Claiming Space, Self-Portrait: Untitled, 2017
For our September meeting, the talented and highly educated Gwendolyn Davies has offered to be our first guest speaker. She has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions across the United States. Through her art, Gwendolyn challenges the ideas of what is considered feminine, beautiful, and desirable in today’s society. She also investigates the context of home and domestic space, and self-identity in relation to contemporary culture. She graduated with a BFA in Photography from Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and Barrett, The Honors College, in December 2015. Gwendolyn then earned her MFA in Photography and Related Media from Rochester Institute of Technology in May 2018. She is now head of the Photography Program at Odessa College, where our meeting will be held (exact meeting location on campus TBA).
Speaking Topics
- Gwendolyn will discuss what a Curriculum Vitae, or CV, is and why it is essential to have one
- Show some different examples of CVs and teach you how to create your own
- Talk about how to apply to different competitions and exhibitions that are available and where you can find these opportunities
- Teach how to apply competitions and exhibitions to your CV, how to keep your CV updated, and why an updated CV is important
Gwendolyn Davies will be an exciting first guest speaker for MOPPA. She is an experienced photographer in both digital and alternative printing methods. She has an ongoing lumen print project that she began during lockdown at the start of the pandemic. Along with the lumen project, she has created various other projects, such as Claiming Space, Full, Familiar Places, Wanderings, and more. To view these projects, you can visit her website www.gwendolynanne.com.
