ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Juanita Richeson is a fine art and editorial
photographer and the owner of Metropolis Photos. She is represented by
Gallery 825, 825 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90069.
EDUCATION
1972 Ohio State University, General
1976-79 Franklin University, Business
1989-1991 University of Florida, Honors BA, Art
History, Phi Kappa Phi
1991 University of Florida, Independent
Study-Fine Art Photography
1992-1995 Santa Monica College, Commercial
Photography and Graphic Design
1994 California State Fullerton,
Post-Baccalaureate Study, Fine Art Photography
1994 California State Fullerton, Independent
Study, Fine Art Photography
BACKGROUND
From 1972-1989, she worked in a variety of
arts-related jobs including freelance copywriting for the advertising
industry and museum fundraising campaigns, and territory sales and
graphic design of four-color lithography services. Subsequently, she
managed bookstores and curated collections of antiquarian books, maps,
and manuscripts for institutions and private collectors. From 1979-1983,
she restored and sailed the "Griffin" a legendary 1938 English
wooden racing sailboat. Since 1991, she has concentrated on large-scale,
conceptual, fine art photography projects. From 1999-2000, she was
involved in producing "Reunion," a critically acclaimed
musical, first Off-Broadway and then at Ford’s Theatre in Washington,
D.C. (www.civilwarmusical.com).
ADDITIONAL PROJECTS
In addition to the LAPD, "Are You
Sworn" project she has done:
"Elegies on Brambles,"
A photographic study of the Outsider art memorials built by families
throughout the American Southwest at the scenes of violent deaths.
"Harris Tweed,"
a photo project shot in Edinburgh and the Outer Hebrides about the
history and traditions of the famous textile whose visual, tactile, and
emotional qualities are a metaphor for the Celtic terrain and
personality.
"The Big Wheel,"
a photographic and historical study of the traditional confluence of the
immigrant experience and amusement parks, primarily focused on the Santa
Monica Pier.
"Transit,"
a photo project addressing the transportation systems and populations of
major metropolitan areas including Los Angeles, Washington D.C., New
York City, New Orleans, London, Berlin, and Paris.
"Reparation,"
a photo study of the racial history and current status of race relations
in New Orleans.
