[Bio c. 2010] Stephanie Keith has a degree in Anthropology from Stanford University, certificate in photojournalism from the International Center of Photography, and received a Master’s of Photography from NYU in 2003. Since then, she has worked at many newspapers including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor and The New York Daily News. Her personal work explores themes of religion, immigration and pop culture. Her photo series about Egyptian Soap Operas for Islamic Ramadan was published across Europe and the United States including an essay in the New York Times “Week in Review”. It was also a solo show at the American University in Cairo. Rolling Stone published her series about Evangelical teenagers called, “Young and Pious”.
Her latest series about Vodou in Brooklyn has been exhibited in at the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Brooklyn Public Library, the Safe-T Gallery in Brooklyn, published in the Village Voice and developed into an audio slide show for American Public Media’s “Speaking of Faith” program. The Caribbean Studies Press has just published her photos about Vodou as a book, entitled: “Vodou Brooklyn: Five Ceremonies with Mambo Marie Carmel.” For the book, Stephanie is photographer, author and designer. She has also recently shown her work in the Queens Museum in Queens, NY, the Caribbean Cultural Center in Manhattan and at the Powerhouse Gallery in Brooklyn. Her work combines Anthropological research and art practice. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and two children.
Created 2019-02-19 12:13:26 PM. Most recently updated 2019-02-19 12:13:26 PM
| Role | Project |
|---|---|
| Artist | Ethnographic Terminalia: New Orleans |