PAST CONVERSATION

Zora J Murff and William Camargo

Date:
December 16, 2021

PAST CONVERSATION

Zora J Murff and William Camargo

To commemorate the winner of the inaugural Next Step Award winner Zora J Murff’s exhibition, Baxter St was pleased to host a conversation between Zora J Murff and artist William Camargo on Thursday, December 16th, at 6 PM ET. Murff’s show, Bold As Brass (or, Third Review) is on view from through January 8 at 126 Baxter St.

About Zora J Murff

Zora J Murff (born in Des Moines, Iowa, 1987) is an artist and educator living in Arkansas. In 2019, Murff was named an Aperture Portfolio Prize finalist, a PDN 30 honoree, and a Light Work Artist-in-Residence; he was one of eight artists chosen for the most recent iteration of the Museum of Modern Art’s New Photography series, Companion Pieces: New Photography 2020. Murff’s books include Corrections (2015); LOST, Omaha (2018); and At No Point In Between (2019). His work was included in the 2021 Rencontres d’Arles, France, as part of the Louis Roederer Discovery Award.

About William Camargo

William Camargo is an Arts Educator, Photo-Based Artist and Arts Advocate born and raised in Anaheim, California, he is currently serving as Commissioner of Heritage and Culture in the city of Anaheim and holds an M.F.A at Claremont Graduate University. He is the founder and curator of Latinx Diaspora Archives an archive Instagram page that elevates communities of color through family photos.  He attained his BFA at the California State University, Fullerton, and an AA from Fullerton College in photography.

Date:
December 16, 2021