Reception + Meet the Artist + Conversation about University Gallery Exhition - of what might yet (have) be(en)

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image of person standing next to graphic text, 'of what might yet (have) be(en),Meet Lois in conversation with Dr. Shay Ryan Lmstead, COLA Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Program'.

Meet photographer and RIT alumna, Lois Bielefeld who engages in conversation with Dr. Shay Ryan Olmstead, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Program. Free and open to all.

  • Reception + Refreshments: 4:30 - 7:00
  • Meet the Artist + Conversation: 5:30 - 6:30

of what might yet (have) be(en), on view in University Gallery through October 19, is the culmination of three interrelated bodies of photographic work over the past twelve years by alumna Lois Bielefeld, RIT College of Art and Design, Photographic Illustration, BFA 2002. 

From 2013-2014, Lois photographed 57 individuals for the series, Androgyny, which explored the power and complexity of gender identity through photographic portraits. After a decade passed, Lois reconnected with their participants to interview and photograph them again, and to hear about each person's ever-emerging identities. 

Thank you to the Exhibition Sponsors:

  • Rubens Family Foundation 
  • RIT College of Art and Design, School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
  • RIT Division of Access, Engagement and Success
  • RIT Archives 
  • RIT College of Liberal Arts, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Program
  • RIT Image Services Lab
  • RIT Command+g Design Lab 
  • Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund

Directions and gallery hours here.


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When and Where
October 09, 2025
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Room/Location: James E Booth Hall, Room 2700
Who

Open to the Public

Interpreter Requested?

Yes

Topics
alumni