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Joshua McFadden
Assistant Professor of Photography
Rochester Institute of Technology
Education/Degree:
1 (Savannah College of Art and Design)
About
Joshua Rashaad McFadden, a visual artist and assistant professor of photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology, hails from Rochester, NY. He earned a BA in Fine Art from Elizabeth City State University and a Master of Fine Art from the Savannah College of Art and Design. His work predominantly delves into African American male identity, masculinity, the concept of the father figure, and the photographic archive. McFadden has received numerous awards and recognitions from entities such as LensCulture, IPA, and Communication Arts. His work has been featured in publications like The New York Times, National Geographic, Time Magazine, Travel + Leisure, Smithsonian Magazine, Vanity Fair, and the Financial Times. McFadden's latest exhibition, "Joshua Rashaad McFadden: I Believe I'll Run On," offers an early-career survey of his pieces. This exhibition highlights series like Selfhood, Come to Selfhood, A Lynching's Long Shadow, After Selma, Evidence, and Unrest in America.
Current Work
Joshua Rashaad McFadden, a visual artist and assistant professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, hails from Rochester, NY. With a BA from Elizabeth City State University and an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design, his work delves into African American male identity, masculinity, and the photographic archive. McFadden has received accolades from LensCulture, IPA, and Communication Arts, and has been featured in The New York Times, National Geographic, and Vanity Fair, among others. His latest exhibition, "Joshua Rashaad McFadden: I Believe I'll Run On," surveys his early work, premiering the series "Love Without Justice" at the George Eastman Museum.
Research Area Keyword(s)
African American identity, Embodied archives, Black queer diaspora, Worldmaking, power