NEW Aphrodite Gallery at the PASSIONAL SEXPLORATORIUM, 620 S. 5th St. in Philadelphia.
Meet the Artists:
Ashley Smith grew up in Windsor, Connecticut but
her passion for people outside the mainstream
quickly took her far from there. She studied
anthropology and gender studies at Franklin and
Marshall College in Lancaster Pennsylvania,
concluding her studies by living with and
photographing the Hopi tribe in Arizona. She then
continued her education at Boston University where
she received a masters in photojournalism. Her
travels have also taken her to New Zealand to study
the Maori. More recently she has traversed the east
coast documenting the underground carnival
sideshow revival.
Having little experience with anything more than a
disposable camera prior to grad school, Ashley
found her visual voice by focusing her sights on
socially provocative subjects, capturing them in
bright lights and deep shadows. She points her
camera with the conviction that there is beauty
everywhere. "Though we travel the world over to
find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find
it not. -Emerson
Regina Roff is matriculating at the University of the
Arts Philadelphia with a degree in Illustration. She
aspires to work as both a designer and illustrator in a
publishing house. She works in watercolor, ink, and
digital media.
Tonyitchka is a self-taught everything. She learned
to sew by playing with the machine, paint and
sculpt by trial, error, minor burns & cuts. Current
projects include Rogue Thief and freelance
semtress projects. The included piece highlights two
of her favorite things, porn and asian culture.
(www.namenooneman.com or
www.myspace.com/roguetheif187)
Kali Morgan is a hyperactive hedonist with a long
career in activism and sexy pursuits. Her 1991 "pussy
posse" silk screen is on display... Bring a t-shirt and for
$10 she will screen your shirt to make a unique
wearable art-piece just for you.
Kimberlee Traub is currently the curator for Passional’s
Aphrodite Gallery. www.kimberleetraub.com
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