Tiffany J: Carrie Mae Weems INsight Conversation with Deborah Willis

About Tiffany J

Tiffany Jones was born in Springfield, MA, and relocated to Baltimore in 1996 and has been a resident with her family ever since. She received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2012. Jones has exhibited her artwork in various galleries and museums in Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, and Maryland. These include the Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York, Artisphere in Virginia, Baltimore Museum of Art, James E Lewis Museum, and Sheila and Richard Riggs Galleries all in Baltimore. In 2012, Jones received a b-grant from the Baker’s Artist Awards for her photographic works which address topics of identity across multiple generations. Jones continues her photographic work while using her community as an inspiration.

I first learned about Carrie Mae Weems in 2010/11. Her use of the female figure in her work is very intriguing and mesmerizing as it presents controversial topics of the black female in the black community and american society.

Let's just say I love her and her work, so I was extremely excited to hear she will be a featured artist at the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, VA, but unfortunately I could not go, which now a days doesn't mean much thanks to the world wide web! So please enjoy this up close and personal talk between Carrie Mae Weems and Deborah Willis (the awesome Hank Willis Thomas' mother) as she discusses her life as an artist and her work.

LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph is a celebration of photography, created by photographers, for those who share a passion for the still image. The Festival features exhibits and on-stage appearances of our INsight artists, as well as exhibitions, outdoor projections, workshops and interviews over three days and nights. Billed as “3 days of peace, love and photography,”the Festival is designed to bring together the international photography community and create opportunities for attendees and artists to share images, ideas, and to be inspired.