Isa Leshko Elderly Animals
Jun 7 - Jul 26, 2013 Reception: Sat Jun 29 6pm - 8pm
In the project room the gallery is showing a selection of photographs from the series Elderly
Animals by Philadelphia based artist Isa Leshko. These intimate portraits are a thoughtful
testament to survival and endurance, and take an unflinching look at mortality. Elderly Animals was
inspired by the artists own feelings about aging, mortality, and loss, which she was faced with after
caring for her mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. What started as an exorcism of
grief soon transitioned into a series of dignified portraits which evoke a wide range of emotion.
Since its inception, Elderly Animals has captured the hearts of the press and has been featured in The
New York Times, Harpers, and NPR (to name a few).
Isa Leshko has received the Houston Center for Photography Fellowship and the Silver Eye Center
Photography Keystone award for her Elderly Animals project. Her prints are in numerous private and
public collections including the Boston Public Library, the Harry Ransom Center, Haverford College,
and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.