BIO
Adrianna Newell (b.1998) is a queer half-deaf black photographer working in the Catskills, Hudson Valley and beyond! She is deeply inspired by the many different identities of others and likes to investigate the intersectional frameworks. She addresses the unique complexities, connections, and interactions between people. Though there are differences, she finds a way of connection from her own experiences touching lightly on themes of queerness, racial identity, family, and being a woman. Her photos are as if you are in a different world and places you cannot necessarily pinpoint. She seeks to evoke an emotional intimacy and creates a sense of nostalgia for those that view her work.
adrianna@adriannanewell.com/full cv
Select Clients: The New York Times, T Magazine, US Vogue, British Vogue, Penguin Random House, DVEIGHT, Upstate Woman, Samantha Pleet, Gary Graham, Only NY, DELCO
Image by Tess Mayer
Select Exhibitions:
2023 May - Delhi, New York - BUSHEL Collective - "Traces and Reflections: An In-Progress View of the Living Archive" (group show)
2023 March - Oneonta, New York - CANO Gallery - "The Day Is A Book We Keep On Reading" (group show)
2022 May - London, UK - 1014 Gallery - "Palm* Photo Prize 2022" (group show)
2020 Dec - Delhi, New York - D-Mart Popup Gallery - "Home for the Holidays" (solo show)
2019 Nov - Oneonta, New York - Project Space Gallery - "Sisters" (solo show)
2019 Oct - Oneonta, New York - SUNY Oneonta - "Made in China" - curated by Adrianna Newell and Nadia Boyea (group show)
2019 Sept - Greenville, South Carolina - The SEC for Photography - "Women by Women" (group show)
2019 May - Oneonta, New York - CANO Gallery - "Sisters" (solo show)
Select Awards:
2024 - New York State Council on the Arts - Support for Artists Grant
2022 April - Palm* Photo Prize 2022 Finalist
2022 April - Palm* Photo Prize 2022 Shortlist
2020 May - George E. Zimmerman Memorial Award for Art Recipient
2020 Jan - Creative Activity Grant
Lectures/Public Speaking/Interviews:
2024 Apr - AHA! A House for Arts (PBS)
2023 Sept - New York, New York - Parsons School of Design
2023 April - Oneonta, New York - SUNY Oneonta
2022 Dec - Kingston, New York - "Meet the Artist" series at The Center for Photography Woodstock
ONLINE/PRESS/PUBLICATIONS:
Postcard - OSMOS MAGAZINE (2023)
At 90, Chef Madhur Jaffrey Reveals Her Recipe For An Extraordinary Life - British Vogue - Nov Issue (2023)
Corinna Grunn - Home Grown - DVEIGHT Summer '23 (2023)
Madhur Jaffrey’s Undefinable Roles - The New York Times (2022)
‘Let’s Do It Legit’: Drug Arrestees Vie for First New York Pot Licenses - The New York Times (2022)
Moosewood, the Beloved Vegetarian Restaurant, Prepares for Its Second Act - T Magazine (2022)
How the Find My App Became an Accidental Friendship Fixture - The New York Times (2022)
Where the Croissants are Carbon Neutral - The New York Times (2022)
Lend Me a Jukebox Opera. Yuks and Tenor Required - The New York Times (2022)
Tricolla Farms x Bardo Labs - Meet Your Makers - DVEIGHT Summer '22 (2022)
Here are the finalists for the Palm* Photo Prize 2022 - i-D Magazine (2022)
Broome County Contends With the Roots of a Racist Massacre - The New York Times (2022)
Before the massacre, the gunman’s erratic behavior attracted attention- The New York Times (2022)
A Gay Icon From Reality TV’s Early Years Makes a Hesitant Return- The New York Times (2022)
Colleges Turn to Students’ Peers for Mental-Health Support - The Chronicle (2022)
Christina Hunt - Home Grown - DVEIGHT Fall '21 (2021)
100 Inspiring Black Women Photographers - BWP (2021)
Up Next Group - Diversify Photo (2020)
Adrianna Newell - One to Watch - Upstate Women Magazine Winter 20/21 (2020)
"How the #WFH Movement Could Reshape Fashion"- VOGUE (2020)
"How Fashion Inspired by Tapestry and Upholstery Is Dominating the Runway" - Galerie Magazine (2020)
"Gary Graham and His Collaborators Are Rewriting History One Embroidery Stitch at a Time" - VOGUE (2020)
"Women by Women" -group show at the SE Center for Photography (2019)
MEMBERSHIP
2023 - Present - Arts&Rec at OSMOS Station Board Member
2021 - Present - Diversify Photo Full Member
2021 - Present - Scope of Work NYC
2020 - Diversify Photo Up Next Group