Image Matters: Photography and the Black Vernacular

Book discussion and reception for
Image Matters: Archive, Photography and the African Diaspora in Europe
by Tina M. Campt

Women on the Verge Show at Art Dubai

Women on the Verge
The Empty Quarter, fine art photography gallery
Gate Village, Bldg 02 P.O.BOX 506697
DIFC Dubai, UAE
March 20th - April 30th, 2012
Opening March 19th, 6-10 pm

Featuring these Middle Eastern women photographers:


Larissa Sansour - Palestine
Laura El Tantawy - Egypt
Boushra Almutawakel - Yemen
Newsha Tavakolian - Iran 
Leila Alaoui - Morocco 
Rania Matar - Lebanon 
Waheeda Malullah - Bahrein
Tanya Habjouqa - Jordania
Laura Boushnak - Palestine
Hind Mezaina - UAE  
Tanya Traboulsi - Lebanon
Dalia Khamissy - Lebanon 
Myriam Abdelaziz - Egypt
Eman Mohammed - Palestinian National Authority

This exhibition is part of Art Week during Art Dubai (March 21-24, 2012), the international art fair in the MENASA (Middle East/North Africa/South Asia).

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Interview with Gallerist Arnika Dawkins

Gallery Owner Arnika Dawkins

D&B: What inspired you to open a fine art photography gallery?
AD: After obtaining my Master of Arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design, I went through a bit of soul searching to determine what I wanted to do with my newly minted degree. Did I want to pursue a fine art photography career, work at a gallery or own one; was my perplexing question. I realized that a path to making, showing and exhibiting work for a fine art photographer was full of ‘twists and turns”; and was often times obscured by obstacles that come about along the way. I was especially interested to learn how one would get a career such as this going. I interned at a prominent gallery and learned that I enjoyed greatly not only making work but also working with artists and collectors.

The thrill of assisting a collector with building a collection and finding the perfect piece resonated with me; as my husband and I have built an art collection that we enjoy everyday. I discovered that in the world of fine art photography there exists an under representation of African-American photographers. The goal and mission of Arnika Dawkins Gallery is show great work by great photographers who traditionally would not have their work shown in certain galleries.

Photo Book: The Sweet Breath of Life featuring the Kamoinge Workshop Photographers

One of my many missions right now is to compile a list of photo books by African-American photographers. Honestly, I'm finding this mission to be almost impossible.