Nidaa Badwan lived in isolation for some 20 months in a tiny room in occupied Gaza, under a bare bulb and a single window. After her first hundred days of exile, she began a photographic self-portrait series, titled “100 Days of Solitude.” Fresh from exhibits across...
‘What The Living Carry’: VA Photographer’s Exhibit Unfolds Fascinating Narrative of Fictitious Rural Town
Combining starkly realistic photography with sculpture, interactive pieces, and a chilling audio/visual component, Virginia-based photographer Morgan Ashcom brings his solo exhibit, “What the Living Carry,” to life at Candela Books + Gallery. Like the Free Union...
The Black History Museum’s New Photography Exhibit Showcases Forgotten African American Stories
This Friday, the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA) puts overlooked stories in the limelight with the opening of their photographic exhibition, “Yesterday’s Stories, Today’s Inspiration.” The exhibit—which will be presented in two...
Local Photographer Turns Pain into Art, Helps Others Heal With Literary/Documentary Project
Ten years ago, photographer Ashley Loth was in a dead-end job in Texas and her on-again-off-again relationship had hit another dysfunctional tipping point. Loth looked everywhere for help and came up dry in a state where she didn’t have any personal connections....
Sunday Stroll: The Experimental Dystopia of Chris Smart
This past week was once again heavy with the kind of news that makes your head want to explode into a thousand different pieces at a thousand miles per hour. However, before we go down that proverbial rabbit hole, RVA Mag was on the scene covering the good, the bad,...
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