Groana Melendez
PHOTOGRAPHY
Washington Heights; New York, NY; 2009
Guachupita, Santo Domingo, R.D., 2008
Washington Heights; New York, NY; 2008
Gazcue; Santo Domingo, R.D., 2008
Republica Dominicana 2008
Alma Rosa II, Santo Domingo, R.D., 2008
Washington Heights New York, NY, 2008
Km. 7.5, Santo Domingo, R.D., 2008
Villa Rosa Santo Domingo, R.D., 2008
Washington Heights New York, NY, 2006
Gazcue Santo Domingo, R.D., 2006
Lago Enriquillo Barahona, R.D., 2006
Washington Heights, New York, NY, 2006
Villa Duarte Santo Domingo, R.D., 2006
Las Caobas Santo Domingo, R.D., 2006
Mendoza, Santo Domingo, R.D., 2006
Barahona, R.D., 2006
Mendoza Santo Domingo, R.D., 2006
Washington Heights New York, NY, 2005
Ciudad Nueva Santo Domingo, R.D., 2006
Guachupita Santo Domingo, R.D., 2008
Villa Duarte, Santo Domingo, R.D., 2006
Washington Heights New York, NY, 2007
Washington Heights New York, NY 2007
New York, NY, 2008
New York, NY 2008
New York, NY, 2007
BIO
Groana Melendez was born in Brooklyn and raised between Washington Heights and the Dominican Republic. She received a B.F.A in Art Photography from Syracuse University, and is currently living and working as a photographer in New York City.''My images are frontal and allow the Subjects their own space. They are more than just portraits they work to celebrate people. The images are taken during moments of leisure, where the Subjects feel at ease and no one appears destitute. However, the style and detached manner I took them in is as an outsider. Thus, I have attempted to allow the Subject a freedom of expression, while still creating a document. These documents become permanent unlike the Subjects, and a memory is kept. I photograph my family because I have a need to immortalize them from my points of view.''She was currently selected to show work at the Soho Photo Gallery National Competition, and in the 2008 SPE Multicultural Caucus Exhibition.
Groana Melendez was born in Brooklyn and raised between Washington Heights and the Dominican Republic. She received a B.F.A in Art Photography from Syracuse University, and is currently living and working as a photographer in New York City.
''My images are frontal and allow the Subjects their own space. They are more than just portraits they work to celebrate people. The images are taken during moments of leisure, where the Subjects feel at ease and no one appears destitute. However, the style and detached manner I took them in is as an outsider. Thus, I have attempted to allow the Subject a freedom of expression, while still creating a document. These documents become permanent unlike the Subjects, and a memory is kept. I photograph my family because I have a need to immortalize them from my points of view.''
She was currently selected to show work at the Soho Photo Gallery National Competition, and in the 2008 SPE Multicultural Caucus Exhibition.
Press
En Foco Exhibition En Foco PhotographersNew York RE MezclaHarlem One StopNew York Public LibraryNYMPhoto A Collective of Women Photographers
En Foco Exhibition
En Foco Photographers
New York RE Mezcla
Harlem One Stop
New York Public Library
NYMPhoto A Collective of Women Photographers
CV
04-2010 En Foco's Touring Gallery NYPL Aguilar Library Solo Exhibition New York, NY03-2009 John Jay College Gallery Group Exhibition - Fotógrafee Curator Frank Gimpaya New York, NY09-2008 Basin Art Barn Group Exhibition New York, NY2008 SPE Multiculturual Caucus Exhibition Group Exhibition Denver, Colorado2006 Pingyao International Photography Festival Group Exhibition Pingyao, China2006 Soho Photo Gallery 2006 National Competition New York, NY2006 Spark Contemporary Art Space B.F.A Show Syracuse, NY 2006 Light Work Gallery Art Media Studies Photography Annual Syracuse, NY
04-2010 En Foco's Touring Gallery
NYPL Aguilar Library
Solo Exhibition
New York, NY
03-2009 John Jay College Gallery
Group Exhibition - Fotógrafee
Curator Frank Gimpaya
09-2008 Basin Art Barn
Group Exhibition
2008 SPE Multiculturual Caucus Exhibition
Denver, Colorado
2006 Pingyao International Photography
Festival
Pingyao, China
2006 Soho Photo Gallery
2006 National Competition
2006 Spark Contemporary Art Space
B.F.A Show
Syracuse, NY
2006 Light Work Gallery
Art Media Studies Photography
Annual
TELEPHONE: 917.273.2280E-MAIL: contact_groanamelendez.com
TELEPHONE: 917.273.2280
E-MAIL: contact_groanamelendez.com
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