Mikki Ferrill
Mikki Ferrill | |
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| Born | 1937 (age 88–89) Chicago, Illinois |
| Known for | Photography |
Valeria “Mikki” Ferrill (born 1937) is an American photographer.
Ferrill was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1937. She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[1]
In 1986 her work was included in the exhibition Two Schools: New York and Chicago Contemporary African-American Photography of the 60s and 70s at the at the Kenkeleba Gallery as well as the exhibition On Freedom: The Art of Photojournalism at the Studio Museum in Harlem.[1] Ferrill's work was part of the 2024 exhibition Transformations: American Photographs From the 1970s at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[2] In the 2025 her work was included in the exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 at the National Gallery of Art. [3]
Fanner's photographs are in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago,[4] The National Gallery of Art,[5] and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Mikki Ferrill - Legacy Acquisition Fund". The Gordon Parks Foundation. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert (12 April 2024). "At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Photographic Masterworks From the 1970s Catch the Light". Vogue. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Brookman, Philip; Willis, Deborah (2025). Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. New Haven London: Yale University Press. p. 255. ISBN 9780300283501.
- ^ "Mikki Ferrill". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1937. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Mikki Ferrill". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Mikki Ferrill". Philadelphia Art Museum. Retrieved 23 January 2026.