Lissa Rivera is a photographer living and working in the New York City area. Rivera received her BFA from Lesley University and MFA at the School of Visual Arts. She grew up near Rochester, NY, home of Eastman Kodak, where the Eastman House collection has continuously inspired her work. Her photography has been featured in several publications, including "25 Under 25 Up-and-Coming American Photographers" (PowerHouse Books), curated by Silvia Plachy. Rivera's photographs are included in the collections at the Danforth Museum of Art. She was chosen as a "Woman to Watch" for the biennial exhibition at the National Museum of Woman in Arts and included in the Humble Arts Foundation's Collector's Guide to Emerging Art Photography. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Rivera was first recognized for her extensive project documenting interiors of educational institutions ranging from public high schools and boarding schools to private fraternity and sorority houses. Since graduating SVA and working professionally in collections at The Burns Archive and The Museum of the City of New York, Rivera has been fascinated with the social history of photography and the evolution of identity in relationship to photographic technologies. Beautiful Boy, Rivera's latest project, takes her interest in photography’s connection with identity to a personal level, focusing on her domestic partner as muse.
JUNE 2 - 25, 2016
UNITED PHOTO INDUSTRIES GALLERY
16 MAIN STREET, GALLERY B DUMBO BROOKLYN NY 11201
Free and Open to the Public
© Camille Michel
This year, Feature Shoot's esteemed jurors collectively awarded the prize to photographers Mariya Kozhanova, Marlena Waldthausen, Camille Michel, Lissa Rivera and Kimberly Witham. Our five exhibiting photographers were chosen from over 1,000 submitted entries from all over the world.
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