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Carrie Mae Weems: PEOPLE OF A DARKER HUE

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Her work in photography, video, and performance poses questions about race, gender, and class inequality foregrounding the often disregarded experiences of marginalized groups and proposing a multifaceted, inclusive portrait of human history.

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2005: Distinguished Photographers Award[43]

2007: Anonymous Was A Woman Award[44]

2013: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award[45]

2013: MacArthur Fellow, "Genius" Award[46]

2014: BET Visual Arts Award[47]

2014: Lucie Award

2015: ICP Spotlights Award from the International Center of Photography.[48]

2015: Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow[49]

2015: W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from Harvard University[50]

2015: Honorary Doctorate from the School of Visual Arts

2016: National Artist Award, Anderson Ranch Arts Center[51]

2016: Roy and Edna Disney Cal Arts Theatre

2016: College Arts Association

2016: DeFINE ART

2016: Art of Change Fellow, Ford Foundation

2017: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University[52]

2017: Inga Maren Otto Fellowship, The Watermill Center[53]

2019: Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol.[54]

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Weems explores the human rights movement in the United States and abroad
http://carriemaeweems.net/galleries/history.html

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http://carriemaeweems.net/galleries/slow-fade.html

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http://carriemaeweems.net/galleries/kitchen-table.html

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Carrie Mea Weems

Born on April 20th in Portland,OR

She has a BA from the California Institute of the Arts and A MFA from UC San Diego

She received her first camera at age 20