Donnette Ingrid Zacca | |
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Born |
St. James,
Colony of Jamaica, British Empire | 2 May 1957
Education |
Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts Maryland Institute College of Art |
Occupation | Photographer |
Donnette Ingrid Zacca (born 2 May 1957) is a Jamaican fine art photographer, lecturer, and artist. [1] The Jamaican Magazine and the National Gallery of Jamaica have listed her among the best photographers in the nation. [2] [3]: 243 She has exhibited at the National Gallery's Biennial and was the recipient of the Institute of Jamaica's Silver Musgrave Medal in 2015. [2]
Zacca was born in St James, Jamaica. [4] Zacca cites her having grown up in rural Jamaica as the beginning of her appreciation of the outdoors. [5] One of her earliest exposures to photography was when her uncle had returned from the United States and gifted her a Kodak Instamatic camera when she around 13-14 years old. [5] It was a small point and shoot camera with 24 exposures. [5] Zacca attended Mt. Alvernia High School. [1] She majored in graphic design and art education at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. [4] In 1988, Zacca received a USAID scholarship to study photography at Ohio University. Unfortunately, she experienced discrimination during her time there when another student had destroyed her artwork. [5] In 2004, Zacca received her Masters of Fine Art degree from Maryland Institute College of Art. [4]
Zacca currently works as a photography lecturer and lab technician at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. [2] She is the co-founder of the Jamaican photography club, Just Black and White (JBW). [2] Zacca describes her art as the primary process of expressing her ideas. [5] Her approach to photography is based on the observation of her surroundings and the issues and concerns of women. [5]
Zacca currently resides in Kingston, Jamaica. [6]
Donnette Ingrid Zacca | |
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Born |
St. James,
Colony of Jamaica, British Empire | 2 May 1957
Education |
Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts Maryland Institute College of Art |
Occupation | Photographer |
Donnette Ingrid Zacca (born 2 May 1957) is a Jamaican fine art photographer, lecturer, and artist. [1] The Jamaican Magazine and the National Gallery of Jamaica have listed her among the best photographers in the nation. [2] [3]: 243 She has exhibited at the National Gallery's Biennial and was the recipient of the Institute of Jamaica's Silver Musgrave Medal in 2015. [2]
Zacca was born in St James, Jamaica. [4] Zacca cites her having grown up in rural Jamaica as the beginning of her appreciation of the outdoors. [5] One of her earliest exposures to photography was when her uncle had returned from the United States and gifted her a Kodak Instamatic camera when she around 13-14 years old. [5] It was a small point and shoot camera with 24 exposures. [5] Zacca attended Mt. Alvernia High School. [1] She majored in graphic design and art education at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. [4] In 1988, Zacca received a USAID scholarship to study photography at Ohio University. Unfortunately, she experienced discrimination during her time there when another student had destroyed her artwork. [5] In 2004, Zacca received her Masters of Fine Art degree from Maryland Institute College of Art. [4]
Zacca currently works as a photography lecturer and lab technician at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. [2] She is the co-founder of the Jamaican photography club, Just Black and White (JBW). [2] Zacca describes her art as the primary process of expressing her ideas. [5] Her approach to photography is based on the observation of her surroundings and the issues and concerns of women. [5]
Zacca currently resides in Kingston, Jamaica. [6]