Ana Vallejo
Women Photograph
New York, NY, USA
I'm a conceptual documentary photographer from Colombia based in NY. Having a background in biology, I am fascinated with the brain, human consciousness and its ability to expand and transform. I am interested in marginal spaces, that which resides outside of the status quo and is often excluded and defined by a rigid stigma. Growing up with a schizophrenic father, in an anxious family system and in a country that has normalized violence, I am drawn to how trauma affects our emotions and relationships. I am fascinated by the potential that art and social bonding offer to heal traumas.
My projects are research based and experimental. They invite chance, error, and collaboration to delve into human perception, memory and emotions. My work is driven by color and I like to create tension between artificial and natural elements to question the limits between subjective experiences and reality.
In June 2020 I graduated from the New Media Narratives program at the International Center of Photography in NYC as a recipient of the Mary Ellen Mark Memorial Scholarship and a Director's Fellowship. I am a contributing editor for Fotodemic , X-photographer for Fujifilm Colombia and part of Native Photograph and Authority Collective.
My work has been exhibited in Colombia, NY, LA, Germany, India, Italy, and Malaysia. I have been published in media outlets such as Vice, Architectural Review, Lensculture and Ph Museum. In 2021 I was selected Foam Talent, in 2020, I was selected to be part of Addis FotoFest in Ethiopia. In 2019, I was nominated for the World Press Photo’s Joop Swart Masterclass, and 6x6 global talent program in Latin America. in 2018, I was selected to attend the NY Times Portfolio Review and an emergent talent by Lensculture.
2018 - EyeEm The Still Life Photographer , 2018 - Selected in Latin American Fotografía 7
- Architecture
- Arts
- Corporate
- Editorial
- Environment
- Interior
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Still life
