Amy Elkins (born 1979) is an American photographer based in California. She received her
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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Background
The Bachelor ...
in
photography
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from the
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.
History
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in New York City.
Her photographs are formal portraits, through which she captures intimacy while exploring masculinity, vulnerability, and identity. Elkins has several series including Elegant Violence, Danseur, Wallflower, Parting Words, and Black is the Day, Black is the Night. In 2014 she won the
''Aperture'' Portfolio Prize for her series Parting Words, a collection of black and white portraits of men and women who have been executed.
Since 2005 Elkins has used incarceration as a theme. In 2020 Elkins was awarded a Cadogan Art Award presented by the SOMArts Cultural Center and the
San Francisco Foundation.
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1979 births
Living people
School of Visual Arts alumni
Photographers from California
21st-century American photographers
21st-century American women photographers