BIOGRAPHY
JAZZMINE BEAULIEU WAS BORN + RAISED IN LEWISTON, MAINE. SHE IS A 2003
ALUMNIST OF THE HALLMARK INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY. AFTER GRADUATION
SHE MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY, WHERE INSPIRED BY THE WELLSPRING OF
DIVERSE CHARACTERS/SUBJECTS IN HER NEW SURROUNDINGS, HER
PORTRAITURE QUICKLY GAINED RECOGNITION AMONG BOTH EMERGING AND
ESTABLISHED VISUAL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS SUCH AS AFRIKA BAMBAAATAA AND
THE SOUL SONIC FORCE, DAVID FRANCO, JESSICA KATE MEYER, CHRIS GARNEAU &
MAYA AZUCENA AMONG MANY. WHILE HER BODY OF WORK IS NOT LIMITED TO
THESE SUBJECTS EXCLUSIVELY, THIS IS A WORLD IN WHICH HER STYLE AND
CLARITY OF VISION HAS ENABLED HER TO MOVE GRACEFULLY AMONG, GIVING HER
ACCESS TO THE INACCESSIBLE - ALLOWING HER TO CAPTURE HER SUBJECTS IN A
SINGULARLY REVEALING WAY. THIS ABILITY TO ASSIMILATE-TO CASUALLY MOVE
AROUND AND WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF NEW YORK CITY'S MYRIAD OF ARTISTIC
SUBCULTURES, WHILE GAINING TRUST AND DEVELOPING MUTUALLY RESPECTFUL
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE VARIOUSLY FASCINATING PLAYERS IN THESE
DEMIMONDES, IS A DEFINING ASPECT OF HER WORK. AN ASPECT THAT
TRANSLATES INTO EVERY IMAGE.
QUITE SIMPLY, IT ENABLES HER TO CAPTURE MOMENTS MANY MISS.
JAZZMINE'S PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE APPEARED IN MANY NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS THE SOURCE, OUT MAGAZINE, AMERICAN
PHOTO AND COLUMBUS MAGAZINE. MOST RECENTLY, SHE PHOTOGRAPHED A
CAMPAIGN FOR LUXAIRE IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
THAT CAN BE SEEN ALONG NYC COMMUTER LINES SUCH AS L.I. RAILROAD, METRO
NORTH & NJ TRANSIT. HER PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE DISPLAYED IN SOME OF NEW
YORK'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS INDEPENDENT GALLERIES SUCH AS THE
METROPOLITAN PAVILION AND CHASHAMA.
SHE LIVES IN BROOKLYN, NY AND IS AVAILABLE TO TRAVEL WITHIN THE US AND
ABROAD.
WORDS BY : JOHN ROBIE
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