Iyana Esters
About
Photo credit: Sean Smith
Iyana Esters is a visual storyteller from the United States. She received her B.S. in Community Health Sciences from the University of Nevada, Reno and her M.P.H. in Behavioral, Social, and Community Health from Indiana University.
She combines art with her expertise in public health to empower Black and other marginalized communities, using photography as a lens to document the human connection and disconnect of nature and storytelling about gender, sexuality, and spirituality in Blackness. An emerging photographer, Iyana works primarily in long-form photography and documentary.
Contact: soulwellknwn@gmail.com
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Honors + Awards
2021 Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Semi-Finalist
2020 Jackson Wild Fellow
2020 Diversify Photo, Up Next Candidate
Solo EXHIBITION
2022 Las Olas Del Mar, Metro City Gallery at Reno City Hall, Reno, NV
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Lilley Co-Lab, Lilley Art Museum at University of Nevada, Reno, NV
2021 From Tulsa to Minneapolis: Photographing The Long Road To Justice, Social Documentary Network, Boston, MA
2020 Every One Of Us, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Open Studio Art Exhibition, Artemesia Studios, Reno, NV
2019 Wing Young Huie: What Do You See?, Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN
workshops + training
2022 Intensive Editing Workshop, Natalie Keyssar + Daniella Zalcman
2022 National Geographic Storytellers Summit
2021 National Geographic Storytellers Summit
2020 International Women Media Foundation, HEFAT Trainee
Interview
2022Masterpeace Studio: F☮cus - Iyana Esters
2021 Photo House South: Get To Know - Iyana Esters
PUBLICATIONS + FEATURES
2022 Revista ViveAfro: Las olas entre Nuquí y Reno, repasamos la obra de Iyana Esters
2022 KOLO 8: Art exhibit of teen Colombian surfers at Reno City Hall gallery
2022 Revista ViveAfro: Sanar la pérdida en el terreno fértil de la hermandad
2021 Revista ViveAfro: Afritofusión de la cantautora Marsh Waris
2021 ZEKE Magazine: Contributors From Tulsa To Minneapolis Photographing the Long Road to Justice
2019Memorable in motion: Our 10 favorite videos of 2019
2019Photographers work with noted St. Paul artist Wing Young Huie for exhibit at Landmark
2019Broadening the circle of competitive swimming