Roberta H.Dorsett
bio/cv
Roberta Dorsett is an African-American photographer from the South Bronx. She earned her B.A. in Studio Art at The City College of New York with a concentration in photography. Roberta currently works as a Photography Laboratory Technician at City College. In her project Intimate Moments, she documents her family, countering the reductive representation of black people showcased in mass media. Dead Horse Bay Brooklyn investigates the abandoned bay and the environmental damage caused by industrialization from the 1850s. Frameless is a collaboration with photographer Clarissa B. Aponte that focuses on abstraction using film in non-traditional ways. Roberta’s recent work, Sleepwalking, is influenced by horror and slasher films, both of which combine an idyllic setting and possible danger. Roberta is a 2020 recipient of the En Foco Photography Fellowship. Recent group shows include En Foco Photography Fellowship Exhibition: Reflection, This Memory, NY, and Analog Film Photography Association Group Exhibition: Monochrome: Angst, Ambiance, Abstraction, FL.
Education
2017 B. A. in Studio Art - concentration in Photography, The City College of New York, New York, NY.
Award Internship
2015 Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York, New York, NY.
Awards
2020 En Foco Photography Fellowship, New York, NY.
2015 Joe Harris Scholarship Award for Photography, The City College of New York, New York, NY.
2015 The Conner Award in Art, The City College of New York, New York, NY.
2015 1st Place - Annual Student Photography Show, The City College of New York, New York, NY.
Group Exhibitions
2022 "CCNY Women Make Art," The City College of New York - Cohen Library Archives Gallery, New York, NY
2021 Analog Film Photography Association Group Exhibition: Monochrome: Angst, Ambiance, Abstraction, Orlando, FL.
2020 En Foco Photography Fellowship Exhibition: Your Reflection, This Memory, New York, NY.
2017 Annual Student Photography Show, The City College of New York, New York, NY.
2016 Photography Magazine Exhibition, The City College of New York, New York, NY.
2016 Annual Student Photography Show, The City College of New York, New York, NY.
2015 Annual Student Photography Show, The City College of New York, New York, NY.
Publications
2021 Monochrome Exhibition, Analog Film Photography Association, Orlando, FL.
2020 Nueva Luz Magazine, Vol24 Issue1, En Foco Inc, New York, N.Y
2016 EGG. Zine, November Issue, The City College of New York Photography Club, New York, NY.
2016 EGG. Zine, October Issue, The City College of New York Photography Club, New York, NY.
2016 CG220 Magazine, The City College of New York Photography Club, New York, NY.
Works
2019- Frameless
2016- Intimate Moments
2016- Dead Horse Bay Brooklyn
2015- Mable Rose