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SHEILA PREE BRIGHT
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From Preaching Souls to Suburbia: A Journey with Dr. Deborah Willis
I first met Dr. Deborah Willis in the 1990s when I was still finding my voice as an artist. From the very beginning, she saw my vision...
Aug 15, 20252 min read


Sheila Pree Bright’s Suburbia reframes through a surreal lens at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta
My Suburbia series, featured in the High Museum's collection, is part of the exhibition Photography's New Vision: Experiments in Seeing, ...
Aug 6, 20252 min read


Plastic Bodies San Francisco
Plastic Bodies at the San Francisco Art Fair. Plastic Bodies took the spotlight at the San Francisco Art Fair.
Jun 4, 20251 min read


Free As they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory Opening at Harvard.
Henry Louis Gates viewing the image I took of my father's Bible on Stone Mountain. Photo by ...
Apr 7, 20251 min read


Plastic Bodies: A Public Project in San Francisco
San Francisco ArtFair, CA April 17-20 at Fort Mason Center a public project curated by Plastic Bodies will be featured at the San...
Mar 13, 20251 min read


Unveiling the Past: Photography, Memory, and Liberation
Sheila Pree Bright " Freedom is not something that anybody can be given: freedom is something people take and people are as free as they...
Feb 26, 20251 min read


Rediscover Sheila Pree Bright Suburbia Series
Sheila Pree Brights's Suburbia: Where Nothing Is Ever Wanting republish January 22, 2025. This essay was originally published in ART...
Jan 27, 20251 min read


Sheila Pree Bright Illuminates Overlooked Histories of Black Culture
I was deeply honored to collaborate with photo editor Jeff Campagna at the Smithsonian Magazine and historian Mellissa L Cooper author of...
Jan 7, 20251 min read


Sheila Pree Bright's Young American series: A 2008 Vision Amplified for Today.
Throwback to 2008 to 2024: My Young Americans series has become part of Atlanta’s cultural legacy and is still sparking conversations...
Dec 9, 20241 min read


Land of Blood and Dirt at California African American Museum
T he World Without End exhibition at the California African American Museum highlights how contemporary artists and thinkers engage...
Nov 29, 20241 min read


Sheila Pree Bright’s Plastic Bodies Series Takes the Atlanta Inaugural Art Fair by Storm: A Coast-to-Coast Tour in 2025
I’m excited to announce that the 'Plastic Bodies Series' made a powerful impression during Atlanta Art Week, standing out at the...
Oct 25, 20241 min read
'breathe' Exhibition at Emory University
2020 Behold the land series, 45x30 chromogenic print. This is my first experimental installation at Emory University Library ,...
Sep 12, 20241 min read


Reckoning: Protest Defiance Resilience
I'm honored to be part of the exhibition and publication Reckoning: Protest, Defiance, Resilience at the Smithsonian's National Museum...
Sep 4, 20241 min read


We Are Here: Scenes from the Streets, on view at ICP New York
© Sheila Pree Bright , #1960Now, 2020, Rayshard Brooks Rally at the burn down Wendys in Atlanta GA , 30x20 Gelatin Silver Print , 7...
Aug 31, 20241 min read


Free As They Want To Be: Artist Committed to Memory
" Freedom is not something that anybody can be given: freedom is something people take and people are as free as they want to be." -...
Aug 31, 20241 min read


Legacy in Motion: Black Women Leading the Charge for Kamala Harris in 2024
When VP Kamala Harris announced her 2024 presidential campaign on July 21, 2024, I was thrilled to receive a special email invite to join...
Aug 26, 20241 min read


INTO ACTION 2024 Chicago
I am excited to be part of INTO ACTION 2024 in Chicago, where my image, New Beginnings commission by Moss Art Center in 2021 will be...
Aug 11, 20241 min read
Cultural Engagement Lab Commission
I was commissioned by the Cultural Engagement Lab, a non-profit organization, as a part of the Thread of Change Cultural Engagement Lab....
Jul 18, 20241 min read


David J Sencer CDC Museum
As our world has undergone a shift since COVID-19, my work is in spaces that intersect scienc and art to foster a deeper understanding of...
Jul 18, 20241 min read


Figge Art Museum
My eight years of photographing the Black Lives Matter Movement. My series #1960Now are featured in the exhibition, Reckonings and...
Jul 18, 20241 min read
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