dyed feet), a mother like mine series (working title), 2023, film photograph
ABOUT EN FOCO | En Foco, Inc. is a non-profit that supports U.S.-based photographers of African, Asian, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander heritage. Founded in 1974, En Foco makes their work visible to the art world, yet remains accessible to under-served communities. Through exhibitions, workshops, events, and publications, it provides professional recognition, honoraria, and assistance to photographers as they grow into different stages of their careers. For more information, please visit: www.enfoco.org.
En Foco is supported in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, The Mellon Foundation, BronxCare Health System, The Joy of Giving Something, Inc., The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, Ford Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Hispanic Federation, and Aguado-Pavlick Arts Fund.
