Donnette Zacca Explained

Donnette Ingrid Zacca
Birth Date:2 May 1957
Birth Place:St. James, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
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] She has exhibited at the National Gallery's Biennial and was the recipient of the Institute of Jamaica's Silver Musgrave Medal in 2015.

Early life and education

Zacca was born in St James, Jamaica.[3] Zacca cites her having grown up in rural Jamaica as the beginning of her appreciation of the outdoors. 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. It was a small point and shoot camera with 24 exposures.[4] Zacca attended Mt. Alvernia High School. She majored in graphic design and art education at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. 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. In 2004, Zacca received her Masters of Fine Art degree from Maryland Institute College of Art.

Career

Zacca currently works as a photography lecturer and lab technician at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.[5] She is the co-founder of the Jamaican photography club, Just Black and White (JBW). Zacca describes her art as the primary process of expressing her ideas. Her approach to photography is based on the observation of her surroundings and the issues and concerns of women.

Personal life

Zacca currently resides in Kingston, Jamaica.[6]

Achievements

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Personnes Africultures : Zacca Donnette. 2021-05-05. Africultures. fr-FR.
  2. Book: James, Vanus . National Studies on Assessing the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries . https://books.google.com/books?id=U93uDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA243 . 2. Creative Industries . 2013 . . Geneva, Switzerland . The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in Jamaica . 215–344 . 978-92-805-1732-3.
  3. Web site: Donnette Zacca. 2021-05-05. National Gallery of Jamaica Blog. en.
  4. Web site: Johnson. Elton. 2015-02-15. Donnette Zacca: Jamaica's First Lady of Photography. 2021-05-06. Antillean Media Group. en-US.
  5. Web site: nationalgalleryofjamaica. 2015-10-28. Silver Musgrave Medal for Art: Donnette Ingrid Zacca. 2021-05-06. National Gallery of Jamaica Blog. en.
  6. Web site: Donnette Zacca. 2021-05-05. National Gallery of Jamaica Blog. en.