Artist Information

Lauri Lyons Photography

Featured ARTIST:

Lauri Lyons was born in the Bronx, New York. She earned a BFA in Media Arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1993. From 1993 to 1998, Lyons worked as a freelance Photo Editor for Magnum Photos, The Source, B.E.T, and Essence Magazine. During that time she also worked as a photo assistant for Bruce Davidson and National Geographic photographer David Alan Harvey. She has produced and photographed essays in Brazil, Europe, Mexico, West Africa, and the United States. Her photographs and essays have appeared in such publications as Stern, Trace, The Fader, Vibe, and The London Observer. In 2003 Lauri Lyons became the first Black woman to shoot the cover of Fortune magazine. Her advertising clients include Pepsi and McDonald's. Lauri Lyons exhibition resume includes The International Center of Photography, Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Civil Rights Museum. Flag: An American Story is her first published monograph (Vision On 2001). From 2000 to present, Lauri Lyons has served as a faculty member for the International Center of Photography, Rhode Island School of Design and as the Director of Photography for the Leave Out Violence youth program. In 2006 she created the artist development lecture series Strategies of Successful Photographers. Lauri Lyons is also a recipient of the Sacatar Fellowship. In 2006 Lauri Lyons became the first Black female photographer to be signed to Getty Images. For more information on Lauri Lyons, please visit her website.

Artists:

Abeni Garrett

Alice Mizrachi

Amanda Lopez

B Fresh

Catiesha Pierson

Chanel Kennebrew

C-Rocka

Corinne Santiago

Desdamona

Faith 47

Janelle Olson

Jennifer Rasinski

Jessica Kitzman

Katrina Knutson

Keegan Xavi

LadyKFever

LICHIBAN

Monica Kelly

Motel 7

Niz

Sarah White

Shannon Joyce

Steph 1

Tamiko Mitchel

Tiffany Smith

Toofly