FRANCES F. DENNY

Frances F. Denny is an MFA candidate in Photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been exhibited in New York, Rhode Island, Maine, Missouri, Colorado, Indiana, Vermont, and Seoul, South Korea. Past editorial clients include Art Review, The Boston Globe, Architectural Digest, IntoTheGloss, and Wilder Quarterly,and her work has been featured in A Public Space, Tonelit, and on Flak Photo. Frances is also a Founding Editor of Scrapped, an annual art journal showcasing the work of emerging artists working in all media. Frances currently splits her time between Providence, RI and New York City.

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Let Virtue Be Your Guide

Let Virtue Be Your Guide documents the female members of my New England family. The photographs examine a kind of metaphorical inheritance: the values, traditions, and virtues that are passed down from one generation of women to the next. In the images, resemblances and divergences emerge between the generations; a tension between surface and internality, legacy and embodiment. In the pictures, we sense the passage of time, as well as my own struggle with an inherited definition of femininity.

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To view more of Frances’ work please visit her website.