HAMIDAH GLASGOW
Executive Director and Curator, The Center for Fine Art Photography; Co-founder of the Strange Fire Collective
Hamidah Glasgow has been the Executive Director and Curator at The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado since 2009. Hamidah holds a master’s degree in humanities with a specialization in visual and gender studies and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. Hamidah’s contribution to photography has included curatorial projects, national portfolio reviews (FotoFest, Photolucida, Medium, Center, Filter, etc.), contributions to publications, and online magazines. In 2018, Hamidah received the Hal Gould Vision in Photography Award.
Hamidah is a co-founder of the Strange Fire Collective. The Strange Fire Collective is a group of interdisciplinary artists, curators, and writers focused on work that engages with current social and political forces. We seek to create a venue for work that critically questions the dominant social hierarchy and are dedicated to highlighting work made by women, people of color, and queer and trans artists. (Pronounced Ha-me-dah)
She is interested in reviewing work that is addressing pressing issues in society and less interested in traditional nudes or traditional landscapes.
Reviewing Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13