Jelisa Peterson

Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition

August 23 - August 30, 2022

Reception: Thursday, August 25, 2022, 6-8 PM

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Children play gleefully in Jelisa Peterson’s photographs. Choosing to bring forth the beauty and fullness of African people, Peterson found inspiration amongst the people — particularly the children — of Mozambique. Playfully innocent, her subjects jostle and grin, move and pose softly offering a unique perspective of the people and communities of which they are an integral part. After many years of living in these African countries and working with various NGOs as a grant writer, Peterson believes the media’s portrayal of these people to be grossly inadequate and felt the need to represent these communities as the nuanced and textured living societies that they are.

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Jelisa Peterson

Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition

August 23 - August 30, 2022

Reception: Thursday, August 25, 2022, 6-8 PM

Heads in the Sand
Heads in the Sand

Photograph on fine art paper
15" x 18"

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Children play gleefully in Jelisa Peterson’s photographs. Choosing to bring forth the beauty and fullness of African people, Peterson found inspiration amongst the people — particularly the children — of Mozambique. Playfully innocent, her subjects jostle and grin, move and pose softly offering a unique perspective of the people and communities of which they are an integral part. After many years of living in these African countries and working with various NGOs as a grant writer, Peterson believes the media’s portrayal of these people to be grossly inadequate and felt the need to represent these communities as the nuanced and textured living societies that they are.

Heads in the Sand
Heads in the Sand
Haunting
Haunting
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Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition | August 23 - August 30, 2022

The Infinity of Thoughts
50" x 50" - Acrylic on Canvas
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