Melissa Alcena is a Bahamian portrait and documentary photographer based between The Bahamas and NYC. Alcena’s practice has been the lens through which she has reintroduced herself to the Bahamian landscape, after studying in Canada. Through this exploration and reintroduction, Alcena documents people in situ, expanding the visual tropes often exported from the Caribbean. Often in conversation with her subjects, Alcena’s photographs are a testament to kinship and an ode to the landscape.
For inquires regarding commissions, please contact Stéphane at SocietyMGMT— contact@societymgmt.com
For inquires regarding prints and/or exhibitions, please contact Tern Gallery at info@terngallery.com
Exhibitions
‘Diversions’ -The D’Aguilar Art Foundation 2017
National Exhibition 9 ‘The Fruit & The Seed’ - The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas 2018
‘See Me Here’ - Solo Show - The Central Bank of The Bahamas 2019
photoSCHWEIZ- Zurich, Switzerland 2020
‘Becoming Buoyant’ - Ortega y Gasset Projects, New York 2021
’The Other Side of The Pentaprism’ - Tern Gallery, Nassau, Bahamas 2021
OstLicht Gallery - Austria, Vienna 2021
National Exhibition 10 ‘Mercy’ The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas 2022
‘In Situ’ - Solo Show - Tern Gallery, Nassau, Bahamas 2022
Photofairs New York 2023
Features + Clients
NIKE
VOGUE CHINA
L’UOMO VOGUE
AIR CANADA
LE TEMPS
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
FINANCIAL TIMES
ESTEE LAUDER
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