Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Assignment, Brighton, Massachusetts, 2005
From the series Public Education
© Lissa Rivera
Art in Context is proud to present AIB's photography alum Lissa Rivera. Lissa graduated from the Art Institute of Boston in 2006 and is currently pursuing her MFA in photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Sylvia Plachy named Rivera one of the 25 Under 25 Up-and Coming American Photographers. Her work has been shown at the National Museum of Woman in Arts, Washington D.C., the Tisch School of Arts, NY, the Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA, and the Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA, among others. Rivera is the recipient of several awards including the 2008 Aaron Sisking Award and the 2007 Woman to Watch Award. She is represented by Gallery Kayafas.
Alumni Room, Beta Gamma Epsilon, Northeastern
From the series Greek Letter Societies
© Lissa Rivera
The bodies of work Public Education, Privat Education and Greek Letter Societies were created while studying at the Art Institute of Boston. Lissa's new work is currently on exhibit in fourselves at the Art Institute of Boston Gallery at University Hall at Lesley University. The exhibit is open until April 11; the opening reception will take place on March 5, 5:30 to 7:30pm.
Carve, 2008
New Work
© Lissa Rivera
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