Najlah Feanny Explained

Najlah Feanny
Birth Name:Najlah Feanny
Birth Date:1961
Birth Place:Kingston, Jamaica WI
Nationality:American
Known For:Photography
Website:www.najlahfeanny.com

Najlah Feanny (1961),[1] or Najlah Feanny Hicks (born in Kingston, Jamaica) is an American photojournalist and former Newsweek Magazine contributor.[2] [3] Feanny covered politics, the American landscape, breaking news, feature stories, as well as documented stories in dozens of countries around the world. Feanny's images are represented by Corbis Images. She has set up projects and organizations to help vulnerable young people: the Heart Gallery of New Jersey,[4] Do1Thing,[5] and Design for Social GOOD.[6]

Projects

Feanny is the co-founder of the 'Heart Gallery of New Jersey' photography exhibition[7] where she brought together 150 photographers to photograph children in foster care to promote their bid for adoption,[8] photographing all 328 children who were legally eligible for adoption.[9] ABC News recognized Heart Galleries in its "Person of the Week" article.[10]

She founded Do1Thing,[11] a project where photographers donated their time to make portraits of homeless teenagers who aged out of foster care, for a traveling exhibition to inspire people to adopt.[12]

She is the founder and chief creative officer of Design for Social GOOD,[13] an organization that uses design solutions to highlight social dilemmas.

Selected group exhibitions

Awards and honors

Private collections

Books with contributions

Education and academic career

Feanny holds a B.S. (1983) in Journalism from the University of Florida and an MFA (2009) in Design & Technology from Parsons, The New School for Design. After obtaining her MFA degree, she taught web design at Parsons, The New School for Design and York College of The City University of New York.[19] Currently, she is an adjunct assistant professor[20] in the department of art and design at Montclair State University.

Press coverage

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Royalty Free Stock Photos, Illustrations, Vector Art, and Video Clips - Getty Images .
  2. Web site: Newsweek. Newsweek. Newsweek. 19 November 2000 .
  3. Web site: Gustafson. Krystina. Picturing a Home. University of Florida. College of Journalism and Communications. 26 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Heart Gallery of New Jersey. heartgallerynj.org.
  5. Web site: Do 1 Thing. do1thing.org.
  6. Web site: Design for Social GOOD – GOOD Design Can Change the World . Designforsocialgood.org. dmy-all. 2022-12-23.
  7. Web site: NJ.com: Heart Gallery. nj.com.
  8. News: Photographers capture spirit of kids in need of homes. 12 August 2005 . 28 January 2014 . Bob . Brown . .
  9. News: Your Hearts Reached Out. 17 April 2005 . 25 August 2014 . Sara . Brzowsky . Toledo Blade . Parade .
  10. Web site: Person of the Week: Heart Galleries. ABC News. 26 January 2012.
  11. Web site: Facing Teen Homelessness: Do1Thing at Salt | Maine News Updates . 15 October 2014 . 20 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020042335/http://updates.mainetoday.com/blogs/nxt-next-generation/facing-teen-homelessness-do1thing-at-salt . dead .
  12. Web site: About Us. Do 1 Thing. 26 January 2012.
  13. "Najlah Feanny Hicks Archive", York College, City University of New York. Accessed 24 July 2014.
  14. Web site: Heart Gallery of New Jersey . Heartgallerynj.org . 2022-12-23.
  15. http://www.do1thing.org
  16. "Past Winners", Ramapo College of New Jersey. Accessed 12 August 2014.
  17. Web site: Home – William J Clinton Presidential Library. clintonlibrary.gov.
  18. [America 24/7]
  19. Web site: York College.
  20. Web site: CUNY York College.

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