Art Exhibit: Images International by Don West

Artists-at-Large is pleased to announce that photographer Don West will be on exhibit at the Hyde Park Branch Library. Featuring photographs from Cuba, Israel, France and China, the work of Don West honors our global diversity and individual histories. A storyteller at heart, West writes; “Let us tell of a people’s history through shared stories, song, and visual memories.” Photographs are the means by which West shares these stories with the world, celebrating exemplary leaders –– both unsung and internationally renowned –– and promoting social justice and shared understanding.

Presented by Artists-at-Large, Images International by Don West will be on display from November 16 to December 31, 2024.

There will be a reception for the artist on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

Artist’s Statement:

Don West grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, attended Brookline High School and studied math at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. In the 1960s, West studied with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and was a professional bass guitarist. He taught transcendental meditation in Detroit, Michigan throughout the 1970s.

West began his career as a freelance and news photographer working for United Press International (UPI) and the Bay State Banner, Boston’s black weekly paper. He has since gone on to a host of photojournalistic assignments that have taken him throughout the United States, Latin America, Africa, China, Europe and the Middle East.

He is particularly proud to have served as Nelson Mandela’s photographer when he first visited Boston after release from prison, in South Africa; the official photographer for Mel King’s historic “Rainbow Coalition” Mayoral campaign; and to be called upon to cover special events of Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign in New England.

West is a member of numerous organizations, including: National Press Photographers, Boston Press Photographers and National Association of Black Journalists and is a Resident Artist in the African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program at Northeastern University in Boston. In 2012, West founded Blackwire News Service, a wire service for people of color worldwide.

Proceeds of sales to benefit Central Boston Elder Services. For more information on Don West, visit: http://donwestfoto.com/

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