Dawn Roe

New spaces for a couple of recent works - first stop, @stopwatchgalleryandstudio . It’s always a treat to have these friends wander around a bit and find their way into new conversations. Thanks to @erikwaterkotte and @arron_foster_studio for organizing the traveling group exhibition, Genius Loci, the Pathos of Places. My contribution includes a scaled down version of the silent, looped video and vinyl print, perpetually am I troubled, stirred, frozen, or smothered by the noise of your death*, and a digitized photogram printed from a UV-exposed sheet of X-ray film, someone was calling out to return to the air (bones & fiber). Both of these titles allude to passages in Luce Irigaray’s wild ride of a book, Marine Lover of Friedrich Nietzsche (which I was led to through the equally compelling writing of Astrida Neimanis). I’m glad these two are out in the world together - thanks again, Eric and Arron! *Special note - portions of the wall vinyl print include a digitized version of a UV-exposed gelatin silver print made with UV-exposed super 8 film collectively developed with assistance from Stephanie Diaz, Daniel Esquivia Zapata, Gabriel Fries-Briggs, Sarah E. Jenkins, Sarah A. Jones, and Jess Zeglin - continued shout outs to the @santafeartinstitute for facilitating the creation of this work.

Here come the waterworks!! This morning, we had a heartwarming final meeting with our community partners celebrating the conclusion of the 2026 version of the class, Intergenerational Photography: Land & Community. Hugest shout out to my community co-teacher, @barbarachandlerproductions and the entire crew at the Winter Park Community Center - especially Senior’s Group coordinator, Ms. Deborah. The Rollins College students were EXCEPTIONAL this semester, helping the members of the senior’s group learn to use the cameras while creating their own portfolios along the way. Today was a beautiful day of sharing pictures and gratitude. I look forward to this day all year long!

Self-portrait in my own artwork - broken mayfly (in memory of a friend on the afternoon of their death) - plus some install views of the exhibition, Poetic Exposures, at the @ashevilleartmuseum . It always feels nice to see your work contextualized in new ways, and I’m grateful to @jessicaorzulak for including my work in this show. It feels extra special to have my work seen alongside one of Eadweard Muybridge’s animal locomotion studies (a longtime influence on my practice) and other local pals and fellow @traceymorgangallery artists like @bennixonstudios . And, it never gets old to see my hometown represented on the content labels next to my work - shouting out Sault Ste. Marie, woot woot!

I found myself reflecting on my feminist mentors, past and present, during the @voices.rollinscollege organized Take Back the Night march earlier this month. I’m grateful to my dear friend, Ellen Klowden, who introduced my emerging feminist self to Take Back the Night in Ann Arbor, Michigan way.....back when (the late 1900’s some call it, 1989 or 1990 to be more precise), and to my good friend and colleague, Margaret McLaren (@margaretphilosofem who I’m pictured with here) for ongoing inspiration and friendship. Thank you, thank you, thank YOUUUUU to Voices for your ongoing support and advocacy for our community, and for snapping this sweet little photo of MM and I.

Kinda wild.

Husband and Mom-in-Law out marching for democracy in AVL today ❤️ photo by nephew, Asa

Another exceptional visit to the @rollinsmuseum including a custom pull of works from the collection specific to our current conversations in the @rollinsarts community engagement class, Intergenerational Photography : Land & Community. Huge thanks to associate curator of education, Thuvia Martin, for guiding the Rollins students and our community partner classmates from the Senior’s Group at the Winter Park community center through a discussion of these works by @lavaughnbelle , @dawoudbey , @jesstdugan , and @lallaessaydi .

Today we published our newest interview, with artist and educator Dawn Roe, to the archive. For years, I followed her work from a quiet distance, attentive to the ways she interprets the landscapes, the histories, and the subtle murmurs between bodies and place. When she graciously agreed to be interviewed for GroundTruth earlier this year, it felt less like a formal invitation and more like the convergence of kindred paths. Please help us amplify Dawn's work by sharing this interview with your friends, colleagues, and students. GroundTruth Institute is an artist-led contemporary arts organization that amplifies photographic engagement with ecology, environmental issues, and place-based research. Through an online archive, gatherings, and grants, GroundTruth supports lens-based artists by fostering community building through critical dialogue and collaboration. #womenphotographers #womenartists #environmentalphotography #environmentalart

Our history walk in Hannibal Square with this year’s version of, Intergenerational Photography: Land & Community, felt extra necessary this week after witnessing the sudden demolition of The Gardens at DePugh Nursing Center. As detailed in an article in the @winterparkvoice , “The DePugh center opened in 1956 as the first state-approved nursing home where aging Black residents could seek care during segregation. The center was named for Mary Lee DePugh, who moved to Winter Park in 1937.” The property is being developed by @zproperties and “will bring further change for the historically Black neighborhood west of Park Avenue that dates back to the city’s founding. The area has undergone significant gentrification over the past 25 years with the redevelopment of Hannibal Square and a number of larger homes replacing small, single-story houses.” It is shameful that @zproperties has been so disrespectful to the rich history of DePugh throughout this process of demolition and development. Signs with a QR code with the word “Intrigued?” are hung around the property with one placed directly next to the historic marker. The code takes you to the company website where Instagram posts celebrate the destruction with a time-lapse video along with the phrase, “now you see it, now you don’t.” There are further insensitive materials on their page, as well, but I’ll stop here. In times like these, we are reminded of the importance of community, and I am incredibly grateful for these ongoing opportunities to come together in and with the community through these workshops. Big, giant HUGE thanks to my community co-teacher @barbarachandlerproductions and the staff at the Winter Park Community Center and the Senior’s Group members (including long time resident Ms. Linda Walker who co-led the history tour with Barbara this year, thank you!) and - of course - to my Rollins College students.

@reframe.orlando is doing such amazing and important work for the Orlando and vicinity arts and photography community - I am truly in awe and love ❤️👏❤️ - congrats on mounting such an impactful exhibition at the @flymco where so many visitors will have a chance to see these works. 🎉🎉🎉 And, big thanks to @barbarachandlerproductions and Mariah Roman for inviting me to this celebration.

I got to tag along with my friend Dr. Victoria Machado’s Nature & Spirituality class field trip to visit with intercoastal land and water friends while learning from generous FL Dept. of Environmental Protection aquatic preserve manager, Matthew Anderson - what a beautiful afternoon ❤️