Qiana Mestrich is a New York-based photography-focused, interdisciplinary artist, educator, historian and writer based in New York. Born to parents from Panama and Croatia, Mestrich's work references Black mixed-race experiences from her perspective as a first-generation American. She has been exhibited worldwide including the 2021 RAY Photography Triennial in Frankfurt, the BRIC Biennial Volume III in 2019 and London Art Fair’s Photo50 in 2018.
Community building is a vital part of Mestrich’s practice. In 2007 she founded Dodge & Burn: Decolonizing Photography History (est. 2007), an arts education initiative addressing questions of race and inequality in photography. Her forthcoming book based on the blog’s past interviews with photographers of color is to be published in 2022 by Routledge/Taylor & Francis. Mestrich is also co-editor of the book How We Do Both: Art and Motherhood (Secretary Press), a diverse collection of honest responses from contemporary artists who dare to engage in the creative endeavors of motherhood and making art.
A graduate of the ICP-Bard College MFA in Advanced Photographic Practice, Mestrich received her B.A. with a concentration in photography from Sarah Lawrence College. Mestrich was adjunct faculty in photography and social media at the Fashion Institute of Technology (SUNY), has been a guest artist at various MFA programs and has taught several independent workshops.
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Qiana is available for aesthetic and conceptual critiques.
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