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Amanda Boe: Silver Lining

Some months back, I posted an article on a terrific exhibition and book, Begin Anywhere, Paths to Collaboration and Mentorship, curated by Monique Deschaines. One of the artists featured was Amanda Boe, and I was intrigued to learn more about the person a

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For her series, Silver Linings, Amanda spent seven years examining familial terrain in Northern California, documenting the worlds she once inhabited. She also focuses on her cousins who are now growing up in neighborhoods of her past, allowing her to connect in a more profound way with her younger self and those of her bloodline. The project celebrates the ordinary and the internal, baring witness to the past and the present in a time of national disquiet.