TCF Ep. 447 - Endia Beal

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Cameras, Art, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Career, Interviews, Photographers, Arts, Photography, Photo, Digital

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🗓️ 10 December 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Endia Beal is a North Carolina based artist, who is internationally known for her photographic narratives and video testimonies that examine the personal, yet contemporary stories of marginalized communities and individuals. Beal currently serves as the Director of Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University and Associate Professor of Art. As a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008, Beal earned a dual bachelor’s degree in Art History and Studio Art. During her undergraduate studies, she attended the Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy focusing on High Renaissance Art History and the romance languages of the Italian culture. Following graduation, Beal was one of four women nationally selected to participate in ArtTable, a program designed to promote women in the visual arts. Representing the Washington, D.C. district, she assisted in the curation of the Andy Warhol Exhibit at the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery of George Washington University. Beal used this experience as a platform to advocate for minority opportunities within the arts. She was instrumental in creating marketing campaigns that redefined the way minority communities interact with art. Her work experience includes the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, the Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology, and The New York Times Magazine. In 2013, Beal graduated from Yale School of Art, with a Master of Fine Arts in Photography. While attending Yale, she created a body of work that explores the relationship of minority women within the corporate space. Her work was fully developed during the artist-in-residence program at the Center for Photography at Woodstock. Beal aligns herself with artists such as Carrie Mae Weems and Lorna Simpson, who use stories as the vehicle to question conformity and gender norms. Resources: Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and .

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0:00.0	This is Ebodyn-N-X, and this is The Buddy NX, and this is The Candid Frame.
0:26.0	I recently had the chance to serve as a judge to select a single photographer
0:31.6	who would receive a significant endowment to further a personal photographic project. And with over 200 applications,
0:40.7	there was no shortage of great photographs and photographers. As we reviewed the work of each
0:47.5	applicant, I and the other judges would periodically voice our pleasure when we saw an image that we
0:53.9	especially liked. But this contest
0:57.6	was not judged on the quality of a single photograph. Instead, the award went to a photographer
1:04.9	who had an idea for a project related to the aftermath of war and conflict.
1:11.5	So for us, we had to believe that this person was not only a good photographer, but that
1:17.6	they were capable of telling the story that they pitched in their proposal.
1:23.4	And as I looked at each portfolio and proposal, I really appreciated the challenge it is for a photographer to successfully express an idea in photographs.
1:36.4	It's ideas that inspire India Beale's photographs. Her examinations of race, sex, and body image are integral parts of her work.
1:47.1	Some of her images can bring a smile to your face, while at the same time challenging you
1:52.3	to reconsider what's acceptable and normal, especially in the workplace.
1:57.5	One of her projects was inspired by stories of her college students who would share with her the challenges they faced while trying to land a job after graduation.
2:08.7	So I was teaching classes here and running the gallery, and my students were coming to me not to talk about their academics or to talk about their classes, they wanted to talk about their
2:19.2	interviews. Many of them were seniors, thinking about their careers, and where they wanted to
2:24.4	move forward. And they would say, you know, Professor Beale, I've been using my name for all of my
2:30.3	applications on my resume, and I haven't received any callbacks and my name is
2:35.1	Sakia or my name is Alewa or you know I went to this interview and someone asked me how
2:45.0	many children I have or I went to this interview and someone asked me you know do I do I normally wear my hair that way? Or I love it.
2:54.3	Your hair is so beautiful. Where'd you buy that? You know? Or I went to an interview and someone said,
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