Wanda Lotus in 2018 Group Show “Diasporan”

28 January 2018

Combining her celebration of everyday life with a celebration of art by people of the African diaspora, Wanda Lotus has selected three pieces to be included in the Black History Month group show “Diasporan”, which will be on display at Friendship Gallery in Chevy Chase, MD from 5 February through 4 March 2018. For the past few years Wanda has made candid portraits of people riding the New York City subway. Her pieces for “Diasporan” are from that ongoing series, which she has titled This Is Us. Wanda will also be present at the “Meet the Artists” reception at the gallery on 11 February from 11:30am – 1:30pm.

Wanda Lotus (b. Brooklyn, NY, USA) is a fine art photographer who is fascinated with the beauty of everyday life and passionate about sharing that beauty with the world. Poring over her parents’ National Geographic magazines as a young child sparked her interest in street photography. She grew up owning simple film cameras and enjoyed taking snapshots of her life and loved ones. In 2006 she bought her first SLR, then added a DSLR to her arsenal in 2007 and began teaching herself the techniques necessary to make the kind of photos she had always admired. Her passion for street photography comes from her own desire to be seen and celebrated for who she is. “As a society we tend to focus on the highlights, and as a result we lose sight of just how fascinating everyday life is. In contrast, very young children are fascinated by everyday life, because everything is brand new to them. My street photography invites the viewer to become like little children and celebrate the beauty in the everyday people and places we encounter each day.”