BIO
Carol Antezana is a Bolivian American Portrait Photographer based out of Northern Virginia. She uses personal experiences about her ancestral roots, trauma and womanhood to create profound bodies of work. She uses the process of self portraiture as an emotional and psychological coping mechanism. Carol is a graduate of The Corcoran School of Arts, where she received her BFA in Fine Art Photography. She completed her Darkroom Residency at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop where she created a series called Mother's Aguayo in 2020. She was part of the Inside Out, Upside Down at the Phillips Collection and her work Las Gringas was acquired by the museum.
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CV
Education
2016 Corcoran School of Art and Design at George Washington University
Exhibitions
- 2015 Menagerie, Corcoran School of Art and Design, Washington D.C
- 2016 Lamentation, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C
- 2017 Fixate, Howard Theatre, Washington D.C
- 2020 Mothers Aguayo, CHAW, Washington D.C
- 2021 Inside Outside, Upside Down, The Phillips Collection, Washington DC
Acquisitions
- 2021 Las Gringas Photograph, The Phillips Collection
Residencies
- 2019-2020 Darkroom Artist Residency at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
Publications
- 2020 Love Issue, Panocha Zine (print)
- 2020 Vol 2 Motherland, MadWomxn Magazine (print and digital)
- 2020 Mothers in Time, Urban Ivy Publications (digital)
- 2021 The Phillips Collection Member Magazine (Print Cover)
Awards
- 2017 Photo Slam- Top Ten Photographer Finalist -Photoworks at Glen Echo Park
- 2017 Finalist for the 37th Annual College and High School Photography Contest -Photographers Forum
- 2016 Photography Faculty Award for Excellence -Annual Corcoran School Student Awards
- 2015 Junior Photography Faculty Award - Annual Corcoran School Student Awards
Press
- https://oldtowncrier.com/2021/08/01/inside-outside-upside-down/
- https://www.chaw.org/blog/interview-carol-antezana-2020-darkroom-artist-resident
- https://www.eastcityart.com/art-news/capitol-hill-arts-workshop-announces-carol-antezana-as-2019-2020-darkroom-artist-residency-recipient/
- https://americanboliviancollective.com/Carol
email: carolnantezana@gmail.com
Carol Antezana is a Bolivian American Portrait Photographer based out of Northern Virginia. She uses personal experiences about her ancestral roots, trauma and womanhood to create profound bodies of work. She uses the process of self portraiture as an emotional and psychological coping mechanism. Carol is a graduate of The Corcoran School of Arts, where she received her BFA in Fine Art Photography. She completed her Darkroom Residency at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop where she created a series called Mother's Aguayo in 2020. She was part of the Inside Out, Upside Down at the Phillips Collection and her work Las Gringas was acquired by the museum.