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RaeAnne Swanson, Time in the Pink Pool Floatie, 2020. From the 2020 Breaking Barriers veterans photopraphy workshop.

RaeAnne Swanson, Time in the Pink Pool Floatie, 2020. From the 2020 Breaking Barriers veterans photography workshop.

Me, Myself and Eye

Me, Myself and Eye is an online presentation of sixty-seven photographs created by twenty-three military veterans who participated in the Breaking Barriers 2020 photography workshop. The educational workshop, led by artist Selina Román and assisted by artist Christian Cortés, focused on memory and personal experiences that were expressed through a broad interpretation of self-portraiture. 

Artists include: Michael Ball, TC Bryant, Larry Busby, David Canaday, Michael Congdon, Brandie Dziegiel, Loretta Fields, Jeaniel Image, Douglas Eric Jordan, Valerie Larson, John Leduc, Jason Lind, Mikko Maki, Alex Martinez, Matias, Noemys McConnell, Megan O’Connell, Robert Ortega, Adaina Plaza, Pat Randall, Heather Rivera, RaeAnne Swanson, and Michael Webb.

Breaking Barriers is an initiative created and offered by USF Contemporary Art Museum to expand access to the arts for military personnel, veterans, and their families. Breaking Barriers offers veterans the opportunity to have a voice through art-making, and interface and integrate with both the local civilian and broader veteran community. This, in turn, can change the culture of the “silent veteran,” into a storyteller, a witness, and amplify veteran voices.  

VIRTUAL RECEPTION
DECEMBER 9, 6PM EST, ZOOM

REGISTER NOW! https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hJFCpP59Qb65PlKDYuQFZQ

Join us on Wednesday, December 9 at 6pm for a virtual reception with Me, Myself and Eye artists and panelists Christian Cortés, Leslie Elsasser and Selina Román. 

 


 

ME, MYSELF AND EYE
ONLINE PRESENTATION

Me, Myself and Eye Home   //  Leslie Elsasser - Introduction   //  Selina Roman - Mind Currents   //  Michael Ball   //  TC Bryant   //  Larry Busby   //  David Canaday   //  Michael Congdon   //  Brandie Dziegiel   //  Loretta Fields   //  Jeaniel Image   //  Douglas Eric Jordan   //  Valerie Larson   //  John Leduc   //  Jason Lind   //  Mikko Maki   //  Alex Martinez   //  Matias   //  Noemys McConnell   //  Megan O’Connell   //  Robert Ortega   //  Adaina Plaza   //  Pat Randall   //  Heather Rivera   //  RaeAnne Swanson   //  Michael Webb

 


 

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LOVE IV LAWRENCE PROFILE OF USFCAM BREAKING BARRIERS 2020

Video produced by The Identity Tampa Bay for Love IV Lawrence.

 

ME, MYSELF AND EYE CATALOGUE
Catalogue sample spread

A 58pp catalogue documenting Me, Myself and Eye is available HERE as free PDF or HERE as a print on demand publication on lulu.com for $15 plus tax and shipping.

 

For more information:
Email Leslie Elsasser at lelsasse@usf.edu
or Ashley Jablonski at danyele@usf.edu

Breaking Barriers 2020 is supported by the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Love IV Lawrence, Hillsborough Arts Council, and the Florida Department of State.