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PRIDE : A celebration of diversity, identity, and history
June 3, 2021
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PRIDE : A celebration of diversity, identity, and history
Plaxall Gallery
Queens,
NYC, NY, US
06/2021
In creating this exhibit, the word Pride was used as a base for inspiration and interpretation. It was designed to be taken literally, conceptually or theoretically. We chose strong, personal work that addresses the…
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Safe Travels
January 2, 2021
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Safe Travels
Pratt University
NY, US
2021
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Quiéreme mucho
January 2, 2021
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published by Matarile ediciones,
NY, US
2021
Quiéreme Mucho (Love me a lot) is a selection of recent and old work by Cristina. Her image-making process consists in two moments. The first one, in which she let’s herself guide by intuition to shoot the images; and the second, in which…
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Contact Sheet 207: Light Work Annual 2020
July 1, 2020
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Contact Sheet 207: Light Work Annual 2020
Published by Light Work
ISBN: 978-1-945725-12-8
Syracuse, NY, US
2020
Contact Sheet 207: Light Work Annual 2020 features work produced by the 2019 Light Work Artists-in-Residence Carolyn Drake, Kris Graves, Pao Houa Her, Mark McKnight, Meryl Meisler, Rafael Milach, Zora J. Murff, Sarker…
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ReGeneration4
July 1, 2020
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ReGeneration4
Musée de l’Elysée
Lausanne, CH
07/2020
Launched in 2005 and repeated every five years, the reGeneration project devoted to emerging international photography will be holding its fourth event for the Musée de l’Elysée’s 35th anniversary. In 2021, shortly before it moves into a new building designed to meet…
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Light Work A-I-R: New Acquisitions 2019
November 4, 2019
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A-I-R: New Acquisitions 2019
Light Work
Syracuse, NY, US
11/2019
A-I-R: New Acquisitions 2019 highlights a selection of new work that has been donated to the Light Work Collection by recent Artists-in-Residence (AIR). Launched in 1976, the residency program now receives nearly 1,000 submissions annually. Light Work makes an international…
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New World (Solo Show)
October 26, 2019
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New World (Solo Show)
Spellerberg Projects,
Austin, TX, US
10/2019
https://spellerbergprojects.com/cristina-velasquez-new-world-photography-solo-exhibition-lockhart-texas/
“The New World,” as a designation for the Americas, originated in sixteenth-century Europe during the so-called age of discovery. Four centuries later, the term still evokes a combination of idealistic optimism and strategic exploitation. Cristina Velasquez questions this legacy…
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Structured, curated by Joann Davidow
September 14, 2019
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Structured
curated by Joann Davidow
Site 131
Dallas, TX, U.S.
09/2019
https://site131.com/03-15-structured/
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Carol Crow Fellowship Award Recipient: Cristina Velasquez El Nuevo Mundo / The New World
May 10, 2019
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Carol Crow Fellowship Award Recipient: Cristina Velásquez
El Nuevo Mundo / The New World
Houston Center for Photography
Houston, TX., U.S.
05/2019
https://hcponline.org/exhibit/cristina-velasquez-carol-crow-fellowship/
“The New World,” as a designation for the Americas, originated in sixteenth-century Europe during the so-called age of discovery. Four centuries later, the term still evokes a…
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Strange Fire Q&A
April 18, 2019
Q&A: CRISTINA VELÁSQUEZ
https://www.strangefirecollective.com/qa-cristina-velasquez
By Zora J Murff | April 18, 2019
Cristina Velásquez (Colombia) is a visual artist working mainly with photography and paper weavings. Her work investigates representation and translation in the context of transcultural relationships —both as mechanisms for oppression and silencing, as well as powerful tools…