“This exhibition examines the prominent role of women artists in fine art photography, in particular those with a Southern heritage or Southern experiences. Women have had an important role in the development of photography, from the time photography was a pale imitation of painting to its current status as a major component of contemporary art.
The show will feature a broad range of techniques, from the pin-hole camera and multiple exposures to digitally manipulated creations, and will include equally varied artistic perspectives and sensibilities. Shooting Southern will showcase important 20th century figures such as Rollie McKenna and Eudora Welty as well as early career and well-established photographers working today.
The exhibition is organized by the Mobile Museum of Art.
Funding is provided in part by the City of Mobile, Mobile County, the Alabama State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.”
