24th
Annual Photo Regional of the Capital District
Juror
— Phyllis Galembo, Professor, Art Department, SUNY–Albany,
1978–present
For
the past 24 years, Phyllis Galembo has been an inspirational
teacher and accomplished photographer. Presently she is
working on her up and coming book, Halloween/Masquerade Costumes.
Her previous publications include: Divine Inspirations from
Benin to Bahia, University of New Mexico Press, 1993; Voodoo,
Visions and Voices of Haiti, Ten Speed Press, 1998; and
Pale Pink, Visual Studies Workshop, 1982.
Phyllis
is a recipient of numerous grants, including the 1998 Faculty
Research Award for Halloween/Masquerade Costumes. Among
others, she has received the prestigious Senior Fulbright Research
Award, 1993–94 for Kings, Chiefs and Women of Power.
A brief selection of her one person exhibits reads as a list
of some of the country's most important galleries and museums.
2001: Manifestations of the Spirits, Smithsonian Museum
of Natural History, Washington D C; 1999: Kings, Chiefs,
Women of Power, Nigeria, American Museum of Natural History
New York City; 1995: Inspiration from Benin to Bahia,
National Afro–American Museum and Cultural Center Wilberforce,
Ohio; 1993: Divine Inspiration from Benin to Bahia, International
Center for Photography, New York City.
Her
work is also to be found in notable public and private collections
such as: Houston Museum of Art, Houston Texas; Schomburg Center
for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library; Polaroid
Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts; Rockefeller Foundation,
New York City; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department
of the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Photography
Study Collection, New York City.
