Alina Fresquez Patrick (she/her) is a photographer, writer, and multidisciplinary artist based out of Brooklyn with family roots in New Mexico. She makes documentary and fine art work to explore stories of survival, land, intimacy, and displacement. Utilizing analog techniques, Alina is dedicated to slowing down the process of lens-based art to offer collaborative image-making and resist the extractive history of photography. After graduating in 2021 from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Photography & Imaging and a BA in Political Science, her work has been featured in Brooklyn Magazine, the Penumbra Foundation, Candela Gallery, and the International Center of Photography. She is a semi-finalist for a Fulbright Grant to Colombia to collaborate with and document the daily lives of women transitioning from FARC members to demilitarized life. Her first book of photography and poetry “How to grow una flor en el desierto,” published by the Penumbra Foundation in 2023, is in the permanent collection of the International Center of Photography.
For more information please feel free to send an email at: alinafpatrick@gmail.com
Education
2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography & Imaging, New York University, New York, NY
2021 Bachelor of Arts, Politics, New York University, New York, NY
Awards
2023 Artist-in-Residence, Penumbra Foundation, Risograph Publication Residency
2022 Finalist Alternate, Fulbright Grant, Bogotá, Colombia
2021 Semi-Finalist, Fulbright Grant, Bogotá, Colombia
2020 Thomas Drysdale Production Fund Award
2019 Thomas Drysdale Production Fund Award
2018 First Place, New York University's Aging Incubator Image Competition
Experience
2023 - Present Equipment Manager, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2023 Course Coordinator, Santa Fe Workshops, Santa Fe, NM
2022-2023 Production Coordinator, Winton duPont Films, New York, NY
2021-2022 Teaching Artist, AmeriCorps: ArtistYear, Queens, NY
2019-2021 Studio Manager, Joseph Rodriguez Photography, New York, NY
2018-2021 Technical Assistant, Photography Dept. of New York University, New York, NY
2020 Editorial & Photo Intern, Narratively Inc., New York, NY
2020 Summer Enrichment Intern, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
2019-2020 Teaching Assistant, Photography Dept. of New York University, New York, NY
2019-2020 Reporter, The PragueCast, Prague, Czech Republic
2019 Writer Intern, The Borgen Project, New York, NY
2019 Volunteer, The Bronx Documentary Center, New York, NY
2018-2019 Photography Editor, Washington Square News, New York, NY
2018-2019 Technology Assistant, Bobst Library Digital Studio, New York University, New York, NY
2018-2019 Staff Member, ISO Magazine, New York, NY
Published Work
2021 Losing Homeland, Brooklyn Magazine
2021 Coney Island Babies, Brooklyn Magazine
2021 A New Mural in Fort Greene Celebrates the Life of Michael K. Williams, Brooklyn Magazine
2020 Photography is Dead...Long Live Photography, Juried Photography Show, Candela Gallery
2019 Solo Exhibition, Black Soil, Kupka Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic