the developing lives team
George Carrano organized and curated “50 Years on the Frontlines,” a retrospective of the works of top war photojournalist Philip Jones Griffiths that The New York Times called “One of the great tragic portraits of their time, and required viewing in ours.” And in a participatory photography exhibit curated by George, “Unbroken: Photography Subjects Speak Out”, photographers from around the world provided a visual journey of their daily lives —”poignant,” The New York Times termed.
Chelsea Davis comes to Developing Lives as part of Janice Davis Design LLC, a company that has participated in and promoted the arts as a part of everyday life (and whose president and founder was raised in a New York City housing project!). Chelsea Davis was born and raised in New York City. Chelsea previously established two programs in participatory photography. In 2004 she created an art class for autistic children at the Association for MetroArea Autistic Children in New York, and the success of that program motivated her to set up a similar class in 2007 in the pediatric oncology ward of St. Louis Children’s Hospital. She believes in the communicative power of art and hopes to share this with the participants of Developing Lives.
