BIO
Russell Frederick is a photographer from Brooklyn, NY whose global
world view and keen understanding of the human condition informs his compelling
photography. He works
with film in medium format and shoots predominantly in black and
white. Through his
lens he subverts and disengages the current status quo and stereotypes
of people of
color internationally. He has photographed men, women and children
from Bed Stuy,
Brooklyn to Kingston, Jamaica. He has photographed the Lower Ninth Ward and the
Bloods in Brooklyn. Russell Frederick tells the story while elevating
and exposing the
inherent beauty, dignity and honor in his subjects.
A self taught photographer with little formal training, Frederick has
catapulted from an
unfamiliar name to being sought after for his signature photographic
style. In a decade
he has become a celebrated public speaker, commissioned photographer and has
been exhibited nationally and internationally. He was a recipient of a
media fellowship
sponsored by the Open Society Institute to document the after effects
of Hurricane
Katrina and he was a winner of the esteemed Gordon Parks International
Photography
Competition. In addition to these honors, Russell has received grants
from the Brooklyn
Arts Council and the Urban Artist Initiative as well. From thousands
of entries Mr.
Frederick was chosen as one of NYC’s outstanding artists of 2010 for Curate NYC.
Russell is a member of Kamoinge, a select group of African American
photographers
whose work collectively chronicles close to five decades of the
African diaspora.
Russell's work has been showcased and published at the New York Times,
The Associated Press,
The Open Society Foundation, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, La Lettre
De La Photograpie.com,
Photoville, Columbia University, NYU, Columbia College, The Gallerie
Galleberg in Norway,
The Open Ateliers Zuidoost Gallery in Amsterdam, Netherlands, The
University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia,
The Goethe Institute in Accra, Ghana, The Reginald Lewis Museum of
Baltimore, Maryland,
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, 25 CPW Gallery, The
Aljira Gallery of Newark,
New Jersey, The Rush Arts Gallery, The Rotunda Gallery, The Empire
State Building, Nordstroms,
The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Uptown magazine, Ebony magazine, Hycide magazine,
Pixelpress.org and many others.
Beyond photographing. Russell dedicates his time to volunteering and
mentoring young adults
at the Kings Against Violence Initiative in Brooklyn, NY.
http://kavibrooklyn.org/
