Layla Love
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Layla Love | |
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| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
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| Known for | Photography |
| Website | www.laylaloveart.com |
Layla Love is an American photographer based in New York. Her works generally focus on disadvantaged, exploited, and trafficked people.
Love was born in 1979 in Los Angeles, California. Growing up in California, Washington D.C., and Ireland, her childhood was characterized by continuous travel.[1] By age 12, Love developed a fascination with photography.[2]
Love studied at UC Santa Cruz and Richmond, The American International University in London.[3][4]
At age 21, she ventured to war-torn areas with a focus on the plight of women and traveled to Chad,[1] Cameroon, and Nigeria.[4] Love's photography has been shown by Eric Franck Fine Arts at Paris Photo in Paris in 2011,[5] and at the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AiPAD) Photography Show in New York in 2009.[5]
In 2014, after finishing 10 years of photojournalism work, Love moved to Kauai, Hawaii to focus on health and new projects. [4] By 2014, over her career she published three books of images and writings on her photojournalism experiences. [4]
In 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic being underway, Love paired with fellow photographer Rachel Crane to undertake a project of photographing signs local populations on Kauai, Hawaii had put up to advocate for mental health support. [6]
Exhibitions
Love has exhibited photography domestically across the United States as well as internationally.
- 2007 - Representing Woman – Unbreakable Surrealism solo exhibition, World Culture Open Center, New York City[1]
- 2009 - National Arts Club show curated by Catherine Johnson, London and New York City. [2]
- 2009 - Paris Photo, Paris, France[5]
- 2010 - Haiti Flag Day Fundraiser, White House, Washington D.C.[5]
- 2011 - AiPad with Eric Franck Fine Art, New York City[5]
- 2014 - Urban Indigenous Boutique and Gallery, Kilauea, Hawaii[4]
- 2018 - Rise, Gallery Henoch, New York City[7]
- 2020 - What Is Your Reality in the Pandemic Era?, Stoodio One, Brooklyn, New York[8]
- 2021 - Art on Paper, Insight Artspace Art Fair, New York City[9]
- 2023 - Champions, Art Exhibition at Gleason's Gym, New York City[10]
Permanent Collections