Lee-Ann Olwage

Celebration

01.09.22 > 29.10.22

Lee-Ann Olwage, born in 1986 in Durban, is a visual storyteller from South Africa. Her work is all about identity, collaboration, and celebration. She is interested in using the medium of photography as a mode of co-creation and celebration. With her long term projects, she aims to create a space where people she collaborates with can play an active part in the creation of images they feel tell their stories in a way that is affirming and celebratory. She presents at Bonne Espérance Gallery three series – Black Drag Magic, The Dance and The Right to Play, for which she won the prestigious 2022 Contemporary African Photography Prize.

AWARDS :

WORLD PRESS PHOTO AWARD, 2020

WINNER OF THIS IS GENDER, 2021

PRIDE PHOTO AWARD, 2021

CAP PRIZE, 2022

MARILYN STAFFORD FOTOREPORTAGE AWARD SHORTLIST, 2021

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS HONORABLE MENTION, 2020

SELECTED FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES PORTFOLIO REVIEW, 2022