| The New York Optimist November 2008 |
| Victoria Dearing. Victoria Dearing was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1981, and was raised in New York City. She attended Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland, where she studied Art History. While studying, she traveled extensively in North and South America and Europe. Upon returning to New York in 2004, Dearing worked as a freelancer in the film and photo industry. In May of this year (2008), Dearing visited Comunidad Romero in El Salvador, collecting images in an effort to raise awareness of the struggles of daily life in the community. Dearing chose not to show the faces of any of the people there in order to protect their identities, however, her photos do show the face of poverty in the places where these people live. Residing in homes fashioned of cardboard and plastic, these people cling to survival in miserable conditions. Dearing’s work attempts to document Comunidad Romero, treated as sub- human and abandoned by society. With her philanthropic spirit, bold eye and breathtaking use of color, her photographs have shed some much-needed light on the lives of these people. Her images, suffused with painful beauty, reveal to us the fragility of this marginalized group. Dearing’s work has not only given them a place in the world which transcends the deplorable conditions in which they live, but a space which is capable of awakening our conscience to the immediate necessity of assisting them. __________ Dearing’s work in the field of Fine Art includes a six-person photography exhibit entitled, “Restless Eye at Time and Space Limited,” (2005) which included her own work. Later that year, Dearing was commissioned by Mayor Gabriele Albertini of Milan, Italy, to complete a photo series in West Africa. This exhibition was featured at Castello Sfortzesco in Milan. Dearing has since curated three shows for her father, photographer Gerald Dearing, at Gallagher’s Art Gallery in New York City (2006), Time and Space Limited in Hudson, NY (2007), and Gallery Nine5 (2008), also New York City. |
| For Immediate Release: Contact: Victoria Dearing (646) 229-4848 tiesfortin@gmail.com |
| Focus Studio presents TIES FOR TIN A photo benefit |
Wednesday, November 12, 2008: New York, NY. Focus Studio presents TIES FOR TIN a fundraising photo exhibition documenting the
beautiful yet impoverished El Salvadorian village of Comunidad Romero. Part of the proceeds from this event will purchase tin to build shelter for the 98 families
currently residing in plastic and or cardboard homes in this community.
This unique exhibition-meets-fundraising event, will be held Wednesday, November 12th from 6-10pm, at the Focus Studio at 599 Eleventh Avenue at 45th street
in New York City. Join award-winning photographer Victoria Dearing, for a night of El Salvadorian food sponsored by Bahlia, music by DJ MKL, and spirits
donated by Innocent Tequila, Balthazar Restaurant and Southern Wine and Spirits.
In May of this year, Dearing visited Comunidad Romero in El Salvador, collecting images in an effort to raise awareness of the struggles of daily life in the
community. Dearing’s work attempts to document the subhuman treatment of these people abandoned by their society. With her philanthropic spirit, bold eye and
breathtaking use of color, Dearing’s photographs shed some much-needed light on the lives of these people.
About the artist: Dearing was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1981, and was raised in New York City. She attended Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland,
where she studied Art History. While studying, she traveled extensively in North and South America and Europe. Upon returning to New York in 2004, Dearing
worked as a freelancer in the film and photo industry. Dearing was most recently, honored by the American Photo Magazine for outstanding photojournalism.
To learn more about the story of Comunidad Romero or how to help, visit: www.firstgiving.com/anyagorovets1.
beautiful yet impoverished El Salvadorian village of Comunidad Romero. Part of the proceeds from this event will purchase tin to build shelter for the 98 families
currently residing in plastic and or cardboard homes in this community.
This unique exhibition-meets-fundraising event, will be held Wednesday, November 12th from 6-10pm, at the Focus Studio at 599 Eleventh Avenue at 45th street
in New York City. Join award-winning photographer Victoria Dearing, for a night of El Salvadorian food sponsored by Bahlia, music by DJ MKL, and spirits
donated by Innocent Tequila, Balthazar Restaurant and Southern Wine and Spirits.
In May of this year, Dearing visited Comunidad Romero in El Salvador, collecting images in an effort to raise awareness of the struggles of daily life in the
community. Dearing’s work attempts to document the subhuman treatment of these people abandoned by their society. With her philanthropic spirit, bold eye and
breathtaking use of color, Dearing’s photographs shed some much-needed light on the lives of these people.
About the artist: Dearing was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1981, and was raised in New York City. She attended Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland,
where she studied Art History. While studying, she traveled extensively in North and South America and Europe. Upon returning to New York in 2004, Dearing
worked as a freelancer in the film and photo industry. Dearing was most recently, honored by the American Photo Magazine for outstanding photojournalism.
To learn more about the story of Comunidad Romero or how to help, visit: www.firstgiving.com/anyagorovets1.
| Gerald Dearing |
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